Raffaele Amadeo Longobardo (1928 - 1984)

Born 15 Apr 1928 in Bronx, Bronx, New York, USA

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Died 26 May 1984 at age 56 in Columbia, Howard, Maryland, USA

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Biography

Birth name Raffaele Amadeo Longobardo. ^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Born 15 APR 1928. Bronx, Bronx, New York, USA. ^{[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]}

Baptism: 27 JUL 1930. Church of Our Lady of Mt Carmel; 627 East 187th Street. Bronx, Bronx, New York, USA. Ralph's godparents were Matteo & Rosa Flaminio (they also came from Providence to the Bronx, although they moved back to Providence after a few years) - no family connection has been found yet. ^[15]

Residence 1930 Bronx, Bronx, New York, USA. 1930 Census - Ralph (age 1) lived with his parents Rose (age 20) and Armando Longobardo (age 25) at 2382 Bathgate Avenue in the Bronx; brother John (age 3); and uncles Ralph P Straino and Rocco Bovino. ^{[16] [17]}

Military BET 1946 AND 1969. Ralph entered the Army 26 February 1946. He was discharged 1 September 1947; however, he re-entered the service three years later (27 October 1950). He retired with 20 years of military service 30 April 1969. During his military career he traveled extensively, living abroad in Italy, Austria, Vietnam, and Germany as well as in the USA (Rhode Island, Washington state, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland). He served as a military policeman & radio/electronics technician; he was also a boxing coach. ^[18]

Died 26 MAY 1984. Columbia, Howard, Maryland, USA. Ralph died of a heart attack (angina), in Columbia, Maryland, when he was 56 years old. ^{[19][20][21][22][23]}

Buried 30 MAY 1984. Arlington Cemetery; section 68, grave 586. Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, USA. ^[24][25]

Notes

For most of his life he used Ralph or Ralph A as his legal name; however, his family and friends knew him as 'Blackie'. He was Armando & Rosina's first child born in the Bronx (his older brother was born in Providence, RI). Ralph may have been named after his maternal Great Grandfather, Raffaele Striano; or his uncle, Raffaele Giuseppe Striano. Ralph served in the US Army for 20 years; after which, he became a salesman for local department stores. In later life he returned to college and took a job as a merchandiser. 1

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S1 Year: 1930; Census Place: Bronx, Bronx, New York; Roll: 1488; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 642; Image: 73.0. Birth date: abt 1928 Birth place: Residence date: 1930 Residence place: Bronx, Bronx, New York Link: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=30320746&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
2. ↑ Source: #S7 Number: 054-20-9032; Issue State: New York; Issue Date: Before 1951. Birth date: 15 Apr 1928 Birth place: Death date: May 1984 Death place: Link: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ssdi&h=37380337&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
3. ↑ Source: #S28 Birth date: 15 Apr 1928 Birth place: Death date: 26 May 1984 Death place: Link: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=vadeaths&h=2894982&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
4. ↑ Source: #S11
5. ↑ Source: #S53 "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 13 March 2017, 21:13), entry for Raffaele Amadeo Longobardo(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L669-54D); contributed by various users. PersonID L669-54D Raffaele Amadeo Longobardo Link: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L669-54D
6. ↑ Source: #S17
7. ↑ Source: #S8
8. ↑ Source: #S1 Year: 1930; Census Place: Bronx, Bronx, New York; Roll: 1488; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 642; Image: 73.0. Birth date: abt 1928 Birth place: Residence date: 1930 Residence place: Bronx, Bronx, New York Link: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=30320746&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
9. ↑ Source: #S7 Number: 054-20-9032; Issue State: New York; Issue Date: Before 1951. Birth date: 15 Apr 1928 Birth place: Death date: May 1984 Death place: Link: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ssdi&h=37380337&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
10. ↑ Source: #S28 Birth date: 15 Apr 1928 Birth place: Death date: 26 May 1984 Death place: Link: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=vadeaths&h=2894982&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
11. ↑ Source: #S11
12. ↑ Source: #S53 "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 13 March 2017, 21:13), entry for Raffaele Amadeo Longobardo(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L669-54D); contributed by various users. PersonID L669-54D Raffaele Amadeo Longobardo Link: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L669-54D
13. ↑ Source: #S17
14. ↑ Source: #S8
15. ↑ Source: #S53 "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 13 March 2017, 21:13), entry for Raffaele Amadeo Longobardo(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L669-54D); contributed by various users. PersonID L669-54D Raffaele Amadeo Longobardo Link: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L669-54D
16. ↑ Source: #S53 "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 13 March 2017, 21:13), entry for Raffaele Amadeo Longobardo(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L669-54D); contributed by various users. PersonID L669-54D Raffaele Amadeo Longobardo Link: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L669-54D
17. ↑ Source: #S1 Year: 1930; Census Place: Bronx, Bronx, New York; Roll: 1488; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 642; Image: 73.0. Birth date: abt 1928 Birth place: Residence date: 1930 Residence place: Bronx, Bronx, New York Link: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=30320746&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
18. ↑ Source: #S28 Birth date: 15 Apr 1928 Birth place: Death date: 26 May 1984 Death place: Link: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=vadeaths&h=2894982&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
19. ↑ Source: #S7 Number: 054-20-9032; Issue State: New York; Issue Date: Before 1951. Birth date: 15 Apr 1928 Birth place: Death date: May 1984 Death place: Link: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ssdi&h=37380337&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
20. ↑ Source: #S28 Birth date: 15 Apr 1928 Birth place: Death date: 26 May 1984 Death place: Link: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=vadeaths&h=2894982&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
21. ↑ Source: #S11
22. ↑ Source: #S53 "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 13 March 2017, 21:13), entry for Raffaele Amadeo Longobardo(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L669-54D); contributed by various users. PersonID L669-54D Raffaele Amadeo Longobardo Link: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L669-54D
23. ↑ Source: #S8
24. ↑ Source: #S11
25. ↑ Source: #S53 "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 13 March 2017, 21:13), entry for Raffaele Amadeo Longobardo(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L669-54D); contributed by various users. PersonID L669-54D Raffaele Amadeo Longobardo Link: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L669-54D

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