Biography

López Fernandez, Eliecer (Elieceer; Elicer); b. April 18, 1918, Reina Horna, Spain (NYC); To the US in 1920; Spanish American; Father Vincent López, mother Josefa Fernandez Fernandez (1876-1955); Elementary Education; No prior military service; Single; Painter; No party affiliation; Domicile 313 East 95th Street, NYC; Left for Spain May 11, 1938; Arrived in Spain via Massanet on May 24, 1938; Served with the XV  BDE, BDE Transmissiones, Machine gunner; Rank Soldado; Served at the Ebro Offensive; Returned to the US on May 29, 1939 aboard the Normandie; WWII US Army, enlisted January 21, 1943, discharged October 30, 1943; Wife Alice V. López; d. July 18, 1990, NYC, buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Newburgh, Orange County, New York.

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Siblings: brothers Michael Lopez Fernandez (1902-1986), veteran Epiphanio López Fernandez (1901-1980), sisters Celia Lopez Canda (1906-1989), and Hortensia Lipez Fernandez (1916-2007).

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Sources: Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 937, ll. 41-46; Find-a-Grave 122495089.

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Photographs:  Elieceer López in Spain, RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 937.

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