Gaetano Parravano

Gaetano Parravano 

[Our research revealed several alternate spellings of Gaetano, e.g. Gautano, Galtano, Galatano, and of the surname Parravano.] 

Birth: 8/3/1892, Arpino [Lazio region of central Italy], Italy

Address: 9502 Richmond St., Cleveland, OH on draft registration; Sta. F, Box 53, Cleveland, OH on military records

Demographics: age 25 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; citizenship status Alien; occupation Cement Finisher for contractor William McCrady

Appearance: Eyes brown, Hair light brown, Height tall, Build medium 

Draft Date/ Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 9/20/1917; Private

Service Number: 733522

Deployment: 4/9/1918 from Hoboken, NJ aboard USS Covington 

Action: 36 Co 9 Tng Bn 158 Dep Brig to Feb 25/18; Co I 6 Inf to death; Pvt Sept 20/17; Ck Sept 29/17; Pvt. St Mihiel; Defensive Sector. AEF Apr 9/18 to death. KIA Sept 14/18. 

Death: September 14, 1918 at age 26; cause of death Killed in Action

Burial: 10/12/1918 buried locally in France; 3/12/1925 remains disinterred and removed to a morgue; 6/9/1925 remains permanently interred at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne, France, Grave 34 Row 43 Block H

Next of Kin: Vemrio (may be a misspelling of Onorio)  Parravano, cousin, 94th & Howard Sts., Cleveland, OH; also cited as emergency contact William Ciady (most likely a misspelling of employer William McCrady listed above), 3110 Washington Blvd., Cleveland Heights, OH, although William McGrady may actually be William P. (Onorio) Crady

Additional Information: multiple spellings of first and last names; military records indicated no record of parents or wife; immigrated 5/4/1910 at age 17 with $55 in his possession aboard SS Oceania from Naples, Italy to New York accompanied by brother Loreto (later known as Lorry) Parravano, who was age 22; both brothers listed as farm laborers with destination Pittsburgh, PA; Gaetano unable to read or write at the time of immigration; parents' names Emidio and Filomena Quadrini; brother Loreto (Lorry) Parravano later married Mary (aka Marietta) and had children William, Anna Coyle and Dorothy Updegrove; there are a total of 4 Parravano men who registered for the WWI draft: Gaetano (1892-1918), Onorio (1888-?); Loreto (1883-1962); and Antonio (1885-?) with many similarities in type of employment and for whom they worked, where they lived in Cleveland, and where they were from in Italy, suggesting that they were brothers or at least relatives; Antonio Parravano mentioned Flomena Parravano as a relative (see Filomena Quadrini mentioned above as Gaetano's mother)