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From: Ed Elizondo <>
Subject: [CUBA-L] Re: Roloff Cuban Military Index
Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 21:48:35 -0700
In-Reply-To: <19991214184042.23687.qmail@hotmail.com>


The Roloff index is about Cuban veterans who fought in the Cuban war of
Independence against Spain 1895-1898.
Ed

At 07:40 AM 12/14/1999 -0800, you wrote:
>I wonder If you would look-up on a Army Cousin who fought with Castor and
>marched in Havana with him and flew into the US in that batterd old DC-3
>to ask for aid from the States. This is quite a story. The solder name was
>Bobby Jo Synder from Okla,USA. And was called shoot-gun by the Cubans. I,m
>Tring to find him. Thank you, Carlos
>
>
>
>This message is for those of you who had asked to have relatives looked up
>in the Roloff index
>Indice Alfabetico y Defunciones del Ejercito Libertador de Cuba
>
>The above index of Cuban rebel fighters contains both those soldiers who
>lived and those who died - zone, regiment, rank, parents' first names,
>date they entered the war, and various other details including a 'Libro,
>Folio, Numero' reference.
>
>Although the Index is in the Library of Congress' holdings (I've seen
>it...), it is currently 'not on shelf.' Both Raclare Kanal and I have
>been to the Library recently and started a search - we're told it could
>take from 2 weeks to 6 months. As soon as the book reappears, I (and
>Raclare if we can arrange it) will go to the Library and check names for
>those of you who asked.
>
>Thanks,
>Rosa Moreno
>Washington, DC
>
>
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