Miller, William Colfax.

Biography

Miller, William Colfax. b. May 29, 1911, Lake Andes, South Dakota; Married; Motion Picture Director; CP 1933; Received Passport# 32901, San Francisco series, on December 30, 1937 which listed his address as 6061 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, California; Sailed January 12, 1938 aboard the Aquitania; Arrived in Spain via Massanet on January 23, 1938; Served with the XV BDE, Lincoln-Washington BN, MG Company; Rank Soldado; Served at the Ebro Offensive; Returned to the US on January 20, 1939 aboard the Aquitania; FBI accused W.C. Miller of involvement in the plot to kill Leon Trotsky.
Sources: Sail; Scope of Soviet Activity; Figueres List; Pay; RGASPI; ALBA 075 William Colfax Miller Papers; (obituary) The Volunteer, Volume 18, No. 1, Spring 1996, p. 10; L-W Tree Ancestry. Code A
Photograph: William Colfax Miller in Spain, RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 948.