Milton Herndon
Milton Herndon | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Milton Herndon March 9, 1908 Wyoming, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | October 13, 1937 (aged 29) Fuentes de Ebro, Spain |
| Cause of death | Killed in action |
| Political party | Communist |
| Relations | Paul Herndon (father) Hattie Herndon (mother) Angelo Herndon (brother) Hilliard Frank Braxton (brother) Leroy M. Braxon (brother) Bishop Leo Braxton (brother) M. Lola Braxton (sister) Lizzie Liffridge (sister) Nathaniel Braxton (brother) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States Second Spanish Republic |
| Branch/service | U.S. National Guard International Brigades |
| Years of service | 1937 |
| Rank | Section leader |
| Unit | Mackenzie–Papineau Battalion |
| Battles/wars | Spanish Civil War † |
Milton Herndon (March 9, 1908 – October 13, 1937) was an African-American U.S. national guardsman, steelworker, labor organizer and volunteer in the Spanish Civil War where he was section leader of the Mackenzie–Papineau Battalion in the Abraham Lincoln brigade. He was killed in action along with his entire machine gun company while supporting their advance into Fuentes de Ebro, a small town southeast of Zaragoza.