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Michael J. Baglio
| Michael J. Baglio | |
|---|---|
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 37098419 |
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Michael J. Baglio (ASN 37098419) was a Ritchie Boy who trained at Camp Ritchie.
Biography
Baglio was a Ritchie Boy who trained at Camp Ritchie and served as a sergeant. In September 1944, while with the U.S. Fifth Army near Firenzuola, Italy, he and Lt. Wolfgang J. Lehmann gathered information from Italian partisans (National Museum of American Diplomacy).
After the war he settled in Minnesota and served as Italian Vice Consul to Minnesota; he was active in Italian American affairs in Minneapolis–Saint Paul.
Research notes
Gallery
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September 1944, U.S. Fifth Army near Firenzuola, Italy: gathering information from Italian partisans. Far left: Sgt. Michael J. Baglio; second from left: Lt. Wolfgang J. Lehmann (National Museum of American Diplomacy).
Technical record
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| row_source | demographics |
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 2021-08-25 (1 post)