Hi QNPoohBear,
Thanks for responding to my posting. I wasn't aware Frank Jr. died during WWII. I thought he went into show business. In fact family rumor has it that he produced Mad, Mad, Mad World (however many years ago that was). I have a picture from a Guarente cousin allegedly showing Frank Jr ...

Am researching PASTORE, DE MENNATO, DE PIERTO families from Foglianise (BN) Italy.

Would like to share information with anyone researching those family lines.

Researching ANNECCHIARICO, GUARENTE, DELUCA, FRONGILLO families from Montemiletto.

Am interested in sharing information with anyone else researching the same family lines.

My great grandfather is Frank Guarente( trumpet player), does anyone know anything about his place of birth? Corsican decent I believe right? [/color]

Frank Guarente was my father's first cousin. His father, Giovanni Vincenzo Guarente, was an older brother to my grandmother, Silvia Mariangiela ...