Jock Giacomo
| Date and Place of Birth: | April 5, 1896 Caserta, Italy |
| Date and Place of Death: | August 31, 1918 France |
| Baseball Experience: | Minor League |
| Position: | Third Base |
| Rank: | Private |
| Military Unit: | Company B, 128th Infantry, 32nd Division US Army |
| Area Served: | France |
Nicole “Nick” or “Jock” Di Giacomo, son of Francesco Di Giacomo, was
born in Caserta, Italy on April 5, 1896. His family moved to the United
States in 1907 and settled in Baltimore, Maryland. In 1917, the
21-year-old City of Baltimore laborer, played minor league baseball as
Nick “Jock” Giacomo with the Hanover Raiders of the Class D Blue Ridge
League, appearing in 30 games at third base and batting .260. Later that
season he played for the Frederick Hustlers of the same league and,
together with other Hustler players, enlisted for military service in
July.
Di Giacomo served as a private, initially with Company E of the
5th Maryland Infantry, then Company E of the115th Infantry. In March
1918, he was assigned to Company G of the163rd Infantry and deployed to
France in April. He joined Company M of the 128th Infantry, 32nd
Division and saw action in the Aisne-Marne, Fismes Sector and Oise-Aisne
campaigns.
On August 23, 1918, he was assigned to Company B of the 128th Infantry
and was killed in action on August 31. His Hustler teammate, catcher
LeRoy Bruff - who served with the 313th Infantry, was killed in action
five weeks later.
Date Added: May 9, 2015
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