Ford, the future 38 th President of the United States, was also serving on the Monterey at this time. It was however, struck by Typhoon Cobra while in the Pacific and the ship almost sunk. There were many air strikes in Okinawa, Saeki, Kure, Tokuma, Misawa, Atsugi and Tokyo but the aircraft carrier was never captured. He is listed among the sailors aboard the USS Monterey on May 29, 1944, with his service having begun on May 14, and is also listed on the ship’s muster roll for March 31, 1945. His daughter, Susan Placido Lauser, reports that from 1944 to 1945, Placido served on board the USS Monterey (CVL-26), a small aircraft carrier, which made voyages to the Philippines including Leyte Gulf, Japan including Honshu and Okinawa. ![]() That document indicates that he had a home telephone. The registration card lists his first name as Steve, his employer’s name as Veteran and his father is listed as the person who will always know his address. In 1943, Placido registered for the United States Navy at the age of 19. Saviour Elementary School and Manual Training High School (now John Jay Educational Campus) in Park Slope. They had three children: Stefano was 13, Gastavo 11, and a younger daughter named Mary was 9. Stefano Placido was then 39 and a cabinetmaker and his wife Rosalie was 33 and a dressmaker. As per the 1940 census, the family continued to live on 328 12 th Street. The family lived in Brooklyn at 328 12 th Street. At the time of the 1930 census, his father Stefano, a cabinet maker, was 29 years old, his mother Rosalie 23, Steve (then known as Stefano) was 3 years and 9 months, and his younger brother Gastavo was just over 1 year old. Placido was born in New York to Stefano Placido, an Italian immigrant, and Rosalie Placido, an American of Italian descent. He was survived by his wife, his children, grandsons Edward and Ryan, and his sister. The family asked that donations be made to A Very Special Place, Inc., a social services organization, in New Dorp, Staten Island. He was happiest when spending time with family!” A funeral mass was held at Our Lady Queen of Peace Church. He was very handy and could build or fix anything. He enjoyed his stay in Florida and the Arrochar Friendship Club. In 1974, the couple moved to Staten Island.Īccording to his obituary page from the Hanley Funeral Home, which confirms his World War II service, “Andrew “Chubby” Pizza retired from Con Edison in 1988 after 40 years. The couple celebrated sixty-seven years of marriage and had two children, Edward and Mary Ann. He and Rina Rosiello applied for a marriage license in Brooklyn in 1954. Andrew is documented as a laborer’s helper at the Edison Electric Company his daughter reports that he was a mechanic. His daughter, Mary Ann, notes that he was discharged with the rank of technician 5 th grade.Īs per the 1950 census, the twenty-three-year old Pizza lived with his parents and siblings, Anthony, 20, and Rose Ann, 6, at the 195 21 st Street residence. There is no other documentation regarding his service history. He was single, entered the army as a private, and completed three years of high school. As per his World War II enlistment record, Pizza’s actual date of enlistment was October 1, 1944. Pizza signed up for the draft on his eighteenth birthday (August 8). The registrar’s report, dated August 8, 1944, describes him as 5′ 8″ and 155 pounds with gray eyes, brown hair, light complexion with a large scar on his left leg caused by an accident. Noted on his draft card is his discharge date of July 18, 1946. Joe Lowe and his place of employment was Bakery Supplies in Manhattan. Pizza’s World War II draft card details that he resided at 195 21 st Street in Brooklyn and his mother was designated next of kin. The 1940 federal census documents that the family lived on 7 th Avenue in Brooklyn and his father was a foreman at a bakery supply company. That census reports that Andrew’s father was employed in a bakery shop. ![]() As per the 1930 federal census, he lived with his parents, Edward and Genevieve, and a younger brother, on 21 st Street in Brooklyn. According to his World War II draft card, Andrew Pizza was born in Brooklyn. Technician 5 th grade, United States Army. ![]() Click for the other World War II biographies: Intro/ Part 1 (Aceto-Conti) Part 2 (Costa-Krafft), and Part 3 (LaBarbera-Phipard)Ĭlick here to share the story of someone you know who took part in World War II.
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