Biography
Frait, William b. July 21, 1916, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Single; YCL 1933; Received Passport# 359255 on December 30, 1937 which listed his address as 618 North Marshall Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Sailed January 5, 1937 aboard the Champlain; Served in the XV BDE, Lincoln BN, Co. 1, Section 1; Served at Jarama; WIA in the February 23rd attack; Returned to the BN and the lines on February 27th; Later worked in hospital; Repatriated medical, heart trouble; Returned to the US on September 24, 1937 aboard the De Grasse; WWII Armed forces; d. July 2, 1975 (June 14, 1975), buried in Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, California,.Sources: Sail; Scope of Soviet Activity; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 849, ll 21, List of American Comrades that have been Repatriated as per October 15 1937; Voros-Jarama; L-W Tree Ancestry; Find-a-Grave# 3708885. Code A