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Hi my name is Bob Giagunto, I am trying to find information on my grandfather.. His name is Pietro Giaquinto born on Jan 6, 1896 in Naples, Italy i believe. I don't know is mother or fathers name, but I believe he had a brother named Russell.
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Hello and welcome to this forum-

Do you have any records for him? from your post, I am gathering that you do not.

I don't see him listed in the social security index which would have been one way to get a document which would have his parents' names and town of birth.

Naples is both a city and a province, so we need to determine which it is. Finding him on a passenger list might help us determine his exact place of birth. Also, where in the U.S. did he live, if he did, in fact, emigrate here? Finding census records for him may help us determine his year of immigration and help us locate him on a passenger list. Also do you know if he married here in the U.S. ?
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Hi Bob
Looking forward to your responses
We would all be happy to help!
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U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
Name: Petro Giaquinto
Service Info.: PVT US ARMY WORLD WAR I
Birth Date: 6 Jan 1896 Death Date: 24 May 1956
Service Start Date: 28 Jun 1918
Interment Date: 28 May 1956
Cemetery: Beverly National Cemetery
Cemetery Address: 916 Bridgeboro Road Bridgeboro Road Beverly, NJ 08010
Buried At: Section M Site 560
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Hi Valarie
Great find.
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That is all the information i have on him. His wife is Theresa Clouse. They lived in West Virginia and he served in the first world war. Then moved to NJ . Died at Veterans memorial hospital in Phila, Pa. May 24, 1956 Letter from hospital named him Petro Giagunto. When he died the my fathers brothers and sisters that were over the age of 18 last names are Quinto. My father and younger brothers and sisters are Giagunto. It is very frustrating because the names are alll different.
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There is no ship manifest that matches his birth date.
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Thank you for the update

Here's his probable 1942 WWII Draft Registration Card from ancestry. com
http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/123/1942p.jpg

not sure which town he's indicating in Italy for his birthplace or if he's just stating Italy 'Europe'

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Hi, here the WWII draft registration card:


U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
about Pete Quinto Name: Pete Quinto
Birth Date: 6 Jan 1896
Birth Place: Italy
Residence: Marion, West Virginia
Roll: WW2_2240227


wife Teresa...

http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/6163 ... towwii.jpg

hoping of to find more....
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Hello suanj!
Maybe we can find his manifest
To figure out the town
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wow thank you
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ops Valarie yopu more fast!!!!

maybe the WWI draft registration card:

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
about Pietro Taquinta Name: Pietro Taquinta
County: Harrison
State: West Virginia
Birthplace: Italy
Birth Date: 1 Jan 1896
Race: Caucasian (White)
FHL Roll Number: 1992487
DraftBoard: 2

http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/5017/pietrowwi.jpg
the birth town is: San Gi............
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suanj wrote: the birth town is: San Gi............
suanj
San Giovannni in Fiore?

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the birth town: San Giovanni in Fiore???
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my father said that he worked in a coal mine.
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:D suanj and Biff
Great find!
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