Gouverneur Tribune Press - Wednesday Oct 4, 1944
Pvt Louis J Rotundo, 37, gave his life for his country in action on some battlefront in France on Wednesday Sept 6. The sad news was received by his wife, Mrs. Jessie Rotundo, 35 Trinity avenue, here in this village last Thursday night in an official telegram from Adj Gen Ulio of the war department at Washington. He was a veteran in the first wave of troops which went ashore in the invasion of southern France for he had been through the hard campaigns in North Africa and Italy.
Inducted April 1, 1943, Pvt Rotundo had been previously employed as a machinist by the Savage Arms Co, Chicopee, Mass. After training at Camp Croft, S.C., he embarked with a convoy for North Africa, October 1, 1943. One month later he was transferred to the Italian front. During the terrific battle of the Anzio Beachhead, Pvt Rotundo suffered badly frozen feet.
For two weeks he was hospitalized at Naples and then taken to a hospital in North Africa where he remained until April 1 (1944).
Mrs. Rotundo had but a few days ago received a letter form her husband. It was postmarked Sept 17 and also bore a stamped date, Sept 26. These two cancellations are unexplained. The Sept 17 date is 11 days after Pvt Rotundo is officially reported to have died in action.
The letter is written in lead pencil on V-mart stationery, but it did not pass the V-mail photographic machine and came on in the original handwriting.
Born in Gouverneur June 15, 1907, Pvt Rotundo was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rotundo. His father operated in Parkview Hotel, the Central garage and the Gouverneur airport. He built the airport on his farm property east of the village.
Pvt Rotundo operated the Airport Inn for several years.
Previous in *** a position at the Savage Arms Plant when it was turned over to defense production. Pvt Rotundo had been employed at the Parkview hotel.
He served in the army at Hawaii for about three years from 1925 to 1928. At that time he was not married.
Mrs. Rotundo is a teacher in the rural school system. She was Miss Jessie McGibbon of Malone. Besides his wife, Pvt Rotundo leaves three sisters, Mrs. Joseph Manzolatti, Edwards; Mrs. Robert Catlado, Carthage, and Mrs. Fred Hendra, Gouverneur, and seven brothers, Sam Rotundo, West Haverstraw; Albert, Edwards; Henry, serving with the Army in Georgia, Bennie and William, Buffalo; and Arthur and Thomas, Gouverneur.
Pvt Louis J Rotundo, 37, gave his life for his country in action on some battlefront in France on Wednesday Sept 6. The sad news was received by his wife, Mrs. Jessie Rotundo, 35 Trinity avenue, here in this village last Thursday night in an official telegram from Adj Gen Ulio of the war department at Washington. He was a veteran in the first wave of troops which went ashore in the invasion of southern France for he had been through the hard campaigns in North Africa and Italy.
Inducted April 1, 1943, Pvt Rotundo had been previously employed as a machinist by the Savage Arms Co, Chicopee, Mass. After training at Camp Croft, S.C., he embarked with a convoy for North Africa, October 1, 1943. One month later he was transferred to the Italian front. During the terrific battle of the Anzio Beachhead, Pvt Rotundo suffered badly frozen feet.
For two weeks he was hospitalized at Naples and then taken to a hospital in North Africa where he remained until April 1 (1944).
Mrs. Rotundo had but a few days ago received a letter form her husband. It was postmarked Sept 17 and also bore a stamped date, Sept 26. These two cancellations are unexplained. The Sept 17 date is 11 days after Pvt Rotundo is officially reported to have died in action.
The letter is written in lead pencil on V-mart stationery, but it did not pass the V-mail photographic machine and came on in the original handwriting.
Born in Gouverneur June 15, 1907, Pvt Rotundo was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rotundo. His father operated in Parkview Hotel, the Central garage and the Gouverneur airport. He built the airport on his farm property east of the village.
Pvt Rotundo operated the Airport Inn for several years.
Previous in *** a position at the Savage Arms Plant when it was turned over to defense production. Pvt Rotundo had been employed at the Parkview hotel.
He served in the army at Hawaii for about three years from 1925 to 1928. At that time he was not married.
Mrs. Rotundo is a teacher in the rural school system. She was Miss Jessie McGibbon of Malone. Besides his wife, Pvt Rotundo leaves three sisters, Mrs. Joseph Manzolatti, Edwards; Mrs. Robert Catlado, Carthage, and Mrs. Fred Hendra, Gouverneur, and seven brothers, Sam Rotundo, West Haverstraw; Albert, Edwards; Henry, serving with the Army in Georgia, Bennie and William, Buffalo; and Arthur and Thomas, Gouverneur.
Gouverneur Tribune Press - Wednesday Oct 4, 1944
Pvt Louis J Rotundo, 37, gave his life for his country in action on some battlefront in France on Wednesday Sept 6. The sad news was received by his wife, Mrs. Jessie Rotundo, 35 Trinity avenue, here in this village last Thursday night in an official telegram from Adj Gen Ulio of the war department at Washington. He was a veteran in the first wave of troops which went ashore in the invasion of southern France for he had been through the hard campaigns in North Africa and Italy.
Inducted April 1, 1943, Pvt Rotundo had been previously employed as a machinist by the Savage Arms Co, Chicopee, Mass. After training at Camp Croft, S.C., he embarked with a convoy for North Africa, October 1, 1943. One month later he was transferred to the Italian front. During the terrific battle of the Anzio Beachhead, Pvt Rotundo suffered badly frozen feet.
For two weeks he was hospitalized at Naples and then taken to a hospital in North Africa where he remained until April 1 (1944).
Mrs. Rotundo had but a few days ago received a letter form her husband. It was postmarked Sept 17 and also bore a stamped date, Sept 26. These two cancellations are unexplained. The Sept 17 date is 11 days after Pvt Rotundo is officially reported to have died in action.
The letter is written in lead pencil on V-mart stationery, but it did not pass the V-mail photographic machine and came on in the original handwriting.
Born in Gouverneur June 15, 1907, Pvt Rotundo was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rotundo. His father operated in Parkview Hotel, the Central garage and the Gouverneur airport. He built the airport on his farm property east of the village.
Pvt Rotundo operated the Airport Inn for several years.
Previous in *** a position at the Savage Arms Plant when it was turned over to defense production. Pvt Rotundo had been employed at the Parkview hotel.
He served in the army at Hawaii for about three years from 1925 to 1928. At that time he was not married.
Mrs. Rotundo is a teacher in the rural school system. She was Miss Jessie McGibbon of Malone. Besides his wife, Pvt Rotundo leaves three sisters, Mrs. Joseph Manzolatti, Edwards; Mrs. Robert Catlado, Carthage, and Mrs. Fred Hendra, Gouverneur, and seven brothers, Sam Rotundo, West Haverstraw; Albert, Edwards; Henry, serving with the Army in Georgia, Bennie and William, Buffalo; and Arthur and Thomas, Gouverneur.
Pvt Louis J Rotundo, 37, gave his life for his country in action on some battlefront in France on Wednesday Sept 6. The sad news was received by his wife, Mrs. Jessie Rotundo, 35 Trinity avenue, here in this village last Thursday night in an official telegram from Adj Gen Ulio of the war department at Washington. He was a veteran in the first wave of troops which went ashore in the invasion of southern France for he had been through the hard campaigns in North Africa and Italy.
Inducted April 1, 1943, Pvt Rotundo had been previously employed as a machinist by the Savage Arms Co, Chicopee, Mass. After training at Camp Croft, S.C., he embarked with a convoy for North Africa, October 1, 1943. One month later he was transferred to the Italian front. During the terrific battle of the Anzio Beachhead, Pvt Rotundo suffered badly frozen feet.
For two weeks he was hospitalized at Naples and then taken to a hospital in North Africa where he remained until April 1 (1944).
Mrs. Rotundo had but a few days ago received a letter form her husband. It was postmarked Sept 17 and also bore a stamped date, Sept 26. These two cancellations are unexplained. The Sept 17 date is 11 days after Pvt Rotundo is officially reported to have died in action.
The letter is written in lead pencil on V-mart stationery, but it did not pass the V-mail photographic machine and came on in the original handwriting.
Born in Gouverneur June 15, 1907, Pvt Rotundo was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rotundo. His father operated in Parkview Hotel, the Central garage and the Gouverneur airport. He built the airport on his farm property east of the village.
Pvt Rotundo operated the Airport Inn for several years.
Previous in *** a position at the Savage Arms Plant when it was turned over to defense production. Pvt Rotundo had been employed at the Parkview hotel.
He served in the army at Hawaii for about three years from 1925 to 1928. At that time he was not married.
Mrs. Rotundo is a teacher in the rural school system. She was Miss Jessie McGibbon of Malone. Besides his wife, Pvt Rotundo leaves three sisters, Mrs. Joseph Manzolatti, Edwards; Mrs. Robert Catlado, Carthage, and Mrs. Fred Hendra, Gouverneur, and seven brothers, Sam Rotundo, West Haverstraw; Albert, Edwards; Henry, serving with the Army in Georgia, Bennie and William, Buffalo; and Arthur and Thomas, Gouverneur.
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son of Joseph & Mary Rotundo, Killed in Action
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