Joe Dallet | |
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Born | Joseph Anthony Dallet Jr. February 18, 1907 |
Died | October 13, 1937 Aragon Front, Spain | (aged 30)
Cause of death | Killed in action |
Alma mater | |
Political party | Communist Party USA |
Spouses | |
Military career | |
Allegiance | Spanish Republic |
Branch | International Brigade |
Years of service | 1937 |
Unit | Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion |
Battles/wars | Spanish Civil War |
Joseph Anthony Dallet Jr. (February 18, 1907 – October 13, 1937) was an American industrial worker, labor and communist organizer. From a wealthy family, Dallet was involved in the American labor movement early on, taking industrial jobs such as docker or steel mill worker. He joined the Communist Party USA, and ran for local U.S. House Of Representatives seats. In 1937, he volunteered for the Republican army in the Spanish Civil War. Dallet was killed in his first battle, on the Aragon front near Fuentes de Ebro.