# Army service findings — 2026-09-30

## John Paul Salinsky

### Fold3
Not accessible without Alex login. `fold3.com/search` returned HTTP 403 to the sub-agent's fresh browser. Alex should retry from his logged-in session using query: `John Paul Salinsky Syracuse 1917-1945`.

### WWI Draft Registration
Not directly retrieved. FamilySearch's WWI Draft collection (id 1968530) requires login for record detail views. Alex family memory is confirmed by the Find A Grave entry below (Army veteran, WWI), so the draft card almost certainly exists on FamilySearch — worth pulling to get the exact unit, occupation on registration date, physical description, and next-of-kin as of 1917-18.

### Find A Grave — CONFIRMED VETERAN
**Memorial ID 67856572** — https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67856572/john-p-salinsky
- Born Aug 29, 1895 Syracuse, died Oct 27, 1993 at **Oxford Veterans Home**, Oxford NY (aged 98)
- Buried Pine Plains Cemetery, Clay, Onondaga County NY — Section 5, Lot 21G
- Veteran flag on memorial. Obituary text: **"Army veteran of World War I"**
- Lived in Cicero 31 years, retired 1967 from Young & Franklin Co. (Liverpool NY), communicant of Sacred Heart Church
- Son: John L. Salinsky (1924-1987). Brother: Frank (Hamilton). One grandson, two great-grandsons

The "died in Oxford" fact from family memory reconciles: he was a resident at the NY State Veterans Home in Oxford at end of life, not a lifelong Oxford resident.

### Other
- Parents per Ancestry index (unverified there): Joseph Salinsky + Catherine Budwick
- Chenango County local paper (evesun.com) may carry the 1993 obit — search their archive
- Two headstone photos on the memorial; no visible military markings described but worth Alex viewing directly

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## Joseph Frederick Galavotti

### Fold3
Not accessible without Alex login (403). Retry query from his session: `Joseph Galavotti Canastota 1949-1955`.

### Korean War era records
Nothing surfaced in free public search. FamilySearch and Golden Arrow Research (goldenarrowresearch.com/search-korean-war-records/) are the free/fee paths; Alex should try FamilySearch's Korean War records collection while logged in.

### Find A Grave — memorial exists, likely still alive
**Memorial ID 62171752** — https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62171752
- Born 1931, **death date UNKNOWN** (blank on memorial)
- Listed cemetery Saint Agatha, Canastota (likely a placeholder / family plot reservation)
- No veteran flag, no military service noted
- Parents confirmed: Ranato "Ray" Galavotti (1903-1986) + Rose Micheletti (1903-2000) — https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84686825/ranato-galavotti
- Siblings match Alex's tree: Charles (1926-2013), Raymond Jr. (1928-2017, Alex's grandfather), Donald (1937-2002), Elvira (1940-2021)
- Spouse: Caterina "Tina" Scotti (1930-2007), married 52 years — https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20822403/caterina-galavotti

Public records place Joseph at **225 East Hickory Street, Canastota NY 13032**, DOB 07/24/1931 (via OfficialUSA). If he died, the memorial would carry the date. He is very likely still alive at 95.

### Other
- Children per Caterina's obit: sons Antonio "Tony" and John Galavotti; daughters Rose "Sue" Reed, Elvira Sullivan, JoAnn McDermott — all of Canastota. Any of these could confirm his service directly.
- Army service is not confirmed by any public source. Family memory may be right (Korean War era fits), but no headstone marker, no obit flag, no Find A Grave veteran tag.

Sources: findagrave.com memorials 67856572, 62171752, 84686825, 20822403; officialusa.com/names/Joseph-Galavotti.