Einsley Delmer "Del" Berg was an American soldier and union organizer who volunteered to serve with the XV International Brigade during the Spanish Civil War.
11 Facts About Delmer Berg
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Delmer Berg was the last known surviving veteran of the Lincoln Brigade.
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Delmer Berg later said his family's poverty helped radicalize him.
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Delmer Berg briefly trained with the Oregon National Guard before going to Spain in 1937.
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Delmer Berg remained an interested and active Party member up until his last interview in 2014.
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Delmer Berg served in the US Army during World War II and was stationed in New Guinea and on Morotai Island.
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Delmer Berg began serving as a union organizer in the 1950s, working with the United Farm Workers.
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Delmer Berg represented the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee in Washington, DC hearings on farm conditions.
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Delmer Berg became an official of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People when he was elected vice president of the Stanislaus County branch.
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Delmer Berg once delivered a petition to the county's racist sheriff, demanding his resignation.
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Delmer Berg died two months later on February 28,2016.