Connecticut veterans commemorative booklet. Vol. 7, no. 19. Connecticut men of the United States Army, demobilization, Fort Devens, Massachusetts. November 1 to 3, 1945

              CONNECTICUT MEN
of the United States Army
Demobilization, Fort Devens, Massachusetts
November 1 to 3, 1945 STATE OF CONNECTICUT EXECUTIVE CHAMBERS HARTFORD
RAYMOND E. BALDWIN
GOVERNOR
To Connecticut Veterans of World War II:
Connecticut men have written brilliant pages in the military history of this nation since the days of Bunker Hill. Indeed, in days of peace Connecticut men prepared for war so well that they always have been among the first to fight.
In this, the greatest of all wars just ended, you, as a son of Connecticut, have courageously and faithfully main­tained
that tradition. In fact, you have raised it to new heights. You have added immortal names to the historic list of victories — New Georgia, Tunisia, Cassino, Anzio, Normandy, Ardennes Bulge, Hurtgen Forest, Leyte, Luzon, Ruhr Pocket, Apennines, Okinawa, and more.
Chance and talents assigned many of you to tasks along the supply routes, in hospitals and at bases, or to 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.
Barberino, Peter E., Jr., S/ Sgt., 23d Ftr. Contl. Sq., 14th Air Force, Wallingford.
" On the way to the invasion of North Africa I saw the ship ahead of mine blown almost out of the Mediterranean. It was the biggest transport loss in the war with more than 1,000 lives lost and I don't know how many injured. The ship was British, the Rohana I believe it was called. Bombs narrowly missed hitting my ship on more occasions than I could count. It was just a miracle, I suppose."
Bell, Sidney F., Cpl., 443d A. A. A. Bn., 36th Div., East Woodstock.
" It was at Kasserine Pass in North Africa that I saw my first real action and in the 30 odd months following that battle, I have never seen anything to equal it. I was a section chief with an AA crew when the Germans broke through down there. We had a little bit of everything there from dive- bombing to mortar fire. With twin 50s on a halftrack we were sup­posed
to operate 500 yards in back of the infantry, but at Kasserine we were used right up with the infantry. I started with the outfit in the invasion of Africa and went right through Italy, Southern France to Austria, and still think the early days were the roughest."
Bernat, Stanley, Pfc, 727th M. P. Bn., Persian Gulf Sv. Comd., Stafford Springs.
" Guarding supply lines over the convoy route to Russia in Iran turned out to be plenty hot in more ways than one. It was a 150 mile stretch, and armed Arabian bandits, looking like something out of a
Hollywood thriller, kept us busy day and night. They would just as soon shoot you as talk to you, so we very soon followed the same tactics. What they would do is lurk by the side of a convoy route in bands of 15 or 20 and stop and overpower the truck drivers. Sugar and ammunition were the things they wanted most. I pa­trolled
the highway at night and more than once had a shooting match with them. Luck­ily
I always came out ahead, otherwise I wouldn't be here."
Cewe, Joseph S., Pfc, Co. E., 158th Regt. Combt. Team, ( Sep.) New Haven.
" I was wounded in the Philippines. Shrapnel hit me in the legs while we were taking Legaspi. Let's forget about the war. I used to buy stalks of bananas from the natives for twenty- five cents. It was pretty out there but plenty of the areas were rugged."
Cohen, Harold, Pfc, 392d Sq., 367th Ftr. Bmb. Grp., and 43d Div., Danbury.
" I've seen how the Air Force fights the war and how the Infantry fights and I'll take the Air Corps anyday. Back in the Pacific I was a machine gunner with the 43d Division before coming back to the U. S. A. and then was assigned to the Air Corps. My outfit operated usually about ten miles in back of the front lines giving air support to the ground forces. We al­most
were caught in the Battle of the Bulge and at the start of Runstedt's push, our area was subjected to German air attacks and bombings practically every night. It was a pretty rough deal during those days
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and we sweated out each bit of news tell­ing
how far the Germans had progressed towards us. Fortunately, they never quite got as far as our field."
Convey, Roger W., Cpl., 22d Gen. Hosp., Hartford.
" The first time I saw a buzz bomb, I was just coming out of the subway en­trance
in London. It was at Waterloo Station and I noticed every one in the street running in all directions. I looked up and there was this thing coming across the sky with a noise something like a motorcycle. It looked to me as though it was going to fly right over and land about five miles away- that's what I thought. As I was standing there the motor noise stopped and the thing headed straight down. I jumped back into the subway and had no more than made the first few steps when it hit a block away and exploded with such force that the concussion lifted me two feet in the air. Rubber- necking in London during those days didn't pay."
Cryoskie, Charles I., Pfc, 168th Co., 22d Chem. Bn., Bridgeport.
" We were in action in Italy and about all I could think of was keeping alive long enough to get home to Bridgeport and a few other things more pleasant. Shells were throwing up dirt into my face and I could hardly see my buddy close by- good old Stephen Grega, also of Bridgeport, he felt the same way too, I guess. We were bud­dies
all along the line up the Boot. When I heard him yell, I looked around and he was falling in a heap but by the time I got to him he was dead. I was so mad all I could do was fight like hell."
Dubeau, Emilien J., Pfc, 443d A. A. A. Bn., Grosvenordale.
" Thirty- four straight months overseas, my job has been machine gunner on a halftrack. To me, Kasserine Pass was the roughest deal of all. The weather turned
bad and we could not get any air support. The German tanks coming up through the valley overran practically all our positions, and we had no re- enforcements at the time. The mud was so thick that we couldn't move our vehicle, and to avoid being kill­ed
or captured it was necessary for us to abandon it and walk back. ' D' battery which was near us lost a whole platoon, most of them by capture. I was mighty glad to get out of that one."
Elliott, William R., T/ S, Co. A., 378th Port Bn., Persian Gulf Cmd., Greenwich.
" Boy, those Russians are really patri­otic
I was in the Persian Gulf unloading stuff bound the lend- lease way to the Soviet Union and so I saw a lot of them. Many had been in the famous battle of Stalingrad and were darn proud of it. They showed their pride to me by dis­playing
the wounds they got there. It made me feel I had pretty good allies in the Russians seeing them so full of spirit. Whenever I'd get talking to one of them he'd pull up his trouser leg or yank out his shirt tails to show me his wounds. The Russian officers there had women secretar­ies
- swell girls. One of them told me she and her husband were in the same battal­ion
fighting to defend Stalingrad. I'll never forget the look on her face when she told me how she saw him die of shrapnel wounds on the field and then was ordered off to fight some more."
Freeman, Robert E., S/ Sgt., 30th Sq., 19th Bmb. Grp., East Hartford.
" The only time our B- 29, ' Widespread- Havoc', let us down was on our way to a mission over Shimoneseki. I was a radio operator and gunner on the ship and we had taken off from our base at Guam a few hours before when two of the en­gines
failed. The best bet was to go on and try to make Iwo Jima where we could bail out and swim ashore. This was
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decided upon when engine number three went out and we started losing altitude at the rate of 200 feet a minute. At 1,100 feet we got orders to bail out and none too soon for me. We were picked up by an air sea rescue launch about seven hours later. My worst mission was over Kawasaki after we had bombed the rubber plant there. Our plane got caught in the searchlights and the flak really started coming up. We ducked into what seemed to be a cloud, but turned out to be a thermal draft created by the heat of the burning plant. In 45 seconds we dropped 1,000 feet and then a second later were tossed up 2,000 feet. How we ever got out of that one I don't know yet."
Gnida, John J., S/ Sgt., 125th Ord. Bn., ( Sep.), Bridgeport.
" Very few of the fellows in Europe can remember back when Rommel the ' Desert Fox' was on the loose. But I shall always remember October 31, 1942 for I was one one of a comparative handful of Americans in Cairo then and all that day people were evacuating the city, including government officials. Rommel was almost to Alexandria then and it really looked bad for us. Then three years later I found myself in Caserta, Italy, watching all the coming and going of the surrender parties just prior to the announcement of V- I Day when the whole German force in Italy surrendered. It will be interesting to read all about it in history books in the future and know that I was around those places at the time, but when it happened it didn't seem like history- in- the- making."
Gunsalus, Vernon H., S/ Sgt., 446th Serv. Grp., Air Sq., Waterbury.
" Stationed in England, I traveled a bit with a dance band made up of men from a fighter base. I met my wife at Thorney Hostel, England. I was playing for a dance given by the Womens Land Army and I
met my wife that night. She is a Cockney, born in Beau Bells, England. We were married at St. Paul's Church by an Irish pastor. I noticed that English children are much more domesticated than American children. My wife is still in England and I expect her in the States in four months."
Gurnee, William N., S/ Sgt., 169th Inf., 43d Div., New London.
" The kind of fighting and the conditions under which we had to fight in New Georgia were about as bad as any I have ever experienced. Besides the jungle and swamps, the Japs were pretty strong and aggressive. On the Munda trail we were caught without any food or supplies when the Japs severed our lines in the rear. Everything we received from then on for about a week had to be dropped by plane. It was pretty tough towards the end just before relief arrived."
Hubert, Thomas, Pfc, 64th Med. Depot Co., Stafford Springs.
" The only time I ever came near getting my dog tags separated was in England of all places. I was on duty in this supply depot one day when a buzz bomb came over and instead of passing right on like all the others had done, this one dove straight down. All I remember was one terrific ex­plosion
that rattled every bone in my body and one entire side of the depot dis­appearing
in a cloud of dust and debris. I decided right there and then that war was hell no matter where you were located or what you were doing."
lannotti, Julius L., T/ 4, Hq. Btry., 9th Div., New Haven.
" My outfit really saw some action dur­ing
the time I was with it overseas, which amounted to 36 months. We participated in all five major battles beginning in North Africa and ending up in Germany. The Battle of the Bulge was the worst as far as I was concerned. Though my usual job
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was mail clerk, I was made a rifleman there. We were doing occupation duty when I came back here on points and my old battery commander is now a Town Major in Germany. I am not anxious to go into any of my personal experiences. It was pretty much all alike - rough."
Kasileviski, John J., T/ 5, 378th Port Bn., Persian Gulf Cmd., Tariffville.
" All of my overseas time was spent in Iran where I was a checker unloading lend- lease supplies for Russia. I didn't like the country or the climate but since someone had to be there to do the job, I suppose it might as well have been me as somebody else. It sure is great to be back in this country after 36 months."
Kirby, James H., S/ Sgt., 23d Ftr. Contl. Sq., 14th Air Force, New Haven.
" The worst scare I got in this war was nearly being hit squarely by a shell while I was squatting in a slit trench. I was in the CBI theater, stationed near Luchow when this happened. The blast from that Jap shell was terrific as it landed, it seem­ed
at first, right on top of us. But actual­ly
it was only a few feet away. I thought the fragments, dirt and rocks would never stop falling and I was almost buried alive. Luckily no one was even hurt, but I wasn't good for anything for minutes after. I'm glad- darn glad- I'm through."
Kirby, James J., Pvt., 717th Sq., 449th Bmb. Grp., Hartford.
" Most of my overseas time was spent near Taranto, Italy, where my outfit's home base was located. One close one I experienced was coming over on a convoy which was attacked by a German submarine pack after we passed through Gibraltar. They got about six of the ships but luckily not the one I was on. Then later in Italy, I was standing near the strip one day when a B- 24 power- dived in and crashed a few hundred feet from where I was
standing. I was never a combat man and was glad of it."
Klosowski, Edward A., S/ Sgt., 342d Sq., 97th Bmb. Grp., 15th Air Force, Bristol.
" I was top turret gunner on a B- 17 and I saw some tough action but I had only one close call, if you can call it that. It was while we were on a mission over Vienna. The flak was so thick you could get out and walk on it, but none of it hit my plane and what happened was caused by one of our own bombs. The bays were opened and the first cluster dropped. But something went wrong with the time fuse on the last one and it exploded so close to the plane that the concussion killed one of the fellows and darn near wrecked the ship. I wasn't scared, even when that happened, and never when I was over a target. The only time I was scared was while we were enroute. Then nobody talks; they are all so tense. But on the way back it's different. The guys all kid one another and make jokes over the inter- com system — that's the time a guy really feels relaxed. Eustace Mele of Bristol was waist gunner on that same plane."
Kolasky, John E., S/ Sgt., Co. C, 9th Inf., 6th Armd. Div., Winsted.
" I was wounded twice, once while fight­ing
in Brest shrapnel hit me in both legs, and I was hit the second time in Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge. I was hit in the chest by small arms fire and captured. The Germans dressed my wounds and hospitalized me. I got very good care. I was rescued five days later by the 101st Airborne Division. The Germans asked me a lot of questions but I was too dazed to remember what I told them. I'll never forget the feeling that came over me when I saw our troops coming to rescue me."
Loffredo, John T., Pfc, 90th Inf. Div., Stamford.
" The high point of my overseas tour
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came when we captured the entire Ger­man
Seventh Army at Falais Gap. That was General Von Kruger's outfit. When it was decided that all the Germans needed was a little persuasion to throw the glove in, we gave them 48 hours of the worst artillery barrage anybody could put up. Right after that they sent a medical bat­talion
over to our side saying the General was ready to surrender the whole Army. Truckloads of Germans began to flow in almost continuously from then on. We learned afterwards that they figured the 90th was FDR's own crack division. From the working over we gave Kruger's Army, I guess it was natural for them to think that."
Lucas, Nickolas, Pfc, Co. A., 2d Chem. Mort. Bn., Chaplin.
" While I was pulling outpost security guard, I got caught in a mortar barrage. Shells began dropping all around me and I got that awful feeling of not knowing where the next one was going to hit. I tried to guess, jumping and crawling first one way and then another. But I guessed wrong. When my ears stopped ringing my right arm was numb and limp, and then it began to pain something terrible. The shrapnel I stopped laid me up three months near Venefro, Italy, but I had a hell of a break to get out with just those wounds because two other guys with me were killed and two others were wounded more seriously. The first thing I thought of when I realized I was wounded was, ' Here, now I can get out and go home.' But no dice - right back I went as soon as the doctors figured I could take it again."
Marsden, Harry C, Pfc, 54th Med. Bn., Stamford.
" The day I was wounded is the day I remember most clearly. We had landed 15 miles in back of the German lines in Sicily near Palermo. We didn't receive
much opposition when we landed, but six hours later they caught up with us and threw everything in the book at us in­cluding
mortar fire, artillery and small arms fire. The only thing we could do under the circumstances was to hit fox­holes
and wait for the 7th and 15th bat­talions
to catch up. It was three days be­fore
they did, but at the time we expected them much sooner. I was standing in a cleared area near some woods when I saw an 88 about 400 yards away fire point- blank at us. The next thing I remember was being carried to an aid station with three pieces of shrapnel in my hide."
Metesky, William A., T/ Sgt., 163d Inf., 41st Div., Waterbury.
" Biak Island proved to be the toughest battle I was ever in, partly because it took two months to clear out the Japs and partly because of the terrain we had to fight on. The whole place consisted of cliffs and ridges of coral, and it was neces­sary
as time went on to just dig in and prepare to starve the Japs out. At one point a good portion of my outfit was pushed off their hard won ridges and had to go out and come in and make another landing. I was a mortar platoon sergeant during this campaign and we came by the name ' Madam Tojo's Butchers' by reason of the fact that not once did we ever take a Jap prisoner."
Moe, Russell E., T/ 3, 270th Cmbt. Engr., 70th Div., Guilford.
" I was at Anzio, the worst place a GI could have been. I went through 377 air raids in five months on that lousy place. I lived in a cave day and night. I re­ceived
the Bronze Star for direct support in combat in Italy, France, Germany and Austria. I remember three D- Day land­ings
— Salerno, Anzio and Southern France. It's impossible to tell you about the hell hole on Anzio."
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Moore, James H., T/ 3, 1834th Cmbt. Engr., ( Sep.), Hartford.
" Being under fire at Anzio day and night for weeks on end is the worst ex­perience
I can remember. But it was at Leghorn, Italy, that I got it. I was on the docks supervising the unloading of a ship when an air raid alert sounded. I hit a foxhole nearby but was hit by a piece of AA gun shrapnel, for which I received the Purple Heart Medal. The Germans didn't do much damage in that raid. After Europe, I was sent direct to the Pacific and landed in Manila Bay on July 17th, but the war was about over out there then."
Munn, Raymond J., T/ 3, 330th Co., 125th Ord. Bn., Forestville.
" It was my outfit that was detailed to take care of all the transportation and so forth at the Cairo Conference where all the ' big wheels' met. We were right near the pyramids and I saw all the delegates in­cluding
President Roosevelt, Chiang Kai- shek, and others. One thing I still remem­ber
was a little speech that President Roosevelt delivered to us before the con­ference
started. He said it was going to be a long, long war and it was going to be rough going. I don't think I believed him then, but I do now - three years later and just getting out."
Nagy, Frank W., S/ Sgt., 508th Sq., 404th Ftr. Bmb. Grp., Stafford Spring.
" The worst experience that anyone can undergo, I believe, is to be bombed by your own planes. That happened to me in France on July 24th of last year. I was a crew chief with a P- 47 outfit and had just left my ship on the way to the chow- hall. A formation of B- 26s was passing by and neither I nor anyone else on the field was paying any attention to them at first. All of a sudden someone yelled ' they're drop­ping
on us' and simultaneously we heard the whistles of sticks of bombs falling. I hit the dirt just as one bomb hit the plane I had just left and demolished it. I lay right where I was until some 30 bombs had exploded all over the field, wrecking planes and wounding and killing some per­sonnel.
What went wrong we never found out but I never sweated through any Jerry raid that was as half as bad as that one."
Nardini, Freddie J., Sgt., 10th Cmbt. Engr., 3d Div., West Hartford.
" I went to Italy as an interpreter. I went into different towns getting cars and villas for billeting our officers. I didn't like the job because there were too many dif­ferent
commands to answer to. The people always asked if America was bombed as much as the Germans told them it was. Most of the people I talked to were very friendly. At Anzio I was in front of the in­fantry,
stringing barb wire and laying mines under constant fire. At Colmar I was hit by shrapnel in the left shoulder while mak­ing
the Eel River crossing The French were supposed to cross the river with a mule train but they got cold feet and we had to do it."
Pack, Adolph J., Cpl., 157th Inf., 45th Div., New Britain.
" They say you never hear the one that hits you - well that's a lot of bunk! It was during the Battle of the Caves on Anzio on our push towards Rome and I was in a ditch outside the caves. I heard this 88 shell come through the air and saw it land about 50 yards away. A burst of the shrapnel wounded me in the hand. Prior to that near Cassino, I was hit by a mortar shell explosion. You would think I had been wounded enough and would go through the rest of war all right, but not me. We invaded Southern France and were near
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Alsace Lorraine on patrol one day when a German sentinel saw us coming and fired with his rifle. I was the one that stopped that bullet too. Of all the action I have seen, that near Cassino was the roughest for we lived and fought in mud, rain and cold month after month."
Parsons, George F., Pfc, 1917th Ord. Ammo. Co., ( Avn), Thomaston.
" We ran the largest bomb dump in England. I was a telephone and teletype operator and also worked on bomb demoli­tion.
I was strafed while in the chow line, but no one was hit as they scattered too fast. A B- 17 crashed on a take- off one morning while I was at the switch- board and I had to call out the fire fighters, demolition experts and the ambulance. I married an English girl from Kempston- Bedfordshire. I met her while she was working at an electricity store. Her parents treated me like a son. My wife came to the States a year and half ago and she likes it here very much."
Rewak, Walter, Pfc, Hq., 40th Bmb. Wing, Stamford.
" After the Schweinfurt raid I guess we had about the lowest morale of any outfit then in England. That was in November 1943 and was the raid which cost us some sixty heavy bombers, I was with the outfit then and also toward the end when we had our most successful days. The closest shave I ever had was the time a buzz bomb landed on our field. Any bad day I had overseas just passed into forgetfulness for me when I landed in the U. S. A."
Rosenbloom, Randolph, T/ S, 93d Gen. Hosp., New Haven.
" I'm back here on points and age, and guess I should consider myself lucky when I say I haven't seen any combat action. The most dangerous day I ever had was in Malvern, England, when a flaming British
bomber crashed only a few hundred feet away from where I was standing. If I was 15 years younger, I could use the exper­ience
and training I received while working in the orthopedic surgery section of our hospital; but as it is, I am returning to my old job and resume life where I left off a few years ago."
Savelli, George A., Pfc, 517th Pcht. Regt., 13th Airborne Div., Hartford.
" Ask any paratrooper and he will tell you that the one experience of his life that he will never forget is the time he made his first combat jump. I'm no exception. Ours was to be just before the invasion of Southern France, a few hours before the large scale landings were to be put into operation. We were thoroughly briefed on the bridge we were to destroy and the territory we were to land in, but still when we took off from Italy it seemed there were a thousand ' ifs' to the operation. I guess all of us did a lifetime of ' sweating' during the two hour trip to the point where we were to jump out. I landed on the side of a mountain, rolled down and joined up with the rest of the group. We completed our mission successfully, which turned out to be much easier than we previously had thought."
Simpson, David A., Pfc, 277th Sig. Co., ( Sep.), New Haven.
" I was a pigeoneer in the Army. I doubt if few people ever realized how widely they used pigeons in this war, but around Metz they brought in 1987 messages all told. Dur­ing
the action- filled days there, radio silence had to be maintained and still quick com­munications
kept up. So we would take pigeons out on patrol. We were pretty suc­cessful
with 97 per cent returns. We captured a lot of German lofts and put their birds to use too. Some sixty German birds were brought back here for breeding purposes,
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most of them taken from civilians. A good pigeon can average 40 miles per hour and with a tail wind over 60 miles an hour, which is a fast way to deliver messages in an emergency."
Sternfield, Saul M., Pfc, 30th Inf., 3d Div., Bristol.
" Val Montone was a small Italian town we had to take on the drive towards Rome and it was one of the toughest attacks my outfit pushed off on. I was with a party advanc­ing
through a wheat field and we were supposed to knock out this German machine gun position that was holding us up. A sniper bullet missed my head but hit my arm and I was taken back to the aid station. But I can remember the day when on Anzio, the positions were reversed. Laying in a slit trench, I was on sniper duty and looked up to see this German walking about 400 yards away, evidently completely obliv­ious
to the fact that I was around. I drew a bead on him and he went down, so I guess the score is even now."
Szoka, Joseph E., S/ Sgt., 493d Sq., 7th Bmb Grp., West Suffield.
" I got along pretty well as far as being safe is concerned. The only mishap that I came through was a crash belly- landing when a nose wheel collapsed just as we were about to pull in. I guess the tire or some of the mechanism had been hit by flak. I was just shaken up, that's all. Over the capitol of Siam, Bangkok, we met that flak as we blasted the place. Bangkok looked beautiful from the air, and if I ever get a chance I'd like to visit the place on the ground. I was on the longest over- water mission ever taken by the United States Air Force. It lasted 17 hours and 35 minutes to our target near Singapore and back."
Wickham, Byron E., Sgt., 421st Sq., 19th Bmb. Grp., Milford. " The raid on the aircraft plant at Atiachi,
north of Tokyo, was the roughest of my 34 missions as tail gunner on B- 29s. We were based on Tinian and by the time we were over our target had flown some seven and a half hours. The Jap fighters were not only more numerous on this mission, but more aggressive than they had been on any previous mission I had ever experienced. We had a lot of flak both coming in and going off the target and as we made the bomb run at 17,000 feet, three of the fighters came in on our tail. The top gunner got one and I set another on fire before they pulled away. We were pretty well shot- up by the time we headed back, including our left wing which was badly torn from a 20mm cannon shell. The seven and a half hours return trip seemed like seven and a half years, but ' Good Deal' that was the name of our ship, brought us home safe and sound again."
CONNECTICUT VETERANS COMMEMORATIVE BOOKLET
Vol. VII Nov. 3, 1945 No. 19 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. General Greeley is from International News Photos.
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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 November 1 to 3, 1945, from the official Group Rosters, Fort Devens Separation Center, Mass.
ABBOTT, Irving, Cpl.
711 Farmington Ave., Bristol ABRAMOWITZ, Morris A., M/ Sgt.
25 Marion St., Bridgeport AGARD, Leonard M., Pfc.
9 New Lane, Cromwell ALBONIZIO, Anthony J., T/ 5
14 Hall Place, Glenbrook ALDRICH, James E., S/ Sgt.
Belle Haven Ave., East Port Chester ALTIERI, John, S/ Sgt.
199 Franklin St., New Haven ALTSCHULER, Stuart L., Pfc.
159 Center St., West Haven ANDERSON, James, Pfc.
24 Hopkins St., Hartford ANDERSON, William C, Jr.
94 Love Lane, Hartford ANGELOPOULOS, Thomas J., S/ Sgt.
187 Broad St., Norwich ANGEVINE, Floyd J., Jr., Cpl.
Banks Place, Southport ANNELLI, Walter J., Cpl.
20 Aston Lane, Middletown ANTONIO, Marshall, T/ Sgt.
25 Easton St., Hamden APISSO, Anthony P., S/ Sgt.
28 Williams St., New Britain APPLEBAUM, Leo, Sgt.
488 Park Ave., Bloomfield APUZZO, David A., Cpl.
1C9 James St., New Haven APUZZO, Ralph, T/ 5
385 Orange St., New Haven ARGENTO, Francesco V., Pfc.
79 Warren St., New Haven ARPIN, Henry J., Pfc.
115 Main St., Baltic AURIGEMMA, Pasqual P., Sgt.
137 Hollister Ave., Bridgeport AURIO, Thomas J., S/ Sgt.
49 Macauley Ave., Waterbury BANKS, Guyton D., Pfc.
Windham Road, Willimantic BANNON, Walter W., Pfc.
Farmington BANSAK, Raymond E., S/ Sgt.
40 Benton St., Fairfield BARBERINO, Peter E., Jr., S/ Sgt.
389 North Colony St., Wallingford BARIL, Edgar A., S/ Sgt.
RFD 1, Danielson BARIL, Russell E., Sgt.
1114 Dixwell Ave., Hamden BARTUSKI, Thomas, Pfc.
206 Alder St., Waterbury BEAN, Edward J., Pfc.
97 Asylum St., Middletown BEJEAN, Robert J., T/ 5
Sharon
BELHUMEUR, Waldo O., Sgt.
7 South C St., Taftville BELL, Sidney F., Cpl.
Mansfield Center, Ashford BELLE, Alfred L., T/ 5
1359 Linden Ave., Stratford BENNETT, Frederick C, T/ 4
43 Myrtle Ave., Milford
BENZIGER, George F., Jr., Sgt.
234 Rosewood Ave., New Haven
BERGEN, Albert O., M / S g t.
792 Cleveland Ave., Bridgeport
BERNAT, Stanley, Pfc.
RFD 3, Willington
BIRNBAUM, Sanford M . , M / S g t .
17 Broad St., P l a i n v i l le
BLANCHARD, P h i l i p S., Pfc.
52 Hubbard St., Glastonbury
BLOSZKO, Albert J . , C p l .
107 Clarence St., Bridgeport
BOHRER, Robert E., T/ 4
21 Monroe St., Torrington
BOLAND, Raymond F., S/ Sgt.
55 Lincoln Ave., Danbury
BOLDEN, Prince W., Pvt.
80 Smith St., Bridgeport
BOLIN, Alton R., Sgt.
11 Red H i l l St., T e r r y v i l le
BORKOWSKI, W i l l i a m , Sgt.
812 Atlantic St., Stamford
BORRIELLO, Joseph F., T/ 4
68 Dexter Ave., Meriden
BOUTWELL, Lewis A . , Sgt.
53 Nassau Circle, East Hartford
BRADSHAW, Charles J . , C p l .
28 Pawtucket St., Hartford
BRAGDON, Robert H., Pfc.
489 Ocean Ave., West Haven
BRANIN, Robert J . , Pvt.
Northford Road, Branford
BRESLIN, W i l l i am H . , S/ Sgt.
Main St., Chester
BROOKES, Leslie, Sgt.
62 Union St., Rockville
BROVALL, Elmer N . , Sgt.
15 Great H i l l Road, East Hartford
BROWN, Forrest J . , C p l .
67 Julius St., Hartford
BUDNICK, Walter W., Pfc.
Hicks Ave., Meriden
BUKOVESKY, Nicholas, S/ Sgt.
687 Hallett St., Bridgeport
BURNHAM, Franklin H . , Sgt.
78 Montowese St., Hartford
BUTANOWICZ, Chester, T/ 5
644 Boswell Ave., Norwich
BYRNES, Charles J . , Pfc.
30 Seventh St., Hartford
CACELLA, Joseph H., T / 4
142 Newfield Ave., Hartford
CALKA, Tony J . , S/ Sgt.
Box 131, G l e n v i l le
CAPELLARO, Raymond J . , Sgt.
31 Cottage St., Danbury
C A V A L L A R O , Joseph J . , T / 5
60 Henry St., East Haven
CEWE, Joseph S., Pfc.
48 East Pearl St., New Haven
CHESNICK, Frank, Pvt.
82 Lexington Ave., South Norwalk
CHIRITREE, Roy A . , Sgt.
71 Shelton Ave., Shelton
CHOWANEC, John W., S/ Sgt.
157 Triangle St., Danbury
CLAPP, Warren H., Pfc.
50 A v e r i l l Place, Branford
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CLUKEY, John E., T/ 4
64 Mill St., Bristol COCHRAN, Herman N., Sgt.
Wall St., South Coventry COHEN, Harold, Pfc.
28 Westville Ave., Danbury COHEN, William E., Cpl.
48 Edgewood St., Hartford COLANGELO, Anthony, Pfc.
27 Oak St., Hartford COLANGELO, Michael, Pfc.
577 Harral Ave., Bridgeport COLE, Owen A., Sgt.
East Main St., Branford CONKLIN, William R., Pvt.
216 Hamilton St., New Haven CONNOLLY, Vincent P., T/ 5
Oxford Road, Milford CONVEY, Roger W., Cpl.
1347 Stanley St., New Britain COSGROVE, George A., Sgt.
63 Taff Ave., Stamford COSTELLO, Thomas J., M/ Sgt.
273 West Ivy St., New Haven COTTER, Raymond T., Pfc.
144 Kelsey Ave., West Haven COUNTER, Francis A., Cpl.
79 Raymond St., Stratford COUTU, Arthur J., S/ Sgt.
42 Walnut St., Willimantic CROCCO, Julio C., Pfc.
29 Chatfield Ave., Waterbury CRYOSKIE, Charles I., Pfc.
2 Armstrong Place, Bridgeport CUMMINGS, Michael J., S/ Sgt.
396 Chapel St., New Haven CUNNINGHAM, Fred G., T/ 4
137 Grove St., Stamford CURRAN, Joseph T., Pfc.
276 Norton St., New Haven CURRAN, Robert J., S/ Sgt.
61 Beebe St., Naugatuck CURTIS, Robert E., Sgt.
382 Reef Road, Fairfield CURTISS, Gerald, S/ Sgt.
86 Parkway Drive, Bridgeport CWICKLA, Stephen J., Pfc.
57 Montowese St., Hartford CYR, Albert L., Cpl.
25 Hawthorne St., Stamford CZAJKA, Edward, Pfc.
10 Burbridge Ave., Middletown DAILEY, James E., Cpl.
134 Tunxis Ave., Bloomfield DALESSIO, Russell J., S/ Sgt.
57 Liberty St., Danbury DANEK, Francis J., T/ Sgt.
374 Broad St., New Britain DAYTON, Howard R., Pfc.
28 Cardinal Place, Stamford DeFRANCESCO, Edward A., S/ Sgt.
189 Wallace St., New Haven DEGROFF, Eugene E., Sgt.
Box 293, Route 2, Stratford EELANEY, Joseph E., T/ 5
25 Elm St., New Haven DELISLE, Norman E., T/ Sgt.
120 Putnam St., Hartford DeLUCA, Frank A., Pfc.
35 Merritt Ave., Woodbridge DeMAIO, Harry S., T/ 5
101 West Center St., Southington DeMAR, Gilbert V., T/ 5
40 High St., South Glastonbury
DeMOURA, Alfred, Cpl.
601 Myrtle St., New Britain DENBY, Paul A., Pfc.
187 Ashmun St., New Haven DEPLAMA, Pasquale, Pfc.
10 Hamilton St., New Haven DERDERIAN, Arthur A., Pfc.
115 Ely Ave., South Norwalk DeSANTIS, Robert M., S/ Sgt.
84 Ridge St., Waterbury DESHAIES, Leo M., Sgt.
10 Hamilton St., Hartford DeSIMONE, Joseph M., Sgt.
261 Autumn St., Manchester DesJARLAIS, Conrad J., Pfc.
9 West Park St., Willimantic DESTRO, Charles, Sgt.
22 New St., Thompsonville DeVAUX, Peter F., S/ Sgt.
138 Campfield Ave., Hartford DICKERSON, Chileon L., M/ Sgt.
297 East Washington Ave., Bridgeport DOANE, Leon C, Pfc.
Gaylord Farm, Wallingford DODD, Edward B., Sgt.
31 Poplar St., New Milford DOGALI, James R., Cpl.
2323 Barnum Ave., Stratford DOMALEWSKI, Joseph J., T/ Sgt.
75 West St., Southington DOMBROWSKI, Edward, Sgt.
34 York St., New Haven DORSEY, James E., Pfc.
2 Stillwater Ave., Stamford DOUGAN, Robert O., Jr., Pvt.
119 Hazel St., New Haven DOXEY, Henry J., Pvt.
250 Hurd St., Fairfield DRUMMEY, John L., Jr., M/ Sgt.
25 Westerleigh Road, New Haven DUBEAU, Emilien J., Pfc.
Box 33, Grosvenordale DUFF, Vincent W., T/ Sgt.
27 Beverly Road, Hamden DUNNE, Marcel J., T/ 5
159 Pembroke Ave., Waterbury DUROCHER, Roger A., T/ 5
40 Reynolds St., Danielson DWYER, Raymond J., S/ Sgt.
27 Sherbrook Ave., Hartford DZIADOWICZ, Edward P., Pvt.
30 Clark St., New Britain EDWARDS, John F., T/ 5
13 Couch St., South Norwalk EIGHMIE, John M., T/ 5
174 West Church St., Seymour ELLIOTT, William R., T/ 5
354 Putnam Ave., Greenwich ENSKEVITS, Joseph Y., T/ 4
721 State St., New Haven ESADA, Andrew J., Pvt.
Box 116, Broad Brook EVANS, Donald L., S/ Sgt.
Meadow Wood Road, Wilton EWEN, Russell A., S/ Sgt.
833 Pine St., Forestville FABILLE, Anthony, Pfc.
89 Greenmount Terrace, Waterbury FAGAN, Raymond T., Pfc.
Box 191, South Main St., East Berlin FALVO, Anthony F., S/ Sgt.
147 Westland St., Hartford FANTON, Lester S., Pvt.
Imperial Ave., Westport
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FAPPIANO, William P., Sgt.
687 Winchester Ave., New Haven FARRELL, Garrett F., S/ Sgt.
116 Barker St., Hartford FINE, Edward B., Sgt.
37 Enfield St., Hartford FITZGERALD, Mitchell T., Pfc.
92 Harbor Ave., Bridgeport FLANAGAN, William G., Pvt.
11 Moss Ave., Danbury FODEMAN, Lawrence, T/ 4
35 Sanford Ave., Bridgeport FOGARTY, John F. M., S/ Sgt.
342 Union Ave., West Haven FONTANELLA, Richard B., T/ 4
130 Cook Ave., Meriden FORSTER, George B., Cpl.
80 Grove St., Rockville FREEMAN, Robert E., S/ Sgt.
290 Forest St., East Hartford FULLER, Clifford L., Pfc.
Old Mill Road, Middletown FURLONG, Thomas V., S/ Sgt.
26 Kenneth St., Hartford FUSICK, Michael F., Sgt.
Remington St., Suffield FUTOMA, Edward A., Cpl.
6 Ward St., Rockville GAVIGAN, Frederick N., S/ Sgt.
177 Walnut St., Waterbury GEMBEL, Kenneth, T/ 5
110 Geer Ave., Norwich GENTILE, Frank A., S/ Sgt.
108 Irvington St., New Haven GEORGE, Fred P., Pfc.
563 Wolcott St., Waterbury GEORGE, William J., Sgt.
Main St., Scitico GERICS, Stephen J., T/ 5
180 Pine St., Bridgeport GERST, Albert, S/ Sgt.
861 Briarwood Ave., Bridgeport GERVASONI, Fred R., Pfc.
5 Marcus Ave., Danbury GIANNINI, Anthony, Pfc.
409 Orange St., New Haven GIARD, Omer J., T/ 4
18 Carey Hill, Willimantic GINNETTI, Orlando, T/ Sgt.
115 Oakley St., New Haven GINSBURG, Edward J., S/ Sgt.
919 Main St., Hartford GIORDANO, Louis A., T/ 5
164 Porter St., New Haven GLOVER, Carl A., Sgt.
13 Seymour St., South Norwalk GNIDA, John J., S/ Sgt.
62 Pixlee Place, Bridgeport GODFREY, David M., Cpl.
71 Brownell Ave., Hartford GODO, Louis, T/ 5
79 Brentwood Ave., Bridgeport GOLDBERG, Marty, T/ 5
Route 2, Stepney GOLDSTEIN, Harry, Cpl.
11 Lenox St., Hartford GOLDSTEIN, Lester, Sgt.
57 Maple Ave., Collinsville GORDON, Harry, S/ Sgt.
193 Read St., Bridgeport GORMELY, John P., Pfc.
122 Piper Road, Hamden GRAHAM, Claude L., T/ Sgt.
55 Portland St., Hartford GREENWALDT, August E., T/ Sgt.
92 New St., Seymour
GUERIN, John L., T/ 4
Broad St. Ext., Waterford GUMBS, Isadore M., T/ 5
34 Division St., New London GUNSALUS, Vernon H., S/ Sgt.
14 Tremont St., Waterbury GURNEE, William N., S/ Sgt.
58 Morgan St., New London GURRESH, Stephen J., S/ Sgt.
80 Cedar St., Seymour GUZAUSKAS, Raymond F., T/ 4
69 Wilson St., New Britain GYORKOS, John, Pfc.
980 Wordin Ave., Bridgeport HAIRE, Joseph I., Sgt.
25 Franklin St., New Haven HAJOSY, William A., Pvt.
11 School St., Stafford Springs HALSTEAD, Raymond H., T/ 4
98 Main St., Cromwell HARRIS, Walter C, Pfc.
150 Henry St., New Haven HART, Charles H., Sgt.
539 South Main St., Torrington HARTLING, Alexander K., T/ 4
14 Center Court, Newington HATFIELD, Lee E., Pfc.
80 Beckwith St., New London HAZUDA, Frank P., Pfc.
130 Weber St., Bridgeport HEBERT, FERNAND J., T/ 5
24 Westbury Park Road, Watertown HECK, Cheney A., S/ Sgt.
RFD 2, Stafford Springs HEFFERN, John J., S/ Sgt.
359 Park St., Bridgeport HELLMER, Henry N., Pfc.
11 Goshen St., Hartford HETES, Vincent J., Cpl.
105 Klondike St., Stratford HICKEY, Joseph M., Cpl.
17 Grandview Ave., Norwalk HIGGINS, John R., Pvt.
851 Myrtle Ave., Bridgeport HINES, Gerard B., Pfc.
143 Christian St., Wallingford HOAGLAND, Sam K., S/ Sgt.
130 East Ave., Norwalk HOEY, Thomas F., S/ Sgt.
70 Walnut St., Naugatuck HOLDEN, Edward L., T/ 5
3 Mannz St., Hartford HOLONBEK, Harry J., T/ Sgt.
141 Madison Ave., Bridgeport HOLUB, Frank R., T/ Sgt.
22 Crosby St., Stamford HOROSCHAK, Paul A., Sgt.
89 High St., Ansonia HOSKINS, Daniel A., Cpl.
27 Ware Ave., West Hartford HUBERT, Thomas, Pfc.
RFD 3, Stafford Springs HUDSON, John P., Pfc.
193 Dixwell Ave., New Haven HUNT, Vincent B., S/ Sgt.
440 Washington Ave., West Haven HUNTER, Godfrey T., Pfc.
291 Highland St., Manchester HUNTER, William C, S/ Sgt.
377 Ellsworth Ave., New Haven HUTCHINSON, Charles C, S/ Sgt.
442 Mountain Road, West Hartford IFFLAND, Raymond A., Pfc.
52 Britton St., Torrington IANNOTTI, Julius L., T/ 4
Box 69, Foxon Rd., East Haven
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JALBERT, Edward E., Pfc.
43 Orchard St., Norwalk JECK, Henry K., Pfc.
Rayfield Road, Westport JERIGE, Robert L., T/ 5
Ponus Manor, Norwalk JOHNSON, Albert J., Pvt.
338 James St., Bridgeport JOHNSON, Filmore E., Cpl.
31 Wakefield Court, New Britain JOHNSON, Lewis P., S/ Sgt.
656 Farmington Ave., Hartford JONES, Charles B., Pfc.
Moosup KALYNA, Anthony, Pfc.
90 Broad St., Ansonia KARP, Isadore, Pfc.
49 Hawthorne St., Stamford KASCHULUK, Benedict R., T/ Sgt.
RFD 1, Stafford Springs KASILEVISKI, John J., T/ 5
Winthrop St., Tariffville KASUBA, Bernard W., Sgt.
43 Grove St., Ansonia KELEMEN, David, Pfc.
130 Hansen Ave., Bridgeport KELLEY, James E., Cpl.
66 Ludlow St., Stamford KELLY, Alfred E., Pvt.
191 Franklin St., Norwich KELLY, Charles P., S/ Sgt.
720 Washington Ave., New Haven KERN, Robert B., T/ Sgt.
WTIC, Hartford KIRBY, James H., S/ Sgt.
37 Audubon St., New Haven KIRBY, James J., Pvt.
472 Prospect Ave., Hartford KIRWAN, Alfred F., Sgt.
5 Park Hill Ave., Norwalk KISIELEWSKI, Leo J., T/ Sgt.
46 Prospect St., Union City KLINE, Walter G., Pfc.
23 Randolph Ave., Meriden KLOSOWSKI, Edward A., S/ Sgt.
169 Gridley St., Bristol KOKOSZKA, Joseph E., T/ 5
Villa St,. Middletown KOLASKY, John E., S/ Sgt.
Winsted KOWALCZYK, Stephen, Pvt.
24 Benedict St., Terryville KRAFCHIK, John, T/ 5
53 Plymouth St., Bridgeport KRELL, Paul, Pfc.
Farmington KROEBER, Ernest G., S/ Sgt.
78 Randolph Ave., Meriden KROWCHENKO, John, Sgt.
41 Vine St., Waterbury KRUPNIKOFF, Harry, T/ 4
33 Westland St., Hartford KRZYWDA, Mathieau W., T/ 5
Box 288, Danielson KUBICA, Anthony J., Sgt.
495 James St., Bridgeport KUCHKO, William, S/ Sgt.
28 Newburn St., West Haven KUGLER, Rudolf A., T/ 5
81 Ballford Road, Oakville KULIG, Edward J., Sgt.
41 Campbell Road, New Britain KURZ, Charles L., Sgt.
53 Frank St., Stamford KURZAWA, Walter J., T/ 5
120 Mill River St., New Haven
KUTSAGOITZ, Frank A., Pfc.
168 Kings Highway, Southport LaBONTE, Eugene A., T/ 3
4 Park Terrace, Hartford LACH, Peter C, T/ 5
14 Hydes Place, Norwich LaCHASE, Frank J., Pic.
75 Prospect St., Middletown LaCROSSE, Francis J., S/ Sgt.
43 High St., Rockville LAGACE, Theodore J., S/ Sgt.
166 Bissell St., Manchester LAJDA, John, Cpl.
Willington Ave., Stafford Springs LANCASTER, Leon A., Pfc.
466 Broad St., Hartford LANTIERI, Francis J., Cpl.
Pond Hill, Naugatuck LaROCCO, Joseph L., Cpl.
44 Central St., Ansonia LARSON, Melvin J., T/ 4
141 Knickerbocker Ave., Springdale LaVOI, Anthony F., Cpl.
6 Young Ave., Thompsonville LEAR, Norman M., T/ Sgt.
68 Woodstock St., Hartford LEGERE, Oscar A., Sgt.
232 Waldo St., Romford LIPSKY, Irwin G., Pfc.
649 South Main St., Torrington LIPTAK, Robert G., S/ Sgt.
168 North Water St., East Port Chester LITTLE, William, Jr., Pvt.
48 Bellevue St., Hartford LIZAUSKAS, Stanley J., Cpl.
RFD 1, Woodbury LOFFREDO, John T., Pfc.
66 Stillwater Ave., Stamford LOOMIS, George W., Pvt.
22 Arcadia St., Norwich LORENZET, Romildo J., Cpl.
123 Main St., Stafford Springs LOWRY, John W., Sgt.
Main St., New Hartford LUCAS, Nickolas, Pfc.
Box 41, Chaplin LUCAS, Peter R., S/ Sgt.
RFD 1, Middlebury LUCKY, Arthur, S/ Sgt.
105 Summit St., New Haven LYNCH, Edward, T/ 5
104 Bill Ave., Groton LYNCH, Edward T., Pfc.
52 Lafayette St., Waterbury MACKIN, James E., T/ 4
199 Chapman St., Waterbury MACZKO, John J., S/ Sgt.
70 Wilson St., Bridgeport MAGNANI, John J., S/ Sgt.
14 Suffield St., Windsor Locks MALESKI, Charles H., Pfc.
B 18, Newfield Ave., Hartford MALONEY, Thomas F., Jr., Sgt.
25 Sanford Place, Bridgeport MANDL, Joseph, T/ 5
199 Glen St., New Britain MARCANTONIO, Lawrence A., S/ Sgt.
157 Foster St., Meriden MARINELLI, Louis, T/ 5
4 French St., Torrington MARINO, Louis J., T/ 4
63 Garden Hill Road, Waterbury MARSDEN, Harry C. Pfc.
55 Allyn Place, Stamford MARTIN, Frederick W., Sgt.
577 Brooks St., Bridgeport
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MARTIN, Roy S., S/ Sgt.
87 Fairview Ave., Groton MARTINO, Albert, Pfc.
55 Dividend Road, Rocky Hill MARTINO, Daniel, Cpl.
82 Salisbury St., Hartford MASELEK, Stanley J., Pvt.
165 Clark St., Hartford MASON, Roland W., Jr., Cpl.
19 Clune Court, East Hartford MCCARTHY, Edward W., S/ Sgt.
145 Canner St., New Haven MCCARTHY, George W., T/ 5
66 Foster St., New Haven McGINTY, Edward J., Jr., T/ 5
28 Sinoway Road, Cos Cob McGOLDRICK, George E., S/ Sgt.
51 North First St., Meriden McLAIN, Charles, T/ 5
Box 205, Salisbury MENDRALA, Edward J., S/ Sgt.
140 Pleasant St., Thompsonville MESITE, John A., Cpl.
235 Grove St., Meriden METESKY, William A., T/ Sgt.
13 Colley St., Waterbury MEYER, Frederick C, S/ Sgt.
Wilton MIKLUSH, Michael J., T/ 3
252 Broad St., Hartford MILLER, John J., S/ Sgt.
82 South St., Danbury MILLER, Sidney, Pfc.
79 Barbour St., Hartford MINDEK, Joseph, Pfc.
154 Sixth St., Bristol MIS, Steve T., Pvt.
54 Cedar St., Norwich MISIASZEK, Chester, S/ Sgt.
178 Farrows St., Putnam MITCHELL, Edward M., T/ 4
5 Mitchell Lane, Deep River MOBERT, Arthur V., T/ Sgt.
44 Clark Square, Meriden MOE, Russell E., T/ 3
112 Broad St., Guilford MONCARDI, Anthony M., Pfc.
54 College St., Middletown MONE, Claudio J., T/ Sgt.
48 Matthews St., Waterbury MONKIEWICZ, Fabian P., T/ 5
99 Silver St., New Britain MONTANARO, Vincent J., Pfc.
240 Madison Ave., Bridgeport MOORE, James H., T/ 3
41 Robin Road, West Hartford MORGAN, William H., Jr., Cpl.
201 Starr St., New Haven MOSIER, James L., Cpl.
5 Edgewood St., Meriden MULLEN, John, T/ 3
Washington Ave., North Haven MUNN, Raymond J., T/ 3
38 Bingham St., Forestville MURPHY, Frank, S/ Sgt.
67 Morris St., Hamden MYERS, John H., Sgt.
1139 Hancock Ave., Bridgeport NAGLE, James T., T/ 4
214 Connecticut Ave., New London NAGY, Frank W., S/ Sgt.
Stafford Springs NARDINI, Freddie J., Sgt.
185 Prospect Ave., West Hartford NAVARETTE, Richard B., S/ Sgt. 120 Bank St., Bridgeport
NAVIKAS, Vincent J., T/ 4
348 Bunnell St., Bridgeport NELSON, Irving, T/ 4
24 May St., Hartford NEWBERG, George P., S/ Sgt.
West St., Rocky Hill NICHOLAS, John R., Cpl.
78 Thompson St., New Haven NICKERSON, Edwin C, T/ 5
420 Broad St., Bldg. 4, Apt. 301, Bridgeport NIKOLLA, Kosta T., Cpl.
Box 298, Grosvenordale NOVICK, Frank D.. S/ Sgt.
179 Affleck St., Hartford NYSTROM, William R., S/ Sgt.
95 Mill St., Addison OCETNIK, Andrew, Jr., Pvt.
688 East Main St., Bridgeport O'CONNOR, John J., Jr., Sgt.
750 Main St., Manchester ODETTE, Warren E., T/ 5
309 Marina Village, Bridgeport O'HERON, Arthur W., T/ 4
54 Farnham Ave., Torrington OLESKIEWICZ, Stanley F., T/ 5
40 Orange St., New Britain OLIVER, Irving L., Sgt.
128 North St., New Britain OLSON, Roy W., S/ Sgt.
109 Maple St., East Hartford ONORATO, Alfred F., T/ 4
15 Railroad Ave., New Milford OUELLETTE, Robert D., Sgt.
16 Winthrop St., Meriden OZGA, Joseph P., T/ Sgt.
607 Zion St., Hartford PACI, Anso, Sgt.
144 Beechmont Ave., Bridgeport PACK, Adolph J., Cpl.
79 Orange St., New Britain PAGE, Russell H., Pfc.
Durham PAIGE, Clinton P., Sgt.
101 Victory St., Bridgeport PANDIANI, Frederick J., S/ Sgt.
55 West Elm St., Deep River PANEK, Frank A., Pfc.
48 Farmington Ave., New Britain PANTANI, Ralph S., Cpl.
245 Russell St., New Haven PAPPAS, Russell G., Pfc.
7 Cypress St., Bristol PARANZINO, Natale J., Pvt.
174 Prospect St., Middletown PARSONS, George F., Pfc.
29 Grove St., Thomaston PEKERA, John, T/ 4
74 New St., Shelton PEQUIGNEY, Edward V., Cpl.
Lakeville PHILLIPSE, Anthony, S/ Sgt.
104 Clinton Ave., Stamford PICKMAN, Edward B., Pvt.
47 Bronx Ave., Bridgeport PIEGER, Charles J., Pfc.
126 Barnum Terrace, Stratford PIONATALE, Nicholas P., T/ 4
19 Landry St., Bristol POLCHINSKI, Raymond L., Cpl.
43 Park Ave., Derby POLLOCK, William T., T/ 4
21 Clark St., New Haven POMPANO, Anthony, Pfc.
6 Charter Oak Ave., East Haven POREMBA, Andrew S., Pfc.
303 Court N, Marina Village, Bridgeport
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POSNER, Adrian A., Sgt.
117 Myrtle Ave., Stamford POWERS, Joseph F., Pfc.
47 Wolcott St., Waterbury PRATT, James B., Sgt.
22 Sunset Ave., Oakville PRATT, Lawrence E., T/ 4
Durham PREYSNER, John P., Sgt.
1693 State St., Hamden PRINGLETON, Burton E., Pfc.
47 Winter St., New Haven PROSIO, Ramo J., Pfc.
Box 274, New Canaan PRUSAK, John A., T/ 4
327 Ogden St., Bridgeport PRZEKOP, Chester S., Cpl.
84 St. Regis Ave., Norwich PULOS, Nicholas, T/ 4
250 Homestead Ave., Hartford PUNTANILLA, Jose A., T/ 4
Oak St., Box 551, Greenwich RABIDEAU, Earl W., T/ 5
120 Chestnut St., Norwich RACCIO, Edward, Cpl.
33 County St., New Haven RAHN, Edmund L., S/ Sgt.
288 High St., Naugatuck RAJUNE, Edward, T/ 3
19 Highland St., New Britain RAKIEWICZ, Victor A., Cpl.
2 Fairfield St., East Hartford RAMEY, Namad N., S/ Sgt.
108 Elm St., Danbury RAPPELINE, Peter J., Sgt.
793 Broad St., Bridgeport RASINSKI, William J., Pfc.
119 Laurel Hill, Torrington RAU, William J., T/ 4
393 Main St., Portland REARDON, Donald B., Pfc.
366 Sigourney St., Hartford REICH, Erhart E., Cpl.
45 South St., Ext., Bristol REWAK, Walter, Pfc.
26 St. Charles Ave., Springdale RICHARDS, James E., T/ 4
110 Church St., Putnam RICHARDS, Kenneth F., Pfc.
83 Tremont St., Hartford RICHE, Louis F., Pfc.
RFD 1, New Hartford RICHITELLI, Harold, Cpl.
58 Paved St., Branford RICHTAREK, Stephen M., T/ 5
49 Brook St., Torrington RIVLIN, Stanley, M/ Sgt.
203 White St., Danbury ROBERTS, Almon C, Pvt.
106 Bridgeport Ave., Devon ROGOZ, Frank S., Pfc.
15 Silver St., Meriden ROMANO, Fred A., Sgt.
240 East Broadway, Milford ROSASCO, Charles J., Cpl.
58 Frost Road, Waterbury ROSENBLOOM, Randolph, T/ 5
57 Whalley Ave., New Haven ROTCHFORD, John J., S/ Sgt.
66 Retreat Ave., Hartford ROWE, Francis P., Cpl.
96 Dickerman St., Mt. Carmel RUSSO, James J., Pfc.
40 Central St., Thompsonville RYDOWSKI, Matthew A., Sgt.
263 Main St., Willimantic
SABETTA, Anthony, Pfc.
136 Olivia St., Derby SABIN, Thomas E., 1st/ Sgt.
12 Valley Place, South, New Haven SAMAHA, William S., T/ 5
75 Main St., Danbury SANSONE, Thomas R., Sgt.
195 Wooster St., New Haven SANTIN, Irwin M., Cpl.
8 Meriam St., Meriden SANTONASTASO, Philip, Sgt.
20 Wardwell St., Stamford SANTOSTEFANO, Sebastian, T/ 4
234 Saybrook Road, Middletown SAVARESE, Louis F., S/ Sgt.
34 Bright St., New Haven SAVELLI, George A., Pfc.
58 Maple Ave., Hartford SCEERY, Elmore V., 1st/ Sgt.
2 Winchester Ave., Winsted SCEPANSKI, Zigmond J., T/ Sgt.
21 Deerfield St., East Haven SCHLUNTZ, Victor S., T/ 5
490 Success Ave., Bridgeport SCHREIER, Charles A., T/ 5
26 Pleasant St., Cromwell SCOZZAFAVA, Joseph J., Cpl.
41 Darling St., Waterbury SEABERG, Elmer R., T/ 5
460 Woodward Ave., New Haven SEELEY, Samuel D., S/ Sgt.
Route 4, Bridgeport SEIDMAN, Abraham J., Sgt.
RFD 1, Plainfield SETSKY, Anthony J., Pfc.
East Windsor Hill SEYMOUR, Howard R., S/ Sgt.
6 Branford Place, East Norwalk SHARASHEFF, Philip I., T/ 5
2730 Main St., Hartford SHAW, John H., Jr., Sgt.
2 White Oak Lane, Waterbury SHEEHAN, John J., T/ 5
490 South Winter St., Waterbury SHEFFIELD, John W., Jr., S/ Sgt.
36 Church St., New Hartford SHEPARD, Lester G., S/ Sgt.
145 Fairlawn Ave., Waterbury SIENSKI, Dominic F., S/ Sgt.
Joseph St., Forestville SILBERMAN, Jack S., T/ 4
RFD 1, Box 144, Uncasville SILVA, Antonio, Pfc.
52 Flower St., Hartford SIMPSON, David A., Pfc.
432 Harbor St., Branford SINCHUK, Nicholas, T/ 5
985 Noble Ave., Bridgeport SINSIGALLI, Dominic T., T/ 5
14 John St., Hartford SLATER, Richard S., S/ Sgt.
139 Otis St., Stratford SLAVIN, James T., Pfc.
129 Southmayd Road, Waterbury SMITH, Bryon L., Pfc.
Washington SMITH, Howard C, Pfc.
Station 16, RFD 1, Waterford SMITH, James L., Cpl.
16 James St., Milford SMITH, John F., S/ Sgt.
24 Gilbert St., New Britain SMITH, William J., T/ Sgt.
25 Gilbert St., New Britain SMYK, Michael, Pfc.
Orchard St., Glastonbury
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SMYRSKI, Gabriel M., S/ Sgt.
South Kent SNYDER, Volney P., Pvt.
Route 3, Box 548, Torrington SPENCER, Russell F., Pfc.
85 West Main St., Plainville SPERO, Lewis J., Sgt.
33 Lincoln Ave., South Norwalk STANLEY, Richard A., Pfc.
58 Forest Lawn Ave., Stamford STAPLES, Alfred N., S/ Sgt.
36 Miles Ave., Middletown STEARN, James E., Sgt.
130 North Whitney St., Hartford STEIDEL, Robert T., T/ 4
10 East St., Hartford STENDER, David F., Pfc.
27 Plum St., Fairfield STERNFIELD, Saul M., Pfc.
19 Prince St., Bristol STEVENS, George W., Cpl.
RFD 2, Mystic STICCO, Arcoline J., Pfc.
84 Smith St., Derby STOKES, Franklin H., Sgt.
426 Prospect St., New Haven STONE, Marvin L., Pfc.
44 Deerfield Ave., Hartford STREETER, Warren S., Sgt.
620 Quinnipiac Ave., New Haven STREVER, Charles W., T/ 5
102 Hungerford Ave., Oakville STRONG, Robert R., Pfc.
137 Judd St., Bristol SULLIVAN, Vincent A., Sgt.
17 Highland St., Moosup SULLMAN, Stephen P., T/ 5
17 Akron St., Meriden SUTTA, Martin, Pfc.
718 Orange St., New Haven SZOKA, Joseph E., S/ Sgt.
South Grand St., West Suffield TAMAS, Anthony S., Pfc.
100 Ellsworth St., Bridgeport TANNER, Howard A., T/ 5
RFD 1, Box 40, Moosup TARASCIO, Concetta J., S/ Sgt.
126 Enfield St., Hartford TARZIA, Lawrence J., Pfc.
65 Virgil St., Stamford TAYLOR, Alfred F., Sgt.
902 Broad St., Hartford TELLECHEA, Henry, Pfc.
10 Pearl St., Wallingford TESCH, Richard M., T/ Sgt.
43 Hill House Ave., Bridgeport THEIS, Walter W., Sgt.
207 Cook Ave., Meriden THOMAS, Dominick J., Sgt.
257 Derby Turnpike, Orange TINKER, Edward A., Jr., Cpl.
5 Mile River Road, Darien TOMBLIN, Harold M., T/ 4
351 Gregory St., Bridgeport TORELLO, Michael R., S/ Sgt.
7 Audubon Place, New Haven TOUSSAINT, Rene J., T/ 5
3 Benham St., Danbury TROIANA, Joseph, S/ Sgt.
145 Spring St., West Haven TROWER, Daniel E., Cpl.
15 Court St., West Haven TUOHY, Edward M., Pvt.
57 Harper St., Hartford TURCO, William L., Pfc.
101 Hamilton Ave., Greenwich
VACCA, Nicholas, S/ Sgt.
79 Elliott St., Waterbury VERITY, Felix S., T/ Sgt.
662 Flatbush Ave., West Hartford VESEY, John A., Pfc.
57 Church St., Thompsonville VILLANO, Nicholas, T/ 5
442 Amsterdam Ave., Bridgeport VITKUS, Paul P., Sgt.
55 John St., Hartford VOLTURNO, John J., T/ 5
337 Pembroke St., Bridgeport WALSH, James A., T/ Sgt.
32 Black Rock Ave., Bridgeport WARDEN, Douglas B., S/ Sgt.
25 Isaac St., Norwalk WARZOSEK, Joseph R., 1st/ Sgt.
40 Mead St., Bridgeport WAY, Charles, Pfc.
59 Howard St., New London WEIL, Morris D., T/ Sgt.
116 Canterbury St., Hartford WEINGROFF, Seymour, Sgt.
77 Harrison St., Hartford WEINSTEIN, Harold, Sgt.
17 Howe St., New Haven WEIR, James, Sgt.
201 Winchester Ave., New Haven WEYMER, Russell W., Sgt.
Box 23, Woodbury WHITEWASTE, Joseph, T/ 5
RFD 1, Greenwich WHITNEY, James C, Pfc.
197 Riverside Ave., Torrington WHITTAKER, Charles H., S/ Sgt.
681 Sedgwick Ave., Stratford WICKHAM, Byron E., Sgt.
2 Opal St., Milford WIERZBINSKI, Joseph P., Sgt.
44 Roath St., Norwich WIEZALIS, Casimir E., S/ Sgt.
10 Thompson Court, Thompsonville WIKNIK, Harry L., Pfc.
RFD 2, Middletown WILSON, Leon C, T/ 5
Ramapoo Road, Ridgefield WINDSOR, Clifford D., Sgt.
6 Perry Ridge Road, Greenwich WINGERTSMAN, Russell C, Cpl.
1182 Main St., Willimantic WIRAG, Joseph, Sgt.
13 Second Ave., Danbury WOLFF, Albert J., Jr., Sgt.
1321/ 2 Main St., Norwalk WOLK, Adolph T., T/ 4
181 Lawrence St., Hartford WOOD, Charles J., T/ Sgt.
730 Stratford Ave., Stratford WRZESIEN, Stanley P., S/ Sgt.
57 Chapman St., Willimantic YANAVICH, Frank P., S/ Sgt.
203 Alder St., Waterbury YOUNG, Michael W., Pfc.
28 Whitman St., New Britain YOVINO, Calixte D., T/ 5
326 Main St., Norwich ZELEM, Demetro, Sgt.
83 Broad St., Ansonia ZEMKO, John, Pfc.
RFD 1, Colchester ZINN, Walter J., Sgt.
RFD 3, Bridgeport ZUCCHETTI, Gino, T/ 5
285 Bank St., Waterbury ZUDAUSKAS, John Z., Pfc.
156 Alder St., Waterbury
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