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Jerry J. Giordano

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Branch: ARMY Service Number: 32751097 Rank: Private First Class Unit: 4 th  Infantry Div, 12 th  Infantry Reg, Co. “G” Jerry was born Gennaro Joseph Giordano on November 7, 1917 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania to Italian immigrant parents, Pasquale and Rosina “Rose” (Pompa) Giordano. Jerry was the eldest child of Giordano family. His siblings were Angelo born in 1918, Frank born in 1920, Nicholas born in 1922, and Charles who was born in 1923 but died from diphtheria at 9 months old. The family lived at 1839 Morris Street by 1920 and later at 1733 Cleveland Street. Both address are located in the Point Breeze section of Philadelphia. 57 W. Kings Hwy, Mt. Ephraim According to the 1930 Census, the Giordano family had moved to 45 West Kings Highway in Mt. Ephraim, New Jersey. The address was later changed to 57 West Kings Highway, the present location of Kings Gate Realty office. While all of the children were attending school, Pasquale was employed for many...
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Robert A. Dixon

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Robert Dixon (left) and brother, William  Branch: ARMY Service Number: 13002955 Rank: Private Unit: 3 rd  Infantry Div, 15 th  Infantry Reg, Co. “C” Robert Albert Dixon was born on August 2, 1909 in Port Carbon, Pennsylvania to parents Albert Dixon and Mary Riley. Robert had a twin brother Richard Edward Dixon, who died of pneumonia on March 13, 1912 at the age of 2. Only five days prior, a more joyous occasion took place for the family. The twins had been baptized at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Port Carbon by Reverend Charles W. Eberwein. Their sponsor was their paternal grandmother, Justina Dixon.  Albert had 3 sons from a previous marriage, Leo born in 1893, Arthur in 1899 and William in 1902. They all resided on Third Street in the coal mining community of Port Carbon in Schuylkill County. This is located approximately 80 miles northwest of Mount Ephraim. Robert's mother passed away around 1915, when he was just a young boy. He attended pu...
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Willibold A. Stefan

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Branch: ARMY Service Number: 32267190 Rank: Private Unit: 36th Infantry Div, 141st Infantry Reg, Co. “L”    Willibold Adolph Stefan, “Willy” was born on March 19th, 1913 to parents Adam and Marie Stefan in Neumarkt, Czechoslovakia, now known as Úterý, Czechia. This town is located 60 miles east of the city of Prague. Willy was the eldest child of the family. Josef “Joe” was born in 1915, Johann “John” in 1920, and Rudolf “Rudy” the next year. While in Czechoslovakia, Willibold would attend school up to end of 8th grade. Former Stefan residence 132 Baird Avenue, Mt. Ephraim, NJ. Adam Stefan emigrated to the United States in November of 1923. His sister, Marie (Stefan) Biederman had moved to America with her husband in 1913. Adam would find long-time employment at the Hinde & Dauch Paper Company at 5th and Jersey Avenues in Gloucester City. He was able to purchase a house at 132 Baird Avenue in Mount Ephraim.  On the evening of February 26, 1930, Adam...
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