COLUMBIA, Calif. — Delmer Berg of Columbia, the last known survivor among the Americans who fought fascists in 1930s Spain, has died
Berg died at his home on Sunday, a friend confirmed. He was 100.
The Modesto Bee reports Tuesday that friend Pat Cervelli said Berg became politically active at a young age.
Berg was among about 2,800 members of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade who sought to defend an elected leftist government from a revolt led by Gen. Francisco Franco.
Berg told The Modesto Bee in a November interview that he was a farmer in support of the Spanish working people, and wanted to go to Spain to help them.
He was wounded in a bombing at a monastery where he was quartered and left Spain after several months.
Berg remained an activist against nuclear weapons and U.S. involvement in Central America.
