Deaths in the 1940s

Donnino Pozzi

1894–1946 (age 52)

Villetta Cemetery

Italian painter active during the early twentieth century.

Riccardo Barilla

1880–1947 (age 67)

Villetta Cemetery

Henry T. Waskow

1918–1943 (age 25)

Sicily–Rome American Cemetery and Memorial

American military officer and company commander killed in action during World War II.

Robert T. Waugh

1919–1944 (age 25)

Sicily–Rome American Cemetery and Memorial

Robert B. Tresville

1921–1944 (age 23)

Sicily–Rome American Cemetery and Memorial

American aircraft pilot who died in service during World War II.

John L. Chapin

1913–1944 (age 31)

Sicily–Rome American Cemetery and Memorial

Edgardo Masini

1870–1943 (age 73)

monumental cemetery of Forlì

Italian architect and artist known for monumental cemetery design in Forlì.

Pietro Chesi

1902–1944 (age 42)

Trespiano Cemetery

Dušan Bordon

1920–1944 (age 24)

cimitero di Sansepolcro

Yugoslav partisan who fought for liberation during World War II.

Aldobrando Medici Tornaquinci

1909–1947 (age 38)

Trespiano Cemetery

Aligi Barducci

1913–1944 (age 31)

Soffiano Cemetery

Italian military officer who served during World War II.

Bruno Fanciullacci

1919–1944 (age 25)

Soffiano Cemetery

Enrico Bocci

1896–1944 (age 48)

Trespiano Cemetery

Italian lawyer who practiced in Florence during the early 20th century.

Giuseppe Rossi

1904–1948 (age 44)

Trespiano Cemetery

Raymond Guy Manning

1945–1945 (age 0)

Florence War Cemetery

Allied soldier who died in Italy during World War II.

Carolina Isolani

1875–1945 (age 70)

Certosa di Bologna

Pietro Busacchi

1882–1944 (age 62)

Certosa di Bologna

Italian pediatrician who advanced medical care for children in Bologna.

Maurizio Pincherle

1879–1949 (age 70)

Certosa di Bologna

Dacre Haddon

1922–1944 (age 22)

Florence War Cemetery

Allied soldier who died in Italy during World War II.

Alfredo Calzoni

1889–1942 (age 53)

Certosa di Bologna

Antonio Belletti

1882–1943 (age 61)

Certosa di Bologna

Italian composer whose works enriched the musical heritage of Bologna.

Silvio Gasparri

1868–1943 (age 75)

Certosa di Bologna

Cesare Bertocchi

1942–1942 (age 0)

Certosa di Bologna

Individual who died in Bologna during World War II.

Cesare Brighenti Rosa

1880–1942 (age 62)

Certosa di Bologna

Michele Barbi

1867–1941 (age 74)

Cimitero delle Porte Sante

Italian politician who served Florence during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Ludovico Tommasi

1866–1941 (age 75)

Cimitero delle Porte Sante

Pilade Pollazzi

1852–1940 (age 88)

Cimitero delle Porte Sante

Italian writer whose literary works contributed to late 19th and early 20th century Italian culture.

Edward Hutchinson Robbins

1912–1944 (age 32)

Sicily–Rome American Cemetery and Memorial

Edwin V. Bain

1917–1943 (age 26)

Sicily–Rome American Cemetery and Memorial

American military personnel who served and died during World War II.

Leopold Mandić

1866–1942 (age 76)

Santuario di San Leopoldo Mandić

Guglielmo Pecori Giraldi

1856–1941 (age 85)

military shrine of Valli del Pasubio

Italian politician whose public service contributed to national affairs during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

John Vivien Bailey

1909–1943 (age 34)

Syracuse War Cemetery

Teodoro Wolf Ferrari

1878–1945 (age 67)

Cemetery of San Michele

Italian painter whose artistic contributions enriched early 20th century Italian visual culture.

Yambo

1874–1943 (age 69)

Soffiano Cemetery

Mariya Drutskaya-Sokolinskaya

1859–1940 (age 81)

Soffiano Cemetery

Woman of the late 19th and early 20th centuries whose life reflected the historical transformations of her era.

Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari

1876–1948 (age 72)

Cemetery of San Michele

Giuseppe Volpi

1877–1947 (age 70)

Cemetery of San Michele

Italian businessperson whose entrepreneurial ventures contributed to Italy's economic development.

Italico Brass

1870–1943 (age 73)

Cemetery of San Michele

Rocco Lentini

1858–1943 (age 85)

Cemetery of San Michele

Italian painter whose artistic works contributed to the visual arts tradition of late 19th and early 20th century Italy.

Elisa Sala

1925–1945 (age 20)

urban cemetery of Monza

Gianni Citterio

1908–1944 (age 36)

urban cemetery of Monza

Italian partisan who fought for freedom and independence during World War II.

Valentino Mazzola

1919–1949 (age 30)

Monumental Cemetery of Turin

Matteo Bartoli

1873–1946 (age 73)

Monumental Cemetery of Turin

Italian university teacher whose scholarly work advanced education and learning in his academic discipline.

Annie Vivanti

1866–1942 (age 76)

Monumental Cemetery of Turin

Boris Bilinsky

1900–1948 (age 48)

monumental cemetery of Catania

Graphic designer whose creative work contributed to early 20th century visual and design culture.

Antonio Canepa

1908–1945 (age 37)

monumental cemetery of Catania

Matteo Ceirano

1870–1941 (age 71)

Monumental Cemetery of Turin

Giulio Gatti-Casazza

1869–1940 (age 71)

Certosa of Ferrara

Alda Costa

1876–1944 (age 68)

Certosa of Ferrara

Giorgio Cini

1918–1949 (age 31)

Certosa of Ferrara