Milton Herndon
Milton Herndon | |
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| Born | March 9, 1908 Wyoming, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | October 13, 1937 (aged 29) |
| Cause of death | Killed in action |
| Allegiance | United States Spanish Republic |
| Branch | National Guard International Brigades |
| Service years | 1937 |
| Rank | Section leader |
| Unit | The "Abraham Lincoln" XV International Brigade |
| Conflicts | |
| Political party | Communist |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | 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) |
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.