John Joseph Ciluzzi

John Joseph Ciluzzi
Personal details
Born	25 September 1923 New York City
Died	6 May 2017
Nativity	United States
Religion	Catholic
Awards	European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign; Good Conduct; World War II Victory
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	12204941
Rank	Colonel
Rank at Ritchie	Private
Camp Ritchie	Class 12 (27 September – 25 November 1943)
Section	7C
Enlisted	Newark, New Jersey

Awards and honors

European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign	Good Conduct	World War II Victory

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John Joseph Ciluzzi (1923 – 6 May 2017) was a Ritchie Boy (from United States; Catholic) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 12.

Biography

John Joseph Ciluzzi was born on 25 September 1923 in New York City. He spent part of his childhood in Italy, attended school in Rome, returned to the United States, and studied engineering at Seton Hall College from 1941 to 1943.

Ciluzzi volunteered for the Army in 1943 and received mountaineering and ski training with the 10th Mountain Division at Camp Hale. He then completed Italian interpreter and interrogator training at Camp Ritchie (Class 12) and served as an intelligence NCO and Italian-English interpreter in Europe. His service included the Ardennes, Rhineland, and Central Europe campaigns.

After the war he worked for Ford Motor Company before buying the Masthead Resort in Provincetown, Massachusetts, in 1959. He and his wife Valerie operated it for nearly sixty years, and Ciluzzi remained active in the Provincetown community until his death on 6 May 2017.

Gallery

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• OCR (100%) of `5800255109996362.jpg` (DISCHARGE, GOOD CONDUCT) — dated 11 MAY 1943; 25 SEP 1923.
• OCR (95%) of `5800255119996361.jpg` (gallery document) — dated 15 July 1944.
• OCR (84%) of `5800255116663028.jpg` (Discharge) — dated 10 JANUARY 1946 — rank mentioned: Major.
• OCR mentioned officer rank Major (not auto-filled — verify).
• The live infobox says Colonel, but packet evidence describes wartime service as an intelligence NCO; this spec does not overwrite rank.

Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	94
Nara ASN	12204941
Nara Name	CILUZZI JOHN J
Nara State	22
Nara County	13
Nara POE	2252
Nara DOE	151242
Nara Grade Alpha	PVT
Nara Grade Code	8
Nara Branch Code	0
Branch	Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Nara Term or Enlistment	0
Term of enlistment	Unknown
Defer. Date	3
Nara Source	0
Nara Nativity	23
Nativity.1	NEW YORK
Nara Year of Birth	23
Nara Race	1
Nara Race Description	White citizen
Nara Education	5
Nara Civilian Occupation	992
Nara Marital Status	6
Nara Height (inches)	66
Nara Weight (lbs)	145
Class_ASN	12204941
Class_Name	CILUZZI, John; CILUZZI, John J.
match_method	asn_exact_name_exact
row_source	both

Timeline

• 25 September 1923 — Born in New York City.
• 1941–1943 — Studied engineering at Seton Hall College.
• 1943 — Volunteered for Army service; trained with the 10th Mountain Division at Camp Hale.
• 25 November 1943 — Graduated from Camp Ritchie (Class 12) after Italian interpreter and interrogator training.
• 1944–1945 — Intelligence NCO and Italian-English interpreter in the Ardennes, Rhineland, and Central Europe campaigns.
• 19 February 1946 — Discharged from the Army.
• 1959 — Purchased the Masthead Resort in Provincetown, Massachusetts.
• 6 May 2017 — Died.

Sources

• RB Archive family packet: Army record, discharge papers, and family service summary
• John J. Ciluzzi obituary
• 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)
• Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-10-24 (1 post)
• Cape Cod Times — “Veteran recalls the fight in Europe” (11 November 2009)
• OCR-reviewed Facebook gallery document: 5800255109996362.jpg
• OCR-reviewed Facebook gallery document: 5800255119996361.jpg
• OCR-reviewed Facebook gallery document: 5800255116663028.jpg
• Dan Gross, Timeline of John J. Ciluzzi for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 3 source documents reviewed)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Ciluzzi, John J. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 3 source files: JOHN CILUZZI.doc, JOHN J. CILUZZI.doc, JOHN J. CILUZZI.docx)