Connecticut veterans commemorative booklet. Vol. 7, no. 1. Connecticut men of the United States Army, demobilization, Fort Devens, Massachusetts. September 2 to 7, 1945

              NETHERLANDS
CONNECTICUT MEN
of the United States Army
Demobilization, Fort Devens, Massachusetts
September 2 to 7, 1945
For The
ALLIED
POWERS
U. S. A.
CHINA
UNITED
KINGDOM
U. S. S. R.
NEW
ZEALAND
FRANCE
CANADA
AUSTRALIA
Signed of TOKYO BAY, JAPAN at
on the SECOND — day of — SEPTEMBER, 1945.
By Command and in behalf of the Emperor of Japan
and the Japanese Government.
By Command and in behalf of the Japanese
Imperial General Headquarters.
Accepted at TOKYO BAY. JAPAN at...
on the SECOND day of SEPTEMBER , 1945,
for the United States, Republic of China, United Kingdom and the
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and in the interests of the other
United Nations at war with Japan,
Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
United States Representative
Republic of China Representative
United Kingdom Representative
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Representative
Commonwealth of Australia Representative
Dominion of Canada Representative
Kingdom of the Netherlands Representative
Provisional Government of the French
Republic Representative
Dominion of New Zealand Representative
STATE OF CONNECTICUT
EXECUTIVE CHAMBERS HARTFORD
To Connecticut Veterans of World War II:
Connecticut men have written brilliant pages in the military history of this nation since the days of Bunker Hill. Indeed, in days of peace Connecticut men prepared for war so well that they always have been among the first to fight.
In this, the greatest of all wars just ended, you, as a son of Connecticut, have courageously and faithfully main­tained
that tradition. In fact, you have raised it to new heights. You have added immortal names to the historic list of victories — New Georgia, Tunisia, Cassino, Anzio, Normandy, Ardennes Bulge, Hurtgen Forest, Leyte, Luzon, Ruhr Pocket, Apennines, Okinawa, and more.
Chance and talents assigned many of you to tasks along the supply routes, in hospitals and at bases, or to toil and sweat in such places as the Lido Road and along the Persian Gulf. All this made victory possible. Connecticut men, too, played a glorious role in that part of the victory which is credited in the ledgers of history for the Air Force.
Your fellow citizens in Connecticut are highly proud Of your service. And they are very, very grateful.
Yours very sincerely,
RAYMOND E. BALDWIN
GOVERNOR
Governor
HERE ARE THEIR STORIES
War correspondents of World War II frequently embellished and often overwrote the action stories of modest soldiers. The aggregate result pleased editors, made headlines, and, on occasion, embarrassed the soldiers. In retaliation, the correspondents and their victims were labelled, in characteristic G. I. language, " Joe Blow". Actually, the " Joe Blows" were few and far between in this Army. 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 soldiers' stories, here recorded as near verbatim as possible in soldiers' words. — The Editor.
Albano, Julius, T/ Sgt., Hq. Co., 102d Inf., 43d Div., Waterbury.
" Those Pacific storms were pretty fierce, but we came through them without any casualties though we had a major hurricane in the Society Islands and an­other
in the New Hebrides. We had warn­ings
when the storms were on the way and we were able to batten everything down so that it could ride out the wind and rain. We found things in general a whole lot better when we left the South Pacific for Hawaii. Before coming home I was acting as battalion sergeant major and that didn't give me time for many dull moments since I was up to my ears in correspondence, personnel affairs and a flock of other things."
Alexander, John P., S/ Sgt., 99th Sq., 332d Ftr. Grp., 15th Air Force, Waterbury.
" Our boys felt very proud when time after time the crews of heavy bombers told us they liked to have the 332d serve as escorts. They told us that our pilots were out to protect the bombers, not to set up records for kills. We furnished protection for bombers which hit key targets in Italy, Germany, Austria and France. Working from bases in Italy, our fighters got the bombers up there and covered them on the way home. It was gratifying when we got a special citation for our work. Our unit had a wonderful spirit and we all worked together."
Anastasion Michael, Pfc, 1052d M. P. Co., ( Sep.), New Haven.
" When I was a kid, my father used to
tell me a lot about Naples. He came from a little place near there. But when I got there, I was disappointed. It was nothing like what he said it was. Maybe it was in peace time. It was dirty as hell and the people were sickly looking�� with sores all over them."
Bai, Eli, Sgt., 15th Air Sv. Sq., ( Sep.), Bridgeport.
" Before I was with the 15th, I was with the 7th Air Force, 11th Bomber Group, 98th Bombardment Squadron and I went through the entire Central Pacific campaign with them as far as Guam. As I was an electrical specialist on Liberators, my job was to keep the electrical equip­ment
in tip top shape. It all was routine. Some ships came back in pretty bad shape but we got them going back over the enemy in pretty quick fashion."
Bantle, Fred W., T/ 5, 11th Inf. Bn., 1st Armd. Div., Bridgeport.
" When we were just outside of Mejes El Bob in Africa, the Stukas used to come so regularly three times a day that we could almost set our watches by them. We called it Stuka Valley. While they didn't do much damage there, we had to walk 18 miles to get to this assembly point because the Stukas destroyed every one of our vehicles prior to that. As I re­member
it, they got 92 vehicles at that time."
Brandolini, George A., Pfc, Hq. Co., 102d Inf., 43d Div., Waterbury.
" After going overseas way back in January 1942, with the Bobcat Task
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Force, the first organized task force to leave the States, we began building up a secret base at Bora Bora, in the Society Islands. For 18 months it was one of the most secret spots in the whole world, serving mainly as a fuel station where Navy warships would come in to be readied for more strikes against the Japs. The storms out there were something to see. We could watch the rain coming in across the reefs and try to get ready for it. The winds would bend the cocoanut trees in half even though some of the trees were over 75 feet high. There was no civilization at Bora Bora and it was such a typical Pacific island that many things about it were very interesting to me."
Buonome, Victor, T/ 5, Co. A., 106th Inf., 27th Div., East Haven.
" They're all pretty tough scrapes. I was in the first wave in En wet ok. We got ashore there all right and got in quite a ways before we were pinned down for about four hours by machine gun fire. The 22d Marines came in and got on our right and we went right through. We fought them until it got dark. We were relieved and started back to our Bn. CP. On our way back a Jap hiding in a cave which we overlooked flung a grenade at us and I got hit in the leg. Some of the boys cleaned out the cave and we set up a perimeter right there for the night. The next morning we got out of there. I was taken out on a litter by the medics. I had to administer first aid to myself with my first aid kit because there weren't any medics around when I got hit. But the next morning I got good treatment. After I healed up in a hospital in Hawaii, I went in on the invasion of Saipan and got hurt again. That was on the 25th of July. Our mission was to get under a hill. While going there across an open field four machine guns opened up on us and I got
hit in the left leg with one slug. The other guys made it, so I was alone. Our anti- tank guns and the machine guns were having it out. I was right alongside of it behind a Jap truck. I was there for about a half hour. Then rockets mounted on weapon carriers started to shell and I ran back to a marine tank. Them bastards opened up on me again when I started to run back with my hurt leg. I just dove behind the marine tank and a marine gave me first aid."
Cohen, Herman, Pfc, 12th Inf., 4th Div., New Britain.
" I was in Uffenheim, Germany, when the war ended and was glad to know the last shot had been fired and I would get home right away. But when I got home I found civilian life has its share of hazards and it took me quite a while to get back into the swing of things."
DeAngelis, Edward J., Cpl, 78th Ftr. Cont. Sq., 12th Air Force, Hartford.
" A funny thing about the Mediterra­nean
theater was that' Axis Sally' boosted our morale. Her ' Home Sweet Home' program from Berlin had the best music, better than the Arab and French tunes on the air. I believe Sally really thought she was making us suffer when she invited us to come up and see her sometime. We just laughed and got a kick out of it, and always looked forward to her program— in fact I'd say that the only thing we en­joyed
more than laughing at Sally was getting mail. So far as this propaganda went, the Germans didn't show any brains."
Denting, John N., Sgt., Co. F., 22d Inf., 4th Div., New Haven.
" The 25th of July, 1944, was a great day! That was the day we jumped off with the Second Armored Division at St. Lo. We drove out of the hedgerows and were able to gain level ground for Patton's
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armored drive across France. That was also the day we had a ninety minute bombing run by a couple of thousand planes to clear the way for the big attack. All the tanks were lined up bumper to bumper just before the jump off. It was a terrific show— it was the first time we saw so much air power. Everybody was riding the tanks— the medics too! I got hit that day but after I saw the big show come off. It was terrifically impressive�� just like a big parade!"
DePino, Peter, Pfc, 1115th Engr. Cmbt. Grp., XIV Corps., New Haven.
" The building of a bridge at St. Lo was the toughest struggle we had in France. On the 18th of July we put in the bridge with the help of the 29th Division under heavy Jerry artillery fire. They were pouring in 88s. We had to dynamite buildings in St. Lo to get the enemy out of there— there were a lot of snipers there. When we got through there wasn't a build­ing
left in St. Lo. Barenton was another tough struggle. We had to dynamite the majority of the buildings there, too. The most interesting part was crossing the Rhine River. We put floating Baileys across there. The river had a 45 mile current— one of the fastest rivers to cross by bridge. All engineer outfits in the area were called in to help. Each section had to be placed by a certain time or the current would wash it away."
DiNicola, Henry, T/ 5, 15th Combat Eng. Bn., 9th Div., Waterbury.
" We were in a small building near the Seine, in France, when the Krauts opened up with a mortar barrage. The shells came closer and closer and finally they made some hits on the building. The whole roof was blown off but I didn't get hurt at all. That was about the luckiest break I had in a whole lot of close calls. After seven campaigns from Africa on, I
could hardly believe it when I came back from France by plane and found that I was really in the United States."
Funaro, Orlando S., Pfc, 783d Base Depot, ( Sep.), Bridgeport.
" After landing at Liverpool we went into a small town called Hainault right outside of London. We hardly got our packs off when the sirens started sound­ing.
We asked an Englishman what that was for and he answered ' You'll find out in a minute.' We did. In fact it was less than a minute because ackack guns started shooting at invading German planes. It kept up for three months as regular as clock work. We were split up after that and went on detached service. We helped load ships for D- Day, which was the beginning of the end."
Galante, Michael C, T/ 4, Co. F., 102d Inf., 43d Div., Waterbury.
" After entering the Army in March 1941, it gave me a thrill when after my basic training I was assigned to the 102d Infantry, the great National Guard out­fit
from my home town. When we were overseas, it helped a lot to know that so many of the gang were from Waterbury and knew most of the same places and many of the same people that I did. Talking about the home town was about all we could do during some of those endless rains we had at the Society Islands; it just rained and rained, until we often believed that it would never stop."
Gilberto, Frank D., S/ Sgt., Co. F., 169th Inf., 43d Div., Hartford.
" Living in a foxhole made us psychic You got to know what a man thought by the touch of his fingers in the dark. That famous Third Night on the drive to Munda was the worst, the Japs coming in within 25 feet, screeching, hollering all night, rolling their grenades. We couldn't talk and we couldn't move for fear the
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creak of the knee joint would give us away. By morning we were ' frozen'— we had to work on each other's legs to get back the circulation. We talked in the dark by touch system. Every few days the sig­nals
were changed. Each foxhole made up its own signals. One reason for signals was to make sure the fellow next to you wasn't a Jap. We left our helmet straps unhooked for good reason. That was after one of us was pulled out of his hole by his helmet, lifted by the strap under his chin."
Gledhill, Douglas, Pfc, 4th Armd. Div., Bridgeport.
" My recollection of my part in the war was at Bastogne where we lost so much equipment. You know it was our outfit that liberated the 101st Airborne at Bastogne and it sure was some tough going. It was the first and only time I was under bombardment from the air. It was quite an experience, and I was scared to death. I guess Bastogne was the worst."
Guadagno, Vincent M., S/ Sgt., 1442d Sv. and Maint. Co., 15th Air Force, Hartford.
" The war was monotonous. Toward the end I didn't have anything to do because there were no guns to repair. The fliers got so good that they returned without damage, and after a while they went on long missions so it was a case of coming back all in one piece or not coming back to our base at all. There was nothing to do on a pass in Italy. The towns were out of bounds. There was no other place to go any­way
because the roads were so rough that hitching a ride was hard on the stomach, and so dusty you came back a ghost. Our company had a bar but I don't drink. Movies were the main recreation. Most of the fellows went to bed by 7 o'clock. V- E Day? It was just another day be­cause
we were in a safe area anyway."
Karako, Frank W., Sgt., 2d Bn., 102d Inf., ( Sep.), New Haven.
" It could have been worse— but, it could have been better too. We were separated from the 43d Division at Camp Blanding and went overseas. We were in Bora Bora in the Society Islands, New Hebrides and Spirito Santos. We did mostly construction work and guard duty in those places. We never got into combat. The islands were okay now and then. Sometimes you got to thinking about home and you felt bad. But outside of that, it was pretty good out there. The Polynesians on Bora Bora were very friendly. They were kinda built solid— you know strong and healthy people. There were some beautiful native girls, but the majority of them weren't any­thing
like Dorothy Lamour— far from it. They wear sarongs only when they do their native dances, but ordinarily they wear a cloth they wrap around themselves and make a skirt out of it— nothing fancy."
LaHaye, Louis L., S/ Sgt., 465th Hv. Bmb., 15th Air Force, Bridgeport.
" The toughest assignment that we had was our trips over Vienna. We made six of them and we lost at least one engine on every trip. Although I was nose gunner, I never got hit. We always could count on enemy fighters to come up and greet us but it was flak that we feared most. The old gag that, ' they threw everything at us but the kitchen stove' didn't fit in here because they also included the kitchen stove and it was lighted. On our last mission we got a real scare. Just as we were heading for our base and coming in at about 10,000, we suddenly were greeted with flak from hidden guns in the mount­ains
of Yugoslavia. We were skirting the shore line and our pilot swerved his course toward the sea at about 250 miles an hour. And only then did we and the pilot draw a long breath of relief."
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LaRochelle, Leo T., T/ 5, 1165th Q. M. Sv. Co., Iceland Base Command, Hartford. " I never saw a tree in Iceland and when
1 jumped ashore in England on the way home I went up and touched the first tree and said, ' Whoopee! It's real!' At South­ampton
we were sweating out the V- J Day rumors when a buddy woke me at
2 a. m. and said, ' Let's go to town.' Bon­fires
on the street, British and American Army trucks running around, boat whist­les
blowing, everybody dancing on the main street and the pub owners rolling out the barrels and giving away beer. Officers and all, we went to town. I've had all of Iceland I want. Nothing but rocks— I saw plenty of them because I drove 300,000 miles on Iceland roads."
Leichtman, Ernest, Cpl., 63d Sq., 43d Bmb. Grp., 5th Air Force, Bridgeport.
" It was about midnight when the Jap raiders outfoxed our anti- aircraft outfits by coming down less than 1,000 feet and made a run of it on the airstrip at Owi and raised hell. We sure had some time of it as they came so low that the ackack looked like Fourth of July fireworks. I sure was lucky. The two trips they made lasted but twenty minutes but it seemed like days."
Lineburgh, John L., S/ Sgt., Hq. Det. 102d Inf., 43d Div., Waterbury.
" After a long, long time in the South Pacific it seemed almost like heaven when we got to Oahu in the Hawaiian Islands. We were garrison troops near Schofield Barracks, one of the Jap objectives during the Pearl Harbor attack. Forty- three months out there in the Pacific seemed like an eternity. The islands may be beautiful and all that, but I don't care if I never see them again. There just was nothing to do, and living from day to da} r was a pretty dull business."
Meyer, Clifford A., Pfc, 161st Med. Bn. ( Sep.), New Haven.
" We were a separate battalion and worked with different divisions as we were needed. We were attached to the Rangers for about ten days once. But the thing I'll never forget was the time we were attached to the Third Division. They use their medics in a funny way. Instead of going into battle with the GIs, we stayed about two or three miles behind the front and when a man got hurt we went up after them. This one day about 17 miles from Cassino we went out to pick up a wounded man. When we got there he was dead. On our way back, we met a litter squad with a wounded man. They asked the captain for help. The captain told me to go back and get an ambulance to bring the man back. So I ran back two miles— I guess I ran, I can't remember much about it. It was raining. I finally reached the battalion aid station in an old Italian farm house and blacked out and they had to pick me up. I guess I told them what had happened and that the captain wanted the ambulance because they got the guy and brought him back. I must have told them about it while I was unconscious."
Miller, Eugene, S/ Sgt., 94th Sq., 1st Ftr. Grp., Bridgeport.
" We were with Captain Eddie Ricken ¬ backer's old outfit, The Top Hat in Ring. Probably the most exciting thing that ever happened to me was that we escorted the late President Roosevelt to the Yalta conference. We also took part in the invasion of Southern France and prepared the ships for the invasion. We got three citations, the most outstanding was for our flight from Sicily to Foggia. It was the first low level strafing attack they pulled. We came in so low that the enemy radar couldn't pick us up."
Passariello, Ralph, T/ 5, 411th Ord. Co., 5th Army, New Haven.
" There were rough days when we had air raids. Then too it was hard when it
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rained and got muddy. Our outfit used to service different divisions in Italy. But then there were good days, too. Bagnolia, that's near Naples, was the worst— raids every night for four or five in a row. We were facing the water and they'd go for the ships in the harbor. And every time they missed the ships, they got us. The happiest day in my life was when we got orders to come to the States. We were on our way to the Pacific when they came through. The order to return to the States came while we were near Gibraltar going to the Pacific. That was on August 18 and the war with Japan was over. Everybody went mad on the ship. That was the only good break we ever got!"
Rifkin, Joseph, Pfc, 745th A. A. A. ( Sep.), Bridgeport.
" We were situated on a hill in New Guinea and were the only heavy ackack outfit there. The Japs kept bombing us so often that the site became known as ' Bomb Hill'. They'd generally come when we were eating lunch and we just had to give up our meal to go after them. We used to listen to Tokyo Rose and because we threw so much ackack, she referred to our location as the home of the American ackack."
Rizza, Paul J., T/ 5, Co. C, 118th Med. Regt., 43d Div., Bridgeport.
" Every day that we were out there was pretty hot. I was a litter bearer in the New Georgia campaign. We carried men back from the battalion aid station to our col­lecting
company. That was done through swamps and jungle and always with Japs sniping at us all along the way. I was pretty lucky as four other fellows of my unit did get hit."
Roy, Dona J., T/ 5, 829th Amph. Truck Co., ( attached) 7th Army, Hartford.
" I'm not saying anything. Want to for­get
it. If everyone felt the same we'd all forget it."
Salvati, Fred, Cpl., 1051st Sig. Co., 15th Air Force, New Haven.
" The first guy I came across in a small town near Naples— Castelle Mare— asked me if I was from, Connecticut. I was there trying to find my relatives because my mother came from there. I told him I was, then he asked me if was from New Haven. When I said I was, he took out a picture of his mother and asked me if I knew her. I looked at the picture and the women looked familiar. Then I remembered that she was a good friend of my mother. I told him I knew her and tears came to his eyes. He asked me to write to her and tell her he met me. So I wrote to my mother and she told his mother about it. They hadn't heard from each other for a few years. When I got back, I went to see his mother and told her about it. She was pleased."
Sanzo, Antonio, Pfc, 1952d Q. M. Truck Co., 12th Air Force, Hartford.
" It all seems now like a dream. The cab of a truck was our home. Three days on the road at a time. The C- rations were warmed on the motor. We slept on the seat under blankets and mackinaws in cold weather. " You shaved in the side- view mirror, and when there was time you played cards and threw dice in the back of the truck. It was all a dream except for one thing— Army life is one happy family you'll never forget. Pass a word with someone you meet, and you're acquainted just like that! Guys stick with each other more than in civilian life."
Sisko, Michael J., Sgt., 12th Inf., 4th Div., Bridgeport.
" We went in on D- Day and for the first few days the ' Screaming Meemies'— those were the rocket bombs— bothered us and when we got used to them we just didn't pay any more attention to them. I was wounded about the sixth day but managed to get in all five big battles."
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Smith, Frederick J., Sgt., 414th Night Ftr. Sq., Fairfield.
" Our night fighter squadron was the first American night fighter group ever to go into combat. We were sort of a pioneer in the field of night fighting, and we de­veloped
the technique of night intruding. We started out as a defense organization by protecting the harbors and convoys that came through the Mediterranean from night bomb attacks. Then later in the war when we moved into Italy we developed the technique of night intruding. It paid off on the Anzio beachhead. At a critical period our night fighters shot down a large group of German bombers that were headed to bomb the Anzio beach.''
Sosensky, Morton, Cpl, 63d Sq., 43d Bmb. Grp., 5th Air Force, New Haven.
" The worst place I was in was in Wakde, Netherlands East Indies. There were successive raids night after night. One night they came over and kept us awake from eleven o'clock to seven the next morning. They hit ten planes on the ground, four gas trucks and two gas dumps. That was in June of 1944 and we spent the entire night in a foxhole near the field sweating it out. Imagine this, at the time of the raid we were at a movie watching Roy Rogers shooting up the bad men of the wild west!"
Sylvester, Roland L., T/ 4, 173d F. D. Sec, Base F., ( Sep.), Wethersfield.
" Lack of civilization— that's all it was. Finschhafen isn't even a town, just an old German mission. My best moment? When I was sent home! V- E Day was just another day of work. No liquor stores there, and whiskey fifty dollars a quart for anyone lucky enough to find someone with it. I've seen enough of New Guinea— don't even want to look at it from a ship."
Voghel, Hilaire J., T/ 5, Hq. Det., 122d Bn., 13th Repl. Depot, Waterbury.
" My outfit handled over seas training of troops, giving them specialized training before they were sent on to combat units. I'd been with the old 102d in the National Guard, enlisting in July, 1940, but was transferred when the 43d was split up while overseas. We were in the Society Islands, New Hebrides and the Hawaiians, and all those places out there were much the same. As long as we had the job of furnishing replacements, we did our best to see to it that the men we sent on were as well trained as possible and prepared to beat the Jap at his own game of jungle fighting."
Walescyk, Edward S., Pfc, 211th A. A. A. Bn., ( Sep.), Waterbury.
" We had our best luck against Jap planes at Oro Bay, New Guinea, shooting down a flock of their dive bombers as they came in from Lae, Rabaul and other bases. Our 40s got the high ones, and the 50 calibers got the ones who tried to swing in low. At New Guinea we were right at the combat area and when we landed in the Admiralties we had to face some Jap artillery. I had a close call from a bomb on New Guinea and from an artillery shell at Los Negros. After 31 months overseas, I came home on rotation in 1944 and then did duty in New York until I was called up for discharge."
Werner, Harold R., M/ Sgt., Div. Hq., 43d Div., Waterbury.
" We went all the way up the Pacific from Guadalcanal and it seems amazing looking back, at the thousands of miles that we covered. The fighting was plenty tough for the 43d, especially at Munda, New Georgia, Aitape and in the Philip­pines.
It's just about impossible to des­cribe
what jungle fighting was like; words really can't tell the story. The conditions at New Georgia, for instance, were so bad that even now I find it hard to believe."
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CONNECTICUT AT WAR
Official figures on the number of Con­necticut
men in the armed services during World War II are as yet unavailable. The best estimate, from the State Selective Service Headquarters, is 250,000, the same source reports 182,162 men from Connecticut were drafted prior to V- J Day.
The estimate on the total number in­dicates
that an additional 70,000 Con­necticut
men were members of the Con­necticut
National Guard, were com­missioned
from civilian life, or volunteered for the various branches of the armed services.
Official Navy figures as of June 30, 1945, list 61,915 Connecticut men serving in the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.
Selective Service reports a total of 33,833 Connecticut men discharged from the armed services prior to V- J Day.
These figures provide a basis for an estimate that there were 125,000 to 140,000 Connecticut men in the army as of V- J Day, September 2, 1945.
Connecticut men are coming home by the thousands from both the European and Pacific Theaters of War. They come in every size and type of vessel that floats, ranging from the little War Shipping Administration freighters that carry fif­teen
to thirty men, to Victory ships that provide passage for nearly 2,000, up to the great liners like the S. S. America, renamed the U. S. S. West Point, and to the Queen ships of the Cunard line, which carry nearly 15,000 men on each homeward trip.
The big boats, notably the Queens, arrive in a blaze of publicity and head­lines,
but it is the WSA fleet that really piles up the total, and accounts for better than 85 per cent of it.
That fleet of 470 vessels, consisting of 20 passenger liners and 450 cargo type ships, converted to troop transports at a cost of $ 250,000,000, have a total carrying capacity of a half- million men. The fleet includes ships ranging in troop carrying capacity from 550 to 6,000 each.
In addition to the WSA fleet, some 250 combat type vessels, constructed by the U. S. Maritime Commission for the Army and Navy, are being used, chiefly in the Pacific. Even LSTs " do their bit."
CONNECTICUT VETERANS COMMEMORATIVE BOOKLET
Vol. VII Sept. 7, 1945 No. 1
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 with the United States Army during World War II.
The assistance of public relations officers at Fort Devens Separation Center greatly facilitated the gathering of material for the booklet. The cover reproduces the signa­tories
and signatures on the historic docu­ment
signed in Tokyo Bay September 2, 1945, from a Press Association print.
The pictures of the aft deck of the Queen Elizabeth on Page 5 is from an official U. S. Coast Guard photograph; the picture on Page 9 of an A. P. O. at Marseilles is from Press Association.
Copies of this booklet are provided for the men whose names appear on the Muster Out Roll Call herein. None are available for general distribution. A copy is on file for reference purposes at each of the two hundred public libraries in the State.
Reproduction of material from this book­let
is permissible only with written authori­zation.
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STATE AIDS AND BENEFITS
The laws of the State of Connecticut provide for many forms of aid, benefits and preferences for 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.
!:; THE MUSTER OUT ROLL CALL
Names, rank and addresses of Connecticut men discharged during the period Sept. 2 to 7, 1945, from the official Group Rosters, Fort Devens Separation Center, Mass.
ADAMCYK, Raymond P., Pfc.
20 Warsaw St., Deep River ADAMS, Joseph W., Sgt.
76 Pratt St., Glastonbury ADORNI, John J., Pfc.
34 Brook St., Hamden ALBANO, Julius, T/ Sgt,
273 Walnut St., Waterbury ALEXANDER, John P., S/ Sgt.
34 Hopkins St., Waterbury ALOISA, Joseph P., T/ 5
14 Virginia Ave., Thompsonville ALULIS, Adam A., Pfc.
23 Atwood St., Watertown ALVAREZ, Emilio, Pfc.
Box 12, School St., Plainville ANASTASIO, Michael, Pfc.
103 Wallace St., New Haven ANDERSON, Robert P., Cpl.
263 Linnmoore St., Hartford ANDERSON, Walter C, Pfc.
Shelter Hill Ave., Oakville ANDERSON, Walter T., T/ 3
10 Lois St., Norwich APPLEBY, Charles J., T/ 5
101 Bayonet St., New London ARCARI, Joseph J., T/ Sgt.
945 Broad St., Hartford ARCHER, Walter E., Pfc.
RFD 2, East Hampton ARNOLD, Henry D., Pfc.
90 Mason St., Torrington AUER, Richard L., S/ Sgt.
Wolf Pit Hill, Norwalk AUGER, Nestor C, Pfc.
20 South A St., Taftville AVERY, Edmond L., Cpl.
425 Hope St., Glenbrook AVOLESE, Joseph, Sgt.
38 Capen St., Hartford BACHIOCHI, John H., S/ Sgt.
Cooper Lane, RFD 1, Stafford Springs BADRICK, Frank E., Cpl.
Post Office, Rockfall BAI, Eli, Sgt.
1086 Wood Ave., Bridgeport BALINE, Milton P., S/ Sgt.
24 Summit Ave., New London BANTLE, Fred W., T/ 5
812 Beachwood Ave., Bridgeport BARBIERI, Aldo, Pfc.
6 Market St., New Haven BARBIERI, Vito, Pfc.
137 Division St., Waterbury BARNES, Richard A., T/ 5
18 Warshaw St., Stamford BARRETT, Thomas F., Cpl.
54 Pemberton St., Waterbury BASARAB, William J., Pfc.
130 Arlington St., Bristol BASTO, Marcus S., Sgt.
Box 32, South Woodstock
BAUCHMANN, Edmund C, S/ Sgt.
105 Broad St., Meriden BEAUREGARD, Oscar J., Pfc.
Box 50, Versailles BEEBE, John R., T/ 5
641 Watertown Ave., Waterbury BEECHER, Walter R., lst/ Sgt.
5 Amherst St., Hamden BELLAMY, Charlie, T/ 5
247 Ashmon St., New Haven BERNIER, Arthur W., Pfc.
27 Mechanic St., Danielson BERNIER, Theodore F., S/ Sgt.
55 Maynard St., Putnam BERNSTEIN, Reuben, Pfc.
Moodus BERRIO, Edward, Sgt.
37 Village St., Rockville BIGELOW, Charles E., S/ Sgt.
1530 West Main St., Willimantic BILLINGHAM, Albert, Pfc.
Box 183, Darien BLACK, Warren H., Sgt.
Bldg. 16, Success Park, Bridgeport BLAHESLEE, Donald V., T/ 4
31 Campbell Ave., West Haven BLEES, Fred P., T/ Sgt.
517 Success Ave., Bridgeport BLIVEN, Harold, Cpl.
Box 82, Waterford BOCHONSKY, John F., Cpl.
4 High St., Ansonia BONNEAU, Raoul J., Pfc.
Wauregan BOOTH, John E., S/ Sgt.
34 Grove St., Rockville BORKOWSKI, Anthony B., T/ Sgt.
29 Grove St., Ansonia BORRUP, Roger, Sgt,
285 Plymouth St., Stratford BOWE, William F., S/ Sgt.
145 Main St., South Meriden BOWES, Edison M., Pfc.
85 Newton Ave., Stratford BOYLE, Charles R., S/ Sgt.
125 Howe Ave., Shelton BRADA, William L., Sgt.
49 Silver St., Branford BRAGG, Charles A., S/ Sgt.
332 Hill St., Waterbury BRANDOLINI, George A., Pfc.
39 Hawkins St., Waterbury BRAZEE, William, Pfc.
Salisbury BRENNAN, Frank A., Pvt.
143 Jefferson St., Hartford BROWN, Richard H., Jr., Pfc.
1832 Huntington Turnpike, Bridgeport BRUCK, Alfred C, Cpl.
1343 Main St., Hartford BRZOSKA, John W., Pfc.
RFD 3, Box 194, Bridgeport
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BUHUNIAK, John, T/ 4
RFD 2, Great Bill Rd., Seymour BULLUS, Edward M., Pvt.
RFD 2, Danbury BUONOME, Victor, T/ 5
Saltonstall Place, East Haven BUTRYMOWICZ, Stanley E., Cpl.
41 High St., Ansonia CABRAL, John, Pfc.
460 Ann St., Hartford CAHILL, Robert M., S/ Sgt.
87 Elmwood Terrace, Torrington CAINE, Howard P., Pfc.
36 Maple St., Winsted CAMPBELL, Wallace C, M/ Sgt.
32 Bainbridge Rd., West Hartford CAMPO, Anthony, S/ Sgt.
Box 27, Old Mystic CANDER, Frederick A., Sgt.
589 Cooke Street, Waterbury CANFIELD, Edward J., Sgt.
28 Catherine St., Watertown CAPLAN, Edward, Pvt.
8 Staple St., Danbury CARBERG, Clinton W., T/ 5
Box 2, Military H'way, Groton CARDINES, Joseph, T/ 4
1462 Broad St., Hartford CARRANO, Andrew D., Sgt.
191 Chapel St., New Haven CAVER, Lionel A., T/ Sgt.
Route 1, Bristol CAZZETTA, Vincent J., Pfc.
9 Cooley Ave., Middletown CERULLO, Andrew J., T/ 4
12 Fleet St., Waterbury CHAPIN, Theodore G., M/ Sgt.
86 Hamilton Ave., Watertown CHAPMAN, Ralph A., Sgt.
52 Jay St., New London CHAPUT, Wilfred J., Pfc.
Christian Hill, Wauregan CHILEK, Alexander, S/ Sgt.
173 Garibaldi Ave., Stratford CHMELO, Joseph M., Sgt.
41 Henry St., East Port Chester CICHON, Joseph J., S/ Sgt.
29 Ash St., Willimantic CIMBALA, Joseph, T/ 5
90 Golden Hill St., Bridgeport CLARK, Donald R., Pfc.
RFD 4, Box 122- A, Putnam CLARK, Howard I., T/ 4
193 Ashley St., Hartford CLARK, Oliver I., Jr., Cpl.
Pennoyer St., Rowayton CLAUSS, Wesley E., Cpl.
23 Hull St., Bristol COHEN, Herman, Pfc.
287 Stanley St., New Britain COHEN, Louis J., S/ Sgt.
182 Pleasant St., Willimantic COHEN, Nathaniel R., Cpl.
89 Sylvan Ave., New Haven COLONESE, John D., Pfc.
143 Chestnut St., New Haven CONKLIN, Alfred A., Jr., Sgt.
36 Clark St., West Haven COOK, Otto L., Sgt.
65 Benton St., Manchester CORSON, Richard, Cpl.
165 Beardsley Ave., Stratford COUSINO, Hector A., Jr., Cpl.
RFD 3, Bristol COUTO, Robert O., M/ Sgt.
RFD, 1 Willimantic COWER, George W., T/ 3
Route 1, Granby
COWLES, Robert E., T/ 5
9 Byron Ave., Ansonia COYLE, John D., Sgt.
58 1/ 2 At water St., New Haven CRAIG, Malcolm H., T/ 5
8 Godfrey St., Mystic CRANE, John J., Jr., Cpl.
135 Greenwood Ave., Waterbury CREGORKEVICH, John F., T/ 5
RFD 2, Colchester CSINSI, John J., S/ Sgt.
33 Buckingham Street, Newington CUGINI, Francis, T/ 5
17 James St., Danbury CZELLECZ, Leon, Pfc.
204 South Main St., New Britain DAMAIO, Harry J., Cpl.
17 Earle St., Hartford DAUTRICH, Theodore G., Jr., Sgt.
67 Wheeler St., Winsted DAVIS, Leslie, Pfc.
RFD 1, Box 192, Danbury DeANGELIS, Edward J., Cpl.
97 Preston St., Hartford DeFELICE, Nicholas J., Jr., Sgt.
127 Broad St., Ansonia DeGRAY, Joseph F., S/ Sgt.
283 Capitol Ave., Hartford DeGROSS, Charles J., Pfc.
146 Henry St., New Haven DELEMARRE, John B., T/ 5
Barbour Road, c/ o Redick, Newington DELLA VOLPE, Vincent D., Sgt.
55 Woodbridge Ave., Ansonia DEMING, John N., Sgt.
244 Bradley St., New Haven DePINO, Peter, Pfc.
35 Saltonstall Ave., New Haven DeROSA, Frank A., Sgt.
106 Olivia St., Derby DESPRES, Charles E., Sgt.
1144 State St., Bridgeport DIBACCO, Antonio J., Pfc.
426 Barbour Street, Hartford DIGLIANI, Armand, Pfc.
1383 North Main St., Waterbury DILDAY, William D., Cpl.
1478 Boulevard, West Hartford DiNICOLA, Henry, T/ 5
15 Martin St., Waterbury DISCAR, James, T/ 4
320 Colony St., Meriden DOMBI, John Jr., T/ 4
143 Jennings Rd., Bridgeport DOMEK, Stanley J., T/ 4
19 Pearl St., New Haven DONOVAN, John, Pfc.
791 Lafayette St., Bridgeport DOUGHERTY, Harry, Cpl.
Dublin Rd. & Hill Rd., Greenwich DOVAL, Laurier, Sgt.
Gen. Del., Sandy Hook DOYLE, Robert E., Sgt.
226 Huntington St., New London DUBUC, Alfred R., T/ Sgt.
148 Mechanic St., Danielson DUCSAY, John W., Sgt.
30 Siemon St., Bridgeport DUFF, Francis M., Pfc.
53 West Liberty St., Waterbury DURETTE, Alphonse, Cpl.
610 Zion St., Hartford DURKIN, Paul V., T/ 4
116 Atwater Street, New Haven DUSH, Joseph T/ 4
2028 East Main St., Bridgeport ELWELL, Kenneth W., Cpl.
195 Lincoln St., Waterbury ELSWICK, Therman C, Sgt.
2132 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport ERHART, Cyril L., Sgt.
179 La Salle St., New Britain FABIAN, Alex F., T/ 5
Phoenixville FALKOWSKI, Stanley W., Pfc.
177 Spruce St., Manchester FARINA, Thomas, S/ Sgt,
125 Ash St., Bridgeport FARRELL, William J., Pfc.
223 Melville Drive, Fairfield FAUGNO. Pasquale A., Cpl.
89 Spruce St., Stamford FAWCETT, George E., T/ Sgt.
202 Maple Ave., Bristol FAZZINO, James V., S/ Sgt.
Airline Read, Wallingford FEELEY, John H., T/ 5
2 Cedar Hill Ave., New Haven FERANEC, Milan P., Sgt.
119 Park Terrace, Bridgeport FERRON, Joseph E. R., Sgt.
15 Maple St., Danielson FERRY, Earl F., T/ 4
41 Hartford Avenue, Thompsonville FESH, Stephen, Cpl.
370 Housatanic Drive, Devon FINNEGAN, James H., Cpl.
190 Olivia St., Derby FINOCCHE, Paul, Sgt.
Manchester Rd., East Glastonbury FISHER, Harry D., Pfc.
27 Valley Rd., Cos Cob FLAHERTY, Joseph J., S/ Sgt.
315 Coran Ave., Shelton FLANAGAN, Alexander D., Sgt.
58 Central Ave., Hamden FLANAGAN, Bernard E., Pfc.
56 Prospect St., Moosup FLEISCHER, Harry, Sgt.
157 Pembrooke St., Hartford FOISEY, Joseph R., Jr., Pvt.
C- 258 Charter Oak Terrace Walk, Hartford FOLS, Alfred E., Pvt.
Fols Avenue, Meriden FORTUNATO, Anthony T., Cpl.
105 Franklin Ave., Hartford FORYS, Theodore J., T/ 5
Mountainville Ave., Danbury FOSTER, James S., Sgt.
1017 Farmington Ave., West Hartford FOSTER, James W., T/ 4
300 Lafayette St., Bridgeport FRANCIS, Lyman H., T/ Sgt.
Box 202, Moosup FRAZIER, Lionel H., Sgt.
491 North Main St., Waterbury FRENCH, Ronald A., S/ Sgt.
RFD 3, Box 976, Torrington FULTON, George A., S/ Sgt.
98 Rowe Ave., Hartford FUNARO, Orlando S., Pfc.
152 Dover St., Bridgeport GAGNON, Raymond R., Sgt.
94 Prospect St., Willimantic GALANTE, Michael C, T/ 4
300 Oak St., Waterbury GALLUCCI, Thomas, T/ 5
50 Culver St., Naugatuck GARAMELLA, Leonard A., T/ 5
411 Exeter Street, Bridgeport GARIA, Salvatore, Pfc.
59 Court St., Middletown GAROFALO, Anthony J., T/ 4
204 Mary Ave., Stratford GAUG, Albert W., S/ Sgt. RFD 1, West Cheshire
GAYNOR, Joseph F., Jr., Sgt.
Box 550, Bridgeport GENEST, Philip J., S/ Sgt.
302 Norwich Ave., Taftville GENTILE, Louis P., Pfc.
467 Sound View Avenue, Stratford GILBERT, John J., M/ Sgt.
69 Golden Hill St., Naugatuck GILBERTO, Frank D., S/ Sgt.
81 Tredeau St., Hartford GILMARTIN, Joseph A., Pvt.
139 Burnham St., Hartford GLEDHILL, Douglas, Pfc.
70 Central Ave., Bridgeport GLYNN, Edward R., Cpl.
108 Lawncrest Rd., New Haven GOLDWASSER, Morton, Sgt.
400 Lincoln Ave., Bridgeport GOODRICH, Edward W., Pfc.
678 West Main St., New Britain GOTASKI, Michael F., Cpl.
7 Burlington Ave., Collinsville GOWER, Otto J., Pvt.
Box 8, Madison GRABOWICZ, Steven B., Sgt.
South St., Suffield GRABOWSKI, Edward W., Pfc.
30 Chestnut St., East Port Chester GRANDPRE, Aurelien J., T/ 5
563 North Main St., Waterbury GUADAGNO, Vincent M., S/ Sgt.
' 24 Otis St., Hartford GUERRERA, Michele, T/ 5
12 Irion St., Waterbury HADDAD, Nicholas, Pfc.
D 173 Walk U Charter Oak Terr., Hartford HAESCHE, Henry J., Pfc.
516 Orange St., New Haven HAGERTY, Thomas F., S/ Sgt.
1579 Hamilton St., Waterbury HALL, James R., Cpl.
RFD 30, Putnam HANDEL, George L., Pvt.
263 Grand Ave., New Haven HANDI, Charles H., Cpl.
Duck Holes Rd., Madison HANSON, James A., Pfc.
6 Stratford Ave., Milford HARASYMCZUK, Frederick L., T/ 4
RFD 1, Newtown HARBS, James I., Sgt.
12 Lowndes Ave., South Norwalk HARDWICK, Donald B., S/ Sgt.
53 Star View Ave., Waterbury HARDY, Chester A., Pvt.
326 High St., New Britain HARRIS, James G., Pfc.
202 Bellevue St., Hartford HARTHON, Carl D., T/ 4
148 Harold St., Hartford HAVERN, Milton D., Pvt.
208 Main St., Portland HAYNES, Charles M., M/ Sgt.
34 Prospect St., Essex HECHT, Morton, Pfc.
32 Dwight St., New Haven HENDRIX, Randolph B., T/ 5
53 Pratt St., Meriden HERMANN, Gustave T., T/ 5
507 West St., Bristol HOLIAN, George E., T/ 5
20 Elizabeth St., Waterbury HOUSTON, Richard A., S/ Sgt.
235 Beardsley St., Bridgeport HRYNKO, Steven, Pvt.
Box 177, Montville HULBERT, Herbert H., M/ Sgt.
130 New Hall St., New Haven HULTEN, Raymond E., T/ Sgt.
162 East Main St., Forestville HURLBURT, John H., T/ 5
44 Irvington St., New Haven HYNDS, John F., Sgt.
184 High St., Bristol IFKOVIC, George F., Sgt.
11 Monroe St., Branford INGRAO, Salvatore, S/ Sgt.
757 Winchester Ave., New Haven JABLONSKI, Zygmont, T/ 4
240 Mill St., East Port Chester JACOBSON, Edward J., Pfc.
15 Grasmere Ave., Fairfield JARLETT, Francis G., S/ Sgt
404 Main St., Watertown JASULAVIC, Joseph J., S/ Sgt.
87 Burr St., Waterbury JESANIS, Edward P., Sgt.
Tunnel Rd., Vernon JESKE, Oswald E., Sgt.
219 South St., Elmwood JENKINS, Herbert A., T/ 4
92 Home Acres Ave., Milford JOHNSTON, Edward F., T/ Sgt.
99 Beverly Rd., West Hartford JONES, Albert M., T/ 3
Ridge Rd., Chester JOYCE, Leonard C, Sgt.
43 Walnut St., New Britain JULIANO, Joseph S., T/ 4
238 Butler St., Hamden KALINOSKI, Joseph T., Sgt.
21 Austin St., Bridgeport KALISCIAR, Chester J., T/ 4
274 Hamilton St., New Haven KANTROWITZ, Milton L., S/ Sgt.
38 Small wood Rd., West Hartford KARAKO, Frank W., Sgt.
294 Fort Hale Road, New Haven KARNITSKY, Stanley, Cpl
16 Thames St., Norwich KASPER, Peter M., lst/ Sgt.
10D 31 Yellow Mill Village, Bridgeport KASTNER, Harry G. T/ 5
196 Meriden Ave., Southington KEARNS, Thomas E., T/ Sgt.
167 Homestead Ave., Hartford KEELER, John M., S/ Sgt.
Box 342, Lakeville KEI, Joe, Sgt.
133 Howard Ave., Ansonia KELLEY, Edward W., Pfc.
1002 Capitol Ave., Hartford KELLEY, Joseph E., S/ Sgt.
235 Howard Ave., New Haven KELLY, Wilfred E., T/ 5
403 Pleasant St., Willimantic KEOUGH, Allen C, Sgt.
400 South Main St., New Britain KIDD, William J., T/ 4
647 First Ave., West Haven KINDLER, Edwin M., Jr., Pfc.
Cedar Beach, Milford KIRBY, Albert L., Pfc.
669 Iranistan Ave., Bridgeport KISS, Charles F., T/ 4
Mansfield Center KLESZCZ, Joseph, T/ 4
Old Turnpike Rd., Southington KOCOT, Mathew J., T/ 4
16 Berkley St., Stamford KONOPKA, Nicholas S., T/ 5
37 1/ 2 Woodbridge St., Hartford KOPLOWITZ, Maurice, Pfc.
101 Wyllys St., Hartford KOSA, Ernest A., Pfc.
RFD 10, Fairfield
KOWIEK, Joseph A., S/ Sgt.
17 Bartley Ave., Thompsonville KOZACZKA, Edmund E., Cpl.
23 Martin St., Thompsonville KOZIATEK, Walter A., Pfc.
375 Blatchley Ave., New Haven KOZLAK, Francis M., Pfc.
45 Joseph St., Torrington KOZMA Ernest A., S/ Sgt.
243 Fairchild Ave., Bridgeport KRAJEWSKI, Walter A., Sgt.
Box 228, Montville KRANNAS, Anthony P., S/ Sgt.
581 Zion St., Hartford KRUSZEWSKI, John F., Pfc.
Box 262, Montville KUCHTA, Roman J., Cpl.
16 Whittemore St., Willimantic KULMACZ, John S., Pfc.
76 Summer St., Middletown KUNKEL, Robert A., S/ Sgt.
104 Wade St., Bridgeport KURPEN, Frank, Pfc.
7 Bodwell St., Hartford KUZAWA, Louis J., T/ 4
120 Mill River St., New Haven LaCHAPELLE, Ernest L., T/ 5
43 South B St., Taftville LA FRANCE, Edward H., lst/ Sgt
900 Baldwin St., Waterbury LaHAYE, Louis L., S/ Sgt.
1512 North Ave., Bridgeport LALINE, Jean P., Pfc.
RFD 2, Willins St., Winsted LANE, Henry I., Sgt.
477 West Main St., Meriden LANERI, Peter R., Pfc.
New London Turnpike, South Glastonbury LAPADULA, John V., Pfc.
210 Park St., Bristol LaPIERRE, Francis J., S/ Sgt.
Box 2, Stafford LaROCHELLE, Leo T., T/ 5
1901 Park St., Hartford LARSON, John W., Jr., Pfc.
659 Stafford Ave., Bristol LASSEN, Earl H., T/ 5
Lake St., South Coventry LAVERY, Joseph, Pfc.
56 Mechanic St., New Haven LAWLER, Thomas E., S/ Sgt.
RFD 2, Stepney LEAVITT, Walter N., Pfc.
55 Oxford Drive, East Hartford LEICHTMAN, Ernest, Cpl.
759 Hancock Ave., Bridgeport LENART, Andrew, Pfc.
10 High St., Wallingford LEWIS, John J., Pvt.
85 Christian St., Wallingford LINEBURGH, John L., S/ Sgt.
34 Walnut Ave., Waterbury LIONS, Robert F., T/ 5
192 Nichols, St. Bridgeport LITTLE, Robert S., Pfc.
124 Otrobanio Ave., Norwich LOBOZZO, James, Sgt.
Hale St., Stamford LOMBA, Michael M., Sgt
9 Evans Ave., East Hartford LOOMIS, Edward D., T/ 4
128 Boston St., Guilford LUCAS, Victor J., T/ 5
580 Lafayette St., Bridgeport LUPKAS, Edmund J., Pvt.
132 Woodbine St., Waterbury LURANGER, Fernand G., S/ Sgt.
956 Stratford Ave., Bridgeport MACEY, Joseph, T/ Sgt.
556 Shelton St., Bridgeport MacKENZIE, John R., Sgt.
41 Clarks Hill Ave., Stamford MAGER, Joseph F., Sgt.
5 Mile River Road, Darien MAGLATY, Frank L., T/ Sgt.
1005 New Britain Ave., Elmwood MAGUDER, Stanley J., T/ 4
208 East Main St., New Britain MALLEY, Raymond E. S/ Sgt.
47 Walnut St., Thompsonville MALVASI, Ernest, Cpl.
82 East Ramsdell St., New Haven MARINO, Patrick J., T/ 5
167 Jackson Ave., Stratford MARKUMAS, Robert J., S/ Sgt.
382 Grand Ave., New Haven MARSHALL, Bernard W., S/ Sgt.
63 South View St., Waterbury MASSMANN, Jack M., S/ Sgt.
1 Over Rock Lane, Westport McGOWAN, Irvin H., T/ 5
23 Factory Court, Ansonia McGRATH, William J., T/ Sgt.
835 Merritt St., Bridgeport McGUIRE, Thomas M., T/ 5
50 Georgiana St., New London McKee, Walter J., Sgt.
39 Winchester Ave., New Haven McKENNA, James R., T/ 5
Ash St., Jewett City McNABOLA, John T., T/ 4
28 Hallock St., New Haven McNICHOLAS, Michael J., T/ 5
93 Garden Dr., Fairfield MELCHER, Sydney, T/ Sgt.
146 Oakland Terrace, Hartford MELO, Waldon R., T/ 3
17 Godfrey St., Willimantic MERESCHUK, John, T/ 5
7 Mountain View Ave., Avon MEYER, Clifford A., Pfc.
126 Read St., New Haven MIECKOWSKI, Michael B., T/ 5
57 Oakland Terrace, Hartford MIKELSKAS, George R., T/ Sgt.
11 Myrtle Ave., Union City MIKLOS, Louis, Jr., S/ Sgt.
360 Sheriden St., Stratford MILLER, Eugene, S/ Sgt.
3030 Old Town Rd., Bridgeport MILLS, Harold E., Pfc.
301 Union Ave., Bridgeport MILLS, Oliver C, T/ Sgt.
27 Oak St., Stamford MILUNUS, Francis J., Pfc.
118 West Main St., Rockville MITCHELL, Harold A., S/ Sgt.
Winton Park, Fairfield MOLLO, Andrew J., Cpl.
35 Jackson Ave., Bridgeport MONACO, Dominick, Pfc.
106 Liberty St., New Haven MONTY, Joseph E., T/ 3
137 Colchester Ave., Glastonbury MORAN, Frank E., Jr., Sgt.
39 At water St., New Haven MOREHOUSE, Edward W., Sgt.
Box 122, Hazardville MOSCARELLA, Joseph, Cpl.
RFD 3, Waterford MOTTA, Robert M., Pfc.
75 Lexington Ave., Bridgeport MULARCIK, Thomas P., S/ Sgt.
131 Columbia St., Bridgeport MURPHY, John C, Sgt.
108 Butler St., New Haven
MUSICK, Walter, T/ Sgt.
168 Maple St., Naugatuck NAFTAL, Sidney S., Pfc.
589 Hawley Ave., Bridgeport NARDI, Gerard J., Sgt.
23 York St., Nor walk NASH, Edward H., Pfc.
Norfolk Rd., Winsted NEGRI, Rocco D., Pfc.
295 Britton Ave., Newington NELSON, Arthur R., S/ Sgt.
12 Roberts St., Newington NESLER, Gordon T., S/ Sgt.
100 Grandview Terrace, Hartford NEWMAN, Walter G., T/ 5 RFD 1, East Hampton NICHOLAS, John F., Cpl.
11 Airline Ave., Portland NIELSON, Frederick A., Pvt.
42 Spring St., Deep River NIEMITZ, John J., Pfc.
South Center, Windsor Locks NOONAN, Timothy J., Jr., Cpl.
138 First St., Hamden NOVAK, Walter J., Pfc.
18 Bull Ave., Wallingford O'BRIEN, Leonard, T/ 5
1853 Dixwell Ave., Hamden OBUCHOWSKI, Joseph J., Cpl.
140 Woodside Village, Stamford OBZUD, Anthony J., S/ Sgt 18 Pulaski St., Stamford O'CONNOR, John M., Sgt.
53 Elliott St., New Haven O'KEEFE, Edward J., Pfc.
6 Emma St., Seymour OLIN, Frank W., T/ 4
Box 319, Willimantic O'LOUGHLIN, Edward C, Pfc.
4 Foster Court, Meriden OLSON, Victor O., Sgt.
163 South Highland St., West Hartford O'MEARA, Raymond G., S/ Sgt.
35 Giles St., Waterbury ONERATO, Louis A., Cpl.
74 North Place, West Haven ORLOWSKI, Louis A., T/ 4 84 Village St., Rockville OSTRINSKY, Abraham L., T/ Sgt.
182 Bissel St., Manchester OSTROWSKI, William A., lst/ Sgt.
58 High Street, Stafford Springs O'TOOLE, Donald L., T/ 5 42 May St., Naugatuck PALOWSKI, Joseph J., Pfc.
658 West Main St., New Britain PAONESSA, Francis A., Sgt.
39 Alden St., New Britain PAPIEZANSKI, James J., Pfc.
199 Yantic St., Norwich PAPP, Andrew J., Sgt.
18 Park Place, Noroton Heights PAPPALARDO, Frank, Cpl.
136 East St., New Haven PARKER, Kenneth S., Pfc.
169 White St., West Haven PASSARIELLO, Ralph, T/ 5
88 Wallace St., New Haven PAVLIK, John, Pfc.
1521 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport PERDUE, Henry M Pfc.
302 West Main St.. Stamford PERESSINOTTO, Albert, Pfc.
Box 413 Lake St., Litchfield PERKINS, Harry W., Pfc.
12 Webster St., Meriden PESAK, Eugene R., Pvt.
Rampart Rd., South Norwalk PETERSON, Frank H., Sgt.
60 Richard St., West Hartford PETTEWAY, Thomas J., Pfc.
209 Cooke St., Waterbury PHILLIPS, Oscar, S/ Sgt.
2094 East Main St., Waterbury PIATECK, Stanley J., Pfc.
26 Brown Ave., Jewett City PIDGURSKY, Walter A., T/ Sgt.
Porchuck Rd., Greenwich PIENKOWSKI, Frank M., S/ Sgt.
6 Ettadore Park . Milford PIERSON, Andrew, Pfc.
32 Dewitt St., New Haven PIKUL, Albert E., S/ Sgt.
100 Seymour St., Hartford PIZZUTO, Sam N., T/ 5
230 Devey St., Stratford PLEU, Earl R., T/ Sgt.
148 Clifford St., Hamden POGANY, William, Pfc.
159 Lexington Ave., South Norwalk POMERANTZ, Bernard S., lst/ Sgt.
555 Albany Ave., Hartford POND, Hubert F., S/ Sgt.
1817 Thomaston Ave., Waterbury PORIER, Leonard C, T/ Sgt.
Gen. Del., Hebron POULOS, Charles J., Pfc.
21 Waller Place, Bridgeport PRACHNIAK, Joseph, Pvt.
83 West Main St., Rockville PRUCHA, William F., Jr., Sgt.
Box 14, West Willington PSHECK, Andrew M., T/ 5 32 Duffy St., Stamford RAFALA, Carmelo, Pvt.
420 Front St., Hartford RAUSCHER, Ludwig P., T/ 5
3B Center St., Milford REECE, Raymond E., M/ Sgt.
75 Fillmore St., New Haven REILLY, Edward J., Jr., S/ Sgt.
9 Pleasant St., Danbury REILLY, James W., T/ 5
Summit Road, Naugatuck RICHARDS, James M., S/ Sgt.
32 Myrtle Ave., West Haven RICHARDS, Nathan G., T/ 5
Box 105, Bell St., Glastonbury RIFKIN, Joseph, Pfc.
3929 North Main St., Bridgeport RIST, Walter A., Sgt,
109 Rowsley St., Bridgeport RIZZA, Paul J., T/ 5
60 Arch St., Bridgeport ROBERTSON, Winfield J., Cpl.
93 Barker St. Hartford ROCHETTE, Francis C, S/ Sgt.
Hazardville ROLLIS, Anthony J., Sgt.
28 Curve St., Branford ROMANO, Raymond R., Pfc.
144 Willow St., Waterbury ROODENBURG, Hymann, Cpl.
6 East Ferry St., New Haven ROOK, William M., T/ 5
26 Williams St., New London ROONEY, Edward J., M/ Sgt.
4 Jefferson St., Norwalk ROSHAK, Stephen J., Cpl.
Box F., Thompson ROSINSKI, Julius S., T/ 5
91 Silver St., New Britain ROSS, Joe B., S/ Sgt.
P. O. Gen. Del., Hartford ROSSI, Victor J., Pfc. Box 324, Seymour
ROWLAND, George W., Pvt.
43 Chatfield Ave., Waterbury ROY, Dona J., T/ 5
575 Zion St., Hartford RUDDEN, Edward M., M/ Sgt.
c/ o McGuinness, 183 Beacon Ave., New Haven RUFF, Martin L., T/ 5
RFD 2, Glastonbury RULESIR, Samuel F., Cpl.
63 Miller St., New Britain RYALLS, James E., Sgt.
442 Dixwell Ave., New Haven RYAN, Richard C, T/ 4
282 Williams St., New London RYGEL, Andrew, Cpl.
155 Franklin St., Norwich SALVATI, Ferdinand, Cpl.
144 Oakley St., New Haven SANCHEZ, Juan G., Pfc.
Box 851, Bridgeport SANG, Eugene S., Pfc.
15 First Ave., New London SANZO, Antonio, Pfc.
54 Bond St., Hartford SARATIN, Leo F., Pvt.
23 East St., Wallingford SATRYB, Arthur B., Cpl.
Elizabeth St., Rockville SAVINO, Michael, T/ 5
170 Maple St., Manchester SAVITSKI, Serge P., Pfc.
RFD 1, Rockville SCAVETTA, James F., T/ 5
67 Clark Street, Hartford SCHAEFER, William J., Sgt.
592 Prospect Ave., Hartford SCHUMACHER, George W., Pfc.
140 Davis St., Oakville SCOTT, James J., Pfc.
44 Daytona St., West Haven SENTER, Frederic H., Sgt.
RFD 2, Suffield SENUTA, Stanley V., Pvt.
108 Ward St., Hartford SERAFIN, Frank P., Pfc.
Box 17, Weatogue SEVIGNY, Earle A., Pvt.
26 Dougherty St., Waterbury SHARPLES, Raymond C, Jr., Pfc.
68 Cummings St., East Hartford SHEA, Dennis B., T/ 5
460 Vernon St., Manchester SHEEHAN, Edward F., M/ Sgt.
181 Frost Rd., Waterbury SIMMONS, William E., S/ Sgt.
175 Long Hill Ave., Shelton SISKO, Michael J., Sgt.
34 Dean Place, Bridgeport SKERPAN, Walter, T/ Sgt.
173 Division St., Ansonia SKOWRONSKI, Edward D., Pfc.
88 Richard St., New Britain SLINCHAK, John C, T/ Sgt.
913 East St., New Britain SLONSKI, Dominic J., Tec.
RFD 4, Norwich SMITH, Charles L., Jr., Sgt.
112 Union St., Rockville SMITH, Donald F., Pfc.
RFD 1, Stafford Springs SMITH, Frederick J., Sgt.
14 Plum St., Fairfield SMITH, Thomas L., T/ 3
30 Davis St., Danbury SNYDER, Andrew J., T/ Sgt.
18 Cass Ave., Wallingford SOKOL, Herbert H., S/ Sgt.
203 French St., Bridgeport SOSENSKY, Morton, Cpl.
246 Dixwell Ave., New Haven STANFORD, Raymond H., Pfc.
58 Bond St., Hartford STANNARD, Irving R., Sgt.
24 Cherry St., Winsted STARNO, Andrew G., Jr., Cpl.
337 Bassett St., New Haven STEIN, Edward W., T/ 5
109 Depot St., Broadbrook STEWARD, Frank W., Pfc.
Box 65, Thompsonville STOYAK, Peter, T/ Sgt.
14 Hammer Place, Branford SULLIVAN, Charles M., T/ 5
458 Blatchley Ave., New Haven SULLIVAN, Edward S., T/ 4
79 Fairmount St., Hartford SWAIN, Philip B., Jr., S/ Sgt.
182 Boston St., Guilford SWIKLA, Julian J., T/ 5
41 Cromwell St., Hartford SYLVESTER, Ernest J., T/ 5 8 Pratt St., New London SYLVESTER, Roland L., T/ 4
29 Harmund Place, Wethersfield SZABLINSKI, John R., T/ Sgt.
RFD 9, Norwich SZAFARZ, Stanley J., Sgt.
12 Pulaski St., Jewett City TAKACS, Stephen J., Sgt.
749 Jordin Ave., Bridgeport TANSEY, Arthur J., T/ 3
806 Montauk Ave., New London TAURINSKI, Bronislaus P., T/ 5
185 Congress Ave., Waterbury TETREAULT, Ernest P., T/ 5
Salisbury Ave., Moosup THIBEAULT, Wilfred J., T/ 4
Box 265, Sterling THOMAS, Joseph, Cpl.
163 Affleck St., Hartford THOMPSON, Warren, Pfc.
81 Franklin St., Ansonia THORNER, Henry E., Sgt.
215 Helen St., Hamden TIERNEY, James F., Cpl.
44 Fairview Ave., Thompsonville TOBEY, Eugene R., Pvt.
36 Osborne Ave., East Nor walk TOMANIO, Anthony J., Sgt.
45 Osborne St., Danbury TOMANIO, John, S/ Sgt.
65 Rose St., Danbury TOROK, Frank, S/ Sgt.
903 Kings Highway, Bridgeport TORRE, Dominic, T/ 5
44 Fulton St., New Haven TRASK, Vincent, T/ 5
Box 86, Oakdale TROSUK, Michael H., T/ Sgt.
RFD Watson Ave., North Haven TRUEBLOOD, George A., Pfc.
96 Old Post Road, Southport UDAL, August, Jr., Cpl.
Box 37, Canterbury UNAS, Peter P., T/ 4
Box 63, Somersville URBAN, Walter J., T/ 5
341 West Thames St., Norwich URSO, Benjamin P., Sgt.
34 Magnolia Ave., Bristol
VACCARO, Joseph, S/ Sgt.
75 Rosette St., New Haven VALENTINE, Norman J., Sgt.
75 West Ave., Darien VENDETTI, John M., S/ Sgt.
228 Park St., West Haven VERRASTRO, Salvatore, Pfc.
42 Minor Place, Stamford VINSON, Herchel A., Pvt.
102 Hartford Ave., New Britain VOGHEL, Hilaire J., T/ 5
136 Auburn Ave., Waterbury VOSSLER, John M., T/ Sgt.
Moosup VUOLA, Joseph P., Pfc.
123 Ludlow St., Stamford WABUDA, Michael, Pvt.
Maple Ave., Shelton WAKELING, Howard J., T/ 5
Putnum Park Rd., RFD, Bethel WALESCYK, Edward S., Pfc.
19 Galivan St., Waterbury WALLACE, Arthur J., Pfc.
574 North Main St., Norwich WALKER Earl L., Cpl.
165 Lamberton St., New Haven WALKER, Robert E., Pfc.
WARAKOMSKI, Hubert J., T/ 5
35 Linden St., New London WARD, Allen J., T/ Sgt.
1210 Whalley Ave., New Haven WARNER, Milton E., T/ 4
Dunbar Hill Road, Hamden WERNER, Harold R., M/ Sgt.
50 Mitchell St., Waterbury WESLER, Maurice, T/ 5
40 Levesque Ave., West Hartford WHELAN, John J., Pfc.
42 Bright wood Ave., Torrington WHELAN, John V., Pvt.
177 Beachwood Ave., Bridgeport WHIPPLE, George H., Sgt.
RFD 2, North Stonington WHITE, Morris J., Cpl.
247 Highland St., New Haven 11 WICKAM, Timothy J., Pfc.
87 Russell St., Hamden WILLIAMS, Eddie B., T/ 4 61 Russell St., Hartford WILLIAMS, Philo S., Jr., T/ 4
Old Post Rd., Northford WILSON, Edward D., Sgt.
79 Mill St., Manchester WITENY, Joseph J., T/ 5
218 Washington Ave., Bridgeport WUERTH, Edward S., Pvt.
198 Four Mile Road, West Hartford WRENN, George S., Pfc. . .
243 Linwood St., New Britain WYROSTEK, Constantine A., Pfc.
102 Jewett St., Ansonia YACOBELLIS, Alfonso, Pfc.
15 Maple St., Plainville ZABLOCKI, Boleslaw J., Pfc.
South Hopmeadow St., Simsbury ZIGMOND, John, T/ 4 .
RFD 3, Box 15, Stafford Springs ZOLDAK, Joseph S., T/ 5 . 65 Lorraine St., New Britain