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Ship's register for the SS Conte Rosso which had set sail
from Genoa, Italy 10 Sept 1925 and arrived in New York City on 21 Sept
1925. Aboard were the Boccafogli family of
Cesare (34), Santa (25), Edward (6) and Elenora (4) apparently returning
after an extended visit with Cesare's family in San Martino, Italy.
The family had left New York aboard the SS Columbo on 8 July 1922after
an extended
Cesare was listed as a naturalized U.S. citizen while
the other members of the family had all been born in the U.S. The
family home address was listed as 614 Spruce Street, Boonton New York
but the state should have been listed as New Jersey.. |
Memorial card and Crypt marker for Edward C. Boccafogli and spouse in the
Mausoleum at 2-C-E-134, Calvary Cemetery, Paterson (Passaic county), New
Jersey. Edward enlisted in the Army at Newark,
NJ on 20 April 1942. Pvt Boccafogli was transferred from an
unknown unit to Company B, 508th PIR on 2 March 1944.
He made the jump into Normandy on D-Day, 6 June 1944,
and was wounded in action on 14 June.
His military decorations include the Purple Heart as
well as the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Bronze Service Arrowhead
device awarded for participation in Normandy assault. |
