Individual Details

Joseph Anthony Giorlando

(8 Jan 1928 - 17 Jul 1946)

Joseph was a bad sleep-walker, and when he got drafted at the end of WW II, he was on a military transport train, and while sleep-walking he walked off the train.
As told by A.J. Giolando

Near Waco, TX., he lived for two weeks then passed away. His parents and Antoinette's father Peter Joseph got on a train to head to Joseph.
Antionette recording starts at 3:50 - 7:37

See death record for additional details.

What is unknown is if the incident occurred in Waco, on 3 JULY 1946, his death certificate shows he is at the Sam Houston Army base hospital on 6 JULY 1946, until the 17th when he died.

How did Waco determine Joseph was in the military ?
How did Joseph get from Waco to San Antonio ?

Events

Birth8 Jan 1928New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Residence1930 - 1940600 Josephine St, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Census1930New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Census1940New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Military8 Apr 1946New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
BurialJul 1946Metairie Cemetery - Giorlando Family Tomb, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Event3 Jul 1946Sleep walks off a train
Death17 Jul 1946Fort Sam Houston, Bexar, Texas, United States

Families

FatherPaul Joseph Giorlando (1903 - 1957)
MotherJosephine Mary Rizzo (1903 - 1980)
SiblingAngelo Joseph "AJ" Giorlando (1926 - 2023)
SiblingMargaret Ann "Margy" Giorlando (1930 - )
SiblingMarie Rose Giorlando (1932 - )

Notes

Residence

Based upon 1930 and 1940 census

Event

Per his death certificate the incident occurs near Waco, TX.

Endnotes

1. "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XMR8-ZQP : accessed 4 June 2016), Joseph A Giorlando in entry for Josephine Giorlando, 1930..

2. "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K8B3-6XF : accessed 4 June 2016), Joseph A Giorlando, enlisted 08 Apr 1946, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland..

3. "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K396-81F : accessed 4 June 2016), Joseph Anthony Giorlando, 17 Jul 1946; citing certificate number 29930, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,218,378..