Peter L Belmonte

Calabrian-Americans in the U.S. Military During World War I Peter L Belmonte

Perhaps as many as ten thousand Calabrian-Americans served in the U. S. military during World War I. Historian Peter L. Belmonte has spent more than twenty years researching these men, and he has published more than five volumes about Calabrians in World War I. This volume contains essays, vignettes, and articles about some of the more interesting aspects of their service. In this book, we read about Calabrian-American officers, teenagers who served, men who served in special units, first-hand accounts of some of the men, and the recorded final moments of some men who were killed in action. Two of the Marine veterans enlisted before the war and served in China, Haiti, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic; their stories are fully told here. This book is wonderfully illustrated with photographs of many of the men and some of the documents associated with their service.