Biography
Schurr, Sidney. (Scharr); b. September 22, 1907, NYC; Single; No prior military service; Truck Driver and Mechanic; CP 1935 (1934); Domicile NYC; Sailed February 6, 1937 aboard the Paris; Served with the Auto Park as a Mechanic; Repatriated regimental reasons; Returned to the US on October 12, 1937 aboard the Veendam; d. September 1979. Schurr’s father died when he was four and he was placed in an orphanage from age six until he was eleven.
Sources: Sail (under Scharr); Americans; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 40-December 31, 1937 list; Opis 6, Delo 849, ll 26, List of American Comrades that have been Repatriated as per October 15 1937; Opis 6, Delo 983 -Letter; L-W Tree Ancestry.
Sources: Sail (under Scharr); Americans; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 40-December 31, 1937 list; Opis 6, Delo 849, ll 26, List of American Comrades that have been Repatriated as per October 15 1937; Opis 6, Delo 983 -Letter; L-W Tree Ancestry.