Quaranta, Francesco S. (32905362)

Francesco S. Quaranta
Personal details
Born	1910
Nativity	United States
Religion	Catholic
Awards	Purple Heart
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	32905362
Rank	Technician Fourth Grade
Camp Ritchie	Class 23 (25 September – 23 November 1944)
Section	7B
Enlisted	New York City, New York

Awards and honors

Purple Heart

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Francesco S. Quaranta (born 1910) was a United States Army Technician Fourth Grade who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 23. Francesco enlisted at New York City, New York.

Biography

Although the Germans had attempted to destroy records documents of the deeds and personalities of the Nazi regime, both nationally and locally, they had not always succeeded in finishing their work before the Americans entered a town. In the village of Freimann, Agent Francesco S. Quaranta was advised that 68,000 kilos of party documents had been left for the Reichsleitung SA in a paper mill by Gestapo guards.

When Agent Quaranta went to the mill on 20 May, he discovered that the owner had been ordered to accomplish immediate and total destruction of the documents as the American forces neared Freimann, but had not carried out the command. The entire second floor of the mill was covered with papers that included all the Party membership cards of Germany with identification photos on the back, documents of the highest Party court, and highest SA court, and many other papers that concerned high level Gestapo figures and actions. Agent Quaranta, aware of the extreme importance of these documents to the Occupation, posted temporary guards around the mill, designated the area as "Off Limits" and hastily prepared a report for the AC of S G2 so that immediate action could be taken to remove the papers to a safe repository."

Research notes

• 12/1/1910-

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Technical record

Field	Imported value
Nara ASN	32905362
Nara Name	QUARANTA FRANCESCO S
Nara State	23
Nara County	61
Nara POE	2364
Nara DOE	110543
Nara Grade Alpha	PVT
Nara Grade Code	8
Nara Branch Alpha	NO
Nara Branch Code	2
Branch	No branch assignment
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	23
Nativity.1	NEW YORK
Nara Year of Birth	10
Nara Race	J
Nara Race Description	White not yet a citizen
Nara Education	8
Nara Civilian Occupation	44
Nara Marital Status	2
Nara Height (inches)	64
Nara Weight (lbs)	121
Class_ASN	32905362
Class_Name	QUARANTA, Francesco S.
match_method	asn_exact_name_exact
row_source	both

Sources

• Michel Thomas (michelthomas.org)
• Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data
• Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records
• NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
• 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)