Byrne, Dr. Albert Barnitz b. September 9, 1893, Fort Thomas, Kentucky; AMB; Father Bernard Byrne (1853-1910), mother Bertha Byrne (1875-?); Attended West Point 1913-1916, was sent to Walter Reed because of illness; Graduated from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1932; Divorced (Married nurse Thelma Erickson on February 22, 1938 in Valencia); CP; Received Passport# 6260, New York series, on January 15, 1937 which listed his address as 404 East 61st Street, NYC; Doctor; Served with the Republican Medical Services; Arrested by SIM March 11, 1938 and held at Monte Olivete; Released on June 10, 1938; Traveled to England and stayed there from June until early July; Returned to the US on July 26, 1938 aboard the Ile de France; After Spain marriage to Erickson dissolved after the birth of their son Kenneth R. Byrne; Byrne lost his job and ended up working as a camp doctor for the CCC. WWII, worked in Walter Reed Hospital; d. April 17, 1978, Uvalde, Texas, cremated in San Antonio, Texas.
Siblings: step brother Bernard A. Byrne (1899*1910), step sister Betty Byrne (1904-?).
Source: RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 3, Delo 453, ll. 172 (fiche Canadiense); Scope of Soviet Activity; Ancestry L-W Tree. Code A
In Memory of Albert Barnitz Byrne, M.D.
By VVAW
We at VVAW never had the opportunity to know Dr. Byrne except through an occasional letter and his constituent, generous contributions to the organization. Our last letter came back marked "deceased"; we regret the loss of this man whose support we had come to value, and send our sympathy to his family and friends.
We quote from one of his letters to VVAW:
"I am a veteran of WWI (the 5th U.S. Cavalry) and the Spanish so-called Civil War. I volunteered for the Second W.W. but was rejected. I volunteered to go with an American Unit to the Spanish Civil War, on the Republican side. I was administrator of a hospital when I asked to be sent to the front and was transferred to the Spanish Republican Army. I was through the Teruel campaign and operated 6 days and nights without rest or food. The valor of the Spanish medicianos fighting for a cause was unbelievable. I contracted tuberculosis there. After return to the U.S.A., I entered the medical service of the U.S. Indian Service and became chief medical officer for the Hopi reservation and District 4 of the Navajo.
I believe in the organization of Vietnam Veterans Against the War. That was a disgrace to our country and an international crime, and those who saw it for what it was were the outstanding soldiers of our day."
Faithfully,
Albert B. Byrne
Sabinal, Texas
We at VVAW thank Dr. Byrne for his faithful support of our efforts, but more than that, we are grateful for his life of dedicated struggle for the people. Greater praise than that we cannot offer.
Siblings: step brother Bernard A. Byrne (1899*1910), step sister Betty Byrne (1904-?).
Source: RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 3, Delo 453, ll. 172 (fiche Canadiense); Scope of Soviet Activity; Ancestry L-W Tree. Code A
In Memory of Albert Barnitz Byrne, M.D.
By VVAW
We at VVAW never had the opportunity to know Dr. Byrne except through an occasional letter and his constituent, generous contributions to the organization. Our last letter came back marked "deceased"; we regret the loss of this man whose support we had come to value, and send our sympathy to his family and friends.
We quote from one of his letters to VVAW:
"I am a veteran of WWI (the 5th U.S. Cavalry) and the Spanish so-called Civil War. I volunteered for the Second W.W. but was rejected. I volunteered to go with an American Unit to the Spanish Civil War, on the Republican side. I was administrator of a hospital when I asked to be sent to the front and was transferred to the Spanish Republican Army. I was through the Teruel campaign and operated 6 days and nights without rest or food. The valor of the Spanish medicianos fighting for a cause was unbelievable. I contracted tuberculosis there. After return to the U.S.A., I entered the medical service of the U.S. Indian Service and became chief medical officer for the Hopi reservation and District 4 of the Navajo.
I believe in the organization of Vietnam Veterans Against the War. That was a disgrace to our country and an international crime, and those who saw it for what it was were the outstanding soldiers of our day."
Faithfully,
Albert B. Byrne
Sabinal, Texas
We at VVAW thank Dr. Byrne for his faithful support of our efforts, but more than that, we are grateful for his life of dedicated struggle for the people. Greater praise than that we cannot offer.
Byrne, Dr. Albert Barnitz b. September 9, 1893, Fort Thomas, Kentucky; AMB; Father Bernard Byrne (1853-1910), mother Bertha Byrne (1875-?); Attended West Point 1913-1916, was sent to Walter Reed because of illness; Graduated from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1932; Divorced (Married nurse Thelma Erickson on February 22, 1938 in Valencia); CP; Received Passport# 6260, New York series, on January 15, 1937 which listed his address as 404 East 61st Street, NYC; Doctor; Served with the Republican Medical Services; Arrested by SIM March 11, 1938 and held at Monte Olivete; Released on June 10, 1938; Traveled to England and stayed there from June until early July; Returned to the US on July 26, 1938 aboard the Ile de France; After Spain marriage to Erickson dissolved after the birth of their son Kenneth R. Byrne; Byrne lost his job and ended up working as a camp doctor for the CCC. WWII, worked in Walter Reed Hospital; d. April 17, 1978, Uvalde, Texas, cremated in San Antonio, Texas.
Siblings: step brother Bernard A. Byrne (1899*1910), step sister Betty Byrne (1904-?).
Source: RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 3, Delo 453, ll. 172 (fiche Canadiense); Scope of Soviet Activity; Ancestry L-W Tree. Code A
In Memory of Albert Barnitz Byrne, M.D.
By VVAW
We at VVAW never had the opportunity to know Dr. Byrne except through an occasional letter and his constituent, generous contributions to the organization. Our last letter came back marked "deceased"; we regret the loss of this man whose support we had come to value, and send our sympathy to his family and friends.
We quote from one of his letters to VVAW:
"I am a veteran of WWI (the 5th U.S. Cavalry) and the Spanish so-called Civil War. I volunteered for the Second W.W. but was rejected. I volunteered to go with an American Unit to the Spanish Civil War, on the Republican side. I was administrator of a hospital when I asked to be sent to the front and was transferred to the Spanish Republican Army. I was through the Teruel campaign and operated 6 days and nights without rest or food. The valor of the Spanish medicianos fighting for a cause was unbelievable. I contracted tuberculosis there. After return to the U.S.A., I entered the medical service of the U.S. Indian Service and became chief medical officer for the Hopi reservation and District 4 of the Navajo.
I believe in the organization of Vietnam Veterans Against the War. That was a disgrace to our country and an international crime, and those who saw it for what it was were the outstanding soldiers of our day."
Faithfully,
Albert B. Byrne
Sabinal, Texas
We at VVAW thank Dr. Byrne for his faithful support of our efforts, but more than that, we are grateful for his life of dedicated struggle for the people. Greater praise than that we cannot offer.
Siblings: step brother Bernard A. Byrne (1899*1910), step sister Betty Byrne (1904-?).
Source: RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 3, Delo 453, ll. 172 (fiche Canadiense); Scope of Soviet Activity; Ancestry L-W Tree. Code A
In Memory of Albert Barnitz Byrne, M.D.
By VVAW
We at VVAW never had the opportunity to know Dr. Byrne except through an occasional letter and his constituent, generous contributions to the organization. Our last letter came back marked "deceased"; we regret the loss of this man whose support we had come to value, and send our sympathy to his family and friends.
We quote from one of his letters to VVAW:
"I am a veteran of WWI (the 5th U.S. Cavalry) and the Spanish so-called Civil War. I volunteered for the Second W.W. but was rejected. I volunteered to go with an American Unit to the Spanish Civil War, on the Republican side. I was administrator of a hospital when I asked to be sent to the front and was transferred to the Spanish Republican Army. I was through the Teruel campaign and operated 6 days and nights without rest or food. The valor of the Spanish medicianos fighting for a cause was unbelievable. I contracted tuberculosis there. After return to the U.S.A., I entered the medical service of the U.S. Indian Service and became chief medical officer for the Hopi reservation and District 4 of the Navajo.
I believe in the organization of Vietnam Veterans Against the War. That was a disgrace to our country and an international crime, and those who saw it for what it was were the outstanding soldiers of our day."
Faithfully,
Albert B. Byrne
Sabinal, Texas
We at VVAW thank Dr. Byrne for his faithful support of our efforts, but more than that, we are grateful for his life of dedicated struggle for the people. Greater praise than that we cannot offer.
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