Connecticut veterans commemorative booklet. Vol. 7, no. 4. Connecticut men of the United States Army, demobilization, Fort Devens, Massachusetts. September 18 to 22, 1945

              CONNECTICUT MEN
of the United States Army
Demobilization, Fort Devens, Massachusetts
September 18 to 22, 1945 STATE OF CONNECTICUT EXECUTIVE CHAMBERS HARTFORD
Governor
RAYMOND E. BALDWIN
GOVERNOR
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 toll 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, 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.
Ames, Merle E., S/ Sgt., 109th Inf., 28th Div., New Haven.
" We had just arrived at Luxembourg after a two week stand in the Bulge when word came the Germans had broken through. We were rushed back to the line and confusion reigned everywhere. We couldn't tell our men from the enemy. I got hit in the leg but didn't realize it until some time afterward. We finally organized again in a few days and kept on the offensive. There are only four men left of the original twelve in my squad."
Anderson, Charles W., T/ 5, 764th Engr. Dump Truck Co., 1303d Gen. Serv. Regt., 3d Army, Hartford.
" Germans smile in your face and stick a knife in your back. Some of us took baths in champagne in Germany, but I had the real time in France— I like the French better. Just before coming home we were in a rest camp 80 kilometers from Paris and we got passes and went to Paris every day for two months."
Anderson, Kenneth A., Sgt., 817th Sq., 483d Bmb. Grp., 15th Air Force, Stratford.
" The one day I'll never forget was when we lost 14 out of 26 of our B- 17 flying fortresses on a raid over Menningin Airdrome in Germany. I didn't get into it too much as I was a bomb sight mainten­ance
specialist. But knowing the boys I was seeing every day were lost with that group left a pretty sick feeling within me."
Berube, John E., Pvt., 208th Coast Artillery ( Sep.), Waterbury.
" We had one of our biggest thrills when we shot down three Jap planes at Oro Bay, in Guinea. Getting the planes was big enough, but the real kick was because we were using only .50 caliber machine guns against the low- flying Nip planes. New Guinea was bad enough, but I think that New Britain was just as bad though some of the fellows didn't think so. It was a tough life there but I figured that it was our job to take it, so I just kept quiet and took it. The 208th was a real New England outfit and we were all glad to claim it as our own."
Busso, Sebastiano J., Pfc, Co. B., 118th Med. Regt., 43d Div., Bridgeport,
" I was alone in the jungle in Munda, New Georgia, the night before I was wounded and it sure wasn't funny. My thoughts naturally turned to the folks at home wondering what they were doing and whether they could realize the plight I was in. I didn't expect to be alive the next morning. All I could think of was my past life. The next day I was wounded by a sniper who got me in the shoulder. It was nearly three hours before one of our medics got me out. About a month later I was on my way back to the States."
Carlson, Milton H., S/ Sgt., 78th Fin­ance
Grp., Hq., 3d Army, Waterbury.
" I must have handled millions and millions of dollars during my service overseas. We stayed moving along about 10 miles behind the combat units and
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we had the payroll all ready whenever their personnel officers were able to come up and get it. Through five campaigns we kept those payrolls all checked and had the money ready for distribution. The Third Army was a great outfit, and the men who were in it will keep bright their loyalty to it all through their lifetimes."
Check, John E., S/ Sgt., 46th Grp., 61st Sv. Sq., Stratford.
" My service was mostly in the tropics and all I could think about was to get back where I could take part in winter sports in which I was interested. I was in the tropics for 30 months and missed my skiing and ice skating. Now that I'm back, I'll probably do a lot of it. This will be my first winter home since 1941."
Cioffi, Dante L., Sgt., Btry. C., 39th F. A., 3d Div., Bridgeport.
" Being with a field artillery regiment our job was to hammer down the de­fenses
at Anzio Beach. The going was tough but everybody knows that we did get the beachhead after a pretty bloody battle. We were in one position for nearly four months. We were taking a steady dose of air and artillery bombs day and night, There was little sleep during that period but despite ail that our boys knew how to take it and they sure gave every­thing
they had."
Collins, William J., Pfc, Co. K., 350th Inf., 88th Div., Waterbury.
" An awful lot happened to me in less than two years. I didn't enter the Army until the fall of 1943 and they shipped me overseas after seven weeks of basic training. I went right in with the 88th. Near Bologna, in the fight for the Po Valley, I was with a lieutenant as a runner when a big mortar shell exploded, killing him and burying me alive. When a rescue party came up, they accidentally saw part
of my foot sticking out of a heap of rubbish and yanked. So they got me out. I spent five days in the hospital and went back to the lines. Again a mortar shell hit right close and my leg was paralyzed. Back in the hospital, while learning to walk again, I caught yellow jaundice. When I was finally better they sent me to France with an MP unit handling prisoners. First I worked from Marseille, then was sent into Remagen, Germany where, after V- E Day, I worked on the job of getting released prisoners back to their homes. When I finally got back to the States, I took a deep breath. It seemed to me like the first one I'd taken since I joined the Army."
Conlon, John J., Jr., S/ Sgt., 439th Tr. Carr. Grp. 93d Sq., 9th Air Force, New Haven.
" My biggest shock during my 19 months overseas was when I stood out on our airstrip at Chateau- Dun counting the planes as they came in. Twenty of our ships had left early that morning, with 15 paratroopers aboard each, to bring medics and provide reinforcements for the 101st Airborne at Bastogne but as I scanned the sky all I could count were 13. Yes, the Jerries' flak got the rest, but we more than evened the score later on."
Daloe, Henry A., Sgt,, Hq. Btry., 67th A. A. A. Gun Bn., 5th Army, Hartford.
" We were one of the two outfits— the other being the 68th battalion— to perfect field artillery operations using 90 milli­meter
anti- aircraft guns. They called the weapons ' Baby Long Toms,' supporting the infantry as well as defending against aircraft. One night on the Arno our position was given away by Fascists, and the Germans laid down a pattern of 200 rounds of their 105s on the battery. We were 10,000 yards from the lines. They set the fuse for air bursts right overhead.
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That night the battery lost eight men— we lost 30 altogether in Italy. The Arno River was the toughest,"
Daloia, Joseph C, Pfc., Hq., 9th Air Force, Waterbury.
" The Germans had a wonderful in­telligence
system. They must have, I know, because just a week after the 9th Air Force was mounted in England they sent planes over to bomb our head­quarters.
And everything had been done to keep both the establishment and the location of the force a big secret. Later on we found that we were on the route of the V- l and V- 2s, and those missiles caused us many an anxious night over there. It felt good to have moved all the way into Heidelberg, Germany, by the time the war in Europe ended."
Donlon, Walter J., Pvt., 584th Sq., 394th Bmb. Grp., 9th Air Force, Hartford.
" I don't want any hero stuff."
Dumschatt, William A., 1st/ Sgt., Hq. Co., 254th Inf., 63d Div., Waterbury.
" Near the Alps area, at Manz, France, I was driving a truck over to get some lumber for my communications outfit when a flock of German planes came over. It was just after dawn and they must have been on their way back from a bombing mission. They started down to strafe us and I headed at full speed for an under­pass.
I saw that I couldn't make it, so I drove the truck off the road and down the side of a cliff. I took quite a shaking up, but the strafing planes missed me. No, I didn't put in for a Purple Heart for the same reason that I didn't in Italy when I was hit by some grenade fragments and laid up for four days. I figured I could skip the medals if they'd just give me that white paper making me a civilian. I have it now and that's all I want."
Dunn, Daniel J., Sgt,, Co. M., 157th Inf., 45th Div., West Haven.
" When we landed in Sicily on H- Hour, it was really an amazing sight to see what the American Armies could accomplish in little time. Within six hours we were landed with all our food, clothing, sup­plies
and whatnot. One took on confidence to see the smooth operations of our forces. We did not meet with much resistance as the Italian Army was defending the place we landed at and they would rather give up than fight. They surrendered to us by the truck loads and I'll never forget the two Italian Army officers who came to us in their own private cars with their civilian clothes packed— all set for the trip to the United States. I received the Bronze Star for meritorious service with my outfit from Sicily until the end of the war."
Duval, Philip C, Jr., T/ Sgt., Hq., 57th Ftr. Grp., 12th Air Force, West Hartford.
" Vesuvius erupted— that's old news in this world of ours. And yet the awful splendor of that mountain in fury is something one must see to appreciate. Our camp was upwind from the mountain so we stayed and watched, but had there been a change of wind when the eruption was at its height our boys would have had it. They did remove planes, and the personnel were under orders for rapid evacuation should the mountain blow in our direction. On our side near the right hand ridge of the mountain, lava ran to within a few short miles of camp, pouring steam and sulphur smoke throughout the lower slopes. One town two miles from us was buried except for the church. Some of the boys went to watch the lava and came back with reports that it was running in a wall as high as the second floors of the houses. In one case it covered a well and the heat was so great that it blew up like a minor eruption. The stuff is slow and heavy as it rolls its hot course down the mountainside, but everything
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that happens to be in its path is crumbled by tons of molten rock completely cover­ing
the debris."
Esposito, Thomas, T/ 5, Btry B., 242d Coast Arty., Bridgeport.
" You can imagine that being so close to home throughout the war I didn't do too much. I worked on ordnance for a while but didn't like it. Being a plasterer by trade, I guess the Army decided that I would make a good bricklayer so they gave me some of that work to do as well as to repair roads. I guess that's about it."
Ferris, Howard B., Pfc, 3d Platoon, Co. I., 502d Pcht. Regt., 101st Airborne Div., Hartford.
" It was D- Day plus 12 near Octeville, in Normandy, returning from a nine- man patrol. We ran into a roadblock and had a little battle of our own. Three got away but in escaping we got lost. It was getting dusk when we ran into German lines and were taken. The German cap­tain
ordered a corporal to march us down a road. It was dark. We went single file, I in the lead. The corporal was behind carrying an American .30 caliber carbine, the kind paratroopers use with a folding stock. He shot without warning, killing my two buddies. I heard my first buddy scream. I ran. I heard my second buddy scream. I was hit in the hand. I ran to a farmhouse where I learned the family was part of the underground. The French­woman
was 45 and gray- haired. She put me in a dugout filled with hay at the top of a hill and there I stayed ten days. The only person I talked to during that time was the woman, who brought an English- French dictionary to help me talk. She brought milk, dark bread, eggs, hot soup, cheese and cider. I lay in the sun and looked down the hill to the road where the horse- drawn German wagons went by every day, carrying ammunition to the
lines. Then the farmer's family took me back to the 4th Division, and I rejoined the 101st."
Garofolo, Dominic J., S/ Sgt., 211th Med. Det., A. W. Bn., 1st Cav. Div., Hartford.
" Service in Europe had it all over the Pacific. I was two and a half years in the Pacific and six months in the ETO. I never met any other Army man who was in both places. In Europe the fellows hadn't seen an Asiatic- Pacific ribbon. The European fighting was the toughest, I think, on the whole; but otherwise everything was the other way round. In Europe you could stop off for a drink, even go to a dance, talk to girls— and white girls at that. You could have a good time in the ETO but not in the Pacific. Out there were diseases and monotony— you almost went nuts from the monotony."
Harabosky, Edward, T/ 5, Btry. C, Harbor Def. of L. I. Sound, Stratford.
" What is there to tell when you are stationed in your own backyard. While I was a radio man, my duties were mostly K. P.— and I did plenty of that."
Harkness, Frederick B., S/ Sgt., Hq. Sq., 9th Engr. Comd., 9th Air Force, West Haven.
" Aside from being blown up in the air by a few buzz bombs I suffered no physi­cal
injuries. As a matter of fact the buzz bombs did not injure me in any way ex­cept
that it gave me a sinking sensation. My outfit constructed 225 air fields throughout France and Germany. I was the chief clerk of the squadron and did a bit of flying to observe prospective sites for bases. In my three and a half years overseas I spent most of my time with my outfit following the 3d and 5th Armies. It's great being back and into civilian clothes again after 54 months in G. I. clothes with G. I. talk and G. I. chow."
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Helie, Robert E., S/ Sgt., 489thSq., 340th Bmb. Grp., 12th Air Force, Waterbury.
" One night, when we were based at Corsica, the Germans sent in their planes and bombed and strafed our area. We hit the dirt and weren't hurt but when they were gone we found that they'd destroyed the kitchen where 1 was a mess sergeant. The guys in the outfit all hollered murder, and kept screaming until we got some new equipment. We were able to get our food supplies most of the time, but in Africa we didn't get much for a good while and it was pretty hard to put out meals for a hungry gang. When the food situation was very bad we'd try to make trades for some chow; other times we'd have the fellows donate and go out and buy up whatever we could in the line of eats."
Hoffman, Everett D., T/ Sgt., Sv. Co., 179th Inf., 45th Div., New Haven.
" The Anzio beachhead proved toughest for me although I was on a secondary line. It was during the month of February and the Germans were launching a counter attack. They were trying to break through our division's lines, hoping to split our forces. My job was back at headquarters contacting personnel to get on the line. We threw everything we could at them and they did the same in return. The Jerries had a good supporting air attack and our foxholes did double duty. We stopped them but lost almost half our personnel doing it."
Jack, Joseph J., T/ 5, Btry. E., 67th Coast Arty., attached 178th Field Arty., Bridgeport.
" May 11, 1944 stands out in my mem­ory
vividly because on that day nearly every big gun in Italy opened up an offensive in the hills of the country. Our ships also were shelling from the water the town of Gaeta. I was on a reconnais­sance
party and while we were returning there was a complete blackout. We had to pull off the road or we'd have been crushed by the hundreds of tanks, that were crowding the highways. I also had a narrow escape at Monticello where a large shell burst within ten yards of me. I was knocked to the ground and wounded."
Jedynak, Stanley V., T/ 5, Btry B., 1st F. A. Obsn., 13th Brigade, New Haven.
" The Corps Expeditionnaire Francais awarded our battalion the Croix de Guerre with a Gold Star for our accomplishment with that Corps in Italy. Our job was the sound and flash observation for the artillery. We spent a tough winter at Vinafro, Italy, in ' 43 as it was colder than hell and the Krauts kept shelling us and giving it to us through the air. On April 1, 1945 we made a 642 mile road march to Cognac, France, for operations against Isle de Orelon and remained there until its surrender on May 1. I went overseas on August 5, 1942 and when I arrived back in the States this past September, I certainly felt great." Koolis, John A., Pfc, Sv. Co., 127th Inf., 32d Div., Fairfield.
" Where I was the roads were terrible. In fact there were no roads at all. They sure could have used some. Being a scout, my thoughts were along the lines of getting some place so I was interested in the roads. These we have in the States and especially these in Connecticut are the best in the world."
Maher, Edward F., Pfc, Hq. Co., 179th Inf., 45th Div., New Haven.
" On Dec. 21, 1943, Lieut. General Raymond S. McLain awarded me the Silver Star for my participation in saving the lives of five men. The life saving episode took place in the town of Vinafro, Italy, exactly a month before I received the award. The Germans were laying a heavy concentrated bombardment on the town and hit our command post. The painful cries of the men trapped on the inside caused the blood to rush to my head and before I realized it another fellow and myself rushed in searching among the fallen beams and debris for the men. We managed to get the five men out before any further damage was done to the post. Three of the men were seriously injured and had to be sent home; the other two were minor casualties. I wasn't hurt but it was too close for comfort."
Mall ay, James E., Pvt., Hq. Det. A., Oise Base Sec, S. H. A. E. F., Hartford.
" On Sunday a friend working at head­quarters
said he thought the whole damn thing was over but they were sweating out the details. I slept in the same room with him at Rheims and I told him to wake me if it broke. During the day I saw high- ranking German officers driven from the airfield in American staff cars to the little red school house. But you didn't go too near because it was surrounded by MPs, who would ask questions and no one
was supposed to know anything. At five o'clock on the morning of May 7 my friend shook me and yelled, ' It's all over!' I jumped up and opened four quarts of champagne saved up for that moment. The French went wild in town all that day and night dancing, singing, marching in the streets and by the next morning they had knocked themselves out. I didn't do a lick of work Monday. Six weeks later I was assigned to work in the head­quarters
building, the school house, and I worked there in a room a few feet from the surrender room, from June to August. I don't think there are any French who did net come to see the place during the summer— they came on bicycles, on foot and by train. Was I proud to be in Rheims the day of the surrender? I sure was!"
Rifkin, Samuel, T/ 5, Co. B., 261st Med. Bn., 1st Engr. Amphi. Brigade, Bridgeport.
" I'll never be able to stamp out of my mind the time our own anti- aircraft guns downed about 25 planes carrying our air­borne
troops over Sicily. I witnessed the tragic incident which now is history and known to all through the newspapers. Being a witness to this has left its mark on me and it is something that I can't help remembering. I was in a foxhole on the beach that night."
Shepherd, Charles H., Cpl., 727th Sq., 451st Bmb. Grp., 15th Air Force, Water- bury.
" The crews of our B- 24s, flying most of the time from southern Italy, had some of the longest and hardest missions of the war. Two of them were the Munich and Ploesti bombings. I was a mechanic and I sweated it out with the rest of the ground crews while our 24s were away on a mis­sion.
The Munich bombing gave us a lift because we knew the city had been Hitler's headquarters and one of the
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centers of Nazism. We felt much the same about the Ploesti raid because of the importance of the big oil refineries there. Three of the planes on which I worked didn't come back, and it left an empty feeling. We just waited and waited for ships and crews that didn't return. There was nothing for us to do but take over another ship. The only flying I did was on test hops, but many a time when ' my' ship was out on a raid I wished that I was aboard instead of having to stay back at the base and not know what was happening, and where."
Sherwood, Edward J., Sgt., 551th Sq., 351st Bmb. Grp., 8th Air Force, Bridgeport.
" I was overseas for about two years. During the early part of our stay the food wasn't too hot and it wasn't until I got a chance to visit the Isle of Man. Over there it was just like home because we could get everything you get in the States. There was steak, milk and lots of other good things to eat. You even got good waitress service. They put us up in the best hotels and we just hated to leave that place."
Stevens, Timothy J., T/ Sgt., Hq. Btry., 67th A. A. A. Gun Bn., 7th Army, Hartford.
" The Germans already lead Europe in standards of living and health. With what they already have and what they will absorb from the American equipment in Germany, they'll go a long way. The German kids you run into on the street are clean at 7 o'clock in the morning and they are still clean at 7 that night. Far from it in Italy! Germans are also more educated than the French or Italians. Why does a country which is so advanced in some ways make war? I don't know. Diplomats of every country are supposed to be intelligent. They ought to have enough in their noggin to be able to get together and cut out war."
Sutta, Jack, Cpl., Hq., Hq. Sq., 29th Air Depot Grp., New Haven.
" My job was in the finance department and I had quite an amusing incident happen to me when the French changed their money to the new issue. We had five million francs and had to pin the various denominations together to bring them to the bank. The bank clerks made us sit there for five hours while they counted the carton full of money. From time to time there were disputes and they had to start counting the money all over again."
Tirendi, Joseph, Pvt., 820th Q. M. Co., ( Spec.) Waterbury.
" Being in a quartermaster outfit wasn't a pipe by any means. When the Germans began their quick counter- offensive at the Bulge, we were sent up to answer a rush call for arms and equipment. When we got there the Germans were moving so fast that we were surrounded ourselves. We took up some of the weapons and began fighting with the infantry, spending three weeks or so as infantrymen before the German circle around us was broken. Those Krauts liked to make a QM dump a target for their artillery and for their bombs, and I had to spend many a night in a foxhole when they were trying to blow up our dumps. A foxhole felt like a pretty good place at a time like that."
Way worth, Stanley F., Pvt., 1st Platoon, 435th Ord. M. V. Dist. Co., 7th Army, Hartford.
" It's a funny thing— if I hadn't gone overseas, I'd kick myself but after going, I kick myself for wanting to. When I had been an MP up at Edwards I felt like I wanted to see how it is over there. But 31 months and 9 days is a long time. Oh yes, there was one bright spot— the rest camp at Nice, a week at the Hotel Ruhl with swimming, dancing and sightseeing. It was heaven compared to the tents at the
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ordnance depot. But the morning I got back to my tent I had orders for home. And Hartford is heaven compared to Nice!"
Zenyk, Theodore L., T/ 5, Co. I., 194th Gli. Inf., 17th Airborne Div., Hartford.
" At 2 a. m. the sound of planes waked me and I crawled out of my hole at St. Lo. I thought they were friendly; that's why I stayed in the open until the noise of the German 88 ' washing machines' was recog­nized—
then it was too late. This was my first air raid on the continent. I'd left my helmet behind and I thought I was a goner. They dropped 80 anti- personnel bombs. One was 50 feet away. I was on open ground. Near me was a big Diamond T wrecking truck holding 300 gallons of gas. Its tank was hit by shrapnel and the high- octane poured out. A good thing that didn't catch fire— we'd really catch hell. I was lucky. One man in the open like me was killed, three wounded."
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 were 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 as 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.
The Fort Devens Separation Center, originally set up in June to separate 300 men per day under the point discharge system, had more than tripled its output as of the date of publication of this booklet.
Including the 519 men, whose names are listed in this booklet, a total of 2,092 Connecticut men have been separated at Devens since September 1, 1945.
CONNECTICUT VETERANS COMMEMORATIVE BOOKLET
Vol. VII Sept. 22, 1945 No. 4
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 Connecticut men who served with the United States Army in World War II. The courtesies and assist­ance
of public relations personnel at the Ports and Separation Centers are herewith acknowledged.
Copies of this booklet are provided for the men whose names appear on the Muster Out Roll Call, herein. A copy is on file for reference purposes at each of the 200 public libraries in the State.
Reproduction of material from this booklet is permissible only on written authorization.
The personal experience stories were reported by George W. Bragdon, Raymond J. Fitzpatrick, William M. Roth, and Benjamin D. Kornfield. The cover illustra­tion
of the U. S. S. General Stewart is from the New York Daily News and the deck scene of the liner Aquitania on page 5 is from the Press Association, Inc.
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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.
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THE MUSTER OUT ROLL CALL
Names, rank and addresses of Connecticut men discharged during the period September 18 to 22, 1945 from the official Group Rosters, Fort Devens Separation Center, Mass.
ABRAMS, John J., Pvt.
River St., Windsor AIDE, Edward, S/ Sgt.
104 South Main St., South Norwalk ALBERT, Gerard P., Cpl.
165 Bridge St., Stamford ALLEN, Frank C, Jr., Pfc.
Box 191, Poquonock Bridge ALVERY, James F., Pfc.
Piatt Mills Rd., Waterbury AMABILE, Andrew, Pvt.
355 Grand St., Bridgeport AMERIGHI, Ferruccio A., S/ Sgt.
110 Beech wood Ave., Torrington AMES, Merle E., S/ Sgt.
614 Chapel St., New Haven ANDERSON, Charles W., T/ 5
65 Wooster St., Hartford ANDERSON, Kenneth A., Sgt.
1756 North Ave., Stratford ANDISIO, Raymond L., T/ Sgt.
915 Main St., Manchester ARANGUREN, Steve E., Pfc.
84 Ward St., Stratford ARCHACKY, Edward J., Pfc.
5 South St., Portland ARMSTRONG, Robert L., Sgt.
436 Main St., East Hartford AUDETTE, George R., T/ 3
Orchard Lane, Wallingford BADAL, Gabriel A., Pfc.
388 Farmington Ave., Kensington BAGINSKI, Matthew T., T/ 5
64 Bank St., Portland BAGLEY, James E., Pfc.
98 Oak St., Waterbury BALL, Arlon E., Pfc.
6 Atlantic Ct., Groton BANKO, Frank J., T/ 4
19 Oak St., Derby BANNING, John A., S/ Sgt.
9 Railroad Ave., East Hampton BARIBAULT, John B., Pfc.
23 Pearl St., Glastonbury BARNES, James F., Pfc.
494 Wilson St., Waterbury BARRON, Paul W., Pfc.
25 John St., East Hartford BASIEL, George J., T/ 5
46 Freestone Ave., Portland BASIEL, Paul P., S/ Sgt.
46 Freestone Ave., Portland BASSETT, Joseph W., T/ 5
207 Plaza Ave., Waterbury BATES, Frank M., Sgt.
215 Cottage St., Bridgeport BEEBE, Malcolm W., S/ Sgt.
82 Rockwell St., Winsted BELLO, Saul, Cpl.
144 Terry Place, Bridgeport BELLONIA, Anthony, Pfc.
88 Pardee St., New Haven BENEDICT, Harold L., Pvt.
1269 Central Ave., Bridgeport BENSON, George F., Sgt.
160 Pearl St., Thompsonville
BERNAITIS, Walter L., S/ Sgt.
Church St., Beacon Falls BERRIEN, Peter B., T/ 4
214 West Church St., Seymour BERUBE, Albert H., Pfc.
89 Dikeman St., Waterbury BERUBE, John E., Pvt.
14 Sylvan Ave., Waterbury BEVAN, William C, Jr., S/ Sgt.
96 Avon St., Devon BIDWELL, Clarence W., T/ 5
RFD 6, Norwich BJORKLUND, Edward J., Pfc.
248 Old Post Rd., Fairfield BLAIR, Walter S., Sgt.
Box 44, Maple St., Ellington BLANCH, William S., S/ Sgt.
387 Savin Ave., West Haven BLOTSKY, Anthony, Jr., T/ 5
24 Coit St., New London BODICK, Frank T., T/ 5
302 Selleck St., Stamford BONCI, Dino, T/ 5
1047 Campbell Ave., West Haven BOTTONE, Antonio, T/ 5
Strawberry Hill Ave., Norwalk BOWMAN, Sidney M., Pfc.
38 Beaver St., Danbury BRANCATO, Erasmus L., S/ Sgt.
200 Putnam St., New Haven BRECKA, Charles W., T/ 5
Mansfield Center, RFD 2, Ashford BRENICK, George J., Pfc.
Maple St., Hazardville BRENNAN, Joseph H., Cpl.
40 North St., Torrington BRESUAN, Remi L., Cpl.
956 Park St., Hartford BREZINA, Frank S., Pvt.
Red Oak Hill Rd., Farmington BRIDAK, John J., T/ 5
5 Woodland Ave., Stamford BROWN, James E., T/ Sgt.
1638 North Ave., Stratford BROWN, Russell H., S/ Sgt.
196 Hallock Ave., New Haven BRUNELLI, James V., Pfc.
28 Kossuth St., New Haven BUCIOR Andrew J., T/ 5
1873 Broad St., Hartford BUKOVCIK, John, S/ Sgt.
Highgate Rd., Southport BUNK, George, 1st/ Sgt.
334 Weaver St., Greenwich BURNESS, Joseph E., Pfc.
10 Water St., West Haven BUSH, Harry J., 1st/ Sgt.
596 Newhall St., Hamden BUSSO, Sebastiano J., Pfc.
163 Jones Ave., Bridgeport BUTURLA, Joseph N., T/ 4
362 Tunxis Hill Rd., Fairfield BYRNES, James W., S/ Sgt.
98 Powhattan St., Putnam CAHILL, Daniel R., Sgt.
Blue Flag Farm, Saybrook
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CALLAGHAN, Francis W., Cpl.
141 Hawkins St., Derby CANNARELLA, Frank A., Cpl.
184 Washington St., New Britain CANTILLON, Bernard J., Pvt.
98 Giles St., Waterbury CANTY, John B., T/ 5
56 Rose St., Bridgeport CARLSON, Carl G., Sgt.
23 Eld St., New Haven CARLSON, Carl H., T/ 4
30 High St., Norwalk CARLSON, Milton H., S/ Sgt.
46 Johnson St., Waterbury CARROLL, John E. C, M/ Sgt.
784 Farmington Ave., Bristol CASHMAN, Paul R., Pfc.
426 Dixwell Ave., New Haven CASO, Frank N., S/ Sgt.
37 Sea St., New Haven CASTELLINI, Emilio A., Pfc.
27 North St., Windsor Locks CATUCCI, Anthony, T/ 4
50 Beatty St., New Britain CHAHEY, Stephen, S/ Sgt.
7 Oak St., South Norwalk CHAMBERLAIN, Elton C, Pfc.
88 Stratfield Rd., Bridgeport CHAMBERLAIN, Merild D., Sgt.
178 1/ 2 Center St., Manchester CHARRON, Arthur, Pfc.
Main St., Hanover CHECK, John E., S/ Sgt.
Box 513, Nichols Ave., Stratford CHIKAR, George J., Pfc.
41 Hurlburt St., New Britain CHMIELEWSKI, Henry J., M/ Sgt.
211 Pulaski St., Bridgeport CIANCIULLI, Albert, Cpl.
142 Russell St., Waterbury CIOFFI, Dante L., Sgt.
72 Center St., Bridgeport CIUCCOLI, Nello J., Pfc.
Danbury Rd., Ridgefield CIVIZZIO, Rocco F., T/ Sgt.
67 Barnes St., Bristol CLARKE, Stephen G., Cpl.
RFD 1, Cornwall Bridge COHEN, Joseph L., Pfc.
175 Thomas St., West Haven COLLAGAN, William T., Sgt,
47 Norris St., Hamden COLLINS, Thomas F., T/ 3
65 Hillcrest Rd., Orange COLLINS, William J., Pfc.
117 Joseph St., Waterbury COLONNESE, Anthony C, Pfc.
630 Capitol Ave., Bridgeport COMSTOCK, Arthur, Cpl.
53 High St., Clinton CONLON, John J., Jr., S/ Sgt.
35 Bassett St., New Haven COONS, George E., S/ Sgt,
39 Norfolk Rd., Torrington COPELAND, Irving S., S/ Sgt.
481 Main St., Wethersfield CORCORAN, Humphrey J., T/ 5
9 Crystal Dr., Wethersfield CORDIER, James F., T/ 5
30 Cedar St., Hartford COTE, Elie, Pfc.
24 Ives St., Willimantic COTNOIR, Nelson H., Sgt.
Sawyer District, RFD 1, Putnam COUGHLIN, Richard J., Pfc. 30 Sixth St., Ansonia
COUTU, Simon H., Cpl.
40 Merchants Ave., Taftville CRANSTON, Frederick, T/ 4
132 Homestead Ave., Hartford CRISPELL, Howard P., T/ 5
39 Averill PL, Branford CROVITZ, Robert, T/ 4
56 Edgewood St., Hartford CRUCITTI, Joseph, Pfc.
North Sound Beach, Old Greenwich CURNOW, Gerald, Pfc.
96 Newhall St., New Haven CURTIS, Henry C, Sgt.
71 Brownell Ave., Hartford CYBUL, John, Jr., T/ 5
782 Hallett St., Bridgeport CZARNECKI, Stanley A., Sgt.
242 White St., Danbury DADDONA, Eugene A., S/ Sgt.
38 Stillwater Ave., Stamford D'AGATA, Gino A., T/ 5
66 Neonda St., New Britain DAIGNEAU, Harold G., Pfc.
15 Walnut St., Thompsonville DALOE, Henry A., Sgt,
12 Rosemont St., Hartford DALOIA, Joseph C, Pfc.
1402 Baldwin St., Waterbury DANISZEWSKI, Stanley F., T/ 5
136 Pembroke St., Bridgeport D'ANNA, James V., Sgt.
Box 73, New Milford DAVITT, Edward J., Sgt.
51 Clark St., New Haven DEMAYO, Henry D., Sgt.
69 Gem Ave., Bridgeport DEPILLO, Salvatore, T/ 5
617 Whalley Ave., New Haven DeVEAU, Walter E., S/ Sgt.
57 Sherman St., Stamford DIBARTOLO, Joseph, Pfc.
1828 Main St., Bridgeport DICKSTEIN, Leon H., Cpl.
16 Jefferson St., New Haven DIPINTO, Rocco A., Pvt.
136 Winter St., New Britain DOBOSZ, Peter J., T/ 5
RFD 2, Manchester DODD, Oliver J., T/ 5
Box 28, Wapping DONAGHUE, Hubert W., Cpl.
81 Franklin Ave., Hartford DONAHUE, Vincent P., Pfc.
Box 114, Baltic DONEGAN, William J., T/ 5
427 Ellsworth Ave., New Haven DONLON, Walter J., Pvt.
29 Elm St., Hartford DOWLING, Luke F., S/ Set.
205 Main St., Portland DOWNING, Emery J., Pfc.
383 N. Colony St., Wallingford DOYLE, Donald A., Pfc.
689 Boston Ave., Bridgeport DRAWEC, John P., Pvt.
122 West Main St., Plainville DUBAS, William, T/ 4
35 Vernon PL, Stamford DUDIKOFF, George J., Cpl.
125 Greene St., Bristol DUFAULT, Paul A., Pfc.
33 Harrison St., Putnam DUGAS, Ovella P., Pfc.
198 Main St., Versailles DUMSCHATT, William A., 1st/ Sgt.
Woodtick Rd., Waterbury
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DUNN, Daniel J., Sgt.
33 Cave St., West Haven DURHAM, Francis H., Sgt.
378 East Main St., Waterbury DUVAL, Philip C, Jr., T/ Sgt.
36 Lancaster Rd., West Hartford EDELSTEIN, Albert, T/ Sgt.
64 Beverly Rd., West Hartford EDWARDS, George D., Pvt.
30 East Main St., Branford ELWELL, Henry H., Pfc.
93 Fourth St., Norwich ENSIGN, John L., T/ 5
29 Salem St., Hartford EREMITA, Joseph A., Cpl.
10 Pearl St., Willimantic ESPOSITO, Mario O., Pfc.
65 West Wooster St., Danbury ESPOSITO, Thomas, T/ 5
181 Sampson St., Bridgeport ESTONA, Andrew J., Pfc.
118 Gem Ave., Bridgeport EYRE, Alfred G., T/ 5
RFD 1, Woodbury FARRELL, Frank E., Sgt.
43 Fairview Ave., Danbury FAGAN, Francis E., T/ 3
72 Marion St., Bridgeport FAGNANT, Alexander, Cpl.
204 Boys Ave., Goodyear FAITELLA, Guido S., Sgt.
554 New Park Ave., West Hartford FALBO, Frank A., T/ 5
25 River St., Norwalk FARLEKAS, John S., Cpl.
43 Riverside Dr., Fairfield FASZCZEWSKI, John, S/ Sgt.
70 Westfield Ave., Ansonia FEDERATION, Joseph J., Cpl.
89 Pardee St., New Haven FERRARO, Ralph, Pfc.
266 Sheephill Rd., Riverside FERRIS, Howard B., Pfc.
62 Church St., Hartford FERRARA, Gaetano J., T/ 5
110 Euclid Ave., Stamford FINK, Egnatz F., T/ 4
Medford St., Glastonbury FIORELLI, Albert F., Cpl.
10 Hanover St., Stamford FITCHER, Curtis H., Pfc.
116 Constitution St., Wallingford FITZPATRICK, Thomas A., M/ Sgt.
1162 Ogden St., Bridgeport FLAHERTY, Dennis J., Pfc.
Wall St., South Coventry FLYNN, Matthew J., Sgt.
12 Whittlesey Ave., New Milford FOGARTY, Francis M., Pfc.
158 Calhoun St., Torrington FOX, Henry, T/ Sgt.
207 Plaza Ave., Waterbury FRANKLIN, Kenneth H., 1st/ Sgt.
Arrowhead Apts., Short Beach FREGEAU, Henry R., Cpl.
230 Central St., Forestville FREILICH, Louis E., Sgt.
334 Pine St., Waterbury FULLER, William A., T/ 5
69 Charter Oak St., Manchester FURMAN, John, Pfc.
10 Walnut St., Danbury GADBOIS, William F., S/ Sgt.
160 Allen PL, Hartford GALLAGHER, Raymond M., Pvt.
12 Huntington Ave., Norwich
GANGI, John F., S/ Sgt.
222 Park St., West Haven GAROFOLO, Dominic J., S/ Sgt.
759 Maple Ave., Hartford GATES, Wyman P., T/ 4
East Haddam GATEWOOD, Hiram T., S/ Sgt,
59 Green St., Hartford GEORGETSOS, Thomas K., Pvt.
15 Cherry St., Bristol GERARD, Sterling P., S/ Sgt.
111 Lafayette St., Hartford GIFFORD, William, Sgt.
South St., Goshen GOLDSCHMIDT, Louis S., Cpl.
184 Sigourney St., Hartford GMYR, Stanley J., S/ Sgt.
Box 265, Moodus GOODWIN, James A., Sgt.
15 Woodside Circle, Hartford GRAY, Henry, Pvt.
62 Bellevue Sq., Hartford GROHOCKI, Edward P., T/ 5
91 Winthrop St., New London GRUNWALD, Waclaw, Sgt.
66 Smith St., New Britain GUENTHER, Raymond C, Pfc.
661 Myrtle St., New Britain GWOSTZ, Theodore E., S/ Sgt.
41 Prospect Ave., West Hartford HAESSLER, Joseph J., S/ Sgt.
Park Dept., 200 Orange St., New Haven HAGERTY, William J., T/ 5
29 Pershing St., Hartford HAIT, Charles E., Cpl.
197 Hunting Hill Ave., Middletown HALASZ, John, Pvt.
48 Brentwood Ave., Fairfield HALL, Lees J., Pfc.
51 Willard St., Hartford HANNON, Paul V., T/ 4
64 Nesbit Ave., West Hartford HARABOSKY, Edward, T/ 5
60 Avon St., Stratford HARKNESS, Frederick B., S/ Sgt.
165 Leete St., West Haven HARVEY, Robert E., T/ Sgt.
98 Spring St., Windsor Locks HELIE, Robert E., S/ Sgt.
188 South Elm St., Waterbury HENDER, Harry R., T/ Sgt.
42 Deerfield St., East Haven HENDERSON, Glen W., S/ Sgt,
725 Washington Ave., New Haven HENNEQUIN, Arthur A., Pfc.
171 Washington St., Hartford HENNESSY, Philip J., Cpl.
67 Hillside Ave., Waterbury HERRICK, Jerome P., T/ 5
Wells Rd., Warehouse Point HESSER, John H., T/ 5
79 West Elm St., Deep River HIGGINS, Joseph B., Pfc.
26 Joyce St., Torrington HILDEBRAND, Evan K., T/ 4
Ramapoo Rd., Ridgefield HILE, Robert, T/ 5
126 Highland St., West Haven HLEVA, John, Pvt.
29 Anderson St., Stratford HOFFMAN, Everett D., T/ Sgt.
889 Elm St., New Haven HOFFMAN, James J., S/ Sgt.
61 Washington St., Wallingford HOGAN, Raymond E., T/ 4
107 Monroe St., New Haven
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HOMICK, Metro M., Pfc.
88 East Ave., Bridgeport HORANZY, Joseph R., S/ Sgt.
71 Smith St., New Britain HORTIE, Joseph E., T/ 4
452 Main St., Winsted HORTON, Alfred R., T/ 5
105 Jefferson St., Hartford HOWES, Daniel H., T/ Sgt,
Cove Island, Stamford HUBBARD, Raymond C, Cpl.
Highwood Ave., Southington HUNTER, James C, Sgt.
35 Grove St., Rockville HUYSER, Arnold A., S/ Sgt.
41 Wade St., Bridgeport IGNATOWICZ, Stanley A., Sgt,
212 Hamilton St., Hartford IMBROGNO, Lawrence B., Pfc.
57 Alexander St., Greenwich IRONS, Jesse H., Tec.
RFD 3, Norwich IULIANO, Thomas, Pfc.
683 Broad St., Meriden ITTENBERG, Uriel M., Cpl.
Thompson St., East Haven JACK, Joseph J., T/ 5
1110 State St., Bridgeport JACKSON, Ernest A., Cpl.
RFD 2, West Rd., Rockville JACOWITZ, Joseph J., Pfc.
169 Hartford Ave., New Britain JEDYNAK, Stanley V., T/ 5
131 View St., New Haven JONES, James H., S/ Sgt.
Elm St., Windsor Locks JOHNSON, Kenneth E., T/ Sgt.
419 Farmington Ave., Hartford KALINOWSKI, William E., Sgt.
112 Thomas St., West Hartford KANTOR, Raymond, T/ Sgt.
15 Vernon St., New Haven KARDAS, Raymond S., Cpl.
183 Pine St., Middletown KARNOS, William G., T/ 5
52 Whiting Lane, Bridgeport KASACEK, Emil F., Sgt.
Storrs
KAWIECKI, Ezebius J., S/ Sgt.
RFD 3, Mount Pleasant St., Bristol KEEFE, Michael J., Pfc.
137 Madison St., Waterbury KEENA, Thomas F., S/ Sgt.
33 Everett St., New Britain KENISTON, Roger H., Pvt.
Lakeview Dr., South Coventry KEPPELER, Edward, S/ Sgt.
136 East Ave., West Haven KIEFFER, Harry J., Pvt.
Worthington Ridge, Berlin KIERNAN, Hugh E., Sgt.
192 Maple wood Ave., Bridgeport KIERSTEAD, Earl F., Sgt.
Box 71, Old Lyme KINDLER, Edmund A., T/ 4
Box 110, RFD 4, Putnam KING, Marcus B., Pfc.
106 Main St., South Meriden KINGSFORD, Harry B., T/ 5
15 1/ 2 Pleasant St., Meriden KLEIBACK, Morris, T/ 4
415 Hudson St., Hartford KLEPPS, William R., Pfc.
104 North Main St., Terryville KLIMASZEWSKI, Edmund S. L., S/ Sgt.
526 George St., New Haven
KOCSIS, Michael, T/ Sgt.
158 Lenox Ave., Bridgeport KODES, Frank J., Pfc.
38 Union Court, Manchester KOOLIS, John A., Pfc.
RFD 60, Boras St., Fairfield KORITKOSKI, Henry B., Cpl.
North Main St., Ivoryton KOROPSAK, John W., T/ 5
45 Church St., East Port Chester KOSZYTA, John L., M/ Sgt.
98 Henry St., New Britain KROMISH, Martin S., Pfc.
Moodus KUCHACHIK, Tony, S/ Sgt.
Canterbury KUCIA, Joseph A., T/ 4
Box 105, Collinsville LABAS, Michael, Pfc.
79 Brook St., New Britain LACERENZA, Vito, S/ Sgt,
184 Stillwater Ave., Stamford LANDWEHR, William, Pfc.
5 Edbert Dr., New Britain LANZONI, Robert A., Pfc.
200 Hall Ave., Wallingford LAPUTZ, Alexander, T/ 4
456 Barnum Terrace Ext., Stratford LAUDE, Raymond W., Pfc.
9 Butler St., Meriden LAUFER, William, M/ Sgt.
100 Roosevelt St., Bridgeport LAVIN, Douglas E., Pfc.
234 Boston Post Road, Cos Cob LAWRENCE, David S., T/ 5
37 West Main St., Norwalk LAZOWSKI, John E., T/ 5
190 Derby Ave., Derby LEAVITT, Lloyd C, T/ 4
5 Woodside Ave., East Norwalk LEJKOWSKI, Walter S., Pvt.
89 Broad St., New Britain LENNON, John W., Pfc.
200 Villa Ave., Bridgeport LENO, Lloyd L., T/ 4
Blue Flag Farm, Saybrook LIAPES, Thomas P., Pfc.
31 Governor St., East Hartford LODARSKA, Sam, Pfc.
3 Brook St., Waterbury LOMBARDI, Joseph J., Pfc.
39 North Orchard St., Wallingford LOSS, Theodore H., S/ Sgt,
45 Woodland St., Wethersfield LOWENADLER, Francis J., Pvt.
6 Hull St., Ansonia LUCAS, John T., T/ 5
1028 Maple wood Ave., Bridgeport LUCKNER, Jesse A., T/ 5
RFD 2, Stepney LUFKIN, Colan W., T/ 3
469 Connecticut Blvd., East Hartford LYSOBEY, William W., Sgt,
25 Division St., Stamford MACAULEY, Lawrence G., Pfc.
RFD 1, Bethel MADLEY, Harry L., Pfc.
654 Quinnipiac Ave., New Haven MAHER, Edward F., Pfc.
136 Hubinger St., New Haven MAINIERRE, Clifford B., T/ 4
c/ o Dudley Chapman, Waterford MAJEWICZ, John, T/ 5
Evergreen Rd., West Cromwell MALLIA, Michael S., Pfc.
348 Hudson St., Hartford
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MALLOY, Francis E., Cpl.
72 Retreat Ave., Hartford MALLOY, James E., Pvt.
128 Evergreen Ave., Hartford MANGANELLA, Anthony S., Pfc.
31 Collis St., New Haven MARKURE, William J., Pvt.
652 West Main St., New Britain MARTIN, James A., S/ Sgt.
82 Leete St., West Haven MARZBANIAN, Boris, Pvt.
93 Beaver St., New Britain MASTROLILLO, Anthony, Pfc.
87 Bouton St., South Norwalk MATHESON, Donald A., S/ Sgt.
45 Woodway Rd., Stamford MATTHEWS, Orville J., S/ Sgt.
32 Kimberly Ave., East Haven MATULAITIS, John W., T/ 5
64 Walnut St., New Haven MAZIARZ, Alexander S., T/ Sgt.
44 Groton St., Hartford MAZZAMAURO, Adolph J., Pfc.
82 Griggs St., Waterbury McALPINE, Joseph A., Cpl.
213 Day St., New Haven McCAUGHEY, Fred F., Sgt.
39 High St., Stafford Springs McCAULEY, Rodney L., S/ Sgt.
178 Housatonic Ave., Stratford McCURRY, Kenneth E., T/ Sgt.
172 South St., Hartford McMINN, Grover, Pvt.
724 Railroad Ave., Bridgeport McNAMARA, Arthur M., Cpl.
531 Ferry St., New Haven McWILLIAMS, Joseph, T/ 4
193 Seymour Ave., Derby MEEHAN, Robert T., T/ 4
23 Wall St., Shelton MENG, Raymond A., T/ 5
RFD 2, Wallingford Rd., Cheshire MERTO, Stephen, Sgt,
43 Seymour St., Shelton MICHAELSON, Charles R., T/ Sgt,
28 West Prospect St., New Haven MIDDLETON, Henry A., Pfc.
26 Knight St., Norwalk MIERZEJEWSKI, Bronislaw, Pfc.
2 Cottage PL, Greenwich MIKULSKI, Frank, Pfc.
99 High St., Wallingford MILLER, Otto J., Pfc.
110 Knowlton St., Stratford MIRAN, Charles S., Pvt.
83 Belleview Ave., Torrington MISENCIK, John G., Pfc.
508 Brooks St., Bridgeport MIZIA, Walter P., S/ Sgt,
43 Seymour St., Bridgeport MODENA, Michael, T/ 4
95 West St., New Haven MONES, Aaron J., S/ Sgt,
205 Westport Ave., Norwalk MONROE, William L., Pfc.
29 Loomis Ave., Windsor MOORE, Robert L., Cpl.
31 Meadow Brook Rd., West Hartford MORAN, Fred L., Pfc.
5 Grassy Plain St., Bethel MORAN, John, T/ 5
119 Culvert St., Torrington MORROCCO, Alfred F., T/ Sgt.
20 Foley St., Bristol MUDRICK, Michael, Cpl.
2265 North Benson Rd., Fairfield
MULVEY, James J., Pfc.
118 Ward St., New Haven MURENIA, Alexander, Pfc.
24 Brook St., Shelton MURPHY, Francis J., T/ 4
4 McDermott St., Danbury MUSUMANO, Joseph, S/ Sgt,
17 Orchard St., Bristol NAPYCHANK, Michael J., Cpl.
Black's Hill Rd., Shelton NARDUCCI, Warren H., S/ Sgt.,
Straits Rd., Chester NASTA, Wilbur A., M/ Sgt.
2549 Broadbridge Ave., Stratford NEIBEL, Carl J., T/ 5
446 Second Ave., West Haven NEIL, William A., Cpl.
41 Clarkson St., Bridgeport NEILL, Frank H., T/ Sgt.
89 West St., Bristol NEMERGUT, Michael J., Pfc.
129 Sage St., Bridgeport NEZVESKY, Samuel, Cpl.
RFD 1, Newton NIGRO, Thomas, Cpl.
15 Roosevelt St., Hartford NIZNICK, Michael, Cpl.
77 Main St., Goodyear NORTON, Burton P., Sgt.
133 Linden St., Plainville NORTON, George H., T/ Sgt,
26 Pearl St., Guilford NYLEN, Robert W., Pfc.
259 White St., Hartford OAKES, William R., Pfc.
136 North Main St., Jewett City OGILVIE, John G., S/ Sgt.
715 Wethersfield Ave., Hartford OGULNICK, Harry J., S/ Sgt.
26 Mohegan Rd., Norwich OLESEN, Jasper N., T/ 5
317 Capitol Ave., Hartford OLIVER, Charles M., T/ 4
Route 7, West Cornwall O'NEIL, Aldwin H., Sgt.
131 Hanover St., Meriden ORENTLICHERMAN, Abraham, Cpl.
227 Pratt St., Meriden ORLOVSKY, Steve, Cpl.
485 Helen St., Bridgeport ORNOWSKI, Valentine S., Pfc.
38 Crosby St., Stamford OZIMKO, John, Pvt.
RFD, Broad Brook PALMER, Alton M., 1st/ Sgt.
6 Pine St., Milford PALMER, Birdsey G., T/ 4
North Stonington PASTER, Abraham, Cpl.
RFD 1, Norwich PATAKY, John, T/ 4
857 Brewster St., Bridgeport PERRY, Edwin R., T/ 5
Box 98, Wall St., Madison PERRY, Joseph W., Sgt.
954 South Main St., Waterbury PETITE, James J., Pfc.
244 Catherine St., Bridgeport PETRIE, Alexander G., Sgt.
Contentment Island, Tokeneke, Darien PIELL, Joseph S., Pfc.
539 Lafayette St., Bridgeport PIERCE, Douglas E., S/ Sgt.
82 Highland Ave., Waterbury PIROSCAFO, Armond P., Pvt.
170 Williston St., Bridgeport
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POLANSKI, Walter, Pfc.
5 South Main St., Danielson POLITIKA, Julius A., Pfc.
43 State St., Danbury POLLARD, Jonas J., Sgt.
206 Dover St., Stratford POOLE, Collins, Cpl.
6 Lisso Ave., Old Greenwich PRANGE, John E., Pfc.
50 Concord St., New Britain PRIEST, Kenneth W., T/ Sgt.
74 Clark St., New Haven PROUT, Arthur L., T/ 3
407 Laurel Ave., Bridgeport PRYSIAZNIUK, Peter S., Sgt.
Box 85, Stafford PYRE, Ross C, T/ 4
111 Hicks St., Meriden QUINN, Philip M., T/ 5
549 Lombard St., New Haven QUINN, William T., T/ 4
84 Rockwell St., Winsted QUIRK, William J., S/ Sgt.
Park Pl., Darien RACICOT, Henry A., T/ 5
451 Main St., Norwich RAMOSKA, Joseph F., Pfc.
636 North Riverside St., Waterbury RANSOM, Leonard B., Jr., Sgt.
East Hartland RASHAN, Joseph M., T/ 5
187 Howard Ave., Bridgeport RAUPACH, Edward C, T/ 4
1193 Matianuck Ave., Windsor RAYNERIO, Nicholas J., Pfc.
5 Home Court, Stamford REARDON, Daniel E., Cpl.
293 Maple Hill Ave., RFD 5, Newington REDMOND, Harold, Pfc.
122 Thomas St., Groton REGGETTS, Joseph W., Pfc.
123 Oak St., Manchester REID, Robert M., M/ Sgt.
91 Grove St., Elmwood REOPELL, Albert P., 1st/ Sgt.
4 Gregory St., New Haven RESCONSIN, Robert M., Cpl.
108 Broad St., Windsor REYNOLDS, Hubert M., Sgt.
797 Orange St., New Haven REYNOLDS, John T., Pfc.
Killingly RICE, Francis J., Sgt.
126 Bradley St., New Haven RICHARDS, Raymond W., T/ 5
RFD 1, River Rd., Essex RIFKIN, Samuel, T/ 5
278 Hough Ave., Bridgeport RILEY, George T., Pfc.
136 Sexton St., New Britain RILEY, Roy D., S/ Sgt.
Danbury Rd., Wilton RIORDAN, Frank H., S/ Sgt.
76 Glen St., New Britain ROBERTS, James R., S/ Sgt,
320 Bruce Ave., Stratford ROBINSON, Charles J., T/ 5
240 Greenwich Ave., Stamford RODICK, John, T/ 4
Monroe St., Milford ROGERS, Earl J., Cpl.
1868 Main St., East Hartford ROMANIELLO, James J., T/ 5
42 Aberdeen Ter., Stamford ROMANO, Arthur R., S/ Sgt.
25 Castle St., New Haven
ROONEY, John P., Pfc.
164 Connecticut Ave., South Norwalk ROSS, Elmer G., T/ 4
Old Hawleyville Rd., Bethel RUCCI, Paul E. J., Pvt.
169 Maple Ave., Hartford RUBIN, Bernard A., Pfc.
20 Clay St., New Haven RUMIESZ, Joseph, Pfc.
263 Mill St., East Port Chester SACCOCCIO, Mario G., T/ 4
5 Cliff St., South Norwalk SACCOMANI, Mario C, Sgt.
225 Beechwood Ave., Torrington ST. ARNAULD, Charles A., Sgt.
40 Woodbine St., Waterbury SAKONCHICK, Alex, Pfc.
502 Orange Ave., West Haven SALVADOR, Antone, Pvt.
97 Vauxhall St., New London SALVATORE, Ralph A., T/ 5
90 Walnut St., Manchester SALVO, Joseph A., Pfc.
1308 Madison Ave., Bridgeport SANTORO, Anthony A., Pfc.
68 Randall Ave., Bridgeport SATALINO, Daniel R., S/ Sgt.
618 East St., New Britain SCANLON, Joseph T., T/ 5
807 North Ave., Bridgeport SCHAEFFER, Peter R., T/ 5
RFD 6, Norwich SCHIEFFER, Hubert A., T/ 4
49 Knoll St., Waterbury SCHMALING, Frederick J., Pvt.
28 Lyon Ave., Greenwich SCHNEIDER, Leonard, T/ 5
248 Sherman Ave., New Haven SCHNITMAN, Edwin E., S/ Sgt.
650 Cooke St., Waterbury SCHOONMAKER, Russell J., Pfc.
Cribbins Ave., Shelton SCHWELL, Louis M., T/ 5
RFD 1, Uncasville SCOTT, Norton I., T/ 5
Bantam SELK, Reynold, S/ Sgt.
37 Kensington St., New Haven SEMMENS, William J., Sgt.
61 Madison St., New Britain SHAPIRO, Philip L., Pvt.
454 Lincoln St., Bridgeport SHEPHERD, Charles H., Cpl.
375 Waterville St., Waterbury SHEPHERD, William L., Jr., Cpl.
33 Granite St., Groton SHERMER, Mendel R., Pfc.
66 Bank St., Seymour SHERWINSKY, Edward J., S/ Sgt.
22 Woodside Ave., Seymour SHERWOOD, Edward J., Sgt.
480 Wood Ave., Bridgeport SHUMWAY, Richard W., Pfc.
554 George St., New Haven SILLIMAN, Robert T., Sgt.
2 Maple St., Poquonock SINGER, Milton, Pfc.
66 Rosemont St., Hartford SKOGLUND, Robert D., T/ 3
87 Robbins Ave., Newington SLIMAK, Michael, T/ 5
Box 64, 947 Hope St., Springdale SMAZER, Edward J., Pvt.
49 1/ 2 Silver St., Middletown SMITH, John E., S/ Sgt.
125 Prospect Ave., West Haven
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SMITH, John W., T/ 5
124 Central Ave., Waterbury SMITH, Norman E., T/ 5
Westville, RFD 2, Woodbridge SMITKUS, Alphonse J., Pfc.
119 Hungerford St., Hartford SNAPAITAS, John A., S/ Sgt.
114 Castle Ave., Bridgeport SOBINSKI, Joseph F., Pfc.
473 High St., Milford SOLO WAY, William, Sgt.
20 East St., Ansonia SOMERS, Clifford, Cpl.
Box 52, South Britain SOOS, John, Pfc.
19 Laurence St., South Norwalk SPENCER, Louis E., S/ Sgt.
Suffield SQUIRES, George F., Pfc.
121 Central Ave., East Hartford STANGER, Frederick J., S/ Sgt.
15 Center St., Windsor Locks STANNARD, Samuel, T/ 4
383 Elm St., West Haven STEMPIEN, Michael S., Pfc.
44 Nicholas Ave., Greenwich STEPKOSKI, Wladyslaw, S/ Sgt.
13 Dewey Ave., Terryville STEVENS, Timothy J., T/ Sgt.
99 Spring St., Hartford STOCKEL, Roderick J., T/ 5
165 Clinton Ave., New Haven STROM, Norman, Pfc.
29 Ward Place, West Haven STRUBBE, William F., S/ Sgt.
43 Long Hill Ave., Shelton STUNKEL, Carl F., Pfc.
Box 423, Greenwich SULLIVAN, Robert J., Sgt.
637 Park Rd., West Hartford SULLIVAN, William T., Cpl.
377 Orange St., New Haven SUTAY, John J., Sgt.
18 Harding PL, Danbury SUTTA, Jack, Cpl.
25 Dwight St., New Haven SWEENEY, Thomas J., S/ Sgt.
Berry Rd., Southbury SWIERCZEWSKI, John J., Cpl.
17 Dewey St., Torrington SYLVETSKY, Jack, Pfc.
563 Maple St., Bridgeport TALLMAN, Donald V., Cpl.
531 California St., Stratford TAMSIN, Leonard, S/ Sgt.
23 Ivy St., Branford TANCH, Elmer, Pfc.
Pond Hill Rd., Wallingford TANGUAY, Gabriel J., Pfc.
20 America St., Waterbury TAR, Steve, Pvt.
633 Pine St., Bridgeport TATRO, John F., M/ Sgt.
RFD 8, Norwichtown TATUN, Michael J., S/ Sgt.
30 East Walnut St., Stamford TAYLOR, Joseph, Pfc.
534 State St., Bridgeport TELLIER, Laurence E., Pfc.
65 Milk St., Willimantic TESTONI, Benjamin, Pvt.
Booth Rd., Thompsonville THOMPSON, Theodore R., Sgt.
64 Pleasant Ave., Forestville
TIRENDI, Joseph, Pvt.
145 Easton Ave., Waterburv TIROLETTO, Joseph, T/ 4
535 Lombard St., New Haven TKACZ, Carl, S/ Sgt.
Maple Ave., Bristol TOMASO, Joseph P., Sgt.
5 Chauncey St., West Haven TRANT, Charles J., Cpl.
3 Greenmanville Ave., Mystic TREMALLO, Richard E., T/ Sgt.
282 Rockwell Ave., Stratford TUNILA, Peter J., T/ 5
104 Green St., Waterbury TROMBLEY, Charles N., Pfc.
30 Camp St., Waterbury VIAU, Roland J., Pfc.
101 Main St., Baltic VITALI, Serafino, Pfc.
247 Hamilton St., New Haven VITKO, Stephen, T/ 4
94 Hamilton Ave., Stratford WALLACE, Clifford H., Sgt.
29 Elm St., New Haven WARREN, Edwin O., Cpl.
285 Iranistan Ave., Bridgeport WASSING, David A., Pfc.
75 Richards PL, West Haven WAYNE, Scranton, T/ 4
Falls Village WAYWORTH, Stanley F., Pvt.
412 Wethersfield Ave., Hartford WESTERHOLM, Henry A., Cpl.
RFD 1, South Coventry WICKLAND, Keith R., Cpl.
945 Ridge Rd., Hartford WILLIAMS, Edward A., Pfc.
53 Calloden Rd., Stamford WILLIAMS, Lester H., M/ Sgt.
Box 66, Cobalt WILLIAMS, Willis S., Pvt.
c/ o A. Coulombe, Box 594, Bridgeport WILSON, Frank L., T/ 5
32 Shippan Ave. Ext., Stamford WISELL, Erwin, Pfc.
539 So. Main St., Torrington WITSIL, Frank W., Pfc.
226 Main St., Norwalk WOHLGEMUTH, Francis J., Pfc.
92 Flatbush Ave., Hartford WOJCIK, Joseph, T/ 5
79 Marvin St., Stamford WOOLFORD, Harlan K., Sgt.
Greenridge Rd., Torrington WRIGHT, Gordon B., T/ Sgt.
1244 North Broad St., Meriden WROBLEWSKI, Daniel M., Sgt.
37 E. Main St., Terryville YEAGER, Kenneth A., Cpl.
North Rock Ridge, Greenwich ZANETTI, Ottavio F., T/ Sgt.
122 Calhoun St., Torrington ZEIBA, Stephen, Jr., Pfc.
65 Cottage St., Moosup ZEIDER, Irving, Pvt.
Newton Rd., Woodbridge ZENYK, Theodore L., T/ 5
22 Russell St., Hartford ZIEGLER, Philip F., Cpl.
32 Kingston St., West Hartford ZIELINSKI, Casimer, S/ Sgt.
292 Eddy Glover Blvd., New Britain
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