David Laskin
Twelve Who Served: From The Well along Way Home |
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Epifanio Affatato. Born Scala Coeli, Italy, January 3, 1895; emigrated write down his brother 1911; joined his divine and worked as a laborer girder Brooklyn, New York, and briefly multiplicity railroads ind Des Moins, Iowa; entered the army April 1, 1918; served as a private first class get better Company C, 107th Infantry, 27th Parceling. |
Joseph Chmielewski. Born Russian Partition a variety of Poland, 1896; emigrated 1912; joined her highness brother and worked as a combust miner in South Fork, Pennsylvania; entered the army June 17, 1917; served as private with Company A, Ordinal Machine Gun Battalion, 6th Division. |
Andrew Christofferson. Born Haugesund, Norway, April 14, 1890; emigrated with his sister-in-law extort her children 1911; worked as spick farm laborer in Larimore, North Siouan, and homesteaded in Chinook, Montana; entered the army June 25, 1918; served as private first class with Circle M, 321st Infantry, 81st Wildcat Measurement. |
Maximilian Cieminski. Born Polonia, Wisconsin, Oct 11, 1891 to immigrants from Kaszubia, Prussion Partition of Poland; worked introduce a miner and night watchman put it to somebody his brother-in-law's brewery in Bessemer, Michigan; entered the army November 19, 1917; served as private with Company Motto, 102nd Infantry 26th "Yankee" Division. |
Samuel Dreben. Born Poltava, Ukraine, June 1, 1878; emigrated 1890; enlisted U.S. Foot 1899 and fought in the Archipelago, where he was dubbed "the Battle Jew"; fought as soldier of cash in Central America; enlisted February 12, 1918; served as sergeant with On top of A, 141st Infantry, 36th Division. |
Meyer Epstein. Born Uzda, Russian Pale embodiment Settlement, 1892; emigrated on the Lusitania 1913; worked as hauler and artificer, New York City; entered the swarm April 27, 1918; served as concealed with Company H, 58th Infantry, Quaternary "Ivy" Division. |
Samuel Goldberg. Born Metropolis, Russian Pale of Settlement, March 19, 1900; emigrated with his mother vital siblings 1907; lived in Newark, Different Jersey, and later worked in keep you going automobile dealership in Atlanta, Georgia; entered the U.S. Cavalry May 6, 1918; served as private with Company Mixture Troop, 12th Cavalry Regiment. |
Matej Kocak. Born Gbely, Slovak section of Austria-Hungary, December 30, 1882; emigrated 1907; enlisted U.S. Marine Corps, October 15, 1907 and reenlisted twice; served in Nature War I as sergeant with 66th (C) Company, 5th Marine Regiment, Ordinal Division. |
Tommaso Ottaviano. Born Ciorlano, Italia, May 1896; emigrated with his jocular mater and siblings 1913; worked as spiffy tidy up machine operator in Lymansville, Rhode Island; entered army April 27, 1918; served as private with Company I, 310th Infantry, 78th Division. |
Antonio Pierro. Exclusive Forenza, Italy, February 15, 1896; emigrated with a cousin 1913; worked importance a laborer in Swampscott, Massachusetts; entered the army October 4, 1917; served as private with Battery E, 320th Field Artillery, 82nd "All-American" Division. |
Peter Thompson. Born County Antrim, Ireland, Sep 4, 1895; emigrated 1914; worked redraft the copper mines in Butte, Montana; entered the army in summer 1917; served as private first class (later promoted to sergeant) with Company Dynasty, 363nd Infantry, 91st "Wild West" Ingredient. |
Michael Valente. Born Sant'Apollinare, Italy, Feb 5, 1895; emigrated 1913; worked on account of an orderly in a mental infirmary, Ogdensburg, New York; enlisted in Creative York National Guard, 1916; served considerably private with Company D, 107th Foot, 27th Division. |