CARANCI, John Charles^{[1, 2]}

1922 - 1970  (48 years)

• Name	CARANCI, John Charles
  Birth	7 Feb 1922	Greenville, RI
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave	FindAGrave Memorial 63090701
  Residence	1930	North Providence, RI   [3]
  	Address: Eddy Street
  Residence	1 Jan 1936	Greenville, RI   [4]
  	He attended William Winsor Public School and was in the 9th grade. He had had the measles
  Milit-Beg	17 Oct 1942	Providence, RI   [5]
  	A surgical tech in the Army. He attained the rank of E-5 (T5) and was awarded the Good Conduct Medal, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Ribbon, American Theater Campaign Ribbon, and the Victory Medal. He spent 7 months in the Aleutian Islands of Attu and Shemya at the 329th Station Hospital, just after WWII.
  Milit-End	5 Feb 1946	Fort Devens, MA   [5]
  Residence	1951	North Providence, RI   [6]
  	Assistant Foreman at Brown & Sharp Machine
  Residence	1952	Johnston, RI   [6]
  	Assistan Foreman at Brown and Sharp Machine
  Residence	1953	Johnston, RI   [6]
  	Assistant foreman at Brown & Sharp Machine
  Residence	1957	Alexandria, VA
  	Edsall Road
  Social Security Number	035-18-5559
  _COLOR	6
  Death	14 Jul 1970	Centerdale, RI
  Burial	Johnston, RI
  	Address: Highland Memorial Park
  Person ID	I3	Puffers
  Last Modified	22 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	CARANCI, Giovanni Carmine,   b. 3 Jul 1895, Campobasso, Isernia, Molise, Italy d. 7 Dec 1958, Providence, RI (Age 63 years)
  Mother	MARZUCCA, Georgianna Maria,   b. 21 Jul 1897, Salerno, Campania, Italy d. Mar 1980, North Providence, RI (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	25 Apr 1915	Providence, RI
  Residence	1926	North Providence, RI   [7]
  	A mill operator
  Residence	1930	North Providence, RI   [3]
  	Address: Eddy Street
  Residence	1950	Centerdale, RI   [8]
  	Address: 95 Walter Avenue
  Family ID	F9044	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	FRENCH, Norma Imogene,   b. 25 Feb 1925, Bar Mills, ME d. 21 Jun 1991, Torrington, CT (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	19 Jun 1943	Centerdale, RI
  Residence	1950	Providence, RI   [8]
  	Address: 14 Winchester Street
  Separation	20 Oct 1961  [9]
  Divorce	21 Sep 1964	Alexandria, VA   [9]
  	The legal grounds or cause of divorce was "Desertion". My mother and her children were told by my father to "get out", from what little information I got from her. She never told the whole story of their separation/divorce. He was the plaintiff in the divorce and it's hard to imagine that desertion was the cause, when he was the one to tell us all to get out.
  Children	1. CARANCI, John Charles,   b. 21 Jan 1945, Providence, RI d. 16 May 2016, Bellevue, NE (Age 71 years)   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living
  Family ID	F5451	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2024

  
  

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  	Dad Aleutian Island 329th Station Hosp He was diagnosed with cellulitis, a bacterial skin infection, of the foot and admitted in Dec 1945.

  
  

• Notes

  John Caranci Sr. was a toolmaker turned spy. He worked for the CIA from 1955 till his retirement. He was credited with inventing innovative ways of spying during the post-war period in Japan and broke up a major spy-ring during that time with the "James Bond" type of spy gadgets he invented and made. He worked as a plumber with his brother Anthony in North Providence and also at Brown & Sharpe where he learned the tool making trade; Uncas Manufacturing (where he broke his leg playing semi-pro football); and Pratt & Whitney in Providence. When P&W moved to E. Hartford, CT. Uncle Buddy (Charles Boorom) moved with them commuting at first from Providence then moving to Windsor Locks, CT for a short period. Through his brother Joseph, John got a job with the CIA as a tool maker. He served in the US Army in the Field Artillery 1942-1943; and as a surgical tech in the Medical Corps 1943-1946 during WWII, in the Aleutian Islands (Attu and Shemya) June 1945-Jan 1946. He received the Good Conduct Medal; Asiatic Pacific Theater Campaign Ribbon; American Theater Campaign Ribbon; and the Victory Medal decorations. According to his army records he enlisted as a PVT on October 17, 1942. His term of enlistment was for 5 years or '..for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months,....' . He had 2 years of high school education. Curiously, John was offered the grounds keeper job at Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, CT before Grampa (Charles French) was, through Carl Storey, who was business manager there. His wife Janet, was sister to Aunt Helen Mason (French), Uncle Stanley's wife. Places lived: Morgan Avenue, Johnston; Waterman Avenue, Centredale; Greystone Ave, Graniteville; Mineral Spring Ave, N. Providence; Indian Head, MD; Alexandria, VA; Yokohama/Yokosuka, Japan; Alexandria, VA; Frankfort, Germany; Centredale, RI. He met his wife, Norma I. French, at dances held at St. Edwards Church in N. Providence on Friday nights. They separated for a short time some where between 1948-1950.

  
  

• Sources

  [S149] Interviews with family members conducted by David M. Caranci. [S148] CIA records obtained by FOI Act by David M. Caranci. [S382] _1930 United States Federal Census. [S554] Rhode Island State Censuses, 1865-1935. [S303] WWII Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946. [S375] _US City Directories, 1821-1995. [S1236] Rhode Island City Directories, North Providence 1926, page 64. [S1403] _1950 United States Federal Census. [S830] Virginia Divorce Records, 1918-2014.