Guide to the Ezio Alicandri Papers 1944-2010
- Repository
- Heinz History Center
- Title
- Ezio Alicandri Papers
- Creator
- Alicandri, Ezio
- Collection Number
- MSS 772
- Extent
- .25 linear feet (1 box)
- Date
- 1944-2010
- Abstract
- Ezio Alicandri served in the Army's 83rd Infantry Division Thunderbolts during World War II. This collection includes materials documenting his service as well as the 83rd Thunderbolt Division activities both during and after the war.
- Language
- The material in this collection is in English.
- Sponsor
- This collection has been made accessible as part of an NHPRC-funded Basic Processing grant.
- Publisher
- Heinz History Center
- Address
- 1212 Smallman St.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
library@heinzhistorycenter.org
URL: https://www.heinzhistorycenter.org
History
Ezio Alicandri was born in Italy on August 12, 1922. After immigrating to the United States in 1929, the Alicandri family settled in Shaler, Pa. Ezio Alicandri participated in the European Campaign during World War II as a gunner in the 83rd Thunderbolt Division. Alicandri fought in Normandy, Loire Valley, Luxembourg, Hurtgen Forest, the Ardennes, Elbe Bridgehead, and the Rhine. On July 6, 1944, Alicandri was wounded during a campaign in France, for which he was awarded the bronze star and the Purple Heart. After returning to Pittsburgh, he became active in the community, joining the Cherry City Volunteer Fire Department, the VFW Brentwood, and the American Legion of Etna. Ezio Alicandri died on July 4, 2002.
Scope and Content Notes
The Ezio Alicandri Papers consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, reproductions and reprints of newspaper articles, and printed material. The materials mainly pertain to the Army's 83rd Infantry Division Thunderbolts and Alicandri's service during World War II. The correspondence consists primarily of a telegram informing the Alicandri family that Ezio was wounded in France, progress reports, and official army correspondence. This collection also contains many newspaper clippings, reproductions, and reprints pertaining to the 83rd Thunderbolt Division, other veterans, and their activities both during and after World War II. The printed material in the collection documents some of the 83rd Thunderbolt Division's activities after the war including a convention program, directories, and a veteran's memorial dedication program.
Conditions Governing Access
None
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift from Frances Alicandri in 2012.
Archives accession # 2012.0067
Preferred Citation
Ezio Alicandri Papers, 1944-2010, MSS 772 , Thomas and Katherine Detre Library and Archives, Senator John Heinz History Center
Processing Information
Preliminary processing by Stephanie Johnson on 04/17/2012.
Conditions Governing Use
Property rights reside with the Senator John Heinz History Center. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the Thomas and Katherine Detre Library and Archives of the Senator John Heinz History Center.
Related Materials
Artifacts belonging to Ezio Alicandri were donated by the family to the World War II Vehicle Museum and Learning Center in Hubbard, Ohio.
Subjects
- United States-Army-Infantry Division, 83rd
- World War, 1939-1945