Dominick J. Persiani was born in New Jersey in 1918 to parents Caesar and Alma Persiani. According to the 1920 Census, the family resided at 311 Division Street in South Camden, with Dominick and his three older sisters.
After completing grammar school, Dominick entered the workforce. The 1930 Census shows him living with his parents, Cesar and Alma Persiani, and his four siblings (older sisters Anna and Mildred, and younger siblings Barbara and John) at 420 West Street. At that time, his father worked as a butcher. The family later moved to 231 Washington Street during the 1930s.
Between the 1930 and 1940 Censuses, Dominick Persiani married and worked as a sheet metal worker. In the 1940 Census, he and his wife Carmela were recorded as residing at 223 Washington Street in Camden. Later, they moved to an apartment at 301 Penn Street. In 1943, Dominick was inducted into the United States Army on October 9 at Camden. Assigned to the 369th Ordinance Maintenance Company, he was deployed overseas in March 1945 and served in the Central European campaign. He returned home and was discharged at Fort Dix on November 17, 1945.
Upon his return, by 1947, the Persianis were living at 327 Division Street, and Dominick worked as a mechanic. The following year, he joined the Camden Fire Department and was assigned to Engine Company 6 located at Front and Linden Streets, serving as a hoseman. In 1951, he was transferred to Engine Company 7 based at 1115 Kaighn Avenue. The family later moved to 1629 Pulaski Street.
On November 9, 1951, Dominick J. Persiani was severely injured during a training exercise at the Camden Fire School on South 8th Street and Morgan Boulevard. He spent the next ten months at the county hospital at Lakeland, but unfortunately, he succumbed to complications arising from his injuries while on duty on May 19, 1953. He is survived by his wife, daughters Elma and Carol, parents, and siblings. Dominick J. Persiani was laid to rest at Calvary Cemetery in Delaware Township (present-day Cherry Hill, NJ) on May 24, 1953.
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Dominick J. Persiani
Dominick J. Persiani was born in New Jersey in 1918 to parents Caesar and Alma Persiani. According to the 1920 Census, the family resided at 311 Division Street in South Camden, with Dominick and his three older sisters. After completing grammar school, Dominick entered the workforce. The 1930 Census shows him living with his parents,…
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