Connecticut veterans commemorative booklet. Vol. 7, no. 17. Connecticut men of the United States Army, demobilization, Fort Devens, Massachusetts. October 28 to 30, 1945

              CONNECTICUT MEN
of the United States Army
Demobilization, Fort Devens, Massachusetts
October 28 to 30, 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 immortal names to the historic list of victories — New Georgia, Tunisia, Cassino, Anzio, Normandy, Ardennes Bulge, Hurtgen Forest, Leyte, Luzon, Ruhr Pocket, Apennines, Okinawa, and more.
Chance and talents assigned many of you to tasks along the supply routes, in hospitals and at bases, or to toil and sweat in such . places as the Lido Road and along the Persian Gulf. All this made victory possible. Connecticut men, too, played a glorious role in that part of the victory which is credited in the ledgers of history for the Air Force.
Your fellow citizens in Connecticut are highly proud of your service. And they are very, very grateful.
Yours very sincerely,
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.
Aceto, Paul P., T/ 4, Div. Hq., 9th Div., Manchester.
" There was a plenty hot reception wait­ing
for us when we got to Palermo. No sooner had the ship dropped anchor in the harbor than the Jerries began pounding us from the air. But after that was over, I set­tled
down to my job in the APO. I hope I don't get the same reception when I go back to my old job in the post office in Manchester."
Avitable, Fred, Pfc, Hq. Det. Sta. Comp., Hawaiian Dept., New Haven. " For 41 months I was an MP guarding the bad boys on the Rock. When V- J Day came to the stockade at Fort Shafter, Hawaii, all these bad boys began yelling that they were supposed to get free—- but some of them are still in."
Baker, Raymond W., Pfc, Trp. F., 8th Cav., 1st Cav. Div., Bridgeport.
" I'll never forget the time that I was go­ing
across an open cornfield south of Ma­nila
and the Jap artillery dropped every­thing
they had on us. I sure did sweat it out that time. Another time three of us were out on a scout patrol and a Jap snip­er
spotted the second scout but for some reason passed me up. I didn't see him but the second scout did and that was the end of that Jap."
Bianco, James J., Pfc, 73d Div., New Britain.
" It's been a long 36 months since I last saw the U. S. A. After being over in New
Guinea, Admiralty Islands and Australia, I was sent to Europe where I saw France, Belgium and Germany. As a country, I liked Belgium best but Australia is more like this country than any of the others. And Paris is quite a city too."
Bromley, Hugh J., Pvt., 818th Avn. Engr. Bn., Greenwich.
" I'll always remember last Christmas Eve. I was riding along in a jeep when I was strafed. I didn't get hit but had the hell scared out of me. The buzz bombs at Liege were something, too. Europe wasn't bad but Greenwich is the place for me."
Brown, George E., S/ Sgt., 443d. Sq., 320th Bmb. Grp., East Hartford.
" I think the thing I'll remember most was the time we first arrived in Africa and landed at Oran. We saw a mountain there which later we called the ' camel hump'. When we entered the town there was a little sniping, but we soon cleaned that up and the officers made an agreement with the mayor. Another thing I'll never for­get
is that mud. It is about the thickest, gummiest stuff imaginable. One fellow got a chicken to cook when the poor bird got stuck so fast running in that mud it couldn't move. The chick made good eat­ing,
but the Thanksgiving dinner we ate there consisted of English kidney stew— phew!"
Burton, William S., Pfc, 23d Engr. Cmbt. Bn., 3d Armd. Div., Watertown. " I was in the Battle of the Bulge in Bel-
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gium and saw the buzz bombs blast the city of Liege. In a little town nearby I caw every window burst out when two of those buzz bombs hit the ground. I'll never forget the sight of those German tanks as they closed in to surround the town. But anyway, we freed a lot of Polish and Brit­ish
prisoners."
Carroll, Richard J., Cpl., 486th A. W. Bn., 3d Armd. Div., Bridgeport.
" Like all the other fellows who were in on it, the Battle of the Bulge was the worst time I ever had overseas. We were sur­rounded
and to keep the Jerries off, our own artillery kept up a barrage encircling us. For four days this kept up and we were kept going by food and medicine they shot to us in shells or dropped to us by plane. I did engineering work in civil­ian
life, and all I want is to get out of the Army and back to school."
Cygan, Francis E., M/ Sgt., Hq. Co., 495th Signal, Thompsonville.
" I served in England, North Africa and Germany and have five battle stars. The toughest star was earned in Italy on the Gargliano front. I was in charge of com­munications
for our anti- aircraft group."
Damato, Salvatore H., Pfc, 97th Div., New Haven.
" During the battle of the Ruhr pocket we were about to cross the river on a pon­toon
bridge when I saw my buddy drop in a shower of shrapnel half way across the bridge. I started out after him when two German prisoners suddenly grabbed me and threw me against the river bank just as a barrage of 88s opened up. They managed to tell me that they knew the exact time the barrage was to start and were watching the time. ' Don't get killed,' they said, ' it's no use'. Then they pointed. ' See,' they said, as my buddy was crawling to safety. A lot of people will remember my brother,
Silvio. The plane he was in was the first American airship to crash down behind the Russian lines. He and his buddies bailed out safely and were entertained ten days at Stalin's home. He says the Russians are great guys. But, wow, how the vodka flowed! They were in worse condition from that stuff than they were from the crash."
D'Anlonio, Leo, T/ Sgt., 38th Mobile R. and R. Sq., Plainville.
" For two weeks the air strip we establish­ed
in Normandy, on D- Day plus 18, was constantly shelled by 88s. When our planes cracked up or were shot down, I had to go out and fix ' em up so they could get back somehow to the strip."
DeCato, Andrew, Pfc, Co. F., 106th Inf., 27th Div., New Haven.
" I landed on Okinawa on D- Day. You know that place was a Jap artillery school! They even had guns that came up out of the ground on elevators to shoot at you. It was really hot and the suicide planes didn't help cool things off either. I saw four of my buddies killed by buzz bombs. Before Okinawa I was on the Gilberts, Saipan and the Marshalls."
DeRienzo, Louis F., Cpl., 9th Airdrome Sq., Waterbury.
" My outfit was the first air strip to land and operate in France, D- Day plus two. I had the job of loading bombs in the planes. And we were the first bunch to handle rockets ( the first ones used, too) in P- 47s. Our field was strafed plenty, even on New Year's Day. And I had plenty of close calls with buzz bombs. But the time I sweated most was the day after some other fellows and myself dug potatoes by night on a deserted farm. In the morning one of the officers asked me where we got the spuds. I pointed out the field. ' Good Lord,' he said, ' that place is lousy
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with mines!' "
Donovan, Louis W., Jr., Pfc., Trp. E., 8th Cav., 1st Cav. Div., Bridgeport.
" The toughest part of my own experience was going into Manila. I saw dead Filipinos all around me. I was on a road block with a bunch of others when the Japs came down and we kind of surprised them. I later went into Japan and I had the ex­perience
of helping to check gun positions and such and to help keep them under con­trol."
Dziezyk, Joseph J., S/ Sgt., 9th Air­drome
Sq., New Britain.
" The second bunch to leave in the draft from New Britain included me. That was in February of 1941 and I have been at it ever since— going strong through straf ¬ ings and bombings. In one place in France we had to live underground so much they called us moles. A German spy fooled us completely at Commercy, France. They must have dropped him behind the lines, and he set up a radio in a farm house a ¬ cross the road from our air field. He spoke French like a Frenchman and knew the country like a native. Why, he even mingled with us. They caught him but he had given away our position by radio. We got back at at him in a way though. Later I was with a group that carried supplies into enemy territory to an out­fit
which had passed right through the German lines!"
Emanuelson, Clifford C, Sgt., 17th Grp. Med., 95th Bmb. Sq., Farmington.
" One of the most beautiful places I ever saw was Berchtesgaden, and I have travel­ed
through Africa, France and Austria. My unit has a presidential citation for successful bombing. I did quite a bit of writing while I was on Sardinia and later in civilian life I hope to become a writ­er.
Yes, someday I'd like to revisit Eu­rope—
but for the sake of the scenery only. I don't think much of the people there. I think the most discouraging thing I saw was the ' beautiful blue Danube.' It wasn't blue— and after all I'd heard!"
Faggione, Joseph L., Pfc, 560th A. W. Bn., Middletown.
" The first German air raid I saw over Algiers looked like the Fourth of July— but we knew it was coming and the city prepared for it a half hour in advance be­cause
of radar. We were stationed on a hill just outside the city with our radar apparatus pointed over the Mediterra­nean
toward France. From more than 150 miles away we could see the planes tak­ing
off and heading our way. Had it not been for radar and the chance it gave the people to prepare, many more lives would have been lost."
Ferrara, Joseph A., T/ 5, 264th A. G. F. Band, New Haven.
" I was the ' drummer boy' — to be ex­act
I played the snare drums in our band. Our music was broadcast all over the is­lands
of the Pacific. But the most im­pressive
occasion was at President Roose­velt's
memorial services. The ceremony took place at Fort Shafter in Hawaii. The drums were draped in black and they were muffled. Thousands of persons stood with tears in their eyes as we played in the Fort, and over the air the ceremony was heard by millions."
Gilbert, Henry, Sgt., 369th Sq., 26th Sv., Grp., West Haven.
" Remember when the North American aviation people said it was impossible to put aerial reconnaisance cameras in the tails of P- 5ls? Well, in England I worked with T/ Sgt. Berkemier, the guy who fig­ured
out how. We had to get special permission to do this, but it was a land­mark
in the history of aerial photography."
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Harris, Griffith E., S/ Sgt., Hqs., 9th Air Force, Cos Cob.
" As chief operations clerk, I always knew what was going on or what was to happen before most of the fellows knew it. It made the work very interesting and I liked it. Dur­ing
the Battle of the Bulge our headquarters was located in Luxembourg and though we had been alerted three or four days be­fore,
when we did have to move, it was in a hurry. In my opinion, it was our air power which turned the tide in that battle."
Janis, Anthony, Pfc, 117th Sta. Hosp., Fairfield.
" The stuff I saw would fill a book. Suicide planes hit the ships around us in Manila Bay and the one right next to us was blown to pieces. All I can think is that it might have been us. Out on New Guinea our outfit set up a hospital and some of the things you see there you would­n't
want to talk about."
Kaseta, John A., S/ Sgt., 733d Air Mat. Sq.,( Sep.), New Britain.
" The time that stands out most in my mind was D- Day plus 20. It was still hot and we were pushing across France. At St. Lowe backed up the Third Army's P- 47s. During the Bulge we moved up and backed the Ninth Army. St. Lo was the worst wrecked place I'd ever seen."
Lee, Richard E., Sgt., 1389th A. F. Base Unit, N. A. D., A. T. C., Kensington.
" I was in Bermuda, and, by golly, I sympathize with civilians who spend money vacationing there. The only water we had was gathered during rain storms or brought in by tankers. They can have the place."
Lubetkin, Harry, Pfc, 217th AA. A. Gun Bn., ( Sep.), Hartford.
" The most memorable day that I can remember of my 19 months overseas was near Bastogne. I was a radar plotter for my outfit and the first night of the ac­tion
around there we knocked down nine Jerries. I heard the news that I was com­ing
home while at Bad Richenall, Germany, and that was my best day I can tell you."
Martinuck, Theodore, Cpl., 17th Grp., 432d Bmb. Sq., New Britain.
" I was a tail gunner in a B- 26 and saw plenty of action during my 21 missions over Italy and France. I am very, very glad to be back whole."
McCue, John E., Pfc, 39th Inf., 9th Div., Hartford.
" During the two and a half years I was in service I was in Africa, Sicily, England, Belgium, France and Germany. I was a machine gunner and saw plenty and don't ever want to go back. I'm just plain glad to get home."
McGrath, James J., T/ Sgt., Hq. Sq., 322d Bmb. Group., Stamford.
" In the Army you learn a lot, about life and everything else. Anyway we were the first group of medium bombers in the ETO. You might say that our outfit were sort of guinea pigs; we did a lot of exper­imenting
with those medium bombers which the Truman Committee said were no good in ' 42. Despite that, we found that they were pretty good after all except that you can't fly them at low levels. During one mission ten out of the eleven planes were shot down while flying at low level— that's how we learned !"
Mirick, William G., T/ 5, 820th Engr. Avn. Bn., East Haven.
" As a truck driver, I found the roads in Europe were lousy. For 18 days I hauled equipment out of the Bulge area dur­ing
the German drive there. You had to look out for strafing and around Liege, we called it Buzz Bomb Alley."
Morrin, Frank W., Pfc, 820th Avn. Engr., Hartford.
" As a 50 calibre AA gunner in Nor-
8 mandy, I was given credit for six planes. I went to Belgium later where we built frontline air strips. It was our outfit which completed the first air strip in Normandy."
Nahmias, Jack, Pfc, Btry. C, 27lst F. A., 1st Cav. Div., Bridgeport.
" I was a member of a convoy running between Tokyo and Yokohama and we lost our way. We stopped at a railroad sta­tion
to try and get directions. When we got there, no one understood English and all they did was bow to us. It sure was a great feeling to see Japs bow instead of shoot."
Ohlsen, Allan L., T/ 4, 8th Chem. De­pot
Co., ( Sep.), New Britain.
" As an operation clerk I had plenty of headaches out there on the Rock. Trucks would break down, things would get Snafu and the works would pile up on my desk. I was at that damn desk during the war and when peace came I was still there working like hell. Didn't even have time to get up to say, ' Hooray!' "
Parsons, David N., Jr., Pvt., 820th Avn. Engr., Hartford.
" My job was to lay telephone wires, most of the time while being under fire. More than once I spent a day in a fox­hole
pinned down by German mortar fire. In Belgium we worked on airstrips with the mud up to our knees. After two days in Paris I think it is one of the most beautiful cities there is in the world. To­day
is the happiest day of my life."
Plummer, John H., Pvt., 2015th Q. M. Co. Truck, ( Avn.), New Haven.
" I was handling ammunition in the Pacific for two years. It was my job to help keep the guns loaded. Action came my way from out of the skies. On the island of Leyte I saw Jap paratroops rain from the clouds in a counter- attack. Of all the places I've been I think I like Manila best-— in fact, I wouldn't mind going back
there. The place was a wreck while I was there but I found plenty of fun anyway. When they told me the Japs had quit, I was in the hospital on Lingayen with yel­low
jaundice. I couldn't believe it at first and thought it was just another rumor."
Randall, John T., Pfc, Det Hq. Co., CP. B. C., Bridgeport.
" I was with Maurice Evans' entertainment section, and we played every island that ever heard the flap of an American flag in the Pacific breeze. Magic is my special­ty,
just as it was in civilian life before-- and as it will be again. The best audi­ence
I ever had— in fact, the best audience any magician could ever hope to have, I guess— was the one on Makin Island. I was watching a bunch of natives one day when just for the fun of it I pulled out some of my tricks and began doing sleight of hand. One by one they gathered around me, their mouths open and their eyes popping. They thought it was the real McCoy. In their minds I was a white witch doctor, no foolin' with me— what I was doing was the work of the gods. Wherever I went crowds of them followed me, hundreds of them. I'll bet if I'd been alone out there, I could have taken over the place and been a White God. But for entertaining our fellows I've got special commendations from General Richardson and Admiral Nimitz."
Riccio, James V., Pfc, 24th Div., Derby.
" I was one of the members of the famous ' Lost Battalion'. Near Ormac Bay the Japs had us cut off for 27 days and what­ever
aid we received was dropped by plane. The Japs took a lot of it though and for a while we lived on palm tree bark. From my experience as a machine gunner, I don't think the Jap is too much as a soldier but they are good jungle fighters."
Risen, Myron, Cpl., 688th Ord. Ammo. Co., ( Sep.), Hartford.
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" Our outfit loaded high explosives for every task force in the Pacific campaign from the Gilbert Islands to Okinawa, in­cluding
the Marianas. During the entire 27 months I was in Hawaii we never had one mishap and our bunch was honored for a clean safety record. We supervised GIs from Puerto Rico who spoke only Spanish. And that, at first, was no easy trick."
Roberts, George D., Sgt., 162d Port Co., Bridgeport.
" I was in the southwest Pacific on an is­land
called Espiritu Santo and later I was in the Philippines at Manila. We were a stevedore group and had to load and un­load
the ships. There was plenty to keep us busy and many times we had to work under handicaps of all sorts."
Roma, Andrew J., Pfc, Trp. D., 8th Cav., 1st Cav. Div., Bridgeport.
" The best thing that I can remember was when we were going into Manila. The Filipinos were so happy to see us that they started handing out good old Ameri­can
whiskey and just covered us with flowers. They were happy and so were we - for we could use those drinks!"
Ryczer, Theodore A., Sgt., 9th Photo. Tech. Unit, Bridgeport.
" My job was reproducing photos and putting them on prints. The closest shave I ever had was dodging buzz bombs. I wouldn't want to stay in Europe for all the money in the world. The best place over there and the cleanest was Switzer­land."
Salzano, Agostine, Jr., Sgt., 849th S. I. S., Shelton.
" Through Africa, Italy, France and Ger­many,
I cooked food. Then they made me a mess sergeant. Oh, I did a little visiting while I was in Italy. I met some of my relatives and some of my in- laws- to- be. In Scafati, Italy I met my uncle
whom I'd never seen. But that wasn't all. He had me over for dinner and in­vited
some of his friends. I was showing one of them some pictures I took around home when he stared at a special one and said, ' Say, that's my niece, we've got an­other
picture like it.' ' Well', I told him, ' that's my girl'!"
Sarno, Albert J., T/ 5, 820th Avn. Engr., Thompsonville.
" I was with the invasion fleet on Omaha Beach and landed on D- Day plus one. A lot of snipers were in the area when we landed, but I was never hit or wounded. The French people are fine as far as I am concerned. We were working on a strip in Belgium one day when Ger­man
planes came over and strafed some Spitfires on the field. The ackack guns were frozen and it was impossible to fire on any of the planes."
Scibek, Stefan K., Cpl., 17th Grp., 432d Bmb. Sq., Rockville.
" We were among the only three groups to bomb Rome. That was a task we had to be pretty careful about. Our orders were that we were not to let go on any­thing
we were not sure about so there would be no danger of hitting the Vatican. A Life photographer was aboard our plane; those guys are pretty regular, by the way. Over Rome the resistance was light, but we got shot at a little."
Sessa, Clifford E., S/ Sgt., 548th M. P. Co., Stamford.
" In a way I kind of brought the mach­ine
age to Wheeler Field, Honolulu. I was purchasing man for our MP group— and a mess sergeant on the side, you might say. When I got there the guys were making bread and everything else by hand. So I saw that we got automatic mixing machines and a few other such kitchen conveniences. My family is in the baking business in Stamford, so it was another
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of my duties to teach baking at Fort Ruger."
Shanley, Thomas J., T/ Sgt., 1388th A. A. F. B. Unit, N. A. D., A. T. C., New Haven.
" I was stationed up in Newfoundland routing plane traffic from Europe. It was part of my job to see that passengers and wounded men were accommodated on the second lap of their trips to the States."
Signore, Stephen P., Sgt., 495th Bmb. Sq., New Haven.
" I didn't get a chance to look over either France or England where I was. They kept me too busy in a dark room loading cameras so others could look ' em over. I wouldn't ever want to go back to look over what I missed. I missed home, and I want to look that over and over and over again!"
Smith, John M., Pfc, 3421st Co., 28th Q. M. Bn., Bridgeport.
" I was a truck driver hauling personnel in the Ardennes Forest area on Christmas Day in 1944, when the Germans surround­ed
us in their drive there. We were trapped for four days. Of all the countries I have seen over there, I had the best time in Ireland. They seemed to me to be the friend­liest
people you could meet anywhere."
Stockwell, Robert C, Cpl., 326th Sq., 92d Bmb. Grp., Hartford.
" I have been away from the U. S. A. for 28 months and it sure is great to be back . My job was radio control operator on a B- 17 field. We brought the planes in and took them off. In the early days when there would be four or five coming back shot up, all trying to land at once, we were kept pretty busy. The worst day over there was at a morning take- off when four fully loaded planes attempting to take off in zero weather all piled up, one of them crashing only about 50 yards from our trailer."
Whittaker, Eugene R., S/ Sgt., Med. Det., 591st F. A. Bn., 106th Div., West Haven.
" On December 10, 1944 I saw my first action on the Siegfried Line in Belgium. I was fresh from England and it was there that I got my baptism of fire. I'll never forget the cold and hunger when the food shortages began to tell. And through it all, it kept snowing and snow­ing."
Zahner, Emanuel A., S/ Sgt., 448th Med. Coll. Co., Rockville.
" It won't take me long to get back into civilian life. I have already got my old job back and I am going to get working and forget all about this war— but quick­ly.
The roughest experience I can remem­ber
was during the push from the Ruhr to the Elbe. We were working 24 hours a day then to remove patients from aid stations to evacuation hospitals."
CONNECTICUT VETERANS COMMEMORATIVE BOOKLET
Vol. VII Oct. 30, 1945 No. 17 CARLETON B. CLYMA, Editor
This booklet is published by the State of Connecticut through the Off­ice
of the Governor, as an addition to the souvenirs and memorabilia of Conn­ecticut
men who served with the United States Army in World War II. The cour­tesies
and assistance of public relations personnel at the Ports and Separation Centers are herewith acknowledged.
Copies of this booklet are provided for the men whose names appear on the Muster Out Roll Call, herein. A copy is on file for reference purposes at each of the 200 public libraries in the State.
Reproduction of material from this booklet is permissible only on written authorization.
The personal experience stories were reported by Hugh W. McCoy, Francis A. Stockwell, Jr., and George E. Allis.
The cover illustration of the U. S. S. West Point is from an official U. S. Navy photograph.
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THE MEN ARE COMING HOME
Connecticut men are coming home by the thousands from Europe and the Pacific. Estimates based on total troop shipment figures from the War Shipping Admin­istration
indicate that 6,000 arrived in the States in October, and the arrival of 8,500 in November was predicted.
There are now 551 transports, with a capacity of 585,000 men, operating; 393 in the Atlantic area and 155 in the Pacific. The men are coming home in every size and type of vessel that floats, with scores making the trip on little freighters that bring from 10 to 30.
More than 20 big passenger liners are in the service, including the Cunard Line Queens which carry upwards of 15,000 men on each trip, and coverted American passenger liners such as the S. S. America, renamed the U. S. S. West Point, which brings 6,000.
The big boats, notably the Queens, arrive at home ports to be greeted by much publicity and big headlines, but it is the more than 500 coverted freighters of the WSA fleet which account in great part for the huge troop movement totals.
The cargo ships, converted at a cost of more than $ 250,000,000, have a carrying capacity of over 500,000 men. They carry from 500 for the smaller ships, up to almost 2,000 for the Victory ships, of which 100 are in service. The 216 Liberty ships in the service carry 750 men in summer and 550 in winter.
In addition to the WSA fleet, some 250 combat type vessels constructed by the Maritime Commission for the Army and Navy are in troop service, chiefly in the Pacific, and some LSTs have been used.
In late October the Navy announced that the battleship U. S. S. Washington, seven aircraft carriers, one escort carrier, and six cruisers would enter the " ferry" service, and estimated that they would bring home 145,000 men by February 1.
In the Pacific area at this writing, 540 of an original 800 fighting and supply ships of the fleet have returned to the United States. Most of them came with every inch of space crowded with home­ward
bound soldiers, sailors and marines.
There are no official figures available on the number of Connecticut men in the armed services on V- E or V- J Day, or on the number of Connecticut men return­ed
to the States since those days. How­ever,
if the proportion of Connecticut men in the army is similar to the pro­portion
of Connecticut residents in the nation, the following estimates should be approximately correct.
On that basis there were 52,000 Conn­ecticut
men in Europe, the Mediterranean, and Africa on V- E Day, and about half of them have been returned to the United States at this writing.
The Fort Devens Separation Center was originally set up in June to discharge men at the rate of 300 per day under the point discharge system. As of the date of this book the average number being separated daily was 1300.
Estimates indicate that between V- E Day and V- J Day about 6,000 Conn­ecticut
men were discharged at Devens. Including the 512 men whose names ap­pear
in this booklet, a total of 8,934 Conn­ecticut
men have been separated at Devens since V- J Day.
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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 28 to 30, 1945, from the official Group Rosters, Fort Devens Separation Center, Mass.
ABRUSCATO, Joseph P., Sgt.
13 Donovan St., Norwalk ACAMPORA, Henry, Pfc.
155 Main St., Annex, New Haven ACETO, Paul P., T/ 4
Manchester ADAM, Michael, T/ 5
30 Francis St., Ansonia ALIANO, Joseph, Sgt,
RFD 2, Bristol ALOIA, Arthur S., Sgt.
90 Maple St., Meriden AMBRUOSO, Paul J., T/ 3
62 Carlisle St., New Haven AMURO, Gaftano, T/ 5
208 Green St., New Haven ANDERSON, John F., Cpl.
55 Glendale Ave., Bridgeport ANDERSON, Ralph F., Pvt.
65 Workman Ave., Torrington ANDRADE, Max A., S/ Sgt.
142 Newfield Ave., Hartford ANGRISANI, Anthony T., Sgt.
254 Federal St., Bridgeport ANSTETT, Charles H., Pvt.
488 High St., Torrington ANTONOVITZ, Andrew A., Pfc.
110 Grove St., Middletown ARMSTRONG, Albert G., Sgt.
5 Church St., Stafford Springs ARNOLD, Edward J., Sgt.
74 Johnson St., Torrington ARNOLD, Egbert A., Sgt.
140 Sherman Ave., Meriden AUBIN. Roland M., M/ Sgt.
901 Broad St., Hartford AVITABLE, Fred, Pfc.
522 Woodward Ave., New Haven BACH, Holger, Cpl.
362 Hillside Ave., Hartford BACON, Walter E., Jr., Sgt.
284 Church St., Hartford BAKER, Raymond W., Pfc.
429 Bostwick Ave., Bridgeport BARTLETT, Frederick L., T/ 5
101 Greenwood St... Watertown BARTON, Clifton E., T/ Sgt.
Hanover St., Yalesville BASSO, Henry, J., T/ 5
36 Indian Hill, Gildersleeve BATTLAGIA, Bartlow, Pfc.
33 Beaver St., Ansonia BAYER, Richard N., T/ 4
Box 64, Thompson BAZYK, John, T/ 5
837 Reservoir Ave., Bridgeport BEDINI, Orlando J, Pfc.
4 Camptown St., Derby BEEBE, Harold L., Cpl.
6 Nameaug Ave., New London BEHRLE, Charles, F., Cpl.
13 Eagle St., Ansonia BENATTI, BEN J., 1st/ Sgt.
23 Thompson St., Hamden BENEVIDES, Anthony, T/ 5
384 Wolcott Ave., Windsor BERGIN, Edward J, Pfc.
87 Wooding St., Hamden
BERMAN, George, T/ Sgt.
198 Minerva St., Derby BERNACKI, Henry, Pfc.
Madison BIANCO, James J., Pfc.
79 Smalley St., New Britain BIRDSEYE, Royal G., S/ Sgt.
25 Fairfield Ave. Shelton BIZINSKI, Theodore, Sgt.
127 Red Mountain Ave., Torrington BJUNES, Martin S., Pfc.
26 Woodmere Road, c/ o James Gay, Bristol BLANKENSHIP, Harry L., Pfc.
Route 5, Ridgefield BLOCH, Stephen P., T/ 5
25 Central Ave., Waterbury BLOOM, Frank R., Pfc.
197 White St., Danbury BLOTNEY, Chester B., Sgt.
10 Factory Lane, Milford BONAGUIDI, Otto, T/ 5
136 Water St., Torrington BONCI, Evo, M/ Sgt.
1047 Campbell Ave., West Haven BOUCHER, Joseph L , S/ Sgt.
2 Putnam Heights, Hartford BOUDREAU, Leo J., S/ Sgt.
16 Hopkins St., Hartford BREEN, Francis J., Sgt.
57 Sylvan Ave., Bridgeport BRIERLEY, William A., T/ Sgt.
9 Merchants Ave., Taftville BRIGHENTI, Robert J., Pfc.
Box 97, Avon BRITT, Edward G., T/ 5
27 Rosemont St., Hartford BROCHU, Maurice J., T/ 5
14 South Second Ave., Taftville BRODERICK, Daniel E., T/ Sgt.
332 Main St., Bristol BRODEUR, Robert L , S/ Sgt.
62 Hughes St., Hartford BROMLEY, Hugh J., Pvt.
44 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich BROUSSEAU, George D., Pfc.
28 Hill St., Waterbury BROW, George J., Pfc.
47 Hillside St., West Haven BROWN, Dennis V., T/ 5
285 Water St., Bridgeport BROWN, George E., S/ Sgt.
111 Oak St., East Hartford BROWN, Louis H., Pfc.
RFD 2, North Stonington BUCHAS, Frank W., Sgt.
290 Rocky Hill Ave., New Britain BUCKINGHAM, Norman S., Cpl.
198 West River St., Milford BUCKMAN, Elwood L., Pfc.
231 Dodge Ave., East Haven BUNDOCK, Robert H., Sgt.
61 Burnsford Ave., Bridgeport BURDGE, Warren P., Pfc.
561 Main St., Winsted BURNS, Peter M., Pfc.
108 East Ave., Norwalk BURTON, William S., Pfc.
Woodbury Road, Box 6, Watertown
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BURY, Joseph S., T/ 5
Wigwam Ave., Moodus BUTLER, John J., Pfc.
705 South Ave., Bridgeport BUTLER, William A., Pfc.
63 Hanmer St., East Hartford BYWATER, Robert E., Pfc.
291 South Quaker Lane, West Hartford CABLES, Leonard F., Pfc.
Gilbert Home, Winsted CAIAFA, Mauro R., Cpl.
1668 Main St., Hartford CALSETTA, Joseph A., T/ 5
27 Center St., Windsor Locks CAMERON, Clarence B., Sgt.
46 Highland Ave., Middletown CAPPELLA, Victor J., T/ Sgt.
28 Harding Place, New Haven CAROLLA, Anthony F., T/ 4
62 Elliott St., New Haven CARROLL, Richard J., Cpl.
454 Wilson St., Bridgeport CASCIANI, Anthony, A., S/ Sgt.
1018 Main St., New Hartford CASCIELLO, Ralph, Pvt.
651 State St., Bridgeport CASEY, Maurice B., S/ Sgt.
123 North St., Bristol CASSARINO, Santo, Sgt.
111 Ash St., East Hartford CAYA, Maurice A., Pfc.
38 Jackson Place, Willimantic CERCONE, Paul E., Pfc.
63 Atkins Ave., Bristol CHABOT, Leodore P., T/ 5
171 Church St., Hartford CHATTERSON, Robert S., Pfc.
52 Arch St., Greenwich CHAYA, Aloysius R., T/ 5
66 Kensington Ave., Meriden CIARLETTO, Carmine A., Sgt.
Silvermine Ave., Norwalk CIDALE, Frank E., Pfc.
7 Trumbull St., Stonington CLARK, Frank B., T/ Sgt.
Sachem Plain Road, Norwich CLEARY, Walter J., T/ Sgt.
33 Maltby St., New Haven CLEAVES, Fred, Jr., Cpl.
309 Westland St., Hartford CLEVELAND, Orville L., T/ 5
2964 Main St., Hartford COATES, Frederick W., T/ 5
14 Kirkland St., Branford COCO, Joseph S., Pvt.
350 Wethersfield Ave., Hartford CODERRE, Walter V., Pvt.
162 Talbot Ave., Moosup COLBURN, William S., Pfc.
32 Cosey Beach Ave., East Haven COLWELL, Thomas E., Pfc.
420 Midland St., Bridgeport COMBER, Arthur A., Pfc.
255 Richmond Ave., West Haven CONFORTO, Paul, Cpl.
43 Cowles St., Hartford COOMBS, George P., T/ 5
176 Hamilton St., New Haven COPPOLA, Vincent L., T/ Sgt.
20 Old Turnpike Road, Southington CORTEZ, Salvatore R., Pfc.
14 Rose Park Ave., Stamford COTE, Norman G., T/ 4
26 Carey St., Willimantic
CRESCIMANNO, Salvatore L., T/ 4
212 William St., Middletown CRICKMORE, Marvin J., Cpl.
34 Winter St., Willimantic CRISAFI, Michael A., Cpl.
22 Burr St., East Haven CRONIN, Franklin T., T/ Sgt.
74 Perry Ave., Shelton CURTISS, Ruben A., Pfc.
Northfield Road, Thomaston CUSANELLI, Michael A., Pfc.
174 Gilbert St., New Haven CYGAN, Francis E., M/ Sgt.
46 Hartford Ave., Thompsonville CZUBIK, Andrew, Jr., Cpl.
162 School St., Fairfield DAHLGRAN, Harold A., T/ 5
RFD, Cromwell DAMATO, Salvatore H., Pfc.
84 St. John St., New Haven DAMON, Robert P., T/ 5
Box 25, Groton D'ANTONIO, Leo, T/ Sgt.
98 East Main St., Plainville DAUGELA, Victor J., T/ 5
330 East Main St., Waterbury DAWICKI, Edward J., T/ 5
684 Woodward Ave., New Haven DAY, Warren, F. T/ Sgt.
40 Paramount Ave., Hamden DECATO, Andrew, Pfc.
28 Warren St., New Haven DEFOREST, Edward F., Cpl.
29 Pacific St., Stamford DELLAQUILLA, Nicholas P., Pfc.
831 Grand Ave., New Haven DELLIPOALI, Louis P., Pfc.
83 Hawthorne St., Stamford DEMARTI, Charles J., Pfc.
1 Jefferson St., Norwalk DEMERS, Ralph J., T/ 5
101 Melrose Ave., Waterbury DENCE, Herbert, Cpl.
RFD 4, East Hartford DEORIO, James J., Pfc.
12 Ann St., Greenwich DeRIENZO, LOUIS F., Cpl.
463 Wilson St., Waterbury DESCHENES, Joseph L., Pfc.
77 Stanwood Drive, New Britain DESPELTEAU, Bernard G., T/ Sgt.
259 Bridge St., Grosvenordale DEVITT, Charles L., Cpl.
1471 Seaview Ave., Bridgeport DEVIVO, Angelo A., S/ Sgt.
41 West Coit St., New London DICKINSON, Elmer M., Jr., S/ Sgt.
12 South Ave., New Milford DICKINSON, Leon C, T/ 5
29 Laurel St., Rockville DIFUSCO, Raphael S., Pvt.
50 Pitkin St., East Hartford DILLON, William P., Pfc.
458 Queen St., Bridgeport DINIZ, Manuel P., Pfc.
45 Liberty St., Danbury DIXON, Stanley A., T/ 5
18 Hartland St., Hartford DOCAR, Adam, T/ 4
Box 299, Stafford Springs DOHAN, Nicholas, T/ 5
8 Brookside Ave., Danbury DOMBKOWSKI, William E., Pfc.
36 Pulaski St., Jewett City
15 DOMMU, Bernard J., Cpl.
748 Maplewood Ave., Bridgeport DONAHUE, Philip F., T/ 5
834 Tolland St., East Hartford DONOVAN, Louis W., Jr., Pfc.
127 Smith St., Bridgeport DOOLITTLE, William B., Cpl.
122 Fourth St., Meriden DOUGLAS, Joseph W., Sgt.
50 Exchange St., New Haven DOWD, James R., T/ 5
1155 Broad St., Hartford DOWLING, William F., S/ Sgt.
862 Lindly St., Bridgeport DREJKA, Merian A., Pfc.
63 Factory St., Ansonia DUBUC, Edward H., Sgt.
263 Main St., Putnam DUDEK, Stanley M., S/ Sgt.
RFD 1, Killingly DUHAINE, Albert, Sgt.
14 Zipp Ave., Forestville DZIEZYK, Joseph J., S/ Sgt.
563 Burritt St., New Britain DZILINSKI, Eugene E., Pfc.
58 Homestead Ave., Stamford EDGAR, Earl M., Pfc.
129 Hillcrest Ave., South Meriden EILSON, Kenneth, Pvt.
638 Elm St., New Haven EINSIEDEL, Elwin G., T/ 4
RFD 2, Rockville EKSTOWICZ, Sigmund J., T/ 4
799 Atlantic St., Stamford ELSEMORE, George J., Pfc.
41 Rawley Ave., Waterbury EMANUELSON, Clifford C, Sgt.
27 Farmstead Lane, Farmington ERNEST, William F., Jr., Cpl.
385 Hillside Ave., Naugatuck EVANS, Edward L., Cpl.
108 Vernon St., Hartford EVON, Earl T., Cpl.
199 Quinn St., Naugatuck EWANKIEWICZ, Matty P., Pfc
64 Anderson St., Union City FACIUS, John A., M/ Sgt.
107 Ridge Road, Middletown FAGGIONE, Joseph L., Pfc.
28 Hillside Ave., Middletown FALZONE, Paul J., Jr., T/ 5
83 Chestnut St , Winsted FANTANO, Nicholas C, T/ 5
Spring Avenue, Waterbury FAZZINO, Sebastian, Pfc.
26 Bank St., Portland FERGUSON, Theodore H., Pfc.
Scribner Ave., South Norwalk FERRANTE, Thomas J., Pfc.
44 Bodwell St., Hartford FERRARA, Joseph A., T/ 5
36 Clay St., New Haven FINDORAK, Joseph A., T/ 5
2441 Barnum Ave., Stratford FINKLE, Jack D., Pfc.
165 West St., Seymour FINLEY, Robert M., Pfc.
83 Eldridge St., Manchester FISHBACK, Clarence W., T/ Sgt.
194 White St., Danbury FISHER, Carleton N., S/ Sgt.
234 Ashley St., Hartford FLEMING, Millard F., Pvt.
4 Lake Court, New Britain
FLORCZYK, Walter, T/ 5
267 Spruce St., Bridgeport FORD, Samuel J., Cpl.
119 Kent St., Hartford FORTE, Andrew W., Sgt.
19 Clifford St., Hartford FOSTER, Stuart J., Cpl.
40 North Riverside St., Waterbury FRASER, David A., Cpl.
108 Sargeant St., Hartford FREDRICKSON, Carl G., Pvt.
126 Clinton St., New Britain FULLER, John V., Pvt.
447 Main St., Danbury GANCARZ, Joseph J., T/ 4
32 Ives St., Willimantic GARMELLA, Anthony J., Sgt.
317 West Ave., Bridgeport GAUDIO, Benjamin, T/ 4
10 Daisy St., New Haven GAULIN, Adelard R., Pfc.
146 West St., Bristol GEER, Lawrence G., M/ Sgt.
Box 543, Baltic GERE, Ernest, Cpl.
174 Clifton St., Wallingford GERNAT, Joseph J., T/ 5
289 East Elm St., Torrington GIEPARDA, Stanley J., Pfc.
275 Humphrey St., New Haven GILBERT, Henry, Sgt.
53 Clifton St., West Haven GILMORE, Joseph R., T/ 5
188 Water St., Stonington GILWEE, William T., T/ 5
141 Washington Circle, West Hartford GINANE, John J., Pvt.
753 Stratford Ave., Stratford GIRAMONTI, John, E., Sgt.
296 Clinton St., New Britain GIRARD, Rodrique O., T/ 5
Thompson St., East Haven GIROUARD, Arthur W., Pfc
152 Woodbine St., Waterbury GLIBAS, Raymond W., Cpl.
143 Draher Ave., Waterbury GOLLINGER, Bernard, S/ Sgt.
493 State St., New Haven GOODINE, Allison V., T/ 5
65 West St., Cromwell GOODMAN, George C, T/ Sgt.
656 Tower Ave., Hartford GOODWIN, George E., T/ 5
Nash Place, Norwalk GOODWIN, Richard R., T/ Sgt.
12 Spring St., South Norwalk GREENE, Norman D., Pvt.
120 Grove St., Stamford GREENWOOD, Joseph H., Pfc.
44 Greenwood St., Watertown GRIFFITH, John R., T/ 5
145 Cleveland Ave., Hartford GROSSMAN, Joseph F., S/ Sgt.
1119 Stratford Ave., Bridgeport GUMAN, Frank, T/ 5
559 Berkshire Ave., Bridgeport GUTOSKI, Walter P., Pvt.
Warsaw St., Deep River HALFINGER, Charles E., Pfc.
703 Howard Ave., New Haven HARRIS, Griffith E., S/ Sgt.
85 Valleywood Road, Cos Cob HART, Kenneth C, T/ Sgt.
Madison
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HARTKE, Leroy E., Pfc.
11 Main St. Ext., Middletown HAYDEN, Albert C, T/ 5
9 Willard St., Hartford HEALY, James J., S/ Sgt.
1171 Norman St., Bridgeport HEAVEY, Harold J., S/ Sgt.
516 Hamlet St., Bridgeport HEGEL, John J., T/ 5
55 Center St., Meriden HEMINGWAY, Thornton W., Jr., Cpl.
185 Fitch St., New Haven HERSCHDERFER, Oscar F., Pvt.
226 Dixwell Ave., New Haven HERZY, Herman, S/ Sgt.
200 Brook St., New Britain HICKS, John C, Sgt.
278 Court St., Middletown HIGHERS, Alvin R., Pfc.
Box 275 Wallingford HOADLEY, William E., Cpl.
21 North West St., Stonington HOOD, Richard W., Jr., Pfc.
67 Olga Ave., Wilson HRABA, William F., Jr., Sgt.
76 Hillside Ave., Middletown HUMBER, Russell, Pfc.
37 Clinton Ave., Stamford HUNT, Arthur W., Pvt.
Blackberry Place, Norfolk HUNTER, George F., Cpl.
436 Shippan Ave., Stamford HUTCHINGS, George H., Jr., Pfc.
491 Fairfield Ave., Stamford IARRAPINO, Louis, Pvt.
256 Bank St., Waterbury JABLONOWSKI, Ladislaus C, Pvt.
226 Main St., Derby JACKSON, Howard J., T/ 4
90 Queen St., Bristol JACOBY, Harry R., T/ 5
164 Oak St., Manchester JANIS, Anthony, Pfc.
56 Sherman St., Fairfield JAROSZ, Peter S., Pfc.
28 Prospect St., Danielson JASPERSOHN, Howard J., Cpl.
RFD 3, Laurelhill Ave., Branford JOHNSTON, John W., Pfc.
RFD 1, Thomaston JUDA, Stephen A., S/ Sgt.
54 Franklin Ave., Hartford JURENKA, Samuel J., Pfc.
23 Starr Ave., Danbury KAMINSKI, Joseph J., Pvt..
77 Schuyler Ave., Middletown KAMM, Howard F., Cpl.
868 Park St., Hartford KARASS, Herman, Pfc.
124 Rockspring Road, Stamford KASABUCKI, Edward J., Pfc.
39 Akron St., Meriden KASETA, John A., S/ Sgt.
5 Belden St., New Britain KASINAK, Paul F., S/ Sgt.
505 Jane St., Bridgeport KAUFMAN, George J., Sgt.
380 Harlem Ave., Bridgeport KELLEY, Paul E., Sgt.
46 Center St., Willimantic KELLY, John R., Pfc.
57 Madison St., Waterbury KESSLER, William, T/ 5
15 Kelsey St., New Britain
KELMEN, John, T/ Sgt.
Box 1142, Devon KINGSBURY, Walter C, T/ 3
12 Ellis St., Devon KIRIAKO, Thomas J., Pfc.
2094 East Main St., Waterbury KNICKERBOCKER, Raymond, T/ 5
General Delivery, Salisbury KOBASA, Stephen, Sgt.
96 Derby Ave., Seymour KOCHLER, Ralph G., Pvt.
Rackett Lane, Essex KONICKI, Anthony K., Pfc.
76 Factory St., Derby KORSKO, Michael J., Pfc.
8 Highland Ave., Bridgeport KOVALESKI, Leopold P., T/ Sgt.
43 Elm Plains, Windsor Locks KOWALCZYK, Walter A., Pfc.
40 Orange St., New Britain KOZACZENSKY, Chester C, S/ Sgt.
RFD 1, Uncasville KRISTIANSEN, Philip M., T/ 4
205 West Ave., Darien KRUGEL, Francis, Pfc.
69 Hill St., Shelton KRUGER, Harry I., Sgt.
60 White St., West Haven KUREJWA, Frank, Pvt.
40 Adeline St., New Haven KVITNIZKS, Anthony F., T/ 5
549 Lombard St., New Haven LADIKA, Frank A., Jr., T/ 5
RFD 2, Bull Hill, East Hampton LaLIMA, Joseph A., Cpl.
102 Chestnut St., Norwich LANE, Warren J., Pfc.
4 Price Boulevard, West Hartford LANZIERI, Michael, Pfc.
152 Olivia St., Derby LaROCHELLE, Romeo P., T/ 5
305 School St., Putnam LARSON, David, Pfc.
83 Priscilla St., Bridgeport LATIMER, Richard A., T/ Sgt.
33 Farmington Ave., Waterbury LECKFOR, John J., M/ Sgt.
534 Keeney St., Glastonbury LEE, Richard E., Sgt.
83 Fairview Drive, Kensington LEIST, Jacques D., Pvt.,
17 Bonner St., Hartford LEROUX, Charles H., T/ 5
20 Lawrence St., Hartford LESKI, Frank, Sgt,
57 Orange St., Hartford LETHBRIDGE, Harold C, T/ 5
18 Linnard Road, West Hartford LEWIS, Ferdinand D., T/ 4
38 Summer St., Manchester LEWIS, James E., T/ 4
27 Elm St., Stonington LEWIS, Theodore F., Pfc.
15 Lillian St., Stamford LEWON, Henry F., Pvt.
48 Convent Ave., Norwich LIAPES, James T., Pfc.
31 Governor St., East Hartford LICHTENSTEIN, Herman I., S/ Sgt.
54 Sherman Ave., New Haven LIEBOWITZ, David F., Pvt..,
577 Central Ave., New Haven LIENHARD, Robert H., M/ Sgt.
73 Golf St., Newington
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LIONETTI, Michael A., T/ 4
93 Spruce St., Stamford LIPMAN, George, Sgt.
130 Clark St., Hartford LISTRO, Carl J., T/ 5
344 Elm St., New Britain LOCKE, Charles L., T/ 5
Box 1, Cornwall LOIN, Joseph M., T/ 4
57 Wallace Road, Wallingford LOPARCO, Savino J., T/ 4
30 Harold Ave., Greenwich LOUNSBURY, William W., Pvt.
Middle River District, Danbury LUBETKIN, Harry, Pfc.
1275 Main St., Hartford LYLIES, Wesley, Pfc.
906 Washington Village, South Norwalk LYNCH, Harold O., S/ Sgt.
96 Washington Ave., West Haven LYONS, Silvia L., T/ 4
192 Post Road, Westport MAGDA, John, Pfc.
Route 1, Seymour MAGNUSON, Curtis E., T/ 5
10 Willow St., Milford MALONEY, Thomas W., T/ 5
Laviere Terrace, Winsted MALSHESKE, Frederick J., T/ 5
57 Perkins St., Bristol MALWITZ, Richard H., M/ Sgt.
50 Park Place, Ansonia MARINO, Dominico J., Pfc.
354 Chapel St., Greenwich MARKO, Michael, Pfc.
457 Wilmont Ave., Bridgeport MARRON, Benedict A., Pfc.
54 Brown Ave., Stamford MAPSALEK, Walentin, Cpl.
70 Beaver St., New Britain MARTIN, Craig J., Pfc.
53 Dyke Circle, East Hartford MARTINUCK, Theodore, Cpl.
3 Seymour St., New Britain MASKA, Adam E., S/ Sgt.
79 Smith St., Putnam MATURO, John, Pfc.
91 Bradley St., Branford MAXSON, George P., T/ 3
15 Rosemary St., New London MAZZARELLA, Adriean J., Pfc.
115 Quebec St., Danielson MAZZUCCO, Domenico, Pfc.
21 Perth St., Bridgeport McCORMACK, Arthur R., T/ 5
1445 Quinnipiac Ave., New Haven McCUE, John E., Pfc.
10 Chapin Place, Hartford McGRATH, James J., T/ Sgt.
28 Daly St., Stamford McKISSICK, Duncan R., Pfc.
448 Farmington Ave., Unionville McNAMARA, Anthony W., Cpl.
98 Warren St., Stamford MEADOWS, Fenna G., Cpl.
105 Spruce St., Hartford MECKENSTURM, Richard, T/ 5
Moodus MEDONIS, John, T/ 5
395 New Britain Ave., Hartford MEISSNER, Edward, Pfc
276 South St , Stamford MERCURI, Arthur R., T/ 5
243 Grove St., Meriden
MEROLA, Paul A., Sgt.
349 Morse St., Hamden MIARECKI, Stanley T., Pfc
South Grand St., East Granby MICHALEK, Anthony W., Sgt.
253 Woodrow Ave., Southport MILLIS, Clayton H., S/ Sgt.
172 Mt. Pleasant St., Meriden MIRICK. William G., T/ 5
94 Henry St., East Haven MISCHIK, Albert J., 1st/ Sgt.
128 Bond St., Bridgeport MOFFITT, Walter N., Jr., T/ 5
57 Smith St., Seymour MOLYN, John R., M/ Sgt.
75 Grove St., Windsor Locks MONROE, Floyd R., Sgt.
2765 Whitney Ave., Hamden MOQUIN, Arthur C, Pfc.
105 Congress Ave., New Haven MOREHOUSE, Wilbert H, T/ 5
719 Stratford Ave., Stratford MORGAN, Howard J , S/ Sgt.
18 Mortson St., Hartford MORRIN, Frank W., Pfc
1038 Capital Ave., Hartford MORRIS, Alphonse S., Pfc.
203 Bunnell St., Bridgeport MORITZ, Stephen J., Pfc.
10 Judd St., Fairfield MCRRELL, Wilfred P., Pfc
62 Marshall St., Putnam MOSELLE, Robert W., Cpl.
RFD 1, Oxford MOSES, Philip J., T/ 5
108 Elm St., Danbury MROZOWSKI, Theodore J., Pfc.
20 Maple St., Middletown MURDOCK, James E., M/ Sgt.
16 Ford St., New Haven NAHMIAS, Jack, Pfc.
87 Benham Ave., Bridgeport NAST, Alfred L., T/ 4
133 Monroe St., New Haven NELSON, Lawrence E., T/ 4
Grassy Hill Road, Orange NICHOLS, Clarence I., S/ Sgt.
Box 232, Higganum NIKOLAIS, Alwin T., T/ Sgt.
87 Eden Ave., Southington NORKO, Andrew S., Pfc.
110 Granfield Ave., Bridgeport NORRIS, Harry A., Sgt.
13 Olds Place, Hartford NOVAK. Anthony E., Cpl.
19 Williams St., Mystic NOVAK, Joseph, T/ 5
519 Jane St., Bridgeport NOVGRAD, Robert, Pfc
46 Milford St., Hartford OCHENAS, Michael, Pfc.
1917 Seaview Ave., Bridgeport O'CONNOR, William F., Cpl.
14 Rowe Ave., Hartford OHLSEN, Allan L., T/ 4
42 Stratford Road, New Britain OLMSTEAD, Wilbur R„ Pfc
14 Locust Ave., Danbury OTTAVIO, Alfred J., S/ Sgt,
73 Maple Ave., Danbury PACILEO, Lazarius A., T/ 5
Main St., Short Beach, Branford PAGLIUCA, Alfred, Pfc.
258 Lloyd St., New Haven
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PALOMBA, Ernest D., T/ Sgt.
c/ o Mottolese, Pleasant St., Riverside PAPP, Anthony G., Pfc.
1810 Stratford Ave., Bridgeport PARMALEE, John B., Cpl.
254 Main St., Suffield PARSONS, David N., Jr., Pvt.
318 Wethersfield Ave., Hartford PATTON, John J., Pfc.
Box 21, Lakeville PELGRO, Samuel E., Sgt.
23 Barnum Courts, Naugatuck PELTIER, Edward H, Jr., Pfc.
RFD 8, Norwichtown PEMPEK, Adolph F., T/ 4
98 Powhattan St., Putnam PERLINSKI, Boley A., Pfc.
523 North Main St., Waterbury PERRY, Arthur J., Jr., T/ 5
69 Dickerman St., New Haven PESENTE, John J., Pfc.
RFD 5, Danbury PETIJA, Frank J., Pfc.
593 Brook St., Bridgeport PETIT, Edward B., T/ 5
41 View St., Bristol PETTINELLA, Mario A., S/ Sgt.
57 Bond St., Hartford PETTORINI, Eugene, S/ Sgt.
34 Nash St., New Haven PFEIFFER, Arthur A., Sgt.
551 Stanley St., New Britain PHIPPS, Charles J., T/ 5
84 Grand St., Seymour PIACENZA, Louis A. Pfc.
78 Virgil St., Stamford PIDLUSKA, James, Cpl.
633 Black Rock Turnpike, Bridgeport PIEPER, Frederick C, T/ 5
289 Hope St., Glenbrook PIERSA, Victor J., T/ 4
63 Dwight St., New Britain PIERSON, Louis A., T/ 5
481 Broad St., Meriden PIHONAK, John, Cpl.
91 Prince St., Barnum Station, Bridgeport PINI, Adolph, T/ 4
18 Thomson St., Hamden PITRUZZELLO, Salvatore V., Pfc.
497 High St., Middletown PLATINO, Carlo A., Sgt.
2845 Dixwell Ave., New Haven PLOCHARSKY, Theodore J., T/ 5
685 Middle St., Bristol PLUMMER, John H., Pvt.
88 Henry St., New Haven PORCELLI, Ralph M., Pfc.
Bldg. 38, Dr. 32, YMV, Bridgeport PRATT, Walter H., Jr., Pvt.
Box 126, Thompson PROKOCKI, Frank J., Jr., Sgt.
320 River St., Bridgeport QUINN, George K., Pfc.
90 Atwood St., Hartford RADWAY, Bernard A., Pfc.
Chester RANDALL, John T., Pfc.
82 Elmwood Ave., Bridgeport RANSLOW, Earl H., Sgt.
11 Bradley St., Naugatuck RASCH, Anthony A., Cpl.
1 Lester St., Ansonia RASULO, Charles, T/ 4
25 Orchard St., Bristol
RAYNER, Kenneth E. T/ 4
Old Stamford Road, New Canaan REID, Randall E., S/ Sg..
Jamaica Court, East Haven RICCIO, James V., Pfc.
31 Olivia St., Derby RICCUCCI, George P., Pfc.
834 Migeon Ave., Torrington RICHARDS, Aubrey E., Pfc.
Kent
RICHARDS, Harold R., T/ 4
91 Hubbard St., Winsted RIFKIN, Jack, M/ Sgt.
Ivy Hill Farm, Ridgefield RINALDI, Louis R., S/ Sgt.
542 Frost Road, Waterbury RISEN, Myron, Cpl.
40 East Acton St., Hartford ROBERGE, Thomas G., Pfc.
22 Goodwin Place, Stratford ROBERTS, George D., Sgt.
31 Winter St., Bridgeport ROBINSON, Kenneth E., Sgt.
28 Capitol Ave., Hartford ROGERS, James F., Pfc.
Box 230, Quaker Hill ROHNER, Helm, T/ 4
94 Forest St., Stamford ROLLERI, Andrew J., S/ Sgt.
25 Sanford Place, Bridgeport ROMA, Andrew J., Pfc.
46 Ridge Ave., Bridgeport ROMANO, John, Sgt.
55 Thompsonviile Road, Suffield ROSA, Mark A., Pvt.
39 Irion St., Waterbury ROSS, Thomas D., Pvt.
19 Wallace St., West Haven ROSSI, Matthew, T/ 5
91 Columbus Ave., Avon ROSSI, Nicholas J., Cpl.
11 Bronson St., Waterbury ROZNAR, Joseph, Pfc.
34 Love Lane, Hartford RUBACHA, Maximilian J., Sgt.
96 North St., Manchester RUDY, Stephen R., T/ 4
392 Bellevue St., Hartford RUOCCO, Salvatore, Pfc.
296 Peck St., New Haven RUSSO, John, T/ 5
595 Quinnipiac Ave., New Haven RYCZER, Theodore A., Sgt.
207 Marion St., Bridgeport SABOL, Albert R., Pfc.
350 Hollister St., Stratford St. CYR, Raymond A., Sgt.
893 Noble Ave., Bridgeport St. GERMAIN, Roger, T/ 5
236 Nipsic Road, Glastonbury St. HILAIRE, Joseph A., T/ 4
69 Campbell Ave., West Haven SALDAMARCO, Anthony P., Sgt,
60 Sixth St., Derby SALZANO, Agostine, Jr., Sgt.
Black's Hill Road, Shelton SANTI, Gene A., T/ 5
Main St., Ivoryton SANZERO, Francis P., T/ 4
537 Main St., East Haven SAPONARE, Joseph T., Sgt.
15 Ketchum St., Saugatuck SARNIK, Stephen L., Sgt.
146 Weber St., Bridgeport
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SARNO, Albert J., T/ 5
101 Church St., Thompsonville SCARPA, Joseph D., T/ 5
119 Hawthorne Ave., Derby SCHISSLER, Robert M. T/ 4
93 Lexington St., Bristol SCHLEHOFER, Joseph, Pfc.
Box 67, Mansfield Depot SCHMIDT, Louis, Sgt.
35 Beardsley Parkway, Bridgeport SCHWEITZER, Otto C, T/ 4
Deep River SCIBEK, Stefan K., Cpl.
45 Vernon Ave., Rockville SEAMAN, Leonard, Cpl.
6 Auburn St., Hartford SESSA, Clifford E., S/ Sgt.
637 Fairfield Ave., Stamford SETTERBERG, Francis A., Sgt.
443 Jackson St., Willimantic SEVARINO, Anthony J., Pfc.
64 Tariff St., Thompsonville SHAMBER, Joseph H., T/ 4
20 Harriet Ave., Waterbury SHANLEY, Thomas J., T/ Sgt.
648 Orange St., New Haven SHAUGHNESSY, George A., T/ Sgt.
Box 217, Bantam SHAW. Frederick J., Pfc.
2 White Oak Lane, Waterbury SHEMBRESKIS, Daniel A., T/ 5
172 Morro St., Oakville SHERMAN, Edward H., Pvt.
1037 Whalley Ave., New Haven SHERWOOD, George A., T/ 5
2775 Old Town Road, Bridgeport SCHOMBURG, Roy F., Sgt.
35 South Whittlesey Ave., Wallingford SIENA, Salvatore, T/ 5
6 Franklin St., New Haven SIGNORE, Stephen P., Sgt.
377 East St., New Haven SILVA, Amilcar M., Pfc.
174 Mill St., Waterbury SLATER, William H., T/ 5
43 Beachland Ave., Milford SMITH, Charles S., Jr., M/ Sgt.
450 St. Ronan St., New Haven SMITH, John M., Pfc.
300 Piatt St., Bridgeport SNIADACK, Joseph S., Pfc.
342 High St., New Britain SNOW, Edwin W., Pfc,
90 Keeney Ave., West Hartford STANTON, Russell, Pfc.
596 Dixwell Ave., New Haven STAPLINS, Ralph L., Pfc.
558 Thames St., Groton STAUB, Milton L., T/ 5
31 Laurel St., Middletown STEFFERO, Louis J., S/ Sgt.
22 Eleventh St., Derby STOCKWELL, Robert C, Cpl.
307 Victoria Road, Hartford STOLFI, James V., Pvt.
63 Liberty St., Stamford STOROZUK, Stanley M , T/ 5
23 Hamner St., Hartford STURGES, Daniel B., T/ 3
Gruman Hill, Wilton SULLO, Eugene, T/ 4
79 Finney Lane, Stamford SUTAY, Joseph M., S/ Sgt.
115 Holly St., Bridgeport
SWAENEPOEL, Edward C, T/ 4
21 Lincoln Court, New London SWEENEY, Chester E., Sgt.
155 Earl St. Ext., Bristol SYLVESTER, Carl A., S/ Sgt.
Coram Road, Box 7, Shelton SYMANKO, Alexander, Pvt.
118 Maple Ave., Stamford TALAMINI, Hugo J., Pvt.
33 Church St., Stafford Springs TEDDICK, John, T/ 5
175 North Main St. Winsted TEFFT, Robert F., Pfc.
337 Prospect St., Norwich TESTA, John F., S/ Sgt.
58 Skitchewaug St., Wilson THOMPSON, Leonard C, T/ 4
696 Wheeler's Farms Road, Milford THOMSON, William C, Cpl.
29 Forbes Place, East Haven THORNLEY, Wallace M., Pvt.
Plainfield TILLINGHAST, Lawrence P., T/ 4
RFD 1, North Stonington TORCHIO, Gabriel, T/ 3
217 North St., New Britain TOSCANO, Joseph P., Pfc.
17 Summer St., Bristol TRASS, Walter W., T/ 5
3 Putnam Park Road, Bethel TULLY, Sherman P., S/ Sgt.
Longshore Country Club, Southport TUMINSKI, Benjamin J., Pfc.
616 Atlantic St., Stamford TURNQUIST, William C, 1st/ Sgt.
819 Noble Ave., Bridgeport VARAYI, Louis W., T/ 5
533 Courtland Ave., Bridgeport VECCHITTO, Joseph W., Sgt.
255 Cherry St., Middletown VERDI, Mario M., T/ 5
90 Rossette St., New Haven VINCI, Salvatore J., Sgt.
68- A Newfield St., Middletown WHITE, Henry A., Pfc.
108 Pine St., Bridgeport WHITEMAN, Stanley J., T/ 4
295 Farmington Ave., Unionville WHITTAKER, Eugene R., S/ Sgt.
177 First Ave., West Haven WILHELM, Ewald G., Sgt.
RFD, Route 1, Willimantic WILKE, Henry, Pfc.
Columbia WILLIAMS, Fred W., Pfc.
117 South St., Danbury WILLIAMS, George B., S/ Sgt.
363 Main St., Portland WILSON, George G., T/ 4
37 Piatt St., Rocky Hill WINSCO, Harry, T/ 4
Knorr Ave., Seymour WITHINGTON, Edward W., S/ Sgt.
94 First Ave., West Haven ZAHNER, Emanuel A., S/ Sgt.
RFD 3, Rockville ZANGHI, Concetto J., Sgt.
RFD 1, West Willington ZDANOWICZ, Leonard J., S/ Sgt.
98 Main St., Branford ZEIDENBERG, Murray D.. T/ 5
435 Norton Parkway, New Haven ZIEKY, Paul, T/ 5
204 Holcomb St., Hartford
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