PRIVATE
JOSEPH N. SANTOSUOSSO was born around 1923 to Louis and Mary
Santosuosso. In the 1930 census, the family was living at 779 Division
Street in Camden NJ. Joseph, the oldest child, then had one sister,
Lucille, and Louis Santosuosso was working in the leather industry in
Camden.
The neighbors at 773 Division were the Troutmans, sons Edward
and William would go on to join the Camden Police Department in the late
1940s.
Inducted
into the Army Private Joseph N. Santosuosso was assigned to the 633rd
Anti-Aircraft Artillery (Automatic Weapons) Battalion. He was
killed in action on September 5, 1944. His death was reported in the
November 11, 1944 edition of the Camden Courier-Post, which reported his
current address as 1022 Langham
Avenue in the Parkside section of Camden
NJ. He was survived by his parents and sister.
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