Stone, Sam.

Biography

k-Stone, Sam. (Hershkowitz); Jewish; 1 and 1⁄2 yrs US Army; Soldier; CP 1932; 22 years old; Arrived in Spain on March 17, 1937; Served with the XV Brigade, Washington Battalion, Co. 1, Section 3; Killed in action July 9, 1937, Brunete.
Siblings: brothers Joe Hershkowitz and Hy Hershkowitz.
Sources: Americans; Washington; Abe Smorodin, “The Boys of Williamsburg,” The Volunteer, Volume 22, No. 2, Spring 2000, pp. 6-7.
Photographs: Martin Jerry Wienberg and Sam Stone. VALB/ALBA. Sam Stone from a group photograph prior to Brunete; Photograph from Harry Fisher.