From: Frank Turone - Woodbridge, Ontario - May 27, 2005
"While browsing on the Internet last week, I stumbled onto your website. I am very much impressed with what you have accomplished with the NT History Museum. As a former resident of the city, I feel proud and would like to become a part of your heritage. A brief introduction of my beginnings follows:
The middle child and son of Italian parents, who immigrated to America through Ellis Island in the early 1920's, I was born on Ganson Street in 1925. Mrs. Eugenia Deluca, my great aunt, midwived me into this world in her house, which is located across the street from No. 44, the house we were renting at the time. When I was about four years old, my father bought the house at 50 Ganson Street, where I was raised with my sister Mary and my younger brother Ted until I was inducted into the US Army on June 4, 1943. I participated in WWII in Europe and was honorably discharged in November 1945.
In March 2002, I started writing my autobiography. I would like to contribute two chapters, Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 of that book to the NT History Museum. These chapters cover the war years from June 1943 to November 1945, when I was discharged at Governor's Island in New York City."