Connecticut veterans commemorative booklet. Vol. 6, no. 18. Connecticut Men of the United States Navy, demobilization, Lido Beach Separation Center. December 24 to 30, 1945

              CONNECTICUT MEN
of the United States Navy
Demobilization, Lido Beach Separation Center
December 24 to 30, 1945 STATE! OF CONNECTICUT
EXECUTIVE CHAMBERS HARTFORD
To Connecticut Naval Veterans of World War II:
Connecticut has a great seafaring tradition. In every war her men have fought gallantly for freedom. In days of peace her sons have officered and manned ships that have carried our American commerce everywhere in the world. Connecticut people are proud of that tradition.
In this greatest of all wars Just ended you, as a son of Connecticut, have courageously and faithfully maintained that tradition. Indeed, you have raised it to new glorious heights. You have added to that enduring list, started when Midshipman Nathaniel Fanning of Stonington took part in the historic encoun��ter
of John Paul Jones' Bon Homme Richard and HMS Serapis in 1779] immortal names - Macassar Straits, Java, Guadalcanal, Savo Island, Coral Sea, Santa Cruz, Midway and Lunga Point.
To the lot of some of you fell the burden of the train­ing
and supply services at home and in ports, great and obscure, the world over. In fact, there are now new ports for the air arm and for the fleet, some of which will endure as monuments to that new arm of the Navy, the Seabees.
Your fellow citizens in Connecticut are proud of your
service.
Yours very s i n c e r e l y,
Governor
HERE ARE THEIR STORIES
War correspondents of World War II frequently embellished and often overwrote the action stories of modest sailors. The aggregate result pleased editors, made headlines, and, on occasion, embarrassed the sailors. In retaliation, the correspondents and their victims were labelled, in characteristic service language, " Joe Blow". Actually, the " Joe Blows" were few and far between in this war. The purpose of these stories is to record without embellishment, the mood, the impressions, the exciting events, of the worst and best of the great days, before time blurs memories with resulting confusion as to events, dates and places. These are Navy men's stories, here recorded as near verbatim as possible in their own words.— The Editor.
Adam, Wasil, ABM 3/ c, Carrier In­dependence,
Ansonia.
" There was air and sea action as well as terrific island fighting at Tarawa. While we were there we were hit by an aerial torpedo and the Independence was badly damaged. She was back in action, though, and took part in 11 invasions and engage­ments.
One of the biggest kicks the crew got was in the second big raid on Tokyo when the Navy announced the names of the ships even while the raid was still going on. That certainly showed the Japs that we figured they were licked as we'd even tell them the names of the ships that were hitting them."
Albonizio, Patrick N., S 1/ c, LST- 534, Glenbrook.
" I was at the 20mm at the starboard side of the bow shooting at the suicide plane as it dove down at us. I remember yelling and swearing at the Japanese dog as he set his plane on its course toward us. ' Come on, you sneakin Jap bastard, I'll fill your liver with so many shots you'll look like swiss cheese; keep comin' you miserable son of a bitch and it'll be your last sight of the rising sun.' Well, he kept coming all right, hitting us square in the bow just under my gun. I knew I was badly hurt and jumped on to the pontoons we were loading as the ship was afire. They took me to a hospital nearby on Okinawa where I was treated for second degree burns, abrasions of the chest and head and cuts on my ears. That was on June 22, 1945, and two weeks later I was
allowed to go back to duty aboard the 534 that had been raised after an eight hour fire raging from stem to stern had sunk her. My Purple Heart isn't the only thing to remind me of the incident; there is a matter of a few scars."
Aniskiewicz, Charles J., F 1/ c, Canter Escort Shamrock Bay, Meriden.
" The battle for Luzon was the toughest engagement I encountered during the war. It was on January 9th that we had our worst day. It seems the Kamakazi planes were out after the carriers, passing up many other ships and coming right for us. One came down in a dive at the fan tail but our 5- inch gun took care of the plane before it got too close. The Kidkin Bay, another CVE, was hit and had plenty cf trouble. There was one other carrier in the group and that was sunk. The worst part of the whole deal was that the planes of the other ships had to land on our deck and night was approaching. The skipper gave orders to put on the landing lights and that lit us up making an easy target for the Nips. The planes started to come in and as fast as they landed the pilots got out and we rolled the plane over the side. That was because we could not place all the planes on board or below deck. During all this time I was at the phones on the 20mm and let me tell you I was scared along with all the rest of the crew. My eyes kept following the planes in the sky hoping my time wasn't up. You think of some funny things while you're under pressure."
3 Barnes, John, Cox, Destroyer Wain- wright, Stamford.
" I got out to the Pacific too late for any of the big action out there but I did see a lot of the ocean and the islands. We did patrol duty off Guam, Iwo Jima and Okinawa. It was an old- type destroyer, but the Wainwright got around all right. In eight months out there I covered plenty of thousands of miles."
Barone, Joseph A., MoMM 2/ c, Seabee Units, New Haven.
" Our outfit handled Navy supplies in England and France and moved thousands of tons of Navy gear. One of the biggest jobs we had was helping to handle the equipment used in the amphibious cross­ing
of the Rhine. It seemed mighty funny to be routing invasion boats inland for crossing a German river in the middle of Europe. I don't think the Germans had expected anything like that."
Beach, Robert M., S 1/ c, Cruiser Canberra, Bridgeport.
" It was Friday, the 13th of October, 1944, while we were at Formosa that we were hit. I was in a turret at the time and saw six of a flight of fifteen planes come down at us. One of the planes dropped a torpedo on us, hitting the 3 and 4 engine rooms and the after engine room. Twenty- two of the crew and one officer was killed and many hurt. When the torpedo hit I ran into the turret but in a short while I was called out along with some of the other men to rig for towing. The ship was towed into the Admiralty Islands for temporary repairs and then to Boston to be overhauled."
Bloomenthal, David, PhM 3/ c, 32d Special Seabees, Waterbury.
" The ships were blasting their horns and shooting rockets and flares into the air, the men were going wild throwing things into the air and firing their carbines;
but I stayed at my tent waiting for the casualties to come in. I thought to myself this would be a hell of a time to get hit as the war was over and the goings on was a celebration of that event. Luckily none of the men were hurt but I still can't see how they avoided it with all that debris flying through the air."
Borah, Edward G., S 1/ c, 35th Special Seabees, Meriden.
" I'll never forget the night we received word that Japan was surrendering. We were working on an English ship that night unloading cargo when word was received that Japan had given up and then things began to happen. Men went wild, hugging each other and kissing everyone in sight; rockets and flares filled the air lighting the sky up like daylight. A short time later we heard that it was not official as yet but we knew it would be soon. It was a very happy moment for me as it meant I would be going home soon after a year away."
Byrd, Ernest E., MN 2/ c, Maple Mine Depot, Y or Mown, Virginia, Bridgeport.
" When I first started assembling mines I always thought of what would happen if one of them went off, but after a while you get used to working on them and don't think much of Kingdom Come. One day I had just finished work and was lying around in the sack when I heard a load
DESTROYER AND CRUISERS
USS WAINWRIGHT — A 1940 destroyer ( top), of the Sims Class of 12. Six of them were lost during the war. Has raking stack, torpedo crane midships, and large depth charge racks.
USS CANBERRA — The ex- Pittsburgh, one of the first of the post- treaty heavies, launched in 1942, is a well armored 13,000 tonner, carries nine 8- inch guns.
USS NASHVILLE — A pre- war light cruiser, with splinter screens to protect her 5- inch- 24 AAs, and bristling with 20s and 40s topside. A square sterner that carries several airplanes below decks.
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explosion that broke all the glass around and threw me and a lot of my buddies out of their sacks. I knew it was a mine and rushed the three miles back to the depot as fast as I could. Seven men on the night shift were killed and many injured. Before I went to sleep that night I spent a lot of time talking to That Man Upstairs' telling him how thankful I was to be on the day shift instead of the night shift."
Cann, Edgar F., EM 2/ c, Destroyer Ringgold, Hamden.
" On November 20, 1943, we escorted the Seventh Amphibious Fleet into the invasion of Tarawa. We shelled the beach and covered the landing party going in. We caught plenty of hell from the guns on shore. The Japanese shore batteries opened up on us the minute we got in range and we caught two shells that dis­abled
our ship for about half an hour. One of the shells caught us in the engine room, the other in our superstructure, and before we knew it we were taking on water. The damage was repaired well enough to enable us to get out of range. You can imagine how we felt during the time we were disabled. It was like sitting in a shooting- gallery waiting to get hit. The ship made its way to the repair base at the Fiji Islands and in a short while we were back in the fight."
Chernak, Stephen, Cox, Transport Donald W. Wolf, Bridgeport.
" Before I went aboard the Wolf I was assigned to the Cruiser St. Louis. It was aboard the St. Louis that I saw the most action and the worst of it came at the second sea battle of Munda. It was late at night on Friday, July 13, 1943, when the battle took place. We had three cruisers and eleven destroyers in our force and it was said the Japs had a much bigger fleet. Our fleet gave them everything we had and after sinking a heavy cruiser
and a destroyer, they took it on the run. Our ship took a torpedo at the bow and it sheered off about 60 feet of it. None of the men were hurt but shortly after the battle we found a few men under the empty shell cases suffering from shell shock. I was in the fan tail during the battle operating a 40mm and didn't see too much of what happened."
Cicalo, Frederick F., CY, U. S. Naval Detachment, Italy, Bridgeport.
" On January 7, 1944, I arrived at Palermo, Sicily, as part of a combined communications team. I stayed there for two months and then left for Naples to take charge of Naval Communications in that area. There was plenty of bombings while I was there. After a short time I was transferred as flag yeoman to Commodore H. W. Ziroli at Rome. My job was very interesting and kept me occupied at all times. I was also able to see my relatives while I was in Italy. I saw my grandmother and some aunts and uncles. It was the first time I had seen them since I was three years old when I had the occasion to visit them for six months."
Clairmont, Robert L., SoM 2/ c, De­stroyer
Wadsworth, Bridgeport.
" The Wadsworth escorted a convoy of ships into Iwo Jima on D- Day and although there was quite a bit of firing from shore, none of the ships were hit. There were not too many enemy planes in the air then but there were later on. We bombarded the shore constantly and knocked out some of the Jap installations. After two weeks of covering the invasion, we pushed off for the Philippines for further duty."
Corbett, Raymond V., EM 2/ c, 30th Seabees, East Haven.
" My job with the battalion was to string the lines for telephones. The battal­ion
spent a year in the Atlantic Theatre
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building, repairing and maintaining roads. From there we went to the Pacific, build­ing
airstrips at Pearl Harbor, the Philip­pines
and China. I enjoyed my job for there was a variety of obstacles to over­come
and the scheming made things interesting. China was about the most interesting place and I've got a lot of stories I'm going to tell my kids some day."
Dillon, Carroll D., Cox, LST- 537, Waterbury.
" Before being assigned to the 537 I was in the beach battalion. It was with that outfit that I saw most of my action. We had to survey the beach before the landing parties went ashore to see which was the safest and best way to go in. We were the first ones in on the Sicily beach­head,
landing with the infantry. As soon as we got ashore we had to set up in­stallations
to direct the incoming ships and troops. It was quite a dangerous job and we lost many men as there was much firing at us from the enemy positions in the hills. We stayed on the beach for two weeks and then moved on."
Eiben, Henry L., EM 2/ c, Cargo Ship Venango, New Haven.
" The first time we went into Okinawa was not bad but when we arrived back there a month later it was really tough. We had gone back to Saipan after the first trip to take more men and supplies to Okinawa and thought of it as a routine trip, but we were in for a surprise. When we got near the shores of Okinawa, we suffered a heavy air attack and many near misses from Kamikaze planes. They came at us day and night falling and hitting ships on all sides of us but after two days we were able to take the men and supplies ashore. It would have been suicide to try it before then. We hung around there for a week and then shoved
off and I was not the least bit sorry to leave that place."
Holmes, Robert W., GM 3/ c, Trans­port
John Lykes, New Britain.
" After taking 1200 troops to Manila we took 800 women and children aboard for transportation to the States. That is what is called a sailor's delight — all those women aboard and so little place for them to run when you chase them. I'm just kidding, of course, but I've often thought it would be much better if the Navy had women on all ships to keep the men from getting lonesome. I don't know why I feel in such high spirits for I just found out they have lost my records and I can't be discharged until they find them. I hope I am able to get out of here before the New Year as I would very much like to spend it at home."
Jasaitis, Anthony G., MM 3/ c, Carrier Escort Matanikan, New Haven.
" Liberty in Tokyo was the most exciting thing I encountered during my 25 months in the service. It was in September and a month before that if any one told me I would spend a liberty in Japan I would have told them they were crazy. The Japanese people seemed friendly enough and aside from the fact that the buildings were pretty well destroyed you'd never know there was a war there. Busi­ness
went on as usual and people went about their duties as though it were an everyday occurrence to be defeated in a war."
Kalmin, Benedict P., AMMF 3/ c, VR- 2 Alameda, California, Hartford.
" I was flight engineer aboard the PB2Ys at Alameda Air Base. Our cargo was mostly supplies and ammo delivered to forward areas. I made one trip to the John Rogers Air Port in Oahu, Hawaii, and that was the only time I was out of this country. Some of the fellows at the
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base made trips to Saipan and Manila. It's good to be home and to feel that I am going to stay home without having to get up early the next morning and catch a train to the base."
Kolbay, Frank J., S 1/ c, LST- 959, South Nor walk.
" I got my big thrills when we landed invasion troops at Iwo Jima and Okinawa, the last two big battles of the war in the Pacific. We saw plenty of air action and those Kamikaze pilots weren't fooling when they came in. Our skipper was hit by shrapnel during an air raid, and he was wounded so badly he was out for two months. I left the 959 in China and came home on a transport."
Koscal, Thomas W., EM 3/ c, Combat Utility Bn. 12, Bridgeport.
" A Combat Utility Battalion is com­posed
of 250 men trained to do installation work and to do it fast. We would land with the Marines and Seabees, set up our communication lines and pull out. The worst place we hit was Tacloban when we went in with the Eighth Army. The Japs were firing at us from their hill positions and many of the Army men were killed. There were 96 air raids that day and we spent more time in a foxhole than we spent vertically. I was one of the men who had to string the wire up and I rushed as fast as I could, for the sooner we were done the sooner we could get away."
Kotok, Leslie N., SK 2/ c, Repair Ship Amycus, Danbury.
" The battle of Luzon was about the worst battle I participated in during the war. My ship went in there on the 9th of January and things were going pretty hot at the time. We had to repair the small craft that were hit and had to do it under fire. It not too pleasant a position to work under but the work had to be done and one doesn't have his choice of
working conditions in the Navy. Well we came out of it okay and I guess that's all that counts.
Leto, Anthony F., BM 2/ c, Transport Henry W. Butner, Bridgeport.
" The ship I was on was making a run from New Guinea to Hollandia without a convoy as the waters were supposed to be quite safe at the time when we received a call to G. Q. I couldn't imagine what was going on as I had been up on deck and hadn't noticed any planes in the sky. We soon learned that a sub was nearby some­where
and all men were on a sharp lookout. In a short while we saw a swirl in the water and that had but one meaning, a torpedo. I braced myself for the hit but it traveled under the ship. The second and third also went under and that was all we saw of the sub. We had no depth charges aboard so the only thing we could do was make a run for it and in a short time we were secured from G. Q. I think I am damn lucky for it is not very often that three torpedoes in a row will go under instead of through a ship."
Mitchell, Robert F., SM 2/ c, Merchant Vessel Yancey, New Britain.
" I was in a convoy going from the States to England in February of ' 43 when we were attacked by submarines. Many of the ships in the convoy were hit and when the ship just in front of us got it I thought our turn was next. I kept imagining what I would do as soon as the torpedo hit but it never came. We couldn't see the subs as it was night and that made me feel much worse for I never even knew where they were. We got through that okay and just before V- E Day we suffered another attack near the coast of France, but a DE got the sub before it could sink any of the ships."
Moraniec, Louis R., CMoMM, LCI- 1018, Ansonia.
s " An engine room is a heck of a place to be in when you're in a battle zone. You never know what's going on topside while you're down below. My craft, the LCI- 1018, participated in many battles including the invasions of Attu, Leyte, Mindanao, Bataan, Corregidor and Orma. I never was on deck to see any of these and had to get the facts from hearsay. The battle at Mindanao was the worst, I hear, for the Kamikaze planes were raising havoc. We were transporting 208 Army infantry troops in to the beach when they came at us fast and furious. We didn't get hit but two LSTs nearby were sent down. That night a Jap cruiser came in and sunk a few LCIs and other ships, as well as shelling the whole place. While I was down below shut in by four bulk­heads,
all this was going on and I wasn't any too comfortable about it but I guess my number just wasn't up."
Olsen, Edward F., S 1/ c, Assault Transport Lacerta, Bridgeport.
" The Lacerta was one of the ships in the big feint that confused the Japs so much at Okinawa. A whole convoy went in near shore at the southeast end of the island and the Japs got ready for a landing there. Instead the main forces landed on the west coast on April 1. Two days later wre landed units of the 6th Marine Division up at the actual in­vasion
point. The Japs really fell for that trick and it helped save a lot of American lives."
O'Malley, Edward J., RdM 3/ c, LSM- 72, Hartford.
" The invasion of Okinawa was the worst I was in. It wasn't so much the firing from shore or the resistance the troops met with when we brought them into the beach, but it was the air raids we underwent. We had 68 air raids in the first two days we were there and 200
more raids in the remaining 66 days. During all that time we would make trips out to the ships in the harbor and take food and supplies ashore. I often thought of what perfect targets we were for the Kamikaze planes but none of them hit us. There was one time when one of the suicide planes came down at us but our firing deflected it and it hit in the water near the fan tail. We received credit for shooting that plane down. I wonder what would have happened if we didn't have credit for a plane as I was right near the fan tail at the time."
Pastyrnak, William P., SF 2/ c, Sea­plane
Tender Wright, Terryville.
" We were a mother ship for seaplanes at Guadalcanal, New Georgia, New Guinea and way stations. The PBYs we tended flew hundreds of missions against the Japs and covered plenty of ocean. Later the Wright was converted to a flagship and its name changed to the San Clemente. As a flagship we were in at Hollandia, Leyte, Tacloban and Manila, operating with the amphibious forces of the Seventh Fleet."
Patrignelli, Alfred A., CM 2/ c, 30th Seabees, Bridgeport.
" I did my first foreign duty at Trinidad and didn't think then that I'd go all the way across the Pacific before it was all over, but I did. After 14 months down at Trinidad, I went to the Pacific theater and wound up after several stops at Tientsin, China. We were just there a couple of weeks when we started home by way of Guam. My outfit worked on installations at Hawaii, Guam and the Philippines. Roads and docks seemed to be our specialty."
Pender, David E., MM 2/ c, Battleship New Jersey, Meriden.
" We were laying out between Okinawa and Japan to foil any attempt on the part
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of the Japanese to send reenforcements to Okinawa. They never to my knowledge attempted it, but there were many planes that came overhead trying to send some of the ships to the bottom. On one par­ticular
day the Kamikazes were out in full force after the aircraft carriers. We inter­cepted
two of them and sent them on a long journey to join their ancestors. There were many plane attacks and many sleepless nights, but that's all history now."
Peterson, Richard J., S 1/ c, Cruiser Canberra, Stamford.
" I went aboard the Canberra while she was in dry dock at Boston after suffering a torpedo attack near Formosa. It was my first assignment to a ship and I found her very interesting. After the repairs were completed she took a trip through the Canal. When we got to the Pacific side of the Canal, one of the pilots coming in for a landing turned over into the sea. We were able to save the pilot but the plane went down."
Petrelis, John P., CCS, LST- 824, New Haven.
" At Vela La Vela we received two bomb hits that almost caused my doom. There was a flight of 17 planes that attacked us early on the morning of November 1, 1943. One of the planes dropped a bomb that tore the frames on the port side of the ship, injuring quite a few men. I was at the 40mm on the quarter deck at the time and saw the bomb come down at us. It isn't a very pleasant feeling to have all those explosives on the way down and you standing there watching and not being able to do anything about it. Well we were able to proceed under our own power despite the broken frames. That noon we were hit again by a bomb near the oil tank but fortunately it never exploded. I'd hate to think of what would have happened if it had gone off."
Pinard, Marcel W., S 1/ c, Staff of Commander, Marianas, Bristol.
" I was on the staff of Admiral Murray, who wras in charge of the administration of the Marianas Islands. We went in with the invasion troops. During the 16 months I spent on Guam, the place was built up terrifically. Instead of a mass of ruins as it was when we landed, it became a big air, ground and Navy base, with airfields all over the place and big and little buildings of all kinds. From the speed with which the island was built up, it was pretty plain that the Japs couldn't be very hopeful."
Pistey, Charles M., PhM 3/ c, Am­phibious
Forces, Bridgeport.
" About the fastest long trip I had in the Pacific was also the happiest. It was on the Carrier Hornet, heading back from Guam to Seattle. We made the trip in 13 days. I'd been on eight ships in 20 months, most of them LSTs and none of them had set any speed records. I was in the in­vasions
of Leyte and Luzon, and also worked with the staff of Admiral Turner, in command of amphibious operations."
Puza, Charles J., SSML 3/ c, Montauk Point Advance Reshipment Base, Bridgeport.
" I worked in the area laundry at our base for 23 months although it didn't take me that long to find out how a woman feels doing her Monday wash. It is not an exciting job by any means, but it helps time pass. It was like a civilian job in some respects without the privileges of a civilian. I went to work every morning and returned to my barracks tired every night. I had my days off every week but no place to spend them at except Honolulu, and if you've seen that place once, that's all you want of it. If my wife ever asks me to do the laundry, I will be Reno- bound!"
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Quinn, Robert S., SoMH 3/ c, Hono­lulu
Shore Patrol Base, Bridgeport.
" You've probably read of the riot at Damon Tract in Hawaii. Well, I was called out to duty when it started. The actual riot lasted only two hours but the tension was there for over a week. We felt that any minute it might break out again. When it first started the sailors went around breaking all windows and beating up all the gooks they could find. A Gook is a native of that strip of land which is trying to become the 49th State. The Honolulu police were arresting all the sailors they saw but never a Gook. We tried to quiet the thing down and send the men back to their bases and ships and finally succeeded. It is not for me to say who was in the right but I remember many of my mates coming back to the barracks, badly beat up after a liberty in Honolulu."
Swaller, Victor A., S 1/ c, 1081st Seabee Detachment, Bridgeport.
" I'll never forget the typhoon at Okinawa. The winds started to blow and no one seemed to know where to run. I ran from place to place, staying at one place until I heard the building supports creak from the force of the wind. It is hard to imagine what it was like unless you were there to witness it. You thought one place was safe and when you arrived there you figured another place was safer. After I had run around for what seemed like years, but which was only a matter of about an hour, I ran into a cave and stayed there until the typhoon was over the next day. Two of the fellows in the outfit were killed: one by an explosion in the galley where he was seeking refuge and the other by flying debris while seeking refuge."
Thimler, Max A., EM 1/ c, 103d Seabees, Stamford.
" My battalion arrived at Guam in December of 1944 and went to work build­ing
a camp for the 6th Marines. I did the cable splicing for the telephone lines and various electrician's work around camp. After we completed the camp we were put in charge of public works and took care of the buildings and so forth in our area."
Walker, Walter H., AM 2/ c, Stationed at Pensacola, Florida, Georgetown.
" My 23 months in the service were spent right here in the States and I con­sider
myself quite lucky. I was in the maintenance department at the air field at Pensacola, Florida. Just the usual routine of things down there, nothing exciting ever seemed to happen. It feels good getting back to good old Connecticut and seeing the familiar sights and people."
Washburn, Albert F., MM 3/ c, Seabees Attached to Pearl Harbor Yard, Hartford.
" I operated a Gantry crane at the Pearl Harbor docks and repair bases. It was not a very exciting job but it was interesting. The only thing that happened while I was down there was the explosion at West Lochs. There were a few LSTs loaded with men and munitions ready to leave for the invasion of Saipan when suddenly something went wrong and the}' blew up. I think there were three explo­sions
one right after the other and at first I thought it was one of the ships in the harbor, but found out later it was out at the Lochs. ' Scuttlebutt' had it that over 600 men were killed but I don't knowr for sure. I guess someday the public will hear about it and then I'll learn exactly what did happen."
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STATE AIDS AND BENEFITS
The laws of the State of Connecticut provide for many forms of aid, benefits and preferences for veteran*, and for their next of kin in varying degrees. The following digest is designed to inform of the aids, benefit* and preferences, and to designate the local or state agency charged with providing full information to veterans. There are thirty- four full- time and eight part- time Veterans Centers operating which serve 86 of the 169 cities and towns in the State. In some smaller towns the Town Clerks act as a " Veterans Center".
Tax Exemptions — File discharge with your Town Clerk; notify local assessors and collector.
Local Taxes —- Any veteran is exempt from taxes on real or personal property up to $ 1,000 in valuation. Disabled veterans are exempt up to $ 3,000, according to disability ratings. This ex­emption
is in part valid for veterans' wives, and next of kin, as specified by the Statutes. See Local Tax Collector.
Local Business Taxes — ( Personal property) on stock, fixtures and equipment of new businesses established by veterans, for three years. See Local Tax Collector.
Old Age Assistance Taxes — Servicemen are exempt, during active service in armed forces, and veterans may secure refund if they paid while in active service. See Local Tax Collector.
Slate Unincorporated Business Taxes — On new businesses established by any veteran, good for three years. See Tax Commissioner, State Office Building, Hartford.
Free Business Licenses — Most licenses are free; renewals usually unnecessary for varying periods. See your Town Clerk.
Professional Licenses — Qualified veterans can be admitted to the practice of law or chiropractic without examination in most cases. Contact your county Bar Association, or the Board of Chiro­practic
Examiners, State Office Building, Hartford.
State Employment Preference — Veteran pas­sing
state civil service examination has five points added to score; ten, if he has a disability rating. Names placed on list of eligibles in the order of such augmented score.
The State's general policy on veteran's job preference, which has not the effect of law, was established by the 1945 General Assembly, with passage of the following:
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representa­tives:
" 1. That it shall be the policy of the State, acting through the Connecticut Veterans Reemploy­ment
and Advisory Commission, to encourage Connecticut employers to voluntarily set aside a minimum of 25 per cent of post- war jobs for veter­ans
of World War II. "
" 2. That it shall be the policy of the State until July 1, 1950, to give preference to veterans of World War II in all State positions outside the classified service of the merit system act and in all positions involving contractual services and part time services and in all cases where compensation is paid by the State whether on a fee basis or otherwise.
" 3. That until July 1, 1950, it shall also be the policy of the State that appointing officers of the State, as defined by Sec. 2049 of the General Statutes, shall, other conditions being equal, give preference to veterans of World War II in filling State positions from registers of eligible candidates furnished by the State Personnel Department."
Educational Aids — With satisfactory cre­dentials,
a veteran can secure free a grammar school or high school diploma from the State Board of Education, State Office Building, Hartford.
Free instruction in secondary subjects ( high school courses) will be furnished by the State Board of Education if your town can't do it. See your local school officials.
Financial aid for college educations for children, 16 to 23, of servicemen killed in service. Consult the State Board of Education.
Aid for Needy Veterans — If you are being cared for under legal direction of the Veterans Home Commission, your children under 16, husband, wife or widowed mother can receive weekly finan­cial
assistance up to $ 10. for an adult and $ 6. for a child. Apply to the Commission, through the Veterans Home, Rocky Hill.
If you need temporary financial assistance because of a service disability, contact the Veterans Home Commission, Rocky Hill.
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Fund — Many of the veterans' aid benefits set out above are pay��able
from the income produced by this fund which is to be augmented by a portion of the Connecticut tax on cigarettes until the principal of the fund reaches $ 15,000,000. Disbursements of these funds to carry out aid provisions to veterans, and certain relatives and next of kin of veterans pursuant to statute, are through the State Treasurer of the American Legion, State Office Building, Hartford.
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THE MUSTER OUT ROLL CALL
Names, ratings and addresses of Connecticut men discharged from December 24 to 30, 1945 inclusive, from official Navy records, Separation Center, Lido Beach, L. I., N. Y.
ABBADESSA, Anthony, CM 2/ c
36 Judson Ave., New Haven ABBOTTS, Robert H., S 1/ c
49 Maple Ave., Bethel ABRAHAMSON, John B., BM 2/ c
57 Pardee PL, East Haven ABRAMCZYK, Stanley W., CM 2/ c
64 Booth St., New Britain ADAM, Wasil, ABM 3/ c
44 Francis St., Ansonia AHEARN, John J., S 1/ c ( AMM)
13 Lines St., New Haven ALBONIZIO, Patrick N., S 1/ c
11 Oscar St., Glenbrook ALBRO, Franklin J., AMM 2/ c
77 Park Ave., Derby ALLAIRE, William P., MM 1/ c
547 Seaview Ave., Bridgeport AMENTO, Anthony F., RdM 3/ c
542 East St., New Haven ANDERSON, Raymond N., S 1/ c
18 Mahl Ave., Hartford ANDERSON, Warren F., S 1/ c
39 New Lane, Cromwell ANDRES, Russell S., TM 2/ c
Belleview Ave., Southington ANDRESON, Charles G., FC 2/ c
9 Pioneer Circle, Manchester ANDREWSEN, Harold A., TM 3/ c
Apt. A1, 374 North Front St., New Haven ANISKIEWICZ, Charles J., F 1/ c
7 Locust St., Meriden ANTAYA, Gerald M., EM 3/ c
70 Cambridge St.. Elmwood ARBOUR, Robert T., SK 3/ c
52 Farmington Ave., New Britain ATWATER, Dwight P., BM 1/ c
54 Berkeley St., Southington AUGUSTINE, Edward J., CM 3/ c
224 Chapel St., New Haven BAIGERT, John A., MoMM 2/ c
63 Arch St., Meriden BALOGH, Joseph, F 1/ c
1693 State St., Hamden BALTAS, Vincent R., CM 3/ c
15 Wolcott St., Hartford BANNICK, Benjamin, PhM 3/ c
8 Hawkins St., Waterbury BARNES, John, Cox
35 Selleck St., Stamford BARONE, Joseph A., MoMM 2/ c
7 Wight St., New Haven BARRETT, Francis J., RT 2/ c
114 Cleveland St., New Britain BEACH, Robert M., S 1/ c
761 Wood Ave., Bridgeport BEERS, Cere B., Jr., AMM 2/ c
Taconic Rd., Salisbury BEGNAL, Francis M., S 1/ c
145 Locust St., Waterbury BEMONTI, Alexander R., BM 2/ c
5 Fairfield Ave., Stamford BENJAMIN, Wesley R., MoMM 3/ c
248 First Ave., West Haven BENTHAM, Robert E., TM 2/ c
139 Cedar St., Seymour BERGAGNIN, Louis F., S 1/ c
43 Holmes Ave., New Britain BERGEN, Richard H., EM 1/ c
West Avon Rd., Farmington
BERNARD, Norman M., SM 2/ c
104 Main St., North Grosvenordale BERRY, Russell, SF 3/ c
16 Johnson St., Maple Hill, Newington BERTHIAUME, Joseph A., SC 3/ c
43 Railroad St., Putnam BERTOLA, Vincent A., S 1/ c
196 Dewey St., Bridgeport BERTUSSI, Alfred M., BM 2/ c
Box 1000, Hopewell Rd., So. Glastonbury BEYER, Charles E., MM 1/ c
8 North Main St., East Hampton BILLINGS, Daniel E., GM 2/ c
131 Veteran St., Meriden BIONDI, Frank J., MM 2/ c
140 California St., West Haven BLAIKIE, David T., MaM 1/ c
RFD, Durham BLAU, Herbert P., Sp( V) 2/ c
32 Norden St., New Britain BLOOMENTHAL, David, PhM 3/ c
22 Buckingham St., Waterbury BOHAN, Francis W., RM 1/ c
Broadway, North Haven BORAK, Edward G., S 1/ c
72 1/ 2 East Main St., Meriden BORSARI, Paul P., MM 3/ c
68 Grassmere Ave., West Hartford BOUCHARD, Joseph P., CM 2/ c
214 Community Ave., Plainfield BOUDREAU, Frank L., MoMM 2/ c
Chestnut Hill Rd., Waterbury BOUKUS, Charles P., S 1/ c
158 North St., New Britain BOWEN, Thomas J., SF 2/ c
152 Pixlee PI., Bridgeport BOYLAND, Edwin J., SoM 2/ c
15 Summit St., Derby BRAGA, Albert J., MoMM 3/ c
Albany Tpk., Canton BRAGDON, Russell S., AM 3/ c
50 Treadwell St., Hamden BRENNAN, Philip F., MoMM 2/ c
38 Dell Ave., New London BRENNAN, Matthew F., RdM 2/ c
8 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich BRENNAN, William P., GM 2/ c
176 Prospect St., Norwich BRIDGEWATER, Donald O., SF 2/ c
82 Glenbrook Rd., Bridgeport BRIEN, Norman T., MM 2/ c
Chestnut Hill Rd., Somers BROWN, David K., MMS 3/ c
East Ct., Charter Oak Ter., Hartford BRUCE, Walter B., GM 2/ c
53 Lamson St., West Haven BRUNZO, Carmelo J., S 1/ c
519 Cedar St., Newington BULLUSS, Albert W., WT 2/ c
80 Race St., Bristol BURGESS, George L., CM 1/ c
55 Latham St., Groton BURKE, James, AMM 2/ c
133 Edgewood Ave., Waterbury BURSTEIN, Stanton W., EM 1/ c
957 Central Ave., Bridgeport BYINGTON, Donald A., S 1/ c
61 Belden Ave., Norwalk BYKOWSKI, Raymond E., S 1/ c
76 Cottage St., New Haven BYRD, Ernest E., MN 2/ c
18 Brookfield Ave., Bridgeport CAMERA, Gabriel, SF 2/ c
237 Campbell Ave., West Haven CANN, Edgar F., EM 2/ c
74 Park Ave., Hamden CANNON, John P., S 1/ c
120 Valley St., New Haven CANTALINI, Dante L., AMM 3/ c
44 Manor St., Stamford CAPASSO, Edward V., SAO 3/ c
18 Shepard St., New Haven CAPPELLETTI, Michael A., S 1/ c
145 Chase Parkway, Waterbury CAPPUCCIO, Louis G., SSML 3/ c
36 Crane St., Bridgeport CARRANO, Salvatore J., SF 2/ c
626 Woodward Ave., New Haven CASCAGNO, Frank, GM 3/ c
431 Grand Ave., New Haven CATRONE, James V., MoMM 1/ c
42 Gracey Ave., Meriden CAVANAUGH, Joseph, AOM 1/ c
37 MacArthur Drive, Waterbury CAZZETTA, Joseph, S 1/ c
599 Myrtle St., New Britain CELELLO, Michael J., SF 3/ c
West Lake, Guilford CHAGNON, Charles R., S 1/ c
217 DeForest Ave., Bridgeport CHAMBERS, Arthur L., Cox
62 Wordin Ave., Bridgeport CHERNAK, Stephen, Cox
246 Judson Place, Bridgeport CHMIELOWSKI, Eugene J., PhM 2/ c
24 Graham Ave., Moosup CHUEKA, John, EM 3/ c
16 Main St., Westport CICALO, Frederick F., CY
314 Madison Ave., Bridgeport CIOFFARI, Hugo J., BM 2/ c
174 Woodside Ave., Bridgeport CLAIR MONT, Robert L., SoM 2/ c
Bridgeport CLAYTON, William W., PR 1/ c
105 New Britain Ave., Plainville CLOUTIER, Homer E., AMM 3/ c
237 Mansfield Ave., Willimantic COLBREE, Howard L., SC 2/ c
15 Lindsley Pl., Stratford COLEY, David L., AMMH 3/ c
Westport
COMSTOCK, Donald C. S., Jr., RM 3/ c
1602 Main St., East Hartford CONNELL, Edward M., RM 3/ c
996 Wilcoxson Ave., Stratford COOVER, Roy B., GM 2/ c
100 Milford Ave., Stratford CORBETT, Raymond V., EM 2/ c
57 Hobson St., East Haven CORRIS, Milton H., MoMM 2/ c
191 Wakelee Ave., Stratford COSCUNA, Anthony J., EM 3/ c
Box 678, 98 1/ 2 West Main St., Meriden COTE, Louis E., ARM 3/ c
139 Crystal Ave., New London COURTEAU, Kenneth F., S 1/ c
Box 48, King St., Somersville COUSINEAU, George J., S 1/ c
2 Church St., Windsor Locks COUTERMASH, Thomas H., MM 2/ c
100 Lockwood Ave., Stamford CRAWFORD, John W., PhM 3/ c
30 Cooper St., Manchester CULLINAN, Thomas J., AMM 3/ c
210 Wood St., Waterbury CURRIER, Marshall J., RdM 3/ c
2898 North Main St., Bridgeport
CZECHOWSKI, Eugene C, S 1/ c
Bldg. 39, Apt. 207, Success Park, Bridgeport DABKOWSKI, Henry J., MoMM 3/ c
314 High St., New Britain DASCANIO, Carlo J., S 1/ c
14 Fowler Ave., Middletown DAVID, John W., Jr., FC 3/ c
270 Cook Ave., Meriden DAVIDSON, Russell L., BM 2/ c
16 Laurel St., Manchester DeCANTILLON, Lester W., S 1/ c
12 Cedar St., Milford DeCROSTA, Anthony J., S 1/ c
33 Treadwell St., West Haven DeFOREST, Herbert D., Bkr 2/ c
63 Travis Ave., Stamford DeNIGRIS, Emanuele C, S 1/ c
129 Putnam St., New Britain DeNOIA, Frank, S 1/ c
655 Orchard St., New Haven DeROSE, Anthony J., S 1/ c
393 East St., New Haven DeVIVO, Frank M., MoMM 3/ c
106 Harris St., Kensington DILLON, Carroll D., Cox
28 Ellsworth Ave., Waterbury DOBROWOLSKI, Chester J., Cox
11 Green Ave., Jewett City DONAIS, Ernest J., PR 2/ c
76 North St., Norwich DOUGLASS, Clarence M., S 1/ c
94 Davis Drive, Bristol DOWNS, Edward W., S 2/ c
135 Wheeler Park Ave., Bridgeport DRESSING, Charles A., Ptr 2/ c
12 Baldwin St., Devon DUGMORE, Stanley G., Cox
19 Mortson St., Hartford DUPEE, Donald F., PhM 3/ c
17 Dawson Ave., West Haven DURHAM, Bruce R., SK 3/ c
1293 Central Ave., Bridgeport DUTKA, Joseph J., EM 2/ c
1096 Whalley Ave., New Haven DYMERSKI, Stanley W., SM 3/ c
37 Austin St., Bridgeport EAGLESON, Alexander, S 1/ c
87 West St., Manchester EDWARDS, Ervol F., S 1/ c
Box 146, High St., Dayville EIBEN, Henry L., EM 2/ c
13 Redfield St., New Haven EMMONS, Earle W., CM 3/ c
207 Buckingham Ave., Milford FARRAGOSSA, Julian J., S 1/ c
16 Golden St., Norwich FEBBRAIO, John J., WT 3/ c
67 Franklin St., Westport FEDOROWICZ, Edward J., AMM| 2/ c
48 Booth St., Bridgeport FELICELLA, Louis, Cox
22 Brothwell St., Bridgeport FENN, Thomas M., WT 3/ c
743 Main St., Oakville FENSKY, Albert, S 2/ c
6 Garden Drive, Fairfield FERRARI, Thomas F., BM 2/ c
19 North St., Wallingford FERRIOLA, Pasquale F., S 1/ c
89 Burwell St., New Haven FERRUCCI, Andrew, QM 3/ c
c/ o Lastella, Graniteville, Waterford FERRUCCI, James J., Cox
44 Meriden Ave., Southington FIENGO, Anthony D., S 1/ c
7- A Kilbourn St., Hartford FINNEGAN, Edward J., F 1/ c
36 Melville Ave., Bridgeport FINNELL, John H., RM 3/ c
21 Roosevelt St., Bridgeport FLAHERTY, William J., Sp( S) 2/ c
18 Denison St., Hartford FLEMMING, Everett, S 1/ c
71 Henry St., Stamford FLETCHER, Jonah, AMM 3/ c
114 So. Main St., South Norwalk FLYNN, Thomas M., S 1/ c
909 Elm St., New Haven FORD, Walter, S 1/ c
399 East St., New Haven FORREST, Burdette E., PR 2/ c
78 Trumbull Ave., Plainville FORTE, Joseph J., S 1/ c
56 Orlando St., West Haven FORTH, Glenn, S 1/ c
70 Boswell St., Stratford FOWLER, James A., GM 3/ c
31 Knapp St., Springdale FRANCI, Peter J., MoMM 2/ c
1231 Sylvan Ave., Bridgeport FREDERICKS, James L., MMS 3/ c
Pembroke Dist., Danbury FROMER, Marvin, S 1/ c
1658 Chapel St., New Haven GABIANELLI, Harold R., S 1/ c
50 Beardsley Pk. Ter., Bridgeport GARDNER, George P., Jr., AMM 1/ c
227 Main St., Southport GARDINER, George W., Cox
37 West Broad St., Stamford GAUDIAN, William F., S 1/ c
75 George St., Bristol GAYER, John J., GM 3/ c
235 So. Whittelsey Ave., Wallingford GEROURD, Joseph, S 1/ c
24 Collins St., Hartford GHERZI, Joseph P., MoMM 1/ c
74 Talcott St., New Britain GIANNETTI, Anthony N., S 1/ c
62 High St., Waterbury GILBERTO, Frank, CM 3/ c
101 Hayes St., New Britain GILLETTE, Robert W., Cox
29 Bradley Ave., Branford GIOVANELLI, Jerry J., RT 3/ c
295 Dyer St., New Haven GIRARD, Robert G., SF 3/ c
117 Wilson St., Hartford GLEASON, Francis J., Cox
903 West Main St., Waterbury GLOWAC, Napoleon S., EM 1/ c
18 Warsaw St., Deep River GOLD, John J., PhM 3/ c
5 Vernon St., Hartford GOODHUE, Arthur R., AMM 2/ c
66 Ivy St., West Haven GORCZYCA, Theodore J., EM 3/ c
31 Hayes St., New Britain GRABOWSKI, Stanley J., EM 2/ c
10 Talcott Ave., Jewett City GREEN, Roy L., MoMM 2/ c
555 Norman St., Bridgeport GRENIER, Ephrem J., WT 3/ c
10 River St., Waterbury GRENUCK, Edward F., BM 1/ c
35 Goodwin St., Torrington GRIFFEN, Raymond L., F 2/ c
389 Cottage Grove Rd., Bloomfield GRIGOCIEWICZ, Chester, GM 3/ c
RFD 1, Ellington GRIPPIN, Robert T., SoM 3/ c
Orange Center Rd., Orange GRONDIN, Ernest J., Cox
48 Wellington St., Hartford HADSELL, Joseph F., MoMM 3/ c
85 Fairfield St., Manchester
HALL, Richard H., SM 3/ c
June Ave., Norwalk HALL, Robert G., MoMM 3/ c
16 Foster St., Danbury HAMM, Leonard C, Cox
Seir Hill, Norwalk HANSEN, Helge L., MoMM 2/ c
Box 144, Seymour HARDY, Richard, S 1/ c
Lakeview Dr., Waterfront Park, So. Coventry HARMON, Benjamin V., AMM 2/ c
Main St., Pine Meadow, Litchfield HARVARD, Louis N., GM 3/ c
123 Grafton St., New Haven HEATH, Harold T., Cox
376 East Rd., Bristol HENEGHAN, Thomas F., RM 1/ c
25 Florence St., Hartford HENSHAW, Maurice M., EM 2/ c
28 Joseph St., Bridgeport HERMAN, Theodore, MoMM 3/ c
172 Lawn Ave., Stamford HILBERT, Robert J., EM 1/ c
21 Chestnut St., Winsted HIRA, John J., S 1/ c
984 Wordin Ave., Bridgeport HOAR, Thomas F., S 1/ c
144 Railroad Hill St., Waterbury HOLMES, Robert W., GM 3/ c
New Britain HORNER, Albert S., CSF
RFD 2, Stamford HOWE, Ralph S., S 1/ c
RFD 3, Georgetown HUMMEL, Henry W., EM 1/ c
109 Wolcott St., Bristol HUPAL, George F., S 1/ c
Hawthorne St., Glenville IVES, Harvey T., RT 1/ c
Ives Ave., Meriden IZIKEWICZ, Walter, MoMM 2/ c
40 Hudson St., Manchester JABLONCKAS, Albert J., Sp( P) 3/ c
575 Atlantic St., Bridgeport JACKSICS, Joseph J., CM 3/ c
RFD 1, Stepney Depot JAMES, George W., SoM 2/ c
30 Washington Ave., Westport JAMES, Raymond J., PhM 3/ c
31 Washington Ave., Danbury JANIK, Thaddeus, PhM 2/ c
118 Main St., Suffield JANUTOLO, Chester B., SoM 1/ c
35 Griffing Ave., Danbury JARRY, Leonard A., S 1/ c
26 Hunters Ave., Taftville JARUSH, John W., MoMM 2/ c
166 Bond St., Hartford JASAITIS, Anthony G., MM 3/ c
515 Russell St., New Haven JENNINGS, James H., BM 2/ c
c/ o Walker, 44 Elliott St., Hartford JENNINGS, O'Donnell, S 1/ c
60 Chestnut St., New Britain JENNINGS, Richmond G., QM 3/ c
Corning Rd., Norwich JONES, George H., GM 3/ c
130 Elton St., Waterbury KACZMARCZYK, Alexander J., PhM 1/ c
347 High St., New Britain KAIKO, Chester C, CM 2/ c
58 Soule St., Jewett City KALMIN, Benedict P., AMMF 3/ c
468 Blue Hills Ave., Hartford KAYSER, John R., Cox
97 South St., Bethel KELLEY, Louis J., S 1/ c
Box 57, South Coventry KELLY, Leo G., PhoM 3/ c
197 Park Rd., Waterbury KENEZ, Zoltan J., S 1/ c
18 Sheridan St., Stamford KENNEY, William T., Jr., MoMM 1/ c
30 Cherry St., Waterbury KRUPA, Wilfred R., SoM 1/ c
7 Merriam St., Meriden KIRSCHMAN, Walter C, Jr., CM 3/ c
145 Converse Ave., Meriden KISH, Julius, AMM 3/ c
98 Lexington Ave., South Norwalk KLAJE, Paul E., AMM 2/ c
1094 Stanley St., New Britain KLONOSKI, Edward C, AMMF 2/ c
157 Central Ave., Torrington KOLBAY, Frank J., S 1/ c
19 Cliff St., South Norwalk KOLINTEK, Stanley C, S 1/ c
124 Eagle St., New Haven KOSCAL, Thomas W., EM 3/ c
178 Livingston PL, Bridgeport KOSTOPOLOS, Teddy A., S 1/ c
17 St. John's PL, Stamford KOTOK, Leslie N., SK 2/ c
43 Pleasant St., Danbury KOVACIK, Emil A., RM 3/ c
Box 26, Higganum KOWALSKI, John E., MoMM 3/ c
116 Prospect St., Willimantic KRONICK, Joseph J., RdM 2/ c
58 Maple Ave., Southport KRONICK, Nathaniel W., MoMM 1/ c
65 Edwards St., Hartford KUSHEBA, Charles M., RM 3/ c
974 William St., Bridgeport KUTSAGOITZ, John S., F 1/ c
106 Old Spring Rd., Fairfield LAKATOS, Andrew, M 3/ c
22 Halley Ave., Bridgeport LAMB, Thurman M., MM 2/ c
RFD 2, Waterbury LAMOUREUX, Walter L., Jr., ARM 3/ c
134 So. Highland St., West Hartford LANE, Milton W., MoMM 1/ c
c/ o H. B. Oren, 678 First Ave., West Haven LaROCHELLE, Kenneth A., EM 2/ c
79 Mechanic St., Norwich LAVIGNE, Eugene H., S 1/ c
870 Enfield St., Thompsonville LAWLOR, John E., QM 1/ c
696 Chase Parkway, Waterbury LEGAN, Walter V., SAO 1/ c
23 Sherman St., Stamford LeMAY, Ernest A., CM 3/ c
619 Congress Ave., New Haven LENTZ, Frederick, RM 2/ c
295 Black Rock Tpk., Bridgeport LETO, Anthony F., BM 2/ c
371 Lexington Ave., Bridgeport LEVESQUE, Donald A., GM 3/ c
38 1/ 2 Cottage St., Danielson LEWIS, William C, EM 3/ c
230 Wolcott St., New Haven L'HEUREUX, Lester A., SM 1/ c
71 Pratt St., Bristol LIGUZ, Henry, MoMM 3/ c
29 Morin Ave., Danielson LOBDELL, Franklin H., S 1/ c
148 Fairview Ave., Naugatuck LOETHEN, Paul F., RM 3/ c
93 Wooster St., New Haven LONG, Arthur, Bkr 2/ c
41 1/ 2 Mather St., Hartford LOWELL, Edward T., S 1/ c
Star Route, Willimantic LUNGARINI, Guido J., Cox
11 Hawkins St., Derby
MAHER, William D., RM 1/ c
40 Burton St., Hartford MAJEWSKI, Henry B., S 1/ c ( RM)
319 Burritt St., New Britain MAKOWSKI, Edmund, S 1/ c
144 Henry St., Stamford MARCHETTI, Eugene L., Jr., SF 2/ c
98 Liberty St., Southington MARCINIAK, Anthony L., MoMM 3/ c
122 North Water St., East Port Chester MARESCA, Ralph J., AEM 2/ c
229 Franklin St., New Haven MARIN, Edmond W., S 1/ c
194 Yictory St., Stratford MARSHALL, Francis L., SM 3/ c
188 Bailey St., New Haven MARTIN, George W., BM 1/ c
53 Emmett Ave., Derby MARTIN, Paul E., SF 1/ c
26 Church St., New Milford MARTINI, Peter P., S 1/ c
North Morningside Dr., Westport MARTUS, Bertram M., Y 2/ c
34 Vista Rd., North Haven MASIUK, Henry M., MM 3/ c
1817 Broad St., Hartford MASTROIANNI, Victor D., CM 3/ c
1649 Iranistan Ave., Bridgeport McCOY, Edward C, WT 1/ c
68 Sharon St., Hartford McDONALD, Harold T., Jr., PhM 2/ c
Box 243, Glenbrook McGUIRE, Marshall R., EM 3/ c
42 Monroe St., Milford McSHEA, John E., CMoMM
RFD 1, Willimantic MIGLIACCIO, Thomas W., CCM
31 Ledyard Ave., Groton MILLER, Charles R., QM 1/ c
2761 Bronson Rd., Fairfield MILLER, Charles W., PhM 2/ c
38 Brook St., New Britain MILLER, Howard M., TMV 3/ c
32 Dwight St., New Britain MILLS, Clarence A., MoMM 3/ c
48 Clark St., New Haven MILLS, John D., RdM 2/ c
104 South Main St., South Norwalk MITCHELL, Robert F., SM 2/ c
214 Main St., New Britain MOBILIO, Robert J., Cox
48 Ives St., Waterbury MONTINI, Joseph A., BM 2/ c
57 Anson St., Derby MORANIEC, Louis R., CMoMM
25 Arch St., Ansonia MORRIS, Robert C, MoMM 1/ c
212 Taft St., Bridgeport MOSEL, Edward F., Jr., EM 3/ c
112 Manor Ave., Waterbury MUCCI, Antonio P., SF 2/ c
84 Sumac St., Waterbury MUSSHORN, George A., AMMF 2/ c
11 Sheridan Ct., East Mt. Ter., Plainville MYKETYN, Joseph P., MoMM 2/ c
26 Pine Hill, Simsbury NAGY, Frank, MM 2/ c
West Cedar St., South Norwalk NARAMORE, Clarence B., QM 3/ c
215 Greenwood Ave., Bethel NEDWEDEN, Nicholas, ART 1/ c
104 Enfield St., Hartford NELSON, Lester C, GM 3/ c
39 Charter Oak PL, Hartford NELSON, Thomas R., StM 1/ c
Pent Rd., Branford Hill, Branford NELSON, Vernon H., RM 3/ c 100 Butler St., New Haven NICHOLS, John F., PtrV 3/ c
1172 Chapel St., New Haven NIEDZIELA, Theodore F., SSML 2/ c
61 Ward St., Wallingford NOWACKI, John H., MM 2/ c
20 Fourth St., Waterbury NYGARD, Eric G., CM 3/ c
Horton Ave., Cheshire O'BRIEN, Paul E., RM 1/ c
117 East Main St., Thomaston OCHENKOWSKI, John S., AerM 2/ c
62 Dorman St., New Haven O'DONNELL, William J., MoMM 2/ c
75 Willis St., New Haven OLIVE, John R., QM 1/ c
5042 Main St., Bridgeport O'LOUGHLIN, Edward, GM 3/ c
187 Wolcott St., Waterbury OLSEN, Edward F., S 1/ c
113 Ct. D, Y. M. V., Bridgeport OLSEN, Henry R., FC 2/ c
122 Freeman St., Hartford O'MALLEY, Edward J., RdM 3/ c
464 New Park Ave., Hartford O'MARRA, Cornelius V., F 1/ c
64 Putnam Ave., South Norwalk ONANIAN, Harold N., S 1/ c
6 Carlton St., New Britain OTT, John J., PhM 2/ c
337 North Burritt St., New Britain PACHOLSKI, Anthony S., Cox
35- A Dividend Rd., Rocky Hill PAGANO, Salvatore J., MM 3/ c
Lincoln St., Cromwell PANDAR, David E., MM 2/ c
168 Hillcrest Ave., Meriden PANE, Vincent O., MoMM 1/ c
101 Kenyon St., Hartford PAPPAGEORGE, Christopher C, FC 2/ c
52 Boulanger Ave., West Hartford PAPPAS, George L., SM 2/ c
405 Maple Ave., Hartford PARADISE, John A., S 1/ c
Bldg. 14, Apt. 101, Y. M. V., Bridgeport PARKS, William R., GM 3/ c
182 South Ave., Bridgeport PARRETT, John J., PhM 1/ c
15 Hallock St., New Haven PARRY, Carroll H., RT 2/ c
982 Windsor Ave., Windsor PARSONS, George C, SK 3/ c
78 Capitol Ave., Hartford PASKOWSKI, Frank J., MoMM 2/ c
36 Milford St., Plainville PASTYRNAK, William P., SF 2/ c
54 East Orchard St., Terryville PATRIGNELLI, Alfred A., CM 2/ c
284 Chamberlain Ave., Bridgeport PEARLIN, Herbert, TME 2/ c
345 McKinley Ave., New Haven PEETZ, Edward E., GM 2/ c
41 South Main St., Middletown PELLI, Joseph T., MoMM 3/ c
476 Gurdon St., Bridgeport PENDER, David E., MM 2/ c
Hillcrest Ave., Meriden PENSIERO, Gennaro, MoMM 2/ c
19 Spruce St., Stamford PEREZ, Raul, QM 3/ c
680 Howard Ave., New Haven PERKINS, Dudley A., S 1/ c
126 Fair St., Forestville PERNO, Ernest, S 1/ c
141 Monroe St., New Haven PETERSEN, Andrew C, Jr., MM 1/ c
14 Noble St., Stamford PETERSON, John A., FC 3/ c
101 Harbison Ave., Hartford
PETERSON, Kenneth P., SKT 2/ c
23 Belden St., New Britain PETERSON, Richard J., S 1/ c
20 Oak St., Stamford PETRELIS, John P., CCS
162 Day St., New Haven PETROWSKY, Henry P., CM 1/ c
RED, 7 Everett St., Norwich PEVORNICK, Joseph J., S 1/ c
122 Ct. D., Apt. 106, Y. M. V., Bridgeport PFAU, Russell H., S 1/ c
63 Ferry St., South Glastonbury PFNAUSCH, Francis J., S 1/ c
83 Beacon St., Hamden PHILLIPS, Joseph J., SoMH 3/ c
39 Neonda St., New Britain PHILLIPS, Thomas W., CMM
RFD 2, Westport PICONE, Blase P., PhM 1/ c
475 Orange St., New Haven PINARD, Marcel W., S 1/ c
144 West St., Bristol PISTEY, Charles M., PhM 3/ c
255 Barnum Ave., Bridgeport PIXLEY, John S., Jr., RM 3/ c
80 Richards PL, West Haven PLANO, Frank G., S 1/ c
53 Houston St., New Haven PRESUTTI, Gaetano, SSMB 3/ c
365 Garden St., Hartford PRINCE, Walter L, MoMM 3/ c
Winchester Rd., Winsted PUZA, Charles J., SSML 3/ c
336 Dover St., Bridgeport QUINN, Robert S., SoMH 3/ c
1782 East Main St., Bridgeport RAKOCZY, Alex, Jr., MoMM 3/ c
Bldg. 10, Apt. 303, Y. M. V., Bridgeport RANDLE, Charles E., PhM 2/ c
62 Southmayd Rd., Waterbury RAU, Frederick S., AOM 2/ c
7 Saybrook Rd., Middletown REDFIELD, George F., RM 1/ c
61 Rosemont St., Hartford REE, Felix, S 1/ c
53 Winter St., Willimantic REED, Owen R., SF 2/ c
Box 32, East Lyme REILLY, Hugh F., EM 1/ c
1298 State St., New Haven RESKO, Gabor R., RdM 3/ c
1250 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport RICCI, Carmen J., S 1/ c
959 New Britain Ave., Elm wood RIISKA, Raymond E., MM 2/ c
143 Dexter Ave., Meriden RILEY, William F., Jr., RM 3/ c
RFD 2, Carter St., Manchester RINK, Peter J., S 1/ c
133 Hungerford St., Hartford RIVERS, Henry J., RM 2/ c
Box 35, Mechanicsville ROBERTS, Irving H., SF 2/ c
785 Atlantic St., Stamford ROBINSON, Edward F., MaM 1/ c
141 Rockwell Ave., Plainville ROCCO, Anthony, S 1/ c
131 Cedar St., New Haven RODDY, Gerald J., MoMM 3/ c
47 Wadsworth St., Hartford ROSE, Allan L., RM 2/ c
291 Jackson St., Willimantic ROSS, John V., S 1/ c
44 Center St., New London ROY, Harold L., MM 3/ c
97 Washington St., Forestville RUDDOCK, Robert E., MoMM 1/ c
24 Bay Edge Court, Fairfield RUGGIERO, Patsy, M 1/ c 95 William St., Stamford RUNGI, Jerry J., S 1/ c
38 Beecher St., Southington RUSSELL, James F., QM 2/ c
40 Pearl St., New London ST. MARTIN, Robert E., GM 1/ c
247 Porter St., Watertown SALAFIA, Anthony L., S 1/ c
217 So. Quaker Lane, West Hartford SANDQUIST, Robert W., MoMM 3/ c
30 Stanley Ct., New Britain SANDSTROM, Arthur C, S 1/ c
27 Mercier Ave., Bristol SANSTROM, John W., QM 2/ c
24 Roberts St., Middletown SARDO, John J., AOM 2/ c
227 Washington St., New Britain SAUVAGEAL, Joseph R., S 1/ c
127 River St., Waterbury SAVA, Louis E., Jr., F 1/ c
57 Liberty St., Bridgeport SCATURRO, Charles, Cox
386 East Washington Ave., Bridgeport SCHAFFNIT, Wilbur P., S 2/ c
518 State St., New Haven SCHILDGEN, William J., MoMM 1/ c
New Haven Rd., Naugatuck SCHINZEL, Alfred E., MMS 1/ c
Walnut Hill, Thomaston SCHIPPER, Francis B., SK 1/ c
66 Sheffield Ave., New Haven SCIARRETTA, Anthony J., S 2/ c
47 Webb St., Waterbury SCINTO, Daniel L., GM 3/ c
89 Putnum St., Bridgeport SCOTT, Edward J., RdM 2/ c
31 Eden Ave., Southington SCOTT, Sherwood E., S 1/ c
Box 757, RFD 1, Bridgeport SEARLES, Frank F., S 1/ c
60 Woodside St., Stamford SERENSON, Edward M., S 1/ c
293 Noble St., West Haven SESPANSKI, Alexander J., GM 3/ c
164 Curtis St., New Britain SHAW, William S., EM 3/ c
243 East Putnam Ave., Greenwich SHAY, Edward A., AMM 3/ c
144 Grand St., Seymour SHEA, James R., BM 2/ c
93 Pleasant St., East Hartford SIEKERSKI, Martin J., EM 3/ c
70 Peck Ave., West Haven SIGNORE, Stephen J., RM 3/ c
276 South Leonard St., Waterbury SIMONE, Anthony P., PhM 1/ c
122 Cherry Ann St., New Haven SKEWES, Clifton G., MoMM 2/ c
Floral Park, Saybrook SKIBA, Thomas J., S 2/ c
85 Meadow St., Wallingford SKVAREK, Martin J., SC 2/ c
69 Elm St., Stamford SMIDOWICZ, Henry J., S 1/ c
31 Eagle St., Ansonia SMITH, Bernard F., AMM 3/ c
334 High St., Willimantic SMITH, Edward C, TM 1/ c
75 Bungalow Ave., Fairfield SMITH, Edward J., S 1/ c
RFD 1, Norfolk Rd., Torrington SMITH, Harry J., PhM 3/ c
40 Benedict St., Norwalk SMRIGA, Andrew J., AMM 3/ c
232 Sixth St., Bridgeport SNETRO, Anthony L., MoMM 3/ c
147 Market St., New Britain
SOLOMON, William, QM 1/ c
34 Farmington Ave., Waterbury SONNICHSEN, Philip D., F 1/ c
East River SPALDING, Albert F., CM 3/ c
9 Fox St., New Haven SPARAN, Robert A., SoM 3/ c
75 Richmond Hill Ave., Stamford SPARANO, James V., S 1/ c
42 Cedar St., New Haven SPICER, George W., MM 3/ c
18 Camp St., Norwalk SPILLANE, James R., ETM 3/ c
62 Coolidge Ave., Waterbury SPITALNICK, Alvin E., MM 3/ c
79 Westbourne Pky., Hartford SPRINGSTEEN, George W., TM 3/ c
17 Baldwin St., Devon STABELL, John E., MM 2/ c
23 Howard St., East Norwalk STACK, Frank, MoMM 3/ c
Bldg. 12, Apt. 317- B, Success Park, Bridgeport STARKEY, Shirley W., S 1/ c
24 Cool Ridge Rd., Milford STARY, Ernest J., Jr. AMM 3/ c
45 Gilman St., Putnam STRONG, Horace S., S 1/ c
56 Park Ave., Wethersfield STUART, Charles H., Jr., S 2/ c
Christian St., Bridgewater STUDWELL, Ernest E., MoMM 3/ c
57 Fair St., Norwalk SUCHOCKI, Joseph B., RdM 3/ c
21 Hillandale Ave., Stamford SULLIVAN, Edward T., CY( T)
102 Newfield Ave., Bridgeport SULLIVAN, Francis W., EM 3/ c
30 Townley St., Hartford SULLIVAN, Lawrence E., F 1/ c
249 Collins St., Hartford SUMMERS, Walter F., S 1/ c
110 Sunset St., Meriden SWALLER, Victor A., S 1/ c
618 Arctic St., Bridgeport SYC, John J., S 1/ c
549 Jane St., Bridgeport SZALKOWSKI, Wilfred W., S 1/ c
17 Belden St., New London SZCZEPANSKI, Francis A., S 1/ c
159 East Farm St., Waterbury TAMBURRI, John L., GM 2/ c
RFD 85, Plantsville TARAN, John Z., AMMF 3/ c
50 Hull St., Ansonia TARDIF, Vernon A., SAI 3/ c
47 Allendale Rd., Hartford TAVERNEY, William O., MoMM 3/ c
3 Rivers- Farms, Brookfield Center TAYLOR, James T., WT 3/ c
28 Crescent St., Willimantic TEDFORD, George H., GM 3/ c
Andover
TEMPLETON, Paul C, RdM 3/ c
29 Monroe St., Hartford TERLIZZO, Ernest L., CM 2/ c
150 Spruce St., Stamford TEUFEL, Robert J., PhM 1/ c
Brook Lane, Greenwich THIMLER, Max A., EM 1/ c
22 Greenwood Hill, Stamford THOMAS, Thomas G., CBM
50 South Water St., New Haven THOMPSON, Charles E., PhoM 1/ c
368 Remington St., Bridgeport TINNIRELLA, Frank P., AEM 1/ c
442 Franklin Ave., Hartford TIRABASSI, Joseph, MoMM 3/ c
438 East St., New Britain TOBIN, Jack B., QM 3/ c
397 Unity Rd., Nichols TOMAINO, Fred P., CM 1/ c
3 Franklin St., Danbury TOPOLSKI, Louis R., MoMM 3/ c
131 Governor St., Hartford TRACZYK, Joseph H., BM 2/ c
282 North Pine Creek, Fairfield TRAVER, Robert, FC 3/ c
1083 West Main St., Waterbury TROCKI, Charles P., S 1/ c
37 Lake St., Norwich TROTTIER, Harvey, GM 3/ c
81 Sigourney St., Hartford TUBBS, Andrew G., WT 2/ c
24 Barnes St., Norwich TURNER, Albert W., F 1/ c
61 Bullard Ct., Stratford URBAN, George B., AMM 2/ c
717 Garden St., Hartford URBANO, Anthony M., AEM 3/ c
121 Park Ave., Derby VALVANO, Daniel, Cox
60 Pinehurst Ave., Waterbury VANNIE, Robert E., MM 3/ c
366 South Quaker Lane, West Hartford VanOSTRAND, George W., QM 3/ c
1555 Main St., Hartford VEARY, James E., S 2/ c
173 Pixlee PI., Bridgeport VEDOVATO, Joseph A., EM 3/ c
55 Walnut St., Newington VERITY, Harold W., Jr., MoMM 1/ c
Scribner Ave., South Norwalk VICKSTROM, Anton L., AMM 3/ c
39 Averill PL, Branford VIOLETTE, Leo J., Cox
13 Park St., Hartford VISNIA, Albin G., S 1/ c
74 Talcott St., New Britain VOTTO, John, RdM 3/ c
165 Columbus Ave., New Haven WALDEN, Henrv A., MoMM 2/ c
Box 127, Chester WALESCZYK, Raymond C, S 1/ c
44 Beech St., Bristol WALKER, Walter H., AM 2/ c
RFD 3, Georgetown WARD, Lawrence W., Jr., S 1/ c
114 Maple St., Bridgeport WASHBURN, Albert F., MM 3/ c
540 Maple Ave., Hartford WATROUS, Richard D., S 1/ c
Booth Quarry Rd., Waterford WAY, Angus P., F 1/ c
26 Ansonia St., Hartford WEBER, Carl J., BM 2/ c
Box 26, North Granby WELCH, Robert T., QM 2/ c
57 Pomfret St., Putnam WELLER, Raymond C, MM 3/ c
26 Collins St., Hartford WESNEFSKI, Alexander, S 1/ c
66 Court St., Meriden WHITE, Duane L., F 1/ c
Crescent Ave., Plantsville WHITE, Earl A., FC 2/ c
14 Florence St. Ext., East Hartford WILDES, Russell R., SF 1/ c
29 High St., Noank WILMOT, Leonard S., Jr., QM 3/ c
89 Halley Ave., Bridgeport WILMOTT, Douglas A., S 1/ c
272 West Ivy St., New Haven WILSON, Donald B., TM 2/ c
179 Pacific St., Bridgeport WININGER, William G., S 1/ c
Knothe Lane, Westbrook
WOGMAN, Raymond C, S 1/ c
305 Oak St., Manchester WOOD, Harvey L., RM 3/ c
71 Beach Ave., Milford WOODIN, Clayton O., SC 3/ c
1337 Main St., Bridgeport WOODS, Raymond P., RdM 2/ c
57 Rosedale St., Bridgeport WORSNOP, Fred E., F 1/ c
512 Bldg. 33, Marina Village, Bridgeport WYNNE, John T., MoMM 1/ c
21 Pond St., New Haven WYSOCKI, Henrv J., HA 2/ c
767 Arctic St., Bridgeport WYSOCKI, Stanley J., RM 3/ c
206 Richard St., New Britain YACONO, Anthony, Cox
32 Nash St., New Haven YAROSH, Merwin, ETM 3/ c
Turkey Hill, Orange YARRISH, Anthony V., SAD 1/ c
587 Ogden St., Bridgeport YOUNG, Robert E., MM 3/ c
17 Nepaug St., Hartford YUSKO, Lawrence M., S 1/ c
100 Beardsley St., Bridgeport ZACCARA, Myron, PhM 3/ c
157 Prospect St., Winsted ZDANIS, William J., F 2/ c
702 Wethersfield Ave., Hartford ZEMAITIS, Joseph J., SM 3/ c
33 Thornley St., New Britain
CONNECTICUT VETERANS COMMEMORATIVE BOOKLET
Vol. VI Dec. 30, 1945 No. 18
CARLETON B. CLYMA, Editor
This booklet is published by the State of Connecticut, through the Office of the Governor, as an addition to the souvenirs and memorabilia of the Connecticut men who served in the United States Navy during World War II.
The courtesies and assistance of public information officers at the Ports, the Third Naval District and the Naval Separation Center, Lido Beach, Long Island, N. Y., are acknowledged herewith.
Copies of this booklet are provided for the men whose names appear on the Final Muster Call, herein. A copy is on file for reference purposes at each of the 200 public libraries in the State.
Reproduction of the material in this booklet is permissible only with written authorization.
The personal experience stories were reported by William M. Roth and Raymond J. Fitzpatrick. The cover illustration of the U. S. S. Reno and the ship pictures are from official U. S. Navy photographs.