Alvarez Brana, Manuel.

Biography

Álvarez Brana, Manuel (Eddy); b. March 13, 1919, Jersey City, New Jersey; Spanish American; POW; Had returned to Spain prior to the outbreak of the war; Captured at the fall of Gijon when the steamer he and other refugees were on was captured; Served in POW Labor Battalion #91; Returned to the US on January 14, 1941 aboard the Excalibur; travelled on a Certificate of Identity issued from Madrid on December 20, 1940; Sailed from Lisbon, Portugal aboard the Excalibur arriving in the US on January 14, 1941.
Source: POW; Reterrar; L-W Tree Ancestry. Code A