Connecticut veterans commemorative booklet. Vol. 6, no. 20. Connecticut Men of the United States Navy, demobilization, Lido Beach Separation Center. January 5 to 7, 1946

              CONNECTICUT MEN
of the United States Navy
Demobilization, Lido Beach Separation Center
January 5 to 7, 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 v e r y 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.
Antonucci, Raymond E., F 1/ c, Transport Holland, Meriden.
" I was stationed in the engine room which was below the water- line and I sweated out what would happen to me if a torpedo got us. Chances are slim for get­ting
out of the engine room when you get hit and I grew gray hairs worrying about it. It's over now and I hate to talk about the rotten war and all it stands for. Any­body
who's been away from home can tell what it is to be back after wondering if you'd ever make it."
Bazzano, Anthony, MM 1/ c, 58th Seabees, Winsted.
" My outfit was attached to the 6th Marines and we landed with them at D- Day at Okinawa. I sat in the driver's seat of a bulldozer and as soon as we hit the coral reef I drove it ashore. It was my assignment to get the bulldozer in and I'm glad I was able to do it without too much trouble. There was just occasional sniping but nothing serious. I helped build a road so we could bring the casual­ties
back and the munitions forward."
Body cote. Judge L., Cox, 7th Fleet, East Norwalk.
" In 25 months of sea and overseas duty I served with the armed guard on four ships in the Atlantic and the Pacific, and also worked with the boat pool of the Seventh Fleet. Headquarters of the boat pool were at Subic Bay and we had a whole lot of craft there. Ships in convoys I was in were hit, but none that I was on ever took a bomb or torpedo."
Bridge, Ralph W., F 1/ c, EM, Shore Base, Guadalcanal and Tulagi, Old Green­wich.
" I was land based most of the time with a unit that supplied men, food and arms to the ships from the fleets or task forces that came in for them. At Tulagi the weather was hot and wet most of the time and the work was hard. It was not a nice place to have to spend a war, but I got transferred to Guadalcanal where I did electrical work and that was a real change. The only bad thing about it was that there was no place to go on liberty, so I took no leaves there at all. I don't know whether I would have got liberty if I asked for it. The trip back to the States was rough, but I stood it all right as I knew that once I got back I would never have to make the trip again."
Burns, Robert J., S 1/ c, LCI- 591, Naugatuck.
" I was one of the first men to go ashore in Southern France. Under the plan, arrangements had to be made to pull the ship into the beach in case she was hit while landing. Another fellow and I left the LCI as it came near the beach and swam into shore with lines tied around our waists. With a helmet and all, it was tough swimming but we made it okay. The 591 took some hits from German shore guns at Cavalier and the water tanks were blown open. From the ETO the 591 went all the way up to the Aleutians. Incidental­ly,
it's a special thrill for me to be dis­charged
at Lido as I worked at the
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separation center there from September of 1945 until my own name came up. After seeing so many thousands of other sailors go through for discharge, it's really something to go through myself."
Dennis, Robert R., RM 3/ c, Cruiser Denver, Meriden.
" It was a long haul out there in the Pacific and at times I wondered if I'd ever get out of ' blues'. Things have hap­pened
out on the water that seem unreal now. We hit Leyte, Lingayen, Luzon, and Mindonoro. Leyte was about as tough a place as any because those Jap Kamikaze planes were thick as flies. To me it was a lot of noise and confusion. You don't feel too safe when you know that planes are out to get you and it seems that every plane is after the ship you're on. I've sweat­ed
and swore like all good Navy men do and now that I'm out I don't care to fight the war over again."
DiDonno, Vito F., RM 3/ c, LST- 929, New Britain.
" The 929 was in the campaigns at the Philippines, Iwo Jima and Okinawa. They didn't give her the easiest job in the world because she was a hospital and evacuation ship and had to go right in to the beaches to bring out the wounded. We had plenty of close calls but the Nips weren't able to hit us. All the LSTs did a mighty good job out there. They weren't fast but they got the troops and the supplies to the beaches."
DiNello, Carl, CM 3/ c, Seabees, New Haven.
" My luckiest break was the time they didn't let us go with the 4th Marine Division after we had taken invasion train­ing
with them. That division saw some pretty rough times and I wouldn't be as healthy as I am now if I had gone along with them. There is nothing like being back in the States and it will take an
Army to drive me out. Just let me see Connecticut once again and I'll be satisfied for the rest of my life."
Duff, William H., Jr., S 1/ c, Kanohe Bay Air Station, Hawaii, Fairfield.
" Take a trip to Honolulu on leave and come back broke. In fact any place that you went in Hawaii would put a dent in your pocketbook as big as your fist. That is about the worst place for high prices I ever saw. I was stationed there for 20 months as a ground crewman at a bomber base and saw enough of that territory to last me the rest of my life. It's a good place to be from, and am glad I now can say that."
Everett, William A., HA 1/ c, San Juan ( P. R.) Naval Hospital, New Haven.
" I was on my way out to the Pacific when the Japs surrendered and they kept us at Pearl from May until December. I'd expected to see some action out there after fighting mostly the climate down in the Caribbean. I spent 14 months at Puerto Rico, and then three months at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba before starting for duty in the Pacific."
Gentile, Nicholas A., S 1/ c, Destroyer Cassin Young, Shelton.
" The Kamikaze planes gave the Cassin Young about everything they had and managed to hit her twice, both times at Okinawa. After the first hit, she was
DESTROYERS AND CRUISER
USS HEALY — One of the war program de­stroyers
( top), a 2,100 tonner of the Fletcher type, carries five 5- inchers and ten tubes, built as an answer to the Jap Kagero class.
USS YOUNG — Another destroyer of the Fletcher Class, shorter and beamier than the pre- war destroyers; flush deckers with flat stacks, built at Puget Sound Navy Yard.
USS VINCENNES — Ten thousand tonner, the ex- Flint, commissioned in 1943, armed with twelve 6- inchers in four turrets, twelve 5- inch AAs in twin mounts, with geared turbines and four screws.
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repaired at Ulithi, then went back up to Okinawa. The second time she was hit by a suicide plane and was so badly banged- up that she had to go back to the States. The Young was a great ship and she did a swell job out in the Pacific."
Harris, Stanley F., Cox, New York Harbor Duty, Willimantic. " Working on a tug from Staten Island in New York harbor I helped get some of the biggest ships into their docks. We handled all sizes but some of those big ones gave us a tough job. I was assigned to tug duty in March of ' 45. Before that, among other things, I'd been in the big Navy band at Great Lakes and had gone to Hampton Institute to study to be a cox­swain."
Hosp, Joseph F., S 1/ c, Transport Vandera, Centerbrook.
" We had a couple of very interesting runs. One of them was bringing troops from the United States direct to Okinawa after the invasion there. Another one was bringing some of the first American troops which went into Korea. The attack trans­ports
had an important job to do and I was glad to have the chance to serve on one of them. We would have been all ready to take part in the invasion of Japan if we'd had to."
Hylwa, Stephen, S 1/ c, Liberty Ship Moore, Shelton.
" We were just off the English coast, about six miles or so, when a German sub caught us with a tin fish. We were able to limp back into port for repairs and we were all mighty glad it hadn't happened far out in the ocean. Aboard the Moore, and also aboard the tanker Meuse Argonne, I hit such different places as South America, Europe and New Guinea."
Jaroszewski, Francis M., EM 3/ c, 63d Seabees, Seymour.
" I handled heavy equipment for the
Seabees all the way from the South Pacific right up to the Philippines. I helped build so many roads that if they were all put together they would have been long enough to go right into Tokyo. We started at Guadalcanal, moved up to Emirau, then to Manus in the Admiralties, and finally to Luzon in the Philippines. We had some wonderful heavy stuff to work with and a little thing like the jungle couldn't stop us when we were building roads, bridges or anything else."
Jurgrau, Harold J., SK 1/ c, Seabees, Meriden.
" Construction of anything any place was true of our outfit. We'd go with invading troops and build areas for landing goods from the landing barges. It wasn't too easy because at times the Japs would land artillery and all Seabees would have two things to worry about. Staying alive and doing their job. There wasn't anything that the Seabees wouldn't try. We built barracks, roads, camps, bridges, and even unloaded ships. It was tough work but now that I'm home I can say I know what work is."
Kaczmarczyk, Stanley J., AMM 3/ c, Carrier Lexington, Milford.
" It was the second carrier Lex that I was on and the Japs were after the second one the way they were after the first. We were torpedoed in the Marshalls and later were hit by a Kamikaze off Formosa at the time of the Second Battle of the Philippine Sea. But the Lex could take it. She was in battles and invasions all over the Pacific and the crew rates 11 stars."
Kappus, Eugene C, RM 3/ c, Mine­sweeper
Dynamic, Westport.
" With the Dynamic we did minesweep- ing work in the Atlantic, a lot of it down around Bermuda. Later I was with the crew of PC- 1595, which operated around the Mediterranean. Our patrol craft took
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part in the invasion of Southern France and we did months of patrolling in all parts of the Mediterranean. Those little craft had to go into a lot of dangerous spots."
Kasprzycki, Chester H., S 1/ c, Cruiser Vicksburg, New Haven.
" I was with the Vicksburg from the time she was commissioned in the spring of 1944 until I left her on the West Coast late in 1944. She was a new ship and a good ship, getting into action in time to help out at Iwo Jima and Okinawa. We were ready for more cracks at the Japs when they decided to quit the war."
Kessler, John E., SAI 3/ c, Repair Ship Ajax, Waterbury.
" Working out of the Marshalls, the Philippines and Okinawa, we repaired dozens and dozens of ships. About the biggest ones we repaired were the carriers Essex and Wasp, but we had plenty of others that weren't so small. After those typhoons in the Pacific we had all the re­pair
work we could handle. Some of those LSTs had taken an awful beating in those storms and we had to get them all fixed up as quickly as possible."
Klein, Karl D., CQM, Hospital Ship Haven, South Norwalk.
" The Allied soldiers and sailors who had been prisoners of the Japs in camps on Kyushu were in bad shape. We processed more than 10,000 of them — American British, Dutch and Canadian — and they all spoke of mistreatment and cruelty. Most of them had been in prison camps on Kyushu for about three and a half years. The Haven was a new hospital ship with the latest equipment and handled a lot of the battle casualties from Saipan, Guam and Okinawa. When we pulled into Nagasaki, I had a chance to see the damage done by the atom bomb. In the bombed area there wasn't a thing left
standing. That bomb really did all they claimed for it."
Kornilieff, Nickolas, S 1/ c, Samar Navy Supply Depot, Norwich.
" We were at Samar in the Philippines when V- J Day came. We had a little extra beer but there wasn't much of a celebra­tion.
Everyone was just glad it was all over and we could start thinking about get­ting
home. From V- J Day on I really sweated it out, but finally I started back for the U. S. in December. I was over in the Philippines for a year, and boy, that was a long 12 months."
Kowalchyk, John, GM 2/ c, Battleship Pennsylvania, Stamford.
" They used the Pennsy's big guns to help cover the invasion of Normandy. She had a lot of fire power and tossed a lot of steel at the Germans. They finally scuttled her in low water so she could be used for fixed fire from the sea against German strong points on the beaches and inland. I had 13 months on the Pennsy, then did 18 months duty with the Newton D. Baker, a Liberty ship. On her I made a run from the Atlantic to the Persian Gulf and India."
Kreaseck, Joseph, Jr., AFC 1/ c, Carrier Monterey, Meriden.
" Jap planes came in close enough to strafe us a few times but we missed their bombs and suicide dives. The whole crew got a kick out of it when we went right into Tokyo Bay, and an even bigger one when the Nips signed the surrender terms on the Missouri."
Kriebel, John A., SM 2/ c, LCT 204, Meriden.
" An LCT is a bucking bronc in the water and I don't advise anyone to take a trip in one. I think we hit every wave we sailed in and I'm still groggy from the beating we took from the water. It didn't make any difference to an LCT if it sailed
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in calm or rough weather, it bucked any­way.
There were many ships in on the invasion of Normandy but our LCT did just as good a job as any. I guess planes gave us the most trouble that day but we got the troops in and that was the impor­tant
thing. There were underwater obsta­cles
off shore and if you hit any of them the bottom would be ripped out."
Kurzweil, Casimer J., AM 2/ c, Naval Air Station. San Diego, Calif., Meriden.
" Repairing was up my alley and I sure did plenty of it. We worked on all types of airplane motors and it was the same kind of duty every day. Something was always wrong with some plane and I was always climbing in and out of engines looking for the trouble. Most of the time I was black from engine grease and my buddies didn't recognize me at all. I thought I'd be in the Navy for life be­cause
the war seemed to be dragging and it seemed as if it would never end. When I heard that the Japs had given up I knew that it meant one thing to me and that was that I'd be getting out sooner than I thought."
Laga, John, QM 3/ c, LCI- 35, Bristol.
" Our little landing craft was right in there over in the ETO. We went in at Tunisia, Anzio and Normandy. I got some pieces of shrapnel as souvenirs during the landings at Bizerte, being hit in the legs. After being laid up for a month, I rejoined the 35 and went with it up to Italy and Normandy. Those landing crafts went right into the beaches, taking fire from Germans on the beaches and giving a lot of fire themselves in return."
MacDougall, Earnest J., S 1/ c, LCI( G)- 565, New London.
" That picket line at Okinawa was a tough spot. We stayed there for weeks, intercepting Jap planes trying to get in at transports and cargo ships which were un­loading
at the beaches. Some of those suicide planes came too close for comfort. Operating as a gunboat, our LCI went in close to shore to fire at Jap positions at Leyte, Luzon and Okinawa; but none of those jobs were as bad as the picket line where we spent a total of three months."
Marino, Michael S., Cox, Seagoing Tug 200, Middletown.
" We pulled damaged ships from the beaches and also towed those and other ships at sea. At Okinawa we had a struggle getting a Liberty ship off the beach where it had been run after being bombed. My year with the tug came after 15 months in the Atlantic with a Liberty ship and a tanker. That tug work was plenty exciting and we covered a lot of ocean, working mainly around Guam, Ulithi and Okin­awa."
McNamara, Irving H., RdM 3/ c, Cruiser Brooklyn, New Haven.
" The Brooklyn didn't miss much going on in the ETO. She was in the invasions of North Africa, Sicily, Italy, and Southern France. At North Africa — I believe it was at Fidelia — the ship was hit by shells from shore batteries. Like other ships we were on our way to see action out in the Pacific when the Japs surrendered and the war was declared over."
Mingo, Gaston E., RdM 2/ c, Destroyer Isherwood, New London.
" When the Kamikaze plane began its dive I was heading for a gun mount. There was a crash as it hit but I wasn't hurt. Then there were more explosions, coming from depth charges which were set off by falling steel. There were eight fires on deck, and about one- third of the crew were casualties. We managed to get into Kerama Retto, off Okinawa, for temporary repairs and then started home for the States. The Isherwood was in a lot of excitement. She worked in the Aleutians
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first and took part in the bombardment of Paramosmiri in the Kuriles. Then she moved south for the campaigns in the Philippines and the Ryukyus."
O'Neal, John J., S 1/ c, Battleship Maryland, Bridgeport.
" I was at the No. 4 turret on the Maryland when a Kamikaze pilot came down in a suicide dive. He crashed into the No. 3 turret. I was a mighty lucky guy to come out of that without being killed or hurt. We were on our way back into action after repairs in the States when the Japs surrendered. I stayed a few months at Pearl, then started home for good. Before joining the Maryland, I'd spent six months on the Battleship Washington in the Atlantic."
Papallo, Rudolph C, S 1/ c, Battleship South Dakota, Meriden.
" Two things stand out in my mind the most. The first thing is the thrill we got in knowing that our ship was the first to bombard the Jap homeland. We put some shells on Komoiski, and it was the first time any ship dared to come so close to the Jap mainland. We were also one of the first ships to enter Tokyo Bay for the signing of the Jap surrender. The Dakota has seen action in plenty of places in the Pacific. We hit Savo, Saipan, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. The last two places were the toughest for us because the Japs had their Kamikaze planes out in full force and they did their best to knock us out. Okinawa was the same as far as action went and I thought I was going to be blown to hell any minute by one of those planes."
Pellegrino, Louis A., MoMM 1/ c, Submarine Seal, Norwich.
" The Seal was credited with sinking two Jap destroyers and nine merchant ships. We had some others as probables. In October of ' 44 we went right into the Sea of Japan and while there we fired 20 fish,
with all of them scoring hits. We operated from Pearl, Johnston and Midway, and worked right over in the home waters of the Japs. With 40 months in the Navy, I had 38 months of sea duty, with 36 of them on the Seal."
Raponey, Joseph E., CM 2/ c, 42d Seabees, Bristol.
" When I was up in the Aleutians, working on new installations, it looked like a long, long road to Japan, but once the American forces had a chance to really move they moved fast. After two years up in those cold and lonely islands, it was a change when I joined the 90th Seabees and went to Pearl Harbor, Iwo Jima and finally Japan itself. I saw Yoko- suka and Yokohama myself and from the poundings those places had taken I could see why the Japs were ready to surrender."
Rear don, William J., Cox, LST- 397, Groton.
" LST means large slow target, and I guess that we were just that although we didn't get hit. We were in on most of the invasions in the Pacific with the Solomons being the toughest due to the air super­iority
that the Japs had at that time. In the invasion of the Philippines, the mortar fire from the shore batteries was almost as bad and a little more accurate than the Kamikaze planes. I don't know who was praying for us all through those invasions, but I know somebody was or else that large slow target would have been hit more times than I like to think about."
Rouleau, Felix G., S 1/ c, Destroyer Escort Atherton, South Meriden.
" We were patrolling off of the coast of Rhode Island and we were sure that we'd never spot a sub. We found out we were wrong when we picked up soundings of a sub on April 3, ' 45. All of us were excited and at first we didn't think it possible for
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a sub to be so close to our shore but we let go with depth charges and from the slick that came up we must of hit it. Divers were sent down to make sure that we got the kill and it was reported that the sub was lying on it's side in shallow water with it's conning tower ripped open. The sub was the last kill of the war for the Navy, because V- E day was announced 24 hours later."
Ruchinskas, John P., S 1/ c, Fleet Aviation Units, New Britain.
" I worked with PBYs, PBMs, and PB4Y- 2s from Australia to the Philippines, by way of New Guinea, the Admiralties and Morotai. I was an aviation machinist and did work on many of the big Navy planes. They mightn't be pretty or grace­ful,
but they did have terrific range and could give and take a great deal of punishment."
Rydey, Frederick L., MM 3/ c, De­stroyer
C. K. Branson, Hartford.
" All but two months of my three years and a half in the Navy were on sea duty. First it was with the Savannah in the Atlantic, then with the Bronson in the Pacific. The Bronson went through 11 engagements, some of them extra tough, without getting a scratch. After Iwo Jima we came back to the States, but headed out again three months before the end of the war."
St. Amand, Leonel J., Ptr 2/ c, J$ d Seabees, Bristol.
" From cold weather to hot — that was me. I spent 16 months up in the Aleutians with the 42d working on installations of all kinds. After that it was Pearl Harbor and then Samar in the Philippines. Next I joined the 75th Seabees and worked with them at Callicoan in the Philippines. That jump from the Aleutians to the tropics was quite a change in weather, but it had been plenty lonesome up there."
Santalucia, Joseph, S 1/ c, LST- 772, Bridgeport.
" Going into Okinawa the first time was bad enough and we stayed there for 25 days while Jap planes came down almost hourly. But then we made four other trips in, carrying troops and supplies each time. We were mighty lucky that none of those suicide planes got us as there were plenty of them around us at different times."
Schacht, Louis, BM 2/ c, Destroyer Escort Jaccard, Stamford.
" I've seen all of the Pacific I want to see and I'll take Connecticut for the rest of my life. You can say that Okinawa was the toughest place I've been to because we had to dodge suicide planes every few minutes. Although we never were hit, every plane I saw seemed to be diving right at us. I pulled 18 months of sea duty out there on the Jaccard and once you come off of this DE you never want to go to sea again."
Schaefler, Sidney, PhM 2/ c, Naval Medical Office, New Haven.
" For 20 months, I was a medical inter­viewer
attached to the office of the Navy recruiting bureau at 90 Church and also at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. I spent 10 months at each place and my job was to interview applicants for the civilian jobs at Pearl Harbor. The work was very interesting. I had to compile a medical history of each applicant. I suppose that I could have got a better deal in the Navy, but I don't know how. That's one of the jobs a guy dreams about."
Schnabel, Erwin A., SF 2/ c, Cruiser Minneapolis, Meriden.
" I'm out, and let me tell you that's the greatest feeling I've had in a long time. The Pacific is where I pulled my duty and I don't think you'll ever find me out there again. There's a lot of nothing out there and we had to fight for it. Subs and planes were always giving us scares and I'll never forget the time a plane looked as if it were going to give us the business but somehow it was scared off and beat it. It's hard to remember names and places I've been to but the Pacific should cover it. The war may have ended suddenly but for the guys out there it didn't end fast enough."
Steele, Peter R., CRM, Port Blakely, Wash., Meriden.
" Now that the war is over I can say that the next best thing was that I was discharged. After being home awhile I get to feel as if I've never been away. There's one thing I can say about the Navy and that is if they teach you some­thing
you won't forget it fast. I know something about a radio besides dialing and tuning in now and the thanks goes to the Navy. The worst thing I hated was being away from home but I guess I wasn't the only one and the important thing is that I'm back. All in all the experience may be something that will never happen again."
Sweeney, Edward C, S 1/ c, SS Thomas Clyde, West Haven.
" The ship on which I was a member of the armed guard made most of its runs in the Atlantic, but we did get in one
trip to the Asiatic theater. That took us to India and as far as I am concerned we might as well have stayed home. There's nothing over there that I want to see again. The duty in the Atlantic was good in that there was always plenty of liberty when we hit the European ports. There's also good chow and quarters on a mer­chant
ship. I'm glad I was lucky enough to grab that kind of duty."
Thompson, Harry A., Jr., RdM 3/ c, Danbury.
" The Fleet Service Schools at Virginia Beach and Point Loma, San Diego, claimed me for the 19 months I spent in the service and I don't regret my stretch one bit. In fact I found things to be a little better than good. I served as an instructor in radar and I found the work to be very interesting. I think that if I could move back the years a bit, I would stay in; that is, if I got the same deal. But now, being a family man, I am anxious to get out and get back in the swing of things."
Toohey, Bernard J., GM 3/ c, Destroyer Healy, Hartford.
" You didn't hear an awful lot about the tin cans and the smaller ships but they were in there pitching all the time too. The Healy was in 11 invasions and engage­ments,
working with both the Third and Fifth Fleets. She was a fighting ship and didn't try to run away from any trouble."
Treber, Paul N. WT 1/ c, Carrier Monterey and APA62 Berrien, Danbury.
" The biggest thrill I got was joining in the V- J celebration at San Francisco. We landed there the night before and were in time for all the fun. I joined in it wholeheartedly for, after 23 months in the Pacific, I had enough of war and enough of sea duty in that sector. With the Monterey, we were in the Marshall and
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Gilbert landings and participated in raids on Rabaul and Kavieng in conjunction with the Bunker Hill. Kavieng was no picnic as the planes from the Jap carriers gave us lots of trouble. With the Berrien, I was in the landings at Iwo Jima and Okinawa. The latter place was especially tough because of the Jap suicide planes. I disliked the Pacific so much that any place in the U. S. would be heaven for me. I'm glad to be out."
Uryasz, Walter J., S 1/ c, Destroyer Black, Meriden.
" Take a cruise out into the Pacific and you'll see that it isn't what the travel books say it is. The beautiful sunshine is enough to burn you to a crisp and the plates of the ship are plenty hot after the sun shines all day long. The calm ocean I heard about but never saw seemed to be reaching for guys to swallow. I could stand the sun and the ' calm' ocean but my cruise had to go one better and worry about Jap planes and subs. There were many nights that we were called out to stand by because of an alert. It looked to me as if we were all over the Pacific and we'd never get home but the atom did the trick and I'm not sorry that it did."
Wallin, John H., CM 1/ c, Repair Ship Ulysses, Stamford.
" The toughest and longest repair job we had was fixing up the ships that were damaged in typhoons off Okinawa. We must have worked on at least two dozen of them and some of them were in mighty bad shape. Those typhoons are terrific storms and can cause an awful lot of damage to even a great big ship. When I saw some of the ships I wondered how they had been able to ride out the typhoon as they were in such poor shape."
Williams, Ralph A., RdM 3/ c, LST- 666, New Britain.
" At Borneo we had a rough time of it. Our LST was being used as an evacuation and hospital ship and when we went in to take off casualties the Japs came very close with many rounds of mortar fire. The shells were dropping all around us but we got the wounded men away from there safely. As part of the amphibious forces of the Seventh Fleet we also went in at Morotai and at islands of the Philippines, but none of those was as bad for us as Borneo."
Wysocki, Stanley J., WT 3/ c, Cruiser Savannah, Bridgeport.
" We were a proud bunch when President Roosevelt picked our ship to take him to Egypt for the Cairo conference. On the trip to Alexandria we made sure that everything was especially spic and span. I seemed to be a cruiser man all through because I was on the Brooklyn for a year and a half before joining the crew of the Savannah. With the Brooklyn, I was in at the invasions of North Africa, Sicily and Anzio in Italy."
Zotts, David D., S 1/ c, Cruiser Vincen- nes, New Haven.
" The Second Battle of the Philippines Sea was really some scrap and gave my buddies and me about our biggest thrill of the war. During all the shooting we got one Jap heavy cruiser in San Fernando Strait. We'd been all over the Pacific but that was the first chance we had at any big Jap ships. Sinking that Nip cruiser was even a bigger kick than being in the first big strike at Japan itself. I did 26 months at sea out of 29 months in the Navy and our ship hit the Japs everywhere we could find them."
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THE MUSTER OUT ROLL CALL
Names, ratings and addresses of Connecticut men discharged from January 5 to 7, 1946 inclusive, from official Navy records, Separation Center, Lido Beach, L. I., N. Y.
ADAMS, Charles J., S 1/ c
High St., Baltic ALBINI, Mario, PhM 1/ c
160 Easton Ave., Waterbury ALCORN, Paul, Jr., GM 3/ c
Box 43, University of Conn., Storrs AMANN, Ralph C, AMM 2/ c
36 Lilac St., New Haven AMMON, William P., QM 1/ c
220 Adams St., Bridgeport ANDERSON, Harold F., WT 2/ c
13 Hilton Ave., Box 357, Short Beach ANDERSON, Robert R., Cox
40 So. High St., New Britain ANDRADE, Clarence, AMM 2/ c
136 Park Terrace, Hartford ANSEGO, Angelo A., S 1/ c
RFD 2, Box 26, Harwinton ANTONUCCI, Raymond E., F 1/ c
3 Merriam St., Meriden ARENTS, Harris M., BM 2/ c
219 North Broad St., Milford ARNOW, Raymond V., MM 2/ c
773 High Ridge Rd., Stamford AVIGNE, Joseph, C. SSML 3/ c
615 Second Ave., West Haven AYOTTE, Robert L., S 1/ c
Peach Orchard Rd., Waterbury AZZARITO, Nicholas J., S 1/ c
82 Garfield Ave., Danbury BABA, John P., SM 3/ c
98 Miller St., New Britain BACCO, Edmund P., S 1/ c
Box 728, Waterbury BACKIEL, Herman H., AEM 1/ c
84 Cabot St., New Britain BALAN, Joseph S., ARM 1/ c
15 Hallock St., New Haven BALCIUS, Joseph, AMMI 1/ c
20 Peach St., Naugatuck BANKS, Herbert, St 1/ c
11 Portland St., Middletown BARBERI, Frederick J., S 1/ c
9 Oak St., Windsor Locks BARONE, Edward J., CPtr
30 Morris St., Hamden BARTLEY, Arthur J., BM 2/ c
253 Putnam St., New Haven BASILE, Salvatore, AMM 3/ c
144 Wadhams Ave., Torrington BASISTA, John J., CM 3/ c
349 Kent Ave., Bridgeport BASSETT, Kenneth W., GM 3/ c
29 Westfield Rd., West Hartford BEAUDRY, Victor J., AOM 3/ c
Box 9, Grosvenordale BELARDINELLI, Tiberio, GM 2/ c
23 Gregory Blvd., East Norwalk BELLAIRS, Clement K., EM 1/ c
113 William St., Stamford BERGLUND, Walter R., SKD 2/ c
48 Andrews St., New Britain BIGELOW, Stanley F., SKD 1/ c
851 Wethersfield Ave., Hartford
BODYCOTE, Judge L., Cox
29 Melrose Ave., East Norwalk BOGDANOWICZ, Charles J., Cox
35 Marcel St., Bridgeport BOHAN, James J., S 1/ c
639 Washington St., New Haven BRAY, Harold H., EM 1/ c
270 Clinton Ave., New Haven BRAZITIS, Peter J., S 2/ c
Box 166, Washington Depot BRENNAN, Edward V., S 1/ c
457 Greenwich Ave., New Haven BRODERICK, John H., Sp( J) 1/ c
38 Hilltop Road, New Haven BROWN, Allan M., PhoM 2/ c
South Street, Bantam BROWN, Frank J., EM 2/ c
89 Robert St., Waterbury BROWN, Merton, SoM 2/ c
East Side Rd., Woodbury BUCHHOLZ, Alfred L., S 1/ c
80 Collins St., New Britain BUCKLEY, James W., ARM 3/ c
85 Wyllys St., Hartford BURGESS, Joseph L., Jr., RM 3/ c
1125 1/ 2 Albany Ave., Hartford BURNS, Raymond H., SM 2/ c
31 Pellom Pl., Stamford BURNS, Robert J., S 1/ c
64 Pleasant Ave., Naugatuck BURRIESCI, Augustine C, F 1/ c
119 Belltown Rd., Stamford BURROWS, Kenneth H., Sp( S) 2/ c
96 Carlisle St., New Haven BUSHEY, Henry T., S 1/ c
161 Howe St., Bridgeport BUTLER, John W., BMA 2/ c
72 Bellevue Sq., Hartford CADY, Roger L., SoM 3/ c
Leonard's Bridge, Lebanon CAMARRA, Raymond L„ PhM 2/ c
405 Poplar St., New Haven CAMPAGNANO, Pasco R., RdM 3/ c
1044 Broad St., Meriden CAMPBELL, John R., S 1/ c
476 Columbus Ave., New Haven CAPALDO, Otto A., RM 3/ c
108 Beech St., Waterbury CAPEN, Robinson, BM 2/ c
412 Main St., Winsted CAPOZZI, Albert V., EM 3/ c
20 Fourth St., Waterbury CAPPA, Vito, MM 3/ c
166 Buck's Hill Rd., Waterbury CAPPUCCIO, Louis G., SSML 3/ c
36 Crane St., Bridgeport CARBONI, Olinto P., Y 3/ c
24 Gilbert St., Ridgefield CARD, John H., RM 2/ c
South Windham CARDILLO, Mario, SoM 2/ c
46 Easton St., Hamden CAREY, Richard J., MMS 3/ c
89 Kelsey St., Waterbury
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CARRANO, Joseph A., TM 3/ c
105 Oakley St., New Haven CARROLL, George A., SM 2/ c
22 Melrose Ave., Waterbury CARUSELLO, Frank J., S 1/ c
240 Charles St., Waterbury CASSETTI, Salvatore, SC 3/ c
73 Root Ave., Ansonia CASTLE, Albert, StM 2/ c
15 Pliny St., Hartford CAVANAUGH, James G., Jr., WT 2/ c
Box 33, Botsford CHAPELLE, Leonard A., PhM 1/ c
304 West Main St., Milford CHILDS, John M., RT 2/ c
15 Evergreen Ave., Hartford CHIPELO, Francisco F., S 1/ c
13 Pleasant St., Waterbury CIACCIA, Nicholas J., S 1/ c
Triangle St., East Norwalk CIANCI, Joseph J., CM 3/ c
56 Wilton Ave., Norwalk CLARKE, Samuel J., CM 3/ c
20 Foxridge Rd., West Hartford CLAYTON, Americus H., AMM 3/ c
675 Migeon Ave., Torrington COHEN, Saul S., SK 1/ c
216 Winthrop Ave., New Haven COLANGELO, Henry J., PhM 3/ c
67 School St., Hartford COLE, Lester D., Jr., EM 3/ c
17 High St., Killingly COLELLA, Louis J., S 1/ c
145 Granby St., Waterbury CONLIN, Thomas F., GM 3/ c
17 Pulaski St., Norwalk COPPETTA, Edward F., CMoMM
238 Grand Ave., New Haven CORBIN, Albert A., MoMM 3/ c
13 Washington St., Forestville CORBO, Joseph M., BM 2/ c
22 Rose St., Waterbury COUTANT, Harry C, S 1/ c
19 Bradley St., New Britain COUTURE, Isidore R., M 3/ c
31 Pulaski St., Jewett City CRANE, Hubert E., S 1/ c
135 Greenwood Ave., Waterbury CRONIN, Edward J., CSp ( A) ( T)
282 West Ave., South Norwalk CROSO, Frank A., S 1/ c
260 James St., New Haven CURNAN, Earl F., MM 3/ c
Walnut Tree Hill, Sandy Hook CURRAN, Paul B., PhM 1/ c
Mill Road, Old Saybrook D'AGOSTINO, Leonard J., SC 1/ c
247 West Main St., Stamford DALY, Gerald J., PhM 2/ c
47 Avon St., New Haven DECKER, Wilson C, M 1/ c
100 Riverview Ave., New London DelRUSSO, Louis M., PhM 1/ c
166 Oak St., Waterbury DePINO, Andrew, MM 3/ c
117 Chapel St., New Haven DeRUBBO, Nicholas E., S 1/ c
147 Hollywood Ave., West Hartford DESPATHY, Robert G., RT 2/ c
89 Broad St., Danielson DiCAPUA, Arthur, MoMM 3/ c
481 Washington Ave., New Haven DiDONNO, Vito F., RM 3/ c
123 Pendleton Rd., New Britain
DiGIACOMO, Peter R., SSMT 3/ c
Bucks Hill Rd., Waterbury DIMORO, Sebastiano J., SM 1/ c
124 Freestone Ave., Portland DOGOLO, Ralph, SSML 3/ c
240 Hemingway Ave., East Haven DONAHUE, John P., Jr., PhM 2/ c
153 Rivercliff Drive, Devon DOPP, Cleland E., GM 3/ c
Bethlehem DOUGLAS, William, Jr., StM 1/ c
45 High St., Ansonia DREW, Leroy B., BM 2/ c
124 Woodward Ave., So. Norwalk DRURY, Wilson J., BM 2/ c
198 Church St., West Haven DUFILIE, Pierre A., BM 2/ c
72 Poquonnock Rd., Groton DUNN, John M., SSML 3/ c
186 Pine Creek Ave., Fairfield EASTHAM, George J., MM 3/ c
85 East Main St., Jewett City EICHINGEN, Roger N., SF 2/ c
717 Laurel Ave., Bridgeport ELLIOTT, Richard D., Cox
RFD 2, Allmont St., Milford ELY, Raymond P., MoMM 3/ c
369 Valley St., Willimantic EMMERT, Elmer E.. Cox
231 South Main St., New Britain ETTER, Frederick J., RM 2/ c
25 Whittier St., Bridgeport EVERETT, William A., HA 1/ c
53 Winter St., New Haven EZZO, Laurence, S 1/ c
545 Ellis St., New Britain FALCO, Corrado R., CM 2/ c
72 Hamilton Ave., Greenwich FANELLI, Francis J., AMM 2/ c
39 Whitmore St., Hartford FARNSWORTH, Irving I., MoMM 3/ c
43 Kingswood Rd., West Hartford FEDORUK, Steven, Cox
21 Maple St., Ansonia FETKO, George A., S 1/ c
Elm Plains, Pattenlen Rd., Windsor Locks FIDDNER, James F., MM 3/ c
1 Prospect St., Danbury FINGER, George D., EM 3/ c
208 Wilmot Rd., Hamden FLINT, Frederick W., B 2/ c
31 Kohary Drive, Devon FOLEY, Lawrence R., ARM 2/ c
1666 Chapel St., New Haven FRANZI, Joseph A., MM 1/ c
293 East Main St., Torrington FRANZINO, Anthony, EM 1/ c
122 Vincillette St., Bridgeport FREDA, Michael A., S 1/ c
182 Wallace St., New Haven FUESSENICH, John C, S 1/ c
Box 235, Torrington GALETTO, James, AOM 3/ c
21 Grace St., Torrington GALLOWAY, Raymond W., F 1/ c
Oak St., Hazardville GANDOSSY, Marcus L., MoMM 2/ c
215 Dodge Ave., East Haven GANSER, Philip J., Sp ( S) 1/ c
42 Hurd St., Fairfield GARDNER, Kenneth J., MM 1/ c
15 Wilson St., Bridgeport GARRISON, John, Jr., MoMM 3/ c
1039 Dixwell Ave., Hamden
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GEBULA, Edward J., S 1/ c
61 Smith St., New Britain GENTILE, Nicholas A., S 1/ c
55 West St., Shelton GIANNETTE, Paul, F 2/ c
178 Wethersfield Ave., Hartford GIANNINOTO, Sebastian T., GM 2/ c
323 Oak St., New Britain GIBSON, Allen P., AMMC 2/ c
1515 Park Ave., Bridgeport GIFFORD, Thomas A., BM 2/ c
100 Ives St., Waterbury GILBERT, Raymond R., S 1/ c
206 Victoria Rd., Hartford GINET, Raymond A., MoMM 1/ c
131 Bradley St., New Haven GIROUX, Leo P., GM 2/ c
109 North St., New Britain GODERRE, Noe J., S 1/ c
Box 327, Baltic GOMZI, John E., F 1/ c
493 Brooks St., Bridgeport GONYEA, David S., SM 2/ c
1497 Park Ave., Bridgeport GOULET, Leo J., S 1/ c
792 Grand Ave., New Haven GRABOSKI, Edward P., S 1/ c
567 Buckingham St., Oakville GRAHAM, Vernon G., WT 2/ c
Box 5, Wakely Hill Rd., Haddam GRAMIGNA, Arialdo E., MoMM 3/ c
99 Bellevue St., Waterbury GRIECO, Thomas W., RM 1/ c
95 Brookside St., Torrington GRIFFIN, John J., AM 3/ c
38 North Elm St., Manchester GRIFFITHS, Raymond E., EM 3/ c
89 Noble St., West Haven GUYLIELMO, Paul, SC 3/ c
339 Oak St., Waterbury HAASE, Irving E., EM 2/ c
1 Mills St., Norwalk HALEY, Frederick R., AEM 3/ c
234 Aloen Ave., New Haven HALL, Matthew W., S 1/ c
Nod Road, Clinton HAMEL, Leonard A., AOM 1/ c
20 Lewiston Ave., Willimantic HAMMOND, Louis J., PrtrM 2/ c
Buena Vista Rd., Stony Creek HARRIS, Stanley F., Cox
44 Bank St., Willimantic HENNESSEY, John E., S 1/ c
72 North Elm St., Manchester HEWKO, Harry, AMM 1/ c
11 South St., Danielson HOLLAND, Samuel G., RM 1/ c
792 George St., New Haven HORAN, William F., Jr., MoMM 2/ c
20 Orchard St., Danbury HORNAK, John J., SM 3/ c
26 Green St., Bridgeport HORNEY, Robert, S 1/ c
Great Hill, Seymour HOSP, Joseph F., S 1/ c
Main St., Centerbrook HOTHAM, James M., PhM 1/ c
431 Allyndale Drive, Stratford HOVNYAK, John J., MoMM 2/ c
81 Ridge Ave., Bridgeport HOWARD, Thomas M., M 1/ c
2225 Main St., Bridgeport HOWARTH, Henry, RdM 2/ c
726 Connecticut Ave., Bridgeport
HOYT, James P., SKD 1/ c
559 Nichols Ave., Stratford HRICKO, Henry A., ARM 2/ c
95 Brightwood Ave., Torrington HUGHES, Edward C, Jr., EM 3/ c
95 Leroy Ave., Darien HUNTER, Dickon R., AerM 3/ c
23 Seaview Ave., East Norwalk HUNTINGTON, George E., AMM 3/ c
150 Hollow Tree Ridge Rd., Noroton Heights HURWREY, Edmund A., MoMM 2/ c
203 Brightwood Ave., Torrington HUTCHINSON, Arthur H., SoM 1/ c
175 Greene Ave., Plainfield HYLAND, James F., CM 3/ c
237 Washington St., Forestville HYLWA, Stephen, S 1/ c
222 Howe Ave., Shelton JACKSON, Ira L., S 2/ c
Box 737, New Haven JANOW, Arthur L., BM 2/ c
34 Hotchkiss St., New Haven JAROSZEWSKI, Francis M., EM 3/ c
Mountain Rd., Box 95, Seymour JASMINSKI, August J., F 1/ c
15 Cross St., Thompsonville JASUT, John P., GM 2/ c
164 Affleck St., Hartford JERTSON, Robert W., SM 1/ c
850 Noble Ave., Bridgeport JEWELL, Stephen H., GM 2/ c
Box 33, Mechanicsville JOHNSON, Francis R., AMM 2/ c
79 Ives St., Waterbury JOHNSON, Herbert W., F 1/ c
55 Nash St., Bridgeport JOHNSON, Sven R., EM 3/ c
Gallup Lane, Waterford JOY, Franklin B., CBM
88 So. Cliff St., Ansonia JUDSON, Kenneth, BM 2/ c
327 Chipman St., Waterbury JURGRAU, Harold J., SK 1/ c
150 Murray St., Meriden KACZMARCZYK, Stanley J., AMM 3/ c
273 Cherry St., Milford KALINSKI, Thaddeus T., WT 2/ c
795 State St., New Haven KAPPUS, Eugene C, RM 3/ c
60 West State St., Westport KAPUSTYNSKI, Stanley J., Cox
23 McClurg Ave., Stamford KARMEN, Edward F., S 1/ c
103 Locust St., Waterbury KARUKAS, William J., QM 2/ c
18 Sherman St., Stamford KASHUR, John, GM 3/ c
RFD, West St., Plantsville KASPRZYCKI, Chester H., S 1/ c
81 Clark St., New Haven KATONA, Rudolph, EM 1/ c
1 Willow St., Norwalk KAUFMAN, Walter M., GM 1/ c
West Redding KEELER, Wayne M., S 1/ c
Georgetown KELLER, Robert J., GM 1/ c
122 Hillside Ave., Shelton KELLOGG, Leroy A., MoMM 2/ c
71 Garden Drive, Fairfield KESSLER, John E., SAI 3/ c
872 No. Main St., Waterbury KIESEL, Albert J., BM 2/ c
397 Hope St., Glenbrook
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KING, Francis A., S 1/ c
1157 New Britain Ave., Elmwood KISSANE, William J., EM 2/ c
210 Hamilton St., Hartford KLEIN, Karl D., CQM
117 West Cedar St., So. Norwalk KLIMASZEWSKI, Francis A., MoMM 2/ c
42 Colburn St., Ansonia KNAUF, David A., RM 1/ c
66 Farrington Ave., Waterbury KNIGHT, Edward L., S 1/ c
26 Spring St., So. Norwalk KOLB, Calvin C, QM 3/ c
Edgewood Place, Seymour KOMLOS, Stephen, AMM 1/ c ( T)
47 Clover St., Stratford KOOZMITCH, William, Cox
107 Willis Ave., Meriden KORNILIEFF, Nickolas, S 1/ c
20 North High St., Norwich KOSACK, Chester W., FC 2/ c
90 Mechanic St., New Haven KOSTEK, Edward J., S 1/ c
48 Vine St., Hartford KOWALCHYK, John, GM 2/ c
791 Atlantic St., Stamford KRAUS, John L., SM 2/ c
71 Rhode St., New Britain KRAVSOW, Philip F., SF 2/ c
57 Woodstock St., Hartford KREASECK, Joseph, Jr., AFC 1/ c
90 Maple St., Meriden KRIEBEL, John A., SM 2/ c
56 Oak St., Meriden KUHNE, Elliott H., CM 1/ c
Riverview Court, New Milford KURASINSKI, John, S 1/ c
42 City Ave., New Britain KURZWEIL, Casimor J., AM 2/ c
53 Merriam St., Meriden KUSER, Joseph E., GM 3/ c
1590 Barnum Ave., Bridgeport KUSKOSKI, Vincent C, BM 2/ c
8 Beach St., Terryville LABAZZO, Frank J., EM 3/ c
58 Putnam Ave., So. Norwalk LABBADIA, Louis F., MoMM 2/ c
59 Rappallo Ave., Middletown LaCOURSE, Albert J., S 1/ c
28 Oak St., Norwich LAGA, John, QM 3/ c
210 Greene St., Bristol LANDERS, Robert E., F 1/ c
40 Maple St., Somersville LATKOWSKI, Stanley W., S 1/ c
200 Franklin St., New Haven LAVALLEE, Arthur L., BM 2/ c
138 Prospect St., Norwich LAVOIE, Paul J., SF 2/ c
340 Piedmont St., Waterbury LAWLER, Edward W., SoM 2/ c
26 Market St., New Haven LEARY, Cornelius P., Cox
Uncasville LeBRUN, Herve V., TM 2/ c
169 Shuttle Meadow Ave., New Britain LECHOWICZ, Walter, MoMM 3/ c
42 Connerton St., New Britain LEE, Adin G., MoMM 2/ c
Box 42, Simsbury LEWYANT, Frank, SC 2/ c
26 Prospect St., New London LINSLEY, Charles E., SM 3/ c
Twin Lakes, No. Branford
LISTON, Daniel A., AMMF 2/ c
44 Shelter St., New Haven LITCHFIELD, Arthur L., RM 1/ c
1010 Birmingham St., Bridgeport LITTLE, Eugene V., SSML 1/ c
11 Julius St., Hartford LOMBARDI, Vincent W., MoMM 3/ c
156 Sentinel Hill, Derby LOUGHRAN, John A., S 1/ c
272 Main St., Stamford LUCAS, James F., St 2/ c
7 Hill St., New London LUCAS, Peter, MoMM 2/ c
Chaplin LUCAS, William R., S 2/ c
58 Fairfield Ave., So. Norwalk LUSSIER, Harris J., GM 3/ c
Box 173, Slater Ave., Jewett City MacDOUGALL, Earnest J., S 1/ c
450 Main St., New London MACHELL, Ernest R., Jr., RdM 2/ c
60 Alton St., Manchester MACHRONI, Emil, S 1/ c
79 Lewis St., Torrington MacKENZIE, Donald J., CSp ( I)
2 Broadway, Mystic MAGAO, Jose A., SSMB 3/ c
303 Boys Ave., Goodyear MAJKUT, Lucyan J., MM 3/ c
116 Avon St., Stratford MARCHEWKA, Frank J., MoMM 3/ c
36 Silver St., New Britain MARIANO, Nicholas J., SSMB 3/ c
55 Lyon St., New Haven MARINO, Michael S., Cox
19 Green St., Middletown MARTIN, Patrick J., EM 3/ c
158 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich MARTINO, Fred M., S 1/ c
211 Franklin St., New Haven MATHEWS, William L., Sp( G) 2/ c
54 Church St., Norwich MATULEWICZ, Joseph W., ARM 2/ c
454 North Elm St., Torrington MAYKO, Peter, BM 2/ c
83 Broad St., Ansonia MAZZUCCO, Raymond P., EM 2/ c
21 Perth St., Bridgeport MCCARTHY, John G., F 1/ c
120 South Main St., Middletown McCORMACK, Thomas E., SM 2/ c
291 West Ivy St., New Haven McCUE, Mervin J., AOM 3/ c
552 Howard Ave., New Haven McGANN, Sherwood G., WT 3/ c
101 A Drive, Silver Lane Homes, Manchester McGINNESS, Thomas H., SM 1/ c
68 Bishop Street, New Haven McLAUGHLIN, Bernard E., CM 1/ c
Warehouse Point McNAMARA, Irving H., RdM 3/ c
531 Ferry St., New Haven MEANEY, William H., AOM 3/ c
120 Pauline St., Stratford MELBERG, Ingolf B., SoM 2/ c
19 Livingston Rd., East Hartford MELECHINSKY, John A., PhoM 2/ c
90 West St., New Britain MELESCINSKY, Joseph P., RM 3/ c
92 West St., New Britain MELIUS, Frank C, AMM 3/ c
RFD 1, No. Riverside Ave., Terryville MERRITT, Edward W., CM 2/ c
Andover
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MESECONE, John A., S 1/ c
273 Elm St., New Britain MICHAUD, George A., SF 2/ c
243 North Elm St., Torrington MILANO, Ralph, GM 1/ c
169 Gilbert St., West Haven MILLER, Charles L., S 1/ c
70 North St., Danbury MILLER, Malcolm, SKD 2/ c
23 Elm St., Danbury MINERVINI, Morris, EM 2/ c
15 Ailing St., New Haven MINGO, Gaston E., RdM 2/ c
30 Robinson St., New London MOMPHER, William H., TM 3/ c
95 Federal St., New London MONCHICK, Simon, MM 3/ c
22 No. Cherry St., Wallingford MONGILLO, Joseph E., S 1/ c
36 West St., New Haven MONTINI, Albert P., SF 1/ c
57 Anson St., Derby MOON, John C, S 1/ c
Box 542, Bristol MOORE, Leo Z., GM 3/ c
12 Babcock St., Hartford MOORE, Richard H., AOM 3/ c
75 Sylvan Rd., New Britain MORAN, John F., RM 1/ c
106 Chelsea St., Stratford MORESKO, Peter J., F 1/ c
14 North Ave., Derby MOULKETIS, Alexander J., GM 1/ c
1169 Summer St., Stamford MULLIEN, Robert, S 2/ c
28 Anthony St., Jewett City MULVEY, Vincent P., CM 3/ c
Washington Ave., No. Haven MUROKWICZ, Michael F., SM 3/ c
Old County Rd., Box 713, Windsor Locks MURPHY, James J., S 1/ c
32 Palmer St., Springdale MYSZKOWSKI, Frank J., F 1/ c
49 Goodwin St., Bristol NARDI, Angelo J., AMM 3/ c
63 Heath St., Hartford NORTON, William I., QM 1/ c
245 Migeon Ave., Torrington OLSON, Roy A., F 2/ c
23 Fairfield St., Manchester O'MEARA, Robert W., Cox
1810 Stratford Ave., Bridgeport O'NEAL, John J., S 1/ c
1182 State St., Bridgeport O'NEILL, Walter B., AMM 3/ c
238 Scott Rd., Waterbury OPALACK, Edward S., MM 3/ c
10 Wood Lane, Manchester OPPER, Sydney M., SM 3/ c
61 Lake Place, New Haven PAGE, George L., Cox
311 Park St., West Haven PAGHENSE, Vincent A., PhM 3/ c
45 Pleasant St., Bristol PALMER, Robert L., F 1/ c
246 Falls Ave., Oakville PALMERI, Albert J., MM 3/ c
224 Summer St., Plantsville PAPALLO, Rudolph C, S 1/ c
2 Leonard St., Meriden PAPP, Ralph M., Cox
220 Warren St., Bridgeport PARADISE, Anthony, PhM 1/ c
40 Orlando St., West Haven
PATELLA, Joseph, S 1/ c
61 Rowan St., Danbury PELLEGRINO, Louis A., MoMM 1/ c
RFD 5, Norwich PELTON, Hudson C, GM 3/ c
800 Poquonock Ave., Windsor PERKINS, William G., Jr., CM 2/ c
Vauxhall St. Ext., New London PETRILLO, John P., S 1/ c
50 Thorn St., New Haven PETTI, Daniel, MM 3/ c
38 Lockhart Ave., Waterbury PFAU, Russell H., S 1/ c
63 Ferry St., So. Glastonbury PFEIFFER, James L., AMM 3/ c
16 Leonard St., New Haven PHELAN, Joseph A., S 1/ c
821 Maple Ave., Hartford PHILLIPS, William M., MoMM 2/ c
63 Howard St., New London PIATAK, Michael, RM 3/ c
Bldg. 42, Apt. 255, Success Park, Bridgeport PICARAZZI, Pietro, S 1/ c
6 Thompson St., Bridgeport PIENKOS, Henry Z., S 1/ c
179 Broad St., New Britain PIERCE, Russell A., BM 2/ c
74 Laurel St., East Haven PINTO, Horace R., Cox
26 Brewster St., Waterbury PIVARNIK, Paul P., CSF
376 Thompson St., Stratford PLANKEY, Robert A., S 1/ c
RFD 1, Dyer St., Danielson POCOGRANO, Salvatore J., MoMM 3/ c
52 Henry St., Stamford POGANY, Ladislaus L., CMM ( T)
1 Hudson Court, Norwalk PORYDZY, Edward G., FC 2/ c
Old Turnpike Rd., Southington POTENZA, Samuel J., CM 2/ c
97 Alden St., Stamford POWELL, Earl E., MMS 3/ c
64 Adams Ave., Stamford POWERS, Richard M., MoMM 2/ c
37 Hamilton Ave., Norwich PRATT, Raymond A., SF 3/ c
294 Frost Rd., Waterbury PROKOP, John, CM 3/ c
370 East Ave., Bridgeport PUPECKI, Stanley J., S 1/ c
115 Silver St., New Britain PUZZO, Sebastian P., Cox
452 Franklin Ave., Hartford RADZEWICZ, Tadeusz E., CM 3/ c
163 Bond St., Hartford RAKAUSKAS, Alexander J., Cox
688 Broad St., Hartford RAPONEY, Joseph E., CM 2/ c
39 Barnes St., Bristol RAUTENBERG, Eric A., AM 3/ c
21 Ridgewood St., Manchester RAY, Constantine J., RM 3/ c
24 Cedar St., Stamford REALE, Arthur A., RM 2/ c
23 Franklin St., Westport REDFIELD, Harold P., BM 2/ c
81 Connecticut Blvd., East Hartford REICHENBERG, Edward F., S 1/ c
267 Litchfield St., Torrington REK, Julius P., F 1/ c
248 No. Hoadly St., Naugatuck RESCOTT, John W., RM 2/ c
164 Adelaide St., Hartford
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RICHTER, Albert A., Y 2/ c
23 Meadow St., Seymour RICHTERS, Frank R., RdM 3/ c
1045 Forbes St., East Hartford RICOTTILLI, Alfred, FC 2/ c
35 High St., Moosup RIKTERAITIS, George J., BM 2/ c
172 Morro St., Oakville ROBINSON, Sherwood T., SC 1/ c
95 Smith St., West Haven ROCKWELL, Lawrence D., RdM 2/ c
Main Street, Ivoryton ROGERS, Myles P., S 1/ c
40 Concord St., So. Norwalk ROSS, George A., CSKD
122 Arthur St., Bridgeport ROULEAU, Felix G., S 1/ c
Finch Ave., South Meriden ROY, Peter P., Cox
422 Thompson St., Stratford RUCHINSKAS, John P., S 1/ c
66 Dwight St., New Britain RUSSELL, Melvin E., WT 3/ c
45 Lenox St., Hartford RYAN, Clement J., S 1/ c
31 South Eagle St., Terryville RYDEY, Frederick L., MM 3/ c
51 East Dutch Point Lane, Hartford SABO, John J., F 1/ c
25 Flower St., Bridgeport ST. AMAND, Eliodore O., RM 2/ c
10 Kibbe St., Hartford ST. AMAND, Leonel J., Ptr 2/ c
44 Laurel St., Bristol SALERNO, Antonio J., SSM 3/ c
977 Central Ave., Bridgeport SALISBURY, Wallace D., SoM 1/ c
Box 557, Plainfield SAMMIS, Frederick R., S 1/ c
220 Ferry St., New Haven SANDERSON, Dwight H., S 1/ c
29 Lockwood Drive, Old Greenwich SANTALUCIA, Joseph, S 1/ c
672 Berkshire Ave., Bridgeport SAPORITE, Rudolph J., ARM 2/ c
12 Hardy St., Torrington SARASIN, Warren R., S 1/ c
945 So. Main St., Waterbury SARINSKY, Louis, GM 2/ c
Colchester SAULT, Clifford J., PhM 2/ c
30 Foster St., Manchester SAUNDERS, Marvin M., MoMM 2/ c
71 Martin St., West Haven SCANLON, John T., S 1/ c
66 Carlisle St., New Haven SCHANZE, Raymond C, SF 3/ c
9 South Well Ave., Danbury SCHMIDT, Albert W., PhM 3/ c
95 1/ 2 Osborne St., Danbury SCHOFIELD, Ronald W., MM 1/ c
New Haven Road, Naugatuck SCHREINDORFER, Martin P., MM 2/ c
Hebron Ave., Glastonbury SCHWAB, Henry L., S 1/ c
540 Church St., New Britain SCOFIELD, William W., Jr., MMS 2/ c
193 Forest Rd., New Haven SCOPPOROTTI, Carmen, Cox
80 Greyrock PI., Stamford SCOTT, Harlan S., MoMM 2/ c
250 Sisson Ave., Hartford SCOZZARI, Fred, S 2/ c
35 Duffy Ave., Meriden
SEMASKVICH Edward, Cox
212 Wood St., Waterbury SENKEWITCZ, John P., Cox
11 Rose St., Norwich SERWANSKI, Frank E., MM 2/ c
49 Brook St., Willimantic SHATTUCK, Albert F., CM 3/ c
101 Coniston Ave., Waterbury SHAWINSKY, Joseph N., CM 3/ c
157 Frederick St., Stamford SHUMWAY, Edward L., CM 3/ c
321 Newhall St., New Haven SIERDY, Stephen, GM 2/ c
65 Siemon St., Bridgeport SINANIS, Paul, S 1/ c
219 Warren St., Bridgeport SINGER, Howard M., GM 2/ c
20 Birch Place, Devon SKIGEN, Harold, RdM 3/ c
176 West Main St., Stamford SMEY, Joseph J., Cox
204 Spruce St., Bridgeport SMITH, Frank A., S 1/ c
54 Maple St., Norwalk SMITH, George J., GM 2/ c
829 Main St., Manchester SMITH, Thomas H., EM 2/ c
East Weatogue, Simsbury SMUDA, Walter J., ARM 3/ c
33 Union St., New Britain SNYDER, Maurice P., AOM 3/ c
264 Oak St., Manchester SPEISER, Robert W., Cox
485 Jane St,, Bridgeport SPEZIALE, Samuel V., SSMB 2/ c
Box 211, East Canaan STANKOSKI, Bernard, BM 2/ c
466 Church St., New Britain STEELE, Peter R., CRM
759 Broad St., Meriden STERLING, Joseph A., BM 2/ c
103 Hamlin St., Manchester STILES, Herbert W., MoMM 3/ c
29 Sumner St., Hartford STONE, Howard B., FCO 3/ c
Elizabeth St., Kent STONE, John S., GM 3/ c
15 Summer Place, New Haven STREMEL, Arthur E., GM 3/ c
21 Seymour St., Bristol SULLIVAN, Edward R., S 1/ c
27 Plains Rd., Hamden SULLIVAN, John F., WT 3/ c
61 Pine St., New Haven SWEENEY, Eugene J., EM 1/ c
72 Ward St., Hartford SWEENEY, William J., Sp( A) 1/ c
67 Rose St., Waterbury TAFT, Orvis G., Jr., S 1/ c
170 Lovely St., Unionville TAPPE, Elmer R., MoMM 1/ c
Box 160, Rt. 18, Bridgeport TARKA, Francis J., M 3/ c
22 So. Prospect St., Hartford TERRY, Louis, St 1/ c
77 Canton St., Hartford TEW, Frederick A., EM 3/ c
26 Mill St., Unionville THOMES, Kenneth R., F 1/ c
62 Frederick St., Stamford THOMPSON, Arthur W., Jr., S 1/ c
24 Belmont St., Wethersfield THUEMMLER, Everett G., QM 3/ c RFD 2, Rockville
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TIGANELLA, Salvatore C, S 1/ c
67 Cherry St., Naugatuck TOBEY, Howard W., CM 1/ c
3 Monroe St., Norwalk TOKLE, Kyrre, CBM
Noroton TOOHEY, Bernard J., GM 3/ c
118 New Park Ave., Hartford TORRESO, Carmine M., BM 1/ c
102 Suggetts Lane, Bridgeport TOTH, Elmer A., RdM 2/ c
722 Tunxis Hill Rd., Bridgeport TOTTEN, Benedict, CM 2/ c
RFD, East Haddam TOWNSEND, William R., MM 1/ c
67 Washington Ave., Bridgeport TRAHAN, Robert E., EM 2/ c
2 South Main St., Danielson TREFFLE, Robert P., MM 3/ c
17 English St., New Haven TROY, John P., SoM 2/ c
185 Bayberry Drive, Bristol TULLER, Russell P., SSML 2/ c
Box 88, Hadlyme TUTTLE, Louis E., S 1/ c
21 Hudson St., Manchester URYASZ, Walter J., S 1/ c
91 Olive St., Meriden VAITEKAITIS, Edmund J., S 2/ c
933 Bank St., Waterbury VINCI, Vincent J., RdM 3/ c
262 Oak St., New Britain VISKI, Andrew, S 1/ c
228 Clifton St., Wallingford WADHAMS, Nathan J., EM 3/ c
72 Camp Ave., Springdale WAGNER, Henrv G., S 1/ c
9 Cherry St., East Hartford WALKER, Kenneth S., SM 3/ c
165 Lamberton St., New Haven WALLIN, John H., CM 1/ c
Grenhart Rd., Stamford WARGO, John G., S 2/ c
65 Waldorf Ave., Bridgeport WARREN, Russell L., GM 2/ c
RFD, Killingly Center WARYKAS, Joseph F., BM 1/ c
224 Mt. Pleasant St., Norwich WEIGEL, Arthur N., MM 1/ c
324 DeLevan Ave., East Port Chester WELGE, Brant L., Cox
40 Main St., Clinton WEST, William E., GM 2/ c
35 Orchard Rd., Woodmont WESTPHAL, Frederick H., SKD 2/ c
155 Wethersfield Ave., Hartford WHEELER, Albert L., GM 3/ c
189 Concord St., New Haven WHITEHOUSE, Daniel E., MoMM 2/ c
Mansfield Center WICKSON, Stuart, AOM 1/ c
So. Pleasant Valley Rd., Groton WILCOX, James F., RT 2/ c
77 Pond St., New Haven WILLIAMS, Charles A., ETM 2/ c
24 Grand St., Norwalk WILLIAMS, Frank C, SM 3/ c
58 Spring St., So. Norwalk WILLIAMS, Ralph A., RdM 3/ c
250 Maple St., New Britain WILLS, Robert F., EM 2/ c
140 Swanson Ave., Stratford WOLCOTT, Ellsworth A., Jr., FC 2/ c
12 Willard St., Hartford
WONSEWICZ, Peter P., Jr., SCB 2/ c
17 Vega St., New Britain WYNKOOP, Bernard, S 1/ c
4 Warner Pl., Waterbury WYSOCKI, Stanley J., WT 3/ c
11 1/ 2 Armstrong Pl., Bridgeport YOVAISIS, Matthew, S 1/ c
2576 East Main St., Waterbury ZACCARIA, Edmond A., QM 2/ c
8 Woodvine Ave., Oakville ZAKOWSKI, John C, Cox
193 Elm St., Naugatuck ZAMAYDUK, Nicholas, ABM 3/ c
238 Grove St., New Britain ZBRAS, Julius, MM 3/ c
11 Clinton Ave., Bridgeport ZARCONE, John J., SoMH 2/ c
3 Thorpe St. Ext., Danbury ZAVIDNIAK, Paul, AM 2/ c
100 Main St., Derby ZAWACKI, Alexander, SF 1/ c
36 Avery St., Norwich ZEBROWSKY, Kasmer C, SoM 3/ c
10 Orchard St., Bridgeport ZETT, Bartholomew P., SAI 2/ c
25 Dorothy St., Hartford ZIENTEK, Henry A., CMoMM
77 Plains Rd., Milford ZOTTS, David D., S 1/ c
New Haven
CONNECTICUT VETERANS COMMEMORATIVE BOOKLET
Vol. VI Jan. 8, 1946 No. 20
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 Raymond J. Fitzpatrick, and George E. Allis. The cover illustration of a PT Boat and the ship pictures are from official U. S. Navy photographs.
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