Biography
Waaranen, Nils Jacob (Vakranen; Warranen, Nick Jacob); b. November 11, 1895; Finnish American; Received Passport# 491877 on January 1938 which listed his address as RFD No. 1, Box 123, Eveleth, Minnesota; Sailed January 19, 1938 aboard the President Roosevelt; Arrived in Spain via Espolla on January 31, 1938; Returned to the US on August 4, 1938 aboard the Manhattan.Sources: Sail; Scope of Soviet Activity; Figueres List; Finnish; Pacific NW; MPE.