A professional deserter? by Clario Cecco, approximately 1980-1985
Scope and Contents
4 page personal history by Clario Ceccon titled "A Professional Desereter?" Included document in which Don Norton indicates this story was collected from an Elderhostel personal history seminar class that he taught at Brigham Young University in the 1980s. Clario Ceccon fought in WWII for Italy, then was drafted into the German army, then deserted back to the Italian Fascist army, then deserted again and joined the Red Partisans. He finally deserted this army as well, and went back home to await the end of the war.
Dates
- approximately 1980-1985
Creator
- Ceccon, Clario, 1923-1997 (author, Person)
- Norton, Don E. (1934-) (collector, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Biographical History
Clario Ceccon (1923-1997) was born on June 15, 1923 in Fiera, Primiero, Trento, Italy to John Baptist Ceccon and Silvia Orsingher. Clario deserted from the Royal Italian Army four times during the course of World War II. Clario passed away on March 4, 1997.
Extent
6 sheets ; 28 x 22 cm
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States