Spinner, Ralph Theodore.

Biography

Spinner, Ralph Theodore. (Emmet, Robert); b. May 8, 1915, NYC; Attended Aviation school; 3 years US Army, National Guard, 14th Regiment, rank SGT; Single; Student, Driver and Salesman; CP 1936; Received Passport# 412945 on May 14, 1937 which listed his address as 669 (668) Crown Street, Brooklyn, New York; Arrived in Spain on May 30, 1937; Served with the 15th Division, Sanidad; 35th Division, Sanidad, Commissar; Served at Brunete, Jarama, Aragon, Teruel, Retreats and the Ebro Offensive; Returned to the US on December 20, 1938 aboard the Ausonia; d. December 4, 1998; Lake Worth, Florida.
Sources: Scope of Soviet Activity; Cadre; RGASPI.
Photograph: Ralph Spinner in Spain, RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 993.