Connecticut veterans commemorative booklet. Vol. 6, no. 19. Connecticut Men of the United States Navy, demobilization, Lido Beach Separation Center. December 31, 1945 to January 5, 1946

              CONNECTICUT MEN
of the United States Navy
Demobilization, Lido Beach Separation Center
December 31, 1945 to January 5, 1946 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 encoun­ter
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 sincerely,
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.
Amsden, Wilfred T., AMM 2/ c, Cruiser Springfield, Hartford.
" While I was aboard the Springfield we did not see too much action, just some duty at Okinawa and Japan. A close miss from a Kamikaze was all the real scare we had during that time. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Navy Department or the captain of Lido Beach, whichever is responsible for letting us get out to spend the New Year at home. You know, if any one had told me a year ago that I would be at home to usher in the year 1946, I would have told them they were out of their mind. It's really grand being home and seeing the folks and the gang on the corner again."
Barnum Frank C, S 2/ c, Carrier Lake Champlain, Winsted.
" There isn't much to say at this time as tomorrow is the last day of the year and right now I am preparing to leave for home and spend New Years with the folks. I am glad the war is over and the world is now almost back to normal again. I think I would like to take a trip around the world when things get quiet. Things never seem right no matter where you go in war time, even the most popular resorts do not appeal to the average sailor. After 33 months in the Navy I am to be a civilian again within the next few days and I am prepared for anything."
Boland, John H., AMM 3/ c, Kaneohe Bay Air Station, Ansonia.
" I serviced the PB4Ys at the Kaneohe air base and flew on one occasion to Mid-
way to pick up a unit of men who were supposed to be transported back to Oahu. The squadron I serviced were planes that operated at the front lines on bombing missions and we had to be sure the planes were properly taken care of. There is nothing exciting about Hawaii or Waikiki Beach. The natives have no love for us and the feeling is mutual. Give me the good old U. S. A.; Connecticut in par­ticular,
and you can have the rest of the world."
Brown, James R., MoMM 2/ c, Tug Boat Arapaho, New London.
" The invasion of Tarawa was the worst thing I have ever seen in my life. It was during the month of November 1943 when we came in there on D plus 1. There were not too many enemy planes but the firing from the shore was terrific. We had to stand by and tow the stricken vessels to a safety zone. We had to dodge all over the bay to keep out of range of the shore batteries. The Carrier Independence caught two torpedoes on her starboard quarter and we had to tow her back to Pearl Harbor for repairs. I'm glad we didn't meet any enemy vessels on the way back or we would have been duck soup for them."
Buell, Carlisle W., GM 3/ c, Argus 11, New London.
" During 22 months in the Solomons at New Georgia and Guadalcanal, I found it mighty ; hot in more ways than one. I was glad to get back from there at the very end of 1944. The heat and the
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danger of disease made the Solomons a miserable hole. The rain, the dust and everything else make them an awful place to live on, even for a while."
Carlson, John R., ARM 1/ c, Kaneohe Bay Air Station, Middletown.
" The toughest time I had in the service was spent fighting the natives in Hawaii. They are no damn good for my money and I think we are suckers if we accept them as the 49th state. I never had much fun on liberties there because the minute you start feeling good, a gang of Gooks are following you and waiting ' til you reach a dark spot where they can rob you and beat the daylights out of you. The best liberty I ever spent was at Rio while I was stationed at Brazil. That's really the spot for liberty but I'll be glad to get back to Middletown where you don't have to draw a pass when you go out."
Carrano, Ralph M., ARM 2/ c, VPB- 143, New Haven.
" I spent quite a bit of my time in the service down at Brazil doing patrol duty. We would patrol the coast of Brazil and sometimes escort a convoy part of the way to the other side of the ocean. Liberty down there was something to write home about as the people always treated us very well."
Cianci, James J., S 1/ c, Destroyer Gates, West Hartford.
" I shipped aboard the Gates from the Marshalls to the occupation of Japan, escorting the convoys bringing in troops. Our greatest menace was the mines for it seems the enemy had them in every spot we went to. I went to almost all the atols in the Marshalls, Manila, Leyte, Honshu and Japan. It was good to see all those places for then you can appreciate the United States much more. I'm glad it's over and we can settle down and pick up where we left off in December of 1941."
Ciarcia, Mario J., S 1/ c ( RM), Sub­marine
Division, New Britain.
" I have an extra reason for never for­getting
V- J Day. August 14 was not only surrender day for the Japs, but also my birthday — so I had reason for a big double celebration. After being with the sub division first, I began duty on the submarine Loggerhead just before the end of the war. It was over though before I saw any combat while a member of a sub crew."
Coffey, Edward R., S 2/ c, Battleship North Carolina, Danbury.
" My only sea duty came when the war was over, but I got a kick out of sailing with the North Carolina from Boston to New York for the big Navy celebration. They certainly gave us a wonderful welcome."
Cooney, Timothy M., S 1/ c, Liberty Ship Franklin P. Mall, Windsor Locks.
" We sailed between New York and England, France and Belgium, carrying troops and supplies. I was in the armed guard and we had some alerts but didn't take any hits. We came back from the ETO in April and then I had some U. S. duty. I was stationed in California when I was called back to Lido Beach for my discharge."
Curry, William H., Jr., MM 1/ c, Submarine Tender Sperry, Bridgeport.
" The American subs gave the Japs a
THREE FIGHTING SHIPS
USS SAN DIEGO — Third of eight fast cruisers, ( top), sister ship of the Cruisers Atlanta and Juneau, both of which were lost off Guadalcanal in November 1942.
USS ISHERWOOD — A 2,100 ton destroyer, of the Fletcher class, shorter and beamier than the pre- war destroyers, and armed with five 5- inchers and ten tubes.
USS IOWA — Commissioned in 1943, is 900 feet long, and carries 148 AAs, 20mm to 5- inch; a crew of 2,500 men; has main deck sweeping forward to clipper bow.
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load of headaches during the war. The crews would come back cheering after successful missions in which they'd sent Jap warships and merchant ships to the bottom. Our sub tender worked at Mid­way,
Pearl, Guam and the Marshalls, servicing and supplying subs that roamed all over the Pacific. Then I got a kick out of my last few months overseas, being on the transport Elizabeth C. Stanton which took American troops in for the occupation of the Jap homeland."
Devlin, Robert J., CM 2/ c, Naval Air Base, Camaguey, Cuba, Plantsville.
" Cuba is the best spot I've ever been as far as liberty is concerned. The prices of food and liquor are very cheap and the people very friendly. There are many towns down there that are restricted due to the high venereal disease rate. I was a maintenance man at the air base and found the work very interesting, but all in all I'll still take Connecticut with its high prices and things hard to get. Where else in the world can you find such beauti­ful
homes and nice people."
Dobler, Frank W., S 1/ c, Cruiser Pasadena, Fairfield.
" Admiral Jones was aboard our ship when we went into Okinawa as the flag ship of our cruiser division in Task Force 58. Kamikazes were coming in from all directions and we were kept busy warding them off and protecting the carriers. Three of the carriers were hit and we knocked down six planes. I have par­ticipated
in four invasions and consider myself lucky to come out alive. Besides Okinawa, I went into Iwo Jima, Daito Jima and Hokadio but none were as bad as Okinawa."
Emmons, Walter J., MMS 1/ c, Navy Repair Bases, Windsor.
" As the war moved up from the South Pacific, our repair bases kept moving
closer to Japan. First we were in Australia, then at Milne Bay in New Guinea, and then in the Admiralties. We handled re­pairs
on ships of all kinds, little ones and big ones. After 21 months with repair units I spent my last two months over­seas
in the crew of the AP- 122."
Ferraro, George C, BM 2/ c, Tanker Chipola, New Haven.
" After doing a four year hitch in the Navy from ' 31 to ' 35 I was re- called to do my share in July of 1944. The peace time Navy is a lot different from a Navy at war. Okinawa, Iwo Jima and Japan itself were some of the places we had to go to for refueling ships. Okinawa was the worst for aside from the Kamikazes buzzing overhead all day long the water was very rough and the climate very foggy. My ship came out of it okay but there were many ships that didn't. I'm going back to Connecticut now and settle down to be a good landlubber."
Fisher, William L., GM 3/ c, Cruiser Springfield, Thompsonville.
" The 17th Cruiser Division of which the Springfield was a part was also called the Stinger Division. That was because four of the cruisers' names started with W, A, S and P. The Springfield was the S in the ' WASP'. It was quite a powerful division and Admiral Halsey was very proud of us while we were with him and the Third Fleet. It was a thrill to go into the bay at Tokyo for it was something I had been dreaming of for a long time."
Gilman, Walter M., S 1/ c, Cruiser Springfield, Hartford.
" All I can say is it's great to be home for I've missed the folks very much. We are getting a break getting home in time to celebrate the New Year and I'll try to stay sober even though I've been pro­mising
myself a good drunk for the longest time. By staying sober I can be conscious
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of all I've got to be thankful for as the New Year rolls in; after that I may go on a bender."
Griffin, Joseph D., SKD 1/ c, Falmouth Amphibious Forces Base, Hartford.
" Before going on active duty in 1943, I'd had eight years in the Naval Reserve, serving from 1931 to 1939. I did 23 months overseas during the war, being landbased at Falmouth, where we had a maintenance and repair base for the amphibious forces. We were lucky enough to get only one bombing from the Germans, though we had plenty of alarms and alerts during my time there."
Hirth, Robert J., AMM 1/ c, Anti- sub Patrol Units, Bristol.
" From Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, our PBYs flew out over the Atlantic in search of German subs that might cruise into the shipping lanes or try to get close to the U. S. During my 18 months up there, the results weren't bad either. Those steady patrols kept the subs far away from the American shores. I was in aviation all through my 42 months in the Navy and was doing experimental work at Clinton, Oklahoma, when the war ended."
Kelsey, Albert M., S 1/ c, Attack Transport St. Croix, New Canaan.
" We helped bring the first American troops to land in Japan and China. We landed occupation troops at Yokohama in September, and at Tsingtao just a few weeks later. During my 15 months on the St. Croix, we took part in a lot of in­vasions,
among them Leyte, Luzon, Iwo Jima and Okinawa. On our way home after, we brought a shipload of happy GIs from Manila."
Kosky, William E., S 1/ c, Destroyer Blue, Hartford.
" The invasion of Pelelieu was the one thing I will never forget. The water was
very calm and there was no resistance at all from the shore or overhead. It hardly seemed possible we were invading an island and that there were Japs there. The landing party went in okay with no enemy in sight. That was not the case at Okinawa for the first day there we were constantly under attack by Kamikaze planes. We were supposed to protect the carriers and had a tough time doing it. At one time we intercepted a flight of four Kamikazes and shot them down. There was also a time that one of the suicide planes took a dive at us but we sent them into the water just a short distance away, burning to beat all hell. A month before the war ended we snuck into Tokyo Bay, sunk three merchant vessels and got out before they could spot us. We also intercepted a Jap submarine on the way into Tokyo Bay a day after the surrender. I went aboard with a crew to take her over. It was quite a thrill."
Lamitola, Raymond R., S 1/ c, De­stroyer
Bennett, Waterbury.
" We were sent to do picket duty at Okinawa and that is one job no one likes. We went out about 35 miles from the rest of the fleet to intercept planes and see that no re- enforcements were sent in. I had a feeling something would happen out there and sure enough it did. On the first day out there a Kamikaze came at us and missed, but the second day one of them put us out of commission. I was standing at the 40mm on the mid- ship forward part of the ship and saw the plane take a dive at us. I could have sworn it was the same plane that missed us the day before and hoped he would miss again, but no such luck. He hit us in the forward fire room killing seven of the men and wounding fourteen others. We took on water and the forward fire room and engine rooms were out of order.
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We made it back to Okinawa to have a new side plate put in and then started back to the States. We accounted for 12 planes before we were knocked out so I don't feel too bad."
Larlee, Philip L., F 1/ c, Battleship South Dakota, Wilson.
" I was in the prize crew that went aboard the Jap battleship Nagato, which had been knocked out of commission by American bombs. It had taken an awful pounding but even so you could see it was far behind our ships. They told us it had been build about 1916 or so. We fixed up the engines so that we could get lights and power. Much of the equipment was way out of date and nearly everything was second- rate. Just the same it was a thrill to go aboard a Jap battlewagon and get a close look at it. Going into Tokyo Bay with the fleet was another thrill I had at the war's end."
Levesque, Hector J., GM 3/ c, Cruiser Springfield, Baltic.
" All I can say is I am very glad to be home and in one piece. It's been a long, long time and you can take that any way you want to. I hope I can adjust myself to civilian life without too much trouble. I also hope I can get used to calling a wall a wall and not a bulkhead, a floor a floor and not a deck and a bathroom a bath­room
and not a head. I can just imagine telling a plumber to go topside to the second deck and in the head on the star­board
bulkhead is a scuttlebutt which has a leak in the brightwork."
Luba, Benjamin J., AMM 3/ c, Kaneohe Bay Air Station, Stratford.
" My job in the unit was to inspect the PBMs to be sure they were able to go out on their missions. While I was back in the States I was at the Banana River Base training new pilots and crew men on PBMs. I had to train the officers as well
as the enlisted men and found this quite difficult at first, but after a while I got used to it. I have more than 1500 flying hours to my credit that I accumulated between my job at Banana River and Kaneohe, Hawaii. The Hawaiian hos­pitality
is very poor unless you've got plenty of money in your pocket. I was down there at the time of the riot at Damon Tract and think if the place were properly lighted up there would be a lot less trouble."
Maker, William T., RDM 2/ c, 7th Amphibious Flotilla, Groton.
" I never spent much time aboard any one ship as I was the Flotilla commander's radar man and would go from ship to ship depending on what ship the com­mander
was on. I went into eleven in­vasions,
seven in the Philippines and four on Borneo. They all weren't really in­vasions
as we rated only three stars for all these operations. Our flotilla was composed of LCIs and LCSs and we had to cover the demolition squads when they went in, sometimes four days before an invasion. We would also operate with mine chasers and would shoot at the mines to set them off. About the toughest time I had was at the Lingayen Gulf when a torpedo hit our LCI. It had been skipping along the water and landed in our engine room on top of the engine without going off. The ship sank and all hands were picked up safely by the other ships in the unit."
Martinek, John E., ARM 2/ c, VPB- 115, Torrington.
" On May 5, 1944, the plane on which I was the radio operator spied a five ship convoy while on patrol duty in the South­west
Pacific. We were alone and I prayed we could sink them all without any serious injury to the plane. We made sixteen runs on them, six with bombs and ten
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times strafing. Three of the ships went down, one was afire and the other listing badly when we left them to proceed back to the field. We caught a bit of hell when one of the 40mm shot at us and landed in the cock pit near the navigator, em­bedding
the tip in his arm. The explosion hurt the pilot in the knee and scratched me on the right shoulder. Another 40mm landed in the main wing spar and we got fourteen holes in the bombay. Our hydro system was gone, leaving us with no brakes and no control over the flaps. We landed okay but damaged the plane when we ran into a bank to prevent hitting a jeep. None of the men were seriously in­jured
but I will admit my nerves were on edge for a while."
Mastyk, John, MM 3/ c, Battleship Iowa, New Haven.
" When we moved in to shell the home islands of the Japs, we threw more stuff at them than I'll bet they thought pos­sible
for one ship. We were in three raids on Japan, going right in close each time. The Iowa was really a super- ship, with tre­mendous
fire- power, and with such heavy armor that it was a pretty comfortable feeling to be aboard her in battle. She had all the latest improvements and car­ried
devices that the enemy had never heard of."
Meglin, Anthony J., M 2/ c, Submarine Repair Unit, East Gran by.
" At both Pearl and Midway, we re­paired
any and all damage to submarines. One of the toughest things to work on was the ventilating system in the subs; they were complicated and hard to re­pair,
but they had to be in perfect con­dition
if the sub crew was to stay alive while under water. It was surprising that some of the subs which came back were able to make it considering the way they were damaged. I spent my last few
months overseas aboard a sub- tender, the Griffin. I had 26 months in the Navy, with 24 months of it overseas."
Mrozinski, Carl B., MM 2/ c, 103d Seabees, Bethel.
" Our outfit helped make Guam into the huge base that it was by the end of the war. Going there from Pearl late in ' 44, wre built airfields, roads and other instal­lations
all over the place, and we set some records for speed, too. If anyone wants to know how long I was in the Navy, I can tell them exactly — two years, four months and four days. I know that figure by heart."
Nedavaska, Joseph, S 1/ c, Destroyer Isherwood, Shelton.
" Most of our campaigns were in the Aleutians and I think it was a lot tougher there than other places because most of the time we would have to bombard by radar as the fog was very heavy. The Isherwood also went in on the invasions of Leyte and the Philippines. I found Leyte pretty rough as the shore batteries were giving us hell. We had many near misses but none of them came close enough to do any real damage. I was aboard the AKS Cybele when she went in to Tokyo Bay on August 31st, the first supply ship to go into the Bay."
Nicoll, Robert G., AMM 2/ c, Lake- hurst Naval Air Station, Greenwich.
" While Lakehurst, New Jersey, is really in the United States I received credit for two years overseas duty while there. I was the machinist mate aboard the blimps that went out on the Atlantic patrol runs. We also escorted the convoys part way across and kept in touch with ships and submarines operating in the vicinity. It's good to think that in a short while I will be able to put on civies and not have to wear the same blue suit every day."
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Paghense, Vincent A., PhM 3/ c, Advanced Navy Hospitals, Bristol.
" By ship and by plane, patients from battles across the Pacific were brought to our hospitals at Roi and Namur in the Marshalls. It was really something the way those wounded men wouldn't com­plain
and would be grateful for any little thing we could do for them. The largest numbers we handled were from the Marianas and Iwo Jima campaigns."
Scofield, William A., RM 2/ c, De­stroyer
Hall, Norwalk.
" Sometimes it is tough being on a flag ship and I say that from experience. We were the flag ship of CDS- 51 and had Captain Martin aboard as the squadron commander during the invasion of Okin­awa.
We went in on D- Day swamped on all sides by enemy planes. That night while I was in the radio shack a plane flying overhead dropped a bomb hitting us starboard mid- ship. We were ordered not to fire for fear of betraying our posi­tion
but I figured that the Nip must have seen us to be able to hit us and the
only reason we didn't fire was because we had the squadron commander aboard. I was ordered to report the incident to the task force commander and request they stand by to take off seven of the men who were wounded when the bomb hit. The reason I say that sometimes it is not too good to be the flag ship is because probably if we weren't the flag ship at the time we would have sent another Jap to a watery grave."
Shaker, Louis A., RT 1/ c, Destroyer Uhlman, Waterbury.
" It has been 18 months since I was last home and today, in fact in about three hours, I will be home. I hope things haven't changed much. I have been in every major sea battle from Guam to the occupation of Japan. Okinawa was the worst. I was with Task Force 38 and we lost a few ships due to the Kamikaze attacks. My ship was once caught in a typhoon in the China Sea in October of ' 44. It lasted for a day and a half and we bounced around in the sea like a cork caught in a whirl pool. The ship was pretty badly battered up but we made it back to port all right. I was pretty scared then as was the rest of the crew but we had confidence in the ship. I'd better stop gabbing and start getting ready to shove off. Boy, this is the day I've been looking forward to for a long time."
Sostko, Stephen, Bkr 2/ c, Cruiser Springfield, Bridgeport.
" There are six of us from Connecticut being discharged from the Springfield so I'll not say too much about the action we were in or the experiences we had so that all of us can get into the picture. I do want to say however that Connecticut was well represented aboard the Spring­field
and that it was a great ship."
Speirs, Robert G., CGM( PA), Combat- Cargo Ship Skagat, Hartford.
" It's goodbye for me after 23 and a half years in the Navy and Naval Reserve. I was recalled to duty in May 1941 and was with the ammunition ship Pyro at Pearl Harbor when the Japs made their sneak attack December 7. I did a lot of roaming during the war, spending a year in Australia, then coming back to the States to be an instructor in small craft training at Terminal Island. I went with the Skagat early in ' 45, first in the At­lantic,
then out to the Pacific. We were
at Japan when the American occupation forces began landing, took Marines into Tientsin, China, and then brought a ship­load
of troops back home from Japan."
Steinberg, Barney, S 1/ c, Cruiser Springfield, Hartford.
" The Springfield has credit for three planes and three shore bombardments during the invasion of Okinawa and the occupation of Japan. We were in Cruiser Division 17 of Task Force 58. We bom­barded
the shores of Okinawa and covered the landing force as they went in. We also protected the flattops that were operating with us. There was one time when a Kamikaze dove at us and pretty near got us too, but we got him first. I think I lost ten pounds just watching that plane take a dive at us. Now it's time for me to go home and put that weight back on."
White, Everett R., MaM 2/ c, PADS, Stamford.
" Today makes . exactly three years and eighteen days I've been in the service and, believe me, it's good to be getting out. It was okay while the war was on but now that it's over I want to be home in good old Connecticut. I've just arrived from Guam where I've spent over a year looking at other people's mail and looking for my own." STATE AIDS AND BENEFITS
The laws of the State of Connecticut provide for many forma of aid, benefits and preferences for veterans, and for their next of kin in varying degrees. The following digest is designed to inform of the aids, benefits 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.
State 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 pay­able
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 30, 1945 to January 5, 1946, inclusive, from official Navy records, Separation Center, Lido Beach, L. I., N. Y.
ACABBO, Henry, S 1/ c
70 Hemlock St., West Haven
ACHILLI, Angelo M., MoMM 3/ c 31 Magnolia Ave., Bristol
ADAMS, John F., EM 1/ c
20 Eld St., New Haven AHLQUIST, Arthur, Jr., SM 2/ c
35 New Lane, Cromwell ALBERGHINI, John, Cox
182 Dewey St., Bridgeport ALDRICH, Preston H., SM 2/ c
69 Read St., New Haven ALFANO, James J., S 1/ c
1497 Stanley St., New Britain AMARANTE, Anthony, S 1/ c
866 Dixwell Ave., Hamden AMSDEN, Wilfred T., AMM 3/ c
363 Main St., Hartford ANDERSON, Charles W., Jr., MoMM 1/ c
Winthrop Ave., Norwalk ANDERSON, John F., EM 3/ c
12 Bronx Ave., Bridgeport ANDERSON, Raymond O., FCO 2/ c
Cotton Hollow, Naugatuck AUBIN, Gerard A., PhM 3/ c
112 North St., Willimantic AXON, William H., S 1/ c
74 Dwight St., Ansonia BAGADINSKI, Henry S., GM 2/ c
34 Quarry Ave., Portland BAIERLEIN, Harry E., MM 2/ c
16 Mosher St., Meriden BAILEY, John J., S 1/ c
1 Kohanza St., Danbury BAILEY, Walter H., PhoM 3/ c
55 Ledyard St., New London BAKER, Donald S., EM 2/ c
457 Orchard St., New Haven BAKER, John J., RdM 3/ c
21 Summit PL, Stamford BAKER, Robert S., MoMM 2/ c
28 Otis St., Norwich BAKUNOWICH, Alexander, MM 2/ c
42 Church St., Ansonia BALCHUNAS, William C, MM 1/ c
130 Cliff St., Naugatuck BANKS, Norman J., GM 3/ c
12 Sable St., South Norwalk BARGAS, John, RM 3/ c
68 Summer St., Bridgeport BARKER, Burton, S 2/ c
757 State St., New Haven BARILOVICH, Nicholas, F 1/ c
190 North Main St., Ansonia BARNES, Robert W., S 2/ c
52 Bowe Ave., Stratford BARRETT, Wesley A., MoMM 2/ c
30 Compton St., New Haven BARROS, Edward, GM 3/ c
256 Lexington Ave., Bridgeport BARNUM, Frank C, S 2/ c
60 Orchard St., Winsted BARTH, Thomas W., S 1/ c
17 Ashmun St., Waterbury BASERWSKI, Michael J., GM 3/ c
78 North Main St., Thomaston BASS, William J., RM 1/ c 15 Ellis St., New Britain
BATCHELDER, Franklin A., AMM 1/ c
258 Main St., Portland BATICK, Michael, S 1/ c
Box 286, Thomaston BAXAVANES, Christopher, S 1/ c
817 Whalley Ave., New Haven BEAMS, Richard A., EM 2/ c
40 Merchants Ave., Taftville BELAIR, Edward J., RdM 3/ c
34 Winship St., Hartford BELANCIK, John B., MM 3/ c
South St., Litchfield BELLAIRS, Clement K., EM 1/ c
113 William St., Stamford BELTRAMELLO, Silvio A., F 1/ c
605 Valley St., New Haven BEMENT, Francis C, SF 3/ c
419 West Robbins Ave., Newington BENHAM, Frank G., S 1/ c
171 English St., New Haven BENNETT, Richard P., CEM
271 Greenwich St., Fairfield BEYERS, John M., AM 2/ c
228 Clark St., New Britain BLACK, Thomas E., SC 3/ c
186 Ridge Rd., Stratford BLANCHETTE, Francis A., SoM 2/ c
48 William St., New Britain BLEAU, Wesley O., MoMM 3/ c
96 Stowe Ave., Milford BOBONICK, Andrew J., F 1/ c
44 St. John's PI., Stamford BOBONICK, John A., F 1/ c
88 Givens Ave., Stamford BODGE, Vernol J., MM 3/ c
112 New Britain Ave., Hartford BOISSONNEAU, Roland R., QM 1/ c
174 East Main St., New Britain BOIVIN, Wilfred J., F 1/ c
18 Bristol St., West Haven BOLAND, John H., AMM 3/ c
2 Woodbridge Ave., Ansonia BOSCARELLO, Paul T., MoMM 3/ c
Box 121, New Britain Ave., Rocky Hill BOYLE, Robert L., Y 3/ c
51 Linden St., New London BRADBURY, Burke, F 1/ c
445 Nichols Ave., Stratford BREISLER, Richard J., S 1/ c
37 Lexington Ave., South Norwalk BREW, George H., MM 3/ c
3007 Main St., Hartford BRIERE, Donald E., PhM 2/ c
22 Brady Ave., New Britain BROPHY, Walter J., Jr., RM 3/ c
159 Woodin St., Hamden BROWN, James R., MoMM 2/ c
55 Fitch Ave., New London BROWNING, Charles C, MoMM 2/ c
675 West Main St., Norwich BRUNI, Andrew, CCM ( AA) ( T)
45 Boswell St., Stratford BRYANT, Ralph D., MM 3/ c
1151 Central Ave.. Bridgeport BUELL, Carlisle W., GM 3/ c
36 Reed St., New London BUNKOCI, Bartholomew E., RM 3/ c
30 Hibiscus St., Bridgeport BUNOSSO, Patrick M., Cox
41 Smith St., Derby BURDICK, Fred S., S 1/ c
Oneco
BURNS, John H., CM 3/ c
9 Commerce St., Norwalk BURNS, Joseph I., S 1/ c
41 Catherine Ave., Waterbury CANDELORA, Andrew, EM 3/ c
217 First Ave., West Haven CANNIZZARO, Matthew, ETM 1/ c
22 Division St., Waterbury CANYOCK, Robert A., ARM 2/ c
29 Savoy St., Hamden CARBONE, Samuel, AMMF 3/ c
92 Beaver St., New Britain CARLSON, John R., ARM 1/ c
62 Highland Ave., Middletown CARLSON, Robert J., RdM 3/ c
23 Charles St., Shelton CARR, Francis P., Jr., RM 2/ c
78 Nash St., New Haven CARRANO, Ralph M., ARM 2/ c
969 Elm St., New Haven CARROLL, Vincent A., Mus 3/ c
57 Dover St., Stratford CASO, Joseph A., F 1/ c
5 Gregory St., Winsted CASS, Joseph W., MoMM 2/ c
RFD 2, Seymour CASTIOLA, Salvatore A., MM 3/ c
Burnside Ave., Plainville CHAMBERLAIN, Charles L., AFC 2/ c
29 Sumner St., Middletown CHAZEK, Walter, BM 2/ c
Lebanon
CHRISTOPHERSEN, Walter R., CM 2/ c
58 Sinaway Rd., Cos Cob CIAK, Theodore P., CM 3/ c
30 Beech St., New Haven CIANCI, James J., S 1/ c
74 Bretton Rd., West Hartford CIANCI, Paul J., S 1/ c
92 Retreat Ave., Hartford CIARCIA, Mario J., S 1/ c ( RM)
131 Dwight St., New Britain CLARK, Lewis F., GM 3/ c
68 Carter Rd., Plymouth CLEMENTS, Francis M., S 1/ c
17 Palmer St., Danielson CLUFF, Herbert C, SC 1/ c
RFD, Falls Village COATES, Lewis D., MoMM 3/ c
Beaver Brook Dist., Danbury COFFEY, Edward R., S 2/ c
35 Homestead Ave., Danbury COLETTI, Bruno J., TM 3/ c
131 Ocean Ave., New London COLLINS, Lawrence E., Y 2/ c
RFD 1, Thomaston COOMES, Eugene E., MoMM 3/ c
75 Hawthorne Ave., Hamden COONEY, Timothy M., S 1/ c
15 Fairview St., Windsor Locks COOPER, Samuel O., SKD 1/ c
159 Connecticut Ave., New London CORREIA, John P., Cox
Bridgeport COSENZA, Anthony J., RM 2/ c
86 Church St., Hamden COSTA, Antonio T., Cox
4 Travis St., Torrington CUGNO, Anthony, BM 2/ c
51 Cushman St., Waterbury CURRY, William H., Jr., MM 1/ c
511 Clark St., Bridgeport CRIMMINS, Daniel J., SM 2/ c
190 Strawberry Hill Ave., Stamford
CRITCHER, Gatha B., MoMM 3/ c
212 Hemlock St., Bridgeport CROOKS, Earle S., AMMF 3/ c
23 Pleasant St., Cromwell CWIKLA, Henry A., GM 3/ c
21 Melrose St., Glastonbury DALEY, Thomas E., S 1/ c
206 Newfield Rd., Torrington D'AMBROSIO, Vito, M 2/ c
669 New Britain Ave., Hartford D'ANGELO, Michael, CM 3/ c
407 Legion Ave., New Haven DAWNAROWICZ, Edward W., RM 2/ c
299 Quinnipiac St., Wallingford DAWSON, Edward, MM 2/ c
Main St., Avon DELANEY, Vincent N., BM 2/ c
Steele Rd., New Hartford DeMETRIO, George S., MoMM 2/ c
566 Winthrop Ave., New Haven DEM IRS, Jeffrey H., Cox
64 Scovill St., Waterbury DENNEHY, John F., S 1/ c
77 Julius St., Hartford DePRATO, Romeo T., S 1/ c
76 Tremont St., Meriden DePUCCHIO, Vincent J., S 1/ c ( AM)
54 North Main St., Norwich DEVAUX, William H., Cox
700 Vincellette St., Bridgeport DEVLIN, Robert J., CM 2/ c
164 Prospect St., Plantsville DEZIHNO, Benjamin N., Jr., PhM 2/ c
546 Frost Rd., Waterbury DILLON, Robert E., RM 2/ c
193 Garden St., Wethersfield DISPOST, Albert R., S 1/ c
96 Alton Rd., Stamford DiSTASI, Samuel J., SKV 1/ c
117 Smith St., Derby DITTMAN, Walter H., RdM 3/ c
101 Barker St., Hartford DOBIESKI, Frank M., EM 2/ c
683 Iranistan Ave., Bridgeport DOBLER, Frank W., S 1/ c
34 Coolidge St., Fairfield DOERING, Walter A., MMS 3/ c
26 Martin Circle, East Hartford DOLCE, Orlando D., MoMM 2/ c
408 Arch St., New Britain DOMINICK, Henry J., MM 3/ c
RFD 2, Lebanon Ave., Colchester DONDI, Ralph J., CMM
24 Stiles Lane, North Haven DRAGHI, John B. F., AMMF 3/ c
28 Center St., Windsor Locks DURO, Elmer J., Bkr 3/ c
424 East Main St., Norwich DURYEA, Seth A., GM 3/ c
RFD 2, New Canaan DYDO, Joseph G., RdM 2/ c
RFD 4, Norwich EGAN, Thomas R., RdM 3/ c
1399 East Main St., Waterbury EMMONS, Walter J., MMS 1/ c
531 Palisado Ave., Windsor ERASMUS, Frederick L, S 1/ c
17 Merriam St., Meriden ESCOFFERY, Albert H., S 2/ c
7 Day St., South Norwalk FADDEN, Michael H., S 1/ c
135 Broad St., Ansonia FAIELLA, Anthony, S 1/ c
107 Franklin St., New Haven FANCHER, William H., CSK
49 Elm St., Ansonia FARKAS, John J., SF 3/ c
71 Hansen Ave., Bridgeport FARNWORTH, Alfred W., CPtr
471 Naugatuck Ave., Devon FASZCZEWSKI, Edward L., S 1/ c
122 Elmcroft Rd., Stamford FAZZINO, Frank A., S 1/ c
24 Bank St., Portland FERRAIUOLO, Michael A., EM 3/ c
77 Hamilton St., New Haven FERRARO, George C, BM 2/ c
12 Hudson St., New Haven FERRIS, Herbert C, EM 3/ c
195 Flander St., Bridgeport FERRIS, Richard M., SM 1/ c
80 Bellmore Dr., West Hartford FEUERSTEIN, George J., MM 3/ c
RFD 3, Winsted FIEDEROWICZ, Michael, GM 3/ c
130 Bedford St., Hartford FISHER, Armand S., QM 2/ c
62 Irion St., Waterbury FISHER, Thomas T., Jr., S 1/ c
54 Rockwood Ave., Ansonia FISHER, William L., GM 3/ c
7 Main St., Thompsonville FITZGERALD, Theodore F., SM 2/ c
Ansonia Rd., Woodbridge FLAHERTY, Francis J., MM 1/ c
1 Garden St., Seymour FLAY, Reginald F., MoMM 3/ c
Oakland Ave., Farmington FLOOD, Stuart C, Cox
56 Grove St., Middletown FLYNN, Joseph M. T., Cox
44 Linden St., New London FOLEY, Francis J., GM 3/ c
185 South Whitney St., Hartford FOLEY, Maurice D., PhM 3/ c
33 Brownell Ave., Hartford FRANCESKI, John F., MoMM 3/ c
North St., Windsor Locks FRANCIS, Donald A., SSMB 3/ c
343 Humphrey Ave., New Haven GAETANI, John C, Cox
19 New St., Thompsonville GAGNE, Gerard A., MMS 3/ c
22 Madison Ave., Hartford GAMBLE, George W., ETM 2/ c
33 Lincoln Rd., Wethersfield GATTI, Louis L., AMM 1/ c
Box 149, Canaan GEDA, Edward P., RT 3/ c
278 East Ave., East Norwalk GEDDES, Richard M., MM 1/ c
20 Allen St., Winsted GILMAN, Walter M., S 1/ c
5 Chapin Pl., Hartford GILMARTIN, John A., SK 3/ c
269 Bradley Ave., Meriden GINAZANSKI, Albert L., AMM 3/ c
29 Babcock St., Hartford GOLKOWSKI, William V., RdM 3/ c
39 Walnut St., West Haven GOSLEE, Edward R., RT 2/ c
96 Spring St., Windsor GRABOWSKI, Thaddeus F., AOM 2/ c
180 Newbury St., Waterbury GRAHAM, Joseph T., GM 3/ c
50 Freestone Ave., Portland GRASSO, Frank J., GM 2/ c
65 Old Foxon Rd., East Haven GRIBBON, John R., AMM 2/ c
36 Crown St., Waterbury GRIFFIN, Joseph D., SKD 1/ c
51 Adelaide St., Hartford GRIMALDI, Marino, PhM 2/ c
19 Seymour St., Bristol GROSSO, Joseph A., MoMM 2/ c 176 Jones Ave., Bridgeport
GRUEN, Philip L., PhoM 3/ c
370 Orchard St., New Haven GUDZINSKAS, Joseph V., EM 3/ c
39 Locust St., New Britain GUIDO, Louis F., BM 2/ c
32 Valley Rd., Cos Cob HAILEY, Frank J., SC 2/ c
56 Carroll St., Naugatuck HALL, George R., CMoMM
25 Pierpont St., Bridgeport HALLAMA, Daniel J., BM 1/ c
110 Warren Ave., Bridgeport HANLEY, James M., AM MI 1/ c
5 Bank St., Seymour HANSON, Clayton A., S 2/ c
Box 252, RFD 2, East Hampton HARBART, Arthur T., F 1/ c
Terryville Ave., Bristol HARDACKER, Owen F., S 1/ c
36 Silver St., New Britain HARDER, Emil O., MoMM 1/ c
149 First St., Hamden HARRINGTON, Howard J., GM 3/ c
85 Linwood Ave., Bridgeport HAWKS, Kenneth F., GM 3/ c
Main St., Box 42, Long Hill HAVILAND, William F., Cox
41 Maiden Lane, Bridgeport HEGEDUS, John S., AMMF 2/ c
56 Merritt St., Hamden HENEGHAN, James P., MMS 3/ c
25 Florence St., Hartford HILL, James J., SoM 1/ c
161 Thompson St., New Haven HIRTH, Robert J., AMM 1/ c
257 Blakeslee St., Bristol HOAG, George E., Cox
127 Read St., Bridgeport HOCKERT, Raymond, S 2/ c
144 Baldwin St., Waterbury HOLMES, Robert W., GM 3/ c
128 Monroe St., New Britain HOLT, Arthur G., SoM 2/ c
40 Mill Hill Ave., Bridgeport HOLVATH, John F., S 2/ c
571 Berkshire Ave., Bridgeport HORWITZ, Monroe M., S 1/ c
52 Blake St., New Haven HOUSE, Everett W., S 1/ c
Library Lane, Old Lyme HOWELL, Louis B., MM 2/ c
Edgewater Hillside, Hills Point Rd., Westport HOVANEC, Andrew J., Cox
19 Cornwall St., Stratford HRON, Charles, Cox
189 Bruce Ave., Stratford HUTCHINSON, Walter F., EM 2/ c
57 Maher Ave., Hamden HYJEK, Edward J., S 1/ c
235 Clinton St., New Britain IADAROLA, Gerald, RM 3/ c
35 Hallock St., New Haven IANNONE, Anthony, S 2/ c
81 Thomas St., West Haven JACKSON, Charles E., StM 1/ c
95 Winter St., New Haven JALBERT, Leon J., S 1/ c
2 Grove Ct., Waterbury JANUSKA, Peter A., AOM 1/ c
515 Gregory St., Bridgeport JAROS, Walter E., MoMM 1/ c
Newfield St., Middletown JASITIS, Edward W., WT 3/ c
138 Birch St., Manchester JENKINS, George H., QM 3/ c
126 Standish St., Hartford JENSEN, Franklin H., AMM 2/ c
Johnson Court, RFD 2, New London JOHNSON, Edward, BM 1/ c
Osborn Rd., RFD 2, Naugatuck
JOHNSON, George A., CM 3/ c 20 Maple Ave., Windsor
JOHNSON, Thomas C, EM 3/ c
9 Orchard Ter., East Hartford JOHNSTON, Malcolm R., SoM 2/ c
20 Main St., Short Beach JOHNSTON, William A., MoMM 2/ c
Pleasant View Farm, Newtown JONES, John K., ACMM
76 Wentworth St., Bridgeport JUROVATY, Edward S., F 1/ c
RFD 2, Andover KAMATOS, Charles, S 1/ c
159 High St., New Britain KANE, George C, S 1/ c
28 Mountain St., Hartford KARDYS, Henry S., AMM 2/ c
112 Van Block Ave., Hartford KARP, Henry, Cox
277 Barbour St., Hartford KARPEY, Jacob, S 1/ c
66 Oak St., New Britain KATZ, Melvin S., BM 2/ c
117 Plainfield St., Hartford KAUFMAN, Robert S., MoMM 2/ c
918 William St., Bridgeport KELLY, James J., CCS
34 Rose St., Waterbury KELLY, William J., S 1/ c
16 Division St., New Britain KELSEY, Albert M., S 1/ c
RFD 3, Stamford Ave., New Canaan KENDALL, Arnold S., Cox
Hicksville Rd., Cromwell KENDY, Joseph S., F 1/ c
26 Paradise St., So. Norwalk KENYON, David K., PhM 2/ c
47 Central Ave., Waterbury KERN, William H., RdM 2/ c
293 Judson Ave., Bridgeport KIERNAN, Edward J., RM 2/ c
10 Lafayette St., Thompsonville KIMAN, Stanley C, S 1/ c
279 Pulaski St., Bridgeport KIMBERLY, Edward L., SKD 1/ c
78 Smith St., West Haven KIMBLE, Creighton B., ETM 1/ c
Waterford KING, Allen W., CRT
21 Norton PL, Plainville KING, Napoleon B., CCM
Box 588, 340 Willetts Ave., New London KIRK, Donald C, QM 2/ c
123 May St., Naugatuck KLIMAS, Gidimin J., ACMM
82 Franklin St., New Britain KLOCEK, Joseph, AMM 2/ c
514 Howe Ave., Shelton KOFCHUR, John, RM 3/ c
226 East St., Wallingford KOSKY, William E., S 1/ c
41 Pawtucket St., Hartford KOVI, James G., Cox
278 South Orchard St., Wallingford KOZLOSKI, Alfred S., AMM 1/ c
180 Steuben St., Bridgeport KROSKY, Leroy J., MMS 3/ c
RFD 4, 60 Lycett St., Bridgeport KULIKOWSKI, Joseph, S 1/ c
205 Priscilla St., Bridgeport KUSHEBA, John, MoMM 2/ c
362 Pine St., Bridgeport LABAS, George, WT 3/ c
56 Carlton St., New Britain LAMITOLA, Raymond R., S 1/ c
16 Pine St., Waterbury
LANEYTLLE, Daniel R., CM 2/ c
Beardsley Ave., Oakville LANGE, Robert E., ARM 1/ c
127 Lockhart Ave., Waterbury LARLEE, Philip L., F 1/ c
Olga Ave., Wilson LAROPOULOS, William S. f FC 3/ c
101 Cross St., Bridgeport LaROSA, Lewis R., S 1/ c
20 Grand St., Middletown LATOUR, Joseph T., S 1/ c
82 Mill St., Putnam LAWLER, Edward F., CCM ( AA)
25 Stonington St., Hartford LeCLAIRE, Bruno G., Bkr 2/ c
36 Ash St., Willimantic LEE, William C, MM 2/ c
343 Prospect Ave., West Hartford LeSHAY, Andrew, F 1/ c
99 Somerset St., Elm wood LEVANTA, Cosmo A., TME 3/ c
70 Washington St., Norwich LEVESQUE, Hector J., GM 3/ c
Box 88, Church Hill, Baltic LEWIS, Edwin C, MMS 3/ c
256 Alden St., Fairfield LINTON, David A., MM 3/ c
78 Chestnut St., Hartford LORENZ, Werner R., MM 3/ c
392 Franklin Ave., Hartford LOWDEN, Arthur H., ABM 2/ c
16 Old Post Rd., Greenwich LOWN, Arthur J., S 1/ c
29 Colorado Ave., Bridgeport LUBA, Benjamin J., AMM 3/ c
369 Soundview Ave., Stratford LUETJEN, Everett A., WT 3/ c
24 Upton St., New Britain MACIEJKO, John A., F 1/ c
43 Prescott St., Meriden MAGNAN, Michael P., Jr., EM 3/ c
30 Marshall St., Putnam MAHER, Leo T., PhM 2/ c
40 Rose St., Waterbury MAHER, William T., RdM 2/ c
16 Bill Ave., Groton MALANOWICZ, Raymond F., S 1/ c ( MaM)
136 Woodland St., Hartford MALCHIODI, James J., AMM 3/ c
East Center St., Wallingford MALLEY, Francis B., FC 2/ c
1308 Enfield St., Thompsonville MANARCA, Carl G., CM 2/ c
258 Pearl St., Middletown MANDELLO, George S., SF 2/ c
RFD 3, Rocky Hill Rd., Bridgeport MANKO, Austin T., Jr., SF 1/ c
878 Hallett St., Bridgeport MARKIZA, Michael, PM 1/ c
240 Ardale St., West Haven MARKLESKI, Matthew J., QM 3/ c
438 Harbor St., Branford MARSHALL, William J., SoM 1/ c
Douglas St., Southington MARTIN, Joseph P., RM 2/ c
94 Westbrook St., Hartford MARTINEK, John E., ARM 2/ c
84 Brookside Ave., Torrington MARTONE, Dominick J., SSML 3/ c
84 Alexander Dr., Bridgeport MARUCA, Frank, S 1/ c
252 Wallace St., New Haven MARYEA, George H., F 1/ c
New Hartford Hotel, New Hartford MASELEK, Stanley J., MoMM 3/ c
106 Seymour St., Hartford MASI, John J., S 1/ c
39 Stuart Ave., Norwalk MASTYK, John, MM 3/ c
142 Rowe St., New Haven MAZER, Miles M., GM 2/ c
RFD 8, Norwich MAYNARD, Edward V., SM 3/ c
36 Belden St., New London McCORD, Harry R., FC 3/ c
97 Oakwood Ave., West Hartford McDONALD, Arthur C, S 2/ c
2 Pleasant St., Cromwell McHUGH, James T., S 1/ c
66 Sheffield Ave., New Haven McKENNA, John C, Cox
225 Laurel Hill Ave., Norwich MEGLIN, Anthony J., M 2/ c
215 Rainbow Rd., East Granby MENZIES, Frederick R., S 1/ c
414 Temple St., New Haven METCALF, Harvey E., F 1/ c
RFD 1, West Rd., Westport MICELI, Joseph J., MoMM 1/ c
53 Woodbridge St., New London MICHEL, Joseph F., F 1/ c
11 Fairview St., New Britain MIKLOS, Frank V., S 1/ c
665 Arctic St., Bridgeport MILANO, Mario, MM 2/ c
212 Wheeler Ave., Bridgeport MILTON, Clarence K., GM 2/ c
184 Cherry St., Naugatuck MOFFATT, John K., S 2/ c
44 Emmett Ave., Derby MONAHAN, Richard J., EM 3/ c
421 West Preston St., Hartford MORAN, William M., S 1/ c
1765 East Main St., Waterbury MORANIEC, Louis R., CMoMM
25 Arch St., Ansonia MORIN, Alfred P., F 1/ c
41 Prospect St., Willimantic MORIN, Rosario E., GM 1/ c
24 Bain St., Willimantic MORTON, Russell F., SF 1/ c
Jude Lane, Southington MOXLEY, Frederick W., EM 1/ c
7 Tremont St., Cos Cob MROZINSKI, Carl B., MM 2/ c
75 Wooster St., Bethel MURRAY, Donald W., AMM 2/ c
86 Salem St., Bridgeport NACSIN, Daniel M., Bkr 3/ c
7 Woodmansee Ave., Norwich NAGY, Edward S., MoMM 3/ c
805 Arctic St., Bridgeport NAI, Charles P., F 1/ c
43 North River St., Thompsonville NALEWAJK, Edward J., MoMM 3/ c
15 Third St., Seymour NAPUTANO, Francis H., PhM 3/ c
45 Parrott Ave., Bridgeport NARROW, John U., CMM
West St., North Guilford NAUMEC, Kostyk, S 1/ c
Hop River, Columbia NEDAVASKA, Joseph, S 1/ c
221 Kneen St., Shelton NELSON, Edson H., F 1/ c
Box 23, East Windsor Hill NELSON, Edward L., S 1/ c
188 Butler St., Hamden NELSON, Francis H., F 2/ c
752 Asylum Ave., Hartford NEMETH, Francis P., S 1/ c
329 Quinnipiac St., Wallingford NICOLETTI, Carmine R., CEM
17 Locust Ave., New Canaan NICOLL, Robert G., AMM 2/ c
Greenwich
NOCCRO, Louis, CM 3/ c
60 Woodward Ave., Norwalk O'BRIEN, Byron F., QM 2/ c
41 Squire St., Hartford ODLUM, Norman W., RM 1/ c
39 Main St., Bristol O'HARA, William A., SoM 3/ c
60 Lincoln Ave., Danbury OLSZOWY, Joseph F., EM 2/ c
38 Brown St., New Britain O'NEAL, John J., S 1/ c
1182 State St., Bridgeport ORAZIETTI, Euaristo F., Cox
Riverview Ave., Shelton ORNOWSKI, Theodore E., S 1/ c
13 Peveril Rd., Stamford OSTROSKY, John M., AMM 2/ c
93 Sound View Ave., Stamford OTTINGER, George W„ MoMM 3' c
51 Anna Ave., Waterbury OUWELANT, Joseph J., S 1/ c
Clough Rd., Waterbury OVER, Raymond E., RM 2/ c
20 Seymour St., Torrington PACHINAK, John, CM 3/ c
68 Union St., Middletown PAGHENSE, Vincent A., PhM 3/ c
Bristol
PALASAY, Rudolph A., MoMM 3/ c
53 Spring St., Glastonbury PANELLI, Guy P., S 1/ c
137 Arlington St., Bridgeport PARCHARSKI, Henry J., AMM 3/ c
693 Main St., New London PARENTE, Patrick, S 1/ c
16 Berkeley Ave., Waterbury PARKINSON, David R., CM 3/ c
253 Fifth Ave., Baltic PATSILELIS, Charles C, PhM 3/ c
412 Stratford Ave., Bridgeport PAZARY, John R., S 1/ c
39 Geneva Ave., Wallingford PERRICONE, Pasquale, GM 2/ c
86 Cedar St., New Haven PERRIE, A. Robert, EM 2/ c
69 Beacon Ave., New Haven PERUN, Joseph M., MoMM 3/ c
130 Howard Ave., Ansonia PICCOCHI, Anthony M., S 1/ c
111 Avon Ave., Waterbury PIERCE, Charles E., BM 1/ c
145 South Main St., South Norwalk PIETRONIRO, Anthony F., BM 2/ c
262 South Leonard St., Waterbury PINCHES, Richard B., S 1/ c
Hartland Ter., Kensington PISKO, Albert J., MMS 1/ c
88 Oak St., New Britain PITINGORO, Michael S., SM 3/ c
112 Hodge Ave., Ansonia PIZZIMENTO, Joseph, S 1/ c
270 French St., Bridgeport PODGURSKI, Joseph D., Cox
10 Cross Lane, Cos Cob POLOWITZ, John R., MoMM 1/ c
186 North St., New Britain POOLE, Hermen, S 1/ c
91 Wooster St., Hartford POST, Jay A. M., SK 2/ c
24 Wheeler St., Waterville POSTA, Carmen J., RM 1/ c
923 Kossuth St., Bridgeport POTKAY, Raymond C, CM 3/ c
38 Eastern Ave., New London PREISS, Kenneth, SM 2/ c
19 Court St., New Haven PRINCIPI, Joseph J., AMM 2/ c
1308 Madison Ave., Bridgeport PROTO, Mario C., S 1/ c
43 Bradley St., New Haven PULOS, George, PhM 2/ c
26 Fairfield Woods Rd., Fairfield QUARANTO, Kaiton J., S 1/ c
307 River St., Bridgeport RADIGAN, Robert M., ARM 2/ c
124 Park Ter., Hartford RAU, Harold E., F 1/ c
Poplar Rd., Westfield REAVES, Elijah A., St 2/ c
160 Clark St., Hartford REIDY, John S., RdM 3/ c
40 Pixlee PI., Bridgeport RICHARD, Lucien J., RM 3/ c
219 Providence St., Putnam RILEY, Thomas R., AMM 1/ c
502 James St., Bridgeport RINKO, Elmer R., MoMM 2/ c
100 Merriam St., Bridgeport RODGERS, MacDonald, GM 3/ c
108 Howard St., New London ROGALA, Theodore W., CM 3/ c
385 Broad St., New Britain ROMANO, Arthur, MoMM 2/ c
RFD 1, Box 252- A, Riverside ROMITO, Frank D., SM 1/ c
440 Franklin Ave., Hartford ROSE, Abraham, HA 1/ c
100 Irving St., Hartford ROSS, Frank A., MoMM 2/ c
82 Gilmore St., Bridgeport ROSS, Robert L., MoMM 3/ c
124 Hynes Ave., Groton ROSSINI, Leon, AOM 3/ c
60 Goodrich St., Hartford RUMORE, Michael P., CM 3/ c
18 North St., Thompsonville RUSIN, Michael J., S 1/ c
308 Blue Hills Ave., Hartford RUST, Henry, Jr., AMMC 2/ c
Station 13 1/ 2, Boston Post Rd., New London RYAN, Robert W., RdM 3/ c
134 Madison Ave., Hartford SALCE, John J., MMS 1/ c
156 Bond St., New Britain SALINA, Anthony, S 2/ c
519 Wood Ave., Bridgeport SALTZMAN, Hyman, PhM 2/ c
637 Garden St., Hartford SALVO, Emanuel J., F 1/ c
37 McKinley Ave., Bridgeport SANTINI, Enzo J., Cox
31 Redding St., Hartford SCARRITT, Reginald B., MM 3/ c
Round Hill Rd., Bristol SCHELL, Frederick H., SoM 3/ c
81 Wacona Ave., Waterbury SCHIAVONE, John J., S 1/ c
113 Village St., Hartford SCHIELKE, Gordon T., MoMM 3/ c
Box 24, South Britain SCHLAGENHAVE, George R., SM 1/ c
48 Phillips St., Stratford SCHMID, George W., S 1/ c
12 1/ 2 Cossett St., Waterbury SCHMIDT, Frederick W., AMM 3/ c
60 Monroe St., New Haven SCHMIDT, Rudolph, S 1/ c
47 Belden St., New Britain SCHRAGER, Willis, S 1/ c
56 Maple St., New Britain SCHUBERT, Raymond H., MMS 1/ c
153 Franklin St., Stamford SCHULTZ, Robert E., BM 1/ c
50 Church St., East Port Chester SCHULTZ, Walter F., Y 3/ c
30 Cemetery Ave., Bristol
SCOFIELD, William A., RM 2/ c
42 Chapel St., Norwalk SEMANCHIK, John, RdM 3/ c
381 Thompson St., Stratford SENESE, Vito D., SM 2/ c
42 Lewis St., Torrington SERRA, Pasquale, Cox
467 Quinnipiac Ave., New Haven SEVERINI, Alteo J., M 1/ c
16 Moulton Ct., Willimantic SIDELLA, William P., MM 1/ c
517 Congress Ave., Waterbury SIEKIERSKI, Martin S., ARM 2/ c
198 1/ 2 North St., Milford SILEO, Joseph, SSMB 3/ c
62 Smith St., Stamford SIMONELLI, Salvatore J., S 1/ c
33 Wilson St., Stamford SHAKER, Louis A., RT 1/ c
462 South Main St., Waterbury SHANDROWSKI, Walter J., S 1/ c
Bldg. 41, Apt. 101, Y. M. V., Bridgeport SHARKIS, Albert L., AOM 2/ c
877 Bank St., Waterbury SHIPLEY, Donald H., MoMM 2/ c
162 Quinnipiac Ave., New Haven SLAJDA, Joseph J., AMM 3/ c
684 Tunxis Hill Rd., Bridgeport SLEDGE, Cornelius C, AM 3/ c
5 Linden PL, Danbury SLUBOWSKI, Sigmund J., S 1/ c
90 Mechanic St., New Haven SMART, William D., QM 3/ c
38 Peak Ave., Milford SMITH, David A., AEM 1/ c
37 1/ 2 Mountain St., Hartford SMITH, Edward H., RM 3/ c
197 King St., Bristol SMITH, Fred M., Cox
35 Cross Lane, Cos Cob SMITH, James E., EM 2/ c
101 Cherry St., New Britain SMITH, John C, StM 1/ c
72 Gilmore St., Bridgeport SMITH, Robert C, Cox
Pomperaug Ave., Woodbury SMITH, Russell C, GM 2/ c
Box 104, Moodus SMITH, William T., AOM 2/ c
330 Bunnell St., Bridgeport SONSTROEM, Paul G., MM 3/ c
81 Divinity St., Bristol SOSIK, Alexander, AMM 1/ c
2378 East Main St., Bridgeport SOSTKO, Stephen, Bkr 2/ c
74 Prince St., Bridgeport SOTERE, Charles, SC 3/ c
127 Downing St., New Haven SPIERS, Robert G., CGM ( PA)
452 Prospect Ave., Hartford SPINELLI, Louis M., PhM 3/ c
84 Jewett St., Ansonia SPURGEON, Robert, WT 3/ c
345 Commonwealth Ave., New Britain STANEK, Tadeusz, MoMM 2/ c
17 Tommuck Lane, Stamford STANKOSKY, Edward, S 1/ c
337 Broad St., Bridgeport STEINBERG, Barney, S 1/ c
62 Capen St., Hartford STOCKING, Cecil, F 1/ c
76 1/ 2 East Main St., Meriden STONE, Charles W., S 1/ c
59 Cliff St., Norwich STONE, Emory F., Jr., S 1/ c
210 Divinity St., Bristol STRIMIKE, Joseph G., MMS 3/ c
c/ o A. Petraitis, Broad Brook STRUCKI, Adolph V., S 2/ c
33 Griffing Ave., Danbury SULLO, Anthony P., S 1/ c
555 Lombard St., New Haven SVIRSKAS, Albert J., WT 1/ c
438 Bunnell St., Bridgeport SWANSON, Edward O., GM 3/ c
411 Columbus Ave., New Haven TAFT, Frederick M., SF 2/ c
10 Reed St., New London TANGUAY, Edward H., MM 1/ c
331 Stanley St., New Britain TARASCHUK, Maurice M., FCS 3/ c
116 Winter St., New Britain TAYLOR, Eugene C, RM 3/ c
85 Vera St., West Hartford TERRELL, Raymond W., CM 2/ c
45 Maltby St., New Haven TETU, Arthur, Cox
26 Organ St., Bridgeport TERWILLIGER, Harold J., S 1/ c
276 East Rd., RFD 2, Bristol TIGNO, Michael A., S 1/ c
125 Francis Ave., Hartford TIMOTHY, Earle G., MM 1/ c
32 Paramount Ave., Hamden THERIAULT, Lionel W., BM 2/ c
456 North Main St., Bristol TRIESCHMANN, Luther W„ MoMM 3/ c
23 Springside Ave., East Hartford TRIFIATIS, William, MoMM 2/ c
637 Main St., Bridgeport TRIMBLE, John T., CM 3/ c
106 Franklin St., New Haven TURCOTTE, Gerard R., AM 1/ c
63 Vandennort St., Putnam TUREK, Walter J., MM 3/ c
142 Franklin St., Meriden TURNER, Arthur L., Jr., MM 2/ c
3 Kirtland St., Deep River TWARDY, Henry, WT 1/ c
116 Curtiss St., Bristol VALLEE, Theodore J., S 1/ c
611 Franklin Ave., Hartford VENO, Nicholas J., BM 1/ c
Wakenor Rd., Westport VEZINA, Romeo R., CM 2/ c
196 Community Ave., Plainfield VRTIAK, John, Cox
192 North Water St., East Port Chester WALLIN, Edward C, EM 3/ c
East Hampton WARGO, Joseph W., WT 3/ c
311 Jennings Rd., Bridgeport WASSERMAN, Sidney, S 1/ c
586 Main St., West Haven WELLS, Roger G., PhM 2/ c
790 Farmington Ave., West Hartford WELSH, Joseph, WT 2/ c
9 Stowe Ave., Milford WHEATON, Harry P., CM 1/ c
15 Whittemore St., Putnam WHEELER, Elmer A., F 1/ c
504 Lombard St., New Haven WHITCOMB, Franklin H., AMM 3/ c
380 Maple Ave., Hartford WHITE, Earl R. B., Jr., ABM 3/ c
53 West Park St., Willimantic WHITE, Edward F., AOM 2/ c
New Haven Rd., Naugatuck WHITE, Everett R., MaM 2/ c
RFD 3, High Ridge Rd., Stamford WILLEY, Francis S., PhM 2/ c
749 Wordin Ave., Bridgeport WILLIAMS, Harry F., AMM 2/ c
Box 56, Glenville WILLIAMS, Henry, Ck 3/ c
285 Windsor St., Hartford
WILSON, Hobart E., S 2/ c
84 Barbour St., Hartford WIMBLE, Everette R., Cox
Boston Post Rd., Madison WRIGHT, Chester H., Cox
275 Main St., Winsted WYATT, William H., Y 2/ c
441 Ellsworth Ave., New Haven YOPP, Norris B., St 2/ c
89 Hartford Ave., New Britain YOST, Leonard W., MoMM 3/ c
91 Birch St., Manchester YOUNG, Charles L., S 1/ c
129- A Valley Rd., Cos Cob ZAMOIC, Joseph J., MoMM 1/ c
46 Woodside Ave., Seymour ZAMPEDRI, John V., S 1/ c
8 West Ave., Bridgeport ZAREMBA, Walter C, AC MM
18 Allyn Ave., Norwich ZBORSKY, John M., SF 2/ c
Sheridan St., Bridgeport ZENHYE, William, RM 3/ c
475 Pine St., Bridgeport ZORICK, Stephen B., Sp( A) 2/ c
C- 209, Walk M, Charter Oak Ter., . Hartford ZOTTI, David P., S 1/ c
48 Elliott St., New Haven
CONNECTICUT VETERANS COMMEMORATIVE BOOKLET
Vol. VI Jan. 5, 1946 No. 19
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 a Navy Bomber over Wake Island in 1943 and the ship pictures are from official U. S. Navy photographs.