Connecticut veterans commemorative booklet. Vol. 8, no. 16. Connecticut men of the United States Army, demobilization, Fort Devens, Massachusetts. December 2 to 3, 1945

              CONNECTICUT MEN
of the United States Army
Demobilization, Fort Devens, Massachusetts
December 2 to 3, 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.
Adams, John J., Pfc, 1426th A. A. F. Base Unit, A. T. C, Manchester.
" I was with my outfit at Cornwall, Eng­land,
for a while and then at Hanau in Ger­many
for several months. Germany is the best country I have seen over there except for the war damage which really wrecked the town of Hanau. The civilians look well- fed enough because in addition to the regu­lar
rations given out by the military gov­ernment,
they manage to secure rations from the GIs. Naturally when the authorities come around to weigh them and look over their physical condition they look healthy enough. They never would on the rations alone though. It wouldn't be bad either if the soldiers would go easy on the fraterniza­tion.
It's becoming too thick over there."
Alderman, Clifford W., Jr., Sgt., Hq., 48th Air Sv. Sq., New Britain.
" At mail call the boys would listen to me without any argument because I was mail clerk as well as supply sergeant. That was the big moment every day, when the mail was handed out. Letters from Connecticut would usually arrive at Puerto Rico within three days; sometimes they came in just two days. We had a good recreational set- up there, with a nice theater, swimming, and a golf course right at hand. I managed to get in a lot of golf, but I'll be glad to get back to playing the courses at Stanley Park and Rockledge."
Anthony, Paul, Pvt., 1408th Base Unit, A. T. C, Bridgeport.
" It cost the Germans a lot of planes every time they came over to bomb our base just
outside of London and that happened al­most
every night for a while. Sometimes they'd get a number of our planes on the ground, but most of the damage was con­fined
to the runways. I flew two uneventful missions as a tail gunner on a B- 17 and the only thing that bothered me was a strained finger on the firing controls. They took me off that when the cold and high altitude ruined my eardrum. I'll take Bridgeport to any part of England."
Ballaro, Anthony J., Cpl., Hq., 48th Air Sv. Grp., Norwich.
" There's just one good main highway at Puerto Rico— a military road about 90 miles long. The rest of the roads are narrow and often twisting. As a truck driver I got to see just about every place on the island and there is some beautiful scenery there. I didn't go for fishing but I did a lot of swimming, mostly in two pools that we had."
Baron, John S., T/ 5, Sv. Co., 306th Inf., 77th Div., Middletown.
" Ernie Pyle was killed just 200 yards from where I was standing on Ie Shima. I was watching him a few seconds before that machine gun bullet pierced his head. The bullets from the Nip guns were thick during those hours. They were coming all around me, even between my legs a couple of times. My buddy nearby got it, but I was too lucky. During that time I was busy bring­ing
up ammo by hand to form a dump for the regiment. I heard the fellows begin shouting, it seemed all of them at once, ' Ernie got hit, Ernie got hit!' And when I looked over again he was on the ground."
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Cararbe, Roosevelt, T/ 5, Q. M. Sec, Army Hq., Puerto Rico, Bridgeport.
" You've heard about the Army's rotation system? Well, they rotated me from the North Pole to the Equator. I did two years with a quartermaster outfit at Anchorage, Alaska, where we supplied Fort Richardson and the 11th Air Force. Then I was trans­ferred
down to the other end of the world, first to French Guiana for three months, after that to Puerto Rico. Instead of issuing winter equipment, I found myself giving out tropical supplies down there. From furs I went to those tropical helmets."
Cavrell, Ira A., Sgt., 63d Air Sv. Sq., Hartford.
" My job was the maintenance and repair of aviation instruments and equipment, in­cluding
automatic pilots, bomb sights, and so on. After completing a repair job I had to test it in flight, so I had to be absolutely sure that the work was done right. I also had to supervise equipment which was listed as secret or confidential. I picked up one big accomplishment down there in the tropics — I learned to rhumba."
Clancy, Francis J., T/ 5, 28th Gen. Hosp., Bridgeport.
" German buzz bombs scored two hits on our hospital when we were at Liege, Bel­gium.
The first one hit the day after Christ­mas,
1944, killing two prisoners of war and wounding 32 Americans. We didn't have any casualties when the second one hit the hos­pital.
I was a ward master, and handled a lot of German prisoners as patients. Many of them were Luftwaffe men and airborne troops, who had been landed in an attempt to free all Nazi PWs from the stockades at Liege. We were at Liege ten months and handled the evacuation of more than 30,000 casualties, many of them from the Battle of the Bulge."
Cohen, Benjamin, S/ Sgt., 22d Tp. Carr., 5th Air Force, New Britain.
" Life in the Army for me was more quiet than for most. I stayed for 18 months in a ten mile radius of our base at New Guinea where nothing happened— at least where I was. The thing that bothered me most was the mud and rain. Every so often I'd get a chance to go to Australia on DS. But that was about all. My duties consisted in serv­icing
the troop- carrying planes."
Danahy, Raymond F., T/ Sgt., 548th Air Sv. Sq., East Hartford.
" At Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico, we worked at one of the largest air terminals in the world. Sometimes as many as 150 planes a day would come in, heading for all parts of the world. It was also an overseas training base for B- 29 crews, who worked out there before going to the Pacific. The main runway is one of the longest anywhere ; it was a mile and a half long. Then they added still more to it and it's now over 10,000 feet long. Our nearest liberty town was San Juan, which was 90 miles away, but we managed to get in there fairly often, making the trip by plane."
Deschenes, Paul J., Sgt., 79th Airborne Sq., 5th Air Force, Killingly.
" Last Thanksgiving eve I was on duty in the tower at the big airfield at Morotai in the Moluccas group. The Japs picked that time to give us one of the worst pastings from the air I'd ever seen. They came over in droves and as soon as they saw the fires they set they kept coming all through the night. Since none of our planes were in the air at the time I hauled out of the tower and lowered myself into a foxhole. The shells were dropping close to me on either side, but in a foxhole you have to have either a direct hit or a pretty close one to have trouble. So I made out okay, but in the course of the night I saw 35 of our big Lib­erators
knocked out. And when they went, they went big. Each of them had just been loaded and was ready for a big mission. So
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The Governor At Devens— Gov. Raymond E. Baldwin, ( center right), accompanied by Brigadier- General William C. Crane, ( center left), commanding officer of the Separa­tion
Center, pictured with a group of Connecticut Men at Fort Devens, December 3, 1945, during the course of an official tour of the Center by the Governor.
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when they got hit everything went! When morning came the Japs quit, and the mis­sion
was carried out even though delayed. The 35 planes that were knocked out were just a drop in the bucket; we had so many there."
Donnelly, James T., Cpl., 63d Air Sv. Sq., Bridgeport.
" After two and a half years in Puerto Rico, it was really something to run into a typical New England snowstorm at the end of our train trip up from New Orleans. The boys from Connecticut got a big kick out of it after complaining about the heat all the time down there. I probably won't like the snow after a while but right now it looks good to me."
Dortch, James E., Pfc, 324th Q. M. Truck Co., 6th Army, New Haven.
" I went from the Fiji Islands to Japan, but my worst minutes were in Munda in New Georgia in May of ' 43. I was in a fox­hole
when a bomb landed not ten feet away. The explosion blew in the roof and we were all but buried in the debris. None of us got a mark and there were five others in the hole with me. Driving my truck I was caught many times in bombings and straf ¬ ings but I always managed to find cover nearby and quickly. But that time was too close to suit me. If that bomb had been any closer, I might have lost my life."
Dun, Arnold J., T/ 4, 1st Hosp. Train, Danbury.
" We had a fully equipped hospital on wheels, and went all over England and then right across Europe into Germany. In the surgical cars we even had facilities for per­forming
all kinds of major operations. I was chief clerk aboard the hospital train and handled all Army administration. In Eng­land
we traveled 18,000 miles and took care of 12,000 patients. On the continent we totaled 44,000 miles and handled 37,000 pa­tients.
Before coming back to the U. S., I
worked at the office of the Chief Surgeon in Paris, helping assemble the tons of records from which the full history of Army medi­cine
in the European theater will be taken. It'll probably be several years before the history is completed, but it should make ex­citing
reading."
Dwyer, Walter M., Sgt., 4th Tac. Ren. Sq., New Haven.
" The weather at Puerto Rico could have been worse. The temperature averaged 78 degrees all the year round. I was an aviation mechanic and engineer and got a chance to fly to South America several times, visiting Colombia and other places. I also saw prac­tically
all the islands in the Caribbean. All in all, it wasn't exactly the worst duty in the world."
Farber, Louis, Pfc, Btry. B., 5l8th A. A. A., Bridgeport.
" Maybe with a war on it wasn't to mys­terious,
but someone took a shot at me from a distance, and I've never been able to figure out who- done- it. I was sitting on my bunk in a bamboo hut- like barracks. It was in the evening, sometime in April of 1944. I bent over to pull off my shoe and just as I did a bullet whizzed past my head and lodged in a bamboo post beside me. If I had not moved just exactly when I did, I would have gotten the shot right through the brain. There weren't supposed to be any snipers around and I had no enemies. In fact, I didn't even hear the shot. I was going to save the piece of bamboo with the bullet in it, but I never bothered. I was lucky enough to have moved when I did."
Fiore, John M., T/ 5, 28th Gen. Hosp., Thompsonville.
" My closest call came one night while having a glass of beer in Liege at one of the local pubs. It was December 16th of last year, I shall always remember that date. This pub was down in the cellar, and when I heard the buzz bomb stop overhead and
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knew it was coming down, I just sort of froze stiff from fright. It made a direct hit on the building and demolished the whole top part of the building above the cellar. Bricks, dirt, plaster and woodwork fell all over the room I was in, but, except for some cuts and shock, I came out all right. I've be­lieved
in miracles ever since that night too."
Grier, Sanford C, S/ Sgt., 530th Q. M. Bn., Waterbury.
" After starting in Africa, I went through Italy and France and then was sent to the Pacific. I was one of the comparatively few men to serve in both theaters like that. I was a spearhead in the Salerno invasion and then I made the beachhead at Anzio and I fought at Cassino. It took me 48 days to go direct by ship through the canal to Manila. Our unit got a citation for all that and I nearly got drowned making the beach at South France. But outside of that, my experiences weren't unusual."
Haddad, Frederick, S/ Sgt., 141st A. A. C. S. Sq., Waterbury.
" It was a tough spot to be in and a perfect target for a sniper. Thank God he missed. I was about 110 feet up in the air on top of a headquarters antenna stringing up a wire. There was nothing between me and the hard ground but a rope. From the distance I heard a rifle crack and I heard a bullet whine right past me. It came so close I al­most
felt the breeze. ' A sniper,' I thought, and it was. Down I slid on that rope so fast I burned my hands. I never was so glad to be on terra firma in my life."
Hummel, Otto F., T/ 4, Hq. Sq., Far East Air Sv. Commd., Seymour.
" As a radio and radar operator in our out­fit,
I was one of the first ones that knew when an air raid was coming. The worst one as far as I was concerned came in June last year while we were on Biak Island. A single Jap plane came over around twelve at night and dropped two bombs right smack in the
middle of our area. One landed 50 feet from my foxhole with an explosion that kept me shaking for two hours after it was all over."
Kaplan, David, T/ 5, 7th Regt., 1st Cavalry Div., Meriden.
" I went from the frying pan to the fire, so to speak, but I came out uncooked. On Leyte, October 23, 1944, a Nip bomb landed not more than 50 feet from where I was bringing up ammo and I made a dive for a nearby hole. I lay there for a second think­ing
what a break that hole was where it was when I began looking around me. I found myself in a Jap cache full of red hot live Jap detonation caps— the kind that go off at a hair's touch! The moment was more than embarrassing— it was frightening. But I sweated it out for about a half an hour until the shells stopped falling in that area. All the time I thought the concussions or some other jar might set off the whole works and leave me up in the air."
Kelleher, Russell D., Pvt., Btry. A., 22 7th Searchlight Bn., 6th Army, Watertown.
" On Goodenough Island in March 1944 when the Japs infiltrated, or tried to, was the time I was most scared. I was on a 50mm machine gun guarding a radar set- up located there, one night about two A. M. The Japs sneaked up pretty close to us before we heard them. When they fired their rifles I was able to locate where some of them were by the flashes and then just sprayed in that direction. Those are the times when you are glad you have a machine gun and can cover an area even though you can't see anyone in particular. None of them broke through, but I found some dead ones in front of me the next morning that weren't too damn far away."
Maietta, Frank H., Cpl., Btry. C, Searchlight Bn., 227th A. A. A., Meriden.
" While I was on my way through the jungle of New Guinea with a detail to fix a
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break in a communication wire, a band of Japs suddenly ran out of the underbrush and began firing at us. The range was close, and before we could jump into position to return the fire those Nips had vanished as quickly as they had appeared. The incident set us all on edge. So the entire time that we were in the jungle repairing the wires we were constantly on the alert lest they'd come back again."
Mierzejewski, Michael, Pfc, Co. C, 20th Inf. Bn., 10th Armd. Div., West Haven.
" My outfit had the roughest times at Ardennes and during the Rhineland cam­paign.
March 5, 1945 was my toughest day in particular. I was getting a ride on the back of a half- track that was among the vehicles spearheading a drive. As we came into the town of Trier in Germany, a shell struck the front of the half- track and I was knocked off. There was very little left of the half- track and I was sent to the hospital with concussion and internal injuries."
Moynihan, Richard W., Sgt., Btry. A., 304th F. A., 77th Div., East Hartford.
" During the last three days before Jap resistance cracked on Okinawa my artillery battery had an unusual experience. We were faced with a Jap breakthrough in a sugar cane patch too close to us for the big guns to be effective. The break came at about
0200 so we waited until morning's light and then with small arms knocked off 50 of them and captured one. We also got five nurses. All of them were pretty well scared. But we fed them breakfast and the lone- male pris­oner
offered us his wrist watch. The nurses offered nothing; they just huddled in a bunch scared of our every move. At any rate it was the first time in a long time that an artillery outfit used small arms so effec­tively."
Mozzi, Paul U., T/ 5, 28th Gen. Hosp., Stratford.
" The picture that night in our theater in Liege, Belgium, was Betty Grable in Pin- Up Girl. Just about in the middle of it, this buzz bomb hit and exploded about 40 yards from the theater and the concussion and fall­ing
masonry had every GI in the place, in­cluding
yours truly, hitting the floor and trying to make himself appear as small as possible beneath the benches. After the initial excitement had cooled down, every­one
rushed out to help pull out the people caught in the falling debris. Nobody cared to see the rest of the movie that night, Betty Grable in it or not."
Pardo, George S., Cpl., 1415th A. A. F. B. U., A. T. C., Norwich.
" Stationed in Sweden with the A. T. C., I wore civilian clothes all the time. In fact, it was compulsory. I was lodged in a swell modern apartment suite and life there wasn't too bad at all. To tell the truth, it was good. I even made a few trips to other countries, and I was one of the first guests at the Fin­nish
Embassy after the United States re­sumed
diplomatic ties with that country; it was the same day. I happened to be there with some of the fellows delivering parcels and was invited because I was one of the few Americans around."
Pelligrinelli, Alfred L., Sgt., 552d A. A. A. Bn., 78th Div., Hartford.
" We had a rough time during the first crossing of the Rhine at the Remagen Bridge, but ours was the first complete ack- ack outfit to make a crossing there. There were some very heavy air attacks, and we got a good bag of them. They gave me the Bronze Star for work as gun section leader during enemy air attacks at Remagen. We downed 49 Nazi planes and had 16 prob­ables.
Our biggest day was on New Year's in ' 45 when we shot down 14 out of 15 planes in a formation that came in after us."
Petrosino, Anthony M., S/ Sgt., 4th Tac Ren. Sq., New Haven.
" It seems to me that almost every race in the world must be represented on those islands in the Caribbean and off South America. I landed on all of them, from Havana down to South America, and I saw many a strange sight. We did mapping and aerial photography, and I flew as an aerial engineer. Even from one island to another, there are great differences in physical char­acteristics
among the natives."
Pirhala, Rudolph, Pfc, 28th Gen. Hosp., Bridgeport.
" It was pretty rough for us about a week after the German push which started the Battle of the Bulge. Our hospital was lo­cated
only 14 miles away at the time and we were on the alert for three days to be ready
to move at any moment if they broke through any further. We were supposed to leave all our stuff too in case we took off. Fortunately, things never got that bad for us. One night during a buzz bomb attack I had gone to a movie. When the bomb hit in our area and exploded, killing and wounding a lot of our personnel, we all rushed from the theater to help. I found a captain completely buried with only his arm protruding, but when we got him out he was okay except for cuts and shock. It was a lucky thing for me that I had gone to the movie for our barracks and particularly my own bunk was a mass of wreckage from the explosion."
Plante, Arthur F., Pfc, 501st Bn., M. P. Corps, Jewett City.
" I went from cold duty to hot. After spending 18 months up in the Aleutians, I was assigned to MP duty down at Puerto Rico. It was a big change, but I didn't mind it too much. The Aleutians are about the worst place I ever heard of, with the weather making it mighty miserable. I was a projec­tionist
up there and got my big excitement when some new movies came in for me to show. We even had some world premieres up there, such pictures as ' Rhapsody in Blue' and ' Marriage Is A Private Affair.' I left one reminder of Connecticut in the Aleu­tians—
on the island of Amchitka I named one of the streets Connecticut Avenue."
Rolya, Michael G., Cpl., 27th A. D. G., 5th Air Force, New Britain.
" What I recall about my two weeks in Tokyo was that it was flat. Our B- 29s did a good job there. All the time I was there I didn't do much because everything was so confused. After a while I was sent to a new replacement center where it was pretty rough. The accommodations were inade­quate
for all the men but that was because the place was so new. From there I was sent to the States and was on my way out of the Army."
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Roseman, Lawrence W., T/ 5, Co. A., 821st Avn. Engr. Bn., Kent.
" Going into Leyte on D plus four gave me my most exciting experience. It was at night and I was on our LST helping to unload. When the alert came I was down below and ordered to stay there, so I just had to sweat out what was going on above. With all the guns on the ship firing and the noise above, it was kind of a terrifying experience to be kept in the dark. Too, I didn't like all the ammunition stored around me. One of the Jap planes made a direct hit on another LST four ships down from ours, but the effect was just as bad for me as though it had been our ship that was hit."
Sacco, Joseph, Sgt., 63d Air Sv. Sq., New Haven.
" Supplies, parts and all kinds of items for air units went through our outfit, going to Europe, Africa, South America and a lot of way- stations. I was depot supply clerk and had to keep track of the stuff as it went out. On the social side, I learned several new dances at Puerto Rico— the bolero, rhumba and some others. Dancing gave us a lot of fun."
Schlageter, Max H., T/ 5, 176th Sig. Rpr. Depot ( Sep.), Moosup.
" The gloomiest day of my Army service was Christmas Day of 1943. We were on the ship at San Francisco waiting to pull out and everyone was pretty much down in the dumps. It took 78 days on the water to get to Australia. I never liked that country but liked New Guinea less. We didn't have any Japs to fight but we had plenty of fighting to do every day in trying to ward off all the diseases prevalent around that area. It's been 40 months since I last saw this part of the world and it looks mighty wonderful, even with all the snow."
Socha, Andrew M., T/ 4, 28th Gen. Hosp., Bridgeport.
" Working in the operating room of our hospital, I was always plenty busy after a buzz bomb attack, which were darn frequent when we were located at Liege. Several times we worked on our own personnel when one of these bombs would drop too close to our area. I remember one night when one hit only 30 yards away from the main section of the building. I worked in the operating room four straight hours, all on our own men. It was rough trying to sleep at nights with those things coming over every few hours. You either went a little batty or else had to shrug it off with the old stock phrase about not worrying until one has your name on it and then you can't do anything about it anyway."
Sorvillo, Fred J., T/ 5, Btry. C, Search­light
Bn., 227th A. A. A., Torrington.
" It was raining like hell and all night long I was in a foxhole. That was D- Night to me on New Guinea. We were in a forward position in our foxhole and were supposed to have a phone connection to the CP, but the Japs crept up with grenades and knocked out our communication line. Their grenades came close to us, too but we didn't get hit."
Sullivan, John P., Pfc, 807th M. P. Co., New Haven.
" Tropical policeman— that was my job. We did police work of all kinds, operating from Fort Read, Trinidad, British West In­dies.
The natives working on government projects there liked to take home ' souv­enirs'
of all kinds, and we had to keep close tabs on them to prevent thefts of all kinds. We were plenty busy at the time of rede­ployment,
as thousands of troops were com­ing
through. I did one three- month trick down at French Guiana. I didn't get out to Devil's Island, but I did see some of the convicts and they were sad- looking sights. They were even worse looking than the na­tives,
which is going a long way." Sweeney, Joseph J., Sgt., 330th Trans. Sq., West Hartford.
" Our outfit brought freight, mail and pas­sengers
to every island, which had an air­strip
between Miami and French Guiana. After a big hurricane this fall, the little island of Caicos, which is largely under water, was completely cut off, and things were so bad there that we had to fly them in a supply of fresh water. There are big salt beds there and the British get most of their salt from there. I was an aircrewman and got around to see all the islands down in that part of the world."
Szozda, Joseph E., Pfc, 28th Gen. Hosp., Bloomfield.
" It was in Liege, Belgium, that I almost got it one night from a buzz bomb. I had just swung my ambulance around to pick up some patients at the hospital entrance when it hit about 30 yards away. I didn't hear it until the explosion and then I was picked up and thrown out the door of the ambulance and landed 15 feet away. It had dropped in the Admissions Section and de­stroyed
50 per cent of the building. Guess I was pretty lucky to get away with just a few lacerations."
Wawrzynowicz, Charles, T/ 5, 28th Gen. Hosp., Norwich.
" My job in the hospital was in the psycho ward and during those buzz bomb attacks it was a pretty rough deal to keep order. Some of the men would hit the floor and others would jump up and run out. When the bombs would start to whistle, you knew they were going to land close and I've been around twice when I've heard that whistle. It's one thing I never want to hear the rest of my life."
Whitman, Raymond F., S/ Sgt., 90th Ord. Co., Tank Maint., 6th Army, West Haven.
" Keeping tanks running while in action proved to be a pretty risky job at times. I
was chief of the section that maintained the electrical apparatus on tanks and often we made repairs while under fire. I went in along with my outfit when the 37th Divi­sion
landed at Lingayen Gulf and followed right along with them to Manila. One day while repairing a tank in the hilly section of that country a sniper took a couple of pot shots at me which interrupted my work a little more than somewhat. It was necessary to keep right on working though and all the while I prayed that he was a bum shot or had run out of ammunition. Something must have happened to him for he didn't fire again."
Zeoli, Michael A., Pfc, 6th Med. Depot Co., Hamden.
" England is by far the best country I have been in since being overseas. Probably I am prejudiced for now I have a wife and child over there. I met her at a dance one night in a small town called Burton- On- The- Trent. A year later we were married, in January 1944. Just as soon as I can, I am going to get them over here because I'm sure they'll like Connecticut."
CONNECTICUT AT WAR Official figures on the number of Con­necticut
men in the armed services during World War II are as yet unavailable. The best estimate, from the State Selective Service Headquarters, is 250,000, the same source reports 182,162 men from Connecticut were drafted prior to V- J Day
The estimate on the total number indicates that an additional 70,000 Connecticut men were members of the Connecticut National Guard, were commissioned from civilian life, or volunteered for the various branches of the armed services.
Official Navy figures as of June 30, 1945, list 61,915 Connecticut men serving in the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.
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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, December 2 to 3, 1945. from the official Group Rosters, Fort Devens Separation Center, Mass.
ADAMS, John J., Pfc.
112 Maple St., Manchester ALDERMAN, Clifford W., Jr., Sgt.
33 Sunrise Ave., New Britain ANDREWS, Charles R., T/ 5
Chamberlin Highway, Kensington ANTONIADES, Michael, Pfc.
414 Atlantic Ave., Stamford ANTHONY, Paul, Pvt.
417 South Ave., Bridgeport ARABIK, Theodore J., Pfc.
6 Ashland St., Jewett City ARNOLD, Julius, Pfc.
RFD 1, Newtown ARTIKIS, Andrew L., T/ 5
Box 42, Morris ARTLEY, Arnold, Sgt.
1272 State St.. New Haven ATHAN, Harry, Sgt.
4 Drome Ave., Stratford BACON, Robert E., T/ 4
18 Willard St., Wethersfield BAILLERGON, Herman A., Sgt.
483 Boswell Ave., Norwich BAKUTIS, Peter B., Pvt.
140 Bradley Ave., Waterbury BALLARO, Anthony J., Cpl.
81 North St., Norwich BARNETT, Rowland F., Pfc.
758 Orchard St., New Haven BARON, John S., T/ 5
79 Boston Road, Middletown BATEMAN, Joseph B., Pfc.
RFD 1, Danbury BELLEMARE, William R., Cpl.
24 Cherry St., Waterbury BEPKO, William A., Cpl.
545 Shelton St., Bridgeport BERGGREN, Norman G., Cpl.
149 Deer Hill Ave., Danbury BERGMAN, Gustave J., Pfc.
83 Dunham St., Norwich BERMAN, Sterling M., Pfc.
1085 Wood Ave., Bridgeport BERRIS, Dionysios G., Pfc.
29 Winter St., Danielson BERTRAND, Raymond R., Sgt.
151 Aldrich Ave., Moosup BIELOT, Joseph J., Pfc.
10 West St., Deep River BLEU, Leroy T., Pfc.
40 Campfield Road, Manchester BLAKESLEE, Charles R., Pfc.
117 Hartford Ave., Newington BOGACKI, Joseph F., T/ 5
32 Madison St., Hartford BOGDANOFF, Sherman, Pfc.
40 Baldwin St., New Haven BOGUE, Robert Y., S/ Sgt.
88 Cedar Hill Ave., New Haven BOLAND, Stephen R., S/ Sgt.
27 Ashland St., Manchester BONESI, Joseph L., T/ 5
74 Charles St., Bridgeport BOONE, Daniel E., T/ 4
446 Atlantic St., West Haven BORISCHEWSKY, John, Sgt.
19 Lenox St., Hartford BOWE, Eugene F., Cpl.
276 East Middle Turnpike, Manchester
BOYLE, Clinton J., T/ 4
15 East Chapel St., East Hartford BRACCI, Raymond A., T/ Sgt.
Main St., Noank BREITMAN, Saul H., Sgt.
124 Adams St., Hartford BROWN, Alan F., Pfc.
58 Fairmount Ter., Bridgeport BRUNO, Joseph A., T/ 5
77 Walnut St. Ext., Waterbury BRYLL, Chester A., Pfc.
516 Wolcott Ave., Wilson BUCHS, Roland M., T/ 3
281 Bradley Ave., Waterbury BUCKLER, John J., Pvt.
86 Woodbine St., Torrington BUNNELL, Gordon F., T/ Sgt.
28 Prospect Pl., East haven BURNS, David C, Pfc.
92 Welton St., New Haven BUSHNELL, Bertram L., 1st/ Sgt.
552 Winthrop Ave., New Haven BUTKUS, August A., Pvt.
68 Arch St., Naugatuck CAHILL, Robert T., T/ Sgt.
28 Chatham St., Hartford CALSTEIN, David, T/ 5
14 1/ 2 Lester St., Ansonia CANDIDO, Joseph, T/ 5
335 Grand Ave., New Haven CANNARELLA, Jack, Cpl.
320 Franklin Ave., Hartford CANNON, William J., Pfc.
95 Spring St., Hartford CARARBE, Roosevelt, T/ 5
46 Fulton St., Bridgeport CARDONE, Mario, Pfc.
303 West Water St., New Haven CASALE, William J., Pfc.
838 Mill Plain Rd., Fairfield CARISSIMI, Julius N., Sgt.
298 Willow St., Waterbury CARROLL, John F., Pfc.
292 Baldwin St., Waterbury CASIMIRO, Thomas P., Sgt.
1235 North Ave., Bridgeport CASTALDO, Anthony S., Cpl.
47 Goodsell St., Bridgeport CAVALLARO, James J., T/ 5
604 Orange St., New Haven CAVRELL, Ira A., Sgt.
851 Wethersfield Ave., Hartford CHARRON, Raymond J., Pfc.
44 Waterville St., Waterbury CHARTIER, George E., Cpl.
39 Third St., Derby CHEVALLIER, Marvis F., T/ 5
40 Elm St., Stonington CHIRICO, Charles, Pfc.
85 Hill St., North Haven CHROSTOWSKI, Chester S., Sgt.
88 Center St., Ansonia CHURCH, Earle W., Sgt.
Riverton CIRIELLO, Philip R., Pfc.
13 Lawrence St., Waterbury CIRILLO, Frank J., Pfc.
24 Gilbert St., Derby CISCUOLO, Andrew M., Pfc.
375 Ferry St., New Haven
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CIVITELLI, Vincent J., Cpl.
34 Bradley Ave., Hamden CLANCY, Francis J., T/ 5
1259 Park Ave., Bridgeport CLARK, Richard C, Cpl.
Griffin St., Simsbury CLARK, Russell E., T/ 4
67 Lake PL, New Haven CLEMENT, Arthur J., Pfc.
7 Union St., Waterbury CLIFFORD, Thomas P., Sgt.
47 North Spring St., Ansonia CLOCK, Henry C, Pfc.
148 Post Road, Darien CODRARO, John D., T/ 5
19 Winchester St., Hartford COHEN, Benjamin, S/ Sgt.
192 Fairview St., New Britain COHEN, Morton M., T/ 5
51 Kensington St., New Haven COHN, Morris, Cpl.
95 Fairmount St., Hartford COLLINS, David N., S/ Sgt.
Hazardville CONNOR, John J., T/ 4
80 Thames St., Norwich CONROY, Francis J., Pfc.
161 Johnson St., Middletown CORTINA, Lino, Pvt.
69 Commercial St., Bridgeport COSTELLO, John E., Pfc.
248 Carroll Ave., Bridgeport COTE, Matthew P., Sgt.
Main St., Hazardville COX, Kenyon A., Pfc.
75 Harriet St., Bridgeport COYETTE, Phillip L., Pfc.
RFD 3, Fairfield COYLE, Joseph P., S/ Sgt.
93 Oberlin Road, Hamden CRAYNE, William, Jr., Cpl.
4 View St., Greenwich CREAGAN, William D., S/ Sgt.
242 Alden Ave., New Haven CRESCENZO, Frederick G., Pfc.
35 Saltonstall Ave., New Haven CROWLEY, James M., Cpl.
22 Cottage Green, Thompsonville CUMMINGS, John M., Sgt.
114 Sound View Ter., New Haven CURTIN, Robert S., S/ Sgt.
393 Campfield Ave., Hartford CWEKLINSKI, Frank W., Pfc.
13 Railroad Ave., Beacon Falls DAGENAIS, Joseph J., Pfc.
283 Wethersfield Ave., Hartford DAIGNEAULT, Raymond, Sgt.
80 Lebanon Ave., Willimantic DAMATO, Sirio S., S/ Sgt.
292 Garden St., Hartford DAMICO, John J., Cpl.
332 Congress Ave., Waterbury DANAHY, Raymond F., T/ Sgt.
142 Hills St., East Hartford D'ANGELO, Bartolo J., T/ 5
24 Pleasant St., Thompsonville DARROW, Jack D., Pvt.
37 Foster St., Manchester DATTILO, Tony, T/ 5
29 Bunnell St., Bridgeport DAVELUY, Leo J., Pfc.
194 Echo Lake Rd., Watertown DAVIES, Harry J., T/ 5
RFD 1, Seymour DAVIS, Henry E., Cpl.
Northford
DAVIS, Joseph R., Pfc.
37 High St., Stafford Springs DAVIS, Perry, T/ 5
39 Hill St., New London DeANGELIS, John M., T/ 4
62 Ashford St., Hartford DeANGELIS, Rocco F., T/ 3
62 Ashford St., Hartford DeGENNARO, Peter R., T/ 5
9 Farren Ave., New Haven DELIO, Alfred V., T/ 5
Jones St., New Canaan DEMSICK, Charles, T/ 4
146 Central Ave., Bridgeport DEMUTH, Armand D., T/ 5
Box 185, Wauregan DEMYAN, John M., Pfc.
530 Jane St., Bridgeport DeNANDIS, Clarence D., S/ Sgt.
c/ o Postmaster, New Haven DESCHENES, Paul J., Sgt.
RFD 1, Killingly DESFOSES, Francis X., Pfc.
7 Hamilton Ct., Hartford DeVITO, John, T/ 5
35 Walnut St., Waterbury DEW, Frederick P., T/ 5
110 Railroad St., Thomaston DICKINSON, David S., Sgt.
125 Cottage St., Meriden DiMAURO, Anthony, T/ 5
11 Addison St., Hartford DINGWELL, Burton, Jr., S/ Sgt.
31 Tremont St., Meriden DISTASIO, Michael, T/ 5
103 Portsea St., New Haven DIXON, Handy, T/ 4
200 Harvard Ave., Stamford DODGE, Wilbur E., T/ 5
956 Asylum Ave., Hartford DOEL, Gilbert H., T/ 4
15 Wooster St., Seymour DOLAN, John F., Sgt.
16 Benjamin St., Norwich DONNELLEY, Edward D., Pfc.
Hayestown Rd., Danbury DONNELLY, Eugene F., T/ 5
972 West Main St., Waterbury DONNELLY, James T., Cpl.
52 Franklin St., Bridgeport DORTCH, James E., Pfc.
35 Fair St., New Haven DREZEK, Edward, Cpl.
Farmington Rd., Avon DRUMMOND, James C, Pvt.
526 Howard Ave., New Haven DUN, Arnold J., T/ 4
11 South Well Ave., Danbury DUPRE, Paul H., T/ 5
Box 27, South Woodstock DWYER, Walter M., Sgt.
27 Gibbs St., New Haven DYMARCZYK, Walter B., Cpl.
84 Overlook St., New Haven DYMERSKI, Frank P., Pfc.
168 Crystal Ave., New London EASTWOOD, Charles E., Sgt.
Ellington EIKE, William L., Pfc.
45 Highview Ave., Springdale ELDRED, William, T/ 5
Quinnipiac Ave., North Haven ENGLISH, L. Z., Cpl.
48 Webster St., New Haven ERBA, Ralph, T/ Sgt.
238 Wooster St., New Haven
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ERRICHETTI, Philip A., T/ 5
335 Frank St., Bridgeport EWACHIK, Chester J., Pic.
75 Division St., Ansonia FAIOLA, Guido J., Pfc.
135 Gilman St., Hartford FARBER, Louis, Pfc.
229 Logan St., Bridgeport FARGO, Harold J., Pfc.
Clifton St., RFD 2, New London FARR, John E., Jr., S/ Sgt.
62 Locust St., New Britain FAVREAU, Charles A., Pfc.
69 Pleasant St., Danbury FAZZINO, Joseph V., Cpl.
Northwest Main St., Ivoryton FELLETTER, Raymond I., Jr., Pfc.
50 Crown St., Hartford FERNANDES, Anthony J., Pfc.
54 Liberty St., New Haven FERRARO, Anthony, Pfc.
644 Washington Ave., New Haven FERRIS, Richard J., Pfc.
Lost Acres Rd., North Granby FESTA, Alexander J., 1st/ Sgt.
914 Congress Ave., New Haven FIELDING, John B., S/ Sgt.
1460 Wood Ave., Bridgeport FILLATTI, Robert F., T/ 5
310 Franklin Ave., Hartford FIORE, John M., T/ 5
113 Windsor St., Thompsonville FISHER, John C, Cpl.
Main St., Box 27, Southbury FISHER, Martin, T/ 5
24 Pomfret St., Hartford FLANNERY, John P., T/ Sgt.
457 Beechwood Ave., Bridgeport FOOTE, Leland, T/ 5
22 Martin St., Hartford FORD, Thomas L., Pfc.
79 Maple St., New Haven FORTE, Albert J., Pfc.
39 Jones Ave., Bridgeport FORTIN, Joseph A., Jr., Pfc.
46 Spring Hill Ave., Norwalk FOSTER, Jesse C, Jr., Pfc.
556 Bank St., New London FRANKLIN, Stuart W., S/ Sgt.
17 Charles St., Putnam FRANSON, Harold J., T/ 4
34 Clay St., South Norwalk FRANZ, Francis D., Sgt.
Main St., South Coventry FREDERICKS, Edward H., T/ Sgt.
1597 Redding Rd., Fairfield FREIMAN, Harold, T/ 5
139 Magnolia St., Hartford FUMIATTI, Peter J., S/ Sgt.
552 New Park Ave., West Hartford FUOCO, Salvatore S., Pfc.
181 Charles St., Waterbury FURBUSH, Winston W., T/ 4
Benson Rd., Bethel GABRIEL, Paul J., Pfc.
263 Logan St., Bridgeport GAGLIARDI, Philip J., Pfc.
372 Norton St., New Haven GALLIGAN, James E., Sgt.
203 Campbell Ave., West Haven GARDINER, William H., T/ 5
22 Keeney Ave., West Hartford GARGANO, Frank, Pfc.
191 Wooster St., New Haven GARNEAU, Lester E., Sgt.
42 Bushnell St., Hartford
GARNER, James W., T/ 5
134 Porter St., Watertown GASPER, Frank, Pfc.
c/ o Agnes, Sargeant St. ( Rear), Hartford GEURRANDENO, Joseph T., T/ 5
4 Lafayette St., Thompsonville GIANNATASIO, Carmine J., Pfc.
103 1/ 2 Prospect St., Winsted GILBERT, Bennett N., Sgt.
14 Church St., Plainville GILBERT, Henry S., Sgt.
1155 Main St., Glastonbury GILBERT, Wesley J., Cpl.
Box 51, New Preston GILBERT, William J., Pvt.
406 Kelsey Ave., West Haven GINISE, Sam A., T/ 5
256 West Broad St., Stamford GOGGIN, James W., T/ 5
21 Kenyon PL, East Hartford GOLD, Alfred I., Cpl.
33 East Raymond St., Hartford GOLD, Benjamin M., S/ Sgt.
105 Elm St., Rocky Hill GOLDEMEN, William M., Sgt.
268 Iranistan Ave., Bridgeport GOLDEN, Merrill S., M/ Sgt.
29 Bank St., New Milford GOLEMBESKI, Anthony R., Pvt.
241 North Main St., Norwich GOODCHILD, James A., T/ 5
24 Sixth St., Ansonia GORALSKI, Edmund J., T/ 5
646 Park St., Hartford GORMAN, Andrew J., Cpl.
85 Larrabee St., East Hartford GORMAN, Edward P., T/ 5
Route 1, Stepney Depot, Monroe GOSS, Leonard, T/ Sgt.
19 Glen St., New Haven GOTTLIEB, Everett J., T/ 4
361 Willow St., Waterbury GOULIS, Stephen, T/ 3
121 Boswell Ave., Norwich GRABOWSKI, John, Pfc.
712 South Pacific St., Stamford GRAY, John S., T/ 4
98 Jefferson St., Hartford GREENBERG, Bennett, Pfc.
155 Andover St., Hartfcrd GREGORY, Aaron B., Pvt.
114 Naugatuck Ave., Milford GRILLO, Richard V., T/ 5
300 Willow St., Bridgeport GRIECO, Jerry D., T/ 5
144 Oak St., Waterbury GRENIER, Roland P., S/ Sgt.
132 Porter St., Watertown GRIER, Sanford C, S/ Sgt.
28 Hawkins St., Waterbury GROCKI, Joseph M., Pfc.
RFD 2, Farmington GUANDALINI, Warren, Cpl.
State St., North Haven GUGLIELMO, Angelo A., T/ 4
339 Oak St., Waterbury GYURICSKO, William, Pfc.
288 Bostwick Ave., Bridgeport HADDAD, Frederick, S/ Sgt.
261 Beecher Ave., Waterbury HALL, James A., Jr., Sgt.
Pleasant Valley HAMERSLOUGH, Philip H., S/ Sgt.
93 Steele Rd., West Hartford HARRIS, Harvey E., S/ Sgt.
763 George St., New Haven
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HEATH, Rudolph V., Pfc.
36 Charles St., New Haven HECKLINGER, Gustave E., Cpl.
778 Congress Ave., New Haven HEINLEIN, George F., Pfc.
1 Sunnyside Ave., Stamford HELT, Albert, Sgt.
774 Torringrord Ave., Torrington HENNESSEY, Harold J., Jr., T/ 5
RFD 2, Southbury HIGGINS, Stephen T., T/ 5
86 Raymond St., New London HILLS, Kenneth L., Pfc.
Saybrook HILTON, John T., T/ 5
22 Butler Ave., Bridgeport HOMINIK, Anthony, Cpl.
85 Albion St., Bridgeport HOPKINS, Luther E., Pfc.
399 East St., New Haven HORELICK, William A., T/ 5
9 Brewer St., New London HOWE, Franklin A., Sgt.
16 Kohler St., East Hartford HRUBY, Paul E., T/ 4
226 Peace St., Stratford HUMMEL, Otto F., T/ 4
13 North St., Seymour HURT, Silas, Pfc.
353 Jefferson St., Bridgeport HURWITZ, Harry W., T/ 4
1070 Broad St., Meriden IMHOFF, William B., Jr., S/ Sgt.
20 Elizabeth St., Springdale IMPELLITTERI, Frank P., Pfc.
133 Center St., Bridgeport ISKIYAN, George E., T/ 4
64 Spring Hill Rd., Norwalk JABS, Rudolph H., T/ 4
18 Willoughby St., Bristol JACKSON, John F., S/ Sgt.
139 Woodstock Ave., Putnam JARISH, Edward, Pfc.
166 Collins St., Hartford JARMOSIK, Michael, T/ 4
36 Forest Ct., Torrington JESPERSEN, Donald R., Pfc.
169 Jerome Ave., Bristol JOHNSON, Albert A., T/ 4
235 Woodtick Rd., Waterbury JOHNSON, Brody, T/ 5
141 Englewood Ave., West Hartford JOHNSON, Ernest H., T/ 5
Russell Ave., Plainville JOHNSON, Jerome L., S/ Sgt.
640 Winthrop Ave., New Haven JONES, James J., Pfc.
5 North Court, New Haven KABLESH, John S., Pfc.
75 High St., Bristol KACPRZYNSKI, Stanley F., T/ 5
115 North Orchard St., Wallingford KALABOUKAS, Arthur, Pfc.
23 Girard Ave., Hartford KALACH, John, Sgt.
13 Robinson St., Waterbury KAPLAN, David, T/ 5
33 Britannia St., Meriden KAROL, Stanley J., Pfc.
75 Broad St., Ansonia KELLEHER, Russell D., Pvt.
Lake Winnamaug Rd., Watertown KELLY, Henry W., Pfc.
662 Broad St., Bridgeport KERENSKY, John, Jr., Pfc.
66 Willow St., Bridgeport KLIMEK, Joseph A., Sgt.
62 Highland Park, Thompsonville
KLONOSKI, Frank P., Sgt.
Box 64, Simsbury KOGUT, Louis R., Pfc.
19 Mill St., Meriden KOGUT, Stanley V., Pfc.
Yale Ave., Meriden KONDZIOLKA, Walter C, S/ Sgt
314 Farmington Ave., Bristol KOSOBIECKI, Lad W., T/ 5
11 William St., New Haven KOTOWSKI, Walter A., S/ Sgt.
Moose Hill, Guilford KOVACH, Andrew, Jr., Pfc.
1 Old Post Road, Greenwich KOZLOWSKI, Charles J., Pfc.
169 Hodge Ave., Ansonia KOZLOWSKI, John J., Pfc.
South Main St., Simsbury KREMSKI, Henry J., Sgt.
41 Beach Ave., Terryville KRON, Michael, Pfc.
3 Seymour St., New Britain KRUPINSKI, Henry T., Pfc.
23 Greenville Station, Norwich KUNDRAT, George T., Sgt.
46 Starr Ave., Danbury KUZARO, Walter F., T/ 4
Box 44, Moodus LaFONTAINE, William C, Pfc.
Quarry Lane, Meriden LAKOWSKY, Walter, T/ 4
Box 187, Uncasville LaMONICA, Dominic J., Sgt.
43 Belmont Drive, West Hartford LaROCK, Ernest W., Pvt.
266 Pratt St., Meriden LARNER, Robert C, T/ 5
57 West Barber St., Wilson LARSON, Stigerik W., Pfc.
160 Fox St., Bridgeport LAURENCEL, Jean R., T/ 4
84 Washington St., Norwich LENZ, Henry C, Pfc.
16 Greenway St., Springdale LESKOVSKY, Paul J., Pvt.
602 Nichols Ave., Stratford LIEFELD, Erwin T., T/ 5
32 Kensington St., New Haven LIEFF, Louis, Cpl.
31 Sedgewick St., Bridgeport LINNEY, William R., S/ Sgt.
116 Laurel PL, Bridgeport LIVERIS, Nicholas H., Pfc.
10 Crescent St., Glenbrook LOOK, Marvin J., T/ Sgt.
86 Fairview Ave., Stratford LORENTI, John, Pfc.
32 Tresser Ave., Stamford LUNDE, Milton E., Sgt.
12 Graham Ave., West Haven LUNDGREN, Osborn H., Sgt.
RFD 3, Box 224, Bridgeport MAIETTA, Frank H., Cpl.
211 Curtiss St., Meriden MAIN, William, Sgt.
58 Sutton Drive, Stamford MAIORANI, Nicholas A., S/ Sgt.
608 New Britain Ave., Newington MAKUCH, Peter P., Pfc.
78 Main St., Danielson MALESKY, John J., T/ 5
85 Spring St., Union City MALINOWSKY, Henry C, T/ 3
Oakdale MALKOWSKI, John J., Pfc.
71 Saltonstall Ave., New Haven MANBAK, John, Jr., T/ 5
80 Willington Ave., Stafford Springs MANGINO, Daniel, Pfc.
35 Mapleton St., Hartford MANSFELD, Kenneth B., T/ 5
128 South Colony St., Wallingford MARAN, Rubin M., Pfc.
54 Burton St., Waterbury MARCEAU, Albert A., T/ 5
Pleasant Valley Rd., RFD Box 4, East MARRA, Biagio A., Pfc.
191 Davenport Ave., New Haven MARSEGLIA, Frank A., Cpl.
130 Clarence St., Bridgeport MARTONE, Charles M., Sgt.
658 East Main St., Waterbury MASCIA, James J., Pfc.
23 Knapp St., South Norwalk MASCOLA, Andrew F., Pvt.
1317 Corbin Ave., New Britain MATTHEWS, Raymond J., S/ Sgt.
36 Edwin St., Bridgeport MAXWELL, Charles C, T/ 5
Lower Main St., Watertown MAZALAS, Anthony P., T/ 3
115 Babcock St., Hartford McINTOSH, John H., Pfc.
119 Dewey St., Stratford McMAHON, Charles F., T/ 5
469 Ferry St., New Haven McRAN, John F., T/ 5
99 Maple St., Norwich MEANY, William M., Sgt.
32 South St., Hartford MEDNICK, Bernard, Pvt.
331 Bishop St., Waterbury MERIGHI, James C, Cpl.
2391 Whitney Ave., Hamden MEZZI, Andrew J., Sgt.
1 Dudley Ave., Wallingford MICHAUD, Emile A., Sgt.
109 Adams St., Hartford MIERZEJEWSKI, Michael, Pfc.
47 Gilbert St., West Haven MILANO, Frederick A., Pvt.
123 River St., Waterbury MILLER, George E., Pvt.
307 Jane St., Bridgeport MILLS, Harrison J., Sgt.
Leonard Mills, Thompson MILOT, Roger P., Sgt.
20 Pythian Ave., Watertown MIRFIELD, John E., Pfc.
30 Beacon St., Waterbury MISKEY, Abraham, T/ 5
144 Willow St., Waterbury MONGILLO, John P., T/ 5
157 Greenwood St., New Haven MONTERIO, Manuel V., Pfc.
168 Curtis St., New Britain MONTGOMERY, Everett, S/ Sgt.
39 Mahl Ave., Hartford MOORE, James, Jr., Sgt.
26 North Court St., New Haven MORENO, Jack, T/ Sgt.
77 South Main St., Naugatuck MOYNIHAN, Richard W., Sgt.
57 King St., East Hartford MOZZI, Paul U., T/ 5
265 Soundview Ave., Stratford MULLIGAN, William E., Pvt.
551 Main St., Ansonia MULLINS, Thomas E., Pfc.
821 Bank St., Waterbury MURPHY, Daniel T., T/ 4
73 Bassett St., New Haven MURPHY, Olin W., Jr., Sgt. 86 French St., Watertown
MURPHY, William T., Cpl.
Pine Meadow NAZZARO, Benjamin M., Pfc.
26 Dante PL, Hamden NELSON, Olof V., T/ 3
Farmingville Rd., Ridgefield NEVELOFF, Bernard L., T/ 3
24 Maple St., New Haven NIMS, Alfred, Pfc. Hartford 405 Main St., Bridgeport NIROSKY, Theodore E., Pvt.
75 Kelsey St., New Britain NOLAN, Herbert G., Pfc.
196 Broad St., Windsor OLUSIK, Stephen, Pvt.
44 Spring Hill Rd., Norwalk OTTENBRETT, John P., Jr., T/ 4
156 Exchange St., New Haven PALMER, John P., S/ Sgt.
125 Congress Ave., Meriden PALOCHICK, John, T/ 5
Box 59, Georgetown PANICO, Paul P., S/ Sgt.
532 Main St., East Haven PANZA, Joseph C, T/ 4
Boston Post Rd., Riverside PARDO, George S., Cpl.
RFD 4, Hunters Rd., Norwich PASCUCILLA, Joseph M., T/ 5
266 Wallace St., New Haven PASQUINO, Arnold, Sgt.
39 Albert PL, Waterbury PASSARO, Angelo U., S/ Sgt.
27 Cherry St., Stamford PATRIZZ, Anthony C, T/ 4
365 Harriet St., Bridgeport PAUL, William E., Pfc.
57 Jubilee St., New Britain PAULOVSKE, Edward N., T/ 5
44 Olive St., New Haven PAUMI, Joseph, Jr., Pfc.
499 Pembroke St., Bridgeport PAUSHTER, Benjamin, Pfc.
686 Capitol Ave., Bridgeport PELLIGRINELLI, Alfred L., Sgt.
445 Barbour St., Hartford PELOSO, Elmer J., Pfc.
Box 782, New Canaan PENNELLA, William R., T/ Sgt.
439 West Putnam Ave., Greenwich PERKOWSKI, Stanley I., T/ 4
36 Mechanic St., Norwich PETERSON, George R., M/ Sgt.
Skiff St., North Haven PETREMONT, Robert J., Pfc.
104 Springdale St., Milford PETROSINO, Anthony M., S/ Sgt.
1488 Quinnipiac Ave., New Haven PETRUCCI, Anthony C, Pfc.
26 Redfield St., New Haven PHILLIPS, William E., Pfc.
12 Martin St., Thompsonville PIAZZA, Francis E., Sgt.
23 Allen PL, New Haven PICCIRILLO, Joseph, Cpl.
209 Putnam St., New Haven PIECHOWSKI, William J., Pfc.
121 Summit St., Norwich PIERCE, George T., T/ Sgt.
134 Riverside St., Oakville PIRHALA, Rudolph, Pfc.
1095 Reservoir Ave., Bridgeport PIROG, Joseph S., T/ 5
62 Rockledge Drive, Bristol PISCITELLI, Clement N., S/ Sgt.
893 Dixwell Ave., Hamden PLANTE, Arthur F., Pfc.
29 Talcott Ave., Jewett City PLUCHINO, Paul J., Cpl.
261 Brooklawn Ter., Bridgeport POCEWIZ, John, S/ Sgt.
249 Humphrey St., New Haven POLCSI, Arthur A., Pfc.
605 Pine St., Bridgeport POMYKATIS, Stanley J., S/ Sgt.
Grove St., New Milford POND, Frederick C, Pfc.
11 Norwood Rd., West Hartford POPE, Fredrick, Pfc.
385 Atlantic St., Stamford PORTER, Everett B., T/ 5
RFD 2, Hebron POTTER, Leslie E., Pvt.
41 Sheffield Ter., Waterville PRESTON, William N., T/ Sgt.
242 Farm Hill Rd., Middletown PUGLIESE, Charles, T/ 4
48 Ives St., Waterbury PURCELL, Thomas, S/ Sgt.
28 East Rd., Bristol RAFFELE, Anthony T., T/ 5
30 Marlboro St., Portland RAFFONE, Alexander M., Sgt.
289 Hamilton St., New Haven RAFLOWITZ, Samuel D., Pfc.
49 Beers St., New Haven RASCHKE, Ernest A., Sgt.
70 Calhoun St., Torrington RAY, Andrew, T/ 5
Grant St., Rockville REARDON, Charles B., Jr., Pfc.
227 Hilliard St., Manchester RICCI, Peter, Pvt.
91 Heath St., Hartford RICCI, Vincent S., Pfc.
46 Alden St., New Britain RILEY, William T., Pfc.
66 Pleasant St., Bristol RING, Francis J., T/ 5
163 Beech St., Waterbury RISPOLI, Vincent J., Sgt.
21 Ann St., New Haven RITCH, Wesley, T/ 5
406 Atlantic St., Stamford ROANE, Ernest, T/ Sgt.
52 Spring St., Wethersfield ROBENSTEIN, Samuel, T/ 4
705 Pembroke St., Bridgeport ROBERTSON, Leonard D., T/ 5
13 Pulaski St., New Haven ROBIDA, Philip G., T/ 5
660 High St., Middletown ROBINSON, Ronald, Sgt.
342 Elm St., Meriden ROGER, Kenneth A., S/ Sgt.
40 Butler Ave., Bridgeport ROLLO, Diego, Pvt.
54 Burton St., Waterbury ROLYA, Michael G., Cpl.
126 Beaver St., New Britain ROSEMAN, Lawrence W., T/ 5
Box 85, Kent ROSENBLATT, Eliot H., T/ 5
165 Linwood St., New Britain ROSSI, Joseph R., Pfc.
564 South Main St., Naugatuck ROTBERG, Solomon, Sgt.
107 Kensington St., New Haven ROTHMAN, Conrad, Pfc.
32 Russell St., Hartford ROZARIE, Edward C, Pvt.
32 North Court St., New Haven RUBINO, Biaggio, Pfc.
748 Congress Ave., New Haven RUDEN, Arvid, S/ Sgt.
Cotton Hollow Rd., South Glastonbury
RUMSKAS, Joseph F., T/ 4
29 Mansion St., New Haven RYAN, Thomas E., Cpl.
205 Sargeant St., Hartford SABAT, Thomas M., Pfc.
134 Mack St., Windsor SACCO, Joseph, Sgt.
276 Cedar St., New Haven SAFFIOTE, Anthony, T/ 5
102 East Pearl St., New Haven SALERNO, Vincenzo P., T/ Sgt.
559 East St., New Haven SALIS, Theodore, S/ Sgt.
14 Bennett PL, Danbury SANDBLOM, Robert, T/ Sgt.
Mill St., Naugatuck SANTARSIERO, Salvatore S., Sgt.
50 Beacon St., Waterbury SAUDELLI, Dino, T/ 5
91 Adeline St., New Haven SCHAFFHAUSER, William V., Cpl.
Pitcher St., Norwich SCHLAGETER, Max H., T/ 5
2 Aldrich Ave., Moosup SCHLOEMANN, Arnold A., T/ 4
474 Harbor St., Branford SCHNITMAN, Morris B.,, Sgt.
86 York St., New Haven SCOTT, Harry I., Pfc.
53 Treat Ave., Stamford SEGER, Paul J., Pvt.
Box 155, Kent SELEPES, Andrew, T/ 5
365 Brooks St., Bridgeport SEMANSKY, John H., Sgt.
48 Hull St., Ansonia SHAW, William R., S/ Sgt.
11 Court A, Success Park, Bridgeport SICILIA, Patsy C, Pvt.
390 Sentinel Hill Rd., Derby SIENKIEWICZ, John L., Sgt.
1241 Pembroke St., Bridgeport SIKORA, Stanley J., Pfc.
83 Dudley Town Rd., Bloomfield SINGLETON, Edward, Pfc.
151 Prome Ave., Stratford SMERIERI, Nino M., Cpl.
456 South Main St., Torrington SMITH, George D., T/ 4
Main St., New Hartford SMITH, John W., T/ 5
128 Thames St., Groton SMITH, Robert W., Pfc.
4 Forest Rd., West Haven SNYPE, James, Pfc.
48 Main St., Essex SOBISKI. Sigfried B., T/ 5
161 West Middle Turnpike, Manchester SOCHA, Andrew M., T/ 4
96 Barnum Ave., Bridgeport SOHCOT, David, S/ Sgt.
342 Sherman Ave., New Haven SOLIMENO, William J., T/ 5
134 East Ave., West Haven SORVILLO, Fred J., T/ 5
70 Perkins St., Torrington SPERMO, Joseph M., Pfc.
191 Knickerbocker Ave., Springdale STANFORD, Harry L., Pvt.
75 Flower St., Hartford STEINIGEN, George W., T/ 5
79 Fair St., Wallingford STOLTZ, Edwin I., Pfc.
63 Vine St., Hartford STURGES, John C, T/ Sgt.
Georgetown SUCHAR. Frank R., Sgt.
76 West Center St., Southington SUGZDINIS, John P., Pfc.
567 North Riverside St., Waterbury SULLIVAN, John P., Pfc.
1281 Whalley Ave., New Haven SULLIVAN, William F., T/ 5
30 Walden St., Hamden SWANKO, John, Pvt.
176 North Water St., East Port Chester SWEENEY, Joseph J., Sgt.
125 Park Rd., West Hartford SWIFT, Raymond T., S/ Sgt.
46 John St., Willimantic SWIRIDOWSKY, Peter P., Pfc.
125 Scovill St., Waterbury SZABLOWSKI, Alexander A., T/ 5
440 William St., New London SZOZDA, Joseph E., Pfc.
Woodland Ave., Bloomfield TACKUS, James A., T/ 5
7 Glenbrook Rd., West Hartford TALARSKI, Walter J., Cpl.
380 Maple Ave., Hartford TALL, Andrew, Cpl.
307 Longhill Ave., Shelton TAMMARO, Joseph A., Sgt.
8 Vine St., New Haven TANEY, Robert F., T/ 4
66 North Washington Ave., Bridgeport TARSI, Armando J., S/ Sgt.
83 Liberty St., Danbury TEDONE, Giacomo J., Sgt.
36 Blinn St., East Hartford TERWILLEGER, Alfred W. W., Pvt.
15 Pioneer Lane, Fairfield TERZINI, Louis E., S/ Sgt.
332 Sherman Ave., New Haven TESAR, Charles J., Jr., Pvt.
386 Atlantic St., Stamford THOMSEN, George H., S/ Sgt.
56 Orchard St., Cos Cob TILBE, Frank F., Pfc.
5 Maiden Lane, Danbury TRUDEAU, Leo E., Pfc.
88 Skitchewaug St., Wilson TYRCZYK, Joseph P., S/ Sgt.
57 Ridgewood Ave., Springdale VANACORE, Frank, Pvt.
607 Main St., East Haven VAN BUSHKIRK, John D., S/ Sgt.
Maple Ave., Southport VARNAUSKAS, Alfred H., Cpl.
819 Bank St., Waterbury VENESS, Donald R., Cpl.
29 Chestnut St., Danbury VIETRY, Amedeo D., S/ Sgt.
91 Howe St., Bridgeport VINCENT, James T., Cpl.
Church St., Simsbury VOZIE, George, Pfc.
1314 Iranistan Ave., Bridgeport WADE, William F., Pfc.
96 George St., Bridgeport WALSH, Edward J., Pfc.
194 Gulf St., Milford WALSH, Thomas F., Sgt.
180 Water St., Unionville WASILAUSKAS, Joseph C, Sgt.
684 No. Riverside St., Waterbury WASS, Stanley E., T/ 5
126 Booth St., New Britain WAWRZYNOWICZ, Charles, T/ 5
45 Spring Garden Ave., Norwich WELLS, David J., Pfc.
31 Williams St., Middletown WERENSKI, Henry W., Pfc.
3 Kelsey St., New Britain
WHALEN, Paul M., T/ 4
136 Dunham St., Norwich WHITLOCK, Daniel P., M/ Sgt.
Post Rd., Noroton WHITMAN, Raymond F., S/ Sgt.
64 David St., West Haven WHITTEMORE, Frederick N., Jr., S/ Sgt.
103 Argyle Ave., West Hartford WIECZOREK, Leo L., T/ 5
96 Gold St., New Britain WIELESZCYK, Anthony V., Sgt.
170 College St., Middletown WILLIAMS, Carl H., S/ Sgt.
195 Wooster St., New Haven WILLIAMS, Raymond J., Sgt.
86 Shelton Ave., New Haven WOOD, Robert C, Pfc.
575 Myrtle St., New Britain WOODBRIDGE, Dana M., T/ Sgt.
178 Cross St., Middletown WOODWARD, John F., T/ 5
3 Old Post Rd., Greenwich WORD, Edward C, T/ 5
18 Phillip St., New Haven YAKSTA, Anthony, Sgt.
451 Woodland Ave., Bloomfield YELNETSKI, Victor C, T/ Sgt.
280 Sound Beach Ave., Old Greenwich YOUNG, Arthur, T/ 5
598 Pembroke St., Bridgeport ZAKO, John G., S/ Sgt.
Box 172, Tariffville ZANDRI, Geno J., S/ Sgt.
95 Quinnipiac St., Wallingford ZDONICK, Anthony C, Pfc.
183 Rubber Ave., Naugatuck ZEOLI, Michael A., Pfc.
92 Dix St., Hamden
CONNECTICUT VETERANS COMMEMORATIVE BOOKLET
Vol. VIII Dec. 3, 1945 No. 16
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 Raymond J. Fitzpatrick, Francis A. Stockwell, Jr., and Hugh McCoy. The cover illustration of the N. Y. P. O. E. Miss America greeting the Queen Mary is from the New York Daily News.
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