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My father went into the armed service and I never saw my mother - I don't know what happened to her.
Gregory Corso
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Gregory Corso
Age: 70 †
Born: 1930
Born: March 26
Died: 2001
Died: January 17
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New York City
New York
Gregory Nunzio Corso
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