Guide to the Ezio Alicandri Papers 1944-2010
1944-2010
Metadata Details
- Title
- Ezio Alicandri papers 1944-2010
- Creator
- Subject
- United States. Army. Infantry Division, 83rd., World War, 1939-1945
- Description
- 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 83rd Infantry Division Thunderbolts and his 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 activities after the war including a convention program, directories, and a veteran memorial dedication program, Ezio Alicandri papers, 1944-2010, MSS 772, Thomas and Katherine Detre Library and Archives, Senator John Heinz History Center, Cataloging of this collection was funded by a Basic Processing grant from NHPRC., Frances Alicandri Gift 2012 2012.0067 papers, 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., Gift of Frances Alicandri., Processed MSS 772 04/2012 S. Johnson, Collection level finding aid available.
- Publisher
- Contributor
- Alicandri, Ezio , 1922-2002, Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center (depositor)
- Date
- 1944-2010
- Type
- Collection, Text
- Format
- Identifier
- oclc: 809804790, pitt: US-QQS-mss772
- Source
- Language
- eng
- Relation
- http://digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/f/findaid/findaid-idx?c=hswpead;cc=hswpead;rgn=main;view=text;didno=US-QQS-mss772, pdcp_noharvest
- Coverage
- Rights
- Copyright Not Evaluated. The copyright and related rights status of this Item has not been evaluated. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use., http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/