Name: Guido John Ciaroni Rank: Private Service Number: 36729687 Service: Company I, 160th Infantry Regiment, 40th Division, US Army Date of Birth: December 7, 1922 Place of Birth: Sydney, Cape Breton Co., Cape Breton, Nova Scotia Date of Enlistment: Unknown Place of Enlistment: Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois Address at Enlistment: Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois Age at Enlistment: Unknown Height: 5 feet, 8 inches Complexion: Ruddy Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Brown Marital Status: Single Religion: Catholic Next of Kin: Jessie Ciaroni (Mother) Date of Death: January 24, 1945 Age: 21 Cemetery: Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery, Hillside, Cook Co., Illinois Grave: Section 30, Block 7, Lot E927, Grave 2 Guido “Guy” John Ciaroni was the son of Oreste “Ernest” Ciaroni (1887–1966) and Cesira “Jessie” Arminia (Mengarelli) Ciaroni (1895–1991). He was the brother of Joseph Patrick Ciaroni (1914–1998), Florence Ciaroni (1916–2015), Rose Josephine Ciaroni (1917–2012), and Carlo Alfred Ciaroni (1918–1986). Guy’s parents were born in Colbordolo, Italy. They immigrated to Nova Scotia, Canada, where they were married on June 1, 1913, at Whitney Pier in Cape Breton County. In 1923, the family left Cape Breton, entered the United States through Detroit, Michigan, and settled in Illinois. By 1940, the family lived at 1618 South Kedvale Avenue in Chicago, and Guy worked as a printer’s apprentice. In 1944, Guy listed his home address as 1140 Monticello Ave in Chicago. During World War II, Guy’s brothers Joseph and Carlo enlisted in the U.S. Army on February 3, 1942, at Camp Grant, in Rockford, Illinois. Joseph (Service Number 36315333) served with the 8th Air Force of the US Army Air Forces, in the United Kingdom during the WWII. Carlo served as a Technical Sergeant (Service Number 36315519) with Company B of the 172nd Infantry Regiment. His service included being based out of Bongabon, Nueva Ecija, in the Central Luzon region in Philippines in August of 1945. Guy registered for the U.S. draft on June 29, 1942, and became a naturalized U.S. citizen on July 13, 1944. Private Guy John Ciaroni served in World War II with the 160th Infantry Regiment, part of the 40th Infantry Division (known as the “Sunburst” Division). On January 24, 1945, the 160th Infantry Regiment was engaged in heavy combat in central Luzon, Philippine Islands. Having landed at Lingayen Gulf earlier that month as part of the U.S. XIV Corps' push south toward Manila, the regiment operated around Binalonan and Bamban in Tarlac Province. A primary focus of their advance was securing Hill 500 (also known as the Grotto or Asahiyama hill complex) near Bamban. Supported by armor and artillery, elements of the 160th Infantry pressed against fortified positions held by the Takayama Detachment of the Kembu Group, who were entrenched in interconnected tunnel networks. This fighting in the Bamban Hills formed the northern sector of the broader battle for Clark Field, one of the 40th Infantry Division's main strategic objectives. Private Ciaroni was killed in action during this combat on January 24, 1945. Following his initial burial in the Philippines, Guy’s family opted to repatriate his remains to the United States. He was reinterred on July 16, 1949, at Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery in Hillside, Illinois.

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Sources: 1930, 1940 United States Federal Census Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 U.S., Military Company Morning Reports, 1945 U.S., Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945 U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 findagrave honorstates.org