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Perhaps as many as ten thousand Calabrian-Americans served in the U.S. military during World War I. Historian Peter L. Belmonte has spent more than twenty years researching these men, and he has published more than five volumes about Calabrians in World War I. This volume contains essays, vignettes, and articles about some of the more interesting aspects of their service. In this book, we read about Calabrian-Americans in the famed Lost Battalion, men who had two periods of service during the war, men who were prisoners of war, and a father and son who served during the war. We also read about deserters and delinquents, trench mortar units, and butchery and bakery units. This book is wonderfully illustrated with photographs of many of the men and some of the documents associated with their service.
Perhaps as many as ten thousand Calabrian-Americans served in the U.S. military during World War I. Historian Peter L. Belmonte has spent more than twenty years researching these men, and he has published more than five volumes about Calabrians in World War I. This volume contains essays, vignettes, and articles about some of the more interesting aspects of their service. In this book, we read about Calabrian-Americans in the famed Lost Battalion, men who had two periods of service during the war, men who were prisoners of war, and a father and son who served during the war. We also read about deserters and delinquents, trench mortar units, and butchery and bakery units. This book is wonderfully illustrated with photographs of many of the men and some of the documents associated with their service.
- Paperback : 147 pages
- ISBN-13 : 979-8692359179
- Product Dimensions : 8.5 x 0.34 x 11 inches
- Publisher : Independently published (September 30, 2020)
- Language: : English
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Beginning in the 1870s and continuing to the eve of World War I hundreds of thousands of Calabrians immigrated to the United States. It’s not known how many Calabrian men (and perhaps a few Calabrian women) served in the United States military during World War I. These men, whether they joined the United States military voluntarily or were drafted, served in a variety of military units performing a multitude of functions. Many served in combat in France, Belgium, Italy, and Russia. Some of these men were decorated or cited for bravery in action. This book covers more than one hundred men who earned medals for bravery in action. Some earned the Distinguished Service Cross, the nation's second highest award for battlefield gallantry in action; others earned the Silver Star. Also covered are men who earned foreign awards for gallantry. Full citations are given for men who earned the Distinguished Service Cross, and others are recorded as fully as possible. Illustrations include photographs of some of the men and examples of documents and records that show the citations for bravery.
Beginning in the 1870s and continuing to the eve of World War I hundreds of thousands of Calabrians immigrated to the United States. It’s not known how many Calabrian men (and perhaps a few Calabrian women) served in the United States military during World War I. These men, whether they joined the United States military voluntarily or were drafted, served in a variety of military units performing a multitude of functions. Many served in combat in France, Belgium, Italy, and Russia. Some of these men were decorated or cited for bravery in action. This book covers more than one hundred men who earned medals for bravery in action. Some earned the Distinguished Service Cross, the nation's second highest award for battlefield gallantry in action; others earned the Silver Star. Also covered are men who earned foreign awards for gallantry. Full citations are given for men who earned the Distinguished Service Cross, and others are recorded as fully as possible. Illustrations include photographs of some of the men and examples of documents and records that show the citations for bravery.
- Paperback: 140 pages
- Publisher: Independently published (May 28, 2020)
- Language: English
- ISBN-13: 979-8649325325
- ASIN: B089CVHN9W
- Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.3 x 11 inches
Perhaps as many as ten thousand Calabrian-Americans served in the U.S. military during World War I. Historian Peter L. Belmonte has spent more than twenty years researching these men, and he has published more than five volumes about Calabrians in World War I. This volume contains essays, vignettes, and articles about some of the more interesting aspects of their service. In this book, you will read about Calabrian-American officers, teenagers who were wounded and underage boys who served, men who served in special units, first-hand accounts of some of the men, and the recorded final moments of some men who were killed in action. Several men who served in the Marine Corps are covered, including two Marines who enlisted before the war and served in China, Haiti, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic; their stories are fully told here. This book is wonderfully illustrated with photographs of many of the men and some of the documents associated with their service.
- Paperback: 147 pages
- Publisher: Independently published (May 17, 2020)
- Language: English
- ISBN-13: 979-8646646003
- ASIN: B088N62GW4
- Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.3 x 11 inches
- Shipping Weight: 15.8 ounces
Millions of Italians came to the US between 1880 and the eve of World War I. As many as 300,000 of them served in the United States military during the war. Tens of thousands of Calabrians--inhabitants of Calabria, the region that makes up the toe of the Italian boot--came to America in the this so-called Great Migration. Thousands of them served in the US military during that war, and until now no effort has been made to document their history. Historian Peter L Belmonte begins his task by concentrating on the area around the city of Cosenza, the provincial capital of the northern province of Calabria. This case study focuses on one specific group of immigrant soldiers: men who were born in, lived in, or whose family came from the neighboring villages of Marano Marchesato and Marano Principato, province of Cosenza, in the southern Italian region of Calabria. By examining the service of some 133 men, this book lays the foundation for further studies of Italian immigrant soldiers in general, and Calabrians specifically. Their military history highlights the role of the US military; they served in every type of unit from stateside camps to the trenches of France and even to the Siberian wasteland. Many of the men suffered life-changing wounds; their story is told here.
- Series: Calabrian Americans in World War I
- Paperback: 234 pages
- Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 1 edition (February 17, 2017)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1543010393
- ISBN-13: 978-1543010398
- Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.5 x 11 inches
Hundreds of thousands of Calabrians--inhabitants of Calabria, the region that makes up the toe of the Italian boot--came to America in the decades before World War I. Thousands of them served in the US military during that war, and until now no effort has been made to document their history. Historian Peter L Belmonte begins this monumental task by concentrating on the area around the city of Cosenza, the provincial capital of Calabria’s northern province. This second volume contains the military history of more than 290 veterans and focuses on immigrants from the villages of Carolei, Castrolibero, Cerisano, Domanico, Lattarico, Mendicino, Montalto Uffugo, Rende, Rota Greca, San Fili, San Marco Argentano, and San Vincenzo La Costa.
- Series: Calabrian-Americans in the US Military During World War I
- Paperback: 174 pages
- Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 1 edition (September 9, 2017.
- ISBN-10: 1976274745
- ISBN-13: 978-1976274749
- Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.4 x 11 inches
This is the third volume in a series documenting the US World War I military service of immigrants from Calabria, Italy. Historian Peter L. Belmonte has been researching these men for twenty years and now he presents the fruit of his on-going work. This volume contains the military service records of about 280 men from the province of Cosenza, including the villages of Aprigliano, Casole Bruzio, Castiglione Cosentino, Cellara, Dipignano, Figline Vegliaturo, Lappano, Mangone, Paterno Calabro, Pedace, Piane Crati, Pietrafitta, Rovito, San Pietro in Guarano, Serra Pedace, Spezzano Grande, Spezzano Piccolo, Trenta, and Zumpano. In addition there are a few men from villages covered in previous volumes, such as Carolei, Castrolibero, Cerisano, Domanico, Lattarico, Marano Marchesato, Marano Principato, Mendicino, Rende, Rota Greca, San Fili, San Marco Argentano, and San Vincenzo la Costa.
- Paperback: 170 pages
- Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (January 2, 2018)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1981586091
- ISBN-13: 978-1981586097
- Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.4 x 11 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
Thousands of Calabrian immigrants served in the United States military during World War I, but their story has not yet been told. Historian Peter L. Belmonte has undertaken that task. This book shows over 70 Calabrian-American soldiers in uniform during the war, along with short military biographies of each man. Coupled with his first three volumes, this book goes a long way to uncovering the story of a group of men from a common region who fought for their adopted country during a cataclysmic war a century ago.
- Paperback: 180 pages
- Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 1 edition (June 7, 2018)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1720906033
- ISBN-13: 978-1720906032
- Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.4 x 11 inches
Millions of Italians came to the US between 1880 and the eve of World War I. As many as 300,000 of them served in the United States military during the war. Tens of thousands of Calabrians--inhabitants of Calabria, the region that makes up the toe of the Italian boot--came to America in the this so-called Great Migration. Thousands of them served in the US military during that war, and until now no effort has been made to document their history. Historian Peter L Belmonte has written four volumes documenting the military history of over 800 men from the Cosenza area. In this fifth volume, he presents the total of his work on men from the Province of Cosenza, including those featured in previous volumes, in an abbreviated list format.The list contains the names of more than 2,300 men from the Province of Cosenza who served in the U.S. military during World War I. For each man, the list contains name, rank, serial number, unit or organization, home of record, and information as to whether a man was wounded, and other information. Readers will be able to use this list to further their own research.By examining the service of these men, this book lays the foundation for further studies of Italian immigrant soldiers in general, and Calabrians specifically. Their military history highlights the role of the US military; they served in every type of unit from stateside camps to the trenches of France and even to the Siberian wasteland. Many of the men suffered life-changing wounds; others were killed in action. Well illustrated.
- Paperback: 135 pages
- Publisher: Independently published (April 27, 2019)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 109607513X
- ISBN-13: 978-1096075134
- Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.1 x 11 inches