RUSSO'S IN AFRAGO, NAPLES

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Possible WWI Record for Elisabetha's brother, Tommy.

Name: Tommy Capasso
Serial Number: 2105213
Race: W
Residence: R. F. D., Box 159, Amherst, O.
Enlistment Division: National Army
Enlistment Location: Amherst, O.
Enlistment Date: 07 Nov 1917
Birth Place: Fargola, Italy
Birth Date / Age: 21 2/12 Years
Assigns Comment: Co D 347 Infantry to 9 June 1918; June Automatic Replacement Draft Cp Pike Ark to 17 July 1918; Co F 23 Infantry to 8 Feb 1919; Co K 160 Infantry to Discharge Private St Mihiel; Defensive Sector. American Expeditionary Forces 22 June 1918 to 19 March 1919. Honorable discharge 15 Apr 1919.
Volume #: 3

Ancestry.com. Ohio Military Men, 1917-18 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. Original data: Official Roster of Ohio Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the World War, 1917-1918. Vol. I-XXIII. Columbus, OH, USA: F. J. Heer Printing Co., 1926.

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Newspapers give a feel for the life of your ancestor.

Evening Telegram, Elyria Ohio
May 7 1917

Page was too large to copy the whole thing, but here is a summary:
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