Frank R. Trocino

NAME: Frank R. Trocino

ASN: 33342443

PLACE OF BIRTH: ???, PA

DATE OF BIRTH: ?? ??? 1919

DATES OF SERVICE: 26 Oct 1942 -

UNIT ASSIGNED: Replacement Plt. G Co (Prov) 2nd Bn 509th PIR

CAMPAIGNS: Naples-Foggia, Anzio, Rome-Arno

AWARDS: Parachutist Badge, Combat Infantryman Badge, EAME Campaign Medal with arrowhead and two bronze devices, Distinguished Unit Citation

SUMMARY OF SERVICE:

26 Oct 1942 - Enlisted at Philadelphia, PA - NARA Enlistment Record

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 33342443 33342443
NAME TROCINO#FRANK#R######### TROCINO#FRANK#R#########
RESIDENCE: STATE #2 Undefined Code
RESIDENCE: COUNTY 101 Undefined Code
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT 3295 PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA
DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY 26 26
DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH 10 10
DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR 42 42
GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION P5T# Undefined Code
GRADE: CODE 8 Private
BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION BI# Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
BRANCH: CODE 00 Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
FIELD USE AS DESIRED # #
TERM OF ENLISTMENT 5 Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
LONGEVITY ### ###
SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL 0 Civil Life
NATIVITY 32 PENNSYLVANIA
YEAR OF BIRTH 19 19
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP 1 White, citizen
EDUCATION 3 3 years of high school
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION 401 Bakers
MARITAL STATUS 1 Single, with dependents
COMPONENT OF THE ARMY 7 Selectees (Enlisted Men)
CARD NUMBER # #
BOX NUMBER 0645 0645
FILM REEL NUMBER 1.162 1.162


11 Jan 1944 - Pvt. Frank R. Trocino, ASN: 33342443, Orders published by HQ Airborne Trng Center APO 700 dated 11 Jan 1944, Special Order #4, Assigned to Replacement Plt. G Co (Prov) 2nd Bn 509th PIR

19 Jan 44 - At 0900 Boarded the ship Winchester Castle. The 509th PIB was attached to the 6615st Ranger Force under Col. William Darby.

22 Jan 44 - Amphibious Assault on Anzio, Italy, Operation SHINGLE. First Army paratroopers to spearhead an amphibious invasion.

22 Jan 44 - At 0300 hours the 509th PIB landed at Beach X-RAY YELLOW and worked with the other Ranger battalions to capture the port facilities and costal artillery batteries in and around the town of Anzio, Italy

29 Feb 1944 - Captured at Anzio in the vicinity of Carano, Italy and sent to Stalag 2B Hammerstein (99 work camps in vicinity of Koslin Stolp) West Prussia 53-17



SERIAL NUMBER 33342443 33342443
NAME TROCINO FRANK R TROCINO FRANK R
GRADE, ALPHA SGT Sergeant
GRADE CODE 5 Captain or Asst. superintendent of nurses or Asst. director of nurses or Chief dietitian or Chief physical therapy aides or Sergeant or Technician 4th Grade or Lieutenant or Petty Officer, 3rd Class
SERVICE CODE 1 ARMY
ARM OR SERVICE INF Infantry
ARM OR SERVICE CODE 10 INF: INFANTRY
DATE REPORT: DAY (DD) 29 29
DATE REPORT: MONTH (MM) 02 02
DATE REPORT: YEAR (Y) 4 1944
RACIAL GROUP CODE 1 WHITE
STATE OF RESIDENCE 3 Undefined Code
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 160 Parachute Infantry
PARENT UNIT NUMBER 0509 0509
PARENT UNIT TYPE 07 Battalion/Training Battalion Combat/Special Troops
AREA 98 North African Theatre: Italy
LATEST REPORT DATE: DAY (DD) 18 18
LATEST REPORT DATE: MONTH (MM) 07 07
LATEST REPORT DATE: YEAR (Y) 5 1945
SOURCE OF REPORT 1 Individual has been reported through sources considered official.
STATUS 8 Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated
DETAINING POWER 1 GERMANY
CAMP 003 Stalag 2B Hammerstein (99 work camps in vicinity of Koslin Stolp) West Prussia 53-17
REP
POW TRANSPORT SHIPS


18 Jul 1945 - Repatriated.

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