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Joseph A Silvia

T/5 in 603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn : HQ & Service Co

Military occupational specialty: 14 (automotive mechanic, second echelon)

ASN#31120687

Born 1910 in RI

County of residence at enlistment: Newport County, RI
Other residence(s): Newport, RI (Bahnhof Flag)
United States Army, European Theatre of Operations
Occupation before the war: semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck, and tractor
Additional Information: Listed as John in Seymour Nussenbaum Photo Caption
Source: 603rd Camouflage Engineer Roster provided by W. Anderson; Pine Camp leave roster, 29 August 1945; WWII Army enlistment record; Fort Meade clipping from Harold Dahl; Photo Caption Seymour Nussenbaum Scrapbook; Bahnhof Flag signature; Unit Shipment 10143-B, 23d HQ, from le Havre 23 June 1945; militaryyearbookproject.org/references/old-mos-codes/wwii-era/army...

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