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John De Lucia

In memory of:

Aircraftman 2nd Class John De Lucia

May 12, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

R/161336

Age:

30

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Additional Information

Enlistment:

December 28, 1942

Son of Rocco and Maria De Lucia, of Niagara Falls, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 289 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

PADUA WAR CEMETERY
Italy

Grave Reference:

B.A. II. G. 12.

Location:

The Padua War Cemetery is in the Commune and Province of Padua, Take the autostrada A13 exiting at Padua South, then head north to Vicenza to the SS11. Alternatively, take the autostrada A4, exiting at Padua West, then head South to the SS11, then west to Vicenza. The SS11 in Padua is the Via Chiesanuova from which, at about 2 kilometres from the town centre, a right turn is made onto the Via della Biscia. Follow this until the cemetery is reached on the right. There are over 500 Second World War war casualties commemorated in this site, including 32 which are unidentified. The Padua War Cemetery is permanently open and may be visited anytime.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Grave marker– Born in Ortona, Italy Sept 14, 1913, son of Rocco and Maria; family came to Canada when he was 13 yrs. old and settled in Niagara Falls. Attended Public and High Schools; received a scholarship to study Latin, French, German, Italian and Spanish at Syracuse University; enlisted with the RCAF in May 1942; because of this languages skills was trained at Camp-X in Oshawa and later took S.O.E. training; parachuted into N. Italy, near Verona; worked with partisan, fighting the enemy with acts of sabotage. During a skirmish with the Germans he was captured, beaten, imprisoned and sentenced to be executed. He was killed by a firing squad on May 13 1944 in Verona. John’s last letter to his family read: It was expected and I'm ready to face it. I die happily. He was initially buried in Verona; after the war ended, his body was exhumed and re-interred at Padua War Cemetery.

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    Grave marker – Born in Ortona, Italy Sept 14, 1913, son of Rocco and Maria; family came to Canada when he was 13 yrs. old and settled in Niagara Falls. Attended Public and High Schools; received a scholarship to study Latin, French, German, Italian and Spanish at Syracuse University; enlisted with the RCAF in May 1942; because of this languages skills was trained at Camp-X in Oshawa and later took S.O.E. training; parachuted into N. Italy, near Verona; worked with partisan, fighting the enemy with acts of sabotage. During a skirmish with the Germans he was captured, beaten, imprisoned and sentenced to be executed. He was killed by a firing squad on May 13 1944 in Verona. John’s last letter to his family read: It was expected and I'm ready to face it. I die happily. He was initially buried in Verona; after the war ended, his body was exhumed and re-interred at Padua War Cemetery.
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