About
World War I (1914-1918)
Carmine Renzo was born around 1897, in Dugeuta, Italy. He arrived in the United States on the Perugia on June 8, 1913, and his final destination was Schenectady, where he settled on Davis Terrace.
On July 20, 1917, Carmine enlisted in the United States Army. He completed his basic training at Camp Syracuse in New York. He was a private first class serving with the Machine Gun Company, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, A.E.F. On September 1, 1917, he was sent overseas aboard the U.S. Army troopship USS Pocahontas (SP-3044). Carmine died on July 23, 1918, from wounds sustained during combat in France. He is buried in St. John the Baptist Cemetery in Schenectady, New York.
Sources: The Schenectady Gazette, Find A Grave, Ancestry