Italian Roots and Genealogy
Researching an Italian WWII tragedy -- The wreck of the Oria
February 04, 2022
Damian De Virgilio
Season 3
Episode 5
Italian Roots and Genealogy
Researching an Italian WWII tragedy -- The wreck of the Oria
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On Feb. 12th 1944, the Steamship Oria carrying over 4,000 Italian POW's captured by the Nazi's sunk in a storm off the coast of Greece.
Damian De Virgilio tells his story about the search for his grandfather Damiano and how that led to his connecting with the families of other victims and the creation of a memorial in Greece.
You can contact him at mailto:informazionioria@gmail.com if you think you have and ancestor that was lost in the wreck or want to learn more.
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