Connecticut veterans commemorative booklet. Vol. 7, no. 5. Connecticut men of the United States Army, demobilization, Fort Devens, Massachusetts. September 22 to 26, 1945

              CONNECTICUT MEN
of the United States Army
Demobilization, Fort Devens, Massachusetts
September 22 to 26, 1945 THE MEN ARE COMING HOME
Discharges under the point system be­gan
at Fort Devens, Mass., on May 12, 1945. The separation center was originally set up to discharge 300 men a day, but this figure was steadily increased.
By June 1 separations from the service were averaging 400 a day. By September 1 the daily average had climbed to 525. By the end of September there were over 800 enlisted men being discharged daily, along with 100 officers.
Brigadier General William C. Crane, commanding general, announced late in September that the new goal for daily discharges was 1740. To help make up for the loss of hundreds of key personnel, the Army assigned an additional 820 trained workers — all young men with low point scores — to aid in the de­mobilization
program.
Between V- E Day and V- J Day, Fort Devens granted discharges to a total of more than 30,000 men. From V- J Day to October 1, there were more than 16,000 separations.
Two shifts of workers were handling discharges a total of 15 hours each day, including Sundays and holidays. In ad­dition
to processing the men being dis­charged,
these crews had the important task of assembling and correlating all records and papers for each man leaving the service.
Because of a backlog of eligible sepa­ratees,
men reporting at Devens were being given furloughs ranging from six to eleven days and more. On reporting back after completing these furloughs, they were ready to begin the processing routine. Once processing was actually underway the soldier usually received his discharge papers and final pay within 48 hours.
Men being discharged are grouped in rosters of 45 each. A roster goes through
the demobilization process as a single unit, the group living in the same bar­racks
and attending lectures and other programs in a body. Assigned to each roster as a guide is a member of the per­manent
personnel of the post.
Arrival of the new personnel to aid in the demobilization program was expected to make possible a steady decrease in the size of the backlog. This would enable shortening of the pre- discharge furloughs.
" We want to get the men out as quickly as possible," said General Crane. " Any­thing
that can be done to improve the system will be done."
A MESSAGE FROM THE 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 to the enduring list of victories, immortal names — Rendova Island, Kasarine Pass, Munda, Sicily, Weewak, Cassino, Luzon, Anzio, Normandy, the Ardennes Bulge, 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 these 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.
Raymond E. Baldwin, Governor HERE ARE THEIR STORIES
Editor's Note: It has been the experience of veterans of all wars that memory tends to fade with the passing of the years. Details will grow vague, half forgotten. A tendency develops which makes for difficulty in distinguishing between personal experiences and those of others of the old outfit. Events, dates and places become confused; thus, the references to " veteran's tales", with all the implications of that phrase. To record here and now the mood, the impressions, the exciting events, of the worst days and of the best days, is the purpose of these stories. Connecticut men were asked for their own stories and in their own words they are here recorded:
Adamczyk, John C, Sgt., Co. B., 344th Eng. Bn., Middletown.
" From what I saw overseas, the people there are so far behind that if we stood still for twenty years they wouldn't be able to catch up to us. I was in Africa, Sicily, Italy, France, Germany and Aus­tria.
However, people all over the world are about the same in their reactions and emotions."
Armstrong, Frank R., Pfc, Sv. Co., 507th Para. Inf., 17th Airborne Division, New Milford.
" I've been practically all around the world and I'm certainly glad I'm going back to Connecticut. I was in the Pacific theater and was returned to the States to form an airborne cadre. Then I was shipped over to Europe. The places I've been to include Panama, Hawaii, Canton Islands, England, France and Germany. Hawaii was the best I visited. It was swell there — you could eat your Christmas dinner and then go swimming. If ever I go anywhere as a civilian, I think I will go to the Hawaiian Islands."
Bua, John J., Pfc, Supply Depot, 8th Air Force, Norwalk.
" We helped keep the flyers in the air, and we were all proud of the record made by the 8th. I saw only one buzz bomb, but that was enough for me. London is a great big city, but you can't compare it with New York at all. One town I liked especially was Cambridge. It's a university
city and very quiet, but it impressed me a great deal. I found the English people okay."
Capalbo, Giacomo J., Pfc, Co. C, 344th Eng., 7th Army, Cos Cob.
" We spent 39 months overseas, most of it building roads, clearing mines, and
CONNECTICUT VETERANS COMMEMORATIVE BOOKLET
Vol. VII Sept. 26, 1945 No. 5
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, and as a token in recognition to, the Connecticut men who served with the United States Army during World War II.
The courtesies and assistance of public relations officers at the Ports and at Fort Devens Separation Center greatly facilitat­ed
the gathering of the material for the booklet. The group pictures are from Army Signal Corps photographs. The cover picture of the S. S. General Stewart is from the New York Daily News. The stories were gathered at Fort Devens, during the period immediately preceding separation.
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, but 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.
in road block demolition. The toughest we saw it was around March, 1943, near Cassino, Italy. They were throwing shells all over, 88' s were landing around our bivouac area all the time. God was with our company. They always landed a little short or over. It went on all one night, and next day the Jerry strafed us and we had seme casualties. We were four days in that area. We were on one side of the hill and Jerry was on the other. The best time I had was at Besancon, just after we in­vaded
France. No war, better food, some wine, and even a few dances."
Carrano, Anthony V., Jr., Pfc, Co. B., 2759th Eng. Bn., 7th Army, Bridgeport.
" Just before the invasion of Sicily, I went on a trip to Malta to bring some air corps engineers there to build an airfield. During the trip which lasted about eight days, we had a series of air attacks. For two days and two nights during the trip, the Jerry planes came over and threw everything they had at us. I never thought I'd make the trip over to Malta. They were pretty close a number of times."
Chairman, Joel, T/ 4, 399th Port Bn., ( Sep.), Stamford.
" The Germans did their best to hit our
ships at the ports, but we were able to keep our unloading right up to schedule. They came after us at Oran, at Naples and in Southern France. A good pal of mine was killed in a bombing at Oran. England was the nicest place that I found overseas. One of our big jobs was to get supplies and equipment ashore, and we did cur best to get the stuff in there in the shortest possible time."
Costello, James J., T/ 4, 707th Ord­nance
Co., 7th Infantry Division, An ¬ sonia.
" After spending a long time struggling through the mud and morass of Attu in the Aleutians, I found it a job to get used to walking on pavements again. My feet and legs really hurt for a while. I was in" the invasion of Attu with the 7th Division, then I stayed there with the 3062d Ord­nance
Co. when my outfit went on to the Marshalls. It was bleak and lonesome in the Aleutians, and I was mighty glad when I finally got away from there."
Curran, Edward J., Cpl., 36th Eng., 3d Division, Stamford.
" We were amphibious engineers, and we worked in Sicily, Italy, Southern France and Germany. We built Bailey
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and pontoon bridges, constructed roads, removed mines and did many other jobs. At Anzio we were under bombing and shelling for four months, and we had to act as infantrymen most of that time. Between Anzio and Rome we were fighting the Germans at such close range that I was wounded by a hand grenade. Another time I was wounded by shrapnel during an artillery bombardment. Clearing mine­fields
was probably our most dangerous work. I was lucky enough to fly home, going from Heilbronn, Germany, to Marseille, and coming from there by plane. I hadn't seen the U. S. in 33 months and it looked mighty good to me. It still does."
DeFrancesco, Michael J., T/ 4, 35th Eng. Bn. ( Combat), New Haven.
" In 32 months out of the United States, I worked first on the Alcan Highway and later was in combat in Europe. And working up there in those freezing temper­atures
was worse than fighting in Europe, believe it or not. In Europe my outfit was in the Brittany, Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe campaigns, ending up in Germany across the Czech border. We were caught in Bastogne during the
German attack, and had it plenty tough until a relief column reached us. Even so, Europe had nothing as bad as the loneli­ness
and freezing weather of Canada and Alaska. We really suffered up there. It's impossible to describe how desolate and miserable it was in that country. We were all mighty glad to get away from there, even though it did mean going to Europe."
Donaldson, Thomas E., Pvt., 17th Combat Eng., 2d Armored Division, West Hartford.
" When we came into Berlin as the first American occupation troops, the Germans there were beaten- down and half- starved. They knew they were licked and feared that they wouldn't survive the winter. They all seemed to be in mortal fear of the Russians, though I never saw a Russian soldier do a thing out of line. In three years across, the worst time I had was when we cracked into the Siegfried Line at Ubach. The Germans had everything in their favor, but after a softening- up bom­bardment,
we took the place by storm."
Dudek, George, T/ 5, 303d Signal Co. Wing, 9th Air Force, New Haven.
" Near St. Lo one afternoon a bunch of
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us stood around looking when a German reconnaissance plane appeared overhead. We thought he was just making a routine observation flight, but suddenly he swooped down and came after us in a strafing run. He only got one man in our outfit, but after that we learned to take cover even when there was only one enemy plane in the area. I had an interest­ing
job, working as a radio operator on communications with air and ground units. When the Germans gave up, we were near Munich."
Fells, Donald F., Sgt., 399th Port Bn., ( Sep.), Norwich.
" My outfit saw a lot of Africa and Europe. We were in England, North Africa, Italy and Southern France. At Oran the Germans came in to bomb and strafe, trying to spoil our unloading opera­tions,
but we got the stuff off. At Naples, too, we had plenty of bombing. I liked England very much, but during the months we were there we had a long series of air raids. It was great to see the United States after over 38 months away from it."
Fernandes, A. Joseph, T/ 5, Hq. Btry., 376th Para. F. A. Bn., 82d Airborne Div., Wallingford.
" It was pretty rough all the way through. But the roughest was Hill 1205 near Cassino in Italy. It was a hell of a climb up that mountain. We had a Christ­mas
dinner of K- Rations while making that climb. That was a ' nice' Christmas dinner. While we were going up the side, the Jerries bombed us, strafed us, shelled us and made things pretty uncomfortable for us in general. When we got to the top it was so dark we stumbled over bodies — dead Jerries and of some of our boys. It was raining, too, when we got there. We needed the top of the mountain as an artillery observation post."
Gauthier, J. Leon, Pfc, Hq. and Sup. Co., 591st Eng. Boat Regt., Meriden.
" I liked Roseneath, Scotland, the best because its rolling countryside reminded me of Connecticut. The scenery there was much like that of home. I enjoyed that place for six weeks. People were very nice to us there. Of course, we were the first Americans there which may have had something to do with it. The only people over there who were up to date according to our standards were the Germans. The cities there were clean and the country was beautiful. The French took us for all we were worth — the sky was the limit with them. If you had it, they took it away from you!"
Geissler, Harold R., S/ Sgt., Co. H., 318th Inf., 80th Division, Broad Brook.
" I got the Silver Star for a few days' action from February 5th to 10th in Beau­fort,
Luxembourg. During that time a lieutenant and I kept communications open while under heavy enemy fire be­tween
company and battalion OPs. We were at a spot overlooking the west wall of the Siegfried Line before and during the attack into Germany at Beaufort. When the first wave crossed the Roer River, I was laying wire and helped bring rein­forcements
to companies. On my return trips I carried wounded men back to the rear. On the second day of the attack, on the 8th of February, I swam out into the river to rescue two GIs who were going downstream fast. The Jerries were shelling the river with mortars and rockets, and also laying down some small arms fire at the time. I was wounded while rescuing the soldiers, but I didn't go back to the rear until the beachhead was secured on the other side of the river."
Gorski, Anthony F., T/ 5, Maintenance Co., 101st Airborne Regt., 17th Airborne Division, New Haven.
" Before I got into the Army, I was pretty wild. But they took that out of me. The Army improved me a lot — it taught me to take orders and how to be neat and clean. I think I'm a better person now than I was before coming into the Army. I feel that now I can take on responsibilities which I did not think I could do when I was a civilian before the war. My toughest time in the Army was the first thirteen weeks of training. I didn't like non- coms and I still don't — even though I'm one myself!"
Hall, Raymond T., T/ 4, 2d Evacuation Hospital, Killingly.
" I was a medic and we moved with the combat troops across France and Belgium and into Germany. At Eupen we were under heavy air attacks and bombardment and were partly surrounded by German infantry, but we had to stay with the wounded and care for them. Our planes were grounded and the Germans even came in to strafe us. It's great to be home, and I'll be glad to return to my job with the State Department of Agriculture."
Hubbard, Arthur B., S/ Sgt., M. D., 344th Eng. Regt., Middletown.
" I was surprised to see that Germany was so much like the States. The cleanli­ness
of the people there was much like that of our people. Their roadways were modern. They were far ahead of all other people in Europe. The people, too, are
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very much like Americans. The country itself is very beautiful. The people looked healthy. They didn't seem underfed like the people of other countries over there. The English, for instance, looked pretty bad — pasty complexion and underfed. But the English had quite a seige over there, while the Germans were living on things their political hijackers stole for them in the other countries. Africa, of course, speaks for itself. So does Italy!"
lannotti, Anthony, S/ Sgt., 382d Port Bn., ( Sep.), Waterbury.
" We had our toughest times at Naples and at the Anzio beachhead. I'll remember them longest of all the places I was in during 34 months across. Our outfit worked with the Fifth and Seventh Armies, and we hit North Africa, Sicily, Italy and Southern France. And, in­cidentally,
Bizerte wasn't any picnic either. At Anzio the Germans shelled and bombed us constantly as we unloaded ships. At Naples the ship next to one I was working on was hit, and four big bombs fell in the water very close to us."
Jepeal, Michael D., Cpl., 343d Eng., 7th Army, Hartford.
" The terrific strafing the Germans gave us at Cassino is hard to tell about. Every­thing
at Cassino was tough — the weather, the terrain and the German positions. We were in a lot of other fighting in Africa, Sicily, Italy, Southern France and Germany. I had thirty- eight and a half months overseas and saw a lot, but Cassino takes first prize in my book."
Jezek, Edward, S/ Sgt., 340th Bomber Group, 12th Air Force, Staffordville.
" We operated in the Mediterranean area, and our planes did some great work in Africa, Corsica and Italy. We gave air support in the invasion of Southern France. Probably the worst air attacks we took ourselves were at Corsica, where the Germans poured everything they had at us. There was enough excitement in that for a lifetime."
Johnson, Frederick T., T/ 4, Co. B., 66th Regt., 2d Armored Division, New Britain.
" After 35 months overseas I'm just glad to be home. I don't want to talk about it."
Jones, George A., Pvt., Co. E., 66th Regt., 2d Armored Division, South Norwalk.
" The Germans had some great tanks. When we had only 75' s we had to fight them with brains, as they could outshoot our tanks by a thousand yards. We had to get them from the flanks or outnumber them. Our 76' s and 90' s, when we got them, were okay. I was wounded by shrapnel near Aachen, and I spent three months in the hospital, but I was back in time for the big counter- offensive."
Kaliszewski, Henry S., Pfc, 410th AA Bn., New Haven.
" We set our best record in shooting
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down Nazi planes at Naples. The Germans were trying to raid the docks and shipping, and we sent up some tremendous bar­rages.
My outfit moved right up, going into Africa and then to Sicily, Italy, Corsica, France and Germany. Near the end of the war the German air force was so badly cut up that they started re­assigning
anti- aircraft men to other army units. Germany was the neatest and clean­est
of the countries I saw overseas."
Kopp, John H., Sgt., Army Air Force, Derby.
" I was in the Azores for two years, serving as a medical man in an air evacua­tion
unit. We were on the island of Terceira, a little place six miles long and three miles wide. There wasn't much to do there in the line of recreation, and things were pretty dull. We took care of patients on their way to the United States from the battlefronts."
Kowall, Joseph S., T/ 5, M. D., 805th Tank Destroyers, 5th Army, Danbury.
" The last seven days of the war were my toughest. I was captured at Verona, on April 25, by men of the German 1st Parachute Division. They treated me good, excellent in fact. An hour after I was put in one of their trucks to go back, I was drinking their beer and eating their chocolate. That was the good part. After that we travelled by night and slept by day for four days and our own planes strafed us. On May 2nd, our 10th Moun­tain
Division overran the town where the Germans were holding us and we could go our own way again."
Maikowski, Raymond A., S/ Sgt., Co. L, 505th Para. Inf., 82d Airborne Division, Ivoryton.
" About all the jumps are the same — they're all tough. I made four combat jumps — Italy, Sicily, Normandy and Holland. The most exciting and dangerous jump I made was in Normandy on the 5th of June. We jumped about 2 o'clock in the morning and Jerry opened up on us with his ack ack before we hit the silk, so we had to go down while they were throwing a lot of flak at us. A hunk of flak went through my canopy and it in­creased
my rate of speed in my fall. When I hit the ground it was harder than usual — it felt as though my heels went into my head."
McGuire, William F., S/ Sgt., 450th Bomber Group, 15th Air Force, Devon.
" The German Luftwaffe had a special hatred for our ' Cottontail' outfit. It dated back to a time when some of our planes, over enemy country, lowered their landing gear as if they were in trouble and started to land. When Nazi planes came in after them, our boys shot a number of them down. The Germans never got over it, and even told about their hate for us on radio broadcasts. Our outfit got a Presidential citation for the bombings of Ploesti and Regensburg and we set a 100 percent accuracy record in hitting the Brenner Pass. We had a great gang of fellows."
Nesta, William J., T/ Sgt., 84th F. A. Bn., 9th Infantry Division, New Haven.
" Out of eight campaigns that we were in, I think we had our hardest fighting in Tunisia. At Kasserine Pass we had a terrific artillery duel with the Germans, and there was a lot of stuff flying. When the war ended we were at the Elbe River, and then we moved in to occupy Munich. The Germans had some fine artillery, especially their 88' s, and they knew how to use them. But they had a lot of respect for our guns, too. Captured Jerries told us that they feared our artillery more than anything else. We knew the German surrender was coming because all activity had been halted for days on our front. We
fired our last rounds three days before the surrender."
Napert, John M., Pvt., 437th Trans­port
Carrier Group, 83d Squadron, 9th Air Force, New Britain.
" Our outfit did mainly supply and evacuation work. Among our jobs were carrying gliders and paratroopers, hauling gas and equipment, and evacuating wounded men. We worked both in Eng­land
and France, and on D- Day our unit took over a lot of gliders. The best place we found in France was the town of Coullomier. It was just a little place, but lively, and we had more fun there than we did even in Paris. When we were in France our flyers were keeping the Krauts so busy that they didn't have time to bother us."
Paslousky, William, Pfc, 463d Para. F. A., Bridgeport.
" After making a parachute landing we spent six days behind the enemy lines near Gela, in Sicily. During that time we had only three boxes of K- Rations for food. We jumped, gathered up the parts of our 75 pack howitzers, which had been chuted down with us, and went into action. The Nazis were so close that we often had to fight as infantrymen as well as artillerymen. Elements of the 45th Division finally broke through to relieve us and bring us some food. One of our
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worst times there was when the Navy, not knowing where we were, bombarded the whole area with heavy shells. It was a nightmare for a good while, but we came out of it all right. Cassino and Anzio were bad, but those days behind the Nazi lines were my worst experience."
Prout, Arthur L., T/ 5, Co. F., 533d Combat Eng., Bridgeport.
" At 45, I was the oldest man in the battalion but I said I'd stick it out till the war was over and I did, because I knew they needed some of us experienced men to help break in the younger ones on Diesel engines and heavy equipment. The day the Japanese surrender was an­nounced
I said, ' The war's all over for me,' and I retired from duty. My outfit served in New Guinea, New Britain and was in the original landings at Luzon in the Philippines. When we landed at Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, the Japs weren't very effective because the country was too open around the beachhead for their kind of fighting. We had our toughest engineering problems in New Guinea, where the terrain was something you'd have to see to believe."
Sroka, Frank J., Cpl., 5th Depot Repair Squad., 8th Air Force, Stamford.
" England suffered some tremendous damage in the German air raids, and the people showed real courage in keeping their spirits as high as they did. Some parts of London didn't look so bad, but others had taken a terrible beating. The waterfront area was in especially bad shape. It's good to see New England again, and I'm all set to go back into the trucking business."
Stosak, Samuel, Pfc, Co. C, 504th Para. Inf., 82d Division, Bridgeport.
" Jumping was the greatest thrill in the Army. I made nineteen jumps, three of them combat jumps. The one in Sicily was the most exciting. That's when our
own ack ack fired on us. The story went around later that they had just had an air raid and there were some German planes in our formation. It looked pretty from up there — just like the Fourth of July celebration. We jumped right into it. We heard later that about 410 men were killed and twenty- three transports knocked down. The assistant commanding general of the division was killed in the landing."
Thackston, Dexter E., T/ 3, Main­tenance
Bn., 2d Armored Division, Grot on.
" Our division was the first to enter Berlin as American occupation troops. Earlier we'd been in Africa, England, France and Germany, landing in France on D plus 3. The Germans in Berlin were friendly and hungry; maybe one explains the other. The Berliners were scared stiff of the Russians, but didn't seem to mind us very much. My particular unit had its worst time at Carentan in France, where the Nazis almost had us hemmed in. The ' Hell on Wheels' division did a lot of traveling. We were on three continents, in ten countries, and served in five armies and seven corps. There weren't many dull moments."
Tolli, Joseph P., T/ Sgt., 134th Inf., 35th Division, Plainville.
" My greatest feeling of satisfaction was in and around Bad Pyrmont, Germany* near Hanover, where our three man. counter- intelligence corps team of special agents apprehended five German generals among whom was one of Nazidom's most notorious men. He was Karl Gutten ¬ burgher, alias Heinrich Sporkmann, SB Obergruppenfuher, General der Waffen SS, and General det Polizei. We were working in the town when a civilian, who said he was anti- Nazi, reported he thought he had seen Guttenburgher passing on the street. After giving us a description of the man and direction in which he was travel­ing,
we apprehended the suspect. After hours of interrogation he admitted being all those things I said he was earlier. He was in a hotel when we got him on April 20, 1944. The other four men, all high ranking generals in the Wehrmacht, were wearing civilian clothes when we captured them, just as Guttenburgher was. The members of the three man team got the Bronze Star medal for our work in captur­ing
the five Nazis."
Turco, Sigmund, Pvt., 382d Port Bn., ( Sep.), Bridgeport.
" When the Germans broke through at the Bulge, they needed reinforcements badly so they made infantrymen out of a lot of us. There was some bitter fighting with the Germans at close range. I'd had some close calls in my own job with the port battalion, but I was glad when they relieved me from infantry duty and sent me back to my own outfit. The Battle of the Bulge was my biggest thrill in 34 months on the other side."
Tyskewicz, Walter J., Cpl., 390th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force, Windsor.
" The buzz bombs started coming over into England just a week after the invasion
of Europe started in June, 1944. Some of them came over our base at tree- top level, sounding to me about like a diesel ¬ engined streamlined train. Some of them exploded only a half- mile away, and one of them hit just 50 yards away from a big bomb dump. They shook the ground like an earthquake. Then when the Germans started the rocket bombs from Holland, some of them aimed at London came in our direction. Meantime, too, we had plenty of air raids."
Varrick, Joseph R., Pvt., Co. I., 358th Inf., 90th Division, Manchester.
" The Bulge was tough, rugged and everything else. Our division was in Belgium when Von Runsted attacked. We just captured a German CP, and were moving forward when we lost direction and I was left out front with one squad. I had a hunch we were in for trouble and told the squad leader. We were cold, weak and exhausted, our feet were in bad shape, and there were no fox holes up there. The 88' s started to come in. One hit ten feet away from me and got my buddy, and we lost four more men out of the squad before we withdrew to fox holes near our Bat­talion
CP. On the way back we ran into some GIs from another outfit. It was so
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dark we weren't recognized and they fired on us. We thought we were being attacked from the rear. The snow was deep and we tried to get covered up in it quick. By that time it was cold as hell, even after we found some good Jerry- built fox holes that had straw mats in them. It was tough going and I was all in."
Voorhees, James A., Pfc, 101st Ren. Trp., 101st Airborne Division, Derby.
" At Vegel, Holland, the Germans had us hemmed in for three days, and we were able to make only brief contacts with our other forces. Worse than that, though, was a series of special patrols on which we went, through areas that were
heavily mined and under heavy enemy fire. We were a motorized unit, with jeeps and machine guns, working out ahead of the main bodies, and we had some real close ones."
Zimmerman, Perry G., Pvt., 3713th Q. M. Bn., 3d Army, New Haven.
" I liked it fine over there. I met some fine people in Germany, France, Belgium, Holland and in the Sudeten Land. And I learned how to take better care of myself and to save money in the Army. From now on I won't throw away any good chances and things like I did before I went in the service."
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 State's legal definition of a World War II veteran follows:
" Any honorably discharged person who served in active military or naval forces on and after December 7, 1941, and prior to the date of the termination of hostilities as fixed by the United States Govern­ment,
inclusive, and provided any such person who was not a resident or resident alien of this state at the time of enlistment or induction into such service shall have resided continuously in this state for at least two years."
The following brief 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 in the event that the services of local Veteran's Centers are inadequate or unavailable for such information. ( In some smaller towns the Town Clerks act as a " Veteran Center".)
Tax Exemptions — File discharge with your Town Clerk; notify Town or City Tax assessors and Town or City Tax Collector.
Local Property Taxes — Any veteran is exempt up to $ 1,000 on property subject to this, and the exemption in part is valid for veterans, wives, and nearest kin under certain circumstances.
Local Personal Property Taxes — Any veteran exempt up to $ 1,000, disabled veterans by rating up to $ 3,000.
Local Business Taxes — ( Personal property) on stock, fixtures and equip­ment
of new businesses established by veterans, for three years. 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.
Old Age Assistance Taxes — Veterans are exempt, during active service in armed forces, and may secure refund if they paid while in active service. See Local Tax Collector.
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.
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 veterans killed in service. Consult the State Board of Education.
Veterans Seeking State Employment — 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.
Aid to 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.
A widow of a veteran is entitled to certain weekly benefits. Contact the Veterans Home Commission. This applies to widows and children of veterans killed in active service.
Maternity care for wives of men serving in the armed forces, and for their infants under one year of age, can be obtained by application to the Health Commissioner, State Office Building, Hartford.
Soldiers', Sailors' and Marines' Fund of Connecticut — Many of the veterans' aid benefits set out above in this booklet, are payable from the income produced by the Soldiers', Sailors' and Marines' 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. The Treasurer of the American Legion ( State Office Building, Hartford) dis­burses
such income to carry out aid pro­visions
to veterans, and certain relatives and next of kin of veterans pursuant to statute. THE MUSTER OUT ROLL CALL
( Names, rank and addresses of Connecticut men discharged during the period Sept. 22 to 26, 1945, from the official Group Rosters, Fort Devens Separation Center, Mass.)
ABRAMSKI, Joseph J., S/ Sgt.
82 Pardee St., New Haven ACKER, Robert P., T/ 5
38 Marsh St., West Haven ADAMCZYK, John C, Sgt.
56 Loveland St., Middletown ADAMETZ, Louis B., Sgt.
Higganum ADZIMA, Joseph E., T/ 5
218 Hillcrest Rd., Bridgeport ALBERTELLI, Paul D., Pfc.
307 Summer St., Bristol ALBRIGHT, Frederick J., Jr., T/ 4
413 Warren St., Bridgeport AMADEO, Paul W., Cpl.
50 Green St., Hartford AMMERMAN, John R., Cpl.
Beardsley Rd., Shelton ANDERSON, Carl A., T/ Sgt.
19 Notkins St., Hamden ANDERSON, George A., Pfc.
290 Wakelee Ave., Ansonia ANDREWS, Marshall H., M/ Sgt.
68 Water St., S. Glastonbury ANDREWS, Quentin D., T/ 3
31 Monaghan PL, West Haven ANTONI, Andrew W., T/ 4
RFD 1, Bridgewater ARCUCCI, John G., Pfc.
168 Washington Ave., New Haven ARMSTRONG, Frank R., Pfc.
Wellsville Ave., New Milford ARNAUSKAS, John F., Pfc.
Sunnyside Ave., Oakville AUBIN, Vernon P., Cpl.
85 Concord St., Bristol AYERS, Wesley H., T/ 4
23 Heath St., Hartford BAAH, Lewis H., Pvt.
Box 34, Versailles BALDINGER, Irving M., T/ 5
153 Willow St., New Haven BARBER, Ralph B., Pfc.
Box 46 Sunnyside, Yantic BARRETT, George W., Pfc.
Hotel Taft, New Haven BARRON, John R., T/ 5
10 Pleasant St., Stamford BARTOLUCCI, Louis, T/ 3
197 Howard St., New London BAZZONI, Mario C, Pfc.
155 East St., New Britain BEATTIE, George, Sgt.
117 Mount Pleasant St., Norwich BENDER, Robert R., Cpl.
141 Fairview Ave., Groton BERNADINI, Donoto T., Cpl.
33 Beaver St., Ansonia BERNARD, Leon J., Sgt.
Notch Hill Rd., North Branford BERNASKI, Edward, Pfc. 317 River St., Bridgeport
BERNHARDT, Maurice L., Jr., Pfc.
Box 96, East Haddam BERNHEIM, Sidney B., S/ Sgt.
41 Robin Rd., West Hartford BERNIER, Lawrence J., Pfc.
30 Arch St., Waterbury BIERCE, John H., Pfc.
161 Rubber Ave., Naugatuck BIGHINATTI, Enso V., T/ Sgt.
151 New Britain Rd., Kensington BLANCHETTE, Sylva J., Pfc.
41 South Main St., Danielson BLANKFELD, Samuel A., S/ Sgt.
2 West Spring St., Derby BLESSO, John J., T/ Sgt.
73 Gilman St., Hartford BLONDIN, Joseph A., Pfc.
55 Morris St., Hartford BOBYK, Alexander, Pvt.
44 Pearl St., Terryville BOCCUZZIO, Lawrence, T/ 5
87 Spring St., New Britain BODIE, Louis J., Pfc.
72 Haley Ave., Bridgeport BOSEMAN, Edward E., Pfc.
64 Bellevue Square, Hartford BOUCHER, Alfred R., M/ Sgt.
378 Mill St., Waterbury BOUTIN, Arthur W., T/ 4
45 B Cottage St., New Hartford BOWDEN, Thomas E., Jr., Pfc.
57 Petrie St., Bridgeport BOWEN, John S., T/ 4
65 Wooster St., Hartford BOYLE, John E., Sgt.
c/ o Mrs. Anderson, 6 Godfrey Pl., Norwalk BRAUER, Walter A., T/ 5
Coles Rd., Cromwell BRIGGS, Raymond, Pfc.
RFD 1, Waterford BROCCOLI, Anthony J., T/ 3
2566 East Main St., Bridgeport BRONSON, Theodore E., T/ 3
53 Woodbury Rd., Watertown BROUSSEAU, Joseph A. R., Pfc.
47 Dewey St., New Britain BRYARLY, Harry M., T/ 4
McKinley St., Rowayton BUA, John J., Pfc.
17 Harbor Ave., Norwalk BUCCIERI, Joseph N., Cpl.
4 Elwood Place, Norwalk BUCKINGHAM, Hazen A., Sgt.
72 Eisenhower Drive, Plantsville BUJALOS, George A., Pfc.
16 Dean St., Stamford BURKE, Thomas A., T/ Sgt.
244 White St., Danbury BURNS, Godfrey W., Pfc.
60 Portland St., Hartford CALABRESE, Arthur R., Cpl.
Box 3, Valley Rd., Cos Cob CALO, Michael JM T/ 4
250 South Leonard St., Waterbury CAMPBELL, Francis J., T/ 4
6 Harriet St., Nor walk CAMPOMINOSI, Louis, Cpl.
14- 21 Nipsie St., East Glastonbury CAPALBO, Giacomo J., Pfc.
25 Valley Rd., Cos Cob CAPOSSELA, Anthony V., Pfc.
53 Stillwater Ave., Stamford CAPUANO, Patsy F., Pfc.
19 Walnut St., Waterbury CARELLI, Nicholas, Cpl.
165 West Middle Turnpike, Manchester CARLSON, Irving R., Cpl.
142 School St., Manchester CARLSON, John W., Cpl.
Cornwall CARLSON, Paul R. W., Pfc.
119 Carlton St., New Britain CARRANO, Anthony V., Jr., Pfc.
151 Madison Ave., Bridgeport CARTA, Sebastian J., Pfc.
40 Green St., Middletown CASAGRANDE, Rene D., Pfc.
28 Foley St., Manchester CERBASIE, George H., Sgt.
309 Willow St., Waterbury CHALIFOUX, Albert J., T/ 5
854 Main St., Willimantic CHAMBERS, George R., T/ 3
92 Belmont St., Fairfield CHAMPAGNE, Julian J., S/ Sgt.
Lake St., Moosup CHATMAN. Joel, T/ 4
57 Stillwater Ave., Stamford CHARLAND, Joseph, Sgt.
11 Furnace St., Danielson CHATMON, Joel, T/ 4
57 Stillwater Ave., Stamford CHMIELEWSKI, Henry S., S/ Sgt,
152 Shelton St., Bridgeport CIANCIULLI, Michael A., T/ Sgt.
118 Frances St., Waterbury CIFALDI, Anthony, Sgt.
9 Lenox St., East Haven CIGNOTTI, Alfred J., T/ 4
96 Coen St., Naugatuck CIMELUS, Paul J., Pfc.
41 Pacific St., Bridgeport CIRELLI, Angelo E., Pfc.
50 Freeman St., Hartford CLARK, Benjamin S., M/ Sgt.
RFD 5, Ridgefield CLARKSON, Harold, Sgt.
23 Roberts St., Newington CLUM, Karl E., S/ Sgt.
50 Birch St., Willimantic COAN, Marvin A., T/ 5
139 Haven St., New Haven COLBURN, Herbert W., Sgt.
RFD 1, South Coventry COLEMAN, James E., Pvt.
23 Nesbit Ave., West Hartford COLLI, George E., T/ Sgt.
13 Whiton St., Windsor Locks COLLIER, George F., T/ 5
Pond St., Oakville COLOMBARO, Gino F., Cpl.
99 Grand Ave., Rockville CORBIN, Claude H., T/ 5
95 Harrison St., New Britain COSTANZO, Frederick G., T/ 4
102 Finney Lane, Stamford COSTELLO, Arthur N., M/ Sgt.
40 Evergreen Ave., Westport COSTELLO, James J., T/ 4
26 Arch St., Ansonia
COUTURE, Louis B., T/ 5
136 Pleasant St., Willimantic CREDIT, Emile J., Pfc.
55 Railroad St., Putnam CRISCUOLO, Ralph, S/ Sgt.
58 Lombard St., New Haven CROWE, Donald P., S/ Sgt.
52 Clough Rd., Waterbury CROWLEY, John J., T/ 5
RFD 335, Avon CUBER, Stanley F., Pfc.
425 Butternut St., Middletown CUNNINGHAM, Herbert J., Sgt.
11 Willis St., East Hartford CURRAN, Edward J., Cpl.
236 Greenwich Ave., Stamford CUTTER, James R., Cpl.
203 Windsor Ave., Wilson CYPHER, James E., S/ Sgt.
422 West Putnam Ave., Greenwich D'AIUTO, Michael J., T/ 4
128 Jewett St., Ansonia DANIELCZUK, Stanley J., T/ 5
933 Kossuth St., Bridgeport DANIELSON, Russell E., Cpl.
RFD 1, Danielson DeFELICE, Andrew R., T/ 5
176 Lawrence St., Hartford DeFRANCESCO, Michael J., T/ 4
228 Shelton Ave., New Haven DELANEY, Robert J., T/ Sgt.
141 Broad St., Plainville DELLO RUSSO, Fausto, Pvt.
41 Catherine St., Waterbury DEL RE, Michael J., Pfc.
70 Thompson St., Bridgeport DEL VECCHIO, Frederick L., T/ 5
Yellow Mill Village, Bldg. 35, Bridgeport DeMAIO, Joseph M., Cpl.
45 Franklin Ave., Hartford DeMARTINO, Frank, Pfc.
140 Fulton St., New Haven DeMATTIE, Renny, Sgt.
Newton Road, Woodbridge DeMEIS, Anthony P., T/ 5
651 South Wilson St., Waterbury DEMEOLA, William, Pfc.
66 Beech St., Waterbury DeMUSIS, Ralph A., Jr., Pfc.
369 Blatchley Ave., New Haven DENTER, Harold C, Sgt.
37 Seabright Ave., Bridgeport DePIANO, Domenico P., Pfc.
2 1/ 2 Marsh Court, Hartford DeREDON, Frederick J., S/ Sgt,
4 Scholes Lane, Essex DESPINS, Raymond, T/ 5
93 Hicks St., Meriden DESROSIER, Wilfred J., T/ 5
47 Vibbert Rd., East Hartford DEWS, John F., Cpl.
RFD 2, Summit Rd., Waterbury DICARLO, Joseph, Pfc.
602 Watertown Ave., Waterbury DiMAURO, Sandino, T/ 5
68 Mountain St., Rockville DONALDSON, Thomas E., Pvt.
61 South Quaker Lane, West Hartford DOWD, Wilbur B., Pfc.
1 Bow St., Manchester DRAPEAU, Joseph E., Cpl.
56 Church St., Collinsville DREHER, Karl O., Pfc.
509 Highland Ave., Waterbury DRENNAN, Vincent J., T/ 5
12 Bridge St., Deep River DROHAN, John J., 1/ Sgt.
94 Hillside Ave., Hartford DUDEK, George, T/ 5
139 Legion Ave., New Haven DUMEER, John R., T/ 4
194 Ridge Rd., Middletown DUNN, Martin P., T/ 5
520 High St., Middletown DUNNACK, Henry R., T/ 5
RFD 1, Willimantic DUPLINSKY, Nicholas S., T/ 3
1116 Ogden St., Bridgeport DUPUIS, Norman A., Sgt.
66 Clinton Ave., Bridgeport DUREN, Charles E., T/ Sgt.
1183 North Main St., Waterbury DZIAMBA, John, Pfc.
54 Hill St., Waterbury EDDY, Josselyn R., S/ Sgt.
29 Granite St., Groton EDWARDS, George R., S/ Sgt.
59 Rennell St., Bridgeport EGERTON, Gavin C, Sgt.
7 Lockwood Dr., Old Greenwich EISENWINTER, Lemuel W., T/ 4
94 Prospect St., Watertown ESBELL, Raymond D., Pfc.
46 Forest Lawn Ave., Stamford FELLA, Rosario J., Pfc.
14 Woodbridge St., New London FELLS, Donald F., Sgt.
254 Broad St., Norwich FERNANDES, A. Joseph, T/ 5
5 Hall Ave., Wallingford FERRARA, Dominic S., S/ Sgt.
29 Wardwell St., Stamford FERRIS, Howard W., Pfc.
Hills Point Rd., Westport FINLEY, Clarence W., Pfc.
23 Mountain St., Rockville FISHER, Alton T., Pvt.
102 Green Rd., Manchester FITCHER, Russell E., T/ 5
116 Constitution St., Wallingford FITZSIMMONS, Edward F., T/ 5
5 Arlington St., Hartford FITZSIMMONS, John G., Sgt.
Tokeneke Park, Darien FLANAGAN, Thomas J., T/ 4
21 Arch St., Waterbury FODOR, Michael E., Cpl.
47 High St., Norwalk FOLLO, Sabatiello, Pfc.
167 Foxon St., New Haven FOLSOM, Gordon E., Sgt.
East River. FORAND, Frederick N., Pfc.
329 Tolland St., East Hartford FORBES, Lewis J., T/ 4
1520 Main St., Hartford FORTIN, Fernand P., Sgt.
234 Island Brook Ave., Bridgeport FOSTER, Homer Jr., T/ Sgt.
39 Bellevue Square, Hartford FOX, Everett W., M/ Sgt.
130 Whiting St., Plainville FRANKE, Andrew, Pvt.
19 Harbor Ave., Norwalk FULLER, Thomas E., S/ Sgt.
Prospect St., Chester GABRIELE, Daniel E., Sgt.
1649 Barnum Ave., Bridgeport GABRYSZEWSKI, Stanley J., Pvt.
67 Bedford Court, Stratford GAETANO, Samuel S., S/ Sgt.
844 Dixwell Ave., Hamden GAMBARDELLA, Andrew P., 1/ Sgt.
25 Victor St., Hamden GAMON, John J., 1/ Sgt.
117 Greenwood St., New Haven
GATES, Wyman P., T/ 4
East Haddam GAUTHIER, J. Leon, Pfc.
416 Colony St., Meriden GAVALA, Paul J., Pfc.
9 Westerman Ave., Seymour GEISSLER, Harold R., S/ Sgt.
Broad Brook GIBBS, James W., Cpl.
4 Suffield St., Windsor Locks GILMORE, Lyndon T., T/ 4
17 West Raymond St., Hartford GIROUARD, Albert A., Cpl.
76 Great Hill Rd., East Hartford GODWIN, George F., Pvt.
252 North Penson Rd., Fairfield GOODROW, Ernest J., Sgt.
13 1/ 2 Water St., Mystic GORSKI, Anthony F., T/ 5
107 Chapel St., New Haven GRANNONIO, Vincent, T/ 5
288 Catherine St., Bridgeport GRAZIANO, Thomas R., T/ 4
94 Addison St., Waterbury GREENE, Wallace M., T/ 4
2 Gileard Rd., New London GREENWOOD, Tom, Cpl.
166 Hobart St., Meriden GRIFFIN, Frank A., T/ 5
Roosevelt St., Plainville GROHOCKI, Edward P., T/ 5
91 Winthrop St., New London GROOBERT, Samuel, S/ Sgt.
22 Cedar St., Meriden GUERIN, Thomas, Cpl.
682 Central Ave., Bridgeport GUGLIOTTI, Joseph R., S/ Sgt.
44 Ruel St., Waterburv GUIMOND, Louis E., T/ 5
RFD 1, Terryville GULLITTI, Louis, T/ Sgt.
26 Ferry St., Middletown GUSTAFSON, Evart V., T/ 5
P. O. Box 462, Guildersleeve Ave., Collinsville HAINSEY, Irvin R., Jr., T/ 5
54 Atwood St., Hartford HALL, Raymond, T/ 4
RFD 1, Killingly HANKEN, William, Pfc.
40 Sanford Place, Bridgeport HANOVER, John R., S/ Sgt.
230 Kimberly Ave., New Haven HARRIS, Joseph H., T/ Sgt.
155 Main St., Norwalk HARRIS, Lawrence H., T/ 5
14 Mercer St., New London HAYES, John T., Pfc.
703 Wethersfield Ave., Hartford HEALY, Joseph T., Pfc.
40 Evergreen Ave., Westport HEIDER, Herman F., 1/ Sgt.
4 Hendrie Place, Stamford HELLYAR, Charles A., Jr., S/ Sgt.
105 Ballard Drive, West Hartford HINES, Edward J., T/ 4
138 Washington St., Middletown HOLICK, Paul III, T/ 5
52 Beaver St., Danbury HORGAN, Patrick J., T/ 4
16 Overlook PL, Springdale HOYDILLA, Michael, Sgt.
138 Soundview Ave., Bridgeport HUBBARD, Arthur B., S/ Sgt.
55 Crescent St., Middletown HUGHES, William G., Pfc.
67 High St., Mystic HULL, Henry M., Cpl.
645 Hulls Farm Rd., Fairfield HURST, Philip A., Pfc.
311 North Elm St.. Torrington HYDE, Joseph R., T/ 5
1023 North Colony Rd., Meriden IANNOTTI, Anthony, S/ Sgt.
147 Fairfield Ave., Waterbury IMPERATO, Louis G., Cpl.
1 Burwell St., South Norwalk IRVING, Herbert J., S/ Sgt.
174 Ashley St., Hartford ISENBERG, Sidney P., S/ Sgt.
1086 Chapel St., New Haven ISLIEB, Frederick H., S/ Sgt.
23 Ashford St., Hartford JACIUS, John J., Jr., Sgt.
Virginia Ave., Thompsonville JAMES, Henry, T/ 4
141 N. Elm St., Waterbury JAROSZ, Stanley, T/ 5
262 Walnut St., Waterbury JAWORSKI, Charles J., Cpl.
18 Shultas Place, Hartford JEPEAL, Michael D., Cpl.
83 Franklin Ave., Hartford JEZEK, Edward, S/ Sgt.
P. O. Box 195, Staffordville JOCIS, Vitas, Pfc.
185 Saunders Ave., Bridgeport JOHNSON, Frederick T., T/ 4
484 Stanley St., New Britain JOHNSON, John S., M/ Sgt.
Chestnut St., Branford JONES, George A., Pvt.
508 Washington Village, South Norwalk JONETZKE, Oscar W., Sgt.
24 Gaylord St., Bristol JUTRAS, Ernest J., S/ Sgt.
106 Wads worth St., Hartford KAFARA, Stephen, Pvt.
55 Adams St., Bridgeport KALAFUT, John J., Pfc.
115 North Main St., West Hartford KALETSKY, Herman, T/ 5
31 Vernon St., New Haven KALISZEWSKI, Henry S., Pfc.
62 Cedar Hill Ave., New Haven KAZMIERCZYK, Stanley M., Cpl.
35 Union St., New Britain KEATING, Roger V., S/ Sgt.
24 George St., Danbury KELLY, Robert J., M/ Sgt.
22 Griswold St., Hartford KELLY, William H., T/ 5
Box 15, Hunt St., Rowayton KELSEY, Sheldon B., T/ 5
West Main St., Westbrook KETCHALE, Robert J., T/ 5
440 Summer St., Guilford KIESS, Alfred L., Pvt.
3 Water St., Norwich KLATT, Otto R., Pfc.
98 West Main St., Rockville KNAPP, John E., Pfc.
29 Hawthorne St., Stamford KOBRYN, George, T/ 4
189 River St., Thomaston KOPP, John H., Sgt.
274 Olivia St., Derby KOSCAK, John P., Pfc.
32 Prospect St., New Hartford KOWALL, Joseph S., T/ 5
56 Sheriden St., Danbury KOWALSKI, Felix, T/ 3
227 Stanley Ave., Oakville KRAR, John F., T/ 4
467 Addison Rd., Glastonbury KULAK, Stanley, Pfc.
44 Grove St., New Britain
KYCIA, Bruno, Pfc.
34 South Governor St., Hartford LABATE, Mariano E., Pfc.
351 Chapel St., Greenwich LABONTE, Camille R., Pfc.
15 Water St., Putnam LACOMCHE, Owen, Pfc.
1063 Farmington Ave., West Hartford LACONCHE, Owen, Pfc.
410 Asylum St., Hartford LaCROIX, William J., T/ Sgt.
Spring St., North Haven LADA, Michael, Pvt.
Box 282, North Grosvenordale LAFERRIERE, Ernest B., Pfc.
12 Mortson St., Hartford LAFONTAINE, Raymond R., Pfc.
157 English St., New Haven LAIDLEY, Fred, Pfc.
Gen. Del., Franklin LAMOTHE, Theodore J., T/ 4
Route 12, Plainfield LAREAU, Gabriel W., Pfc.
112 Thomas St., West Hartford LARKIN, William T., T/ 5
149 Norman St., Bridgeport LASCZAK, Raymond S., Pfc.
31 Southfield Ave., Stamford LAUCKNER, Robert, Pfc.
44 Bridge St., Shelton LECARDO, John F., T/ 4
173 Pixlee Place, Bridgeport LEFEVRE, Henry J., Pfc.
Railroad St., Dayville LEFEVRE, Joseph E., Sgt.
21 Battery St., Putnam LEMANSKI, Stanley L., Pfc.
Fall Mountain River, Bristol LENGEL, Stephen J., 1/ Sgt.
760 Russell St., New Haven LENTI, Paul L., T/ 5
178 Parker St., Manchester LEVANDOWSKI, Vincent S., T/ 5
Main St., Tariffville LEVASSEUR, Walter L., Pfc.
89 West Main St., Meriden LEWIS, Irvin R., T/ 5
Box 56, Stonington LIBERTINO, Joseph C, Pfc.
148 Farren Ave., New Haven LIPSKI, Edward, Pfc.
878 Hallett St., Bridgeport LONDON, Morris L , T/ 5
60 School St., Hartford LONG, Charles W., Sgt.
386 Dover St., Bridgeport LONG, Norman W., Cpl.
243 Washington St., Hartford MacKENDRICK, Arthur M., Pfc.
515 Stanley St., New Britain MADDEN, William J., Cpl.
74 Elm wood Ave., Waterbury MAGILTON, Arthur W., S/ Sgt.
RFD 1, Danbury MAHER, Edward J., Cpl.
53 Park Ave., Milford MAIGRET, Leon G., T/ 3
50 Cooper St., Torrington MAIKOWSKI, Raymond A., S/ Sgt.
Summit St., Ivory ton MAILHOT, Donald A., Pfc.
41 Reynolds St., Danielson MAILHOUSE, Robert, Sgt.
174 Linden St., New Haven MAJEWSKI, Joseph, Pfc.
260 Howe Ave., Shelton MALINOWSKI, Henry W., Pfc.
532 North Burritt St., New Britain MALLEY, Maurice J., T/ 4
69 Marine St., Thomaston MANENTE, Carmine J., Pvt.
19 Pliny St., Hartford MARCHAND, George H., T/ Sgt.
116 South Main St., Wallingford MARR, George S., Pfc.
276 Gregory St., Bridgeport MARSON, Robert L., T/ 5
140 Adams St., Bridgeport MARTIN, Luke T., S/ Sgt.
91 Jefferson Ave., New London MASSARELLI, John, Pvt.
41 Eastern Ave., Waterbury MASSEY, Ralph W., T/ Sgt.
701 Steamboat Rd., Greenwich MASTRACCHIO, Nicholas, Pfc.
538 Baldwin St., Waterbury MATTIE, John, T/ Sgt.
467 Legion Ave., New Haven MATYLEWICZ, Alexander A., T/ 5
132 High St., Norwich MAZZAMARO, Arthur A., Sgt.
82 Griggs St., Waterbury McCLAFFERTY, John E., Jr., Sgt.
92 Oakridge St., Norwich McCRISTLE, John W., Pfc.
8 Lyndale Ave., Waterbury McGOVERN, James J., S/ Sgt.
33 First Ave., West Haven McGUIRE, John B., T/ 3
17 Hough St., Plainville McGUIRE, William F., S/ Sgt.
307 Bridgeport Ave., Devon McINERNEY, John F., T/ 3
87 Beaver St., New Britain McLEAN, John S., T/ 5
802 Bunker Hill Ave., Waterbury MELANSON, Roland C, T/ 5
Parkers Farms, Wallingford MELE, Michael, Pfc.
35 Harding Place, New Haven MENNILLO, Pietro P., T/ 5
291 Pequonnock St., Bridgeport MERANTE, Joseph F., Sgt.
13 Town Hill Ave., Danbury MERCURI, Joseph, Sgt.
243 Grove St., Meriden MERRYMAN, George B., Pvt.
384 Tunxis Hill Rd., Bridgeport MESSIER, Ernest H., Pvt.
Box 135, North Grosvenordale MEUNIER, Richard R., T/ 4
North Grosvenordale MIKLOVICH, Joseph A., T/ 4
51 Taylor Ave., South Norwalk MILLER, George J., M/ Sgt.
30 Ailing St., West Haven MILLER, Howard W., Cpl.
Lewis St., Naugatuck MILLER, James H., Pfc.
Box 77, Main St., South Britain MILLER, Philip C, Sgt.
951 Capitol Ave., Bridgeport MILLER, William C, T/ 5
6 Crown St., Danbury MOCCO, Frank L., S/ Sgt.
49 St. John St., New Haven MOCK, Arpad W., T/ 5
57 Garfield Ave., Danbury MORIN, Arthur P., T/ 4
112 Hanover St., Meriden MORTENSON, Charles L., S/ Sgt.
Falls Village MORTIMER, Alexander J., Cpl.
53 Cottage St., Bridgeport MULDOON, Edward C, Jr., 1/ Sgt.
592 William St., Bridgeport
MURPHY, John T., Pvt.
81 Givens Ave., Stamford MURPHY, Peter J., Cpl.
148 Birch Mountain Rd., Manchester NAPERT, John M., Pvt.
15 Donnelly Rd., New Britain NAPPI, John, T/ 4
86 Wooster St., New Haven NAVIKAUCKAS, Zavier A., Pvt.
27 North Leonard St., Waterbury NEFF, Frank R., Pfc.
55 Broad St., Willimantic NESTA, William J., T/ Sgt.
248 Bassett St., New Haven NITCH, Michael, Pfc.
254 Cedar St., New Haven NODINE, Russell E., Cpl.
60 Williams St., Thomaston NORTHROP, Charles E., Cpl.
Johnson Rd., Woodbridge NOSAL, John S., Pfc.
52 Loveland St., Middletown NOVAKOWSKI, Walter J., Pvt.
67 Bartlett St., Meriden NYDEN, Charles, M/ Sgt.
16 Manhattan Ave., Bridgeport OGONOWSKI, John J., Sgt.
107 South Main St., Unionville OUILLETTE, Ludger F., Pfc.
427 Wood Ave., Bridgeport OWENS, Walter R., S/ Sgt.
540 Howard Ave., New Haven PAMBIANCHI, Otto, T/ 5
RFD 3, Box 110- A, Ridgefield PANCIERA, Norman V., Sgt.
64 West Main St., Stafford Springs PANE, Felix J., Pfc.
70 Locust Ave., Danbury PANICO, Edward L., Cpl.
76 Peck St., New Haven PASIONEK, Steve S., Pvt.
115 Miller St., New Britain PASLOUSKY, William, Pfc.
289 Roger Williams Rd., Bridgeport PAYNE, Frederick A., Jr., Sgt.
Box 173, Main St., Central Village PENDZIWATER, Peter, Pfc.
800 George St., New Haven PEPIN, Wilfred L., Pfc.
62 Ashland St., Jewett City PERKINS, Edward K., Pfc.
8 Elm St., Norwalk PERSECHINO, Anthony P., Pvt.
69 Mt. Pleasant Terr., Torrington PESCE, Eugene T., T/ 5
255 Hill St., Waterbury PETERSON, Frederick A., S/ Sgt.
Vivian St., Waterford PETERSON, Harold S., Pfc.
23 Bonner St., Hartford PETTIT, Stuart W., T/ 5
RFD 1, Brookfield Center PHILLIPS, James H., Cpl.
35 Brainard Rd., Thompsonville PIASCIK, Vincent F., Pfc.
40 Gold St., New Britain PIGATY, Reno P., T/ 4
81 Howard Ave., Ansonia PIKUL, Joseph, Pfc.
11 Church St., Windsor Locks PLANTE, Gerald L., M/ Sgt.
Middletown Rd., Berlin PLATH, Maurice D., Sgt.
14 Wayland St., Hartford POPKIN, Jack, Pfc.
102 Herkimer St., Bridgeport POWERS, William H., Pfc.
95 Poplar St., New Haven PRIGITANO, Frank S., Pfc.
164 Springdale Ave., Meriden PROCACCINI, Charles, S/ Sgt.
Worthmore St., Darien PROKOPCZUK, Alexander, T/ 5
3 Furnace St., Danielson PRUSSKI, Stephen E., T/ 5
Pent Road, Branford PULITO, Francis N., Pfc.
51 Williams St., Kensington PUMERANTZ, Herman D., T/ 5
69 Montauk Ave., New London PUTRIMENT, John J., T/ 5
RFD 2, North Somers RAFTERY, Edward, T/ Sgt.
190 Maple St., Naugatuck RANNE, William, Pfc.
207 Orchard St , New Haven REED, Ansel C, T/ 5
72 Connecticut Ave., New London REGAN, Charles D., Pfc.
599 Broad St., Bridgeport REYES, Robert L., T/ 5
164 Sands Place, Stratford RICARD, Russell I., S/ Sgt.
Nova Scotia Hill Rd., Watertown RICHARDS, Joseph W., S/ Sgt.
9 Carely St., Jewett City ROBERTS, Frank J., Pfc.
381 Circular Ave., Waterbury ROBINSON, Frank W., T/ 5
102 Wallace St., New Haven ROCKEFELLER, Burton H., Sgt.
15 Field St., Torrington RODERICK, John T., T/ 5
4 Hancox St., Stonington ROLLO, Ernest, Sgt.
101 Oak St., Waterbury RONDEAU, Arthur, Cpl.
Box 154, Versailles RONNA, Louis E., Pfc.
9 Grove St., Clinton RORANT, Edward T., Pfc.
88 New St., East Port Chester ROSENTHAL, Elmer C, Pvt.
RFD, Naugatuck ROSOS, James L., S/ Sgt.
69 Whiting St., New Haven ROUX, Ernest , Pfc.
94 South Main St., South Norwalk ROWE, Clarence V., Sgt.
4 Green St., Stamford ROWLEY, Raymond W., T/ 5
Broad St. Ext., Waterford RUDNANSKY, Michael J., Pfc.
17 Keefe's Plains St., Stafford Springs RUOCCO, Frederick A., Pfc.
101 Burwell St., New Haven RUOCCO, Gennaro A., Sgt.
46 Liberty St., New Haven RUSKIEWICZ, Walter, S/ Sgt.
29 Morton St., South Norwalk RUSSO, Joseph P., Cpl.
225 South Quaker Lane, West Hartford RUSSO, Leonard J., S/ Sgt.
166 Hough Ave., Bridgeport RYAN, Harry F., T/ 4
117 Ocean Ave., West Haven RYAN, Lawrence J., Sgt.
256 Bradley Ave., Waterbury SADOSKY, Stanley W., Pfc.
322 Franklin St., Norwich SALA, Felix, Pfc.
160 Mather St., Hartford SALAMONE, John C, Pfc.
44 Church St., Thompsonville SATKOWSKI, Charles W., Pfc.
1427 Willard Ave., Newington
SCAIA, Charles C, T/ 5
Box 33, Versailles SCE, James A., T/ 3
Berlin St., Southington SCHATTLE, Charles E., Cpl.
197 State St., Hartford SCHIAVONE, Joseph J., T/ 5
18 Park St., New Haven SCHMIDLIN, John A., T/ Sgt.
805 North Ave., Bridgeport SCOTT, Kenneth S., T/ 4
384 Bellevue St., Hartford SCOTT, Norman L., Sgt.
4 Goodrow St., East Norwalk SEAMAN, Matthew R., Pfc.
364 Elm St., New Britain SEDLAK, John J., T/ 5
143 Prince St., Bridgeport SERKNIS, Joseph W., Cpl.
755 Artie St., Bridgeport SHANAHAN, Francis A , T/ 5
14 Walnut St., Waterbury SHANNON, Thomas P., Sgt.
180 West Liberty St., Bridgeport SHEEHAN, James F., S/ Sgt.
160 Grand St., Middletown SHEPARD, Donald S., T/ 5
West Ave., Essex SHEPARD, Wendell, T/ Sgt.
109 Foster St., Manchester SHERIDAN, Thomas F., T/ 4
41 Park St., Norwich SHUMBO, Roger J., Cpl.
Box 233, Moodus SIEMIONKO, William J., Cpl.
92 Lincoln St., Hartford SIMEONE, Joseph A., T/ Sgt.
299 Main St., Kensington SIMONOWITZ, George, S/ Sgt.
P. O. Box 205, Jewett City SKIBINSKI, Sigmund L., T/ 5
777 State St., New Haven SLOSAR, John J., T/ 4
225 Hurd Ave., Stratford SMALL, David, M/ Sgt.
12 Lincoln Ave., Stamford SMEY, Nicholas, T/ Sgt.
130 Derby Ave., Seymour SMITH, Arthur B., Pfc.
RFD 1, Newtown SMULLEN, John, Pfc.
Hiby St., Middletown SOBOLESKI, Theodore T., T/ 5
160 Crown St., Meriden SORENSEN, Theodore R., T/ 5
Richard Grove Rd., Quaker Hill SPERRY, Archibald P., T/ 4
Box 155, Granby SPETRINO, Patrick J., Pfc.
1846 Main St., Bridgeport SPIEVOK, Frank, Pfc.
135 Southfield Ave., Stamford SPINNATO, Jack J., Cpl.
10 Robinson St., New London SPITZEL, Anthony J., T/ 4
487 South Main St., New Britain SROKA, Frank J., Cpl.
26 Taft Ave., Stamford STANKAVICZ, James W., Pvt.
156 Maple St., Waterbury STANTON, Robert A., Sgt.
RFD 2, Oxford STARON, Dominick F., Pfc.
159 Clarence St., Bridgeport STAUB, Carl F., Cpl.
Sharp Hill Rd., Wilton STEINFELD, John, Pvt.
8 Grandville Ave., Danbury STENTON, William W., Pfc.
105 South St., Danbury STEVENS, Charles N., Pfc.
39 Lendin Ave., Noroton Heights STONE, Frank M., Pvt.
Wolcott RdM Granby STOSAK, Samuel, Pfc.
445 Kossuth St., Bridgeport STRYJESKI, Eugene A., S/ Sgt.
RFD 1, Rockville STURGES, George E., Pvt.
35 Green St., New London STURGES, Howard K., T/ 4
26 Welles St., Waterbury SULLIVAN, Robert I., Pfc.
210 Franklin Ave., Hartford SUTCAVAGE, Adolph, S/ Sgt.
175 Russ St., Hartford SWAN, Francis E., S/ Sgt.
466 Shelton Ave., Hamden SWANSON, Oake F., S/ Sgt.
148 Bond St., New Britain SWINDELL, Walter J., Pfc.
152 Wolcott Hill Rd., Wethersfield TEDESCO, Carmen J., T/ 5
40 West Center St., Southington TEREBESI, Frank J., Jr., T/ 4
452 Canaan Rd., Stratford THACKSTON, Dexter E., T/ 3
51 Ramsdell St., Groton THIBAULT, Armand V., Sgt.
7 Wilson St., Bridgeport TIERNEY, William J., T/ Sgt.
92 Hough Ave., Bridgeport TOLLI, Joseph P., T/ Sgt.
5 Kent St., Plainville TOMAYKO, Stephen J., T/ Sgt.
52 Somerset St., Wethersfield TOMKO, Edward, S/ Sgt.
375 Ward St., Wallingford TOWLER, John H., T/ Sgt.
117 North Pine Creek, Fairfield TREADWAY, Irving, Pfc.
RFD 1, Canaan TREPICCIONE, Joseph, T/ 5
14 Easton Ave., Waterbury TROTTA, William N., Cpl.
211 Davis St., Oakville TRUDELLE, Robert P., Pfc.
Canterbury Turnpike, Norwich TUNILA, Anthony T., T/ 4
86 Salisbury St., Hartford TURCO, Sigmund, Pvt.
405 Vincellette St., Bridgeport TURNER, Hugh, S/ Sgt.
190 West Ave., Bridgeport TURNER, Robert L., T/ Sgt.
Rice St., South Meriden TURNING, Charles E., Pfc.
Main St., Middlefield TYRSECK, Stanley J., T/ 5
Box 106, Montville TYSKEWICZ, Walter J., Cpl.
536 Park Ave., Windsor UZARSKI, Matthew J., Sgt.
15 Scotland St., Ansonia VALOIS, Sinai, J., Sgt.
Box 91, Jewett City VARRICK, Joseph R., Pvt.
1 Fuller Place, Manchester VELENCHIK, Max, S/ Sgt.
530 East Main St., Bridgeport VIBBERTS, Robert R., Pvt.
15 South Court Yale Acres, Meriden VICARIO, James T., Cpl.
40 Manhan St., Waterbury VILLANI, Louis J., T/ 5
202 Foster St., New Haven
VINCENT, Benjamin, Pfc.
31 Mitchell St., Stamford VOORHEES, James A., Pfc.
25 Fairview Terrace, Derby WALL, Burton C, Sgt.
818 Capitol Ave., Hartford WALLACE, Sidney, T/ 5
53 Bellevue Sq., Hartford WALSH, John W., T/ 5
57 Pine St., New Haven WALSH, Michael J., T/ 5
1052 Dixwell Ave., Hamden WARREN, William L., S/ Sgt.
RFD 2, Litchfield WARZYCA, Edmund F., Cpl.
Thompsonville WATSON, Raymond P., Pfc.
RFD 2, Mystic WELCH, Jerome D., T/ 5
53 Harvard St., Waterbury WELLS, Francis E., Pfc.
5 Seymour St., Meriden WESTCOTT, Allen R., S/ Sgt.
216 Bishop St., New Haven WHITE, James J., Jr., S/ Sgt.
16 Hillside Ave., Hartford WHITE, Joseph D., Sgt.
Seabreeze Ave., Woodmont WHITE, Louis A., T/ 5
93 Mechanic St., Pawcatuck WHITE, Norman E., T/ Sgt.
418 Wethersfield Ave., Hartford WIERBICKI, Walter J., T/ 5
27 Lyman St., New Britain WILLIAMS, Edwin P., Pfc.
49 North State St., Ansonia WILLIAMS, Roger H., Pfc.
Dayton Hill, Northford WILLIAMS, Thomas H., Pfc.
18 Hazel St., New Haven WILMONT, Roland W., T/ 5
15 Ellsworth Ave., Danbury WINSTON, Everett G., S/ Sgt.
596 South Main St., Waterbury WOLK, Leon, S/ Sgt.
RFD 3, Rockville WONG, Loy, Pfc.
453 Water St., Bridgeport YODKINS, Edward J., Pfc.
71 Bonnon St., Torrington ZAMARDI, Daniel J., T/ 5
Railroad Ave., Chester ZANETTI, Marco R., S/ Sgt.
156 Bartholomew Ave., Hartford ZANG, Robert L., T/ 5
455 Montauk Ave., New London ZAVECZKY, Ernest J., Pfc.
21 Tierney St., Norwalk ZENNIS, Edward, Pfc.
22 New St., Seymour ZIEGLER, John A., T/ Sgt.
121 High St., Rockville ZIMBARDI, Anthony, T/ 4
755 Winchester Ave., New Haven ZIMMERMAN, Perry G., Pvt.
58 Gregory St., New Haven ZIOBRON, Walter, Pfc.
5 West Elm St., Deep River ZITTELL, Edwin K., T/ 5
Pickwick Arms, Greenwich ZOTYAK, Edward Z., M/ Sgt.
42 Scofield Ave., Bridgeport ZUROWSKI, Joseph J., Sgt.
37 1/ 2 Morin Ave., Danielson