‘Jumbo’ Loomed Large: Cannavo was a World War I Vet Who Helped Shape the SIC Beach Patrol

Antonio “Jumbo” Cannavo was born in Italy in 1888 and emigrated to the United States after being honorably discharged from the Italian Navy. He eventually settled in Sea Isle City and found employment as a commercial fisherman, working with the Pradico-LaRosa Fish Pound Company.