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Biography
Bridon y Curbie de la Mercedes Gerardo, José (Bridon, José G.); 44 years old; Afro-Cuban; No prior military service; Sanitary Worker and Student; No party affiliation; Domicile 214 W 3rd Street, NYC, USA; No party affiliation; Sailed January 16, 1937 aboard the Paris; Arrived in Spain on January 30, 1937; Served in the Popular Army, 24th Mixed Brigade, 96th Battalion; Rank Comandante; After leaving Spain was held in a French Concentration Camp.Source: Americans; Inventory North Americans; USSDA 852.2221/231; Instituto de Historia de Cuba, Registro General, Personalidades Cubanas, Fichas de Datos de Combatientes Cubanos de la Guerra Civil Espanola, RG 4.12/2005 (65) No photograph; Lambe; SIDBRINT.