NOTES

[NI002]

INFORMATION PROVIDED BY: Charles R. Cloud - Glendale, CA - 1969

MILITARY SERVICE:

Charles Cloud enlisted into the US Navy on October 16, 1942, age 19, he served 3 years 2 months and 25 Days, being discharged on January 10, 1946, at the rank of Boatswain 2/c. Charles was stationed for 22 months at Pearl Harbor, starting December 25, 1942, at the Naval Air Transport Squadron, Bishop Point, with primary duties of "Beaching and docking Naval Seaplanes. In charge and handled crew of men."

WORK:

After technical school in San Gabriel, where he met Mary Ann Alesi, he went to work at the Glendale Community Hospital in 1947, for the next 33 years. He became Chief Xray Technologist at the hospital in 1950. Charles was active in starting the Xray Technologist Union as secrtary for the then fledging organization.

 

[NI005]

George Ales aka Giorgio Ales. He was born on a farm in Pina DeGreci, Sicily, and migrated to American when he was 19. George worked as a spray painter most of his life, until his forced retirement in 1955 by a heart attack. By this time he owned their home and rental property in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles County, CA. He is buried in the Calvary Cemetery in Los Angeles, near his son George and now his wife Lena who passed away on April 21, 1995.

 

 

[NI006]

GIOACHINA "Lena" MUSSO Her mother died when she was 4 years old. Her father, a baker, died two years latter when she was 6. She and her younger bother lived with the two older brothers until the World War I, 1914. Sabastian & Victor migrated to America after World War I. Lena came over later on the ship, Malora, landing in New York, February 1921. Arriving in Los Angeles a short time later she met George Ales(i) for the first time. George was born on a farm in the same area as Lena, about 30 miles apart, they had never met until they were both in Los Angels. She changed her first name to Lena when she became a U.S. citizen. Her mother died when she was 4 years old.

 

[NI007]

DANIEL ALESI Enlisted in the Army in 1944 and was discharged for being under age. Enlisted in the Navy in 1951 serving in Alaskan waters and discharged in 1954.

 

[NI008]

George Alesi: Enlisted into the U.S. Coast Guard in 1942. He died in 1943 of an intestinal and kidney disorder while still in active duty. He is buried at the Calvary Cemetery in Los Angles, CA.

 

[NI009]

Giorgio Ales, II aka George. Both Giorgio and Maria were born and married in Pina DeGreci, Sicily, near Palermo, as were their parents and their parents before them. The area around Pina DeGreci, is also called Piana DeAlbanese. They were a farming family as were their children and their parents. In 1906, he left his farm and family and migrated to America where he worked on the railroad and eventfully to Los Angeles where he worked for the Los Angeles Gas Company. 1n 1912 he sent for his family. They traveled aboard the liner "Garibaldi" landing in New York. Then by Train to Los Angles. About 1912 the family name was changed from ALES to ALESI.

NOTE:

Pina DeGreci, Sicily, was formed in the 15th century by the remnants of the Albanian Army and patriots that had been driven out of their homeland by the Turks. The area around Pina DeGreci, Sicily is also called Piana DeAlbanese.

 

[NI015]

INFORMATION PROVIDED BY:

Samuel & Mary Alesi - Los Angeles, CA - 1972.

 

[NI017]

Conchetta was living in New Orleans, until her death.

 

[NI019]

Victor Alesi never married. SS DEATH BENEFITS - Born: 22 Oct 1903 Died: Feb 1979 Chicago, Illinois 60647.

 

[NI021]

Frances Alesi died after birth.

 

[NI023]

Robert Alesi divorced Claire in 1977.

 

[NI024]

INFORMATION PROVIDED BY:

Virgina [Alesi] Hopkins - Covina, CA - 1971 Virgina's nick name is Ginger.

 

[NI026]

Maria Alesi has had 2 husbands and 4 children, 3 of them with the first husband. Currently all names are unknown.

 

[NI035]

Claire was married before and has a son about 8 years old when she marries Robert Alesi. They are divorced in 1977.

 

[NI037]

Michael Hopkins was a police officer, over 20 years, in Pasadena, CA.

 

[NI066]

INFORMATION PROVIDED BY:

Lena Alesi - Eagle Rock, CA - 1966 NOTE: Pina DeGreci, Sicily, was formed in the 15th century by the remnants of the Albanian Army and patriots that had been driven out of their homeland by the Turks. The area around Pina DeGreci, Sicily is also called Piana DeAlbanese.

 

[NI068]

Victor Musso was a WWI Veteran Italian Army - Lancer - North Africa Theater of Operations. Victor married about 1940, was divorced in a year or two. Wife unknown, no children. When I was a child, Victor would caution all us kids on the 4th of July about the dangers of playing with fire works. To impress us "kids", he would show his hands, and some of the finger tips and nails were missing, and he would say, "See this is what could happen". Many years later I was to find out that this was actually caused by returning German hand-grenades that were thrown into his trench, during WWI.

 

[NI069]

INFORMATION PROVIDED BY:

Lena [Musso] Alesi - Eagle Rock, Los Angeles County, CA - 1966 Before migrating to the U.S. in the late 1800's, Victor owned several freight wagons in Piana DeGreci.

 

[NI071] 

George Musso aka Jorge George migrated to San Francisco Cordoba, Argentina.

 

[NI072]

INFORMATION PROVIDED BY:

Mary [Gumaldi] Musso - Dallas, TX - 1972.

 

[NI074]

Joseph Lopez migrated to the U.S. in the late 1800's with his dad, Victor. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and made a career of it for 35 years. He was a musician and held the rank of Sargent. He served in the Spanish American War and was gassed during W.W.I.

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