Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
555-650-010 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Date |
ca. 1965 |
Description |
1 black and white photograph, circa 1965. Filippo Fordellone is at the head of a procession in front of Saint Peter's Italian Church on North Broadway for the Italian Ex-combattenti Association in Los Angeles. Ex-combattenti were a group of Italian war veterans who were subject to considerable scrutiny during World War II. The procession includes the American flag and the Italian flag. Fordellone was the host of an Italian language radio show broadcast from Los Angeles (Italian Radio Melodies) and a World War I veteran. He was among the Italian Americans interned in the United States during World War II following the issuance of Executive Order 9066. |
Size |
5" x 7" |
People |
Fordellone, Filippo |
Subjects |
Processions Associazione Italiana Ex-Combattenti |
Search Terms |
Military Organizations St. Peter's Italian Church |
