Police Officer Joseph Franceschino
Philadelphia Police Department
Pennsylvania
End of Watch: Monday, October 26, 1959
Biographical Info
Age: 39
Tour of Duty: 8 years
Badge Number: Not available
Unit of assignment: Highway Patrol
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: Monday, October 26, 1959
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Franceschino, a member of the Highway Patrol, died of a heart attack when he fell down a flight of stairs while looking for a burglar in a house on 18th Street near Sansom. Officer Franceschino was an eight-year veteran of the force.
Name: Joseph J Franceschino
Birth Year: 1920
Race: White, Citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Pennsylvania
State of Residence: Pennsylvania
Enlistment Date: 18 Jun 1942
Enlistment State: Pennsylvania
Enlistment City: Philadelphia
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: 1 year of high school
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 67
Weight: 145
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]; World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.
Additional sources:
Bio courtesy The Officer Down Memorial Page, Inc. http://www.odmp.org/officer/5068-police-officer-joseph-franceschino
Philadelphia Police Department
Pennsylvania
End of Watch: Monday, October 26, 1959
Biographical Info
Age: 39
Tour of Duty: 8 years
Badge Number: Not available
Unit of assignment: Highway Patrol
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: Monday, October 26, 1959
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Franceschino, a member of the Highway Patrol, died of a heart attack when he fell down a flight of stairs while looking for a burglar in a house on 18th Street near Sansom. Officer Franceschino was an eight-year veteran of the force.
Name: Joseph J Franceschino
Birth Year: 1920
Race: White, Citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Pennsylvania
State of Residence: Pennsylvania
Enlistment Date: 18 Jun 1942
Enlistment State: Pennsylvania
Enlistment City: Philadelphia
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: 1 year of high school
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 67
Weight: 145
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]; World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.
Additional sources:
Bio courtesy The Officer Down Memorial Page, Inc. http://www.odmp.org/officer/5068-police-officer-joseph-franceschino
Police Officer Joseph Franceschino
Philadelphia Police Department
Pennsylvania
End of Watch: Monday, October 26, 1959
Biographical Info
Age: 39
Tour of Duty: 8 years
Badge Number: Not available
Unit of assignment: Highway Patrol
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: Monday, October 26, 1959
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Franceschino, a member of the Highway Patrol, died of a heart attack when he fell down a flight of stairs while looking for a burglar in a house on 18th Street near Sansom. Officer Franceschino was an eight-year veteran of the force.
Name: Joseph J Franceschino
Birth Year: 1920
Race: White, Citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Pennsylvania
State of Residence: Pennsylvania
Enlistment Date: 18 Jun 1942
Enlistment State: Pennsylvania
Enlistment City: Philadelphia
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: 1 year of high school
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 67
Weight: 145
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]; World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.
Additional sources:
Bio courtesy The Officer Down Memorial Page, Inc. http://www.odmp.org/officer/5068-police-officer-joseph-franceschino
Philadelphia Police Department
Pennsylvania
End of Watch: Monday, October 26, 1959
Biographical Info
Age: 39
Tour of Duty: 8 years
Badge Number: Not available
Unit of assignment: Highway Patrol
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: Monday, October 26, 1959
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Franceschino, a member of the Highway Patrol, died of a heart attack when he fell down a flight of stairs while looking for a burglar in a house on 18th Street near Sansom. Officer Franceschino was an eight-year veteran of the force.
Name: Joseph J Franceschino
Birth Year: 1920
Race: White, Citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Pennsylvania
State of Residence: Pennsylvania
Enlistment Date: 18 Jun 1942
Enlistment State: Pennsylvania
Enlistment City: Philadelphia
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: 1 year of high school
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 67
Weight: 145
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]; World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.
Additional sources:
Bio courtesy The Officer Down Memorial Page, Inc. http://www.odmp.org/officer/5068-police-officer-joseph-franceschino
Gravesite Details
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