Puffer Genealogy
CARANCI, John Charles[1, 2]
1922 - 1970 (48 years)-
Name CARANCI, John Charles Birth 7 Feb 1922 Greenville, RI Gender Male FindaGrave Residence 1930 North Providence, RI [3] Address:
Eddy StreetResidence 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 11 Death 14 Jul 1970 Centerdale, RI Burial Johnston, RI Address:
Highland Memorial ParkPerson ID I3 Puffer 062124 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 StreetResidence 1950 Centerdale, RI [8] Address:
95 Walter AvenueFamily 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 StreetSeparation 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 30 Jun 2024
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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.
- 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.
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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.
- [S149] Interviews with family members conducted by David M. Caranci.