Gaetano Parravano

Gaetano Parravano 

[Research revealed several alternate spellings of the first name Gaetano, e.g. Gautano, Galtano, Galatano, and of the surname Parravano.] 

*No soldier photograph found in the following book: Doyle, A. C., Haulsee, W. M., Howe, F. G. Soldiers of the Great War. Washington, DC: Soldiers Record Publishing Company, 1920.

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, his brother [see below]

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 and Memorial, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Lorraine, 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 [may be a misspelling of employer William McCrady listed above], 3110 Washington Blvd., Cleveland Heights, OH, although William McGrady appears to be William P. (Onorio) Crady, a brother of Private Gaetano Parravano

Additional Information: Emigrated 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 Parravano unable to read or write at the time of emigration; Father: Emidio Parravano (1857-?); Mother: Filomena Quadrini Parravano (1857-1932); parents apparently did not emigrate; 4 Parravano brothers registered for the WWI draft: Gaetano; Onorio; Loreto; and Antonio; Siblings: See Sibling List below. Sibling list may be incomplete. 

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