Oh, thank you so, so much! I tried using Google translate to understand it all but it didn't make sense. I could see it was about a brother Salvatore which I found very interesting. My mother said there was a brother Salvatore but I can't find his birth certificate.
Thank you again. This forum has ...

Just received the records from Agrigento. I thought it was very fast!
I understand most of the record as far as name, parents, DOB, description, etc. but the last page does not make sense to me. It says something about a brother Salvatore. Why the date 1899? Gregorio went back during WWI. I'm a ...

Marty,
Thank you so much! That tree on Ancestry is mine. I posted the birth certificate that I found through Ancestry and the Latter Day Saints. I've been researching the family for years and now I've like to find out more about my grandfather, why he went back to Italy and what happened there. My ...

Thank you for the quick reply.
I will follow your suggestions.

In my family the double surname has lasted many, many generations which still baffles me as to why there are two names: Zambuto Sitra.

I like your reason #2- to distinguish from another clan. It seems to make sense since they were all from Agrigento (Girgenti). But then I wonder, why didn't that ...

I have a unique name situation and hope that someone can help shed some light on the reason for such naming.

My maternal grandfather is Gregorio Zambuto Sitra, from Agrigento (Girgenti) Sicily. I have found many Zambutos but only a few with the Sitra ending. I have traced the family, so far, back ...

Can you please direct me on where to go for getting Italian military records? Is there a link with more directions?

My grandfather, Gregorio Zambuto Sitra, was here in the US in 1907, then left in 1915 to Italy and fought in the war. He returned to the US in 1919.

I'd like some information about ...

I have asked this question on other forums and apparently there is no record here in the US. I will check some of the suggestions above. Thank you!