Leopold Joseph Donnarumma Captain, United States Army |
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in Leghorn, Italy, Sepember 1, 1903, his parents were Alphoni Donnarumma
and Benilde Corsini. He was employed on a ship bringing immigrants to the
United States from Italy and when the ship docked at the port of New York,
he jumped from the ship and swam ashore where his uncle was waiting for
him. He then hid out with his relatives while he learned to speak English.
He later enlisted in the United States Army and was able to obtain his American citizenship. He served in the Artillery Corps from December 27, 1943 to April 1946. From June 1946 to October 1947 he served in the Army as a Captain. He married Diana Mary Chouinardin, who was born July 15, 1896 in New Hampshire, in 1932 in Massachusetts and they had three children, Delores, Leopold Joseph Jr., and Donald Joseph (who was born in Winthrop, Massachusetts on Septemeber 7, 1937. Leopold Sr. died at the Veterans Hospital in Coral Gables, Florida, on November 20, 1955 and was buried in Arlington National Cemeteryon November 28, 1955. His wife, Diana, died on November 7, 1980 and was buried with him. Leopold was a proud veteran of World War II. He tried hard to forget that he was Italian and often told people that he was an American who just happened to have been born in Italy. Information proudly submitted by Rose Donnarumma,
October 1997.
Posted: 20 October 1997 Updated: 3 September 2005 |
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