Rosario Di Giorgio
Rosario Di Giorgio Military Medal
Awarded to "Artillery Soldier Di Giorgio Rosario" for his service in the "African Campaign"
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Rosario Di Giorgio’s Certificate of U.S. Citizenship
Rosario & Carmelina’s Golden Anniversary
Rosario & Carmelina Di Giorgio’s 50th Anniversary Notice
Rosario Di Giorgio’s Death Certificate
Rosario Di Giorgio’s Obituaries
First notice is from the Los Angeles Times; source of second notice is unknown.
View Rosario Di Giorgio’s Obituaries »Rosario Di Giorgio’s Discharge Papers
Typically, the eldest son was exempt from military duty and the second oldest was expected to serve. Rosario's elder brother Joseph was already running the family fruit business in the U.S., so Rosario enlisted in his stead. After earning a medal in the "African Campaign," Rosario Di Giorgio was honorably discharged in 1897.
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