Balavage, Thomas James.

Biography

k-Balavage, Thomas James b. January 18, 1908, Wanamie, Pennsylvania; Lithuanian American; father Thomas Balavage (b. Lithuania); 3 years prior military service; Upholsterer and Artist; CP 1931; Received Passport# 372719 March 8, 1937 which listed his address as 188 State Street, Brooklyn, New York; Sailed on March 18, 1937 aboard the Normandie; Arrived in Spain on April 2, 1937; Killed in action September 3, 1937, Belchite.
Source: Scope of Soviet Activity; Americans; Americans and Canadians Killed in Spain Complete list to November 15, 1937. Code A
Photograph: Thomas James Balavage, Passport Photograph, 1937.