Connecticut veterans commemorative booklet. Vol. 7, no. 9. Connecticut men of the United States Army, demobilization, Fort Devens, Massachusetts. October 8 to 11, 1945

              CONNECTICUT MEN
of the United States Army
Demobilization, Fort Devens, Massachusetts
October 8 to 11, 1945 STATE OF CONNECTICUT EXECUTIVE CHAMBERS HARTFORD
To Connecticut Veterans of World War II:
Connecticut men have written brilliant pages in the military history of this nation since the days of Bunker Hill. Indeed, in days of peace Connecticut men prepared for war so well that they always have been among the first to fight.
In this, the greatest of all wars just ended, you, as a son of Connecticut, have courageously and faithfully main­tained
that tradition. In fact, you have raised it to new heights. You have added 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.
Yours very sincerely,
Governor
HERE ARE THEIR STORIES
War correspondents of World War II commonly added bravado and flamboyancy to many a modest soldier's story. 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.
Augustine, Henry J., T/ 5, Hq., 72d Ord. Grp., 1st Army, Middletown.
" When we served as occupation troops at Kassel, Germany, the civilians left us very much alone. They didn't try to bother us in any way, which was all right with us. I had 18 months overseas and took part in five campaigns, going across France and Belgium into Germany."
Bassett, Wallace R., Cpl., 7th Inf., 3d Div., West Haven.
" A good part of the time I was with the battalion patrol, which did scouting and study of enemy strength of positions. My closest call was in Southern France when we were on an advance patrol and a mortar shell exploded alongside us. A fragment hit me right near the eye, just missing the eyeball. A medic fixed me up and I stayed with my unit. I had eight campaigns, from Africa up, and I spent 31 months overseas."
Beers, Edwin W., S/ Sgt., A. T. Co., 271st Regt., 5th Div., Bethel.
" I had 10 months in Europe, taking part in the Rhineland and Central Europe campaigns, after having had 27 months in the Pacific. Even though I wasn't in com­bat
in the Pacific, I think living was a lot tougher there than in Europe. I went to the Pacific with the 102d Infantry of the 43d Division, a National Guard outfit, and served in the Society Islands, New Hebrides and a couple of other places. After seeing a lot of the world, I'll be glad to get back home to Connecticut."
Berkins, Richard C, S/ Sg& y Hq. Btry., 192d F. A., 43d Div., Norwalk.
" Rosario, in Northern Luzon— that was
our worst. One night in January we got shelled by the Japs, who were using guns they captured from our troops when they took the Philippines in 1942. They poured it in for a half hour; it was a long half hour, and I'm not kidding! But we had no casualties— we were all good at digging."
Bonczek, Charles, Sgt., 683d Clr. Co., ( Sep.), Simsbury.
" Our unit handled battle casualties at the front in Africa, Sicily and Italy. We served as medics for wounded men and we also acted as litter bearers. Naturally we ran into considerable excitement at times, but that was part of the job. My biggest thrill is to be home again."
Bosco, Albert A., T/ 4, 433d A. A. Bn., ( Sep.), New Britain.
" The worst time I had in 31 months overseas was at Anzio, but it was there that we also had our best results in shoot­ing
down German planes. We went up the ladder from Africa to Sicily, Italy, France and Germany, and were in Erlanger when the Germans gave up. After that, we were occupation troops at Hackenburgh and Neidereisenhausen in Germany."
Cijunskas, Joseph M., S/ Sgt., 197th A. A. A., A. W. Bn., 1st Army, Waterbury.
" We saw our first combat two hours after H- Hour on D- Day on Omaha Beach, Normandy. They seemed to be throwing everything at us and plenty landed close to us. What I admired most is the job the infantry did that ( fay, and the way the Navy took us right in there to the beach."
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Cohen, Samuel, Pfc., Hq. Co., 2d Bn., 35th Inf., 79th Div., New Haven.
" My worst day was in Hatten, in the Vosges Mountains in France, on January 13, 1945. There were heavy snows and the ground was so frozen you couldn't dig a foxhole without dynamite. I was on a ration detail going up when we ran into a German tank. We couldn't dig in so we were out of luck. I got three wounds which kept me in the hospital for three months. They gave us good treatment there, and they had nice nurses."
Darico, Andrew, Jr., S/ Sgt., 56th Trans. Bn., ( Sep.), Rockville.
" We had a big moment when we went through the Brenner Pass, for it meant that the long fight all the way up Italy was finally over. We went through with the Fifth Army. During my 33 months overseas, I was in Africa, Italy, Germany and Austria. The strongest opposition we had was at Cassino and in the campaign through the Apennine Mountains."
DeForest, John F., Cpl., 10th Air Depot Grp., 9th Air Force Sv. Cmd., So. Norwalk.
" During the first part of my 38 months overseas, I was with the 8th Air Force; then with the 9th the rest of the way. The German bombers came after us at several of our bases in England and once, when we had a field in the south of England near Winchester, they got 34 of our aircraft. We went from England to France and our planes did a good job from bases in both of these countries."
DiDomenica, Daniel, Pfc, U. S. Army Force of Central Canada, Stamford.
" I was with one of the Army's least- known outfits. We guarded three airfields in Central Canada, which were set up as part of a supplementary air route to Britain. The route was to have been available if the Germans invaded the
continent through Hudson Bay since German subs were reported operating up there in ' 42. We were isolated out in the wastelands, and those of us who served there tell everyone that we fought in The Battle of Central Canada.' "
Dogolo, Joseph, S/ Sgt., 3473d Ord., 1st Army, New Haven.
" I was a cook in civilian life, so the Army made me a mess sergeant. I set up mess for our outfit in five campaigns dur­ing
two years in Europe. When the surrender came, we were in Weimar, and we stayed in that area for four months as occupation troops. Now I'm going to forget cooking for a while and go into a machinery business which my brother has."
Dul, Stanley, Pfc, 19th Engr., ( Sep.), New Britain.
" Going up through the Apennines in Italy we had quite a job building roads, bridges and doing other engineering work. We were often under shell fire and the weather and terrain conditions were very bad. That was about the toughest assign­ment
we had. I was overseas 36 months and took part in six campaigns, starting with Africa."
Emminger, Lawrence A., Sgt., 197th A. A. A., A. W. Bn., 1st Army, Waterbury.
" Our battery lost eleven halftracks out of sixteen, plus some jeeps in the D- Day landing, most of them from our platoon. Our Captain died in the first hour ashore, with others from the outfit. Many of our men were killed outright. As section chief, I had charge of two halftracks and I lost one of them. My driver, Dominic Maniello, of Highland Avenue, Waterbury, did a wonderful job coming ashore in waves five feet high that buried him time and time again. I'll remember D- Day as long as I live. The ' trac' I had I named the ' Brass City', and I went all through with it from D- Day in Normandy to V- E Day in Weimar, Germany."
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Esposito, Anthony, T/ 5, 67th F. A. Bn., 3d Armd. Div., New Haven.
" We were across the German border when the Nazis broke through at the Ardennes. They sent us back there and we spent a couple of months in that area be­fore
going back into Germany. We had quite a time there. We manned self- propelled 105s and they did some fine shooting for us. It was a big thrill when we crossed the Rhine at Dessau."
Fitzgerald, Howard J., S/ Sgt., Btry. B., 193d F. A., ( attached) 1st Div., 1st Army, New Britain.
" We crossed the famous Reimeigen Bridge on St. Patrick's Day, and I'll remember that day a long, long time. St. Patrick's Day was a hot day for me, with us making the crossing under artillery fire, with the Luftwaft working over us, and 36 batteries of our own AAs going full blast. The danger from falling flack was more than the danger from enemy fire."
Fulton, Thomas, T/ 4, Sv. Btry., 66th F. A. Bn., 4th Armd. Div., Hartford.
" In my five years in the Army the worst day was at Hampont, France, near Chateau Salins in November 1944. It was damn tough. We were under shell fire for 24 hours straight, with the ammunition and gasoline. I stuck it out working the radio— there wasn't any other place to go to. They gave me a Bronze Star for it."
Garilli, Anthony J., T/ 5, Sv. Btry., 66th F. A. Bn., 4th Armd. Div., Windsor Locks.
" The Moselle crossing was the roughest we had. We crossed on a pontoon bridge, near St. Germaine. The bridge was blown by an 88 while we were waiting to cross, just a hundred yards away. The engineers replaced it and we crossed with shells dropping all around us. Five minutes later the Heinies got a direct hit on the bridge again."
Goeben, Fred, T/ Sgt., 514th Hvy. Mnt., V Corps, South Norwalk.
" Getting our heavy equipment ashore in the invasion of Normandy was a terrific job. It was the hardest spot I was in during two years in Europe, but we got the stuff in and that was what counted. Our unit worked on heavy guns and tanks, and we had one of our busiest times at Vere, near St. Lo, where we had a whole lot of heavy stuff damaged."
Graves, Harry E., T/ 5, 3408th Ord., 7th Army, Higganum.
" For five weeks in Sicily we worked from dark to dark repairing and servicing all the vehicles of an entire division. It was a tremendous job and we were dog tired, but finally it was finished. During my 29 months over there, I moved from Africa to Sicily and Italy, and into France and Germany."
Hadvab, George, Jr., Pfc, M. D., 337th F. A., 88th Div., New Britain.
" I had three years overseas and the Blue Devils were a crack outfit. Of all the fighting during campaigns in North Africa and Italy, I think that at Mt. Belvedere was about the hardest. That was really a rough spot for a while, but our boys broke through all right."
Harrison, Sidney, Sgt., 52d Gen. Hosp., Wallingford.
" The care given American soldiers sick or wounded was the very tops. We had the best of doctors, the most modern of equipment and every possible facility for the men. Our hospital was at Kidder­minster,
in the Midlands of England, and we were kept steadily busy. I had two and a half years overseas, and it's good to be home again."
Hayes, Clifford C, T/ 5, 433d A. A. Bn., Putnam.
" Our 40s did a very good job against German planes, all the way from Africa
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up. My own unit got its biggest total at Anzio where the Nazis kept coming in after us, and we downed a flock of them there. I had 31 months overseas and was in seven campaigns."
Jackuboski, Henry T., T/ 5, 258th F. A. Bn., XIX Corps, Pequabuck.
" The hardest fighting I was in during five campaigns in 22 months was at Normandy. There the Germans let us have it with artillery, bombs and strafing. The Nazi air force was still strong then and some of the strafing attacks were bad. We had self- propelled 155s and the Nazis didn't like it when we opened up on them with those. They're a great gun, and they did a lot of good work for us in helping end the war."
Judd, Langdon C, Sgt., 618th Port Co., 6th Army, Manchester.
" I spent 22 months on Goodenough Island. We were the first to land and the last to leave. Our outfit was known as the ' pirates of the South Pacific', because we stole so much stuff. We had to, to live. My assignment was instructing native labor, mostly Pauans, in stevedore and other heavy work. Once they were shown, they worked out all right. But they couldn't lift much. On lifting, one Army man could do as much as four natives. But when they got a load up on their heads, they could carry anything almost, as much as a 450 pound drum of gasoline. Once I acquired the basic dialect, I found it very easy to get on with them."
Korponay, Sigmund, T/ 5, 337th Ord. Mnt. Depot, 6th Army, Bridgeport.
" I was in the hospital with a high fever when our area in New Guinea was at­tacked
by planes in December 1943. They rushed us all out into trenches and none of us was hurt. But if I didn't get to see much of it, I'll remember it a long time. I didn't like New Guinea, but it was better than the Philippines."
Leonard, William, Pfc, Btry. A., 192d F. A. Bn., 43d Div., East Norwalk.
" The rottenest spot was the Solomons. Those islands were the lousiest area in the Southwest Pacific. We spent 14 months there. It's no kidding that they were the longest 14 months I ever hope to see. There was always the heat and the bugs, and the tropical diseases, and the stinking Nips. What it all adds up to as we saw it, you wouldn't put in print."
Lincavicks, Stanley J., T/ 4, 52d Gen. Hosp., Middletown.
" I was a special diet cook at our hospital. My job was to prepare food for patients who couldn't have the regular diet. I learned a lot about cooking; but back in Middletown, it'll be my wife who does the cooking in our house. After 33 months overseas, I want to be a plain civilian again."
Lyons, Samuel B., T/ 4, Hq., 79th Div., Cos Cob.
" We made the Rhine crossing in Navy barges, near Orsay, early one morning in March, as one of two spearheads for the 9th Army drive to the Ruhr. It was pretty hot stuff for a while. I spent most of my time in the ETO as editor of the Loraine Cross, the 79th Division news­paper,
and due to lack of commissioned officers, was public relations officer for the division from December of last year to August of this year."
Macey, Joseph W., T/ 5, Adj. Gen. Publications, Field Unit, 8th Army, Botsford.
" I was a lucky soldier— one in a thou­sand—
assigned to work at my trade, printing. We took over a Jap print shop in Manila. In a week we had it straightened out and were printing Army forms and the propaganda they fired into Jap lines by shell and dropped from planes. You know the stuff— calling on the Japs to surrender. I personally never heard of any Jap surrendering after reading the stuff.'
Macht, Harry G., T/ Sgt., 893d T. D. Bn., ( Sep.), Baltic.
" When we were at Lammersdorf, the Germans cut loose at us with their heaviest artillery. Then in the confusion they dropped parachute troops to do as much damage as possible. There was much excitement for a while, but the parachut­ists
were all rounded up. After the war ended, they had us directing a prison camp where German military and civilian prisoners were held."
Marchesseault, Norman H., Pfc, 43d Sig. Co., 43d Div., Dayville.
" What I'll remember is the fifteen minutes after 4: 20 a. m. on a February day in 1943. We were enroute to Guadalcanal on an LST, just entering Talogi Bay, when we were attacked by six Jap torpedo planes. The crew, to clear the deck for action, ordered us all below, but with a few others I stayed on deck to watch the show which I saw from a spot behind a lifeboat station. The Navy went to work on them, and there were tracers flying all around. The attack lasted just fifteen minutes, we got one Jap plane, and had no casualties."
Montesi, Wilson J., Pfc, Btry. B., 192d F. A. Bn., 43d Div., Danbury.
" The Fourth of July in ' 43 was hot, and I don't mean the weather! That was our first fight, at Rendova, New Georgia. It came on us suddenly. All at once hell broke loose. I jumped for a foxhole, and it was half full of water and all full of eight guys. Eighteen Jap bombers were coming over, but none of them got back where they started from."
Morin, Joseph A., T/ 5, 963d F. A. Bn., XIX Corps, Thompsonville.
" Our 155 howitzers did a lot of firing, but the heaviest firing we did was at St.
Lo and at the Rhine and Ruhr crossings. At those places we poured out the shells with hardly a let- up. We were at Magde­burg
when the war ended, then were stationed near Frankfort for a while."
Morrison, Edward C, Sgt., 800th M. P. Bn., 6th Army, Dayville.
" Milne Bay, New Guinea, is the place I remember. There was nothing there. Just a bunch of those ' Fuzzies- Wuzzies'— natives with bushy black hair. They went around half clothed, spoke only Papuan, but they were friendly. There wasn't a white woman on the island, not even a WAC."
Murphy, Henry F., Pfc, 955th M. V. D. Ord., ( Sep.), Bridgeport.
" Our job was to deliver motor vehicles to the combat outfits. We had quite a time of it trying to keep up with them going across France; they moved so fast. I had 38 months overseas, two years of it in England and the rest in France and Ger­many."
Norcia, Albert, T/ 5, 197th Ord. Bn., 7th Army, Pawcatuck.
" About the most rugged time the Germans gave us was when we were crossing the Rhine, near Worms. Ours was a heavy maintenance outfit and we were kept busy, especially in the Ruhr area, where our heavy stuff was in use almost constantly. I had 30 months over­seas,
and took part in four major cam­paigns."
O'Neil, Joseph C, Jr., Sgt., 456th Sv. Sq., 60th Trp. Carrier Grp., 12th Air Force, Windsor.
" The Germans pulled a sneak air raid on us just after dark on September 3, on the sands at Bizerte, Africa. Hell, they plastered everybody. It was our first air raid. We were all scared, I know that. But it was quite a sight in itself and although the bombs missed our outfit, I'll remember it all my life."
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Paulsen, Howard M., S/ Sgt., 3608th Ord. Maint. Tank Co., 6th Army, East Port Chester.
" Those New Guinea jungles are no good— hot, wet, muddy, stinking and full of tropical diseases. There were plenty of Japs. Once what they did to our tanks made repairs on them tough, hard work. And it was so damned hot you couldn't get the work done right."
Peet, Eldridge P., S/ Sgt., Btry. B., 103d F. A. Bn., 43d Div., New Milford.
" Near Rosario on Luzon in January, we really took it. From 10 a. m. to 10 p. m. we sat there, with the stuff coming in— in all sizes from all directions. Our colonel had his head blown off by a direct hit. We were an FO party with the in­fantry.
About 10 a. m. a bunch of Japs with some horse- drawn artillery came down the road and opened up on us. We fought it out all night. Next morning we counted 523 dead Japs."
Pelletier, Stephen J., Sgt., Hq., 32d Div., Torrington.
" Canton Island was the toughest place I was in. There was nothing there; no trees, no vegetation, no women, no liquor, no nothing. It's a barren island right on the equator, and it's hot as hell. We spent 10 months there and it seemed like 10 years. I got double duty in the South Pacific; after the first 15 months I came home on a cadre, and was shanghaied back there for another 15 months with General Joseph Swing and the 11th Airborne. That was the fifth division I was with, the others were the 32d, 43d, 27th and 38th."
Roog, Fred S., T/ 4, 3473d Ord. Co., 1st Army, Shelton.
" From what I saw of German equip­ment,
the stuff they had wasn't anywhere near as good as ours. Some of their guns were quite good but our motorized equip­ment
was much better. Our maintenance
unit worked on everything from jeeps to tanks. At the Battle of the Bulge, we had to work like beavers to keep the equip­ment
in shape, for lots of it was being damaged in the heavy German attack."
Root, Edward E., T/ Sgt., Hq. Btry., 192d F. A. Bn., 43d Div., Norwalk.
" I'll remember longest the Fourth of July, in 1943, at Munda, New Georgia, when 16 ' Mitzi- bitzis' came over and I thought they were our own planes. They got right on top of us when our anti­aircraft
opened up and shot them all down."
Samela, William, T/ 4, 538th Ord. Co., Waterbury.
" I was a machinist, working on tanks and guns and I could see that our equip­ment
held up a lot better in the field than that of the Germans. They gave us our heaviest bombing and shelling in Holland and things were plenty tough there for a time. After 19 months overseas, it's now back to Waterbury for me."
Schnabel, Francis R., T/ 5, 433d A. A. Bn., Bethel.
" We had some of our best results against German planes near the French- German border in the early part of 1945. We shot down a lot of planes that came in to strafe our troops. Right now I'm ready to relax a bit, after 32 months in Africa and Europe, where I was in seven campaigns and took part in two invasions."
Sobol, Anthony J., S/ Sgt., 433d A. A. Bn., Hartford.
" I was a motor sergeant in charge of a group of 25 vehicles ranging from jeeps to trucks. We had some bad travel conditions in Sicily, but the mud at Anzio was also tough on motor transport. I had 31 months away from America and I'm all set to settle down as a civilian for the rest of my life."
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Sroka, Tony J., S/ Sgt., 683d Clr. Co., ( Sep.), Glenville.
" I had 30 months overseas, serving in a medical unit. We went up to the lines to treat battle casualties, and often we acted as litter bearers to bring them back to aid stations. We went from Africa through Sicily and Italy and we saw a good bit of combat action."
Trimarchi, Anthony A., Cpl, 459th A. A. Bn., Ansonia.
" At St. Lo and in Germany they needed fast- firing guns, so they called on our outfit to fire its 40mm AA guns on ground missions. We piled up our best score of enemy planes during the Battle of the Bulge, where we were really hitting them. The 40 is a great weapon and it did more than its share against the Germans."
Valdambrini, Isadore J., S/ Sgt., 57th Sig. Bn., Meriden.
" We served with both the 5th and the 7th Army. In 32 months over there I had 21 months in combat, and I'm glad and grateful to be still alive. We landed at Salerno, Anzio and Southern France and had five campaigns. The 4 months we had at Anzio seemed as long as a whole lifetime."
Wagoner, William F., T/ 4, 703d T. D. Bn., 3d Armd. Div., Bristol.
" I had one really close one. A tank I was in ran over an enemy mine and exploded. One of the crew was killed and three others were wounded. I was lucky enough to escape with some torn ligaments in my leg. Our hardest fighting was at Mons and at the Bulge. The Germans learned to have a great respect for our 90s, which could stop anything they tried to send against us."
Walker, Arthur L., Pfc, Sv. Btry., 192d F. A. Bn., 43d Div., New London.
" I drew outpost duty, on Rendall Island, guarding the entrance to Brockett Straight,
in New Georgia, for 151 1/ 2 days, June through October. It was an observation detail of twelve men. We were on our own— no officers and no cooks. We lived on K- rations and native fruits and vegetables. The natives brought us sweet potatoes, paupaus, egg plant, mangoes and pine­apples.
We were frequently under artillery fire from the Jap, but in other ways it was a soft detail."
Wyshnowsky, Walter, T/ Sgt., 1st Armd. Grp., ( Sep.), Meriden.
" We were in Austria when the war ended, after having served as a special task force. Some of our heaviest fighting was on the way to Leghorn. Connecticut looks swell to me after 37 months out of the country."
Zalmer, Frederick, S/ Sgt,, Co. B., 128th Inf., 32d Div., Shelton.
" The worst battle our division took part in was on the Ville Verdi Trail in Northern Luzon in 1945. It was mountain fighting, new to us, and tough. The Nips had all the highground, with perfect observation. We had to build our own roads as we went up, under fire most of the time. Getting up supplies and food was hard work. And we took our heaviest losses there."
WHAT IS A VETERAN ?
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."
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THE MEN ARE COMING HOME
Connecticut men are coming home by the thousands from both the European and Pacific Theaters of War. They come in every size and type of vessel that floats, ranging from the little War Shipping Administration freighters that carry fif­teen
to thirty men, to Victory ships that provide passage for nearly 2,000, up to the great liners like the S. S. America, renamed the U. S. S. West Point, and to the Queen ships of the Cunnard line, which carry nearly 15,000 men on each homeward trip.
The big boats, notably the Queens, arrive in a blaze of publicity and head­lines,
but it is the WSA fleet that really piles up the total, and accounts for better than 85 per cent of it.
That fleet of 470 vessels, consisting of 20 passenger liners and 450 cargo type ships, converted to troop transports at a cost of $ 250,000,000, have a total carrying capacity of a half- million men. The fleet includes ships ranging in troop carrying capacity from 550 to 6,000 each.
In addition to the WSA fleet, some 250 combat type vessels, constructed by the U. S. Maritime Commission for the Army and Navy, are being used, chiefly in the Pacific. Even LSTs " do their bit."
Approximately 15,000 Connecticut men according to estimates based on all over figures were returned from Europe be­tween
V- E Day and V- J Day, and the steady flow of men from Le Havre, Marseille, and lesser ports continues.
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.
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.
More than 100,000 Connecticut men saw overseas service in the armed forces, and the great bulk of them, occupation troops and regular Navy personnel excepted, will be on American soil by May, 1946, according to official forecasts. 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 tripled its output as of the date of publication of this booklet.
Including the 526 men, whose names are listed in this booklet, a total of 4,729 Connecticut men have been separated at Devens since September 1, 1945.
Army policy on place of separation has been changed several times to meet current conditions. The original policy called for separating most Connecticut men from the Army at Fort Devens, the exceptions being separations at hospitals or in in­dividual
cases for varying reasons.
The Fort Devens Center was over­loaded
during September and subsidiary separation centers were established: Grenier Field, N. H. and Westover Field, Mass., for the Air Force, and at Camp Edwards, Mass., for the Army Zone of Interior.
In late September it was announced officially that Devens would continue to be the major separation center for Con­necticut
men of the Army, and that the subsidiary centers would close by Decem­ber
1. Grenier Field in mid- October had separated only a few Connecticut men, but an undetermined number of Connecticut men had been separated at other centers, notably at Westover Field, Mitchell Field, L. I,, N. Y., Fort Dix, N. J., and elsewhere because Devens was overloaded.
CONNECTICUT VETERANS COMMEMORATIVE BOOKLET
Vol. VII Oct. 11, 1945 No. 9
CARLETON B. CLYMA Editor
This booklet is published by the State of Connecticut, through the Office of the Governor, as an addition to the souvenirs and memorabilia of the Connecticut men who served with the United States Army during World War II.
The assistance of public relations officers at Fort Devens Separation Center greatly facilitated the gathering of material for the booklet. The cover picture of the Queen Elizabeth is from Press Association.
Copies of this booklet are provided for the men whose names appear on the Muster Out Roll Call herein. None are available for general distribution. A copy is on file for reference purposes at each of the two hundred public libraries in the State.
Reproduction of material from this booklet is permissible only with written authorization.
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STATE AIDS AND BENEFITS
The laws of the State of Connecticut provide for many forms of aid, benefits and preferences for veterans, and for their next of kin in varying degrees. The following digest is designed to inform of the aids, benefits and preferences, and to designate the local or state agency charged with providing full information to veterans 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 local assessors and 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.
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.
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.
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.
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."
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, is 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, October 8 to 11, 1945, from the official Group Rosters, Fort Devens Separation Center, Mass.
ABRAMOWITZ, Philip, Pfc.
59 Lafayette St., Stamford ACCOUSTI, James N., T/ 4
520 Walnut St., Waterbury ALBANO, Samuel F., Sgt.
15 Bible St., Cos Cob. ALFANO, Dominic L., T/ 5
55 Whiting St., Hamden ALLARD, Robert P., Cpl.
19 Quinabaug St., Putnam ALLSTON, Frederick W., Sgt.
781 Dixwell Ave., New Haven AMBROSE, Joseph A., Sgt.
17 Star St., Ansonia ANDRUKAITIS, Anthony, T/ 5
RFD Box 79, Clinton ANGELOSZEK, Theodore A., Jr., S/ Sgt.
RFD 1, Uncasville APT, Harold G., Sgt.
RFD 1, Willimantic ARTHUR, Robert H., S/ Sgt.
38 Church St., Wethersfield ASMAR, Charles W., T/ 4
26 Sheridan St., Danbury AUGERI, Michael J., T/ Sgt.
341 South Main St., Middletown AUGUSTE, Stephen M., T/ 5
Prospect Heights, Stafford Springs AUGUSTINE, Henry J., T/ 5
47 Water St., Middletown AURORA, Nicholas, S/ Sgt.
161 Saltonstall Ave., New Haven AVILETTA, Samuel, Cpl.
21 Spencer Ave., Waterbury BAILEY, Elias, Pvt.
RFD 2, Middletown BAILEY, Emmett V., Cpl.
c/ o Miss Lucy Ely, US Sub Base, New London BAKER, Arthur D., T/ 4
9 Gilbert Ave., New Haven BARBERIA, Thomas, Pfc.
180 Calhoun Ave., Bridgeport BARDINI, Dominic, T/ Sgt.
West St., Stafford Springs BARNES, Edward W., Cpl.
734 West Main St., New Britain BARR, Ernest J., Pfc.
Gen. Del., Glasgo BARTLETT, Robert A., S/ Sgt.
60 Canal St., Stamford BASSETT, Wallace R., Cpl.
64 Center St , West Haven BECKWITH, Clayton E., Pvt.
54 Howard St., New London BECKWITH, Henry W., Sgt.
22 Market Place, Guilford BEDFORD, Archie E., Jr., Pvt.
P. O. Box 162, Fairfield BEERS, Edwin W., S/ Sgt.
76 Grassyplain St., Bethel BELIZI, Peter D., S/ Sgt.
37 Francis Ave., Hartford BELLOW, Harry, Pvt.
8 Lisbon St., Hartford BENSON, Frederick G., Pfc.
RFD 4, Putnam BERKINS, Richard C, S/ Sgt.
Grumman Ave., Norwalk BERNAL, Louis J., Cpl.
Box 24, Versailles
BERNARD, Joseph L., T/ 5
204 Park St., Hartford BETHIS, James J., S/ Sgt.
47 Spring St., New Britain BILLONO, Frank M , S/ Sgt.
123 Myrtle St., Stamford BINKOWSKI, Arthur J., Pvt.
65 Willow St., Meriden BLACKBOURN, Arthur R., Pfc.
54 Prospect St., Thompsonville BLAKE, John J., Jr., T/ 5
28 Lester St., West Haven BLONDO, Anthony J., Pfc.
54 Byram Terrace Drive, Greenwich BOBECK, Michael J., Pfc.
RFD, P. O. Box 94, Columbia BOGOS, William A., lst/ Sgt.
2209 Main St., Bridgeport BONCZEK, Charles, Sgt.
Laurel Lane, Simsbury BORELLO, Emil, T/ 4
c/ o Mrs. Wildman, Brookfield Center BORISUCK, Walter, Pvt.
45 Johnston St., Naugatuck BOSCO, Albert A., T/ 4
447 Arch St., New Britain BOUCHER, Alphonse, T/ 5
22 Prospect St., Willimantic BRANCIFORTE, James S., T/ 5
Washington Ave., Clintonville BREWSTER, Francis A., Pfc.
76 Cherry St., Naugatuck BRIA, Anthony F., T/ 5
453 Shelton Ave., Hamden BROCCOLI, Aldo J., Pfc.
2566 East Main St., Bridgeport BROCKETT, Lewis R., Cpl.
274 James St., New Haven BRODEUR, Montcalm G., Sgt.
Box 204, Union St., Moosup BROMBERG, Benny, Pfc.
68 Eaton St., Hartford BUIJNAROUSKI, Vincent A., T/ 4
28 Ernest Ave., Wallingford BURDGE, John L., Pfc.
137 Hollister Ave., Bridgeport BURINSKAS, William J., T/ 5
76 Woodbine St., Torrington BURNES, Joseph F., S/ Sgt.
6 Cross Lane, Cos Cob BURNS, William J., M/ Sgt.
51 Gilbert St., Thomaston BUZGO, Rudolph P., Pfc.
608 Bruce Ave., Stratford CADETT, Francis O., S/ Sgt.
76 Foley St., Manchester CALLAHAN, James F., Pfc.
5 Loughlin Ave., Cos Cob CAPARUIO, Ralph, Pfc.
48 Wooster St., New Haven CAPIZZI, Peter D., T/ 5
1964 Main St., Bridgeport CARON, Pierre S., T/ 4
Box 44, Canterbury CAREY, George P., S/ Sgt.
39 Houston St., New Haven CASTELLAIN, Theodore L., Pfc.
11 S. Perkins St., Torrington CASTELLANO, Anthony, Pfc.
143 Hamilton St., New Haven
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CATTANACH, Donald S., T/ 4
158 Seymour St., Hartford CAWLEY, Nathaniel M., Pfc.
Branford Hill, Branford CENTRELLA, Frederick, Pfc.
246 Walnut St., Winsted CESARONI, Louis F., T/ 5
28 Ninth St., Derby CHOPIK, George A., T/ 5
8 Cornwall St., Stratford CHORBA, Julius W., Jr., Pfc.
431 Hallett St., Bridgeport CIARDI, Italo A., Pfc.
133 New Spruce St., Stamford CIJUNSKAS, Joseph M., S/ Sgt.
637 North Riverside St., Waterbury CLARKE, Paul R., Sgt.
904 Quinnipiac Ave., New Haven CLEAR, James B., T/ Sgt.
35 Garden St., Stamford CODY, John J., T/ 3
68 S. Elm St., Waterbury COHEN, Samuel, Pfc.
496 Winchester Ave., New Haven COMERFORD, John E., S/ Sgt.
52 Simpson Ave., Wallingford CONNELL, Eugene O., S/ Sgt.
232 Wolcott St., Waterbury CONVERSE, Ralph F., Cpl.
118 New Park Ave., Hartford CORRIVEAU, Paul H., Sgt.
315- D Bldg. 12, Success Park, Bridgeport COUTURE, George H., T/ 3
53 Merchants Ave., Taftville CRANDALL, Arthur E., S/ Sgt.
Meadow Lane, Berlin CRISCIO, John R., T/ Sgt.
190 Wallace St., New Haven CSEHAK, William T., Sgt.
100 Caroline St., Bridgeport CUNNINGHAM, Joseph F., Cpl.
RFD 3, Waterbury DAGOSTA, Ralph A., Sgt.
66 Smith St., Derby DALEY, Thomas F., Pfc.
228 Lincoln St., Waterbury DALEY, William, T/ 5
88 Church St., Broad Brook DALES, Wilmer A., Sgt.
464 West St., Bristol DALTON, John H., Sgt.
830 West Main St., Meriden DARICO, Andrew, Jr., S/ Sgt.
RFD 1, Rockville DARIN, James F., T/ 5
60 Pearl St., Wallingford DAVIS, Clyde R., Sgt.
6 Freeman St., Hartford DEAN, Julius S., Pfc.
58 Prospect Ave., Hartford DeCAPUA, Ralph V., T/ 5
427 Grand Ave., New Haven DeCARLO, Alphonse A., Cpl.
43 Elm St., Winsted DeFOREST, John F., Cpl.
13 Bayview Ave., South Norwalk DELDO, Louis R., Sgt.
173 Riverside Ave., Torrington DELLAFERA, Raymond A., 1st/ Sgt.
16 Cottage St., Manchester DeMATTIO, Carmen P., Sgt.
53 Franklin St., Saugatuck DEMPSEY Lester J., Pfc.
37 Norwich St., Hartford DePANFILIS, Joseph J., T/ 4
15 Oakhill St., Stamford
DERESIENSKI, Stanley J., T/ 5
213 Front St., Hartford DEVINE, John C, T/ 5
141- D Willys St., Hartford DiBIANCO, Vincent, T/ 5
196 Frank St., New Haven DiDOMENICA, Daniel, Pfc.
29 Main St., Stamford DIGIOIA, Carmine, T/ 4
420 Washington Ave., New Haven DIGLIO, Frank, T/ 4
35 Main St., New Haven DIONNE, Donald J., Cpl.
230 Pembroke Ave., Waterbury DISIPIO, Patsy, Cpl.
5 Nelson St., East Hartford DIVINE, Arthur H., M/ Sgt.
14 Osborn Ave., East Norwalk DOGOLO, Joseph, S/ Sgt.
59 Fillmore St., New Haven DOMBECK, Adolph M., Pfc.
86 Sexton St., New Britain DOMBROWSKI, William F., Pfc.
10 1/ 2 Winter St., Hartford DONAGHUE, Frank E., T/ 5
81 Franklin Ave., Hartford DONNELLY, William S., Sat.
56 Beverly Road, West Hartford DREGA, Henry F., Pvt.
318 Quinnipiac Ave., New Haven DUDGINSKI, Chester T., Pfc.
9 Colburn St., Ansonia DUHANCIK, Nicholas, Jr., Pfc.
1147 Ogden St. Ext., Bridgeport DUL, Stanley, Pfc.
New Britain DUPREY, Henry, Pvt.
14 Mechanic St., Danielson DURICA, George J., 1st/ Sgt.
267 Putnam St., Bridgeport DYNIA, Andrew, S/ Sgt.
105 Nash St., New Haven DZIALO, Stephen J., T/ 5
3 Alsop Ave., Middletown EGLIN, Theodore F., S/ Sgt.
Bradley Road, Madison ELKINS, Stephen B., Pfc.
71 Marshall St., West Haven ELLIS, Horace C, Pfc.
RFD 3, Highland Lake, Winsted ELMSTEDT, Charles W., Cpl.
38 Putnam St., Bristol EMMINGER, Lawrence A., Sgt.
843 West Main St., Waterbury ERAZMUS, Joseph F., S/ Sgt.
297 Crown St., Meriden ESPOSITO, Anthony, T/ 5
216 Greenwich Ave., New Haven ESPOSITO, Bennie I., S/ Sgt.
164 Forbes Ave., New Haven ESPOSITO, Frank J., Pvt.
18 Knapp St., South Norwalk FACONDINI, John, Pfc.
112 Meadow St., Waterbury FAHEY, James W., Jr., S/ Sgt.
144 Lennox St., Manchester FAIN, Robert B., T/ Sgt.
115 New London Road, Mystic FAIRCHILD, Charles B., Pfc.
RFD 2, Bridgeport Ave., Shelton FAPPIANO, Nicholas, T/ 3
129 Poplar St., New Haven FEDUS, Stephen P., Pfc.
5 Burbank St., South Norwalk FEHSENFELD, August, Pfc.
Box 118, Jordan Village, Waterford
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FERENSAK, Peter S., Pvt.
374 Hulls Farm Rd., Southport FERRARA, James J., Pfc.
42 South Center St., Southington FINKE, Charles F., Jr., Pfc.
182 Meadow St., Naugatuck FINN, Martin A., T/ 4
24 Highland St., Newington FITZGERALD, Howard J., S/ Sgt.
44 Greenfield Drive, New Britain FLANAGAN, John T., T/ 4
57 Prospect St., Moosup FONTANELLA, Primo M., T/ Sgt.
1 Dayton Road, Meriden FORGIEL, Stephen S., T/ 4
308 Park Terrace, Hartford FOX, William Q., Cpl.
Mountain Road, Tariffville FRANCONI, Luigi L., Cpl.
111 Colorado Ave., Torrington FRANKEL, Benjamin J., T/ 4
643 Iranistan Ave., Bridgeport FRASER, John T., Pfc.
190 Sargeant St., Hartford FRAZIER, Lawrence, Pfc.
26 Westport Ave., Norwalk FREEMAN, Harry, Sgt.
39 Summit St., New London FRENCH, George E., Cpl.
593 Barnum Terr. Ext., Stratford FRENCH, Walter G., T/ Sgt.
30 West Helen St., Hamden FRIGON, Joseph W., Jr., Pfc.
10 Frew Terrace, Thompsonville FUCHS, Frank A., S/ Sgt.
123 South St., Elmwood FULTON, Thomas, T/ 4
53 Heath St., Hartford GALE, John I., Pvt.
13 W. Main St., Waterbury GALIPEAU, Dorius P., 1st/ Sgt.
235 Palmer St., Norwich GALLAS, John O., Sgt.
167 Franklin St., Stamford GARILLI, Anthony J., T/ 5
43 Whiton St., Windsor Locks GASPARRELLI, Peter A., Pfc.
48 Roosevelt Dr., Middletown GENTILE, Alfred E., T/ 3
130 Fairview Ave. Ext., Bridgeport GENTILE, Americo A., T/ 4
245 Bishop St., Waterbury GEORGETTI, Louis P., T/ 4
174 1/ 2 Spruce St., Manchester GERBUTAVICIUS, John W., T/ 4
57 Alden St., Hartford GESSAY, Thomas E., T/ 5
Route 1, Rockville GILCHRIST, Francis P., T/ 5
16 Prospect Ave., Norwalk GILE, Richard E., Pfc.
Washington Ave., Pleasantville GILL, John H., Pvt.
82 Brown Ave., Jewett City GILLUM, Frederick A., T/ 5
Ramapoo Ridge, Ridgefield GIOIELLA, John C, Pfc.
617 High St., Middletown GIRARDIN, Rene J., Pfc.
35 Wolcott St., Bristol GOEBEN, Frederick H., T/ Sgt.
16 Ivy Place, South Norwalk GOLDEMEN, Vincent A., Sgt.
P. O. Box 86, Long Hill GOLLMITZER, John F., T/ 5
174 1/ 2 Spruce St., Manchester
GORDON, Albert L., S/ Sgt.
17 Westland St., Hartford GOVEN, Earl J., Sgt.
Wauregan GOWITT, Fred, Sgt.
23 Hickory St., Meriden GRABOWSKI, Frank A., S/ Sgt.
53 School St., Suffield GRANDIERI, Modesto J., Pvt.
6 Morris St., Danbury GRANDY, Albert J., Jr., S/ Sgt.
RFD 2, Newton St., Norwich GRAVES, Harry E., T/ 5
Higganum GRAZIOSO, Frank C, Pfc.
430 Ocean Ave., West Haven GRIFFIN, Harry E., Pfc.
RFD 114, Clinton GRIFFITH, John J., Pvt.
322 Sigourney St., Hartford GUILMARTIN, Joseph S., Pfc.
38 Kent St., Hartford GWOREK, Alexander J., S/ Sgt.
110 Coleman Road, Wethersfield GWOZDZ, John J., Cpl.
20 Belmont Ave., Thompsonville HADVAB, George, Jr., Pfc.
42 Star St., New Britain HAINES, Alfred B., Sgt.
50 New London Road, Mystic HAINES, Oliver B., Pfc.
RFD 2, Seymour HAMILL, Alfred D., T/ 5
45 Tilton St., New Haven HANNA, John J., Sgt.
72 Elm St., Danbury HARASYMCZUK, Henry G., Pfc.
RFD 1, Newtown HARRINGTON, Charles J., Cpl.
286 South St., Hartford HARRISON, Sidney, Sgt.
417 N. Main St., Wallingford HASSETT, William E., Pfc.
243 Main St., Unionville HAVILAND, Albert A., Pfc.
33 Maplewood Place, Stamford HAYES, Clifford C, T/ 5
Rt. 1, Putnam HECKART, James W., Pfc.
73 Mill St., Middletown HENNESSEY, Thomas E., Pfc.
Kent
HERRMANN, William J., T/ 4
184 Bradley Ave., Hamden HICKING, Robert E., Sgt.
RFD 1, Columbia HIRTH, Arthur J., T/ 5
257 Blakeslee St., Bristol HORTON, Raymond G., S/ Sgt.
632 Knapps Highway, Bridgeport HOOK, Walter E., Pvt.
440 Duncaster Road, Bloomfield HUSHARD, Frederick J., Sgt.
RFD 1, Oakdale INSALACO, Antonio J., Sgt.
138A Plains Road, Willimantic; JACKUBOSKI, Henry T., T/ 5
1 Chestnut St., Pequabuck JAHNES, William A., T/ 5
63 Oak St., Willimantic JEFFERIES, Robert A., T/ 3
P. O. Box 93, Bantam JOHNSON, Arvid O., T/ 4
560 Zion St., Hartford JOHNSON, Frank R., Jr., T/ Sgt.
56 Colman St., New London
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JOHNSON, Kenneth A., T/ 4
16 May St., New Britain JUDD, Langdon C, Sgt.
30 Griswold St., Manchester KALENIK, Emil S., T/ 5
1. Fairview Ave., Norwalk KAPLAN, Harry E., T/ 4
458 Park Ave., Bridgeport KAPLAN, Stanley E., T/ 5
36 Bishop Ave., Bridgeport KARESKY, Andrew, Pfc.
25 Prince St., New Haven KAY, Harry A., Pfc.
94 Elderkin Ave., Groton KEENE, Edgar F., Pfc.
23 Riverside Ave., Norwalk KELM, Karlton A., T/ 5
61 S. Main St., South Norwalk KENDZIERSKI, Henry, Pfc.
2 Kinney Ave., Norwich KENZICK, Terry, T/ 5
RFD 1, c/ o Peter Remeika, Thomaston KEPCHAR, John G., Pfc.
233 Goddard Ave., Bridgeport KERR, William F., T/ 4
163 1/ 2 Main St., Danielson KEYES, Wesley W., Cpl.
600 Union Ave., Bridgeport KICZUK, Joseph S., Pfc.
3 Cherry St., Hartford KING, Bernard H., S/ Sgt.
84 Tower Ave., Hartford KINGSLEY, Edward J., Pfc.
147 West Main St., Norwich KINSELLA, Raymond F., Pfc.
144 Bungalow Ave., Fairfield KODZ, Leon, Pfc.
12 Rowan St., Danbury KORPONAY, Sigmund, T/ 5
608 Pine St., Bridgeport KOSAKOWSKI, Aloysius S., Sgt.
14 Pulaski St., New Britain KOTCH, Harry F., T/ 4
120 Prospect Ave., Shelton KRUG, Jacob H., Sgt.
57 Union St., Willimantic KRUPA, Nicholas, Pfc.
57 House St., Glastonbury KRYSIUK, John E., S/ Sgt.
Strawberry Hill Ave., Norwalk KUDALAS, Victor, Pvt.
41 Woodbridge St., Hartford KUDLA, Edward A., Pfc.
22 Orchard St., Norwalk KUSHNER, Jacob M., Sgt.
34 Acton St., Apt. F, Hartford KWETKUS, Anthony V., Pfc.
RFD Box 12, Thomaston LAGACE, Zeno E., T/ 3
78 MacArthur Drive, Waterbury LAMAGNA, Salvatore N., Pfc.
18 Park Ave., Thompsonville LAMB, Joseph S., Pfc.
165 Chatham St., New Haven LAMOUREUX, Wilfred F., Cpl.
RFD 4, Putnam LANFRANCO, Joseph S., T/ 4
Tyler City Road, Orange LANNA, Philip J., S/ Sgt.
335 Ardale St., West Haven LANZETTA, Francis J., T/ 5
1197 South Main St., Waterbury LARRIVEE, Napoleon J., T/ 5
651 Beach St., West Haven LASCH, Clayton G., T/ 5
Pomfret Road, Brooklyn
LASKER, Isadore W., Sgt.
177 Greenfield St., Hartford LaVOICE, Dale E., Sgt.
118 South Main St., Suffield LAWRENCE, Norman E., T/ 5
21 Wall St., New Haven LEAHY, William L., Pfc.
Beaverbrook, Danbury LEE, Wilfred J., Pvt.
27 Wood St., South Norwalk LEGINSKY, Isadore, Pfc.
1 Shelton Ave., New Haven LeJEUNESSE, Robert A., Pfc.
Box 72, Putnam LEMPECK, Theodore J., T/ 5
68 George St., Bristol LENGYEL, Zoltan J., T/ 5
349 Concord St., New Haven LEONARD, William, Pfc.
26 Myrtle St., East Norwalk LESSARD, Romeo R., Pfc.
Putnam LETSKY, Sidney, T/ Sgt.
RFD, Thomaston LEVINE, Albert L., Pfc.
17 Silver Lane, East Hartford LEVINE, Ralph, Cpl.
87 High St., Ansonia LEWIS, Arthur H., Sgt.
RFD 1, Thomaston LINCAVICKS, Stanley J., T/ 4
15 Johnson St., Middletown LISK, Warren A., Pfc.
2 Fairview Ave., Rockville LISZEWSKI, Emil F., T/ 5
5 River St., Rockville LODATO, Jasper M., T/ 5
3 Bible St., Cos Cob LONGLEY, Charles L., Pvt.
P. O. Box 6, Watertown LOVENE, Peter E., Pfc.
98 James St., New Haven LUCIANO, Samuel, Jr., Pfc.
317 Riverside Ave., Westport LUCIER, Romeo A., T/ Sgt.
Box 127, Grosvenordale LUDOVICO, Constantine, Sgt.
13 Read St., New Haven LUPIEN, William H., Pfc.
49 Broadview Terr., Meriden LUSIS, Joseph, T/ Sgt.
77 North Pond St., Bristol LYGA, Samuel, Cpl.
South Main St., Terryville LYONS, George W., Jr., T/ Sgt.
253 Glenbrook Road, Stamford LYONS, Samuel B., T/ 4
101 Valley Road, Cos Cob LYSOBEY, Paul D., T/ 4
157 Main St., Norwalk MacDONALD, James E., T/ 5
33 Lee Ave., New London MACEY, Joseph W„ T/ 5
Box 1, Botsford MACHT, Harry G., T/ Sgt.
Box 423, Baltic MAGARACI, Joseph C, Pvt.
18 Griggs St., Waterbury MAHONEY, Paul C, Pfc.
67 Putnam St., Bristol MAKOWSKI, Frank E., Cpl.
36 Martha St., Seymour MANOCCHI, Fernardo, S/ Sgt.
59 Thorn St., New Haven MARCHESSEAULT, Norman H., Pfc.
19 High St., Dayville
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MARSHALL, Leighton E., Pfc.
33 Crescent St., Shelton MARTIN, Elmer F., Pfc.
44 Oak Ave., Shelton MARTONE, Michael A., S/ Sgt.
675 South Main St., Waterbury MASKELL, Harry, Jr., Pfc.
5 South Ave., Meriden MASSIRIO, Mario E., T/ Sgt.
11 Porters Pass, Kensington MAUTTE, George L., S/ Sgt.
165 Fairfield St., Westville McALLISTER, Donald, T/ 5
118 Levesque Ave., West Hartford McAVOY, James H., Jr., Pfc.
24 Lafayette St., Norwich McBRIDE, William T., Sgt,
395 Woodland St., Manchester MCCARTHY, Thomas J., T/ Sgt.
56 Bretton Road, West Hartford McDERMOTT, Dennis P., T/ Sgt.
43 Anderson St., Union City McDONOUGH, John A., Sgt.
16 Center St., Fairhaven McGOWAN, Arthur C, Sgt.
30 Prospect St., Branford McGRATH, James R., Cpl.
15 Mitchell Ave., Waterbury McKOY, Rudolph, Pfc.
69 Dickerman St., New Haven McMAHON, George H., Pvt.
668 Bronson Ave., Fairfield MEIZIS, Casimer P., T/ 5
26 Webster St., New Haven MELE, John D., Cpl.
287 East Rd., Bristol MEYER, Edward J., Cpl.
1665 Main St., Newington MICHALOWSKI, Theodore W., Sgt.
223 Prospect St., Norwich MIKULLITZ, Fred J., T/ 4
74 Woodbridge Ave., East Hartford MILLER, Mervin, Cpl.
25 Whitney Ave., Bridgeport MILLER, William F., Sgt.
96 Maple St., New Britain MILLS, Theodore R., Pfc.
RFD 1, Rockville MILNAR, Andrew, Jr., Pfc.
Route 10, Fairfield MINTEL, Ernest C, S/ Sgt.
74 Wellington St., Hartford MISIASZEK, Steven J., T/ 5
18 Hill St., Jewett City MISLICK, Marty M., Cpl.
Main St., Deep River MODRES, Stanley F., Pfc.
35 Elm St., Danbury MONROE, Ernest J., Pfc.
89 Woodward Ave., Waterbury MONTESI, Wilson J., Pfc.
29 Comstock St., Danbury MONTURIO, Charles J., Cpl.
60 Legion Ave., New Haven MORAN, Eugene J., Pfc.
101 Barnum Ave., Bridgeport MORCUS, Alfred, Cpl.
185 South Leonard St., Waterbury MORELLI, Joseph, Pfc.
85 Steuben St., Bridgeport MORIN, Joseph A., T/ 5
Hazard Ave., Thompsonville MORLEY, Fred C, M/ Sgt.
1164 Stanley St., New Britain MORRIS, George F., Pfc.
RFD 1, Woodbury
MORRISON, Edward C, Sgt.
Dayville MORRISSEY, Edward T., Pfc.
261 Grove St., Waterbury MORRISSEY, George T., Pvt.
228 Norman St., Bridgeport MORTON, John A., Pfc.
396 Blohvan St., West Haven MOSEY, Andrew, Pfc.
181 Clark St., New Britain MOSKWA, Michael, Pfc.
174 West Church St., Seymour MUCHERINO, Anthony L., T/ 5
110 Benson St., Bridgeport MUKERA, John, Pfc.
57 Orchard St., Stamford MURPHY, Henry F., Pfc.
472 Bostwick Ave., Bridgeport MURRAY, Leonard, Pfc.
282 Dwight St., New Haven NAGY, Sigmund L., Sgt.
72 Shepard St., Bridgeport NAPOLETANO, Alfred P., T/ 5
237 Newhall St., New Haven NARDINE, Wilfred H., S/ Sgt.
149 West Ave., Darien NIRENSTEIN, Maurice, Sgt.
1263 Main St., Hartford NORCIA, Albert, T/ 5
Pawcatuck NORTHROP, Vernon C, T/ 5
192 Russ St., Hartford NOWICKI, Louis F., Sgt.
Moosup NOWIK, Sigmund P., Sgt.
44 Clinton St., New Britain O'DONNELL, John J., T/ 4
1 Meadow St., Ansonia OLLARI, Ivan, Pfc.
18 Fairview St., Windsor Locks O'NEIL, Joseph C, Jr., Sgt.
45 Park Ave., Windsor ORENTILICHERMAN, Benjamin R.,
18 Camp St., Meriden ORIO, Salvatore A., Jr., Sgt.
31 Leete St., West Haven OSTRANDER, Earl K., Pfc.
20 Rockwell St., Winsted OSTROFF, William, T/ 5
130 North Main St., Waterbury OUGH, James A., Cpl.
15 Park Ave., Bloomfield OWAROFF, David, M/ Sgt.
61 Coit St., New London PACCADOLMI, Vincent A., Sgt.
4 Highridge Ave., Ridgefield PACOCHA, Theodore J., S/ Sgt.
RFD 1, Kent PALEMBAS, John, Cpl.
36 Bryant St., Bridgeport PALHINA, Marianno, T/ Sgt.
55 Greenmanville Ave., Mystic PALICKI, Robert C, T/ 4
162 Spencer St., Manchester PALMER, Harry C, Jr., T/ 5
312 Hamilton Ave., Waterbury PALMER, Monroe H., T/ 5
116 Bond St., Hartford PANAS, Joseph B., Pfc.
287 Atlantic St., Bridgeport PANUCZAK, Raymond J., Pfc.
166 Clarence St., Bridgeport PAOLINI, Arthur, Pvt.
424 Front Ave., West Haven PAPPAS, George, M/ Sgt.
68 Crown St., Bristol
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PAPRZYCA, Charles J., T/ Sgt.
56 Babcock St., Hartford PARISI, Victor M., T/ 4
Nash Place, South Norwalk PATERNO, Dominic J., T/ 4
459 Hillside Ave., Hartford PAULSEN, Howard M., S/ Sgt.
54 Ivy St., East Port Chester PEARSON, Hilding A., T/ 5
73 St. Augustine St., West Hartford PEET, Eldridge, P. S/ Sgt.
Wellsville Ave., New Milford PELLETIER, Stephen J., Sgt.
85 East Albert St., Torrington PERCHUCK, William P., T/ 5
319 East Main St., Thomaston PEREAU, Alfred H., S/ Sgt.
348 South Quaker Lane, West Hartford PERINETTI, Armando, Cpl.
398 Forbes Ave., New Haven PERSIO, Vincent, Pfc.
52 Long Hill Rd., Waterbury PETERSON, Raymond W., Cpl.
446 Stafford Ave., Bristol PIANKA, Raymond P., Pfc.
25 South St., Middletown PICCOLI, Vito V., T/ Sgt.
120 Daly Ave., New Britain PICHETTE, John H., Pfc.
26 Windsor Ave., Rockville PIEJKO, Thomas P., S/ Sgt,
125 Main St., Suffield PIETLUCK, Peter, T/ Sgt.
Box 66, Fabyan PINKOWSKI, Casimir P., M/ Sgt.
35 Commonwealth Ave., New Britain PLATKO, Charles J., Pvt.
381 Rockland Ave., Stratford PLUNGIS, Paul B., T/ Sgt.
28 Edward St., Waterbury POTOLICCHIO, Frank A., Pfc.
16 Cottage St., Stamford POULSEN, Carl, T/ Sgt.
554 Central Ave., Bridgeport POWELL, Thomas B., Jr., S/ Sgt.
White Plains Rd., Trumbull PRICE, Harold T., T/ 4
142 Forest St., New Canaan PRYPLESH, Paul, S/ Sgt.
200 Myrtle St., Shelton PUJDA, Edward C, Pfc.
292 Putnam St., Bridgeport PUODZUINAS, Joseph L., Pfc.
636 Washington Ave., Waterbury PURCELL, Michael, Pfc.
158 Newhall St., New Haven PUTNAM, Harvey E., T/ 5
20 Quaker Lane, Bristol QUINN, Joseph J., T/ 4
32 Park St., Norwich QUINN, Walter J., Pvt.
10 Short St., Manchester RADZEWICZ, Joseph D., Pfc.
Hillside Ave., New Milford RANDAZZA, Pasquale L., Pfc.
195 Front St., Hartford RATEGAN, Charles R., T/ Sgt.
36 Wheeler St., Winsted RE ILLY, Durward J., Pfc.
19 Nassau Circle, East Hartford REINCRE, Carlton F., Jr., T/ 4
RFD 2, Eagleville RICCITELLI, Pasquale, Pfc.
317 Main St., Branford RITCH, Raymond J., Pfc.
63 Davenport St., Stamford ROBERTS, Russell E., T/ 3
1702 Highland Ave., Waterbury
RODONIS, Albert V., Cpl.
10 Congress St., Manchester ROOG, Fred S., T/ 4
202 Prospect Ave., Shelton ROOT, Edward E., T/ Sgt, 38 Aiken St., Norwalk ROSIMAVICZIUS, Witantas, Cpl.
26 Willow St., New Haven ROWE, Eugene H., Pfc.
S33 W Division, New Haven ROZANSKI, Stanley W., T/ 5
51 Hamlin St., Middletown SAAD, Alfred L., Pvt.
10 Chichestes Place, Danbury SALVAGGIO, Steve J., Sgt.
94 Parallel St., Bridgeport SAMELA, William, T/ 4
85 Harpers Ferry Rd., Waterbury SANDACATA, Pasquale J., M/ Sgt.
45 Arch St., New Haven SANSOM, Mike, T/ Sgt.
161 Spring St., Thompsonville SARANCHAK, Harry, S/ Sgt.
19 Highland Ave., Beacon Falls SARISKY, Gasie J., T/ 4
69 Penn. Ave., White Oaks, New Britain SAVARESE, George, T/ 4
259 James St., New Haven SAWYER, Ralph W., T/ 4
127 Alsace St., Bridgeport SAWYER, Harold A., 1st/ Sgt.
74 Anne St., Bridgeport SCHIBI, Alfred P., Pfc.
West Pearl Road, Torrington SCHMIDT, Robert F., T/ 4
19 Thompson St., Newington SCHNABEL, Francis R., T/ 5
6 Highland Ave., Bethel SCHOECK, Edward, S/ Sgt.
19 Woodruff St., Waterbury SCHULTZ, Edward O., Pfc.
55 Fairfield Ave., South Norwalk SCOVEL, Ernest L., Pvt.
5 Fountain St., Norwich SEDLAK, Julius S., Sgt.
71 Sunset Ave., Fairfield SEMINORO, John J., Pfc.
36 Benson St., Bridgeport SERGI, Charles, T/ 5
66 Brewster St., Waterbury SEVERO, Anthony M., Pfc.
3 Walter St., West Haven SEWART, James A., Sgt.
61 River St., Baltic SEZDEK, Joseph J., Pfc.
133 James St., New Haven SHABOT, Edward, S/ Sgt.
RFD 1, Broadbrook SHARP, Holdsworth H., S/ Sgt,
2 Lawrence St., Rockville SHEEHAN, Thomas S., Cpl.
25 Mt. Pleasant St., Derby SHERMAN, George D., S/ Sgt.
Broad St. Ext., Waterford SHERMAN, Robert W., T/ 5
88 Colton St., Windsor SIENKEIWICZ, Charles A., Pfc.
64 Mulberry St., Springdale SIMON, Louis J., Pfc.
113 West Main St., Stafford Springs SISWICK, Elliot S., S/ Sgt.
Post Office, Chaplin SKOTCHLESS, Philip E., Sgt.
Box 463, North Grosvenordale SKUPIN, Theodore W., S/ Sgt.
156 Cedar St., Bridgeport SKUT, Frank, T/ 5
542 Main St., Middletown SLADKY, Edward R., T/ 5
352 Bunnell St., Bridgeport SLOMZINSKI, Walter, Pfc.
65 Crown St., Union City SMERAGLIA, Michael J., Pfc.
56 Irion St., Waterbury SMITH, James P., Pfc.
51 Clark St., New Haven SOBOL, Anthony J., S/ Sgt.
360 Woodland St., Hartford SOUCY, Paul J., Jr., Pfc.
18 Mechanic St., Danielson SPANNKNEBEL, Charles, M/ Sgt.
Harding Road, Old Greenwich SROKA, Tony J., S/ Sgt.
Glenville Road, Glenville STAPLES, Leland C, T/ 3
51 Fifth St., New Haven STAPLETON, George J., Sgt.
25 Laurel Ave., Bridgeport STASKIEWICZ, Walter P., T/ 4
73 Sheffield St., Union City STEARNS, Robert R., T/ 5
142 Eldridge St., Manchester, 11 STELKOVICS, Albert J., S/ Sgt.
26 Melrose Ave., Bridgeport STETSKY, Mike F., Jr. T/ 5
P. O. Box 8, East Windsor Hill STRONIEWSKI, Stanley J., S/ Sgt.
46 Terrace Ave., New London SUCHENSKI, Stanley W., T/ 5
290 Allyndale Drive, Stratford SUGLIO, John A., 1st/ Sgt.
331 Bronx Ave., Bridgeport SULLIVAN, Albert D., Sgt.
387 East Ave., Bridgeport SULLIVAN, Edward P., T/ 4
120 Carmel St., New Haven SUNBURY, Russell W., T/ Sgt.
325 Wilmot Ave., Bridgeport SZUR, Steve, T/ 4
431 Carroll Ave., Bridgeport TABAKA, Walter F., Pfc.
177 Hodge Ave., Ansonia TANNER, Thomas W., T/ 4
New Haven Ave., Orange TANSKI, Leo V., Pvt.
30 Governor St., New Britain TARTAGLIA, Arthur R., 1st/ Sgt.
22 Spring St., Danbury TAYLOR, John F., S/ Sgt.
104 Grassy Plain, Bethel TAYLOR, Robert C, T/ 4
78 William St., Wallingford TESSIER, Albert C, Pfc.
102 Walnut St., Putnam THIBEAULT, Roland J., Pfc.
6 North Second Ave., Taftville TIMMONS, Frank T., T/ 4
303 Ridge Rd., Hamden TOMASKOVIC, Frank J., S/ Sgt.
25 Albion St., Bridgeport TOMMINELLO, Michael, Pfc.
RFD 2, Lebanon TOUHILL, Patrick F., T/ Sgt.
87 Edwards St., Hartford TREGGER, Edward S., T/ 5
77 French St., Bridgeport TRIMARCHI, Anthony A., Cpl.
54 Northforth St., Ansonia TROVARELLI, Alfred, Pfc.
130 Broadway Ave., Bridgeport TRUE, George E., 1st/ Sgt.
14 Walnut St., Waterbury TRUNCALI, Nicholas, Pfc.
166 Campfield Ave., Hartford TSCHAUDER, Harold F., Cpl.
2 Rimmondale St., Seymour
TUPKA, Frank J., S/ Sgt.
154 Orange Ave., West Haven TURNER, Harold M., Sgt.
South Coventry TURNER, Ralph F., Jr., M/ Sgt.
124 Cheshire St., Hartford TWARDY, Wladyslaw, Pfc.
116 Curtis St., Bristol ULRICH, Charles H., Jr., Sgt.
4 Mayflower Ave., Stamford UR, Joseph, Pfc.
72 Brooker St., Torrington VAGHI, John J., S/ Sgt.
32 Elizabeth St., Bethel VALDAMBRINI, Isadore J., S/ Sgt.
76 Tremont St., Meriden VANDERLINDEN, Clinton T., Sgt.
396 New Britain Ave., Hartford VIGLIOTTI, Antonio, Pfc.
Spring St., North Haven VLAHAKIS, John C, Pfc.
P. O. Box 798, Stamford VLAHOS, Nick, Sgt.
421 Main St., Stamford VRTIAK, Emil, Pfc.
7 North Water St., East Port Chester WAGONER, William F., T/ 4
259 Davis Drive, Bristol WALKER, Arthur L., Pfc.
11 Huntington St., New London WELLNITZ, Larton A., Sgt.
4 Westport Ave., Norwalk WETZEL, Edward, T/ 5
61 Sylvan Ave., New Haven WIGGINS, Everett C, 1st/ Sgt.
20 Hill St., Milford WILBUR, John F., Sgt.
19 Brooks St., New London WILLIAMS, Guy B., T/ 4
618 Campbell Ave., West Haven WILLIAMS, John R., S/ Sgt.
50 Windsor Ave., Rockville WINZLER, Frederick A., Pfc.
31 Madison St., Manchester WOJCIK, Korol, T/ 4
35 Houston St., New Haven WYSHNOWSKY, Walter, T/ Sgt.
238 Pratt St., Meriden YAREMICH, Peter J., T/ Sgt.
1309 Reservoir Ave., Bridgeport YORSZ, Stanley V., S/ Sgt.
73 Elizabeth St., Norwich YOST, William H., Sgt.
82 Grand Ave., Rockville YOUNG, Elmer E., T/ 5
57 Mulberry St., Hartford ZABLESKOS, Vincent V., Pfc.
146 Woodland St., Manchester ZAHORNACKY, Frank M., M/ Sgt.
49 Maiden Lane, Bridgeport ZAJAC, John J., Pfc.
112 Veteran St., Meriden ZALESKI, John P., T/ 5
168 Franklin St., New Haven ZALMER, Frederick, S/ Sgt.
River Road, R. F. D. 2, Shelton ZAMBRELLO, Alfred, T/ 3
125 Sedgwick Rd., West Hartford ZANNETOS, Nicholas C, S/ Sgt.
42 Edgewood St., Hartford ZAWISZA, Frank S., T/ 4
Box 21, Colchester ZEZIMA, Gerald R., T/ 5
81 Wilson St., Stamford ZIEBA, Joseph E., Sgt.
66 Sinoway Road, Cos Cob ZYGMONT, Anthony J., Pfc.
RFD 1, Banksville Ave., Greenwich