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PRIVATE ROCCO MORELLI was
born in Camden NJ in 1923 to Anthony and Fannie Morelli. The
Morellis had lived in January of 1920 at 927 South 3rd Street in Camden
NJ, and Anthony worked at the RCA-Victor plant. Oldest son Carlo was
born shortly after the census was taken in 1920, and Rocco came along
shortly thereafter, to be followed by a daughter Frances, and another son,
Thomas. By 1930 the family had moved to 532 Woodland
Avenue, near the
New York Shipbuilding Company shipyard. Anthony Morelli was then working
as a huckster. The family later moved again, to 323 Walnut
Street in Camden NJ, where they lived in 1943. Rocco Morelli had
finished High School and worked as a truck driver before being
drafted.
Rocco Morelli was drafted into the Army from Camden
NJ on October 12, 1942. He died at Camp Bowie TX, at the age of 20, on
February 28, 1943.
Rocco Morelli was survived by his parents, his sister Frances, and his brothers
Carlo, Thomas, and Anthony. A Mass was said for him on March 3, 1943 at
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church on South 5th Street in Camden NJ, and he
was buried at Calvary Cemetery in Pennsauken NJ. His death was reported in the
March 2, 1943 edition of the Camden Courier-Post.
Rocco Morelli rests next
to his parents, sister Frances, brother Carlo, and another brother,
William, born after his death.
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