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Thaddeus Battle
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Thaddeus Arrington Battle, Bunny Rucker, and Langston Hughes (from The Life of Langston Hughes).
Full Database Record
| Last Name | Battle |
| First/Middle Name | Thaddeus |
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Biography
A 21-year-old student pursuing a pre-med degree at Howard University before joining the Lincoln Brigade, Battle joined the YCL in 1936 and was also an active member of the American Student Union. Battle left for Spain, aboard the SS Alaunia, on June 18, 1937. In Spain Battle served as a truck driver in the English speaking Second Squadron of the Premiere Regiment de Tren. In November 1937 Battle participated with other student volunteers in the broadcast of an Armistice Day greeting from Spain to the United States. Battle was wounded during the summer of 1938 but quickly recovered and rejoined his unit. When Battle returned to the United States on November 9, 1938, he was greeted by a congratulatory telegram from the faculty of Howard University saying, "We are proud that one of our own was a member of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade." Signers of the message included Sterling Brown, Ralph Bunche, Franklin Frazier, Doxey Wilkerson, and B. F. Carruthers.