Connecticut veterans commemorative booklet. Vol. 8, no.14. Connecticut men of the United States Army, demobilization, Fort Devens, Massachusetts. November 29 to 30, 1945

              CONNECTICUT MEN
of the United States Army
Demobilization, Fort Devens, Massachusetts
November 29 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.
Anderson, Richard A., T/ S, 3d Med. Museum & Arts Det., MTOUSA, Stamford.
" There was only one outfit of my kind in each theater so we were rather a unique crowd. Our work consisted of taking pic­tures
and movies of medical care, methods, and cases from the time a man was wound­ed
until he reached a rear hospital. Our photos were used for medical research work and as a record of medical progress in this war. To do the job we had to spend as much time up at the front as we did in rear areas. Near Monghidoro up above Florence one day we had to move back when Ger­man
artillery laid down a heavy barrage, but not until we had been pinned down for six hours."
Apuzzo, Louis P., Pfc, Hq. Co., 2d Bn., 346th Inf., 87th Div., West Haven.
" My closest call came one day near Rothe in Germany when I was ' sweeping' a road of mines. It was in February and snow was on the ground. The Germans laid a heavy barrage while I was out in the middle of the road and the only thing I could do was hit the ground and pray, and without a hole of any sort I needed to pray plenty. A mortar shell landed seven feet in front of me and my prayers were answered for it was a dud."
Ardron, Thomas, Cpl., 36th Air Depot Grp., 12th Air Force, Hamden.
" After two years in Naples, I feel I know that dirty city better than I do my hometown. As a truck mechanic for my outfit I didn't see any action, but that
doesn't make me any sadder. Naples was pretty torn- up and the war had left its mark there, but I don't think any war could account for all the dirt and run- down appearance of the place. If the natives worked a little harder and had a little more pride, I think they wouldn't need so much of our help."
Banelli, Frank, Sgt., Hq. Btry., 601st A. A. A. Bn., 1st Army, Torrington.
" I guess you might say that my outfit was sort of specialized in that we were set up mainly for the purpose of knocking down ' flying bombs'. We used batteries of 90mm guns to do the job and from our score I imag­ine
we were as good at it as any unit around. When the war ended we had 384 ' flying bombs' and seven planes to our credit. The closest I came to being hit by one was near Lierre in Belgium when one hit and exploded 70 yards away. I was lying under my jeep when it hit and felt the tail end of the concussion only."
Bartkus, Francis C, Sgt., Co. B., 350th Inf., 88th Div., Waterbury.
" The fighting in Italy may not have been any worse than the fighting in other parts of the world, but it certainly was the most miserable. My outfit was below Bologna pushing towards the Gothic Line when I was wounded and sent back to the rear. It was about eleven o'clock at night and the usual drizzling October rain was beginning. The Jerries had us pinned down with their artillery when one burst got me. It was a rough trip back down those moun­tains
when they returned me to Naples."
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Bonitatibus, Victor A., T/ 5, 3888th Q. M. Truck Co., 3d Army, Bridgeport.
" Driving heavy semi- trailers all over Europe for 22 months hauling ammunition, food, and other supplies was my overseas job. On Highway No. 8 one night a lone Jerry plane strafed the convoy ahead of me, but thank the Lord he missed me for I had a load of gasoline on that trip."
Brousseau, Arthur E., T/ 5, Btry. B., 155th A. T. Bn., 17th Airborne Div., Willimantic.
" Four months in combat as a rifleman and bazooka man was enough for me. The action around Munster seemed tougher than any other and it took us three days to get in the town. German artillery on the other side of town really gave it to us and one day in March while I was standing in the street firing at a tank, a shell landed so close that my helmet was knocked off by a piece of shrapnel. We got three of their tanks at that spot though."
Chamberland, Camille J., T/ Sgt., 1591st Ord. S. & M. Co., 9th Air Force, Danielson.
" Being bombed by our own planes was the worst experience I had overseas. It was during the St. Lo breakthrough and that day I was getting in a little sack time just before lunch hour. Our area was right next to a fighter airstrip. The first thing I knew what was happening was the ex­plosion
of bombs on the field. No one could see any planes for they were ' heavies' and up too high. By the time I was fully awake and out of bed it was all over and about 20 of the planes on the field lay de­molished.
We later found out that it was a formation of about 2,000 planes going over so it was mighty lucky for us that they found out their mistake before the whole bunch let go with their bombs."
Colannino, John, Sgt., Co. K., 351st Inf., 88th Div., Putnam.
" No matter how many hills we took in Italy, it always seemed there was always one ahead upon which the Krauts were dug in and firing down on us. That was the situation the day I was wounded. My job was supposed to be cook but I was lugging 81mm mortar ammunition on my back, at the same time trying to crawl up a hill. Dawn was just breaking when we got to the brow of the hill and a German mortar hit and exploded right near me. I was the one who had to be carried down then."
Cuneo, Charles E., T/ 5, 3888th Q. M. Truck Co., 3d Army, Bridgeport.
" Germany was about the best country I traveled in while in Europe although it was pretty beat- up. My job in the Army and the one I had in civilian life was the same, that is driving a truck. Guess I covered over 20,000 miles while driving overseas and all of it without an accident. We could give those European countries a lot of lessons on how to build good roads, but I guess we have to teach them a lot more important stuff first."
D'Andrea, George S., Cpl., 2074th Truck Co., ( Avn), 5th Air Force, Bridgeport.
" From Australia to Japan with a lot of stops in between made up my overseas tour of duty. Ie Shima was the hottest spot because the Japs raided the place so fre­quently.
The island being only two miles by five, it didn't matter much how far away you were from the airstrip during a raid, for the bombs were liable to drop anywhere. For a while I think I spent more hours at night in a foxhole than I did in my tent."
Devine, Robert F., T/ 5, 306th Sig. Co. Wing, ( Attchd.) 13th Group, Hartford.
" I went from New Caledonia back to Hawaii and spent the rest of my overseas time there. The climate was wonderful, but after a while the islands overflowed
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with servicemen. In amusement places it was strictly a two- beer limit and you were a teetotaler for the rest of the night. All in all it wasn't too tough, but after 30 months overseas, I'm going to get my best deal today."
Dutka, Andrew J., Pfc, Co. B, 901st F. A. Bn., 101st Airborne Div., Norwich.
" The Battle of the Bulge was the tough­est
deal as far as I was concerned. Every day was plenty rough but I remember one in particular when the forward observation post I was with was zeroed in this building by German 88s. The shells were dropping all around so we moved down to the base­ment.
The weather was terrible and what­ever
supplies we obtained were those dropped by air. We were finally relieved when the Fourth Division broke through to us."
Enright, James J., Pfc, 90th Gen. Hosp., New Haven.
" To the Germans, an ambulance was as good a target as any. I was in an ambulance convoy near Verdun in December and Ger­man
planes swooped down and hit a vehicle right next to me. Luckily none of the patients were wounded. I don't think it takes a great deal of courage to fire on an unarmed ambulance."
Fox, Severin J., S/ Sgt., Btry. B, 538th F. A. Bn., 3d Army, Litchfield.
" Can't say I saw much combat in my eight months overseas. It seemed as though my outfit was always trying to catch up with where the fighting was going on but never quite succeeded. Maybe we were lucky and didn't know it. I was in Regens ¬ burg for a few months and from what I saw of the occupation set- up believe we are doing a pretty good job of it. A lot of the Germans are still pretty arrogant and until they lose some of that air about them, I'd let them get along on their own and wouldn't break my neck in trying to get food and supplies over there."
Gabree, Edward C, Sgt., 2d Pathfinder Sq., 9th Trp. Carr. Grp., 9th Air Force, West Hartford.
" As both a radar mechanic and operator, I had to do a lot of flying in C- 47s. Most of the missions that we went on depended upon radar equipment for success so even on the rough ones they had to take us along. The worst one I remember was the day we dropped paratroopers over Holland. No sooner had all the men bailed out when a shell from a German AA gun exploded and knocked out both our engines. At only 400 feet altitude we were in a bad way and just about made a small emergency landing strip in Belgium a few miles out of Ghent."
Hanna, Kevin J., Cpl., Btry. A, 201st A. A. A. Bn., Greenwich.
" Outside of the city of Naples in a town called Aversa my gun position had its busiest time. We were protecting an air­field
there and could also help the other gun positions when a raid was made on Naples harbor. One night we knocked down two of them as they were making their bomb runs over the harbor. Later during a day attack we accounted for a ME- 109. From Aversa we moved up to Cassino and then the Volturno protecting roads and main highways, but we never knocked any more down probably because the German Luftwaffe in Italy by that time had been pretty well shot up."
Hovey, Leonard I., S/ Sgt., 58th Sq., 375th Trp. Carr., 5th Air Force, Hamden.
" Flying over Yokohama I had a pretty good idea what the atomic bomb had done. The city was just as level as though nothing had ever been built up there. The Japs have changed a lot since we first landed. In the beginning they avoided us and were scared everytime we even looked at them. After the GIs began to pass out candy
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and gum to the kids, the adults softened up and figured we weren't the monster they had been led to believe we were. Now you go down a street and any Jap you pass bows and smiles as though such a thing as the war never happened."
Hughes, Francis T., Pfc, Co. K., 22d Inf., 41st Div., Hartford.
" Fighting in the Hurtgen Forest region was the toughest of all for me. The day I was wounded we were attempting to push out of the Forest. It was about the end of November last year. Just as it was getting dark, the rain turned to snow and it became cold as the devil. I had hit the ground because the Germans were shell­ing
us pretty heavily. One burst exploded in the trees over me and the fragments that shot downward got me. All I could do was lay in the snow until the shelling let up a bit and someone came to take me out."
Iovino, Frank P., Cpl., Co. D., 8lst Engr. Bn., 106th Div., Bridgeport.
" My division was probably most famous for having so many men in Hitler's prison camps. I was in the outfit for quite a while and then was transferred to the 104th for redeployment to the Pacific The happiest day of my life was the day I heard the news that the Japs had given up."
Jackson, Harold B., Cpl., 345th Avn. Sq., 54th Trp. Carr. Wg., 5th Air Force, South Norwalk.
" I was a line sergeant handling C- 46, C- 47, and C- 54 type aircraft. It was a pretty good job although I didn't care for a lot of the places we were stationed. It was a toss- up which was worst— Biak, Ie Shima or Okinawa. On Biak Island one day com­ing
back from the line we had a sneak Jap attack which our radar hadn't picked up. When the first bombs fell, I thought we were getting a little shelling from the
Japs in the hills, but I soon found out differently when I saw the planes overhead. I hit the ground and stayed there until the last one had fallen and then hit the road back to our camp area fast."
Kearns, Lawrence J., T/ 4, 83d Sig. Co., 83d Div., Meriden.
" As a cryptographic technician, I found my work very interesting and being with the kind of outfit that I was, saw plenty of action along with it. Most of the time I operated with forward CPs and had to take along incendiary grenades which were to be used to destroy all secret material, especially our codes, in the event that cap­ture
appeared imminent. Since cryptography called for pretty intensive concentration, it was difficult to work while under fire. In Normandy we jumped off the first day and were shelled out and moved back only to go ahead again that night. The roughest time was at the Battle of the Bulge. We had to backtrack from Duren to St. Vith and for two days I was as near freezing to death as I ever expect to be. That was a pretty rugged Christmas we spent last year around there."
Lavin, Frank H., S/ Sgt., 306th Ftr. Cont. Sq., 29th T. A. C., 9th Air Force, Shelton.
" New Year's Eve 1944 was the night I remember. We were in this house in Holland having a little party amongst our­selves
when an alert sounded. After sweating through weeks of buzz bomb raids we didn't think too much of it so we kept right on with our fun. The next thing we heard was a plane coming in very low and some­one
yelled, It's strafing this house.' We hit the floor but quickly when we heard that and five minutes later when we picked ourselves off the floor learned the other end of the building had been shot up a bit Fortunately nobody had been hit, but after that experience whenever an alert sounded we took notice."
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Lucibello, Antonio, T/ 5, Sig. Hq. Co., A. W. S., 11th Air Force, New Haven.
" When I heard the news over shortwave radio that the war with Japan was over, I said to myself, ' This is the happiest day of my life.' After 26 months in the Aleutians, I guess anybody else would have said the same too. Fog, rain, snow and monotony were the only things we had to fight, but they were enough."
Malona, Earl L., T/ 5, Co. K., 353d Inf., 89th Div., Guilford.
" Holding down the job as company mail clerk made me a pretty popular guy with the men in my outfit. The roughest time we had was during the push across the Rhine but even then the mail was delivered often right up at the front line. I used to collect the mail at a rear post office then deliver it any way possible. Many a day I went from foxhole to foxhole handing out letters and packages. Most of the time the fellows opened up their mail right then and there, and you'd see them reading letters or eating cookies out of gift boxes while shells were dropping around and snipers bullets whistling overhead. I liked the job because during the roughest times I was the one who had something to cheer them up."
Melnichuk, Victor, T/ 4, 98th Repl. Bn., 10th Repl. Depot, G. F. R. C., East Hampton.
" In the 35 months that I spent in England I guess I have driven over 20,000 miles over there. That includes during all the years of blackout and while they had the V- l, V- 2, and buzz bomb attacks. The roads were bad compared to ours and the weather in the winter pretty miserable with fog, snow and ice. Yet despite that and the left- hand drivers I never had an accident so I feel pretty lucky. I liked the English and in a lot of ways got along with them better then I do with most people over here.
People over here do not realize just how rough things were in England during the past three years and just how much guts it took for the civilians to stand up under it all."
Menard, Richard R., T/ 5, Co. I., 26th Inf., 1st Div., Bristol.
" Every spot I was in was tough. My luck ran out near Aachen when we were follow­ing
some tanks into the town. The Jerries set up a mortar barrage and I was hit in the head and arms by shrapnel. After four months in the hospital, I was transferred to the Air Corps but still think there was nothing like the fellows I met in the ' First.' "
Meredith, Ralph A., S/ Sgt., 12th Emer. Rescue Boat Sq., 6th A. F., Old Greenwich.
" The air sea rescue boat I was on operat­ed
off the Pacific side of the Panama Canal. Most of the planes that had to ditch or went down along the beaches which we went out after, were patrol planes like PBYs or training ships. The job I remember going out on and coming back feeling a little ' low' about was a P- 38 that had crashed on a beach. The only way to get to the spot was by boat as the jungle made inland travel impossible. After searching for a long while we found the plane all smashed up and what was left of the pilot had to be brought back in a basket."
Mitchell, Vincent J., Jr., T/ 5, Ser. Co., 712th Tank Bn., 90th Div., Stamford.
" We were driving on a front 150 miles long and 50 yards wide. That was the way it was with Patton, when we broke loose at Avranches and drove to Le Mans. There was stuff all around us but we just kept on going. The way it looked then it seemed we were going to wrap the war up in a few weeks but it did last a bit longer. American dock workers striking for a few more cents an hour are keeping a lot of
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good combat men two or three months longer overseas."
Moran, John B., Sgt., 44th Mbl. Rclm. & Rep. Sq., 15th Army Group, Bethel.
" About the only close call I had happened in Southampton, England, in June 1945. I was in a marshalling yard there waiting to be shipped out over to France when a buzz bomb crashed about 150 yards away. I saw it coming down just as soon as its motor stopped, and I hit the ground about the same time it exploded. But for being shaken up and scared, I was all right and walked over to see the damage it had done which consisted of two large buildings being demolished."
Mulcair, John F., Pfc, 95th Sq., 440th Trp. Carr. Grp., 9th Air Force, Westbrook.
" France was a pretty nice country in my opinion. While there I was invited out to several French homes and made many real friends. They were poor and had gone through a lot, but while they were enter­taining
you in their homes they were as hospitable and pleasant hosts as you could find anywhere. I never got around to where there was much action, and except for a few close buzz bomb explosions, really never had a close call or was in much danger."
Murphy, Richard L., T/ Sgt., 116th A. A. C. S. ( Sep.), Union City.
" Contrary to what you have read over here in the papers, there is no widespread starvation in the city of Athens. There is probably a lot of privation in the surround­ing
small towns but not in that city. To me, Athens is as close to a large American city as there is on that side of the Atlantic. I was stationed there for a few months and really thought it a swell place. The night clubs and stores are modern as any in New York City. My job as communications chief at our station was
pretty nice as an Army occupation and I have no complaints."
Noonan, Paul V., S/ Sgt., Co. C, 513th Para. Inf., 17th Airborne Div., Waterbury.
" My first combat jump turned out to be just as bad as I thought the first jump would be. We jumped over Wesel, Ger­many,
on the Rhine, about 1000 hours on March 24, 1945. Our objective was to put up a road block and halt a German division that was approaching the town. I landed in a cow pasture and was darn glad to touch ground for flak was all over the sky. We succeeded in setting up the road block despite being under fire from 88s and mortars throughout and 24 hours later made contact with British Commandos on schedule."
Paternoster, Joseph N., T/ 3, Co. C, Office of Military Govt., West Hartford.
" After being wounded while with the Ninth Division at St. Lo, I was transferred to a job with the military government. We were located in Berlin and though it was a pretty good deal for us, I can't say the Ger­mans
in Berlin had it very good. With no houses and little food, they went around all the time looking half starved. When I left to come back here most of the streets had been cleaned up and subways were running until ten every night. It still is a big problem though but I think they are doing as good a job as is possible under the circumstances."
Pellizzari, James E., Sgt., 3640th Photo. Sq., 6th Photo Grp., 5th Air Force, Stafford Springs.
" Just before returning home I was in Japan and had a good opportunity to see what we did to the place. It's a wonder to me that anyone can live there now; it has been smashed up so badly. It'll be a long time before they get back onto their feet again although I think we are doing
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a swell job of occupying the country when you consider all the problems there are in a place like that to straighten out."
Riling, Jack W., T/ 3, 915th Sig. Co., Avn. Depot, Bridgeport.
" I saw my first air raid in Algiers when the war was new. The bombs didn't fall too close that night but always the first time you think they're going to fall in your back pocket. I went from Africa to Italy, then later France and Germany. Sounds like a nice trip, doesn't it, but it's rough when you're waiting 40 months to get home for the first time."
Rocheleau, Clifford A., Pfc, Btry. C, 776th A. A. Bn., 9th Air Force, Hartford.
" Just before D- Day in June, I was on duty at an invasion dock near Plymouth, England, when some 30 Jerries flew over hoping to mess up the ships packed in there. With a 40 mm gun crew, it was necessary to have searchlights operating in order to shoot down anything at night and we didn't have a one that night. The Jerries must have known it for they took their time in making bomb runs and succeeded in blowing up an oil depot with thousands of gallons of oil stored there for the invasion fleet and knocked out several buildings along with it. We felt pretty helpless that night."
Sabourin, Lionel E., Pfc, 873d Chem. Co., 324th Ftr. Grp., 9th Air Force, Stafford Springs.
" When we used to get air raids at night around Luvenille and Nancy in France we never needed an air alert. You could always tell Jerry planes by the sound of their engines. Just as soon as we would hear their hum, we'd hit the dirt. They usually tried for the air field so if you were back at the camp area you usually didn't have to worry. I never had a real close one in all the time I was overseas."
Sagnella, Peter G., Pfc, Co. C, 116th Inf., 29th Div., New Haven.
" I was hit three times. The first time was outside of Brest, I was trying to knock out some barbwire defenses with bangolore torpedoes when the Heinies spotted us and sent in 12 mortar shells. I was hit by fragments in the back and chest and con­cussion
severely injured my knee. Six weeks in the hospital and I was back taking it again. This time I was hit outside of Aachen. I received a slug from a machine gun bul­let
in my back. We were tied down in an open field and I couldn't be evacuated until eleven and a half hours later. There my buddies took care of me and helped me dig in a little bit. Three months more in the hospital and I was already for action again and again the Heines were ready for me. I was hit at Julich, this time but good, with shrapnel in my knee and face. Returning to the hospital again was like coming back to the Army after a weekend pass."
Santoro, Michael A., Pfc, Btry. C., 385th A. A. Bn., 9th Air Force, Waterbury.
" It was near Kassel, Germany, one after­noon
in March of this year that I came near being buried under a crashing A- 20. Myself and the first sergeant were near the edge of the runway talking when we saw this plane coming in from a mission with one engine shot out and the other sounding as though it was about to sputter out any minute. All of a sudden it headed for us and we took off on a run that would have broken any record. Just as we got about 75 feet away it crashed, scattering parts all over the place. The crew managed to get out all right, but I was never able to figure out how. They couldn't have been any more scared than I was - that's one sure thing."
Scherb, Bernard, Jr., T/ 4, Hq. U. K. Base Chem. Warfare Sv., New Haven.
" When a buzz bomb hits the building you are in and blows you through a six-
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inch wall and you are able to live to talk about it, I guess you can consider yourself very fortunate. That is what happened to me on July 31, 1944 while I was on duty at a warehouse in London. I heard it just about the same time it hit the other end of the building and the next thing I knew the concussion had hurled me through a wall. When I picked myself up I found J had lacerations from head to foot and was shaking from the after- affects, but otherwise was all right. The building was demolished. Other than that one experience, my stay in England wasn't bad."
Soltys, Adam H., T/ 4, 1710th Sig. Bn., 12th Air Force, Shelton.
" Italy and Africa are the two places I have spent a lot of time in and neither of them do I ever want to see again. The Arabs in Africa were worthless and the Italians weren't much better in my opinion. Filth was as common in both those countries as cleanliness is over here. My job as linesman was pretty good and I lived pretty well when I think how some of the combat men existed overseas."
Spicer, William F., Sgt., Btry. B., 776th A. A. Bn., 9th Air Force, Bridgeport.
" It was shortly after midnight Christmas Eve last year near Metz when six Jerries came over to work over the P- 61 field we were protecting. I was chief of our gun section that night and though we didn't knock any down, we threw up enough stuff to keep them away. I remember looking around the landscape just before the planes came over and thinking what a perfect Christmas setting it was with snow all over everything and the air just about as nippy as it is here in New England at that time. Those planes coming over made me realize quickly though that I wasn't back here."
Steeves, Roy F., Cpl., Hq. Co., No. Cmbt. Area Cmd., India, Waterbury.
" Burma and India can be left to the natives for my money. After 21 months out there the only happy day I can re­member
is the day I left to come home. The weather is hot and rainy nine months of the year and the natives look as though they stood out in it every day of the nine months. A more beat- up looking lot I can't imagine. United States for me now and always."
Tytla, Walter J., Cpl., 42d Air Depot Grp., 9th Air Force, East Lyme.
" During my two years overseas I manag­ed
to see most every country in Europe. My three months' stay outside Munich in Germany gave me a good idea of what the German people are like. Some looked prosperous and others pretty impoverished, but they all had that beaten look about them. Guess they really know they were defeated this time."
Williams, Frederick W., Jr., Pvt., Co. B., 513th Para. Inf., 17th Airborne Div., Poquonock Bridge.
" Usually a paratrooper's first jump is his worst, but my second jump over Hol­land
turned out to be much rougher. We bailed out about ten o'clock in the morning over Munster and the flak was so heavy that four men in the plane were killed before we jumped. I landed between a house and a barn and met the rest of my group just as we got pinned down by German sniper fire and artillery. For three whole days we were held down by German fire with heavy casualties. My two buddies who were on either side of me were killed by mortar fire and I was wounded. I got the Jerry who killed them and had us pinned down when he came out of a house. I had to be evacuated after that to the rear because of trench feet and my wounds."
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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 29 to 30/ 1945, from the official Group Rosters, Fort Devens Separation Center, Mass.
ACCARPIO, Paul, Pfc.
26 McLean St., Hartford ADAMS, Edgar, T/ 5
89 Pacific St., Stamford ADAMS, Richard H., Pvt.
1331 Farmington Ave., West Hartford ADUSKEV, William, Sgt.
248 Old Turnpike Ave., Southington AGNELLO, James J., Pfc.
96 Whitmore St., Hartford ALBANO, Salvatore S., Pfc.
37 Belmont Ave., Thompsonville ALDRICH, Charles V., T/ 4
Whitfield St., Guilford ALFANO, Roland F., Pfc.
211 Wolcott St., New Haven ALLEVA, George, Pfc.
51 State St., Waterbury ANDERSON, Andrew, T/ 5
222 Maplewood Ave., Bridgeport ANDERSON, Harry R., Pfc.
384 Huntington St., New Haven ANDERSON, Richard A., T/ 5
27 Daskam PL, Stamford ANDERSON, Robert A., Pfc.
911 Washington Village, South Norwalk ANDRONACO, Annuziato, Cpl.
10 Olean St., South Norwalk ANGELO, Dominic L., T/ 5
70 Dean PL, Bridgeport APUZZO, Louis P., Pfc.
855 First Ave., West Haven ARDRON, Thomas, Cpl.
33 Marlboro St., Hamden ATTARDO, Angelo T., T/ 5
C- 152 Charter Oak Ter., Hartford AUBIN, Raymond G., T/ 5
28 Carey St., Willimantic AYOTTE, Raymond J., Sgt.
986 Main St., Waterbury BAILY, Joseph J., Cpl.
52 Woodbridge St., Hartford BAKER, Lawrence P., Sgt.
453 Percival Ave., Kensington BANELLI, Frank, Sgt.
151 High St., Torrington BARD, Donald C, Pfc.
Box 573, Southport BARTKUS, Francis C, Sgt.
994 Highland Ave., Waterbury BARTON, William F., Pfc.
2 Bigelow Ave., Thompsonville BASKE, Joseph J., Pfc.
North Main St., Thompsonville BEAUSOLIEL, Edgar F., S/ Sgt.
571 Baldwin St., Waterbury BEEMAN, Robert D., T/ 5
Box 121, Yantic BEFUS, Charles, Pfc.
175 Hallock Ave., New Haven BELCHER, Waymon, T/ 4
173 Pulaski St., Bridgeport BELFIORE, Paul T., Sgt.
208 Park Ter., Hartford BELLIS, Joseph J., T/ 3
366 Hartford Rd., Manchester BELOFF, Alan B., Pfc.
899 Ocean Ave., New London BERNARDO, John, Jr., T/ 5
247 Hamilton St., New Haven
BERNERD, Raymond H., T/ 5
2400 Barnum Ave., Stratford
BEYER, George M., Pfc.
22 Florence Ave., Ellington
BIDWELL, Robert S., Jr., S/ Sgt.
53 Church St., Windsor Locks BIKE, Edward, Pfc.
1412 East Main St., Bridgeport BIRK, William J., Pfc.
25 Wilson St., Hartford BIRON, Maurice J., T/ 5
25 Cross St., Waterbury BIRSE, John B., S/ Sgt.
28 Elmhurst St., Elmwood BISSELL, George N., T/ 5
160 Brookview Ave., Bridgeport BLAKELY, Ora T., Pfc.
Box 76, Higganum BLOMSTRANN, Emil I., S/ Sgt.
31 Carlson St., New Britain BOBINSKI, Raymond R., Pfc.
262 East Albert St., Torrington BOGAZ, John J., Pfc.
39 1/ 2 Alden St., Hartford BOHDAN, Alexander F., Sgt.
128 Hawthorne Ave., Derby BOLES, Edward D., T/ 5
61 Oaklawn Ave., Stamford BONAPARTE, Joseph H., Jr., T/ 4
54 Loomis St., Hartford BONITATIBUS, Victor A., T/ 5
489 Ogden St., Bridgeport BONNER, William J., Pvt.
977 Maplewood Ave., Bridgeport BOOTH, Frederick A., Pfc.
439 Ellsworth Ave., New Haven BOR, Joseph, Pfc.
19 Kensington St., New Haven BORDEAU, Raymond T., Pfc.
21 South B St., Taftville BOULANGER, Raymond L., T/ 5
599 New Britain Ave., Hartford BOUTON, Douglas R., Sgt.
Fairfield Ave., Noroton Heights BRANCATO, Sebastian F., Sgt.
318 South Main St., Waterbury BREESE, Gerald W., T/ 4
95 Steele Rd., West Hartford BREEZE, Theodore E., Cpl.
30 Lines St., New Haven BROWN, Douglas F., Pfc.
1127 Linden Ave., Stratford BROWN, Jack, Cpl.
236 French St., Bridgeport BROWN, Sterling, Cpl.
872 Grand Ave., New Haven BROUSSEAU, Arthur E., T/ 5
38 High St., Willimantic BRUNHUBER, Karl, T/ 5
RFD 1, Danbury BRUSO, Warren R., Pfc.
66 Francis Ave., Hartford BTJGDEN, William E., Cpl.
105 High St., Thompsonville BUMSTEAD, Alvin W., T/ 5
RFD 192, Essex BURDEN, Alonzo P., T/ 5
14 Woods St., South Norwalk BURGHART, Robert W., T/ 5
Christy Hill Rd., Darien
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BURKE, William T., Jr., T/ 4
50 Windsor Ave., Rockville BUSHELL, Adolph, Pfc.
468 Stanley St., New Britain BUSTER, Charles M., T/ 5
230 Smith St., Bridgeport BUTTERWORTH, Louis, Pfc.
107 Green St., Waterbury CAHILL, James E., Pfc.
282 Jordan Lane, Wethersfield CANNON, Fred, Sgt.
38 Kennedy St., Hartford CAPSOLAS, Peter N., Pfc.
7 Wolcott Hill Rd., Wethersfield CAREY, Joseph W., T/ 4
849 Whitney Ave., Hamden CARLSON, John L., Pfc.
72 Pleasant St., East Hartford CARNEVALE, Albert E., S/ Sgt.
137 Ocean View St., Morris Cove, New Haven CARR, Henry W., Pvt.
17 King St., Torrington CARRIER, William A., Pfc.
RFD 2, Wolcott St., Bristol CASALINI, Oreste, Pfc.
202 Lamberton St., New Haven CASSIDY, Walter T., Cpl.
208 Lombard St., New Haven CASULA, Peter, Pfc.
Scotland Ave., Madison CATURIA, Earlin D., Pfc.
178 1/ 2 Pratt St., Meriden CHAIA, Michael J., T/ Sgt.
6 Merline Ave., Elmwood CHAMBERLAND, Camille J., T/ Sgt.
170 Middle St., Danielson CHAPMAN, Richard R., T/ 5
32 Cassidy Pk., Greenwich CHASE, Chauncey H., T/ 5
6 Sylvandale Rd., Jewett City CHRISTOPHERSON, Bernard, Pfc.
646 South St., New Britain CICCAGLIONE, Joseph A., T/ 5
15 Center St., Torrington CIMMINO, Dominick, Pvt.
307 Marion St., Bridgeport CINQUEGRANI, Nicholas A., Sgt.
302 Bayonet St., New London CLAESSEN, Frank W., Pvt.
775 Main St., East Hartford COBLEY, Stanley K., Cpl.
West Granby COE, Edwin M., Jr., Cpl.
54 Old Spring Rd., Fairfield COFFILL, Wilbur A., Sgt.
Litchfield COLANNINO, John, Sgt.
Putnam COMER, George F., Cpl.
653 Boston Ave., Bridgeport CONATY, Edmund C, T/ 5
232 Judwin Ave., New Haven CONCANNON, James I., Jr., Pfc.
142 Hoffman St., Torrington CONNOLLY, Vincent S., S/ Sgt.
443 Shelton Ave., Hamden CONNORS, Donald, Pvt.
431 Main St., Ansonia CONSIDINE, John F., T/ 5
463 Poplar St., New Haven CONVERTITO, Ralph I., T/ 5
292 Madison Ave., Bridgeport COPPOLA, Nicholas F., Sgt.
72 Eddy Glover Blvd., New Britain CRADDOCK, Hure, S/ Sgt.
373 Pink St., Windsor
CRISCUOLO, Edward D., S/ Sgt.
425 Whalley Ave., New Haven CROCKETT, Richard, Pvt.
39 Cherry St., New Britain CRONOGUE, George P., S/ Sgt.
c/ o Hunt, 41 Brookline Dr., West Hartford CROSS, George, T/ 5
95 Wooster St., Hartford CROUSE, Irving S., Cpl.
2 Irving St., Hartford CULMO, Fred, Pfc.
9 Smith St., Derby CUNEO, Charles E., T/ 5
2755 Main St., Bridgeport CURRY, George N., S/ Sgt.
269 Dixwell Ave., New Haven CUTICELLI, James, Sgt.
27 Bradley St., New Haven CYC, Walter A., Pfc.
Box 104, Jewett City CYPHERS, Lawrence R., Pfc.
42 Willow St., Meriden CYR, Romeo J., Pvt.
551 Retreat Ave., Hartford CZERWONKA, Casimer W., Sgt.
109 Hobart St., Meriden DABNIS, Stanley J., Pfc.
67 Fox St., Waterbury DAKUN, William, T/ 5
467 Helen St., Bridgeport DALLESANDER, Frank J., Pvt.
52 Elliott St., Hartford DAMATO, Louis C, T/ 5
16 Homestead St., Manchester D'ANDREA, George S., Cpl.
139 Read St., Bridgeport DANIEL, James W., T/ 4
96 Winter St., New Haven DANIEL, Micheli A., T/ 5
23 Pasco St., Meriden D'ANIELLO, Louis A., Pfc.
1329 Chapel St., New Haven DAVES, Buford T., S/ Sgt.
10 Leuvine Ave., Norwalk DaVIA, Lindo, T/ 5
662 Pine Rock Ave., Hampton DeBRITO, Sidney, Pfc.
499 Farmington Ave., New Britain DECKER, Burton A., Pfc.
54 North Beacon St., Hartford DELGAIS, Gennaro R., S/ Sgt.
1699 Madison Ave., Bridgeport DeLORME, Fred V., Cpl.
49 Woodmont Ave., Bridgeport DeMARTINO, Ernest R., Pfc.
22 Rose Park Ave., Stamford DeROSA, Carl, M/ Sgt.
1341 Whalley Ave., New Haven DESCHAMPLAIN, Joseph O., S/ Sgt.
33 Babcock St., Hartford DEVINE, Robert F., T/ 5
44 Lincoln St., Hartford DIGGS, Henry E., 1st/ Sgt.
604 Orchard St., New Haven DiLEONE, Hugo, Pvt.
9 Meriline Ave., Waterbury DILLER, Theodore V., Cpl.
Silvermine Ave., Norwalk DILLON, William B., Pvt.
20 Olive St., Hartford DiSANTO, Marco W., S/ Sgt.
113 Cambridge St., Elmwood DUTKA, Andrew J., Pfc.
Route 6, Norwich EAGAN, Thomas F., T/ 5
200 McKinley St., Torrington
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EDWARDS, Eddie L., Cpl.
28 Hawthorne St., Roxbury EIGUNISE, Martin S., Sgt.
Station 42, Burnside Ave., East Hartford ELDRIDGE, John P., T/ 5
54 Bristol St., New Haven ELIONFANTE, Anthony J., T/ Sgt.
55 Harrison Ave., Wallingford ELLIS, Edmond V., T/ 5
52 Main St., Noank ENRIGHT, James J., Pfc.
288 Blatchley Ave., New Haven ERVIN, Rassie G., T/ 5
664 Black Rock Turnpike, Bridgeport ESCOFFERY, Aubrey S., Cpl.
304 Coleman St., West Haven ETRIO, Anthony D., Pvt.
236 Cleveland Ave., Bridgeport FALK, Rudolph B., Pfc.
121 Merriam St., Bridgeport FARBER, Abraham A., T/ 4
111 Plainfield St., Hartford FELTMAN, Robert B., Cpl.
Noyes St., Waterbury FEMMIA, Fred V., Sgt.
17 Winthrop St., Hartford FERRY, James L., Sgt.
40 Coules St., Devon FITZPATRICK, James F., T/ 5
920 Baldwin St., Waterbury FLYNN, Francis M., S/ Sgt.
22 Clark St., Hartford FORESTO, Harold A., T/ 5
RFD 1, Box 100, Wallingford FORT, Robert, T/ 5
252 Riverside Ave., Bristol FOX, Severin J., S/ Sgt.
Litchfield FRAZIER, Talmage E., Pfc.
480 Broad St., Bridgeport FRECHETTE, George W., Pfc.
Moosup FUSCO, Vincent A., Pfc.
118 Orange St., Waterbury GAA, Harold D., Jr., S/ Sgt.
Bldg. 40, Apt. 206, Y. M. V., Bridgeport GABLES, Gilbert J., T/ 5
Rocky Top Rd., Mt. Carmel, Hamden GABREE, Edward C, Sgt.
183 Whitman Ave., West Hartford GAGNE, Leo H., Pvt.
19 West Liberty St., Waterbury GAMBARDELLA, Anthony, T/ 5
154 East St., New Haven GAMBERDELLA, Pasquale, Pfc.
225 South Fulton St., New Haven GAMMONS, Frederick K., T/ 5
22 Lake PL, New Haven GARCIA, Daniel J., Pfc.
78 Central Ave., Groton GAROFALO, Frank J., Pfc.
63 High St., Derby GAYESKI, Frank J., T/ 5
95 East Main St., Middletown GENUNG, Ellsworth S., Cpl.
Pool Rd., Clintonville P. O., No. Haven GESNER, Donald D., T/ 4
RFD 1, Madison GIAIMO, Anthony J., Pfc.
212 Saltonstall Ave., New Haven GIAMMATTEO, Dominic S., Pfc.
4 West Center St., Southington GIONFRIDDO, Frank R., T/ 4
62 Grand St., Middletown GLOVER, Dorman F., T/ 5
37 Spruce St., New Haven
GLYNN, James L., T/ 4
71 Upson St., Winsted GOODRICH, John H., Pvt.
73 Perkins St., New Haven GOODSON, Henry C, Sgt.
123 Riverside Ave., Riverside GORALASKI, Joseph J., T/ 5
56 Harrison Ave., Hartford GOULIS, Paul, T/ 4
121 Boswell Ave., Norwich GRABIEC, Andrew M., T/ 5
Fols Ave., Meriden GRANFIELD, Maurice J., T/ 5
65 Catherine St., Hartford GREEN, Albert B., Pfc.
3 Bellevue Sq., Hartford GREGO, John, Pfc.
80 Pleasant St., Torrington GREGORY, Philip, Sgt.
RFD 1, Stepney Depot GREMBOCKI, Francis, T/ 4
RFD 2, Dudley Town Rd., Bloomfield GRIMES, Robert E., Pfc.
58 Reservoir Ave., Bridgeport GROOM, Luther L., T/ 4
134 Dixwell Ave., New Haven GUDATIS, Stanley A., Pvt.
88 Adams St., Bridgeport GUIDA, Armand, T/ 4
505 Forbes Ave., New Haven GUTARELLI, Joseph A., S/ Sgt.
281 Olivia St., Derby HALL, Charles A., Jr., Cpl.
18 Denison St., Apt. A- 7, Hartford HALLER, Robert, T/ 4
Church St., Yalesville HALPIN, George A., T/ 4
162 Prospect Ave., Shelton HAMILTON, Robert L., T/ 5
47 Upson Ave., Winsted HANNA, Kevin J., Cpl.
35 William St., Greenwich HANULAK, John, Cpl.
213 North St., New Britain HARTLEY, Robert V., T/ Sgt.
268 Bond St., Bridgeport HEIMBERGER, Alex, Pfc.
71 Gregory Blvd., East Norwalk HELPRIN, Alkon, T/ 5
13 Spruce St., New Haven HETT, James F., Pfc.
Box 52, Greenwood Ave., Springdale HICKS, Henry A., Jr., M/ Sgt.
394 Broad St., New London HILLMAN, Irving W., T/ Sgt.
46 Pendleton St., New Haven HOLLEN, Paul L., T/ Sgt.
Lime Rock HOVEY, Leonard I., S/ Sgt.
77 Longmeadow Ave., Hamden HOWE, Nathaniel, S/ Sgt.
674 Lincoln St., New Britain HUBBARD, Irving T., T/ 5
4 Chestnut St., Terryville HUDSON, Robert L., Pvt.
50 Davenport St., New Britain HUGHES, Francis T., Pfc.
117 Burnham St., Hartford HULL, Godfrey L., Pfc.
284 Black Rock Turnpike, Bridgeport HUNTINGTON, Frederic P., S/ Sgt.
186 Seaside Ave., Milford HUTTON, John E., Pfc.
8 Bailey Ave., Darien IACOVINO, Andrew, Sgt.
329 Walnut St., Waterbury
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INDINO, John, Pfc.
35 Cook St., Winsted IOVINO, Frank P., Cpl.
26 Taft Ave., Bridgeport IRISH, Ernest C, Cpl.
74 Bighon St., Manchester JACKSON, Harold B., Cpl.
Washington Village, South Norwalk JAMES, Arthur, Pfc.
295 Selleck St., Stamford JENNINGS, Howard, S/ Sgt.
536 Noble Ave., Bridgeport JOHNSON, Raymond L., Pfc.
45 Vermont Ave., Southington JOHNSTON, Henry G., Pfc.
54 Main St., Cromwell JOLY, Joseph O., T/ 4
17 Norwich Ave., Taftville JONES, Edward E., Pvt.
218 Hobart St., Meriden JONES, George E., T/ 4
201 Maple St., Norwich JURKIEWICZ, Edward F., Pfc.
57 First Ave., New Haven KAESER, William H., Jr., S/ Sgt.
171 Housatonic Ave., Stratford KARLAK, William, Pvt.
128 West St., Seymour KEARNS, Lawrence J., T/ 4
19 Cambridge St., Meriden KEITH, Robert, T/ Sgt.
Chapel Lane, Riverside KENT, Clifford F., T/ 5
Cos Cob KERR, David J., Sgt.
836 Farmington Ave., West Hartford KIDA, Joseph S., Cpl.
54 Stonington St., Hartford KINNE, William P., S/ Sgt.
221 Adams St., Buckland KLEIN, Philip, Sgt.
977 Maplewood Ave., Bridgeport KNELL, Charles M., Pvt.
70 Parker Ave., Meriden KOLTON, Daniel G., Sgt.
84 Caroline St., Bridgeport KOSTURKO, Stephen T., T/ 4
178 Palisade Ave., Bridgeport KRAUSSMAN, William J., Sgt.
1043 Noble Ave., Bridgeport KRIPS, Archie E., S/ Sgt.
RFD 41, East Granby KUNZE, John H., Pfc.
35 Cedar St., South Norwalk KURIMAI, Stephen, Jr., Sgt.
81 Fiske St., Bridgeport KUSHLIS, Joseph B., T/ 4
21 Middle St., Waterbury KUSIAN, William J., T/ 4
139 Prospect Ave., East Hartford LaBRECQUE, Leo E., T/ Sgt.
RFD 3, Box 202, Trumbull LANG, Walter W., Pvt.
Harding Rd., Old Greenwich LANGSTON, Miles G., Pvt.
26 Adam St., Waterbury LaPLANTE, Fredrick J., Pvt.
37 Dudley Town Rd., Hartford LaPOLLA, Louis L., Sgt.
Brook St., New Canaan LAPSIS, Alphonse P., Pvt.
533 Stanley St., New Britain LAURIE, Harry L., T/ 3
295 Bronx Ave., Bridgeport LAVIANA, George C, T/ Sgt.
Chamberlain Highway, Kensington LAVIN, Frank H., S/ Sgt.
55 Cornell St., Shelton
LAWSON, Raymond J., Pvt.
15 Boyd St., Winsted LENIART, Walter J., Pfc.
16 Magnolia St., Hartford LESKOUSKY, Paul F., Cpl.
1489 Pembroke St., Bridgeport LETIS, James A., Pfc.
235 Shelton Ave., New Haven LEVY, Melvin J., T/ 5
119 Meadowside Rd., Milford LIVI, Orlando A., Pfc.
34 Minor St., New Haven LOGAN, Joseph C, Cpl.
414 Whalley Ave., New Haven LOVETRI, Charles E., T/ 5
303 Davis St., Greenwich LUCIA, August J., Pvt.
285 Williams St., Bridgeport LUCIBELLO, Antonio, T/ 5
432 Chapel St., New Haven LUDDY, James T., Sgt.
208 Hart St., New Britain LuKACK, Andrew M., Pfc.
45 Sixth St., Bridgeport LYNCH, Francis J., Pfc.
787 Norman St., Bridgeport LYNCH, John J., Pfc.
1108 East Main St., Waterbury LYON, Donald, T/ 4
140 Starr St., New Haven MACK, Menford M., T/ 5
34 Sanford St., Hartford MACKIN, Daniel H., Pvt.
15 Branford Ave., Groton MALER, Walter S., Cpl.
Beecher Ave., Shelton MALINOWSKI, Lucian J., Sgt.
194 Alden St., New Britain MALONA, Earl L., T/ 5
RFD 2, Guilford MALONEY, Thomas W., T/ 5
Laviere Ter., Winsted MANCINO, Frederick, Cpl.
25 Twiss St., Meriden MANSFIELD, Alonzo, T/ 5
Box 30, Graham Rd., Broad Brook MANZONI, John J., Sgt.
RFD 1, Box 69; Madison MARESCA, Louis T., Pfc.
24 Pulaski St., New Haven MARFIAK, Frank J., Cpl.
95 Benham St., Torrington MARONEY, Jeremiah, S/ Sgt.
3 Perkins St., New Haven MAROTTO, Michael, T/ 4
25 Neptune Ave., South Norwalk MARRINACCIO, Michael H., Pfc.
130 Cliff St., Naugatuck MASON, William A., Pvt.
784 George St., New Haven MASSEY, Joseph W., Pfc.
97 Seymour St., New Britain MASTRONE, Stephen J., Pfc.
167 Linen Ave., Bridgeport MATAZZARO. Fred J., Sgt.
216 Chatham St., New Haven MATIJCZYK, Max, Pvt.
234 Garden St., Hartford MATTIA, Veincenzo J., T/ 5
10 Edwards St., New Haven MAZUREK, Bernard, Cpl.
Becker Ave., Kensington McCLURE, Robert E., S/ Sgt.
60 Sherbrooke Ave., Hartford McCUE, George W., T/ 5
28 Mapleton St., Hartford McDONALD, Robert E., T/ 5 -
60 Chapel St., Stamford McELRATH, Donald S., Pfc.
408 Bloom St., West Haven McGUIRE, Henry J., Cpl.
42 Burke St., Ansonia McKEON, William J., Cpl.
80 Henderson Road, Fairfield McLAIN, Lloyd W., Pfc.
31 Ann St., South Norwalk McLAUGHLIN, Conrad, Pfc.
105 South Orchard St., Wallingford McLAUGHLIN, Francis J., Pvt.
205 East Main St., Torrington McMANUS, James P., T/ 5
50 Nelton Court, Hartford McNAMARA, William, T/ 5
36 North St., Torrington McPHEE, Raymond S., S/ Sgt.
31 Bungalow Park, Stamford MELI, John, Pfc.
164 Sheldon St., Hartford MELILLO, Mariano A., Pvt.
106 Exchange St., New Haven MELNICHUK, Victor, T/ 4
Chestnut Hill, East Hampton MENARD, Richard R., T/ 5
300 East Road, Bristol MEREDITH, Ralph A., S/ Sgt.
28 West End Ave., Old Greenwich MERRITT, Wilbur, Pvt.
89 Admiral St., New Haven MESSNER, Henry L., Jr., Pfc.
Sandy Hook MICHALKA, Alois M., Pfc.
40 Vine St., Bridgeport MIGUEL, Larry S., S/ Sgt.
97 South St., Danbury MIKE, Carl, S/ Sgt.
443 North Main St., Bristol MIKLOS, Edward A., T/ 5
260 Dover St., Bridgeport MILLER, Charles H., Cpl.
100 South Main St., West Hartford MILLS, John N., Pfc.
451 Newfield Ave., Bridgeport MITCHELL, Vincent J., Jr., T/ 5
21 Rochelle Ave., Stamford MORAN, John B., Sgt.
5 Grassy Plain St., Bethel MORRIS, Christopher, S/ Sgt.
152 Catherine St., Bridgeport MORVAY, John, Cpl.
768 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport MULCAIR, John F., Pfc.
Hammock Road, Westbrook MURPHY, Richard L., T/ Sgt.
125 School St., Union City MURRAY, Edward M., Pvt.
390 Pearl Lake Road, Waterbury MURRAY, Robert W., 1st/ Sgt.
488 Washington Ave., West Haven MUSCA, Thomas B., Sgt.
310 Hamilton Ave., Greenwich NAKIELSKI, Francis J., T/ 5
13 Maplewood Ave., Torrington NEAL, Russell H., Jr., T/ 5
Route 1, Box 57, Danielson NEVIN. George R., T/ 3
RFD 1, New Hartford NEWPORT, Carroll E., T/ 5
223 Mountain Grove St., Bridgeport NEWPORT, Winfred E., Pfc.
Box 92, Central Village NICHOLS, Harold J., T/ 5
19 Bank St., Portland NOLAN, Maurice F., Pfc.
Tunxis Ave., Tariffville
NOONAN, Paul V., S/ Sgt.
125 Fairlawn Ave., Waterbury NOONAN, Thomas B., T/ 5
77 Elm St., Stamford NOURSE, Donald M., Pfc.
272 Griswold Rd., Wethersfield OBUCHOWSKI, Walter J., Pfc.
268 Main St., Norwalk O'CONNELL, Patrick E., Sgt.
102 Woodin St., Hamden OLIVER, Rodney F., Pfc.
64 Grove St., Meriden ONDRICH, John E., Pfc.
11 West St., New Britain O'NEIL, Herbert R., T/ 5
171 Denver Ave., Bridgeport OTTE, Albert F., Pfc.
Fawler Ave., Durham Center PAGLIA, Ernest R., Pfc.
82 Mechanic St., New Haven PAPPAGEORGE, Andrew C, Pvt.
52 Boulanger Ave., West Hartford PARKER, William L., Pfc.
B- 32, Yellow Mill Village, Bridgeport PASIEKA, Charles J., Sgt.
Middlefield St., Middletown PATERNOSTER, Joseph N., T/ 3
137 Buena Vista Rd., West Hartford PELLETIER, Joseph O., Pvt.
227 River St., Waterbury PELLIZZARI, James E., Sgt.
Keefe Plains, Stafford Springs PENTJAK, Stephen, Pvt.
35 Bunker Ave., Meriden PERKINS, John L., M/ Sgt.
142 Cleveland Ave., Hartford PEROL, Clement L., Pfc.
132 Hoffman St., Torrington PERUTI, Carl A., Sgt.
135 Hanover St., Meriden PETERS, Ralph O., T/ 4
General Delivery, Hartford PETERSEN, Morris S., T/ 4
North Woodstock PETHO, Kalman, Cpl.
20 Pearl St., Wallingford PETTY, Ellis, Sgt.
198 Bishop St., Waterbury PHELAN, John J., T/ 5
843 East Main St., Waterbury PIETROWICZ, William J., Pfc.
32 Lawlor St., New Britain PILLARELLA, Nicola J., T/ 4
827 Main St., Torrington PIOTTI, John J., Sgt.
22 Parallel Ave., Riverside PISARZ, Edward J., T/ 5
1 Foster Ct., Meriden PISCATTANO, Frank, T/ 5
35 Dutch Point Colony, Hartford PIZZONIA, Anthony V., Pfc.
16 Pine St., Meriden PLACE, George B., Pvt.
65 Roosevelt St., Hartford PLOSKUNYAK Ernest, Pfc.
9 Lesko Ct., Bridgeport PLOURDE, Leo P., Pfc.
68 Prospect St., Bristol POGORZELSKI, John F., Sgt.
223 Helen St., Bridgeport PORCARO, Anthony D., Cpl.
84 Anderson Ave., Waterbury PORTEOUS, Harold M., Pvt.
Prout Hill Rd., Middletown POST, John E., M/ Sgt.
8 Nelson Pl, Norwich
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POST, John W., T/ 5
96 Ledgecrest Ave., New Britain POWELL, Rudolph L., Cpl.
202 Pearl Harbor St., Bridgeport PREBLE, Frank T., T/ 5
9 Broad St., Plainville PROCACCINI, Anthony J., T/ Sgt.
148 Front St., Hartford PROKOP, Charles B., Pfc.
606 Campbell Ave., West Haven PUNZO, Salvatore J., Cpl.
55 Houston St., New Haven PURCELL, William H., Sgt.
24 Beacon St., Hamden PYBUS, John W., T/ 4
Sasco Hill Rd., Southport QUINN, Richard B., T/ 3
68 West Town St., Norwich RAMALHO, Nicholas F., Pfc.
50 Dewey St., Stratford RAPUANO, Patrick J., T/ 5
41 Hawkins St., Derby RAY, Robert G., Cpl.
77 Steele Rd., West Hartford REGISTER, George R., T/ 5
347 Bellevue St., Hartford RESTUCCIA, Michael A., Cpl.
200 Cambridge Dr., East Hartford REYNOLDS, Henry B., S/ Sgt.
21 Castle Wood Rd., West Hartford RICCIO, Albert M., T/ 5
23 River St., Norwalk RICE, Charles M., S/ Sgt.
365 Fern St., West Hartford RICHARD, Joseph L., Sgt.
Walk K, Charter Oak Ter., Hartford RILING, Jack W., T/ 3
53 Crown St., Bridgeport RINALDI, Dominic R., Cpl.
31 North First St., Meriden RINALDI, Giro S., T/ 4
90 Spring St., Middletown ROBERTS, Harry B., Jr., Pvt.
17 Haynes St., Hartford ROBINSON, John M., Pvt.
139 Spring St., West Haven ROCHELEAU, Clifford A., Pfc.
141- J Wyllys St., Hartford ROGERS, Ellsworth R., T/ 5
26 Scranton St., New Haven ROGERS, Raymond H., Pfc.
1204 Noble Ave., Bridgeport ROSE, Earl K., Pfc.
21 Bellevue Sq., Hartford ROY, Charles N., Pfc.
4 Harbor Ave., Norwalk RULE, William A., Pfc.
Church St., Yalesville RUSS, Herman, T/ 4
176 Goffe Ter., North Haven RUSSI, Dominick, Pvt.
18 Oak St.. Bridgeport SABONIS, Frank S., Pfc.
Box 17, Broad Brook SABOURIN, Lionel E., Pfc.
Box 189, Willingtcn Ave., Stafford Springs SAGNELLA, Peter G., Pfc.
59 Fillmore St., New Haven ST. ARNAULY, Norman R., Pfc.
24 Arch St., Meriden ST. LOUIS, Wilfred H, T/ 4
23 Ward St., Rockville SAMUELS, Donald E., Pfc.
61 Rock Creek Rd., Westville SANDILLO, John, Jr., Pfc.
206 North Cherry St., Wallingford SANFORD, Seth, S/ Sgt.
48 Washington Ave., Danbury
SANTORO, Michael A., Pfc.
95 Bishop St., Waterbury SAWICKI, Joseph, T/ 3
568 North Main St., Norwich SCAPPATURA, Anthony J., T/ 5
323 Charles St., Bridgeport SCHECK, Michael F., Cpl.
Box 245, Glenville SCHERB, Bernard, Jr., T/ 4
450 Central Ave., New Haven SCHWEIGER, Elliot G., Sgt.
534 South Quaker Lane, West Hartfc SCOTT, Edward O., S/ Sgt.
RFD 1, Bethel SCOTT, James, T/ 5
23 Hotchkiss St., Naugatuck SEGAY, Stanley J., Pvt.
58 Main St., Seymour SERVICE, Joseph, Cpl.
45 Orient St., Meriden SHARF, John, Cpl.
215 Hancock St., Bridgeport SHEEHY, William J., Pfc.
457 Harral Ave., Bridgeport SHORR, William, Pvt.
74 York St., New Haven SHUMWAY, Frederick D., T/ 4
1 Maple St., New Haven SILVIA, Virgilio, T/ 4
87 Smith St., Bridgeport SIMONEAO, George, Pfc.
56 School St., Danielson SMITH, Leonard W., Sgt.
Old Lyme SMITH, Robert G., T/ 3
293 Pequot Ave., New London SMITH, Vincent G., T/ Sgt.
27 Julius St., Hartford SOKOLOWSKI, Zygmund W., T/ 5
475 Maple St., Bridgeport SOLAK, Francis J., Pfc.
93 Seymour St., Hartford SOLTYS, Adam H., T/ 4
116 Waverly Rd., Shelton SOLTZ, Jacob, Sgt.
610 Main St., New London SOMICK, George S., Pvt.
240 Graham St., Stratford SOPEIAK, Julius M., S/ Sgt.
83 Bushnell St., Hartford SPAGNOLA, Joseph M., T/ 4
178 Beaver St., Ansonia SPICER, William F., Sgt.
21 West Liberty St., Bridgeport SPINO, Salvatore P., Cpl.
321 Congress Ave., Waterbury SPRYSENSKI, Walter T., T/ 5
76 Beebe St., Naugatuck STACK, Marion W., Pfc.
90 Henry St., Bridgeport STANLEY, Howard E., T/ 4
9 Talmadge St., New Haven STANTON, Paul J., T/ 4
35 Elmwood Rd., New Haven STARON, Edward J., T/ 5
63 Hamilton St., Hartford STEEVES, Roy F., Cpl.
3 Easton Ave., Waterbury STEFANI, Anthony P., M/ Sgt.
21 Woodside Ave., East Norwalk STEIMER, Albert J., Pfc.
140 Newington Rd., West Hartford STEVENS, Russell C, Sgt.
39 Claremont St., Hartford STEWART, John C, T/ 4
2298 Main St., Hartford STRYCHARZ, Steve S., T/ 5
956 Ridge Rd., Wethersfield SUCHODOLSKI, Carl W., Sgt.
187 Burlington Ave., Bristol SUGGS, Robert H., T/ 5
36 Howard St., New London SULLIVAN, Thomas J., Sgt.
38 Clearfield Rd., Wethersfield SULLIVAN, Vincent M., Cpl.
598 East Main St., Middletown SWANEK, Walter G., Sgt.
69 New St., Shelton SWEENEY, Edward R., Pfc.
25 Lake St., Winsted SYM, Frank, T/ 5
10 Goram Ave., Shelton SZPAK, Thomas H., T/ 5
RFD 2, 149 Mt. Vernon St., Southington TAINTOR, Nelson C, Jr., T/ 4
211 Fern St., West Hartford TAYLOR, Royal A., S/ Sgt.
75 Henry St., New Haven TAYLOR, William H., Pfc.
594 Lafayette St., Bridgeport THOMPSON, Alvin W., Pfc.
186 Ashmun St., New Haven TILSON, Roswell J., Pfc.
Sandy Hook TOMANIO, Patrick, Cpl.
65 Rose St., Danbury TOTORA, Michael, Pfc.
57 George St., Bridgeport TROTTA, Salvatore L., T/ 5
149 Wallace St., New Haven TRUCONE, Gussie C, Pvt.
608 Greenfield Dr., Bridgeport TRUPP, John J., S/ Sgt.
528 Oldfield Rd., Fairfield TRYANOW, Carl A., T/ 5
89 Hazel St., New Haven TUTTLE, Fred H., T/ 4
Great Hill Rd., Seymour TYBOROWSKI, John, Cpl.
170 Washington St., New Britain TYTLA, Walter J., Cpl.
East Lyme URBAN, Frank J., Pfc.
168 South Main St., Middletown USTANOWSKI, Leo, T/ 5
35 Oak St., New Britain VAN WERT, Arthur A., Pvt.
1654 Main St., Hartford VASINKO, William, Pfc.
Box 612- A, Broadbridge Ave., Stratford VIDETTO, Joseph, Jr., Pfc.
33 Park .,., Torrington VILLANO, Frederick, Sgt.
46 Division St., New London VITALI, Gino J., T/ 4
11 Butler St., Norwalk WADSTROM, Howard C, Pfc.
190 Preston St., Hartford WALDRON, Walter F., S/ Sgt.
63 Bassett St., New Haven WALKER, Charles M., T/ 4
37 Harmon St., New Haven WALKER, Henry P., T/ 5
129 Harbor Ave., Norwalk WALKER, Nemiah, Pvt.
Bishop St., Waterbury WALKER, William D., S/ Sgt.
Tory Hole Rd., Darien WALPOLE, Lawrence D., T/ 5
18 Kimberly Ave., East Haven WALSH, Henry M., T/ 4
451 Central Ave., Bridgeport
WAZ, Valentine F., Sgt.
8 Barry Ave., Portland WEED, Alvin E., T/ 4
195 Toms Rd., Stamford WEINER, William H., Pfc.
127 Catherine St., Bridgeport WEISMAN, William L., T/ 5
193 Cleveland Ave., Hartford WESTON, Daniel F., Pvt.
51 Cowles St., Bridgeport WHITMORE, Edgar M., Cpl.
83 Walnut St., Willimantic WILLIAMS, Carl R., T/ Sgt.
RFD 2, Putnam WILLIAMS, Charles S., Cpl.
RFD 2, Orange Ave., Milford WILLIAMS, Frederick W., Jr., Pvt.
6 Waco Court, Poquonock Bridge WITALIS, William F., Pfc.
277 Lindley St., Bridgeport WOOD, Frank J., S/ Sgt.
722 North Ave., Bridgeport WORD, Clifford J., Jr., S/ Sgt.
18 Philip St., New Haven WORRELL, Howard L., Cpl.
10 Riverside Ave., Norwalk WYATT, Donald E., Sgt.
83 Waterman St., Bridgeport WYLOT, Stanley A., Pfc.
Tunxis St., Tariffville YUSHASZ, John J., Pfc.
12 Deerfield St., South Norwalk YUSTIN, Anthony, T/ 5
9 Franklin St., Seymour ZALESKI, Joseph T., Pfc.
17 White St., Thompsonville ZIEMBA, Ladimir W., Pfc.
47 Village St., Rockville ZIRLEN, Samuel, Pfc.
42 Sherman Ave., New Haven
CONNECTICUT VETERANS COMMEMORATIVE BOOKLET
Vol. VIII Nov. 30, 1945 No. 14 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 Francis A. Stockwell, Jr., and John L. Caillouette. The cover illustration of the S. S. Europa is from the New York Daily News.
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