Waterbury Republican Newspaper
August 17, 1918 page 5, column 7.
Pvt. Marciano Calo of Co. A, 102nd Regiment, was killed
in action on July 23, according to a telegram received by
his brother, Patrick Calo, 246 South Leonard Street, on
Aug. 12. Pvt. Calo's parents live in Italy and his brother
Michael is fighting under the Italian flag. Pvt. Calo joined
Co. A a year ago last June and after receiving his training
at Yale Bowl went to France in the autumn.
In a letter written to his brother recently the dead soldier
described one of the battles in which he fought. The letter
reads in part:
"The Germans bombarded our positions with heavy
artillery for about 24 hours. About 1,200 Germans
succeeded in capturing our front line trenches but they
held them for about three hours only. Then we put over a
counter attack and regained our original positions and
the Germans suffered a loss of about 700 men, while our
casualties were slight. On Easter Sunday night the
Germans started shelling and continued doing it for six
hours. They sent over gas, shrapnel and everything else
they could think of."
At one time Pvt. Calo was employed by the Citizen's Coal
Co., and at the time of his enlistment he was working for
the Waterbury Lumber Co. He leaves besides his parents
and brother, Michael, In Italy, a sister, Incorata, and a
brother, Patrick, of this city.
August 17, 1918 page 5, column 7.
Pvt. Marciano Calo of Co. A, 102nd Regiment, was killed
in action on July 23, according to a telegram received by
his brother, Patrick Calo, 246 South Leonard Street, on
Aug. 12. Pvt. Calo's parents live in Italy and his brother
Michael is fighting under the Italian flag. Pvt. Calo joined
Co. A a year ago last June and after receiving his training
at Yale Bowl went to France in the autumn.
In a letter written to his brother recently the dead soldier
described one of the battles in which he fought. The letter
reads in part:
"The Germans bombarded our positions with heavy
artillery for about 24 hours. About 1,200 Germans
succeeded in capturing our front line trenches but they
held them for about three hours only. Then we put over a
counter attack and regained our original positions and
the Germans suffered a loss of about 700 men, while our
casualties were slight. On Easter Sunday night the
Germans started shelling and continued doing it for six
hours. They sent over gas, shrapnel and everything else
they could think of."
At one time Pvt. Calo was employed by the Citizen's Coal
Co., and at the time of his enlistment he was working for
the Waterbury Lumber Co. He leaves besides his parents
and brother, Michael, In Italy, a sister, Incorata, and a
brother, Patrick, of this city.
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Marciano Calo`
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