Connecticut veterans commemorative booklet. Vol. 8, no. 15. Connecticut men of the United States Army, demobilization, Fort Devens, Massachusetts. November 30 to December 2, 1945

              CONNECTICUT MEN
of the United States Army
Demobilization, Fort Devens, Massachusetts
November 30 to December 2, 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.
Andreoli, Theodore J., T/ 5, M. D., 44th Engr. Cmbt. Bn., South Norwalk.
" At Wiltz, in Luxembourg, the Germans killed, captured or wounded all but about 80 of the 650 men in our outfit. The en­gineers
were being used as infantrymen when the Nazis moved in and trapped them. There was bitter fighting for two days, but when it was over our outfit had been prac­tically
wiped out. I had a lot of luck with me because I was the only one of 15 medics who wasn't killed or captured. Even after the battle was over, the Germans almost caught the few of us who had been able to escape. It was quite a while before we could get organized again."
Bailey, Gordon N., T/ 5, 3025th Q. M. Bakery, 7th Army, Southington.
" Looking back to my 27 months in Eng­land,
France, Belgium and Germany, I guess the closest shave I ever experienced was the strafing attack by a lone Jerry plane on July 17th of last year. It was during the day and I was just hanging around resting. The plane came in low and went right down the length of our area with guns blazing away. I hit the dirt just as it approached the edge of the tent area and saw it hit our re­frigerators
and set a truck on fire. But be­sides
being a little dusty and shaken, I was okay."
Beaudoin, Aldor R., Pfc, 101st Cannon Co., 26th Div., East Hartford.
" Like most fellows, my first day in action was my worst day. It was near Arancourt, a small town in Lorraine and our position was on one side of Hill 310. I was a cannoneer
with a 105mm battery and the German artil­lery
was so accurate that it began to look as if eventually every one of our positions would be knocked out. We moved three times in one day with our casualties mount­ing
each time. I remember thinking that if combat was going to be like this I wouldn't last long. Later we found out that an in­nocent-
looking sheep herder in our area was giving our positions away to the Germans each time we moved."
Bialy, Jack R., Pfc, Co. A., 101st Inf. 26th Div., New Britain.
" Pinned down by machine gun fire for three hours in the snow without even a hole to get into provided me with the most rugged time I ever had in combat. It was during the Battle of the Bulge and out in an open field. I couldn't get back until dark and just had to lay there and sweat and pray. The biggest thrill I experienced over­seas
was bumping into my brother, whom I hadn't seen for almost two years, the day before Thanksgiving right near Metz. I was marching up to the front and by pure ac­cident
saw him. He was with an air force unit near there. I am the last of five brothers in the Army getting out and it's going to be one big reunion when I get home today."
Bonaiuto, Victor J., Sgt., 40th Tank Bn., 7th Armd. Div., Hartford.
" During the Bulge at St. Vith it was terri­ble.
Everybody was doing everybody else's job. We were practically running in circles. Then the Germans bombed battalion head­quarters
and it came so close to me that it knocked the heel off my shoe and wounded
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a lot of others. We had orders to hold our position three days, but in spite of heavy enemy action we managed to hold out eight days instead. I know it is good to be home, but right now there are so many things to wonder about— what everything is going to be like now— that I can't say my thoughts aren't confused. My wife has been living with my folks, and I am worried about being able to get a rent for the two of us."
Burns, Edward J., Jr., Pfc, Co. A., 503d M. P. Bn., 3d Army, Danbury.
" I was a member of the guard for Gen­eral
Patton and his headquarters and we were with him in England and then all the way across Europe. The hours on that job were plenty long and most of the time we had to be all shined up. After we got to France in July 1944, General Patton really moved right along, not staying too long in any one spot. We had to be on our toes all the time and it was just too bad if anything went wrong. It was ' spit and polish' most of the time with Third Army headquarters."
Capristo, James F., T/ 5, M. D., 101st Inf., 26th Div., Waterbury.
" At the Bulge there were beaucoup cas­ualties
and we medics were on the move all day and all night the whole while bringing the wounded in. Some medics were killed even while they carried stretchers. The go­ing
was really rough. Part of the time I had to drive a major around and help select sites for first aid stations. Twice I was hit, once in the foot and the other time in the arm, but it wasn't anything serious and I didn't bother putting in for the Purple Heart. I recall one fellow who was wounded right through the chest. It was what is called a suction wound, and if air isn't kept out the person won't live. I took turns with an­other
medic holding a special dressing pressed over the wound until the doctors could get to him and save his life. The snow and blizzards during those Bulge days cer­tainly
didn't help us any. The going was al­ways
hard. I want to go on record as saying that the battalion aid medics of the Yankee Division were really excellent. Not only were they swell guys, but they were darn good soldiers. I don't think any of them got what they really deserved. But how can one ever repay fellows like them?"
Costanzo, Joseph L., T/ 5, 3598th Q. M. Truck Co., 3d Army, Stamford.
" The two weeks following the German push at the Battle of the Bulge were the toughest for me. I was a convoy leader for my truck company which had the job of taking the 101st Airborne Battalion into Bastogne and bringing out a hospital unit that had to be evacuated. I don't think there was a five mile stretch in which I didn't have to jump out of my jeep and hit the ground at least once to get out of a strafing attack or an artillery barrage. We were un­der
fire all the ways in and all the ways out and one day a German tank column five miles away made us take a detour to avoid being cut- off."
Cyr, Normand D. T., Sgt., 3855th Q. M. G. S. Sup. Co., Waterbury.
" One year in North Africa and one year in Italy at a desk job did not give me much of an opportunity to see any action. Italy was one country I wasn't sorry to leave, but I did have a swell time at the rest camp in Nice, France. Of course, speaking French pretty well I managed to get along won­derfully
there and thought the French very friendly and hospitable."
Daniels, LeRoy E., T/ 5, Hq. Co., 326th Inf., 92d Div., 5th Army, Ansonia.
" After sweating out the battle of Cassino, I figured I could never have a rougher time. But the day the Germans made their drive in the Serchio Valley topped that as far as I was concerned. It was pretty much of a surprise move for we had planned a push ourselves just about that time so were kind
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of caught short. I was on recon duty and got pinned down for two whole days by mortar fire and 88s. All I could do was stay in my hole and curse the snow and the Krauts, and on the side, do a lot of praying. I spent Christmas Day like that and to make matters worse lost all my clothes, cigarettes and food. Knowing I had made a Christmas gift to the Krauts of all my belongings didn't make me feel any better either."
Denny, Ernest T., Jr., Pfc, Co. C, 503d M. P. Bn., 3d Army, New Haven.
" Many a time I gave the ' go' signal to General George Patton's car while I was on traffic duty. Whether he rode in his big Packard or in a regular jeep, General Pat­ton
always was dressed to kill, his outfit be­ing
topped off by that lacquered helmet- liner with his stars. He certainly always made an appearance. From my observation the men in Patton's army had a lot of re­spect
for him, but that's about all. But he was a real character, and veterans will still be talking about him years and years from now."
Domyan, Steve L., T/ 4, 3d Regulating Sta. ( Sep.), Bridgeport.
" This was the only war in history I guess that had an outfit like mine in it. It was our job and responsibility to plan and put into execution the traffic operation that was to be followed on D- Days. Also to see to it that the flow of traffic afterwards was main­tained
in such a fashion that commanders could be properly supplied with men and supplies as the campaigns progressed. We planned everything from ship traffic to motor traffic and though most people never gave it a thought, all this was done months in advance. Our biggest and most important job, and one which came off as smoothly as any, was the Normandy landings."
Douglas, Walter E., T/ 4, 43d Gen. Hosp., New Haven.
" When they started flying casualties to
our hospital from the Battle of the Bulge we had the operating rooms working 24 hours a day. For a time they were pouring in at a terrific rate. I spent five months on de­tached
service with the 514th Medical Clear­ing
Company, and though we had only about 50 men we functioned like a regular evacuation hospital. We did a good bit of forward area duty at Mintogne, right near the Italian border, and there was some heavy action there every now and then."
Figlar, George J., Pfc, 323d F. A., ( Sep.), Bridgeport.
" At Cherbourg we fired so steadily with our 105 howitzers that you'd almost think they were automatic weapons; the barrels were really hot when we finished that firing mission. We gave close fire support to a lot of different outfits, among them the 83d and 90th Divisions, and the Third and Ninth Armies. Besides being an ammo handler I was also a machine gunner, but the only time I ever fired the machine gun was at a low- flying German plane. I'm still wonder­ing
if I hit that guy."
Herold, Richard H., T/ 5, Co. C, 150th Cmbt. Engr. Bn., Stamford.
" I never want to go swimming in Febru­ary
again — especially under fire. In ' 44 we had the rough assignment of bringing as­sault
boats up to the Our river between Luxembourg and Germany so troops could cross. There were nine men and two en­gineers
in each boat which isn't too bad if the water is smooth. But we were in the middle of a heavy barrage during the cross­ing
and the water was so churned up that our little boat was swamped and we all went in for a bath. And it was a Saturday too! Seems funny now, but it was far from it then. The water was cold and swift and deep. Luckily we were near shore, the Ger­man
shore, and so we made it okay. I didn't have a chance to get into dry clothes for three days. But I was working so hard,
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night and day, that I didn't have a chance to worry too much about myself and so I never even had a sniffle. Our unit got a Presidential Citation for the job we did over there."
Hoffenberg, Sherman, Pfc, Co A., 503d M. P. Bn., 3d Army, New Haven.
" I'd never done a bit of police work in my life, so naturally under the Army classi­fication
system, I was assigned to an M. P. outfit. That's the way it goes. While guard­ing
General Patton's headquarters we often wondered if the Germans would ever locate it and try to get him. They may have had an idea when we were in Luxembourg, because they laid down a long artillery barrage right at the HQ. Most of the other shelling and bombing we had seemed to have come just by chance, but that barrage was so intense that some of us figured that the Jerries knew where Patton's headquarters was at the time."
Jasinski, Chester, J., T/ 5, 15th Med. Depot Co., Naugatuck.
" Everytime the rest of my life I hear a motorcycle go down the street, it will re­mind
me of the sleepless weeks I spent in Liege, Belgium, during the buzz bomb at­tacks.
Every three hours they came over all day and night long. You'd get in bed and try to sleep but just as soon as that motorcycle put- put sound was heard you'd tense up and head for the air- raid shelter. I guess my nerves were pretty well shot by the time Christmas Day came and we were ordered out because the Germans had started their famous push and it looked as though they might get as far as Liege."
Kravis, Joseph M., T/ 5, 3598th Q. M. Truck Co., 3d Army, Windsor.
" Trapped for two days in Bastogne with my truck was about the worst experience I had overseas. It was in December a couple of days after the start of the German drive
and I had hauled a truckful of men in the 101st Airborne Division to the town. Once in there I found I was trapped as the Jerries had cut off the road we had entered by, so all I could do was sweat out an opportunity to get back out again when our infantry opened up the road again. In the meanwhile the area was under continual artillery fire and so many strafing attacks that my knees were all raw in one day from piling out of the vehicle and hitting the road each time something came my way. But I was lucky for that was the only damage I received."
Lenz, George E., T/ 5, Btry. B., 16th Obsn. Bn., VIII Corps, West Haven.
" I was born in Germany and lived there until I was ten years old. But soon after I came to America I applied for my citizen­ship
papers. However, just before I was to get my final papers making me a full citizen the war had begun and I was told I was an Axis alien and they refused me. Anyway now that I have served in the United States Army I am a citizen of the country I fought for. They gave me my final papers overseas May 1, 1944 at a little ceremony. While I was in Germany, I had an experience un­usual
for many GIs. I met my two aunts and mother- in- law in Heidelberg. They were okay as far as bombs and war damage were concerned but they lacked food. All they could give me was a little wine, some mouldy bread and apricot jam. They told me how awful conditions were under the Nazis, but they said they were helpless to do a single thing but suffer. It certainly made me feel funny meeting those relatives. It is hard to describe. My job as a soldier was to keep communication lines open. And in the course of that work I was caught in so many bar­rages
I lost count of them. At times I had to work night and day and went without sleep for weeks. I also helped out interpret­ing
German. I'd like to get a job doing that now that I am out of the Army."
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Martin, Leroy F., Pfc, Co. C, 503d M. P. Bn., 3d Army, New Haven.
" When we were on military police duty in Germany, the civilians would really snap to when we gave them an order. They had the greatest respect for that M. P. brassard and didn't give us any trouble. My unit did traffic work all across Europe. Probably our biggest job was at St. Marie Eglise where we routed through all the vehicles and equip­ment
of the Fourth Armored Division, which was on its way up to the breakthrough at St. Lo. We had our worst living conditions in Normandy, where we lived mostly on K- rations for three months and worked 12 and 14 hours a day handling traffic"
Mascola, Charles A., Sgt., 43d Gen. Hosp., New Haven.
" I was in charge of athletics for the hos­pital
unit I was with in Africa and France. Formerly I was a member of the Annex Young Men's Club in my neighborhood in New Haven and I know something about organizing sports. So we had soft ball teams, basketball and other games. I coached the D. B. S. all- star team and there were several semi- pros on it. That's why it was so good. In Africa we had Zeke Bonora, the ' Banana King' and first baseman for the New York Giants on our side. Once in southern France when we had a big game coming up with a GI team from England two of our men, the shortstop and center fielder, came down with malaria. But we doped them up with quinine so they could play and we won 5 to 3. Nobody was supposed to know about this and that is why I am not mentioning their names. But there were no bad effects and we had a lot of fun those days."
McDonald, Arthur E., S/ Sgt., Btry. B., 548th F. A. Bn., 9th Army, Middletown.
" As a mess sergeant I had a pretty good deal, but we usually had our mess tent set up right near the front lines so we could serve hot food to the men as often as possi­ble.
An 88 shell can't tell the difference be­tween
a mess tent and a gun battery I have found out. Guess I was pretty lucky all the way through."
Negri, Rinaldo L., Pfc, Co. B., 1st Armd. Sig. Bn., New Haven.
" I thought Rome was the cleanest city in Italy and I'd seen a lot of them. It was one of my greatest privileges to visit the Vatican and hear the words of the Pope. He blessed my medals and rosary. Then after that I visited the catacombs and bought a rosary from one of the friars who look after the sites."
Offredi, Arthur A., S/ Sgt., Btry. C, 548th F. A. Bn. ( Attchd.) 9th Army, Guilford.
" Our guns helped to soften up the Rhine. I was chief of section of a gun battery. At the Rhine when our guns fired for 17 con­secutive
hours, we were a part of the largest artillery barrage in history. I was glad that was all outgoing mail. Well anyway I think our long Toms helped a little in putting Hitler out of business."
Orefice, Nathan D., Pfc, 150th Engr. Cmbt. Bn. ( Sep.), Bristol.
" We built the first bridge across the Rhine for the Third Army. That was at Oppenheim and the Germans battled us with everything they had from across the river. We were with a lot of higher echelons, spending the most time, about three months, with the Fourth Armored Division in the Rhineland cam­paign.
Our outfit got a Presidential Citation for its work at the Saar River, where we ferried infantry across on assault boats. After crossing the river the infantry went right to town and kept pushing the Ger­mans
back and back."
O'Shaughnessy, Francis J., T/ 5, 37th Cmbt. Engr. Bn., 5th Brigade, Torrington.
" On D- Day in Normandy we were am­phibious
engineers. To me that was as rough a time as any I experienced. As a platoon corporal I had charge of a group of men that
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had to clear out tank traps, blow up pill boxes, and knock out other beach obstacles in order to make passage for the infantry and other combat units that followed us in at the beach. Since all this had to be ac­complished
under fire from pill boxes, shore batteries and about everything else the Ger­mans
had lined up there for us, it was plenty hot and our casualties were high. Guess it was some sort of a miracle that brought me through it all in one piece."
Poplawski, John A., T/ 5, 348th Med. Comp. Sec. Dispensary, New London.
" At Le Havre we had a huge clearing sta­tion
for battle casualties. As they came in from all over Europe some were sent to Eng­land,
some back to the U. S., and the rest placed in hospitals at Le Havre or nearby. Though it was a huge set- up everything worked out smoothly and the casualties were handled as speedily as possible. The medical personnel were kept on the jump all the time."
Quoranto, Joseph A., T/ 4, 50th Field Hosp., Hartford.
" Since the war ended I have been serving in a stockade hospital located near Bonn, Germany which handled mostly POWs. Most of them were filthy and almost starved when they entered our hospital. After a few days you became used to seeing gaunt faces and bodies that were all bones. The German nurses that we used along with some of our own help were extremely efficient and well- trained. In my opinion the Germans were either very two- faced or they respected us Americans a great deal."
Rakiec, Tony K., T/ 5, 180th Engr. ( Hv. Pon.), Bn., West Haven.
" At Peigny, France, we were on one side of the Moselle River and the Krauts on the other when we got orders to build a bridge across the river. We were under heavy artil­lery
fire and even intense small arms fire, but we strung the bridge across and we had the
satisfaction of seeing the infantry move to the other side and push the Germans back. That was about the toughest single assign­ment
we had over there, though building bridges across the Elbe, the Rhine and other rivers wasn't any picnic at all. Each new bridge project had to be handled differently, and each time we had a new bridge job there were new problems to be solved."
Reed, Vernon S., T/ 4, Hq. Btry., 882d F. A. Bn., 70th Div., Suffield.
" Field artillery is near enough to the frontlines to suit me. We usually do more damage and have less casualties than other units. I used to transmit messages from the front line infantry units to our battery posi­tions
and it always seemed good to get to the battery again where it was relatively in the rear."
Rodriguez, William M., Cpl., 1st C. C. R. C. Grp., 8th Air Force, Willimantic.
" Ours was the first heavy bomber outfit in the ETO, and our B- 17s were in just about every big raid from the very beginning. After softening up the Germans with our raids from England we moved across the channel and worked from France and Ger­many.
The Flying Forts did a wonderful job over there and after the way they smashed those Nazi cities the Germans will probably think twice before deciding to start another war."
Root, Stearns B., 1st Sgt., 37th Cmbt. Engr. Bn., 5th Brigade, West Haven.
" Ten minutes after H- Hour on D- Day at Normandy was the start of the worst combat action I ever saw in my 25 months overseas. Within 12 hours we lost our CO, our division engineer captain, our recon­naissance
officer and 20 per cent of our en­listed
strength. All of it was due to mortars, mines and artillery. I laid on the beach with the rest of my outfit for six straight hours pinned down under the heaviest enemy fire possible. The worst part of it all was you couldn't see one German who was firing at
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you. The hottest spot I was in was directing infantry down a path that was lined with mines while standing up and being exposed to every kind of fire the Germans had on the beachhead. At six o'clock that evening we took our first prisoners, 12 of them. In my opinion, if we had tried to make the landing a month later it would have failed."
Sabika, Alexander, Cpl., Btry. A., 434th F. A. Bn., 7th Armored Div., Hartford.
" As a gunner with a 105mm crew, I'd say the fighting around Malmedy in France was the roughest we participated in during the whole war. The Germans knew the place so well that they placed their artillery fire just at any spot they wanted, and that spot was usually where we were set up. We had every­thing
thrown at us from mortar fire to 88s and 150s. On V- E Day we were at the Baltic Sea just joining up with the Russians."
St. Pierre, James R., T/ 4, 470th Engr. Maint. Co., 5th Brigade, Glastonbury.
" The only country I was in overseas was France and I never saw any action there. My job was a machinist on everything from tanks and vehicles to planes. The experience I shall always remember is the one that takes place in an hour and that's when I sign my discharge papers."
Salowitz, Morris, T/ 5, 45th Hosp. Train, New Haven.
" The first day of the Battle of the Bulge turned out to be the worst day for me in 29 months overseas. I was on duty on a medical train from Belgium to Paris which was bombed and strafed the whole trip. We started at night and all along the way had to stop to pick up wounded railway bat­talion
men which had been hit during these attacks. When we neared Paris we learned the station that we were to pull in at had been hit with two bombs just a short while before. The Germans had expected to get General Eisenhower for his train was there, but instead they wrecked another hospital train and the rail- line."
Shvetz, Jacob S., Pfc, Co. A., 1265th Engr. Bn. ( Sep.), Hartford.
" Everything was pretty quiet when I landed in Europe. Our job was to close out railroad depots and just police up in gen­eral.
After the war we were assigned to the occupation forces. In Germany our forces seemed too busy having a good time and sweating out the boat to govern the Ger­mans
very thoroughly. It seems a shame that the world's best fighting men have proved to be the world's poorest occupation forces."
Silberman, Sidney, Pfc, 3801st Q. M. Truck Co., 3d Army, Stamford.
" Having a strafing attack in the middle of a poker game while you're holding a club flush is a rough deal in more ways than one. That's what happened to me near Gouvy in France one afternoon. We were having this card game outside our tent when a Jerry plane swooped in from out of nowheres and began to spread 20mm fire all over the area. Chips, cards and everything else went flying while we all hit the dirt. The only damage he did though was to hit a roundhouse about a hundred yards away."
Southard, Warren G., Pvt., Btry. C, 155th F. A. Bn., 36th Div., New Haven.
" To me Italy has the worst weather of any spot on the earth. No other climate can compare with its cold, wet, and dreary win­ters.
That was my opinion long before I was taken out of my outfit and put in a Rome hospital with pneumonia. As for combat, the worst I experienced was near Heilbronn in Germany when we crossed the Neckar River. The Germans kept up such stubborn resistance that we had to practically com­pletely
level the town before we could get across the river there. From the looks of the town now we did a pretty good job of it too."
Spadola, Ettore J., Sgt., 8lst F. A. Bn., Waterbury.
" The Jerries really got the jitters when we laid into them with our big 155s. At the
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Battle of the Bulge the 155s did a lot to slow them down when they thought they were on their way right back to the coast. At the Bulge we fired every possible round that we could without burning out the barrels of our guns. I was chief of a gun section and I was lucky enough to have my section come through without a single casualty."
Spencer, Marvin L., Cpl., 115th Bn., 3567th Q. M. Truck Co., South Norwalk.
" During the push up to Rome I was driv­ing
an empty truck back for another load of supplies when one of the front wheels hit a mine. The explosion damaged the truck but didn't knock it out. I was alone and the blast hurt my right ear and I was dumped to the ground, but outside of that I wasn't hurt. It happened while I was making my way over an open field. There were a lot of trucks around but we weren't moving in a line. I guess that is why it happened. Right afterward I was so scared that I was afraid to move around for fear I'd step on another mine."
Warner, Donald F., T/ 3, 62d Gen. Hosp., Middlebury.
" Twenty eight thousand patients in a 45- day period from the first of November until the middle of the Battle of the Bulge will give you some idea of what my hospital handled. That was because a lot of the hos­pitals
were overran by Germans and their patients evacuated back to us. I was a sur­gical
technician and as a member of an ad­vanced
surgical team was in on the Norm­andy
landing and also the Battle of the Bulge. We would move right into a combat area, set up a ten and operate with our patients on litters placed on horses. Of all the cases handled when I was around, and that's plenty, I only saw one lost."
Wheeler, George R., T/ 5, Hq. Btry., 2d Obsn. F. A., 7th Army, Hartford.
" We located enemy artillery position sec­onds
after they were fired by means of mi­crophones
that recorded the sound waves. The information was sent back to our bat­teries
who took over from there. The Ger­mans
captured some of our equipment at Kasserine pass so any secrecy attached to it was destroyed after that. We worked close enough to the infantry to convince me that is was the doughboys who won this war all right."
Williams, Richard H., Pfc, Co. C, 503d M. P. Bn., 3d Army, New Haven.
" The wildest drivers in all the world are in France. I don't think the French civilians have any rivals for being the craziest han­dlers
of motor cars. When we started giving them traffic signals they'd just blow their horns and keep speeding through. They had the idea that when they blew the horn that gave them the right of way over everything and everybody. When they just wouldn't obey signals we began shooting their tires, and after a time they calmed down at least a little bit. When I left France they had improved some, but they were still racing around in their old rattletraps, many of them burning charcoal and wood for fuel. If they always drove like that it's a wonder there are any pedestrians left alive anywhere in France."
WHAT IS A VET?
The State's legal definition of a World War II veteran follows:
" Any honorably discharged person who served in active military or naval forces on and after December 7, 1941, and prior to the date of the termination of hostilities as fixed by the United States Government inclusive, and provided any such person who was not a resident or resident alien of this state at the time of enlistment or induction into such service shall have re­sided
continuously in this state for at least two years."
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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, wile 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, ranks and addresses of Connecticut men discharged during the period, November 30 to December 2, 1945, from the official Group Rosters, Fort Devens Separation Center, Mass.
ALBANESE, Rocco A., S/ Sgt.
73 Woodward Ave., Waterbury ALBAUGH, Ralph W., Sgt.
629 Noble Ave., Bridgeport ALEXANDER, Peter J., T/ 4
819 Bank St., Waterbury ALFANO, Leon J., Cpl.
1497 Stanley St., New Britain ANDERSON, Axel A., T/ 4
Major Potter Rd., East Greenwich ANDERSON, Ernest L., Jr., T/ 4
45 George St., West Haven ANDREOLI, Theodore J., T/ 5
6 Burbank St., So. Norwalk ANDREWS, John H., Cpl.
Box 212, Clinton ANDRIANOS, Christos C., Pvt.
77 Manhattan St., Stamford ANGELL, George F., Pfc.
700 Silver Lane, East Hartford ANGER, Leo P., T/ 5
59 Fasten Parkway, Devon ARSZYLA, Henry J., T/ 4
103 Park Ter., Bridgeport ASKEW, Henry C., Pfc.
15 Harbor Ave., Norwalk AUGER, Walter E., Cpl.
293 William St., Bridgeport AVITABLE, Hubert P., Sgt.
522 Woodward Ave., New Haven AYERS, George A., Pfc.
23 Heath St., Hartford BACHYRYCZ, Frank J., T/ 5
15 Spring St., Danbury BAILEY, Gordon N., T/ 5
59 West Center St., Southington BALESTRINI, Luciano, T/ 3
Elm St., Noank BALLERINI, Orlando, T/ 5
412 Hollister Ave., Bridgeport BALLOU, Harry M., S/ Sgt.
Goodsell Rd., Branford BARLETTA, Charles C, Pfc.
61 Carlisle St., New Haven BARRON, Richard H., Pfc.
104 Russ St., Hartford BARRY, Arthur, T/ 5
209 Scofield Ave., Bridgeport BARTON, John A., T/ 5
6 Hillhouse Ave., Bridgeport BEACH, Willard K., T/ 4
118 Fairview Ave., Stratford BEAUDOIN, Aldor R., Pfc.
Ellington Rd., East Hartford BEEBE, John E., Pfc.
79 Hollister St., Manchester BEISIEGEL, Milton F., Pfc.
34 Homestead Ave., Hamden BELLISARIO, Emillo J., T/ 5
100 Bennett Ave., Waterbury BERNARD, Lionel, Pvt.
12 Perkins St., Winsted BIALY. Edward G., Pfc.
151 Hartford Ave., New Britain BIALY, Jack R., Pfc.
151 Hartford Ave., New Britain BIONDI, Louis J., S/ Sgt.
60 Hawkins St., Derby BLAIS, Hormidas J., Pfc.
109 Smith St., Putnam
BLAKELY, Warren L., Pfc.
22 Allen PL, Hartford
BLUE, Henry L., Pvt.
472 Shelton Ave., New Haven
BOGEN, John F., S/ Sgt.
121 Hurlburt St., New Haven
BOHAN, John P., S/ Sgt.
21 Cherry St., Danbury
BOLSON, Harry A., T/ 4
48 Park Ave., Milford
BONAIUTO, Victor J., Sgt.
545 Blue Hills Ave., Hartford
BORDUA, Robert E., Sgt.
67 Spring St., Rockville
BOSKELLO, James, Cpl.
26 Harold Ave., Greenwich
BOTTOMLY, James C , Jr., T/ Sgt.
Vine Rd., Stamford
BROKELSCHEN, Hugo G., Pvt.
558 Winthrop Ave., New Haven
BRONITSKY, Irving, T/ 5
962 Bank St., New London
BROUGHTON, John P., Pfc.
36 Ashcraft Rd., New London
BROWN, Maurice, Pfc.
1444 Summer St., Stamford
BRUCKER, Spencer D., Pfc.
21 Sandy PL, Collinsville
BUCCIARELLI, Dominic B., T/ 5
Weed Ave., Norwalk
BUDIN, Charles E., Jr., T/ 5
63 Clinton Ave., South Norwalk
BUFITHIS, Peter, Pvt.
12 Academy St., Norwalk
BURNES, William J., Sgt.
129 Washington Ave., West Haven
BURNS, Edward J., Jr., Pfc.
105 Garfield Ave., Danbury
CAMP, Lawrence C , Pfc.
RFD 3, Box 176- A, Bridgeport
CANALIA, Vergilla B., T/ 4
189 Lewis Ave., Meriden
CAPRISTO, James F., T/ 5
107 Sylvan Ave., Waterbury
CAPUTO, James A., S/ Sgt.
70 Beacon St., Norwalk
CAREY, Richard J., Cpl.
719 Washington Ave., Bridgeport
CARRANO, Michael, Pfc.
145 Lexington Ave., Bridgeport
CARTER, Gad L., Pvt.
193 Dixwell Ave., New Haven
CASE, Howard C , T/ Sgt.
Box 3, Canton
CASTIGLIONE, Frank B., Pfc.
90 Townsend Ave., New Haven
CAVALIERI, Pasquale, Sgt.
23 Hill St., Waterbury
CHEVERIER, Armand T., Cpl.
218 Windsor St., Hartford
CHUBAT, Anthony, T/ 5
73 New St., Seymour
CICCHETTI, John J., Pfc.
945 Baldwin St., Waterbury
CIKLIN, Julian, T/ 3
14 Dryden St., Stamford
CISERO, Raymond A., T/ 4
1320 Sylvan Ave., Bridgeport
CLANCY, Joseph R., 1st/ Sgt.
50 King St., Hartford
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CLARKE, Enoch M., Pvt.
54 Bristol St., New Haven CLODGOE, Leon G., T/ 4
RFD 4, Putnam CLOUTIER, Eli S., T/ 4
64 Mills St., Bristol CLYDE, Burton A., Pic.
120 Bond St., Hartford CMUCHOWSKI, Vincent A., Pfc.
14 Allen St., New Britain COLBOURN, Robert A., T/ 5
219 Lexington Ave., New Haven COLEMAN, Edward T., Sgt.
146 George St., Bridgeport COLEMAN, William G., Pvt.
145 Dixwell Ave., New Haven COLLIN, Laurier L., T/ 5
82 Norwich Ave., Taftville COLLINS, Ernest J., Sgt.
205 West Rock Ave., New Haven COLLINS, James, T/ 4
155 Butler St., New Haven COMPARONE, Louis W., T/ 5
330 East Rd., Bristol CONARD, Leo B., S/ Sgt.
33 Giles St., Waterbury CONNER, Walden B., Sgt.
153 Main St., Danbury CONRAD, Wayne B., Pfc.
625 Orange St., New Haven CONWAY, James H., S/ Sgt.
189 Connecticut Ave., Bridgeport COOK, William G., Pfc.
174 Park St., West Haven COSGROVE, Raymond J., Pfc.
413 Warren St., Bridgeport COSTANZO, Joseph L., T/ 5
102 Finney Lane, Stamford COUGHLIN, Angus A., T/ 5
11 Fairview Drive, Wethersfield COVIELLO, Paul V., Pfc.
158 Oak St., Waterbury COX, Amos P., Pvt.
41 Brook St., Hartford CRASILLI, Thomas J., Pfc.
72 Waters St., Derby CROCCO, Salvatore A., Pvt.
724 Bedford St., Stamford CRONOGUE, William H., Pfc.
116 Sheffield Ave., New Haven CUMMINGS, Eugene J. F., Pfc.
7 Heath St., Hartford CURATELLA, Albert J., T/ 5
67 Tokeneke Rd., Darien CYR, Normand D. T., Sgt.
677 South Main St., Waterbury CZAKO, Joseph, Jr., S/ Sgt.
16 Hughes St., Springdale DADDONA, Albert A., Pfc.
861 West Main St., Waterbury DAMICO, Philip J., Pfc.
90 Saugatuck Ave., Saugatuck DANAHY, Richard J., T/ 5
21 Kenyon Pl., East Hartford D'ANGELO, Anthony F., Sgt.
68 Avon Ave., Waterbury DANIELS, Leroy E., T/ 5
47 Colburn St., Ansonia DAPP, Frederick C, Pfc.
166 Hancock Ave., Bridgeport DASTON, Nicholas A., T/ 3
292 East Main St., Bridgeport DAVIS, Walter F., S/ Sgt.
149 Sisson Ave., Hartford DEANGELIS, John J., Sgt.
261 Chapman St., New Britain
DeBIASE, Edward B., T/ 5
159 Tremont Ave., Bridgeport DeFLAVIIS, Silvio D., T/ 4
16 Garden St., Meriden DEGO, Raymond A., Pfc.
6 Melrose Ave., East Norwalk DeLIBERO, Joseph A., Pfc.
89 Goodwin St., Bridgeport DeLORENZO, Angelo A., Pfc.
70 Circular Ave., Hamden DELORETO, Victor D. A., T/ 5
365 Franklin Ave., Hartford DelSOLE, Louis J., Pfc.
Ct. S, Marina Village, Bridgeport DeMARTIN, Mario G., T/ 5
36 Crescent St., Meriden DeMARTINO, Anthony N., T/ Sgt.
155 Hurd Ave., Bridgeport DENNEY, Ernest T., Jr., Pfc.
15 Hallock St., New Haven DEVER, William E., T/ Sgt.
125 Austin St., Bridgeport DiCIOCCIO, Samuel, Pfc.
543 Front St., Hartford DilULIO, Silvio L., Pvt.
1130 Madison Ave., Bridgeport DIMURO, Albert A., Pvt.
171 Stillwater Ave., Stamford DOMBROWSKI, Frank, T/ 5
62 Merriam St., Meriden DOMBROWSKI, Joseph A., Pfc.
1004 Silver St., Middletown DOMYAN, Steve L., T/ 4
Bridgeport DOUGLAS, Walter E., T/ 4
774 State St., New Haven DROZD, Frank C, Jr., T/ 3
152 Mt. Vernon Rd., Bristol DUBREUIL, Adelard, Cpl.
338 Church St., Putnam DUTKANICZ, Peter, Pfc.
31 Fernwood Rd., Hamden DYSON, Richard E., T/ 4
238 County St., New Haven EK, Carl R., T/ 5
Grandview Ter., Essex ELLIOTT, James R., Pvt.
54 Garden St., New Haven ERAMO, Louis, Sgt.
184 Frank St., New Haven ESPOSITO, Salvatore, Pfc.
207 Franklin St., New Haven EVANS, Richard W., Pfc.
1020 Hancock Ave., Bridgeport FALVEY, Edward J., T/ 5
80 Fairfield Ave., Hartford FEKETE, George, Pfc.
3 East St., Wallingford FELLOWS, Robert C, Cpl.
209 Mountain View Ave., Forestville FENTON, Henry B., Jr., T/ 3
23 Clairemont Ave., Norwich FERRADO, Samuel, Pfc.
606 Congress Ave., New Haven FEULNER, Andrew F., T/ 5
11 Cowing Ter., Glenbrook FIGLAR, George J., Pfc.
34 Huron St., Bridgeport FILICSKO, John A., Pfc.
339 Pearl St., Bridgeport FILL, Theodore J., Pfc.
East Hampton FINLAYSON, Douglas J., Pfc.
63 Maple Ave., Stamford FINLAYSON, George E., T/ 5
2775 Nichols Ave., Bridgeport
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FIRTZGES, Henry, Pfc.
76 West Clark St., West Haven FITZPATRICK, John J., Pfc.
107 Spruce St., Manchester FLETCHER, Ralph H., Jr., Pfc.
273 Adams St., Manchester FLINT, Thomas R., Pfc.
Lakeville FLYNN, Francis W., Pfc.
296 High St., Torrington FOLEY, Daniel F., S/ Sgt.
79 Spring St., Norwich FORAN, John J., Pfc.
13 Highland St., East Hartford FORTIER, Joseph A., Pfc.
153 Concord St., Bristol FOURNIER, Charles E., Sgt.
108 Babcock St., Hartford FOURNIER, John R., M/ Sgt.
155 Summer St., Meriden FRACCHIA, Giovanni A., S/ Sgt.
92 Wooster St., Bethel FREDERICK, James S., Pvt.
179 Chamberlin Highway, Meriden FRENCH, Milton K., Pfc.
Woodstock Valley GAGNE, Omer, T/ 5
71 Baldwin Ave., Waterbury GALLA, Stephen J., Pfc.
542 Putnam St., Bridgeport GALLAGHER, Henry J., S/ Sgt.
500 Westfield Ave., Bridgeport GALLO, Joseph J., T/ Sgt.
484 Franklin Ave., Hartford GANCHER, Elias, T/ 4
275 North Main St., Waterbury GANGLOFF, William E., Pfc.
1571 Thomaston Ave., Waterbury GARDINO, Carl A., T/ 5
181 West Main St., Milford GARDNER, Charles T., T/ 4
22 Meadowsend Rd., Milford GAUMOND, Francois L., Pfc.
RFD 4, Norwich GELINEAU, Godfrey A., T/ 3
236 Gurdon St., Bridgeport GEORGE, Charles V., Sgt.
26 King St., Bridgeport GEORGE, William, Pfc.
563 Wolcott St., Waterbury GERAGHTY, William, Pfc.
27 Hawthorne St., Stamford GERECHT, Charles A., T/ 5
Linden Ave., Noroton Heights GEVURTZ, Harold A., Cpl.
224 Lenox Ave., Bridgeport GIANNOTTI, Joseph, T/ 5
341 St. Johns St., New Haven GIBBS, Steven L., Cpl.
250 Derby Ave., Derby GIONFRIDDO, Sebastian T., Cpl.
189 Farm Hill Rd., Middletown GIPSTEIN, Joseph P., T/ 4
1102 Albany Ave., Hartford GLADOWSKI, Zigmond J., Cpl.
137 Burlington Ave., Bristol GLASER, Louis R., Pfc.
60 Thorniley St., New Britain GLOVER, Saul, Pfc.
258 West Main St., Stamford GOLD, Benjamin C, S/ Sgt.
Cream Hill, West Cornwall GOLDSTEIN, Ellie M., S/ Sgt.
1811 Asylum Ave., West Hartford GOODWIN, Malcolm A., T/ 5
RFD, Westbrook
GORECKI, Sigmond J., T/ 5
549 Strong St., East Haven GRABOWSKI, Michael L., T/ 5
398 Burritt St., New Britain GRANATEK, Edmund S., S/ Sgt.
83 Whitmore St., Hartford GRAVELINE, Camil H., Pfc.
1074 South Main St., Waterbury GREENBERG, Irving, Pvt.
141 Scranton St., New Haven GREENHOUSE, Milton S., T/ 3
81 Main St., West Haven GRELLA, Louis R., T/ 5
92 Congress Ave., Waterbury GRENIER, Ernest J., Pfc.
Box 269, North Grosvenordale GROSS, Frederick E., Pvt.
Box 495, Waterbury GROSS, William, T/ 3
433 French St., Bridgeport GUARINO, William, Pfc.
348 Orange St., New Haven GUASTAMACCHIA, Joseph, Cpl.
324 Boswell Ave., Norwich HAAS, Robert E., Pfc.
15 Grassy Plain St., Bethel HANNIGAN, Thomas M., Pfc.
735 Myrtle Ave., Bridgeport HANNING, Gerald F., M/ Sgt.
254 Davis St., Oakville HANSEN, Rudolph B., T/ Sgt.
Post Rd., Westport HART, Clifford C, Sgt.
2063 Barnum Ave., Stratford HART, Leroy J., Pfc.
14 North Spring St., Meriden HARTLEY, Richard W., Pfc.
113 North St., New Britain HARTWELL, Harold L., Pfc.
39 High St., Torrington HASSEL, John W., T/ 4
530 Main St., Oakville HAYES, Albert R., Pfc.
809 Hillside Court, Middletown HAYES, William F., Jr., T/ 5
114 Edwards St., New Haven HEIDRICH, Hugo C, Jr., Pfc.
Box 33, Broad Brook HEINING, Arthur D., Pfc.
23 Ward St., New Haven HENNESSY, Frank J., Pfc.
41 Staples St., Bridgeport HEROLD, Richard H., T/ 5
9 Woodland Ave., Stamford HICKS, Robert E., T/ 5
1393 Pembroke St., Bridgeport HINES, James J., T/ 5
108 South Vine St., Meriden HOFFENBERG, Sherman, Pfc.
258 Cedar St., New Haven HOPKO, George, Jr., T/ 4
Woodstock Valley HORYCZUN, Andrew J., T/ 4
126 State St., Stamford HOUGHTON, Roger W., Sgt.
RFD 2, Springdale HOUSTON, Philip K., Jr., Pvt.
New Canaan HROMJAK, Joseph A., Pfc.
260 Graham St., Stratford HUBBARD, John F., Pvt.
71 Ives St., Waterbury HULL, John W., Pfc.
284 Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield HURESKY, Joseph E., T/ 4
130 West Ave., Stratford
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JACOBELLI, Fred, Pvt.
194 Middle St., Bridgeport JASINSKI, Chester J., T/ 5
59 Spring St., Union City JEPPESEN, Russell N., T/ 4
RFD 8, Norwich JOBTANSKI, Steve J., Pfc.
33 Portman St., Torrington JOHNSON, Carl F., Pfc.
266 Brewster St., Bridgeport JOHNSON, Edward J., T/ 5
97 Commonwealth Ave., New Britain JOHNSON, Howard A., S/ Sgt.
145 West Center St., Manchester JUDICHAK, John J., T/ 5
554 Putnam St., Bridgeport JUREWICZ, Walter W., Pfc.
189 Lawlor St., New Britain KAMINSKI, Joseph J., T/ 5
335 Pratt St., Meriden KANE, Donald F., Sgt.
1 Linwood St., West Haven KARPINSKI, Stanley W., S/ Sgt.
5 Foster Court, Meriden KATZ, Irwin, Pfc.
East Haddam KEATING, William E., T/ 4
Tollgate Rd., Berlin KEHOE, Bernard F., T/ 5
151 Ellington Rd., East Hartford KENNEDY, Lester J., S/ Sgt.
79 Bristol St., Southington KENSLER, Russell W., Pfc.
32 Clinton Ave., Bridgeport KING, Harold C, T/ 5
Johns St., Clinton KISH, Andrew A., Jr., T/ 4
182 Hunyadi Ave., Fairfield KISH, Louis, Sgt.
RFD 1, Soundview Ave., South Norwalk KISH, Paul, T/ 5
466 Bostwick Ave., Bridgeport KLOC, Walter J., Pfc.
152 Scott St., Naugatuck KOETHER, Frederick E., Pfc.
411 Marina Village, Bridgeport KONOW, Henry M., Pfc.
North Franklin KOPACZEWSKI, Edward A., Pfc.
54 Caroline St., Bridgeport KOPEC, William B., Pfc.
54 Harbor St., Stamford KOTT, John, Pfc.
32 South St., Torrington KOUKOS, Harry, Pfc.
27 Orchard St., Danbury KOWALEWSKI, Stanislaus, Pfc.
121 Broad St., New Britain KRAVIS, Joseph M., T/ 5
450 Broad St., Windsor KRENZEL, Joseph W., Pfc.
Box 156, Russell Rd., Orange KUFEL, John M., Pfc.
19 Lawrence St., Hartford KUZINA, Richard H., Pfc.
85 Air Line Ave., Portland LACY, John H., T/ Sgt.
201 Maple Ave., Hartford LANGLEY, Raoul, T/ 5
5 Elton St., Waterbury LANZA, Louis A., Pfc.
76 Grandview Ave., Kensington LaPENTA, Rocco J., T/ 4
120 Martin St., Hartford LARROW, Richard L., T/ 5
86 New Britain Ave., Hartford
LARSON, Glenn F., Sgt.
176 Whiting Lane, West Hartford LATINA, Joseph, M/ Sgt.
196 Roxbury Rd., New Britain LAWRENCE, William K., T/ 4
New Canaan LAWTON, William T., T/ Sgt.
Whitwell St., Milford LAYMAN, Edward C, Pfc.
40 Spring St., Wallingford LAZOWSKI, Marion S., S/ Sgt.
60 West St., New London LAZZARIS, Harry A., T/ 5
26 Benton St., Stafford Springs LEADER, Jacob E., Pfc.
161 Howard St., New London LEARY, John G., Pfc.
31 Water St., Waterbury LEAS, James H., T/ 5
100 Brightwood Ave., Stratford LEASK, Haldane B., T/ Sgt.
133 Smedley Ave., Fairfield LEIPER, Francis E., T/ 5
Great Neck Rd., Waterford LEMONSKI, Frank W., Cpl.
39 McClintock Rd., New Britain LENZ, George E., T/ 5
28 Front Ave., West Haven LEONARD, James B., Cpl.
3 West Robinson Ave., Danbury LEPAK, Theodore J., T/ 4
241 Spring St., Meriden LESKO, Michael G., S/ Sgt.
154 Bond St., Bridgeport LEVASSEUR, Joseph M., T/ 5
89 West Main St., Meriden LEVENTHAL, Samuel, T/ 3
675 Madison Ave., Bridgeport LEWIS, Michael, Pfc.
Matianuck Ave., Windsor LEYDEN, George D., Pfc.
56 Lounsbury Ave., Waterbury LIND, William E., T/ 5
232 Lewiston Ave., Willimantic LONGO, Louis N., Pfc.
99 Shelley St., Waterbury LUCHETTI, Michael L., Cpl.
75 Main St., New Haven LUKA, Walter M., T/ Sgt.
17 Mechanic St., Hartford MacNAUGHTON, Charles, Pvt.
87 Whalley Ave., New Haven MAISAND, Thomas A., T/ 5
118 West Cedar St., South Norwalk MALE, Robert W., S/ Sgt.
118 Edward St., East Haven MANCINI, Domenic A., Sgt.
17 York St., Waterbury MANGUSI, John A., Cpl.
126 South Front St., New Haven MARGOLIS, Morris, Pfc.
128 Adams St., Hartford MARGUARD, Donald S., T/ 3
99 East Main St., Clinton MARINO, Charles P., Pfc.
165 South Main St., South Norwalk MARTIN, Edward J., T/ 4
130 East Liberty St., Waterbury MARTIN, Lawrence E., Pfc.
185 Preston St., Hartford MARTIN, Leroy F., Pfc.
150 Minor St., New Haven MARTIN, Manuel A., T/ 5
RFD 2, Bethel MARUT, Stanley J., Pfc.
8 Carpet St., Thompsonville
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MASAILO, William, S/ Sgt.
32 Park St., Meriden MASCOLA, Charles A., Sgt.
1242 Townsend Ave., New Haven MAVROGIANEW, John P., S/ Sgt.
79 Hemlock St., Bridgeport MAYOTTE, Ernest A., Pfc.
23 Mechanic St., Putnam MAZZARELLA, Ralph, T/ 4
39 Burr St., New Haven McAULIFFE, John J., T/ 4
46 Edgewood Ave., Springdale McCOY, John W., Pvt.
25 Center St., Hartford McCUNE, James P., T/ 4
748 North Main St., Norwich McDONALD, Arthur E., S/ Sgt.
53 Silver St., Middletown McDONALD, Francis H., Sgt.
31 Academy St., Danielson McINTYRE, Roland, Pfc.
601 Main St., East Haven McKEON, Lesdier R., T/ 4
135 Grand View Ter., Hartford McGUFFIN, Frank E., Cpl.
704 Steamboat Rd., Greenwich McMANUS, Richard P., M/ Sgt.
29 Fifth St., Stamford MEAD, Robert A., Pfc.
King St. Dist., Danbury MERRILL, Robert K., T/ 5
51 Guilford St., Hartford MICARI, Armand A., T/ 5
34 Kelly St., Bristol MILLER, George L., Sgt.
890 Main St., Oakville MILLETTE, Armond C, T/ 5
164 Babcock St., Hartford MIS, Thadeus J., Sgt.
Felbspar Ave., Beacon Falls MONTANO, Joseph L., S/ Sgt.
73 Cabot St., Hartford MONTARRO, Bruno J., T/ 5
760 Arctic St., Bridgeport MORIARTY, Kenneth W., Pfc.
267 Thames St., Groton MOTYL, Joseph F., Pfc.
Hendley St., Middletown MUCKENHOUPT, Joseph R., T/ 5
55 Balenforth Ave., Danbury MULKA, Anthony, T/ 5
Main St., Windsorville MULRONEY, John J., Pfc.
695 Iranistan Ave., Bridgeport MULVEY, James J., Pfc.
91 Woodin St., Hamden MURRAY, John J., Pfc.
39 Woodstock St., Hartford NAGY, James W., Pfc.
47 Elmwood Ave., Bridgeport NAGY, John, T/ 4
432 So. Main St., Wallingford NASHNER, Jules S., T/ 5
55 Adams St., Hartford NAYLOR, Edward J., Pfc.
16 Walnut St., Waterbury NEGRI, Rinaldo L., Pfc.
50 Ann St., New Haven NEWTH, Delbert J., T/ 4
RFD 2, Winsted NEWTON, Robert H., T/ 5
527 Wood Ave., Bridgeport NORTHROP, John E., Pfc.
287 Arctic St., Bridgeport NOSAL, Paul C, Pvt.
52 Loveland St., Middletown
NOWAKOWSKI, Bernard J., S/ Sgt.
24 Pulaski St., Norwalk NUCCI, Americo A., S/ Sgt.
48 Talcott St., New Britain OFFREDI, Arthur A., S/ Sgt.
RFD 1, Nut Plains O'HAZO, Walter J., S/ Sgt.
29 Union St., Terryville OLIVO, Henry J., T/ Sgt.
Stony Creek OREFICE, Nathan D., Pfc.
72 Willis St., Bristol O'SHAUGHNESSY, Francis J., T/ 5
115 Winthrop St., Torrington PACELLI, Pasquale J., Pvt.
Woodhouse Ave., Wallingford PAGANO, James V., T/ 5
102 Elm St., West Haven PARDA, Anthony T., T/ 5
13 Union St., Stamford PARK, Kenneth M., M/ Sgt.
Woodside Ave., East Norwalk PASTERNACK, Nick P., Sgt.
42 School St., Hartford PATTERSON, Richard E., Sgt.
29 Main St., Somers PAVLICK, Chester C, Pfc.
132 Elmcroft St., Stamford PECARARO, Joseph J., T/ 5
142 Franklin St., New Haven PELLIGRA, Ralph J., Pfc.
229 Lexington Ave., Bridgeport PETERSON, Albin F., T/ 3
62 Oakdale St., Wethersfield PIKOR, John J., Pfc.
25 South St., Wallingford PINARD, Alton H., Sgt.
Box 161, Woodbury PISTEY, Alexander T., Cpl.
73 Pennsylvania Ave., Bridgeport PIVIROTTO, Guiodo, T/ 5
Box 64, West Cheshire PLACCHINO, Pasquale, T/ 5
448 Main St., Wethersfield PLISKA, Stanley F., Pfc.
96 Gold St., New Britain POCCIA, Frederick B., Pfc.
Hollow Tree Ridge Rd., Noroton Heights POITRAS, Bernard L., T/ 4
61 School St., Danielson POMPEI, James S., T/ 5
20 American St., Waterbury POPLAWSKI, John A., T/ 5
175 Crystal Ave., New London PORTEOUS, Norman W., Pfc.
226 West Ave., Stratford PREMINI, Domenic, Pfc.
25 Summer St., Waterbury PROULX, Odilon M., Pfc.
160 High St., New Britain PRUNIER, Raymond A., Pfc.
122 Arbor Drive, Southport PUGLISI, Thomas G., Pfc.
297 Garden St., Hartford PUSKAS, John J., Pfc.
75 Lexington Ave., South Norwalk QUATTRO, Guido, T/ 5
37 Garden St., Hartford QUINN, John T., Pvt.
63 Lincoln Ave., Danbury QUORANTO, Joseph A., T/ 4
117 Gilman St., Hartford RACCIO, George, Sgt.
21 Parmelee Ave., New Haven RACKLIFFE, Robert L., Sgt.
118 Kensington Ave., New Britain
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RAKIEC, Tony K., T/ 5
Tuthill St., West Haven RE, Nicholas, Pfc.
7 Olean St., South Norwalk REBUCCI, Paul I., Cpl.
2839 Dixwell Ave., Hamden REED, Vernon S., T/ 4
Hickory St., Suffield REGAN, William J., Cpl.
5 Redfield St., New Haven REYNOLDS, Richard G., S/ Sgt.
Franklin St., RFD 1, Box 153, Danielson RHODES, Elton H., S/ Sgt.
84 Forest St., Hartford RICE, Gerald J., T/ Sgt.
164 Adelaide St., Hartford RICHARD, Robert L., Pfc.
545 Imperial Ave., Westport RISLEY, Horace R., Pfc.
33 Gardner St., Manchester RITCH, Walter I., S/ Sgt.
Booth Pl, Greenwich RIVARD, Alphee A., T/ 5
16 Jencks St., East Hartford RODMAN, Ernest G., T/ 4
Hartford Rd., Oakdale RODRIGUEZ, William M., Cpl.
Box 60, Lebanon ROELOFS, Henry E., T/ 5
52 Jar don St., Torrington ROFFLER, Robert W., Pfc.
50 Vine Hill Rd., Elmwood ROHACIK, George, Pfc.
34 St. Johns Place, Stamford ROOT, Stearns B., 1st/ Sgt.
49 Ocean Ave., West Haven ROSA, Carl R., Sgt.
366 Circular Ave., Waterbury ROSSETTI, James L., Sgt.
Railroad Ave., Unionville RUBINOWSKI, Edwin G., T/ 5
538 North Main St., Bristol RUSSO, Frank J., Pfc.
302 North Colony St., Wallingford RYDER, Joseph H., Pfc.
83 Smith St., West Haven SABALEFSK, Julius J., T/ 4
Riverside St., Portland SABATINO, Anthony S., T/ 5
545 East St., New Haven SABEIKA, Alexander, Cpl.
37 Lawrence St., Hartford SABLOWSKI, Charles A., S/ Sgt.
313 Central Ave., Norwich SACCUZZO, Santo R., Pfc.
26 Market St., Hartford ST. JOHN, Allen M., T/ 5
75 Woodruff Ave., Thomaston ST. PIERRE, James R., T/ 4
Marlboro Rd., Glastonbury SALONIA, Concetta J., Cpl.
Newfield St., Middletown SALOWITZ, Morris, T/ 5
50 Dayton St., New Haven SARNOWSKI, Andrew P., T/ 5
17 Clark St., Willimantic SCHLEGEL, Robert C, Pfc.
560 Hope St., Springdale SCULLY, Martin H., T/ 5
85 Middlefield St., Middletown SEGER, Ignatius, Pfc.
31 Barbour St., Hartford SERINO, Albert, T/ Sgt.
595 Chapel St., New Haven SHARON, Richard F., T/ Sgt.
282 Sound Beach Ave., Old Greenwich SHOOR, Creighton, S/ Sgt.
200 Brace Rd., West Hartford
SHVETZ, Jacob S., Pfc.
11 Seyms St., Hartford SIEMENSKI, Joseph T., Pfc,
64 Spring St., Union City SIKSAY, Arthur R., T/ 4
267 Willow St., Bridgeport SILBERMAN, Sidney, Pfc.
79 Mayflower Ave., Stamford SILLIMAN, John E., T/ 4
949 Windsor Ave., Windsor SILUK, Michael, Pfc.
Glasgo SIMKO, Robert W., Pfc.
98 Longhill Ave., Shelton SIMMONS, John S., Jr., Pfc.
Botsford SIMON, Alfred A., Pfc.
105 Fiske St., Bridgeport SKRZYPIEC, Adam A., Pfc.
166 French St., Torrington SLUTSKY, Edward, T/ Sgt.
17 Asylum St., New Haven SMEIDER, John, T/ 4
12 Valley View Ave., Derby SMEY, Steve J., Pfc.
1154 Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield SMITH, Andrew G., Jr., Sgt.
210 Sawmill Rd., West Haven SOKOL, John, Sgt.
105 Twiss St., Meriden SOKOLOWSKY, Henry J., T/ 5
459 Main St., New London SOLIANI, Raymond R., S/ Sgt.
187 Hillside Ave., Torrington SOLTES, Alexander A., T/ 5
RFD 2, Box 456, Shelton SOUTHARD, Warren G., Pvt.
133 Howe St., New Haven SPADOLA, Ettore J., Sgt.
77 East Forest St., Waterbury SPENCER, Marvin L., Cpl.
14 Wood St., South Norwalk STAMBERGER, John C, T/ 4
386 Atlantic St., Stamford STANLEY, Enoch H., Cpl.
52 Dickerman St., New Haven STASKY, George J., T/ 5
57 Church St., Newington STELZEL, Leonard P., T/ 5
15 Grandview Ave., Danbury STERPKA, Paul, Pvt.
30 Winthrop St., Torrington STOKES, John E., Pfc.
30 Suffield St., Hartford SUSKI, William P., Pfc.
23 Cherry St., Bridgeport SWANSON, Frank P., T/ 5
Bantam SWIDERSKI, Joseph W., Pfc.
2 Sycamore St., East Norwalk SZALAPSKI, Eugene T., Cpl.
163 Church St., Bristol TABAKA, Stanley J., T/ 5
120 Center St., Shelton TAYLOR, William M., Pvt.
13 Front Ave., West Haven TEFFT, James E., Pfc.
Box 11, Oakdale THIEDE, Edward F., T/ 5
347 Center St., Wallingford THOMSON, James C, T/ 3
165 Fountain St., New Haven TIERNAN, Joseph P., Pfc.
54 Buckingham PL, Bridgeport TIERNEY, Paul R., Sgt.
14 Humiston St., Hamden TOASO, Paul A., Jr., T/ 4
585 Pine St., Bridgeport TOBIN, Clarence C, S/ Sgt.
74 Wall St., Waterbury TOMAN, Joseph M., Cpl.
19 St. Lawrence St., Manchester TOMANIO, Joseph, Pvt.
45 Osborne St., Danbury TOMKO, Peter P., Pfc.
17 Ferry Hill St., Shelton TOMPKINS, Kenneth R., Pic.
79 Eaton St., Stratford TOTH, William S., T/ Sgt.
Apt. 503, Bldg. 34, Marina Village, Bridgeport TRACY, John W., Pfc.
72 Oakwood Ave., West Hartford TULKA, Joseph J., Sgt.
586 East Main St., Norwich TURNER, David L., Pfc.
16 Homestead Ave., Hartford TURNEY, Julian W., T/ 4
Box 216, Bantam TUROSKY, Joseph J., T/ 5
59 Padanaram Rd., Danbury TURRO, Joseph F., Pfc.
24 Summit St., Derby TYSZKIEWICZ, Joseph P., Pfc.
3 High St., New Milford UCCIFERRI, George A., Pfc.
19 Greenwood Hill, Stamford URBANSKI, John F., T/ Sgt.
1238 State St., New Haven URICCHIO, William A., Pfc.
54 Congress St., Hartford UTKEWICZ, Boleslaw J., T/ 5
77 North St., Willimantic VENTI, Joseph, Pfc.
6 Walsh Ave., Newington VILLANO, Angelo J., T/ 5
98 James St., New Haven VINGIANO, Frederick B., T/ 4
314 Lombard St., New Haven VOGEL, Albert, Pfc.
33 Jefferson Ave., Danbury VOLLONO, Vincent, Sgt.
17 Gilbert St., New Haven VOLTO, John J., T/ 5
37 Grove St., Ansonia WALESKY, Walter J., Pfc.
19 Galvin St., Waterbury WALSH, Thomas F., S/ Sgt.
49 Burke St., Ansonia WALZ, Erwin J., Pfc.
59 Francis St., East Hartford WARNER, Donald F., T/ 3
Munson Rd., Wolcott WEDZUNAS, Edward S., Cpl.
68 Hill Ave., Waterbury WENZEL, Frank A., Pfc.
17 Kennedy St., Hartford WERNER, Clarence H., T/ 5
749 Connecticut Boulevard, East Hartford WHEELER, George R., T/ 5
162 Linnmoore St., Hartford WHITE, Blair R., Sgt.
109 Pearl St., Thompsonville WHITEHILL, Stanley A., T/ Sgt.
Lake St., Litchfield WIELICZKA, Kasmier J., Pfc.
16 Nye St., Rockville WILLARD, Robert W., T/ 5
107 Burr Rd., Bridgeport WILLIAMS, Richard H., Pfc.
280 Whalley Ave., New Haven WILSON, Walter L., T/ 5
Bloomfield Ave., Windsor WINDLER, Charles, Pfc.
18 Chase Park Ave., Waterbury
WOLKOVITZ, Abraham, Pfc.
150 Edgewood Ave., New Haven WOLPER, Sidney, Pfc.
c/ o Cohen, 51 1/ 2 Willard St., Hartford WOZNICKI, Peter J., T/ 3
Box 197- A, Route 3, Bridgeport WRIGHT, Alfred F., Pfc.
478 Park Ave., East Hartford YAMIN, Emil G., T/ 5
16 Davis St., Danbury YANKE, Richard, Pfc.
97 Vance St., New Britain YORK, Robert A., S/ Sgt.
576 Woodtick Rd., Waterbury ZACHARCZYK, Charles J., S/ Sgt.
455 Main St., Danbury ZAINE, Anthony N., Pfc.
10 Avon St., Hartford ZAMICHIEI, Attilio A., Pfc.
117 West Main St., Stafford Springs ZARNOWSKI, Raymond, T/ 5
Saw Mill Rd., West Haven ZAVORITIS, Gus D., Pfc.
558 Eastern Point, Groton ZAZACZKOWSKI, Edward, Pvt.
214 Franklin St., New Haven ZENUH, Rudolph F., Pfc.
Walnut St., Southington ZEPPI, Gene P., T/ 5
77 Ash St., Bridgeport ZIHALA, John J., Pfc.
977 Noble Ave., Bridgeport ZINGUS, George, Pfc.
28 Pearl St., New London ZUBROWSKI, Joseph J., T/ 5
4 Hill St., Jewett City ZURAW, Michael T., T/ 4
669 Broad St., Hartford
CONNECTICUT VETERANS COMMEMORATIVE BOOKLET
Vol. VIII Dec. 2, 1945 No. 15
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., Raymond J. Fitzpatrick, Hugh W. McCoy and John L. Caillouette. The cover illustration of the S. S. Frederick Victory is from the New York Daily News.
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