Service Number -1386361

Muster Roll Nov-Dec 1917 Camp Logan, Houston Tx: Enlisted 20 Sep 1917. Listed as Private. - Muster Roll Jan-Feb 1918 Camp Logan, Houston Tx: Listed as Private. Trans to Co A 131st INF per SO#24 dtd 24 Jan 1918. Enroute to France on SS Leviathan, May 22,1918.

WWI Draft Registration. Select image for larger view. Will open in a new browser window or tab.

Post War Occupations / Bio:

the 1920 United States Federal Census
Name: John Battaglia
Age: 26
Birth Year: abt 1894
Birthplace: Italy
Home in 1920: Chicago Ward 17, Cook (Chicago), Illinois
Street: Grand Av
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1905
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital status: Single
Father's Name: Onofrio Battaglia
Father's Birthplace: Italy
Mother's Name: Santa Battaglia
Mother's Birthplace: Italy
Native Tongue: Italian
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Barber
Employment Field: Own Account
Naturalization Status: Naturalized
Able to Write: No
Household Members:
Onofrio Battaglia 70
Santa Battaglia 66
John Battaglia 26
Philip Battaglia 22

Post War Known Addresses:

WWII Draft Registration, address 630 N. Racine, Chicago.

WWII Draft Registration for John's brother:

Death Information: Date; Age; Cause; Burial Location 

Died January 29, 1979 at Proviso Township, Cook, Illinois. Buried Mt Carmel Cemetery.

"Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MJ-C52M : Sat Aug 23 11:56:32 UTC 2025), Entry for John Battaglia and Kathryn Brown, 29 Jan 1979.

Miscellaneous:

WWI Draft: DOB: 1892 Feb 18 NOTE Feb 17 on WWII Draft Registration.
Born: Montemaggiore, Palermo, Italy Sicily
Living: Chicago

Naturalized 1918
IMMIGRATION to US: 1905; Naturalized in Chicago based on Chicago Census.
Court Number: 3126; Affiliate Film Number M1952_0001; Affiliate Publication Number M1952
Affiliate Publication Title: Index to Naturalizations of World War I Soldiers, 1918 .
"United States, Index to Naturalizations of World War I Soldiers, 1918" (Familysearch.org/ Entry for John Battaglia, 1918.)

WWII Draft John: Address 630 N. Racine. Worked: Russell Electric Co. DOB Feb 17, 1892.
WWII Draft Philippo: Address 630 N. Racine. Worked: Hammond Instrument.

1950 Census: Chicago. John & wife Lena (born Louisiana).
Philip (Naturalized) & wife Carmela (born Louisiana):
Son: Joseph & Daughter Santiana (Sp?) - both born Illinois

Residence 1979: 511 Locust, Hillside, Illinois. Occupation: Barber.

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