Last Primary MOS
014-Automotive Mechanic (second echelon)
Last MOS Group
Ordnance
Service Years
1943 - 1946
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Personal Details
Home State
West Virginia
Year of Birth 1924
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Cianfaglione, Joseph Nicholas, T/5.
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Contact Info
Home Town Albert
Date of Passing Mar 09, 2002
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Last Known Activity:
TECHNICIAN FIFTH GRADE JOSEPH NICHOLAS "JOE" CIANFAGLIONE WAS EMPLOYED WITH THE WESTERN MARYLAND RAILROAD IN ALBERT, TUCKER COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA BEFORE ENTERING THE SERVICE. HE SERVED IN THE PACIFIC WITH COMPANY "C" 842ND ENGINEER AVIATION BATTALION FROM 4 FEBRUARY 1944 TO 19 DECEMBER 1945. ON 17 JANUARY 1946 T/5 CIANFAGLIONE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED AT FORT KNOX KENTUCKY. JOE CIANFAGLIONE PASSED AWAY ON 9 MARCH 2002 IN MENTOR OHIO.
Description (Leyte Campaign 17 October 1944 to 1 July 1945) On 17 October 1944, after preparatory bombardment, the invasion of the Philippines got under way with the seizure of islands guarding Leyte Gulf. The landing on Leyte itself on 20 October was strongly contested by Japanese forces on land and at sea. Organized resistance on the island did not end until after Christmas, and mopping up operations continued for a long time. Meanwhile, at the end of October, the neighboring island of Samar was occupied with little difficulty.
