Individual Details

Gus Petron

(10 Feb 1912 - Bef 1946)

Original name was Triantafilos.
Never married.
Born before Catherine.

He used to take Aunt Bertha and his sister, Anna, ice skating. Was a speedskater.
Catherine Kostakos & Bertha Pouletsos said he was a very nice person, and they always enjoyed being with him.

Gus often went to Hillsdale, New Jersey to visit Mom & Aunt Bertha - Bertha recalls his visits to their greenhouses.



Original name was Triantafilos.
Never married.
He enjoyed ice skating and was a speedskater.

Events

Birth10 Feb 1912New York City, New York, United States
Christen21 Apr 1912New York City, New York, United States
Census1940New York City, New York, United States
Military4 Dec 1942US Army - New York City, New York, United States
DeathBef 1946New York City, New York, United States
Alt nameKonstantinos Triantafillou
FamilySearch IDL8W5-32V

Families

FatherPetros Triantafilos (1878 - 1940)
MotherKanella K. Eftaxias (1878 - 1936)
SiblingMichael Petron (1913 - 1963)
SiblingNicholas Petron (1917 - 1973)
SiblingAnna Petron (1921 - 1981)

Notes

Birth

Evaggelismos tis Theotokou, New York, New York
Certificate of Birth and Baptism
Number 329
Father: Petros Triantafillou of Peta, Lamia
Mother: Kanellis Eftaxiou of Mystras
residents of New York, Orthodox community of New York
Male child, born in New York on February 10, 1912
Baptism: April 21, 1912
Name of child: Konstandinos
Certificate Signed: May 26, 1912

Christen

Evaggelismos tis Theotokou, New York, New York
Certificate of Birth and Baptism
Number 329
Father: Petros Triantafillou of Peta, Lamia
Mother: Kanellis Eftaxiou of Mystras
residents of New York, Orthodox community of New York
Male child, born in New York on February 10, 1912
Baptism: April 21, 1912
Name of child: Konstandinos
Certificate Signed: May 26, 1912

Census

1940 US Census, New York, New York
Enumerated April 12, 1940; Lines 72-76
Ancestry.com image 16 of 22
233-24th Street, New York
Trinandifolis, Peter, head, male, white, age 62, widower, not in school, did not complete any school, born in Greece, lived in same place in 1935, Alien, worked 48 hours previous week, occupation: window cleaner, steam railroad
Trinandifolis, Gus [informant], son, male, white, age 28, single, not in school, finished 3 years of high school, born in New York, lived in same place in 1935, occupation: stock clerk, auto parts
Trinandifolis, Michael, son, male, white, age 26, single, not in school, finished 4 years of high school, born in New York, lived in same place in 1935, occupation: clerk, RCA
Trinandifolis, Nicholas, son, male, white, ae 23, single, not in school, finished 4 years of high school, born in New York, lived in same place in 1935, occupation: clerk, records, phonograph
Trinandifolis, Anna, daughter, female, white, age 18, single, not in school, finished 4 years of high school, born in New York, lived in same place in 1935, occupation: not given

Peter Trinandifolis 1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: New York, New York, New York; Roll: T627_2630; Page: 8B;Enumeration District: 31-251
Description
Enumeration District : 31-251; Description:NEW YORK CITY, MANHATTAN BOROUGH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 3 (TRACT 93 - PART)
Source Information
Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.

Military

Name Gus Petron
Serial Number 32654572
State New York
County New York
Rank Private
Branch Warrant Officers
Army Selectees - Enlisted Men
Birth Year 1912
Enlist Date 12-04-1942
Enlistment Place New York City New York
Term Duration of War, Plus 6 Months
Nativity New York
Race White
Citizenship Citizen
Education Grammar School
Marital Status Single
Dependents No Dependents
Enlistment Source Civilian Conflict Period WWII, World War 2

Source: World War 2 U.S. Army Enlistment Archive Search
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URL: http://www.ww2enlistment.org/index.php?page=directory&rec=3147797

U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 about Gus Petron
Name: Gus Petron
Birth Year: 1912
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: New York
State of Residence: New York
County or City: New York
 Enlistment Date: 4 Dec 1942
Enlistment State: New York
Enlistment City: New York City
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
 Education: Grammar school
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 68
Weight: 164
Source Information:
National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; ARC: 1263923. World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park. College Park, Maryland, U.S.A.

URL: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=WWIIenlist&h=200464&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt&ssrc=pt_t35043080_p18738990963_kpidz0q3d18738990963z0q26pgz0q3d32768z0q26pgplz0q3dpid

Death

Catherine Pappas Kostakos said: cause of death: killed by train in New York City subway. Train hit him on the head and he died instantly (died before Catherine Pappas Kostakos got married in 1946).
This was verified by Amanda Costas (Costianes) Moore in letter to Carol Petranek dated Feb. 1994.

Endnotes

1. Source Information National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; ARC: 1263923. World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park. College Park, Maryland, U.S.A..

2. Source Information National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; ARC: 1263923. World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park. College Park, Maryland, U.S.A..

3. 1940 United States Federal Census.

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7. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records 1938-1946.

8. Source Information National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; ARC: 1263923. World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park. College Park, Maryland, U.S.A..

9. Source Information National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; ARC: 1263923. World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park. College Park, Maryland, U.S.A..

10. Family Member.