Francisco Pagliuca (1889 - 1918)

Born 11 Dec 1889 in Montefalcione, Avellino, Italy

Died 23 Oct 1918 at age 28 in France

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Biography

Francisco was born in Montefalcione, Italy, in 1889, the son of Angelo and Filomena (Guarino) Pagliuca. He immigrated to the United States when he was 18 years old, arriving at Ellis Island, New York, on February 15, 1910.^[1] At the time of the census later that year, he was lodging in Boston, Massachusetts, where he was a laborer at odd jobs. Guiseppe and Giovannia Pagliuca were also boarders in the household - perhaps brothers or other relatives?^[2]

At the time of the war draft registration in June, 1917, he was a resident of Somerville, Massachusetts, and was working as a candy maker for Appolio Chocolate Co. in Boston. He was described as being of a medium build, slender, with brown eyes and black hair.^[3]

He was drafted into the military during World War 1, on October 4, 1917. He was originally attached to the 151st Depot Brigade, and then Co. A of the 321st Machine Gun Battalion, 82nd Division, before being transferred to Co. M, 326th Infantry, 82nd Division, with which he was deployed overseas at the end of April, 1918.^[4]

He was wounded in action during the Meuse-Argonne offensive, and died of those injuries on October 23, 1918. He is buried at the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial in France.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JJXD-N2J : 30 January 2018), Francesco Pagliuca, 1910.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2KK-85H : accessed 8 April 2019), Francesco Pagliuca in household of Raffaele Dalelio, Boston Ward 6, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
3. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZNW-33N : 13 March 2018), Francisca Paglicuca, 1917-1918
4. ↑ Report of the Commission on Massachusetts' Part in the World War", by Eben Putnam, 1928, Vol. 2, p. 353
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #55995672 Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, France