Marchetti family collection 1944-1945 Marchetti family collection

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Marchetti family collection 1944-1945 Marchetti family collection

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This collection is made up of 13 letters and 119 photographic negatives related to the Marchetti family of Providence, Rhode Island. Luigi Marchetti ("Louis") served in the 809th Engineer Aviation Battalion in Italy during World War II, and the family received several letters from "Dita Impiglia," an acquaintance in Grosseto, Italy, during and just after the war.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6391914

William L. Clements Library

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Marchetti, Luigi (Louis), 1917-1996

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Marchetti family

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Luigi ("Louis") Marchetti (or "Marchitti") was born in Rhode Island on January 31, 1917. His parents, Raffaele and Maria, were Italian immigrants who moved to Providence, Rhode Island, in the early 20th century. During World War II, Louis Marchetti served in North Africa and Italy with the 809th Engineer Aviation Battalion; while in Italy, he visited his father's hometown. Louis Marchetti died on April 15, 1996. From the guide to the Marchetti family collection, 1944-194...

Brown University.

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In 1917 the university established the Brown War Records Bureau, whose intention was to "collect and preserve a record of all Brown men who are serving in the present war". Brown faculty, students and alumni who were in the military were asked to fill out a small card called "Are you in the war?" and to send original letters, clippings or photographs which "have any bearing on the service of Brown men in the war." This collection is partly a result of that effort. From the guide to t...