Buitekant & Scheffer Family Tree » Biagio Frank de Leo (1922-1969)

Personal data Biagio Frank de Leo 

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Household of Biagio Frank de Leo

He is married to Anna Mae Iorio.

They got married at St.Fortunato RCC, Queens County, New York, Verenigde Staten.


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Notes about Biagio Frank de Leo

Biagio Blaise Frank De Leo was born in the Flatbush Section of Brooklyn, N.Y. 644 Lincoln Road, Brooklyn,

Frank joined the Naval Reserve during World War II and served aboard the Battleship U.S.S. Texas, BB-35. The Texas served in the Atlantic during the Neutrality Patrol Period. When war broke out Frank and the TEXAS helped with the protection of convoys to England. Next came bombardment of North Africa. Throughout 1943 it was convoy duty to England & Panama with a Task Group with a Light Aircraft Carrier and Destroyers. On June 6th, 1944, The Texas with Frank bombarded the shores of Normandy. It was in this battle that the enemy shell slammed into her Fire-Control Tower killing the Helmsman and nearly everyone around him. The Captain miraculously escaped. Another huge enemy armor piercing shell crashed into the Port Bow but failed to explode. It was during this engagement that Frank received his Purple Heart for wounds due to enemy action. He didn't inform his parents to keep them from worrying. The Texas received 65 near misses from the enemy 240 mm guns in three hours. When at 1500 by orders to the effect, Texas retired. She received repairs in Plymouth, England and off to the Invasion of Southern France for her third Bombardment Mission. For a short period in New York for repairs she went through the Panama Canal to Hawaii. She again went to the final phases of the Battle for the philippines and her last was the Battle for Okinawa. Texas and our Frankie received 5 Battle stars however the Texas was really involved in TEN Battles in World War II. Frank was discharged on November 30, 1945. The Texas now stands as a Memorial at San Jacinto Battle Field just south of Houston Texas.

Cemetery:
Birth: Sep. 27, 1922
Death: May 14, 1969
Inscription:
GM/3C US NAVY
WORLD WAR II
Burial:
Long Island National Cemetery
Farmingdale
Suffolk County
New York, USA
Plot: SECTION 2N SITE 1689

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    3. U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006, National Cemetery Administration / Ancestry.com
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    5. Social Security Death Index, Ancestry.com, Source Citation: Number: 078-18-4473; Issue State: New York; Issue Date: Before 1951
      birth date: September 27, 1922
      birth place: 644 Lincoln Road, Brooklyn, ny, United States
      death date: May 14, 1969
      death place: Ozone Park, Queens, New York, USA
      Name: Biagio Frank DeLeo
      / Ancestry.com
    6. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
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    Historical events

    Birthday September 27, 1922

    • The temperature on September 27, 1922 was between 8.9 °C and 19.3 °C and averaged 13.9 °C. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (53%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1922: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 7.0 million citizens.
      • February 6 » The Washington Naval Treaty is signed in Washington, D.C., limiting the naval armaments of United States, Britain, Japan, France, and Italy.
      • March 18 » In India, Mohandas Gandhi is sentenced to six years in prison for civil disobedience, of which he serves only two.
      • April 5 » The American Birth Control League, forerunner of Planned Parenthood, is incorporated.
      • July 1 » The Great Railroad Strike of 1922 begins in the United States.
      • October 19 » British Conservative MPs vote to terminate the coalition government with the Liberal Party.
      • December 16 » President of Poland Gabriel Narutowicz is assassinated by Eligiusz Niewiadomski at the Zachęta Gallery in Warsaw.

    Christening day December 2, 1922

    • The temperature on December 2, 1922 was between 4.2 °C and 8.8 °C and averaged 6.4 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1922: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 7.0 million citizens.
      • May 19 » The Young Pioneer Organization of the Soviet Union is established.
      • July 24 » The draft of the British Mandate of Palestine was formally confirmed by the Council of the League of Nations; it came into effect on 26 September 1923.
      • October 29 » King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy appoints Benito Mussolini as Prime Minister.
      • November 24 » Nine Irish Republican Army members are executed by an Irish Free State firing squad. Among them is author Erskine Childers, who had been arrested for illegally carrying a revolver.
      • December 7 » The Parliament of Northern Ireland votes to remain a part of the United Kingdom and not unify with Southern Ireland.
      • December 8 » Northern Ireland ceases to be part of the Irish Free State.

    Day of death May 14, 1969

    • The temperature on May 14, 1969 was between 12.0 °C and 22.1 °C and averaged 16.9 °C. There was 5.0 mm of rain during 3.5 hours. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (35%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1969: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 12.8 million citizens.
      • January 16 » Soviet spacecraft Soyuz 4 and Soyuz 5 perform the first-ever docking of manned spacecraft in orbit, the first-ever transfer of crew from one space vehicle to another, and the only time such a transfer was accomplished with a space walk.
      • January 30 » The Beatles' last public performance, on the roof of Apple Records in London. The impromptu concert is broken up by the police.
      • February 4 » Yasser Arafat takes over as chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
      • June 23 » Warren E. Burger is sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court by retiring Chief Justice Earl Warren.
      • July 24 » Apollo program: Apollo 11 splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean.
      • September 9 » In Canada, the Official Languages Act comes into force, making French equal to English throughout the Federal government.

    Day of burial May 20, 1969

    • The temperature on May 20, 1969 was between 4.3 °C and 10.3 °C and averaged 7.5 °C. There was 2.2 mm of rain during 4.3 hours. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (4%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1969: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 12.8 million citizens.
      • March 10 » In Memphis, Tennessee, James Earl Ray pleads guilty to assassinating Martin Luther King, Jr. He later unsuccessfully attempts to recant.
      • May 18 » Apollo program: Apollo 10 is launched.
      • July 21 » Apollo program: At 02:56 UTC, astronaut Neil Armstrong becomes the first person to walk on the Moon.
      • July 24 » Apollo program: Apollo 11 splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean.
      • July 25 » Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard Nixon declares the Nixon Doctrine, stating that the United States now expects its Asian allies to take care of their own military defense. This is the start of the "Vietnamization" of the war.
      • December 17 » Project Blue Book: The United States Air Force closes its study of UFOs.
    

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