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Robert Hale Merriman (November 17, 1908 – c. April 2, 1938) was an American doctoral student who fought with the Republican forces in Spain during the Spanish Civil War. He was killed while commanding the Abraham Lincoln Battalion of the International Brigades.
13. März 2016 · March 13, 2016. By Chris Brooks. Robert Hale Merriman, Chief of Staff of the XV International Brigade, disappeared behind enemy lines. His body was never recovered. What happened? Two memoirs and an interview give conflicting versions. Robert Merriman, (Tamiment Library, NYU, 15th IB Photo Collection, Photo # 11-0634) Editor’s Note:
22. Okt. 2020 · “This must be my secret burden. I cannot tell anyone – ever,” she remembers telling herself in a memoir dedicated to her husband, Robert Hale Merriman, who was killed.
21. Aug. 2019 · Robert Hale Merriman was a Ph.D. student at UC Berkeley who voluntarily fought in the Spanish Civil War to defend the Spanish government against fascist rebels. He died in battle or execution in 1938, at age 28, and his body was never found. A history major, Milton Zerman honors his legacy and plans to place a plaque in his memory.
1. Nov. 1987 · American Commander in Spain: Robert Hale Merriman and the Abraham Lincoln Brigade | Hispanic American Historical Review | Duke University Press. Book Review | November 01 1987. American Commander in Spain: Robert Hale Merriman and the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. By Merriman, Marion and Lerude, Warren. : , . . Pp. , . Cloth. $16.95. Robert G. Colodny.
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18. Feb. 2020 · Former UC Berkeley Ph.D. student Robert Hale Merriman joined the volunteer International Brigades in 1936 to defend the democratically-elected Spanish government. He is believed to either have died in battle or to have been executed by the right-wing forces of Gen. Francisco Franco on April 2, 1938, in Corbera d’Ebre, Spain. His ...
11. Apr. 2016 · The commander of the American battalion was Robert Hale Merriman, a lumberjack’s son from California who was a graduate student in economics. He was six feet two, and in photographs his round...
