Connecticut veterans commemorative booklet. Vol. 7, no. 13. Connecticut men of the United States Army, demobilization, Fort Devens, Massachusetts. October 18 to 21, 1945

              CONNECTICUT MEN
of the United States Army
Demobilization, Fort Devens, Massachusetts
October 18 to 21,1945 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 frequently embellished and often overwrote the action stories of modest soldiers. The aggregate result pleased editors, made headlines, and, on occasion, embarrassed the soldiers. In retaliation, the correspondents and their victims were labelled, in characteristic G. I. language, " Joe Blow". Actually, the " Joe Blows" were few and far between in this Army. The purpose of these stories is to record without embellishment, the mood, the impressions, the exciting events, of the worst and best of the great days, before time blurs memories with resulting confusion as to events, dates and places. These are soldiers' stories, here recorded as near verbatim as possible in soldiers' words. — The Editor.
Ackler, John W., T/ 5, Grp. Hq., 6th Army, Middletown.
" I was attached to headquarters, so I don't have any tales of combat experiences. The best impression I have is about all of the different countries I was in and of the historical places I saw. I was especially impressed with the cathedrals. They are all beautiful and inspiring. Across for 19 months I am glad to be home and getting out."
Arlio, Joseph A., T/ 5, 77th Ord. Depot Co., VI Corps, Bridgeport.
" Three and one half months at Anzio gave me all the war I want. That was one hot spot. Twenty- four hours a day the heavy field guns of the Germans threw their shells at us, and, as if that wasn't enough, their planes also continuously harassed us with bombings and strafe jobs. I saw the place where Ernie Pyle made his headquarters get hit by a shell soon after he left one day. I liked Italy, possibly because I speak the language and was able to get around easily. Rome is nice. I saw the changing of the guard at Vatican City, and it is quite a sight. Our outfit made all the beachheads. I hope there are no more wars."
Baldwin, Charles E., M/ Sgt., 20th Cmbt. Mapping Sq., 5th Air Force, Wind­sor
Locks.
" I was tech supply chief in a squad that mapped areas before invasion. The night I will remember best is the night the news of the Jap surrender reached Okinawa. I was driving back from an outfit about six miles away when all of a sudden the sky
was lit up from the flares that were being shot off. Then the ackack guns started to sputter and these were joined by the big Navy guns from the fleet off the island. It was quite a celebration."
Bordonaro, Emanuele S., T/ 5, Inf. M. D., 36th Div., Stratford.
" In 30 months overseas I saw the whole show unfold before my eyes. I was with the combat medics— a first aid man— and was all through the Italian and mid- European campaigns. Our job was to go out with the combat troops and administer first aid to the wounded. I was hit twice once at Anzio and once at Colmar, France. At the latter place, a German shell landed about 3 feet away and wounded six of us. Both times I was my own patient. At Colmar, I also attended to the other men as best I could. Of course, I didn't like the job, but it was one that had to be done. I think that if I had to do it all over again, I would choose combat medics."
Bowman, James M., Sgt., 328th Ftr. Control, ( Sep.), South Norwalk.
" The best impression I have of the Army is when I got on that boat to come home. I didn't care how long it took us to come home, because I knew I was going to get discharged. One sight over there I will always remember is when Vesuvius erupted. That smoke seemed to shoot out of there and then mushroomed all over the sky. It was some display. Of all the countries over there, Germany struck me as being the most modern and pro­gressive."
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Closson, Perry R., Pfc., 704th T. D. Bn., 4th Armd. Div., Middletown.
" I was in a battalion maintenance and we worked like beavers, day in and day out, to keep those tanks ready for action. There wasn't any let- up all the way to the end of the war. We put back into service some tanks that were pretty badly banged- up."
Cook, Arthur J., Sgt., 328th Ftr. Control Sq., ( Sep.), New London.
" I plan to go to school under the G. I. Bill. Next to getting discharged, that Bill is about the nicest thing about the Army. I was a direction finder operator. The job was to locate and direct planes, off their bearings because of fog or other reasons, to the field. It wasn't too bad. Those instruments are wonderful. France was about the nicest country over there, but parts of England, especially London, weren't too bad."
Banner, Joseph E., Sgt., M. P. Bn., 79th Div., Windsor.
" The very arrogant German political prisoners were under my none too gentle hand at the Dortmund prison camp. These prisoners were totally unlike the military prisoners and there was no love lost between them. The political prisoner seemed to think that he was still basking in the Nazi sun and thought he should have special privileges. He got them— such as digging ditches, road building and other nice, easy jobs. They didn't like the jobs, but they did them— and how! I liked Holland and Germany all right, but not France."
DeLuca, Lawrence, Jr., T/ 4, 3439th Ord. M. A. M. Co., ( Sep.), Greenwich.
" At Namur, Belgium, the American engineers had placed charges of dynamite under the bridge and were prepared to blow it up if the German advance con­tinued.
We were stationed right close to
the bridge, being an advance repair group. German planes came over and bombed the bridge. The bombs didn't hit, but the con­cussions
set off the charges of dynamite. That bridge really hit the sky. There were steel frags flying all around and one of them pierced the heart of one of our crew. It was tough. These German autobahnes helped us a lot. They are good roads. Civilian life is the life for me from here on."
Dionne, Henry J., Jr., T/ 5, 164th Cmbt. Engrs., Hartford.
" Three things will always remain with me. The first was when we were building a net, to catch floating mines, across the river at Remagen, Germany, and seeing the 9th Army capture the bridge in a surprise move. That was a great sight. The second was when I was on road guard at the Ardennes Bulge. We were constructing road blocks away up in front. I was supposed to challenge all vehicles, and, if they didn't stop, I was to haul a line of 7 land mines across in front of them and then head for cover. Fortunately, there was no trouble but I'll always remember that night. The third came after the end of the war. Our squad was loading 9 tons of dynamite on a trailer when all of a sudden the whole thing went off. Seven men were blown to bits. I had the un­welcome
job of trying to identify them from what remained. I'll always remember those incidents."
Domozych, Clarence, T/ 5, 873d Chem. Co., 9th Air Force, Seymour.
" The Army- arranged tours of Switzer­land,
one of which I made, is about the only good impression I have left of Europe. I was over there for two years. Switzerland is a beautiful country with modern cities and real old- world villages and towns. The scenery was great, and the people nice and friendly. Outside of
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that, I haven't anything to say except that I'm glad to be getting out."
Douglas, Clarence F., Pfc, Hq. Co., 320th Inf., 35th Div., Derby.
" Mortain, France, will always remain in my memory. It was here that the famous ' lost battalion' was trapped. They had taken a hill and had gone right to the top when the Germans surrounded them on all four sides so that they couldn't get out. They were there for seven days. I was in the outfit that rescued them. It took four days of bitter fighting to dislodge the Germans from their positions. I was in a motorized patrol reconnaissance outfit. Our duties were to go beyond the front lines to scout out the enemy positions. It was no picnic. I like Holland and Luxembourg best."
Dupreay, James J., Cpl., M. P. Bn., 99th Div., Waterbury.
" Jeep patrol. That's me! I rode a jeep all over England, France, Belgium and Germany. I was in a traffic control outfit. It was just like being a traffic cop in Waterbury, but I guess the traffic was a little heavier. We also guarded the III Army Corps headquarters. I liked Ger­many
better than any of the other coun��tries.
No, I'm not going to re- enlist. Do you think I'm nuts?"
Ellis, Victor, T/ 4, 105th Engr., 30th Div., Bridgeport.
" Setting up bridges at Vire was one of the hardest assignments we had. It was right near St. Lo and the Germans threw a lot of heavy artillery fire. The bridge was knocked out twice, but was built up again and the troops got across. At St. Lo we caught hell from German bombers. I was with a water purification unit, and many a time the 4,000 gallon canvas tank was cut by shrapnel."
Fitzpatrick, Thomas E., Cpl., 369th Sv. Grp., 9th Air Force, Hartford.
" The one moment I will remember best is the moment I stepped on board the boat to come home. I was in air corps supply in a P- 47 group. I was stationed in Eng­land,
France, Belgium and Germany. I was over there for two years. The buzz bombs gave us lots of trouble in Belgium. They really sent lots of them at us, and I kept in shape running for the bomb shelters. That Belgium is quite a country. It's the best of them all over there."
Galla, Michael F., T/ 5, 767th Chem. Depot Co., 9th Air Force, Bridgeport.
" There isn't much glamour in an outfit like mine, but somebody has to be in it. I was in the ETO for two years, starting out in England and then to France, Bel­gium
and Germany. We handled in­cendiary
bombs in my outfit, bringing them from the bomb dump to the planes where we helped load and fuze them. We also handled Napom, which is a combina­tion
gasoline and chemical mixture. We got bombed and strafed good at our base in Belgium. I liked that country best."
Giamatti, Andrew L., Pfc, 807th Chem. Co., 9th Air Force, Hartford.
" I was in a fighter plane outfit and worked with ordnance in loading fire bombs. We moved along in back of the armies and set up our bases at various places on the Continent. We got bombed a few times, but I guess the worst was at Metz when the Germans did a real high class job both at bombing and strafing. I like Belgium best of all the countries I was in; but, of course, none of them can compare with the U. S. A."
Gibertoni, Lorenzo L., T/ 5, 3151st S. I. A. M. Co., 57th Sig. Bn., Hamden.
" The most vivid recollection I have is of an incident that happened just after the Salerno landing. I was a cook and had noon chow just served when a German plane came over and strafed us. I will
() always remember one man who yelled, ' Don't run, fellows, let's eat.' He carried his chow over under a tree and started to eat. The plane was really throwing lead around, and me and all the other fellows were heading for the foxholes. I hit one right near the tree where this guy was eating and swearing at the same time. I peeked out and saw him looking at his mess cup. It had a great big hole right in the bottom and the coffee had all spilled out. It was funny but I was too scared to laugh at the time. I guess that guy must have been awfully hungry or else he liked my chow."
Goldner, Merwin M., T/ 5, 85th Ord. Co., VI Corps, New Haven.
" New Year, 1945, started off badly for us, for on that day the breakthrough at Haguenau, France, where we were sta­tioned
occurred. The fighting there was very bitter, and, in my mind, was the worst that I was in in over 34 months in the MTO and ETO. I was in tank mainte­nance
and followed the armies in the cam­paigns.
The ETO started off light for us but certainly didn't continue that way. Compared with the United States, those countries don't have a thing that I want."
Gollnick, Harvey R., T/ 5, 898th A. A. A., 100th Div., Meriden.
" I was in the combat medics for 38 months as a first aid man, and they are all tough. There is no such thing as an easy battle. I suppose that Cassino was about the worst of a bad lot. I'm not hard to please so it is hard for me to say which place I liked best over there. Algiers was good and so was Ireland. I am happy to be getting out."
Greenberg, Nathan I., T/ 5, 112th Chem. Proc. Co., ( Sep.), Bridgeport.
" As long as I live, I will never forget the V- E Day celebration in Paris. I never believed that people could show such
wholehearted and unrestrained joy. The crowds were so great around the Champs Elysees that it was impossible to get away once you got caught in the celebration. I liked Paris very much. It is quite an experience to be so close to the historical places that one studies about in school, and at that time had no idea of ever seeing."
Grillo, Francis A., T/ 5, 85th Ord. Co., VI Corps, Bridgeport.
" The most vivid recollection that I have is of seeing five men bail out of a crippled B- 17 and only four parachutes open. That was at Steinberg just after the breakthrough. It was pretty awful to stand there and see that fellow turn over and over and then hit the ground. We found out later from the other fellows that he had been hit by flak and was probably unable to pull the rip cord. In­cidentally,
the pilot managed to crash land that plane about a mile away. I guess that if they had all stayed in, the accident wouldn't have happened. One thousand heavy bombers and fighters came over that day to support us and they were a mighty welcome sight. Thirty- four months across the water was enough for me."
Johnson, Arvid E., Pfc, 704th T. D. Bn., 4th Armd. Div., North Haven.
" Just this side of the Rhine, in Ger­many,
a mortar or artillery shell made a direct hit on our tank, smacking right into the engine. I thought it was curtains for a while, but we got out of it all right. We had so many other close ones that it's hard to remember them all. The big thing is that I'm home safely and going to be a civilian again."
Karash, John J., T/ 5, 54th Q. M. Truck Bn., 7th Army, Meriden.
" The toughest that I had it was at Anzio. I was a Dukw driver for three years
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and our outfit was in all the major engage­ments.
The next toughest was at Colmar, France. That pocket there gave us lots of trouble. It seems to be impossible to have gone through that whole business and be around to talk about it, but here I am. Of all the countries that I saw over there, I found Austria to be about the best. The people there were very friendly to us. I don't want to make any more beach­heads."
Kendall, Albert A., T/ 4, 46th Ord. Co., 7th Army, Cromwell.
" The biggest surprise that I ever got was at the D- Day landing in France. We were prepared for heavy shelling but it proved to be very light. It got tougher though. The Haguenau pocket was about the worst that we had to go through. For about two months, it was a case of come and go there. They would drive us out and then we would come back and drive them out. It was curious about the cities over there. Mannheim was badly battered, while not too far distant Heidelberg showed no trace of war. I am planning to take a course in Diesel engines under the G. I. Bill."
Kinta, Alfred J., T/ 4, 35th Tank Bn., 4th Armd. Div., Waterbury.
" Two tanks that I was driving were knocked out by enemy mines. Both of those thrills came in Germany. I didn't get a scratch one time; the other time my back was injured. The small stuff which the Germans fired at us just brushed off, and we didn't get anything big except these two mines. I must have been a lucky guy to escape on those two occa­sions,
as the tanks were all smashed up."
Knox, Winfred A., Pfc, 960th Av. Engr., 5th Air Force, Thomaston.
" I still can't figure out the Japs. The night after the celebration at Okinawa, a Jap plane came over and dropped a big
phosphorous bomb right in our area. I guess he didn't know the war was over, or maybe he was practicing for the next one. It took us 26 days to come from Manila to Seattle. That's a long time. I'm going to stick to Thomaston for a long, long, time. I've seen enough of the world."
Koniuta, John L., T/ 4, 704th T. D. Bn., 4th Armd. Div., New Britain.
" Our boys had a field day against German tanks at Arancourt, France. One platoon of four American tanks knocked out 19 German tanks in just a few hours. I was a radio operator in an M- 20, and we didn't get hit by anything big during five campaigns across Europe. The 4th was a great outfit."
LaBrecque, Jean J. W., Cpl., 3d Bn., 60th Inf., 9th Div., Hartford.
" A fragment from a German 88mm shell laid me low sometime during the St. Lo campaign. That was a bloody cam­paign.
The terrain was so rough that tanks could not be used. That was almost an entire fight for the infantry only. I was hospitalized in England for six weeks be­cause
of my wound. After release from the hospital, I rejoined my outfit. I was over there, in all, 19 months. We got to France D- Day plus 20. I liked France— Paris especially— better than England or Ger­many."
Lawson, Alfred L., T/ 5, 3407th Ord. Co., M. A. M., Thomaston.
" Out of 206 enlisted men and officers who were in our company when we landed at Casablanca on November 18, 1942, only 41 of the original group were there at the end of the war. We were a Dukw maintenance crew and traveled right with the spearhead. We were in the landings at Gela, Sicily, Salerno, Anzio and Southern France. I believe that the Sicilian campaign was the hardest of all.
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I was in Munich on V- E Day. I'm glad to be home."
Lefevre, William J., S/ Sgt., 12th Air Force, Waterbury.
" Our group was in the advance echelon in the invasion of Italy, Sicily and Southern France. I was on flying status while we were based in North Africa. At that time, we had A- 20s which carried four man crews. I operated a flexible gun from the tail. We were the first group to operate in Italy and Southern France. After I was grounded, I worked as an armorer. I found each of the countries over there to have its individual characteristics. Corsica was especially beautiful. After 35 months over on that side of the Atlantic, I can take a lot of Waterbury."
Lull, Leander J., T/ 5, 85th Ord., ( Sep.), Deep River.
" Let me go on record as saying that the meat cleaver is a cook's greatest friend. If I hadn't had the cleaver, I wouldn't have been able to open the cans, and the guys would have gone hungry. I canned my way through the Army. The hardest time that I ever had was at Mostagenam, Africa. We were supposed to go to Italy with the invasion forces, but somehow we got left behind and we had to stay there for a month and a half. It was a rough deal. We had to swim in the nice warm ocean and play Softball to pass the time away. Rough, eh!"
Machado, Manuel, T/ 4, Inf. M. D., 36th Div., Danbury.
" At San Petro, Italy, I spent all day, from daylight to dark, hanging on a tree growing out of a cliff to escape enemy fire. That was the longest day I ever spent. Three of us went out to get a wounded man just before daylight. One of the officers warned us that we could not get him out before daylight but we thought that we could. After treating him, we
started back but daylight had come— so there we were. The Germans started to fire at us so we made for the only shelter around. That was the cliff. One of the fellows got killed. We stuck it out until dark and then the other fellow and I started for our lines with the wounded man. We made it. I was wounded during the fighting in Germany. One thing I've got to say is . . . you can't fight a war according to the book. You've got to use common sense. 1 liked my work. I'll always remember that I helped to save some guys' lives."
Maltese, Joseph, T/ 4, 35th Tank Bn., 4th Armd. Div., New Haven.
" Bastogne was probably the worst spot we were in. Our vehicles were hit hard there by the Germans and we had a lot of casualties. I was a peep driver and was lucky enough not to have my vehicle hit during that fighting. We were all the way into Czechoslovakia when the Germans surrendered, then we went into Mainburg as an occupation force."
Maxwell, Albert F., Pfc, 90th Cav. Ren. Sq., 10th Armd. Div., Bridgeport.
" I was a radio operator in an armored car, part of a four- man crew, and our job was to do reconnaissance work and radio news of enemy positions back to head­quarters.
We went into Crailsheim, Germany, one day and got caught in a German counterattack. The Nazis were after the airport there and they really poured it on. We had to stay there two days before reinforcements came up to get us out. Then the next night our vehicle got hit by a Panzer Faust shell. That was a tough week. We were hailed as con­querors
in Luxembourg. The people couldn't do enough for us. It's nice to be a conqueror— everything was on the house. No more Army for me."
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Mercier, Raymond T., Pfc, 704th T. D. Bn., 4th Armd. Div., Plainfield.
" Alsace- Lorraine and the Bulge were the two places where we took the heaviest punishment. In both places we had many casualties, and had a lot of tanks and equipment knocked out of action. None of it was easy but those two were the worst. I drove an ammunition truck, a dangerous job but no worse than those that a lot of other fellows had to do."
Merlone, William J., S/ Sgt., 397th Ftr. Sq., 368th Ftr. Grp., 9th Air Force, Hamden.
" While we were based at Frankfort, Germany, we were bombed and strafed twice. Both times it was pretty rough and we had to dig for the bomb shelters. I was a camera technician— gun cameras— and saw all cf the pictures of the jobs our 47s did on enemy personnel, tanks and supply convoys. Some of those pictures were pretty vivid and showed the big part the air force had in the support of the ground forces and in the final defeat of Germany. I liked Belgium best because we got better treatment from the people."
Nemeth, Ernest J., T/ 4, Hq., 54th Inf., 10th Armd. Div., Wallingford.
" The defense of Bastogne in the Bulge will remain my most vivid impression. I was a radio operator in a halftrack and we were always right behind the spear­head.
We saw plenty of action, but that Bastogne battle was the toughest. I got hit there and so did lots of other guys. I was hospitalized in England, but re­joined
the outfit later on. I ran into plenty of rough days after that, but none to com­pare
to Bastogne. I think the Americans are the greatest fighters in the world. The Germans were tough, but weren't one, two, three with the Americans."
Neville, Walter, Pfc, Btry A., 36th F. A., Middletown.
" The first two weeks at Anzio were not too bad, but after that it was rougher than a cob. I was a cannoneer on a 155mm. My idea is that the Italian campaign was far tougher than the one that started from France. I made them all, and that's the way I see it. I don't want to say anything more about them. I didn't like Italy, except Rome. I was in a group there that the Pope prayed over and blessed. I think that Germany is about the best of those European countries. You re- enlist. I had my share cf the Army."
Parker, Edward E., Sgt., 214th A. A. A. Gun Bn., ( Sep.), Bridgeport.
" The capture of Dachau concentration camp, in which we took part, is about the most vivid impression I retain. The capture was so swift and unexpected that the Germans had no time to clean up. The conditions there were brutal. I read some of the stories about the camp, and they were all true. I would have hated to have been a prisoner there. The Ger­man
people were servile after the war. They knew they were licked. I went to Paris after six months in the field and found it to be a mighty fine city. It is modern enough to be American."
Perrotto, Alphonso A., Pfc, Co. I., 254th Inf., 63d Div., Danbury.
" I was with the combat engineers, bridge building, and I guess the place that was the hardest was at Colmar, France. We had almost finished building a bridge across the canal there when it got hit by artillery fire and was destroyed. So, we had to start all over again. The Germans were continuously counterattacking and there was never a moment when we were not under tension. It was touch and go all of the time. I was across for 30 months. Germany and Austria seemed to be the mcst progressive countries."
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Petise, Dominick R., Cpl., 328th Ftr. Control Sq., ( Sep.), Greenwich.
" The bombing of Naples harbor by the Nazis and the simultaneous eruption of Vesuvius gave me a real scare. I was in a hospital at Naples not far from the harbor at the time, and I had a clear view of the harbor and the volcano. That was no picnic. I was over there for 21 months and saw most of Europe. Germany was about the cleanest and most modern country that I saw. I didn't like Italy. It was too dirty. No more Army life for me. It's strictly n. g!"
Prentice, George W., Pfc, 960th Engr., 5th Air Force, Rocky Hill.
" After two years in the Pacific, the most vivid experience that I can recall is of the Jap paratroopers floating from their planes at Leyte. There was a big sea battle going on at the time. The Japs took an airfield strip and held it for a couple of days. Then the 96th Infantry Division came in and drove them off. 1 was in aviation topographic map re­production.
It was rather interesting work. I was stationed at Okinawa on V- J Day. The Army was an experience."
Proto, Henry A., S/ Sgt., 704th T. D. Bn., 4th Armd. Div., New Haven.
" I was a reconnaissance sergeant, and my peep was hit twice. It was hit first at Arancourt, and later at the Moselle. My gunner and driver were wounded the first time but I escaped both times. Bastogne is the spot I'll remember longest; we had some terrific opposition there."
Swenton, Henry A., Cpl., 35th Tank Bn., 4th Armd. Div., Bristol.
" Near Asbach, Germany, a shell from a German 88 hit our tank. I was a gunner and my foot was crushed when I was blown through the turret. I was back in action in five days though. We had a close call at the Bulge when our tank got bogged
down in very deep mud. The Krauts had us under artillery fire so we had to make a run for it, with the shells all around us. But we'd known Europe was going to be tough because on our first mission in Normandy a lot of our equipment was knocked out."
Szelest, John, Pfc, 86th Ftr. Grp., ( Sep.), Hartford.
" It wasn't such a bad deal. I may re- enlist. Listen to those guys yell at that! We had a swell group. We had P- 47s, and are those pilots red hot? I was overseas 17 months ard was stationed in Italy, Corsica, France, England and Germany. I like to travel so I got a big bang out of being over there. I liked London best, but France and Italy are okay too."
Szymanski, Alphonse F., T/ 5, 36th Inf. Div., Texas Div., 7th Army, Bridge­port.
" The first American soldiers to invade any European country in World War II— that's us. The 36th had the highest casualty rate of any other division, so you can see that we saw plenty of action. I have been made an honorary Texan by being with that division. I was a surgical technician in the battalion aid station which was always set up about 200 yards behind the lines. Salerno, Cassino, Naples — they were all tough. I think that the bombings and strafings at Naples were about the worst we ever got from the air. I was at Cassino for three months and directly below the monastery all of the time. The Germans really poured it on from that spot. I believe that the fighting in Italy and Sicily was more intense than in France and Germany. I'm glad that I was with that division."
Taggett, John C, Cpl., 733d F. A. Bn., Waterbury.
" The worst day I ever had was at Metz. We got a report that the city was taken,
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so we were sent in. The next thing we knew was that someone had fouled up because the city wasn't taken. It looked like curtains for us. We were practically surrounded, with the Germans closing in, when all of a sudden one of our tanks came in and gave us a chance to get out. That was a close shave. I think that the worst shelling we ever got was at Kurlingen, Germany. The Jerries really laid it on that day."
Tagliaferri, Charles P., T/ Sgt., 7th Sq., 49th Fgt. Grp., 5th Air Force, Lakeville.
" The happiest moment of my life came in the orderly room of our squadron at Okinawa. I was there fanning the breeze with the first sergeant when the phone rang. He answered it, looked up at me, and said, ' Get your stuff packed. You're going home." That was a surprise because we were told the day before that we would not be going home before Christmas as we were moving into Japan. We had 38s in our group. We got a bad bombing and strafing at Biak, during which we lost seven men from the squad. During 37 months in the Pacific theatre, I saw a lot of places that I had never dreamed of seeing. Still, I could have got along without them. I'm glad to be home."
Tracchio, Frank R., Pfc, 129th A. A. A. Bn., ( Sep.), New Haven.
" Right after we crossed the Rhine, the Germans came after us with every kind of plane they had, including new jet- propelled fighters. We had our 90s ready for them, and in that area we got our biggest bag of Nazi planes. We were with the First Army for seven months, then with the Third Army. When the war ended we were in Regensburg with the Third."
Wenzloff, Arnold, Pfc, 328th Ftr. Control Sq., ( Sep.), New Britain.
" That non- fraternization law was a
beaut! I guess the only ones who upheld it were the chaplains. I liked Germany, especially the frauleins there. After repeal of the law, fraternization didn't increase— it was just more open. But you can have Europe and the Army, too. I'll take New Britain and civilian life."
Wheeler, Raymond A., Sgt., Co. M., 398th Inf., 100th Div., Norwich.
" The closest call that I ever had was at and after the Neckar river crossing near Heilbronn, Germany. We made the cross­ing
under heavy enemy fire, but that was only a taste of what was to come. Once on the other side, we really got it. For ten days we had to beat off countless German counterattacks and, on more than one occasion, we almost had to abandon the position and go back across the river. None of us got much sleep for the attacks were coming night and day. Then, too, the artillery never let up on us. That's the thing I remember best; but I would like to forget it and Europe, too."
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."
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. 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 Cunard line, which carry nearly 15,000 men on each homeward trip.
The big boats, notably the Queens, arrive in a blaze of publicity and head­lines,
but it is the WSA fleet that really piles up the total, and accounts for better than 85 per cent of it.
That fleet of 470 vessels, consisting of 20 passenger liners and 450 cargo type ships, converted to troop transports at a cost of $ 250,000,000, have a total carrying capacity of a half- million men. The fleet includes ships ranging in troop carrying capacity from 550 to 6,000 each.
In addition to the WSA fleet, some 250 combat type vessels, constructed by the U. S. Maritime Commission for the Army and Navy, are being used, chiefly in the Pacific. Even LSTs " do their bit."
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.
The Fort Devens Separation Center, originally set up in June to separate 300 men per day under the point discharge system, had more than tripled its output as of the date of publication of this booklet.
Including the 535 men, whose names are
listed in this booklet, a total of 6,849 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.
CONNECTICUT VETERANS COMMEMORATIVE BOOKLET
Vol. VII Oct. 21, 1945 No. 13
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 courtesies and assistance of public relations officers at Fort Devens Separation Center greatly facilitated the gathering of the material for the booklet. The personal experience stories were reported by Joseph O. Keating and Raymond J. Fitzpatrick. The cover picture of the Queen Mary is from Acme Newspictures, Inc.
Copies of this booklet are provided for the men whose names appear on the Muster Out Roll Call herein. A copy is on file for reference purposes at each of the two hundred public libraries in the State.
Reproduction of material from this book­let
is permissible only with written authori­zation.
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STATE AIDS AND BENEFITS
The laws of the State of Connecticut provide for many forms of aid, benefits and preferences for veterans, and for their next of kin in varying degrees. The following digest is designed to inform of the aids, benefits and preferences, and to designate the local or state agency charged with providing full information to veterans. There are thirty- four full- time and eight part- time Veterans Centers operating which serve 86 of the 169 cities and towns in the State. In some smaller towns the Town Clerks act as a " Veterans Center".
Tax Exemptions — File discharge with your Town Clerk; notify local assessors and collector.
Local Taxes — Any veteran is exempt from taxes on real or personal property up to $ 1,000 in valuation. Disabled veterans are exempt up to $ 3,000, according to disability ratings. This ex­emption
is in part valid for veterans' wives, and next of kin, as specified by the Statutes. See Local Tax Collector.
Local Business Taxes — ( Personal property) on stock, fixtures and equipment of new businesses established by veterans, for three years. See Local Tax Collector.
Old Age Assistance Taxes — Servicemen are exempt, during active service in armed forces, and veterans may secure refund if they paid while in active service. See Local Tax Collector.
State Unincorporated Business Taxes — On new businesses established by any veteran, good for three years. See Tax Commissioner, State Office Building, Hartford.
Free Business Licenses — Most licenses are free; renewals usually unnecessary for varying periods. See your Town Clerk.
Professional Licenses — Qualified veterans can be admitted to the practice of law or chiropractic without examination in most cases. Contact your county Bar Association, or the Board of Chiro­practic
Examiners, State Office Building, Hartford.
State Employment Preference — Veteran pas­sing
state civil service examination has five points added to score; ten, if he has a disability rating. Names placed on list of eligibles in the order of such augmented score.
The State's general policy on veteran's job preference, which has not the effect of law, was established by the 1945 General Assembly, with passage of the following:
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representa­tives:
" 1. That it shall be the policy of the State, acting through the Connecticut Veterans Reemploy­ment
and Advisory Commission, to encourage Connecticut employers to voluntarily set aside a minimum of 25 per cent of post- war jobs for veter­ans
of World War II.
" 2. That it shall be the policy of the State until July 1, 1950, to give preference to veterans of World War II in all State positions outside the classified service of the merit system act and in all positions involving contractual services and part time services and in all cases where compensation is paid by the State whether on a fee basis or otherwise.
" 3. That until July 1, 1950, it shall also be the policy of the State that appointing officers of the State, as defined by Sec. 2049 of the General Statutes, shall, other conditions being equal, give preference to veterans of World War II in filling State positions from registers of eligible candidates furnished by the State Personnel Department."
Educational Aids — With satisfactory cre­dentials,
a veteran can secure free a grammar school or high school diploma from the State Board of Education, State Office Building, Hartford.
Free instruction in secondary subjects ( high school courses) will be furnished by the State Board of Education if your town can't do it. See your local school officials.
Financial aid for college educations for children, 16 to 23, of servicemen killed in service. Consult the State Board of Education.
Aid for Needy Veterans — If you are being cared for under legal direction of the Veterans Home Commission, your children under 16, husband, wife or widowed mother can receive weekly finan­cial
assistance up to $ 10. for an adult and $ 6. for a child. Apply to the Commission, through the Veterans Home, Rocky Hill.
If you need temporary financial assistance because of a service disability, contact the Veterans Home Commission, Rocky Hill.
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Fund —- Many of the veterans' aid benefits set out above are pay­able
from the income produced by this fund which is to be augmented by a portion of the Connecticut tax on cigarettes until the principal of the fund reaches $ 15,000,000. Disbursements of these funds to carry out aid provisions to veterans, and certain relatives and next of kin of veterans pursuant to statute, are through the State Treasurer of the American Legion, State Office Building, Hartford.
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THE MUSTER OUT ROLL CALL
Names, rank and addresses of Connecticut men discharged during the period, October 18 to 21, 1945, from the official Group Rosters, Fort Devens Separation Center, Mass.
ABBOTT, Floyd F., T/ Sgt.
RFD 1, Seymour ACKLER, John W., T/ 5
193 Ridge Rd., Middletown ALBANESE, Joseph F., Sgt.
5 Cedar Street, Milford ALEXANDER, Francis C, T/ 4
147 Wilson St., Hartford AMARAL, Julio, Pfc.
9 McDermott St., Danbury ANDERSON, Arnold W., Cpl.
66 Gilbert Ave., Hamden ANDERSON, Carl G., Pfc.
400 Park Ave., East Hartford ANDERSON, Richard K., T/ 5
5030 Main St., Bridgeport ANDREWS, John, Cpl.
701 Main St., New London ARCIOLA, Carmen J., Jr., Pfc.
45 Franklin St., Westport ARLIO, Joseph A., T/ 5
79 Cedar St., Bridgeport ARSHIVETS, Louie J., T/ 3
175 East Robbins Ave., Newington ATWOOD, Richard J., 1st/ Sgt,
20 Dickerman St., Watertown AUBIN, Arthur J., Pfc.
RFD 1, Attawaugan AUSCAVITCH, Anthony A., Cpl.
15 Front St., Ansonia AVOLETTA, Peter A., Pfc.
21 Spencer Ave., Waterbury AWICKI, Joseph B., Pfc.
4 Anthony St., Jewett City BABINA, John J., T/ 5
7 Spruce St., Norwalk BAILEY, John H., Cpl.
295 Cedar St., New Haven BALDWIN, Charles E., M/ Sgt.
61 School St., Windsor Locks BALTUSKONIS, Joseph J., T/ 5
58 Beech wood Ave., Torrington BARBER, Frank W., T/ 5
121 Fairview St., Willimantic BARILE, Joseph A., Pfc.
23 James St., Hartford BARLETTA, Nicala P., Pvt.
193 Orchard St., New Haven BARROWS, Robert B., S/ Sgt,
40 Beverly Rd., Wethersfield BARRY, Carlow, Pfc.
322 Main St., Portland BARTMAN, Ralph G., Pfc.
39 Frissell St., Middletown BARTOLOTTA, Nicholas J., T/ 4
20 Bigelow Ave., Thompsonville BARTOSIAK, Henry, T/ Sgt.
30 Meadow St., Rocky Hill BAUER, Robert M., T/ 5
Millbrook Rd., Middletown BEAUCHEMIN, Bruno J., Pfc.
91 Cady St., Danielson BECKER, Ernest C, Pfc.
Greatswamp Rd., Glastonbury BELLE, Karl M., Cpl.
94 Pine St., Bridgeport BELLEMARE, Endee J., T/ 5
8 Judson Circle, Waterbury
BENEDETTO, Leonard J., Cpl.
253 Garfield Ave., Bridgeport BENSON, Russell E., T/ Sgt.
660 Flatbush Ave., West Hartford BENSON, William H., Cpl.
190 Circular Ave., Waterbury BEPKO, John J., T/ 5
1402 Boston Ave., Bridgeport BERGER, Walter D., S/ Sgt.
17 Washington Ave., Stamford BERGSTEIN, Milton, Pfc.
35 Howe St., New Haven BERTHOLD, Arthur, T/ 5
29 McLean St., Rockville BEZANSON, Alton L., S/ Sgt.
Hartford Tpk., RFD 1., Oakdale BIENVENO, Ferrier, Pvt.
Box 406, Baltic BIGELOW, Francis B., T/ 5
1530 West Main St., Willimantic BILKA, John J., Pfc.
White Hill, Shelton BLANCATO, Santo, T/ Sgt.
145 East Liberty St., Waterbury BLASKO, Matthew, T/ Sgt.
2 Pequot Ave., Thompsonville BLEJEWSKI, Charles S., S/ Sgt.
121 Farmington Ave., New Britain BONNER, Walter, Pfc.
Main St., Moosup BONTEMBO, Edward L., 1st/ Sgt.
20 Hotchkiss St., Naugatuck BORACCO, Richard, Pfc.
152 Norfolk St., West Haven BORDONARO, Emanuele S., T/ 5
11 Edison St., Stratford BORRELLI, George V., Pfc.
102 Farre Ave., New Haven BOURGOIN, Donald P., Pfc.
306 Terryville Ave., Bristol BOWMAN, James M., Sgt.
65 Ells St., South Norwalk BOYCHEW, Charles, T/ 4
128 Canaan Court, Bridgeport BREN, John E., S/ Sgt.
148 Cooperhill St., Manchester BRESNAHAN, Edwin P., Pvt.
956 Park St., Hartford BRETT, Edward W., Pfc.
250 Center St., West Haven BREWER, Richard F., Jr., Pfc.
42 Ingraham St., Bristol BRIGHINDI, August J., T/ 5
44 Nichols Ave., Bridgeport BRITTON, Bruce O., S/ Sgt.
60 Sherwood Ave., Bridgeport BRODACKI, Richard, T/ Sgt.
37 Day St., Newington BROWN, Abner E., Pfc.
28 Ann St., Stamford BROWN, Daniel J., Cpl.
115 Pacific St., Stamford BROWN, Roland B., T/ 4
54 Lyons St., New Britain BRUNO, August R., Cpl.
93 Valley Rd., Cos Cob BUNNELL, Herbert E., Sgt,
Box 60, Lebanon
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BUNTING, Henry W., T/ 4
107 Connecticut Ave., New London BURES, Emil W., T/ Sgt.
257 Kneen St., Shelton BURGER, Raymond J., T/ 4
96 Knickerbocker Ave., Springdale BYRD, Harold J., Pfc.
8 Charter Oak Dr., Hartford CABLES, Francis H., Cpl.
Rockv Top, Mt. Carmel CALABRESE, Joseph J., T/ 5
161 Freemont St., Bridgeport CALEY, Donald J., S/ Sgt.
129 Blake St., New Haven CANNING, Francis J., S/ Sgt,
88 South Whittlesey St., Wallingford CAPRIOTTI, Anthony S., T/ 5
36 Crane St., Bridgeport CARANGELO, Victor J., T/ 4
40 Union St., Waterbury CARDANY, Stanley R., S/ Sgt.
2 Middletown Ave., Wethersfield CARDILLO, Charles M., T/ 5
1162 Park Ave., Bridgeport CARDILLO, Santo V., Cpl.
872 North Main St., Waterbury CARPENTER, Reginald S., S/ Sgt.
Wall St., South Coventry CASTONGUAY, Patrick L., Pvt.
40 Alden St., Hartford CHELLIS, Earl W., Jr., Sgt.
Rimmon Hill, Seymour CHESTNUT, Vincent J., Pfc.
31 Monroe St., Branford CIASZKI, Walter P., Pfc.
10 Linden PL, Danbury CICHON, Edward J., S/ Sgt,
53 Preston St., Hartford CLAPP, David C, Cpl.
Box 83, Roxbury CLOSSON, Perry R., Pfc.
3 Wetmore PL, Middletown COLBY, William J., T/ 4
14 Clifton St., Wallingford COLLINS, Ellis W., Pfc.
Coleman St., West Haven COMIS, Michael C, Sgt.
279 Dwight St., New Haven CONCELMO, Dominick, S/ Sgt.
30 Birch St., New Haven CONDOS, George, Pfc.
18 Winthrop St., Stamford CONLON, Joseph F., Pfc.
21 Maple St., Hazardville CONWAY, John P., Pfc.
259 Myrtle Ave., Bridgeport COOK, Arthur J., Sgt.
11 Borodell PL, New London COOKS, Michael, Jr., Pfc.
161 Water St., New Haven CORBIN, Harry G., T/ 3
Haddam CORCORAN, Walter K., Pfc.
Storrs
CORMIER, Joseph L., Sgt.
21 Colonial St., Elmwood COSTANZA, Eugene D., S/ Sgt.
10 Meriden St., New London CRISCUOLO, Peter J., Pfc.
32 Emerson St., East Norwalk CROW, Owen W., T/ 4
143 Collins St., Hartford CUNNINGHAM, Chester J., Cpl.
168 Well St., Bridgeport CURRAN, James P., T/ 4
18 Bragg St., East Hartford CUVA, Joseph, Jr., T/ 5
43 Shippen Ave., Stamford
CZAJA, Stanley, Pfc.
59 Green Street, New Haven CZAPIGA, Walter J., S/ Sgt.
206 Crown St., Meriden D'AGOSTINO, Joseph, Jr., M/ Sgt.
Maple Ave., North Haven DAIGNEALT, Arthur H., S/ Sgt.
94 North Pond St., Bristol DANIELS, Vincent J., Pfc.
199 Caroline St., Derby DANNER, Joseph E., Sgt.
131 Pleasant St., Windsor DARADA, John R., Pfc.
East Canaan DARIN, John L., S/ Sgt.
60 Pearl St., Wallingford DAVIDSON, Frank I., T/ 5
809 East Main St., Stamford DAY, Gerald, T/ 5
10 West St., Rockville DeBOUVER, Maurice A., T/ 5
5 Elm PL, Glenbrook DeGENNARO, Andrew, Sgt.
141 Hawkins St., Derby DeLUCA, Frank B., S/ Sgt.
20 North St., Stamford DeLUCA, Lawrence, Jr., T/ 4
Cognewaugh Rd., Greenwich DeLUCIA, Michael, T/ 3
18 Twiss St., East Haven DEMCSAK, Arthur P., T/ 5
1175 Black Rock Tpk., Fairfield DePAOLIS, Salvatore U., Cpl.
27 Kilbourne St., Hartford DIGIOIA, Arthur, Pfc.
133 Frank St., New Haven DEMODUGNO, Camillo V., Sgt.
162 Waterville St., Waterbury DIONNE, Henry J., Jr., T/ 5
93 Crescent St., Hartford DISCIACCA, Charles V., S/ Sgt.
17 Windsor St., Thompsonville DETULIO, Nicholas S., Pfc.
42 Warren St., New Haven DeVITO, Joseph A., T/ 4
349 Campfield Ave., Hartford DeVIVO, Henry, T/ 4
65 Main St., West Haven DOBEK, Joseph C, T/ 4
155 Mt. Pleasant St., Derby DOMALEWSKI, William J., T/ 5
24 Jefferson St., Norwalk DOMOZYCH, Clarence, T/ 5
106 Maple St., Seymour DONOVAN, William J., T/ 5
60 Green St., Middletown DORAN, Gustav F., Pfc.
56 Orchard PL, Greenwich DOSZA, Louis G., Jr., Sgt.
31 Lexington Ave., South Norwalk DOTY, John J., T/ 5
520 Main St., Winsted DOUGLAS, Clarence F., Pfc.
21 Cedric St., Derby DOYLE, John C, Pfc.
147 Corte Marina Village, Bridgeport DUHAIME, Raymond A., S/ Sgt.
22 Roberts St., Devon DUMONSKI, Vincent J., T/ 4
Brockett Hill, Waterbury DUNCAN, John D., Cpl.
West Mt. Rd., Ridgefield DUNN, Harold J., T/ 5
20 Franklin St., Meriden DUPEE, Robert L., Pfc.
700 Main St., New London DUPREAY, James J., Cpl.
66 Hill St., Waterbury EDWARDS, George R., M/ Sgt.
148 Meriden Ave., Southington EELLS, Harold W., M/ Sgt.
144 Oakland St., Manchester EHNAT, John T., Pfc.
522 Jane St., Bridgeport ELLIS, Victor, T/ 4
80 Prospect St., Bridgeport EMBOWITZ, Edward J., Pfc.
Washington EMONDS, Robert P., Cpl.
140 Adams St., Hartford ERSKINE, Leon E., Cpl.
Abington ESIUKEVICZ, Peter J., Pfc.
55 Market St., New Britain EVERARD, Ernest B., T/ 4
16 Bronson Ave., Meriden FAHEY, James A., Cpl.
271 Hudson St., Hartford FARKEN, Carl W., Pfc.
34 Putnam St., Bristol FARNOCCHIA, Pasquale H., Pfc.
33 Prospect Pl., East Haven FASULO, Henry R., Cpl.
27 Beecher St., Southington FEDERICO, John F., Cpl.
83 James St., New Haven FERLAND, Maurice J., S/ Sgt.
Box 125, Killingly FERRUCCI, Patrick J., T/ 5
4150 Main St., Bridgeport FERRY, Lee M., S/ Sgt.
41 Millard St., Torrington FINNEY, Ralph E., S/ Sgt.
RFD 2, New Canaan FIRNHABER, Martin W., Pfc.
30 Highland St., New Britain FITZPATRICK, Louis J., Sgt.
2 Pomeroy PL, Middletown FITZPATRICK, Thomas E., Cpl.
19 Salisbury St., Hartford FLYNN, Robert H., S/ Sgt.
7 Allison St., Middletown FORSMAN, Charles L., Jr., T/ Sgt.
82 Forest St., Stamford FRANZ, Louis J., Jr., T/ 5
52 Wilkenda Ave., Waterbury FRIEZE, Savage C, Jr., Sgt.
Colebrook FURLO, Daniel M., Sgt.
72 Central St., Ansonia GADALA, Michael, Pfc.
673 Arctic St., Bridgeport GAGNE, Robert H. J., T/ 4
144 West Main St., Plantsville GALE, Burton W., T/ 5
Main St., North Branford GALLA, Michael F., T/ 5
170 Kent Ave., Bridgeport GALLUCCI, Fiori J., Pfc.
581 East Main St., Bridgeport GARDINER, Byron W., Jr., T/ Sgt.
768 George St., New Haven GAREIHS, John H., Cpl.
82 Berlin St., Middletown GARR, Ludwig S., S/ Sgt.
145 Maple St., Bristol GAUDET, Norman R., Pvt.
52 Skitchewaug St., Wilson GAYNOR, Lester M., Jr., 1st/ Sgt,
1254 Linden Ave., Stratford GELORMINO, Anthony, S/ Sgt.
71 South Main St., Torrington GIAMATTI, Andrew L., Pfc.
258 Franklin Ave., Hartford GILBAR, Joseph F., Cpl.
384 Hill St., Waterbury
GIBERTONI, Lorenzo L., T/ 5
2277 Whitney Ave., Hamden GILLETTE, Howard L., Jr., 1st/ Sgt.
640 Newfield Ave., Stamford GIORCELLI, Costantino, Pfc.
95 Hinman St., New Haven GIZA, Joseph J., Pfc.
19 Warsaw St., Deep River GLENDON, Thomas V., T/ 5
88 Northfield St., Greenwich GOLDBLOOM, Lawrence, Pvt.
201 Ward St., New Haven GOLDNER, Merwin M., T/ 5
55 Anita St., New Haven GOLLNICK, Harvey R., T/ 5
South Curtis St., Meriden GONDOLY, Stephen J., T/ 5
147 Cornwall St., Stratford GONYEA, Ernest P., Pfc.
103 Roosevelt Dr., Middletown GRABEK, John J., Pfc.
31 South St., Portland GRABEK, Stanley J., T/ Sgt.
115 South Quaker Lane, West Hartford GRAVEL, Albert J., T/ 4
418 Mill St., Waterbury GREEN, William E., Sgt.
110 West St., Danbury GREENBERG, Nathan I., T/ 5
1136 Madison Ave., Bridgeport GREENSPON, Maurice E., Sgt.
307 Greenfield St., Hartford GREG A, Cyril P., T/ 5
137 Light St., Stratford GREGOR, Patrick P., M/ Sgt.
662 Park Ave., Bridgeport GRILLO, Francis A., T/ 5
1730 Noble Ave., Bridgeport GUENSTER, Henry C, Pvt.
451 Birdseye St., Stratford GUSTAFSON, Arvid A., Pfc.
1 Risley St., Hartford GWOZDZ, Martin J., Pfc.
36 South Governor St., Hartford HAGGERTY, Jeremiah J., Pfc.
9 Summit St., Norwich HAGMAN, William C, T/ 5
2 Roosevelt Ave., Mystic HAILEY, George L., T/ 5
39 Portland St., Hartford HALLISEY, Andrew R., Pfc.
29 Beach St., Hartford HANNABRY, Edmund B., T/ 5
147 Main St., Terryville HARLOW, Edward C, T/ 5
43 Prospect Ext., East Haven HARMON, Linwood E., Cpl.
81 Montclair Dr., West Hartford HATALA, Joseph A., Pfc.
Box 207, Collinsville HATHAWAY, Howard A., Pfc.
79 Washington Ave., New Haven HAVELES, Christy T., M/ Sgt.
42 South Main St., Danielson HAYNES, Edwin A., T/ 5
89 Lombard St., New Haven HESSLER, Albert A., S/ Sgt.
311 Maple St., Seymour HIGGINS, David A., Pfc.
RFD 1, Wayhill Rd., Oakdale HILL, Oscar J., Pfc.
149 Park St., Bristol HILL, William F., Pfc.
26 South East Dr., New Haven HILLMAN, Jack, T/ Sgt.
171 Thorme St., Bridgeport HORWATH, George P., Sgt.
38 North Fourth St., Ansonia HULL, Ralph E., S/ Sgt.
30 Maple St., Seymour HULL, William F., Pfc.
73 Elton St., Torrington HUNTER, William J., T/ 5
60 Marlboro St., Portland IVEY, Richard A., T/ Sgt.
83 Great Hill Rd., East Hartford JACOBS, James H., Pvt.
113 East Pearl St., New Haven JASKUT, Walter, Pfc.
Route 1, Plainfield JOHNSON, Arvid E., Pfc.
Locust Ave., North Haven JOHNSON, George B., Pfc.
161 Main St., Winsted JULIAN, Anthony J., T/ 4
106 Bell Ct., Bridgeport KALINOSKI, John W., Pfc.
8 Diamond St., Terryville KAMINSKI, Edward A., T/ 5
42 Ridgely Ave., Bridgeport KAMINSKI, John C, S/ Sgt.
Sharon
KAMINSKI, Stanley J., T/ 5
69 Miller St., New Britain KAPALA, William, Pfc.
29 Woodlawn St., Elmwood KAPLAN, Jacob G., Pfc.
28 Keney Terr., Hartford KARASH, John J., T/ 5
46 Parker Ave., Meriden KARPO, John J., Pfc.
River Rd., Unionville KASCHLUK, Joseph J., T/ Sgt.
RFD 1, Stafford Springs KAZERSKY, Alexander, T/ 4
Box 140, Yalesville KEELEY, Harold T., T/ 5
606 Washington Village, South Norwalk KEENA, James W., Sgt.
87 North Main St., West Hartford KELLEY, John A., Pvt.
Christian Hill, Box 72, Wauregan KELLY, Thomas J., T/ 4
28 Beebe St., Naugatuck KENDALL, Albert A., T/ 4
RFD 1, Cromwell KENES, Israel, Pfc.
600 George St., New Haven KIDD, Paul A., S/ Sgt.
55 Imlay St., Hartford KING, Frederick R., Pfc.
12 Franklin St., Ansonia KINTA, Alfred J., T/ 4
275 Washington Ave., Waterbury KLEEFELD, Arthur J., Jr., T/ 4
45 Goodwin St., Bristol KLESYK, Stanley, Pfc.
70 Bank St., Derby Center KNAEBLF, Wolfgang A., Pfc.
90 Abbottsford Ave., Elmwood KNOX, Winfred A., Pfc.
Box 135, Thomaston KOKOSKI, Walter W., Pfc.
167 Ruane St., Fairfield KONISKY, Adam D., T/ Sgt.
90 Griggs St., Waterbury KONIUTA, John L., T/ 4
270 High St., New Britain KOSTYAL, Stephen, Pfc.
Box 181, Bantam KOWALEWSKI, Casimir, Pfc.
121 Broad St., New Britain KOWAL, Stephen, Pfc.
3 Conlon St., Bristol KRAFSIG, William P., Cpl.
Maple Ave., North Haven
KRACZKOWSKY, Michael, T/ 4
37 Greenwood St., New Britain KRAWCZYNSKI, William H., T/ 4
455 Burritt St., New Britain KUNCIUS, John G., T/ 4
14 Green St., Waterbury LaBRECQUE, Jean J. W., Cpl.
2099 Main St., Hartford LaFLEUR, Bertrand A., Pvt.
62 Main St., Grosvenordale LAMAGNA, Peter J., T/ 4
122 Spring St., Thompsonville LAMONICA, Nelson A., M/ Sgt.
127 Martin St., Hartford LANDA, George J., T/ 5
24 East St., Wallingford LANGLAIS, Joseph J., T/ 5
119 French St., Watertown LAPANNE, Nelson R., Pvt.
RFD, Colchester LARENSEN, Harry N., T/ 5
11 Morningside St., Hartford LASER, Earl A., S/ Sgt.
East Church Rd., Terry ville LASKARZEWSKI, Boleslaus F., Pfc.
267 Crown St., Meriden LAWRENCE, William L., Sgt.
535 Main St., East Hartford LAWSON, Alfred L., T/ 5
Walnut Hill Rd., Thomaston LEBERT, George M., T/ 5
316 South Main St., Deep River LeBLANC, Leon W., Pvt.
10 River St., Moosup LEFEVRE, William J., S/ Sgt.
450 Meriden Rd., Waterbury LEIBIGER, Robert H., S/ Sgt.
Box 49, Hamden LESICZKA, Stephen A., Pfc.
613 Main St., Manchester LISCINSKY, Joseph S., T/ 5
2046 Boston Ave., Bridgeport LISKA, Joseph, Cpl.
41 New St., East Port Chester LOCKWOOD, Arthur C, Pfc.
Falls Village LOVELAND, Vincent A., Sgt.
RFD 1, Stafford Springs LOWCHY, Peter E., Sgt.
38 Farmington Ave., Berlin LUBY, John W., Pfc.
108 North Whittlesey Ave., Wallingford LUCA, Joseph, Pvt.
19 North Third St., Meriden LUCHON, Vincent W., Jr., S/ Sgt.
RFD 3, Box 187, Bridgeport LULL, Leander J., T/ 5
63 Raver St., Deep River LUPOLI, Joseph F., S/ Sgt.
284 Putnam St., New Haven LYMAN, Norman C, Sgt.
108 New Litchfield St., Torrington MacCOLLOCH, Irving, Pfc.
68 Cook St., Plainville MACHADO, Manuel, T/ Sgt.
24 Cross St., Danbury MAISANO, Louis P., T/ 5
186 Saltonstall Ave., New Haven MALCARNE, Leno H., T/ 4
Plains District, Deep River MALONEY, Edward, S/ Sgt.
76 Elmcroft Rd., Stamford MALTESE, Joseph, T/ 4
30 Ann St., New Haven MARES, John J., Pvt.
RFD 1, Baltic MARTINEK, Steven J., T/ 4
357 Church St., Putnam MARTINI, John J., Pfc.
99 Goodyear St., New Haven MASNATO, Frederick H., Sgt.
50 Baggott St., West Haven MASSARO, Louis J., Sgt.
200 Foxon Blvd., East Haven MAXWELL, Albert F., Pfc.
631 Lafayette St., Bridgeport McDERMOTT, Edward J., 1st/ Sgt.
315 Fairview Ave., Hamden McDONALD, Joseph F., T/ 5
813 Capitol Ave., Hartford McDONALD, Thomas J., 1st/ Sgt.
Ralsey Rd., Stamford McGRATH, James E., Pfc.
86 Derby Ave., Seymour McGRATH, Lawrence J., Pfc.
1250 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport McILOHNEY, John J., Jr., Pfc.
267 Parrott Ave., Bridgeport McMANUS, George T., S/ Sgt.
61 Cottage St., New Hartford McNAMARA, John F., Pfc.
17 East Pearl St., Danbury McPHAIL, John T., Pvt.
118 Rennell St., Bridgeport MELILLO, Adam, Pfc.
33 County St., New Haven MERIANO, Vincent J., T/ 5
39 Main St., New Haven MERCIER, Raymond T., Pfc.
Box 114, Plainfield MERLONE, William J., S/ Sgt.
117 School St., Hamden MICALIZZI, Philip, Pfc.
357 Brooks St., Bridgeport MICHALOWSKI, Walter S., T/ 5
294 Percival Ave., Kensington MILLER, Alvin H., S/ Sgt.
41 Cedar St., South Nor walk MILLER, Edsen R., S/ Sgt.
17 Irion St., Waterbury MOLDENHAUER, Carl E., T/ 3
265 New Haven Ave., Milford MONTESY, Morris J., Pfc.
2 Clason PL, Danbury MONTINI, Chester, T/ 5
151 Catherine St., Bridgeport MOONEY, Arthur, T/ 4
218 South Ave., Bridgeport MORIARTY, William J., T/ 4
Scofield Town Rd., Stamford MULLER, James R., Pvt.
23 Ward St., Hartford MULLIGAN, John J., Cpl.
422 Central Ave., New Haven MURPHY, James D., T/ 4
29 Tilley St., New London MURPHY, James P., Pfc.
358 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich MYSLING, John J., T/ 5
Box 72, Rockfall, Middlefield NARGI, Armond E., Pvt.
223 Russell St., New Haven NATALE, Augustine, T/ 5
111 Avon Ave., Waterbury NAUDZUS, Edward J., S/ Sgt.
10 Greenfield St., Windsor NEMETH, Ernest J., T/ 4
329 Quinnipiac St., Wallingford NESCI, Vincent L., S/ Sgt,
20 Pine St., Meriden NEVILLE, Walter, Pfc.
Bow Land, Middletown NEVIN, David H., Pfc.
705 Slater Rd., New Britain NEWTON, William A., T/ 5
39 Church St., Greenwich
NICHOLAS, Thomas P., Pfc.
25 Downes St., New Haven NICOLOPULOS, Charles G., T/ 5
6 Soundview Ave., Stamford NISTA, Constantine E., Sgt,
517 Winchester Ave., New Haven NOVAK, Stanley C, T/ 4
18 Bull Ave., Wallingford O'BRIEN, Robert V., Pfc.
68 Oak St., Windsor Locks O'BRIEN, Thomas C, Pfc.
192 Baldwin St., Waterbury OCHANKOWSKI, Peter P., T/ 5
1462 Corbin Ave., New Britain O'CONNOR, John E., T/ Sgt.
181 Bond St., Hartford O'DEA, James F., Pvt.
8 Kenyon St., Waterbury OLSON, Robert J., T/ 5
30 Summer St., Portland OSTROWSKI, Anthony C, T/ 3
8 Spring St., Norwich OWENS, Harry J., T/ 5
88 Pardee St., New Haven PACE, Anthony, Pfc.
34 Horton St., Stamford PACE, Paul, Cpl.
194 West Ave., Stamford PAGANO, Anthony, Jr., Pfc.
249 Forbes Ave., New Haven PAGLIUCO, Dominic W., T/ 5
471 Knapps Highway, Bridgeport PALMIERI, Carmen, Pfc.
60 Chestnut St., Southington PALMISANC, Joseph R., Pfc.
7 Brown St., New Haven PALMISANO, Tony J., Pvt.
21 Gerry St., Greenwich PALOZIE, Peter J., Pfc.
164 Oak St., Hartford PARENT, Rosaire L., T/ 5
128 Powhattan St., Putnam PARKER, Edward E., Sgt.
50 Hale Terrace, Bridgeport PASCUCCI, Michael, T/ 4
201 Madison St., Waterbury PAULIN, Joseph A., Sgt.
115 Colorado Ave., Bridgeport PEARSON, Carl H., Sgt.
RFD 3, Marybrook, Danbury PECCERELLA, Anthony A., T/ 4
66 Lexington Ave., South Norwalk PERRINO, Lionel L., Pvt.
Washington Ave., Niantic PERRONE, Joseph W., Pfc.
636 Wilson St., Waterbury PERROTTO, Alphonso A., Pfc.
7 William St., Danbury PERSSICO, Vincent P., S/ Sgt.
218 West St., Bristol PETCHEKONIS, Joseph A., Cpl.
40 Rhodes St., New Britain PETERSON, George E., T/ Sgt,
40 Ash Ave., Willimantic PETISE, Dominic R., Cpl.
46 Alexander St., Greenwich PETRUZIELO, William, Pfc.
1 Lester St., East Hartford PHYFE, Churchill B., T/ Sgt.
Darien
PIDSKALNY, Myron, Pfc.
148 Liberty St., New Haven PILLOISE, Earl F., T/ 5
159 Charles St., Waterbury PINCHERA, Henry T., Sgt.
177 Standish St., Hartford PIZOCHA, Alfred, T/ 5
53 Thames St., Norwich PLANTE, Joseph 0., Pfc.
83 Palmer St., Norwich PLUMMER, Willard N., Pfc.
15 Linden St., Rockville POLELLA, Louis H., Pvt.
455 West Main St., Stamford POLLARD, Ernest B., Sgt.
30 So. Second Ave., Taftville PORTER, William R., Sgt.
545 S. Curtis St., Meriden POST, Martin C, Sgt.
16 Smith St., Danbury POST, Raymond E., T/ 5
65 Sea St., New Haven POWELL, Edward M., Pfc.
191 N. Pine Creek Rd., Fairfield PRAHOVIC, Frank J., Cpl.
90 Lenox St., East Haven PRENTICE, George W., Pfc.
29 Dividend Rd., Rocky Hill PROCHORCHIK, Nicholas, T/ 5
Box 724, Norwich PROTEAU, William R., Pvt.
17 Cutler St., Groton PROTO, Henry A., S/ Sgt.
105 Hyde St., New Haven PYSKATY, Vincent J., T/ 4
193 Quinnipiac St., Wallingford RADZIWON, Alexander A., T/ 4
53 Sumner St., Middletown RAGO, Joseph G., Pfc.
38 Pleasant St., East Hartford RAJEWSKI, Charles J., Cpl.
36 North St., Norwich RAMBO, James O., Pfc.
33 Perry Ave., Shelton REEVES, Robert K., Pfc.
Brookfield Center REILLY, Edward J., Pfc.
599 Howard Ave., New Haven REKOS, Edward J., S/ Sgt.
c/ o Ida Tallant, 158 Jefferson St., Stamford RENZUELLI, Louis T., Pfc.
211 Ely Ave., South Norwalk REPKO, Peter A., Pfc.
234 Park Terrace, Hartford REYNOLDS, James J., Pvt.
15 Court St., New Haven RICHARDS, Lionel J., Pfc.
1 Haley St., Mystic RICHARDSON, Herbert A., Sgt.
Maple St., Hazardville RINALDI, Vito, T/ 5
954 North Main St., Waterbury RINDFLEISCH, Arthur A., Cpl.
205 Wolcott St., Bristol ROBBINS, Theodore A., Jr., Pfc.
10 Latimer St., East Hartford ROSENBLOOM, Cecil, Cpl.
47 Suburban Ave., Stamford ROCKWELL, Herbert C. W., T/ Sgt.
8 Lakeview Ave., New Canaan RODERICK, Walter J., Pfc.
6 Board St., Stonington ROEBUCK, Nathan, Pfc.
14 Lexington Ave., Norwalk ROOD, Robert T., Sgt.
19 Prescott St., Torrington ROY, Wilfred J., T/ 3
222 East Main St., New Britain ROYLE, David E., Pfc.
North Stonington RUDERMAN, Harry, T/ 4
55 Maplewood Ave., Bridgeport RUTOVICH, Walter J., Cpl.
211 Harbor St., Branford RYAN, Joseph J., T/ 5
208 Wakelee Ave., Ansonia
RYAN, Timothy J., Pfc.
44 Perry St., Unionville SADOWSKI, Joseph F., Pfc.
63 Washington St., Norwich SACHENBACHER, Carl, T/ 5
RFD, Durham ST. GEORGE, George A., Pfc.
116 Woodstock Ave., Putnam ST. SAUVEUR, Rene, T/ 5
70 Mill St., Putnam SAKOWSKI, Alexander J., S/ Sgt.
RFD 7, Norwich SANDREY,. Frank A., S/ Sgt.
193 Dodge St., East Haven SARTORI, Frank A., T/ 5
634 Washington Ave., Bridgeport SARTORI, Maxmilian E., Sgt.
634 Washington Ave., Bridgeport SATHORY, Ernest L., Pfc.
225 Meriden Rd., Waterbury SATIN, Louis V., Cpl.
2631 Main St., Hartford SBONA, Joseph, Pvt.
5 Bank St., Portland SCARPA, John W., Pfc.
417 Popular St., New Haven SCHWARZ, Carl, T/ 5
19 Cupheag Crescent, Stratford SCOTT, John F., Sgt.
57 Claremont St., Hartford SCOTT, John J., Pfc.
360 Willow St., Bridgeport SEAVER, James T., T/ 5
Main St., Grosvenordale SEIKOWSKI, Paul, Pvt.
40 Star St., New Britain SELSKI, Stephen J., T/ 5
14 Shelly St., Waterbury SEPONIK, Andrew J., Pfc.
49 South Water St., East Port Chester SERMET, Frank W., Sgt.
22 Rippowam Village, Stamford SERRA, John, Pfc.
56 North Main St., Norwich SERRUTO, Gregory J., Pfc.
54 Freeman Ave., Norwich SESKO, Alexander J., Pvt.
RFD 3, Winsted SGRITTA, Matthew, Pvt.
58 Horton St., Stamford SHELTZ, Edward J., S/ Sgt.
277 Wethersfield Ave., Hartford SILLIMAN, Rothmer K., Sgt.
Candlewood Knolls, Danbury SILVERMAN, Francis E., T/ 5
90 Franklin Ave., Hartford SIMONETTE, Joseph P., Pfc.
303 Second Ave., West Haven SIMONOVITCH, William J., Pvt.
43 John St., Hartford SINNOTT, Frederic R., Cpl.
85 Lincoln St., Hartford SISK, Thomas F., T/ 4
11 Center St., New London SKILTON, Sperry B., S/ Sgt.
122 Chestnut Ave., Watertown SLAVING, Frank R., T/ 5
83 West Wooster St., Danbury SMERGLINOLO, Carl, T/ 4
135 Greenfield Dr., Bridgeport SMITH, Carl B., Pvt.
497 Prospect St., Willimantic SMITH, Francis D., Pfc.
Main St., Canaan SMULLEN, Edward T., T/ 5
27 Crest Ave., West Haven SOCHA, John J., Pvt.
52 Benton St., Hartford SOLTISH, George, S/ Sgt.
683 E. Main St., Bridgeport SOPCHAK, Michael, T/ 5
114 Chelse St., Stratford SPAFFORD, Howard E., Pfc.
40 Wheeler St., Winsted SPENCER, Henry J., Sgt.
370 Valley St., Willimantic SPENCER, John M., S/ Sgt.
32 Elm St., Rocky Hill SPINO, Frank, Pfc.
12 Ann St., Waterbury STACY, Albert J., Pfc.
24 Linden PL, Hartford STANCEL, John H., S/ Sgt.
77 East Ave., New Canaan STANLEY, John P., Jr., Pfc.
70 Peck Ave., West Haven STEBBINS, Walter A., Pfc.
90 East Elm St., Greenwich STENHOUSE, James O., Cpl.
Simsbury STICKLES, James S., Pfc,
Sims- Groft Road, Simsbury STOPKOSKI, Frank M., T/ Sgt.
Gaylord Mt. Rd., Hamden STOWE, Clifford J., S/ Sgt.
Box 6, Middlebury SUPERNANT, Levern C, S/ Sgt,
35 Shaw St., New London SUZICK, Nicholas, T/ 5
339 Jefferson St., Hartford SWAGRZYK, William J., T/ 4
55 Hubbard St., Winsted SWENTON, Henry A., Cpl.
211 Park St., Bristol SWIENCICKI, Henry N., Pfc.
333 Wilson St., Waterbury SYLVESTRO, Joseph R., Pvt.
497 Wethersfield Ave., Hartford SZELEST, John, Pfc.
52 McMullen Ave., Hartford SZLOSEK, Peter S., Sgt.
95 Chapel St., New Haven SZYMANEL, Boleslaw C, Cpl.
635 Howard Ave., New Haven SZYMANSKI, Alphonse F., T/ 5 30 Sedgewalk St., Bridgeport TAGGETT, John C, Cpl.
19 Scully St., Waterbury TAGLIAFERRI, Charles P., T/ Sgt,
Hotchkiss School, Lakeville TALAMINI, Anthony A., T/ 5 90 Main St., Broad Brook TALARICO, Thomas J., T/ 3 35 Liberty St., Danbury TARUTIS, Edward J., T/ 4
79 Mapleton St., Hartford TAYLOR, Charles A., Pfc.
Box 225, Westerly, R. I. TESTA, Pasquale J., Pfc.
70 Mathew St., Southington THOMAS, Michael, Pfc.
79 Sylvan Ave., New Haven THOMPSON, Clifford A., T/ 5
3 Terrace Ave., Noank THURSTON, Frederick D., T/ 4
Nut Plains Road, Guilford TIDMARSH, Richard C, Pfc.
97 Westfield Ave., Ansonia TOFFEY, Arthur J., T/ 4
Middlebury Road, Watertown TOMKOWICZ, Henry J., Sgt.
65 Crown St., Naugatuck TOWNSEND, Charles W., S/ Sgt.
580 Huntington Turnpike, Bridgeport TRACCHIO, Frank R., Pfc.
184 Putnam St., New Haven
UNGER, Steve J., T/ 5
141 South Orchard St., Wallingford USHKEVICH, Nicholas, T/ Sgt.
146 North Bank St., New London VALALIK, John P., Cpl.
62 Webb St., Hamden VANTETOZZE, Michael, Pvt.
24 Maple Ave., Hartford VAYSER, John J., T/ 5
375 Bruce Ave., Stratford VELEAS, Peter, Sgt.
184 Washington St., New Britain VETRANO, Frank J., T/ 4
361 Forbes St., East Hartford VIOLANO, John P., Pfc.
20 Anthony St., Stamford VITKA, Joseph A., Jr., Cpl.
90 Hale Terrace, Bridgeport VIVIAN, Kenneth S., Pfc.
274 Williams St., West Haven VORVIS, Nicholas, T/ Sgt.
668 Atlantic St., Stamford WAGNER, John H., Sgt.
176 Mansfield St., New Haven WALKER, David C, T/ 3
King St., Route 4, Danbury WARYKAS, Stanley J., Pfc.
44 Washington St., Norwich WEBSTER, Theodore N., T/ 5
54 Bungalow Ave., Fairfield WEED, Walter R., Sgt.
110 Thames St., New London WELESHKO, Nicholas, Cpl.
21 East Walnut St., Stamford WENZLOFF, Arnold, Pfc.
329 Commonwealth Ave., New Britain WESLER, Paul L., T/ 5
40 Levesque Ave., West Hartford WHEELER, Raymond A., Sgt.
RFD 3, Norwich WEST, Philip R., Sgt.
1022 Palisado Ave., Windsor WHITE, Edward H., T/ 4
25 Avon St., Manchester WHITE, Raymond J., Pfc.
262 Lawrence St., Hartford WHITNEY, Richard W., S/ Sgt.
511 Orange St., New Haven WILKOS, Frederick L., T/ 4
48 Douglas St., Hartford WILSON, Arthur B., S/ Sgt.
60 Elbon St., Devon WILUSZ, Anthony S., Pfc.
Box 501, Collinsville WINTERS, Milton E., Pfc.
176 Bronx Ave., Bridgeport WOJCIECHOWSKI, Edward A., Pfc.
Wellsville Ave., New Milford WOODMAN, Stearns E., 1st/ Sgt.
1944 Bedford St., Stamford YEOMANS, Walter A., T/ 5
New Milford YOUKNAT, Howard J., Cpl.
31 Fairview St., New Britain ZAJAC, Joseph, Sgt.
258 Crown St., Meriden ZARRELLA, Dominick V., T/ 4
47 Wilson St., Waterbury ZIELINSKI, Theodore J., T/ 4
432 North Elm St., Torrington ZUBKO, John G., Pfc.
420 Soundview Ave., Stratford ZUELLA, Earl O., Pvt.
156 Easton Ave., Waterbury ZWICKER, Melvin, Cpl.
46 Putnam Ave., South Norwalk