Irving Goff
Irving Goff | |
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Goff c. 1945 | |
| Nickname | Irv |
| Born | August 29, 1911 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | May 17, 1989 (aged 77) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Allegiance | Spanish Republic United States |
| Branch | International Brigades United States Army Office of Strategic Services |
| Service years | 1937–1938 1941–1945 |
| Rank | Captain Captain |
| Unit | The "Abraham Lincoln" XV International Brigade |
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Irving Goff (August 29, 1911 – May 17, 1989) was a member of the Communist Party USA and the Abraham Lincoln Battalion, a unit that volunteered to fight during the Spanish Civil War for the Popular Front. During World War II, he was a member of the American Office of Strategic Services, and was instrumental in setting up guerrilla units working behind enemy lines in North Africa and Italy. His exploits as a guerrilla in Spain are considered to be the inspiration for Ernest Hemingway's novel For Whom the Bell Tolls.