Comments regarding Private First Class Francesco RICCI

Information compiled from various sources.
Military related information:

Service Number -1390277

Third Platoon

Company L Muster Roll Nov-Dec 1917 Camp Logan, Houston Tx: Enlisted 19 Sep 1917. Listed as Private. Transferred from Company E 344th INF to 33rd DIV per SO#66 Hdq 86th DIV dtd 6 Nov 1917; Assigned to and Joined Company L, 132nd INF on 9 Nov 1917 per SO#60 Hdq 33rd DIV dtd 5 Nov 1917. - Muster Roll Jan-Feb 1918 Camp Logan, Houston Tx: Listed as Private First Class. Muster Roll Mar-Apr 1918 Camp Logan, Houston Tx: Listed as Private. - Muster Roll May-June 1918 A.E.F.: Listed as Private First Class. Appointed PFC per O#15 dtd 10 May 1918. Orderly for Lt Goodwin. Detached Service (DS) Reserve Army Musketry School, Ft Rewy (Ft Sill, Oklahoma?) per RSO#120 Dtd 11 June 1918 12 to 24 June 1918. - Muster Roll July 1918 A.E.F.: Listed as Private First Class. - Muster Roll Aug 1918 A.E.F. France: Listed as Private First Class. - Muster Roll Sep 1918 A.E.F. France: Listed as Private First Class. - Muster Roll Oct 1918 A.E.F. France: Listed as Private First Class. Sick-in-Hospital; Gun shot wound head. - Company Roster November 1918 A.E.F.: Listed as Private First Class. - Company Roster December 1918 A.E.F. Junglinster, Luxembourg: Listed as Private First Class. - Company Roster January 1919 A.E.F. Gonderange, Luxembourg: Listed as Private First Class. - Company Roster February 1919 A.E.F. Gonderange, Luxembourg: Listed as Private First Class. - Company Roster March 1919 A.E.F. Gonderange, Luxembourg: Listed as Private First Class. Absent with Leave 22 March. - Company Roster April 1919 A.E.F.: Listed as Private First Class. - Company Roster May 1919 Camp Grant, Illinois.: Discharged 31 May 1919. Listed as Private First Class.



WWI Victory Medal with battle Clasps

Purple Heart
October 1918
Personnel Report

 

Enroute to France: Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists
Name: Francesco Ricci
Departure Date: 16 May 1918
Departure Place: Hoboken, New Jersey

Residence Place: Miano, Teramo Abrz, Italy Prov DI.
Father: Guiseppe Ricci

Ship: Mt Vernon
Military Unit: 132 Inf
Rank: Private First Class
Service Number: 1390277
Notes: Company "L" 132nd Infantry USNG

Return to U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists
Name: Francesco Ricci
Departure Date: 9 May 1919
Departure Place: Brest, France

Arrival Date: 17 May 1919
Arrival Place: Hoboken, New Jersey
Address: 1515 Flournoy Street
Residence Place: Chicago, Illinois

Next of Kin: Mr. Cherubius Cereson
Relationship: Friend

Ship: Mt Vernon
Military Unit: CO. L 132 INF.
Rank: Private First Class
Service Number: 1, 390, 277
Notes: COMPANY "L" 132ND. INFANTRY 33RD DIVISION

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Post War Occupations / Bio:

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Frank Ricci
Birth Year: abt 1887
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age in 1930: 43
Birthplace: Italy
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Map of Home: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Street Address: Congress St.
House Number: 5254
Home Owned or Rented: Owned
Home Value: 8, 000
Radio Set: No
Lives on Farm: No
Age at First Marriage: 41
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Italy
Mother's Birthplace: Italy

Language Spoken: Italian
Immigration Year: 1905
Naturalization: Naturalized (NOTE: 1917 see below naturalization record)
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Attendant
Industry: Gas. Station

Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker
Employment: Yes
Household Members Age Relationship
Frank Ricci 43 Head
Mary Ricci 39 Wife
Martha Ricci 11 Daughter

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Frank Ricci
Age: 51
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1889
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Italy
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Map of Home in 1940: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Street: Van Buren Street
House Number: 5254
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Residence in 1935: Chicago
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Citizenship: Naturalized
Occupation: Owner, Gas Station
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 3000
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 4th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 48
Class of Worker: Working on own account
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: Yes
Household Members Age Relationship
Frank Ricci 51 Head
Mary Ricci 48 Wife

WWII Draft Registration:

Post War Known Addresses:

Death Information: Date; Age; Cause; Burial Location 

U.S., Veterans' Gravesites
Name: Francesco Ricci
Death Date: 9 Jan 1971
Internment Place: Los Angeles, California

Cemetery Address: 950 South Sepulveda Boulevard
Cemetery Postal Code: 90049
Cemetery: Los Angeles National Cemetery
Section: 262
Row: G
Plot: 1

United States, Veterans Administration Master Index (see above)
Name: Francesco Ricci
Event Type: Military Service
S/N 1390277
Private First Class (PFC), Company L, 132nd Infantry
Enlisted: 19 September 1917
Event Date: 31 May 1919 Discharged

Event Place: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Residence Place: 1037 W. Polk St, Chicago, Ill
Birth Date: 5 May 1887
Death Date: 9 Jan 1971

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