Albert John Cococcia (Sr.)

Albert John Cococcia was born 20 May 1896 as Alberico in San Valentino, Abruzzo Citeriore, Province of Chieti, Italy, the son of Valentino Cococcia and Maria Placido. He emigrated to the United States of America sailing from Naples, Italy about 26 July 1912₉.

Military Service

Platoon	Private First Class₁
Service Number	3182007₁
Division	27th Infantry
Brigade
Regiment	2nd Pioneers Infantry Regiment₁
Battalion	3rd Battalion₄
Company	I Company₁
Platoon

Born	20 MAY 1896₁	San Valentino, Italy
Draft Registration	05 JUN 1917₃	Cortlandt, New York
Inducted	25 MAY 1918₁	Peekskill, New York
Departed	25 JUN 1918₅	Camp Wadsworth, Spartanburg, South Carolina₂
Departed	30 JUN 1918₇	Newport News, Virginia on “U.S.S. MERCURY”₇
Arrived	JUL 1918	Brest, France
Promoted	15 APR 1919₁
Departed	09 SEP 1919₈	Brest, France on “U.S.S. MERCURY”₈
Arrived	19 SEP 1919₈	Brooklyn, New York₈
Discharged	24 SEP 1919₁

Missing Information

Unit battle patch insignia
Platoon & Brigade
Discharge location

References

National Archives Records Administration

2. Rinaldi, Richard A., “The US Army in World War I – Orders of Battle,” 11 Nov. 2004. Page 101.

3. National Archives Records Administration

4. “Numbered New York Units – NY Military Museum and Veterans Research Center,” D.M.N.A. [DD MM YYYY], 30 May 2017 https://dmna.ny.gov/historic/reghist/numbered/14thReg.htm

5. “Non-Divisional Troops Chart,” schistory.net [DD MMM. YYYY], 30 May 2017
http://schistory.net/campwadsworth/unitsnon.html

6. “Albert John Cococcia Sr 1957” cococcia.com 1957, 30 May 2017

7. National Archives Records Administration