AZmark, Leonoro's Italian restaurant in Charleston, WV has some of the same history. The second generation owner, Frank, was born in Cabin Creek, WV. His dad was a coal miner. When the company and union got to fighting his dad took them back to Italy. When the war started, Frank, came back to WV. Since he was a citizen, Frank was drafted. He no speaka the English then. Frank was sent to the Aleutians and kept there until the war ended. Frank told me it was cold and his nose was froze and his toes were froze but there were Italians that were cooks and they got him assigned in the kitchen with them. Frank had family that fought in the Italian army during the war. Frank's sons and grand children run the business.
