Cucuzzella, Adam M. (32621831)

Adam M. Cucuzzella
Personal details
Born	1922
Died	1988
Nativity	United States
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	32621831
Rank	Private
Camp Ritchie	Class 5 (8 February – 9 April 1943)
Section	12
Enlisted	New York City, New York

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Adam M. Cucuzzella (1922–1988) was a Ritchie Boy (from United States) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 5.

Biography

CUCUZZELLA (1922-1988). Adam Cucuzzella was born in January 23, 1922 in Nancy, Ohio. He was drafted into the US Army on November 7, 1942 as a Private First Class while he was living in the Bronx, NY. PFC Cucuzzella started his training at Camp Ritchie on February 8, 1943 in the Fifth Class with a specialization as an Interrogator of Prisoners of War - Italian.

Ritchie Boy Adam Cucuzzella completed his training at Camp Ritchie on April 9, 1943. He departed from Fort Hamilton, NY on the SS Evangeline for Algiers where he arrived on June 21, 1943 and was attached to the First Army. Tech Sergeant Cucuzzella served in the following campaigns/battles: Ardennes Central Europe Normandy Northern France Rhineland Sicily He was awarded the Good Conduct Medal and the Europe, Africa, Middle East Service Medal.

Sergeant Cucuzzella also served in Mobile Field Interrogation Unit-4 (MFIU-4), and his last assignment in the Army was with HQ Company of the 26th Infantry Division RB Cucuzzella returned home in October 1945. He passed away in 1988. For more information, see the documents below: Honorable Discharge certificate Enlistment Report and Report of Separation

Research notes

• MFIU-4
• OCR (94%) of `1756685527686694.jpg` (gallery document).
• OCR (80%) of `1756685631020017.jpg` (DISCHARGE, GOOD CONDUCT) — dated 1 November 1944.

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Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	66
Nara ASN	32621831
Nara Name	CUCUZZELLA ADAM M
Nara State	23
Nara County	5
Nara POE	2364
Nara DOE	71142
Nara Grade Alpha	P T
Nara Grade Code	8
Nara Branch Alpha	BI
Nara Branch Code	0
Branch	Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Nara Term or Enlistment	5
Term of enlistment	Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Defer. Date	0
Nara Source	0
Nara Nativity	53
Nativity.1	OHIO
Nara Year of Birth	22
Nara Race	1
Nara Race Description	White citizen
Nara Education	4
Nara Civilian Occupation	170
Nara Marital Status	1
Nara Height (inches)	69
Nara Weight (lbs)	162
Class_ASN	32621831
Class_Name	CUCUZZELLA, Michael M.
match_method	pass2_asn_last
row_source	both

Sources

• Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
• NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
• 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
• Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2018-02-27 (3 posts)
• OCR-reviewed Facebook gallery document: 1756685527686694.jpg
• OCR-reviewed Facebook gallery document: 1756685631020017.jpg