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PRIVATE GUIDO
JOHN CICCONI was born on March 3, 1899 in Quincy, Massachusetts to
Vincenzo and Fernulia (Francis) Cicconi. He was living in Camden, New
Jersey at 28 Broadway,
when, on June 13, 1917 he enlisted in the United States Army. He
initially was assigned to Company A, 49th Infantry Regiment. On August
14, 1917 he was transferred to Company A, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd
Infantry Division. Private Cicconi went overseas with his unit in
September of 1917. Private
Cicconi was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action while
serving as a runner on October 3, 1918, carrying messages while
under fire from enemy machine guns and artillery. Private
Guido John Cicconi was killed in action on November 4, 1918. He was
brought home in 1921 and buried in his hometown of Quincy,
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