Lincoln's in Spain

Lincoln Battalion in Spain

" We have come to Spain, not to involve America in a war, but to give our services in a fight to keep war out of the World "

Led by a Communist Party banner, American volunteers who would form the Abraham Lincoln Battalion arrive in Barcelona.

North American volunteer in WW1 'doughboy' uniform.

American and Cuban volunteers arrive in Barcelona, passing by the Karl Marx Barracks.

Abraham Lincoln Battalion Volunteers arrive in January 1937.

Cuban Volunteers of the The Centuria Guiteras with their banner. "1er Batallón Americano , A Lincoln, Centuria Antonio Guiteras, Brigada International.” The Centuria was one of the three sections making up the first infantry company of the Lincoln Battalion, and was formed in late January 1937.

Newly arrived American volunteers

Jarama front: left. Seaman from Chile, Sterling Rochester (USA) Artemio Luna (Phillipines) Juan Santiago (Cuba) and Jack Shirai (Japan)

Jarama Front. left: Max Krauthamer, (killed July 6th 1937 at Villanueva de la Canada) Eli Biegelman and Mel Offsink (killed in March 1938 during the retreats)

Jarama: Seamen from all over the world who shipped out of American Ports. Holding the newspaper is Barney Spalding from Philadelphia

Tom Mooney machine-gun Co. Doug Seacord (second left) Dave Smith (second right)

Jarama: Lincoln Battalion members Juan Castro, Captain Van Der Bergh, Marty Hourihan.

Jarama Spring '37: left. Irving Chocheles, Harry Fischer (reading) Charlie Nusser and Hy Stone (on water tap)

Jarama: left: Oliver Law (L) unknow and Norberto Borges (Cuba)

left: Bill Lawrence, XV International Brigade Commissar at Alabcete, Harry Haywood and Ed Bender of the Cadre Service.

Cubana Hermosa with Comrades at Jarama.

Lincoln Battalion clerk, Joseph Whelan, and Company Commander Marty Hourihan (foreground) Source: Tamiment XV Brigade Photograph Collection, Tamiment Library: 177_178068

Ambite Mill, June 1937: left, British Commissar Bert Williams, Lincoln's, Steve Nelson, Martin Hourihan, Mirko Marcowich, Harry Haywood and Dave Mates. Source: Tamiment XV Brigade Photograph Collection, Tamiment Library:

Oliver Law (third right in officer's cap) at Villauneva de la Canada.

Brunete: Doug Roach and Steve Nelson. Source: Tamiment XV Brigade Photograph Collection, Tamiment Library:

Lincoln's: Back row left: Joe Stone, Mome Teietbaum, Sam Stone, Robert Zimmer, John Murra. Joe and Sam Stone were both killed at Mosquito Hill 09/07/1937. front left: Benevidio Dominguez (Puerto Rico) Jack Schulman, Joe Azar, Julius Deutsch.

Wisconsin Volunteers: back left: Fred Palmer, Harry Lichter, Ray Disch. Front left: John Cookson, Clarence Kailin

Left Lincoln Battalion Commissar Dave Doran, Marion and Major Robert Merriman. Source: Tamiment XV Brigade Photograph Collection, Tamiment Library: 11_1324

Left: Hy Stone, Eli Bieglman, Joe Stone, Jerry Weinberg and Sam Stone.

Dave Mates and Major Allan Johnson. Source: Tamiment XV Brigade Photograph Collection, Tamiment Library: 177_191047

Lincoln machine-gun company. back left: Steve Boleshaw and Bill Bailey (back second right) Source: Tamiment XV Brigade Photograph Collection, Tamiment Library:

Machine-Gun Crew: Back row left: Milton Wolff, Mike Pappas, Zip Kachinski. front row, unknown, unknown Dave Reiss. Source: Tamiment XV Brigade Photograph Collection, Tamiment Library:

Chief of Auto Park Lou Secundy (l) with Abraham Lewis of Brigade Commisseriat, December 1937. Source: Tamiment XV Brigade Photograph Collection, Tamiment Library:

'Maximville' home of the Mother Bloor Machine Gun Unit. Source: Tamiment XV Brigade Photograph Collection, Tamiment Library: 177_178029

The Mother Bloor Machine-Gun Company. Source: Tamiment XV Brigade Photograph Collection, Tamiment Library:

Transmissions Unit: Frank Barcena (Second left) Pat Read (third right) December 1937. Source: Tamiment XV Brigade Photograph Collection, Tamiment Library: 11_0991

July 1938: Volunteers returning to Spain: Joe Rehill, Bill Wheeler, Joe Gordon, Joe Cobert Joe Cuban and Al Tanz. Source: Tamiment XV Brigade Photograph Collection, Tamiment Library: 11_0471.

Ben Kasinap (back row, second left) Sam Levinger (back row, third left) Ed Lending (front row, second left)

Darmos, May 1938: Leonard Lamb, Howard Goddard and Edwin Rolfe. Source: Tamiment XV Brigade Photograph Collection, Tamiment Library: 11_0424.

Darmos, Catalonia, Spain, 1938: Left, Nicholas Kurculiotis, Aaron Lopoff and Alvah Bessie. My thanks to Alvah and Dan Bessie for the use of this picture.

Late September 1938: Officers of rhe Lincoln Battalion on Marca football field. left; Larry Lustgarden, Richard Rusciano, Donald Thayer, Emmanuel Lanser, Milton Wolff, George Watt, Harold Smith, Archie Brown. This photo was taken after the International Brigades were stood down on 23/9/1938.

16/10/1938, Falset: The Abraham Lincoln Battalion led by Left: Captain Donald Thayer, Commander Milton Wolff, Commissar George Watt.