Irving Goff
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Irving Goff (1911 – 17 May 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.[2] His exploits as a guerrilla in Spain are considered to be the inspiration for Ernest Hemingway's novel For Whom the Bell Tolls.[3]
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![]() Irv Goff in Naples, January 1945 | |
Nickname(s) | Irv |
Born | 1911[1] New York City, United States |
Died | 17 May 1989 Los Angeles, United States |
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Years of service | 1937–1938, 1941–1945 |
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Unit | Abraham Lincoln Battalion Office of Strategic Services |
Battles/wars | Spanish Civil War World War II |
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