Thanks Ron. When his son got in touch he did mention how much you had helped him the last time he contacted Heritage. This really is a long shot, but since our original A-Z entry we have heard from Australia of a Wiganite who went cold water swimming with Joe breaking the ice before jumping in.
Can't add much to the A-Z. The Porelli identity makes a lot of sense , although Joe Porelli.
That gets him back to 1938