Biography
Sankovich, Joseph. (Sankowicz; Sankowich); b. February 15, 1897, Malo, Berce, Istria, (Austria-Hungary) Italy, To the US on May 23, 1921, naturalized in 1931, Tacoma, Washington; Single; Driver; CP 1931 and Spanish CP; Received Passport# 24804 on February 23, 1937 which listed his address as O’Farrell Street, San Francisco, California; 40 years old; Sailed March 10, 1937 aboard the Washington; Arrived in Spain April 4, 1937; Served with the 86th Brigade, Driver; Labor Battalion for 52 days; Albacete prison for 4 months; Auto Park; Served on the Cordoba Front; Returned to the US on November 25, 1938 aboard the Manhattan, address on return 1156 Truk Street, San Francisco, California.
Sources: Sail; Scope of Soviet Activity; Cadre (under Sankowich); RGASPI (under Sankowich); L-W Tree Ancestry. Code A1