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BU 92-61
On February 5, 1941, T-1, another Governmental Agency, furnished the following information regarding PETER J. MAGADDINO to the Buffalo Office:
Private PETER J. MAGADDINO, Army Serial Number 32030096, was assigned to Fort Niagara, New York during the first part of 1941.
On January 23, 1941, [REDACTED] from Niagara Falls, New York, made some contacts with the army officers at Fort Niagara, New York; for the purpose of influencing them to have PETER J. MAGADDINO stay at Fort Niagara rather than be shipped overseas. This informant further advised that on January 24, 1941, STEVE MAGADDINO and another man who was apparently STEVE MAGADDINO's attorney, called on Lieutenant Colonel CLAYTON J. HERMAN at Fort Niagara and asked him to withdraw PETER J. MAGADDINO from shipment out of that fort on January 25, 1941 because PETER J. MAGADDINO was necessary for the operation of the business in which he was interested in Niagara Falls, New York. According to the informant, STEVE MAGADDINO offered "to take care of" Lieutenant Colonel HERMAN if PETER J. MAGADDINO were retained at Fort Niagara, New York. According to the informant, the Lieutenant Colonel was not actually offered anything and that PETER J. MAGADDINO was shipped out of Fort Niagara on January 25, 1941 and no further action taken by this office in this matter.
T-1 further advised that according to PETER J. MAGADDINO classification card, he was born on October 26, 1906 in Castellammare Del Golfo, Italy, and he received his first United States naturalization papers. The card further set forth that PETER J. MAGADDINO had graduated in 1919 from a technical school in Italy and prior to being inducted into the United States Army, was employed by the Power City Distributing Company, 1113 La Salle Avenue, Niagara Falls, New York.
On January 14, 1958, [REDACTED], Niagara Falls, New York Credit Bureau, advised the records of that bureau reflect that PETER J. MAGADDINO [REDACTED] resides at 2494 Independence Avenue, Niagara Falls, New York, is the Vice-President of the Power City Distributing Company in Niagara Falls and served in the United States Army from January 21, 1941 to May 17, 1945. [REDACTED] advised PETER J. MAGADDINO had been on record at that bureau since 1933 and he has a favorable credit record.
It is set forth in the report of SA THOMAS J. O'CONNOR,
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