Connecticut veterans commemorative booklet. Vol. 8, no. 17. Connecticut men of the United States Army, demobilization, Fort Devens, Massachusetts. December 3 to 4, 1945

              CONNECTICUT MEN
of the United States Army
Demobilization, Fort Devens, Massachusetts
December 3 to 4, 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.
Allyn, Leslie D., T/ 4, 126th Sig. Radio Int. Co., Canaan.
" Talk about embarrassing moments! How about this one ? I was in the latrine when all of a sudden at tree top level I heard this plane, an A- 20, one of ours, come roaring over. He had been pretty well shot up and was getting ready to make a crash landing. He still had part of his bomb load left and apparently feared an explosion when he hit the strip, so he let go. About five anti- per­sonnel
bombs banged off just outside the door. I grabbed everything, nearly tripped, and beat it for the open spaces and into a convenient foxhole. Hope that never hap­pens
in Canaan!"
Baribeault, Robert J., Pvt., 1541st Base Survey Engr., Putnam.
" After I hit the beach of Leyte on D plus nine I sweated out the last of the Jap bomb­ings
on that particular spot in a foxhole. I lay in the sandy ground there with three other fellows from 1630 to 0830 the next day. Then when things cleared I went back to driving a truck with personnel and equip­ment,
my regular job in this war. I was one of the more fortunate ones in that my truck was never hit and I never got scratched through it all. This is my second time at Devens and I'm in a very happy frame of mind. The first time I was here I was a rookie and very uncertain and just as unhappy."
Bass, Frank R., Pfc, 364th Sta. Hosp.. Willimantic.
" You get so damn tired of the mud and rain and the dullness of the place that the only thing you can do is just keep busy. I
had to work in the mess and serve as a utility man in the hospital so there wasn't much time off. In civilian life I was a plumber and they used my talents no end in the Army. I think I'll go back to that work, however. About the best place I recall during my 36 months in the service was Finchhaven, but that was only because there was more to do in my time off."
Bissonnette, Leo L., Pfc, Btry. B., 24th C. A., ( Sep.), North Grosvenordale.
" I was stationed in the dead nothingness of Newfoundland for 27 months guarding a coast where nothing ever happened. Then they decided to ship me to England where I waited a while and then I went into Europe proper. In the old countries I moved with my outfit as we tried in vain to catch on to the tails of some combat unit. When we finally did, in Germany somewhere, the war ended. And all that time I never even pulled the trigger of my gun. I served a little bit in the occupation army— and now I am on my way to Grosvenordale."
Blume, Karl C, T/ 4, Hq., 6th Army, Stamford.
" It was D plus four when I landed on the beach at Leyte. The Japs were bombing the beach steadily and shells were dropping mighty close to me all the while. The rest of the outfit and I were setting up the head­quarters
under the worst odds. The Nips didn't even halt their shelling at night. After four years away from home, I think I'll have to get acquainted with Stamford all over again."
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Clocher, Wilfred J., Pfc, Co. B., 360th Engr., ( Sep.), Plainfield.
" When we were training in England on the neutralizing of enemy mines, we'd grumble sometimes about the routine, but when we got to France and ran into the mine fields the Germans had laid we were glad we had such good training. We never ran across any of the Nazis' plastic mines, but we saw about everything else they had in that line. Be­tween
mine clearing and construction jobs we were kept busy enough."
Deitch, Alex, Pfc, Btry. C, 373d F. A. Bn., 100th Div., Colchester.
" During the Battle of the Bulge, the outfit I was with was left to hold a good- sized sec­tion
of the line while other troops went to help out at the Bulge. We had some tough going in those days. The fighting at Avranches was tough enough. I can tell about that because I got a shrapnel wound in the hand and was laid up for two months. I joined the 100th in December of ' 44 and went through with them the rest of the way."
Fuller, Ward H., Sgt., Co. M., 333d Inf., 84th Div., Bridgeport.
" At the Bulge, the Germans had us cut off for about a week but we kept on fighting and managed to get out of it all right. We had some more rugged going right at the German border, where the Krauts did everything possible to keep us from getting into the Fatherland. I was a squad leader all across, and my unit came out of it fairly well. There was a great deal of stiff combat, but the Bulge is the spot that all of us will remember the longest."
Gagnon, Joseph J., Jr., Pfc, Co. A., 360th Engr. Bn., Putman.
" Anything that had to be built we built it. If the Army needed railroad bridges, roads, or if they needed some barracks in a hurry, we had a job. Once we started it was day and night until we finished. Marseille was so tough the Germans gave it up as a bad job.
Black market and racketeers really flourish there. If you're alone it's a good town to stay away from at night."
Gallagher, Joseph P., T/ 5, Btry. B., 353d Searchlight Bn., ( Sep.), Stamford.
" We used our lights for many things other than spotting enemy planes. In Africa we used them as beacons to guide friendly planes in for landings. Then up in Europe we used them to help the infantry, giving them light almost as good as daylight at night. Each light had a 60- inch diameter and had trem- dous candle- power. Sometimes we worked as close as 150 yards behind the infantry, mak­ing
a very nice target indeed."
Gill, John S., Pfc, 360th Engr. Cmbt. Bn., ( Sep.), Hartford.
" Bridge work can be dangerous too. We were building a bridge near Marseille. I was assisting the crane operator swing the heavy piling in an upright position. Suddenly the chain on the piling slipped and the log struck me heavily in the face. I spent the next two months in the hospital mending some frac­tured
cheek bones and getting the business from the battle- wounded ' Doughs.' "
Greco, Louis, Pfc, Co. A., 360th Engr. Bn., ( Attchd.) 3d Army, Derby.
" I was known as the most GI barber in Europe. Don't get me wrong, I wasn't GI but the Army would only let me cut hair one way— half- inch hair cuts. Personally, I like to give guys with long hair short hair cuts and vice versa, but no, I couldn't. You should hear them gripe. The only real pleasure I had is when I used to get the brass. What a beaut I'd give them! I only hope now when I go back to my barber shop, I don't forget I'm out, and pass out GI haircuts to civies by force of habit."
Green, Marshall K., 1st/ Sgt., Co. F., 360th Engr. ( Sep.), Willimantic
" Clearing mine fields was the most danger­ous
job that we had. The Germans had so many of them of such different types that we
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had to work mighty carefully. They used everything from small anti- personnel mines to 550- pound bombs which they had rigged up as mines. Fortunately for us we had very good detection equipment and we were able to spot practically all of them, no matter how carefully they had been concealed. The Nazis had their most extensive mine fields near St. Malo, where they had a huge area almost covered with mines. We had to work care­fully
but we cleared them out."
Hanisko, Samual W., Sgt., 427th Bmb. Sq., 307th Grp. 13th Air Force, Wallingford.
" Just one more island, one after another from Guadalcanal to the Philippines. The Filipinos received us with open arms but they had their hands in our pockets. There, on the back door of civilization, they charged us a buck for a shine. After 22 months island rotting, Wallingford is going to look pretty good to me."
Higgins, James P., T/ 4, 4025th Sig. Sv., Grp., Torrington.
" I can't remember anything interesting about the islands except getting off them. The one bright spot in my whole career over in the South Pacific was meeting four guys from my home town all at once. It was like old home week. One day I was strolling out­side
our fortifications when I bumped into Frank Russo, Dick Nardine, Al Nebiola and Chuck Decker. They were standing together chinning when they were supposed to be on guard duty and I walked right in as if I stepped out of the sky. They were as sur­prised
as I was. I can tell you it sure is won­derful
to run into a friendly bunch like that when you are so far away from everything."
Hue, Harold E., Cpl., 371st Air Trans. Comd., 302d Wing, New London.
" I was part of a group that demonstrated in Marseille as a protest against the rede­ployment
policy overseas. Three months ago I joined a high point group in the 75th Divi­sion
that were scheduled for an immediate
trip home. For three months we were pushed around and this last joint near Marseille was a disgrace to the Army. For three weeks there the men had no beds, light, heat or one de­cent
meal. The chow was C- rations. The men became more disgruntled all the time. The demonstration was staged November 14 and the next day the boat was waiting for us. It did help. It's all over for us today but I know the same conditions still exist overseas and maybe my gripe will help them."
Insinga, Lawrence P., T/ 4, Co. A., 150th Engr. Cmbt. Bn., 3d Army, Stamford.
" A mechanical killer almost nabbed me. In September near the German border, our cap­tain
suddenly spotted a wire across the road and grabbed the brake on the jeep. His prompt action saved us from igniting the mine attached to the wire. After that I was always a willing guest in the captain's jeep."
LaChase, Daniel, Pfc, Co. B., 863d Engr. Bn., ( Attchd.) Far Eastern A. F., Middletown.
" They were called the shooting islands and they were well named. We landed in Biak D plus four, moved inland and set up outer perimeter defenses. Once you were in your hole at night you didn't move out of it. The only thing moving at night was a Jap. Guard duty was 14 hours a day and only one meal of hardtack a day. There, too, there was no union grievance committee and no time and a half for overtime."
LaRochelle, Leo J., Pfc, Btry. C, 123d F. A. Bn., 33d Div., Moosup.
" The Japs tried to shell us on Luzon but they were so poor at sighting their guns that none of their 240s came anywhere near us. Just the same we had to jump into foxholes filled with water and stay there half floating and half drowning. We were in the same positions for two weeks and although it wasn't very hard holding out, there was dog­gone
little sleep for any of us. This was in February of ' 45. Eventually we moved up as far as Baguio, and on April 27th we took it.
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No one needs to ask me if I'm glad to be home again."
Levesque, Charles, T/ 5, 821st Engr., Co. C, ( Attchd.) 6th Army, Ansonia.
" When the Pacific war was still new, Guadalcanal was the toughest because there the Japs had plenty of well- trained deter­mined
pilots and they could still afford to replace their losses. One night the ackack boys shot up a Jap plane directly over my head. When it started to fall, I thought it was going to land on my pup tent. However, it crashed about 200 yards away but that was plenty close for me."
Lombard, William A., T/ 5, Btry. B., 353d Searchlight Bn., Bridgeport.
" When we started using our lights as ' arti­ficial
moonlight' to help the infantrymen, the Germans didn't know just what was going on. The first time we tried it was in Alsace- Lorraine. We beamed the lights low along the ground, giving the infantry units full light. They had all the light they needed to dig defense installations, set up guns or do anything else they had to. I was a radio operator and I handled many calls from in­fantry
outfits asking us to give them ' arti­ficial
moonlight.' "
Menta, Frank A., Pfc, 80th Q. M. Depot, ( Sep.), New Haven.
" Europe wasn't the healthiest place in the world but it was really a relief to get there after spending 15 months in Iceland. Up there the weather was miserable, there was nothing to do, and the people were very un­friendly.
We were located just about next to nowhere. It was a joke when we had liberty because there was nothing to see and no place to go where you could have any fun."
Mientus, John J., T/ 5, Co. C, 360th Engr., ( Sep.), Thompsonville.
" The Germans used mines so freely in some places that it was almost as if they'd planted them like seeds. They were all over, all kinds of them, and our outfit didn't have a very
safe job in removing them. I was in supply work and we had to make sure that the bat­talion
had enough equipment and tools not only for mine removal but also for the many construction jobs that we had to do."
Mikan, Paul P., Cpl., Co. B., 360th Engr., Hartford.
" Building a railroad bridge across the Rhone River was one of the biggest construc­tion
jobs we had. Those construction jobs weren't easy but they were much better than clearing out German mines. When you worked on mines you had to be on your toes every single second or it'd be too bad not only for you but for the fellow working with you."
Osowski, Joseph R., T/ 4, 8th Field Hosp., New London.
" We caught a lot of hell at Pont Abbey. There was an airstrip about a mile behind the 91st Evacuation Hospital, and the Germans threw a pile of stuff in our direction trying to knock out that field. We had one bad air raid in England, but didn't have much in the line of raids on the continent. We were un­der
plenty of artillery fire, though, and we never had much of that quiet hospital atmos­phere
you hear about."
Palmer, Fredrick C, Pfc, Co. A., 874th Avn., Engr. Bn., ( Sep.), West Hartford.
" We built airstrips for fighter planes. The Army practice of having close air support to ground troops sent us into islands shortly after they were taken. It was not an oddity to see a Jap spring up from nowhere. After our day's work was finished, we often went Jap pig hunting just for sport."
Panasuk, John W., S/ Sgt., Co. A., 291st Inf., 75th Div., South Norwalk.
" We were the first outfit committed at the Bulge, and that's where I saw my first ac­tion.
Most of the casualties resulted from the awful cold and that is for the reason that most of the men did not have warm clothing. The way I was dressed was typical of the
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rest. Over my underwear I had on a shirt and a cloth field jacket— not even a sweater— and, of course, no coat. Later we heard that our general was relieved because of his part in the responsibility for not seeing us equipped better. One of the things I disliked most was the way the engineers painted a big sign that faced us as we went into action. The large letters referred to us as ' The Bulge Busters.' "
Prayzner, Andrew J., Sgt., Co. C, 360th Engr., ( Sep.), Thompsonville.
" The Krauts left booby traps behind them all over northern France. In one place they had one rigged to the doorstep of a house and one of our corporals was killed. They had them along roads, bridges and in and out of buildings. The minefields along the Brit­tany
beaches were tough. The Germans thought the invasion would take place there, I guess, and they had mines everywhere. We had to clear lanes out there so supply craft could land and it was a touchy job."
Rainey, David E., Sgt., 153d Port Co., Stratford.
" I had a chance to observe the guys in the Merchant Marine first hand while I was working as a stevedore unloading ships at New Caledonia Those guys had an easy time of it as far as work was concerned and I think they were all overpaid. They never did a thing to help us out and we were work­ing
for fifty dollars or so a month. They shouldn't have gotten any more than we did."
Riccio, Gabriel F., T/ S, 54th Evac. Hosp., New Haven.
" I was in the first waves to hit the beach at Luzon. At the time I was a staff sergeant in charge of the mess, but before we could get the mess set up, I got busted. And for wear­ing
a sailor hat! The outfit was pinned down on the beach, but as soon as the shelling let up a little I thought I'd go over to talk to a buddy. I didn't have my tin hat on, just the sailor hat I'd picked up. A member of the
brass spotted me, gave me hell and busted me to a private right on the spot. Later in the mess I had to serve him, but lucky for him there was no arsenic in the place."
Ronaghan, Thomas W., M/ Sgt., Co. G., 314th Inf., 79th Div., Bristol.
" Although I was bombed and strafed most of the time after landing on Omaha Beach D plus three I didn't do any combat work be­cause
I was a sergeant major at the regiment command post, a front line office man. But there was plenty to do keeping the records straight, taking care of removing the dead and casualties and seeing that replacements were sent to the right places. There isn't much I like to say about the whole business — but I hope like I've never hoped before that it never happens again."
Ruby, Joseph J., T/ 5, 3d Brig., 533d E. B. & S. R., New Haven.
" Everything was SNAFUed making that initial landing at Yalu, New Guinea. It was a shore to shore operation and when they closed the ramp of the LST I was in charge of, a stone lodged in the opening and all the time we were making our way over the bay water poured in. We bailed and pumped but the floorboards still floated. Then when I was supposed to back off the beach, the re­verse
gear jammed and I had to be towed off. It was a lucky thing for me that there was no opposition or I might have been a goner."
Silvia, Lawrence K., Pfc, 301st Engr. Cmbt. Bn., 76th Div., West Haven.
" No bombings, no strafings, just work. I built bridges and did all kinds of construction work, hard work, all the time I was in the Army. This time, the second time I am at Devens, I feel a lot different about myself and life and what I want to do. After being out on those islands and in the woods and jungles of America and the Pacific I have de­cided
that I want to go into the U. S. For­estry
service as a ranger. I learned a lot
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about woodcraft and map reading in the Army and I find it is something I really like. Besides I enjoy my own company and won't mind the quiet of the forest."
Stanio, Alfred A., Pfc, 499th Coll. Co., ( Sep.), North Haven.
" Like the rest of the men in our collecting company, I spent most of my time on de­tached
service with other outfits. I was with more than half a dozen infantry and armored divisions, as well as with the 6th Brigade. We worked as aid men with the combat units. I had my share of excitement, especially in Normandy with the brigade."
Stavola, John A., Sgt., 153d Port Co., Stratford.
" I'm satisfied that I'm in one piece. Every day was a tough day for me, unloading and loading ships. I never saw so much to do. My best day was the day the Finger Pier blew up on New Caledonia and I didn't have to go to work that day. I am very glad that I wasn't around when that pier went up though. It made an awful blast and no one knows how it happened."
Tavella, Philip D., T/ 5, 58th Sig. Bn., I Corps, 6th Army, Norwalk.
" I was in 38 months and moved from Aus­tralia
to Osaka, Japan. But Luzon was the toughest. Making the beach there a torpedo barely missed the LST and then a Jap came in and strafed hell out of the boat, but I was missed. Some of the others got hit but not too badly. About a mile past the beach we got pinned down on the railroad tracks by Jap guns whose fire was falling short of their aim — the LSTS. That was during the initial landing January 9, 1945."
Trikakis, Charles G., Pfc, 5th Ranger Bn., Hartford.
" The Germans got me early. On June 9, 1944, just after the Rangers had helped make the beachhead at Normandy, I was hit over the right eye with some shrapnel. They got me again in August when I got bullet
wounds in my hand and hip in the fighting near Brest. I spent 18 months with the Rang­ers,
and the rest of my 31 months overseas was with the 29th Division and the 818th Aviation Engineers."
Tourville, Camille R., Cpl., 57lst Sq., 390th Bmb. Grp., 8th Air Force, Hartford.
" Christmas Eve of ' 44 is the time I re­member
the most because Jerry planes strafed and bombed us. We were in France and I was asleep in a tent when they came over. I grabbed my pants, shoes and helmet and started for the nearest hole I could find. They dropped bombs and put holes through the tent I was in. They also set fire to a couple of B- I7s that were on the field at the time. This same performance was repeated on the following New Years Eve and the year came and went while I was in a fox­hole."
Tivarowski, Joseph J., T/ 5, Hq. Co. 821st Engr. Bn., ( Attchd.) 6th Army, New Haven.
" Leyte was the toughest. We landed right in the middle of a big naval barrage. Our ships were shelling the mountain positions and the big stuff was passing over our heads and landing with such a whack we thought they were going to sink the islands. I was really glad all the stuff was ours but still we were sweating out one falling short."
Twiss, Cort A., S/ Sgt., Co. C, 6th Ranger Bn., 6th Army, Hartford.
" I was in the group that liberated the Naeva Ecija prison camp in East Luzon un­der
Colonel Mucci of Bridgeport. There were 513 prisoners there, most of them Americans. One fellow, we were told, had not gotten up from his bed in 18 months. But when we ar­rived
after three days of advance, he got so excited that he rose and walked out of the camp all by himself. We hit the Jap garrison there so suddenly that they didn't have time to fire a shot and we got every one of them, but all we lost was two men, a captain and a corporal."
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Tyrrell, James L., Pfc, Co. G., 102 Inf.. 43d Div., Waterbury.
" I started out in Guadalcanal and stayed there 12 months, fighting most of the time. I was never wounded, but out there I con­tracted
malaria and was laid up for a spell. Altogether I was in the service for five years and it seems so long ago that I was a civilian that I can't remember how it feels. I got hardened to it after a while and didn't mind, especially when an occasional beer raid can be pulled off to break the monotony. The biggest haul I ever made with my buddies was the ' hi- jacking' of a ton and a half Navy truck loaded with beer right from the States."
Veness, Robert H., Pfc, A. T. Co., 413th Inf., 104th Div., Danbury.
" My luck was with me when a shell landed close to me and didn't touch me, while the men next to me were hit. Our gun knocked out two tanks in Germany that were coming up to the house we used as a CP. I didn't think we could do it and I was on the radio calling for artillery support. My job was radio operating and I had to keep in contact with our units at all times. I called for cease from artillery when German medics went into an open field to get their wounded."
Vitale, Frederick V., T/ 3, Hq., 3d Army, New Haven.
" Keeping the Third Army supplied as it moved across Europe was some job. General Patton had the Army moving so fast that supplies and equipment often had to be moved up great distances from the rear. It was hard work but it was worth it as long as the Germans kept getting pushed back and the end of the war was brought that much nearer. Before spending a year with the Third, I'd been 18 months with the Western Base Section Headquarters, which handled supplies for three full armies."
Wood, William R., T/ Sgt., 484th Sq., 41st Bmb. Grp. 7th Air Force, Stafford Springs.
" My toughest mission was over Koynoa Airfield in Japan. There the Japs defended the field with everything they had. The field itself could only dimly be seen through a sea of flak. Several ships in the group were hard hit but managed to stagger home. When we landed we found we too had a large hole in our tail. As a rule our B- 2S group usually went in on low level attacks. In these attacks our losses are usually the highest, yet I found them to be our easiest combat assignment. For a combat crewman I'm coming home a bit late— just t. s. and no hard feelings on my part. After 34 missions I know in my heart I've earned my way back."
Wasicki, Roman J., Cpl., 870th Sq., 497th Bmb. Grp., Stamford.
" The cook is never responsible for all the bitching that goes on about the food. All he ever does is to spoil what he gets. But, no kidding, the mess sergeant is the one who ought to get blamed. There wasn't a can opener on Saipan for six months until one of the guys sent home and got one. Before that came, we used the meat cleaver to open the cans of sliced chicken that we used to serve the men. I was in on the big strafing job and I didn't like it a bit. I didn't like the Pacific because there was nothing to do besides eat, work and sleep. If I wasn't in a good outfit, it would have been tough to take." 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 3 to 4, 1945, from the official Group Rosters, Fort Devens Separation Center, Mass. ABRAMOWICZ, Zigmond P., T/ 3
52 Plattsville Ave., Norwalk ACKERSON, Albert H., Cpl.
26 Broad St., Stamford ADAMO, Joseph A., Sgt.
5 No. Spring St., Ansonia AHERN, Edward P., Sgt.
1178 Elm St., Stratford AIMETTI, Arthur J., T/ 5
32 Cedar Grove Ave., New London ALLIES, Oral M., Pfc.
265 Colony St., Meriden ALLYN, Leslie D., T/ 4
Canaan ALMSTEAD, William J., Pvt.
249 Melville Drive, Fairfield ANASTASIO, John, Sgt.
65 Nash St., New Haven ANDERSON, John R., Jr., Cpl.
84 Svea Ave., Naugatuck ANDREINI, Joseph E., Sgt.
40 Colony St., Ansonia ANGELONI, Aldo, S/ Sgt.
61 Liberty St., New Haven APTER, Albert L., Sgt.
45 Palm St., Hartford ARABOLOS, Charles, T/ 4
31 Vernon St., New Haven ARMSTRONG, Robert J., Sgt.
41 Clifford St., Hartford ARSENAULT, Edmond J., Cpl.
16 Spring St., New Britain ARTES, Benjamin J., Jr., T/ 5
51 Wharton St., West Haven AURETTA, Carmelino, Pfc.
14 Kennedy St., Hartford BABICH, Julius, T/ 4
436 Hancock Ave., Bridgeport BABSON, Arthur C, S/ Sgt.
Connecticut College, New London BAFUMA, Salvatore S., Pfc.
24 Park Pl., Middletown BAILEY, Robert G., T/ Sgt.
59 West Center St., Southington BALOGH, Stephen M., T/ 5
58 Royal Ave., Bridgeport BARBER, James E., Pfc.
67 Bank St., Winsted BARIBEAULT, Robert J., Pvt.
54 May St., Putnam BARTRAM, Charles H., Cpl.
15 First St., East Norwalk BARZDA, Edward J., Pfc.
158 Hamilton St., New Haven BASS, Frank R., Pfc.
275 Ash St., Willimantic BATES, Percy B., Sgt.
137 Mason St., Greenwich BEAULIEU, Joseph G., T/ 4
1225 Main St., Willimantic BEDNARZ, John E., T/ 4
32 Millane St., Putnam BEHUNIAK, Theodore, Pfc.
40 Church St., Seymour BELLOW, Max, T/ 5
8 Lisbon St., Hartford BENKE, Fred W., Jr., T/ 4
74 W. Broad St., Stamford BENNETT, Phillip L., Pfc.
RFD 1, Southbury
BERNIER, Valere, Pfc.
Plainfield
BERWISHT, Hyman, Pfc.
187 Lincoln St., Waterbury
BIEN, Philip L., T/ 5
85 Hawthorne St., Stamford
BILISKO, George, T/ 5
1162 Barnum Ave., Bridgeport
BINGHAM, John F., Sgt.
13 Burritt St., Norwalk
BISSONNETTE, Leo L., Pfc.
North Grosvenordale
BITTER, Otto P., Sgt.
23 Center Ave., Norwalk
BIZIEWSKI, Anthony P., Pfc.
127 Sherman St., Bridgeport
BLANCHETTE, Harvey J., S/ Sgt.
41 South Main St., Danielson
BLANCHETTE, Joseph E., Pfc.
13 School St., Putnam
BLESSO, Michael F., Sgt.
17 Vernon St., Hartford
BLOOMFIELD, Raymond L., T/ Sgt.
34 West Coit St., New London
BLUME, Karl C , T/ 4
Mill Rd., Stamford
BOLDTMAN, Harold, Sgt.
21 East Brown St., West Haven
BONGIOVANNI, Sebastian, Cpl.
149 Tremont St., New Britain
BORELLI, Pasquale S., T/ 5
120 Read St., New Haven
BOWMAN, Walter H., Sgt.
125 Maple Ave., Hartford
BOYKIN, Johnnie S., T/ 5
4 Glenwood Ave., South Norwalk
BOZEK, Max W., Pfc.
19 Oak St., Windsor Locks
BRAGG, Barclay F., Pvt.
539 Main St., East Hartford
BRESCIA, George J., T/ 5
135 Carlisle St., New Haven
BRESNAHAN, George J., Cpl.
32 Prospect St., Rockville
BRODER, Ralph, Pfc.
8 Lexington Ave., Waterbury
BROWN, Kenneth F., Pvt.
52 Oak St., Windsor Locks
BROWNE, Carl W., Jr., Pfc.
Centerbrook
BRYANT, Herbert G., Pvt.
1538 Main St., East Hartford
BUCCITTI, Vincenzo, Pfc.
365 Main St., Danbury
BUCKHARDT, Ernest L., Pfc.
Box 23, Pleasant Valley
BUDNICK, Felix J., Sgt.
410 Crown St., Meriden
BUKOSKI, William J., S/ Sgt.
21 Westerman Ave., Seymour
BURGIO, Paul J., Cpl.
126 E. Farm St., Waterbury
BURKE, Maurice, Pfc.
29 Kerry St., Manchester
BURNETT, John P., T/ 5
98 Porter St., Bridgeport
BURNETT, Lauren E., T/ 5
17 Brainard Pl., Manchester
BUTLER, Hubert E., Pfc.
RFD 1, Box 55, East Hampton
13
BUZANOSKI, Henry R.# T/ 4
138 Farmington Ave., Plainville
CALKINS, Merrill R., T/ 5
99 Franklin St., Norwich
CALO, Michael A., S/ Sgt.
58 Ward St., Waterbury CAMERATO, Patrick, T/ 4
53 Portland St., Hartford CAMBOSOS, George, T/ 5
66 Nash St., New Haven CANDIDO, Maurice, Pfc.
214 Franklin St., New Haven CANDREA, Frank J., S/ Sgt.
266 High St., New Britain CAPPABIANCA, Mario A., S/ Sgt.
48 Strawberry Hill, Stamford CARLSON, Carl B., Pfc.
302 Woodland Ave,. Bloomfield CARRANO, Armond J., Pfc.
Clintonville Rd., Clintonville CARROLL, Francis J., Pvt.
319 Lombard St., New Haven CASSELLA, John, T/ 5
108 Wintergreen Ave., Hamden CATINO, Patsy, Pvt.
63 Taylor St., Stamford CHARBONNEAU, Harvey A., Pfc.
49 Grand St., Hartford CHILL, John, T/ Sgt.
218 Court I, Y. M. V., Bridgeport CHOMA, Andrew, Cpl.
80 Greyrock Pl., Stamford CHRISTOPHER, Joseph J., 1st/ Sgt.
10 Main St., Broad Brook CIANCIOLO, Leonard J., Sgt.
413 Thompson Ave., East Haven CIRIELLO, Daniel V., Cpl.
66 Hill St., Torrington CLAPPIROOD, John F., Sgt.
2 School St., Stafford Springs CLARK, Theodore B., T/ 5
16 Sunset Hill Ave., Norwalk CLINE, Thomas D., Pfc.
30 Pleasant St., East Hartford CLOCHER, Wilfred J., Pfc.
5 First St., Plainfield COLBERT, MacArthur, T/ 4
75 Portland St., Hartford COLLETTO, Anthony J., Pfc.
51 Cottage St., Stafford COLLINS, Lionel E., T/ 4
199 St. Johns St., New Haven CONLON, Felix E., T/ 4
318 Church St., Naugatuck CONNER, Jack W., S/ Sgt.
59 Davis St., Danbury CONTOIS, Philip S., Pfc.
201 Silver Sands Rd., East Haven COOK, George A., Sgt.
Indian Hill Rd., Orange COOPER, DeForest J., S/ Sgt.
69 Hobart St., Meriden CORBETT, Joseph E., M/ Sgt.
78 Park Ave., Thompsonville CORIARTY, Robert R., S/ Sgt.
20 North St., Willimantic COSTABILE, John A., S/ Sgt.
266 Ely Ave., South Norwalk CZARNECKI, Henry J., Pfc.
33 Akron St., Meriden D'ADDESE, Anthony E., Cpl.
Box 163, Plainville DALEB, Thomas F., Cpl.
705 Bloomfield Ave., Windsor DALY, Anthony E., S/ Sgt.
Quarry Rd., No. Branford DALY, James W., T/ 4
1392 Summer St., Stamford
DAME, Bernard P., Pfc.
122 Earl St. Ext., Bristol D'ANGELO, Anthony J., Sgt.
2 Charles St., Waterbury DAUGHERTY, Robert S., Pfc.
4 Mortimer Dr., Old Greenwich DAVIS, Raymond H., T/ 5
113 Park Ave., Danbury DAVIS, Raymond R., Pfc.
Box 343, Curtis St., Southington DAWIDOWICZ, Henry S., S/ Sgt.
20 Grot on St., Hartford DAWSON, John D., Pfc.
136 Hubinger St., New Haven DAY, William J., Pfc.
West Hartland DEITCH, Alex, Pfc.
4 Pleasant St., Colchester DeMARCO, Dominic V., T/ 4
33 Camp Ave., Newington DEOTTE, Armand, Pfc.
23 Battey St., Putnam DESCOTEAUX, Leopold P., Sgt.
22 Park Ter., Hartford DeTORO, Floremond D., T/ 4
26 Catherine St., Middletown DeVITO, Joseph L., S/ Sgt.
122 Allen Pl., Hartford DIBBLE, Giles K., 1st/ Sgt.
Dudley Manor, Old Saybrook DiBLASI, Carmen, Pfc.
1000 North Main St., Waterbury DINAN, John J., Pvt.
461 Williams St., New London DiROSA, Peter P., T/ Sgt.
64 Prospect St., Thompsonville DOCAR, Andrew J., T/ 5
River Rd., West Willington DOMUE, Irving J. f T/ 5
68 Cleveland Ave., Bridgeport DONALDSON, Charles O., S/ Sgt.
15 W. Beacon St., Hartford DONOVAN, Gerald F., Cpl.
23 Bishop St., Waterbury DONOVAN, John J., Jr., T/ 4
235 Broad St., Wethersfield DOOCY, Fred J., S/ Sgt.
46 Central Ave., East Hartford DOWLER, Edward H., S/ Sgt.
99 Iroquois Rd., Stamford DOWNEY, Edward J., S/ Sgt.
199 So. Main St., Wallingford DOYKER, Stanley F., Cpl.
Second St., Springdale DRAG, Jacob J., T/ 5
371 Broad St., New Britain DRONEY, John F., Sgt.
28 George St., Torrington DROTAR, George M., Pfc.
Box 305, Branford DUFFY, James J., Cpl.
West Parish Rd., Westport DUMAIS, Joseph O., T/ 5
58 1/ 2 Franklin St., Norwich DRZYMAIA, Charles, T/ 5
11 Wolcott Hill Rd., Wethersfield EGGERT, Edward J., Sgt.
55 Smith St., Stamford ELDRIDGE, Donald E., Pfc.
Windham ELKIN. Richard, Sgt.
Cobalt EMBACK, George E., Pfc.
RFD 1, Norwich EMMENS, Howard E., T/ 5
694 So. Pacific St., Stamford EMMONS, Arlon E., T/ 5
88 Hillside Ave., Torrington EMRIE, John, Pfc.
25 Hubbell St., Bridgeport ESLIGER, William J., Pfc.
D 164, Charter Oak Ter., Hartford ESPOSITO, Edward J., T/ 4
Bldg. 11, Apt. 209, Y. M. V., Bridgeport EVENSKI, Zigmont, Pfc.
52 George St., Seymour FALBO, John, Pfc.
Box 304, Seymour FEBBRAIO, Ernest J., T/ 5
67 Franklin St., Saugatuck FERRANTE, Cristino, Pfc.
548 Front St., Hartford FERRI, John, Pfc.
86 Noble St., Stamford FERRIS, Frank W., Pfc.
25 Orchard St., Cos Cob FILARDO, Ralph A., Pfc.
81 Finney Lane, Stamford FITZPATRICK, William J., Jr., T/ Sgt.
30 Chelsea St., Fairfield FLICK, Edward F., Cpl.
989 Capitol Ave., Hartford FORD, Henry R., 1st/ Sgt.
243 Franklin St., New Haven FREDERICK, Louis, Pfc.
61 Hallock St., New Haven FRENETTE, Archie A., Jr., T/ 5
285 Hillside Ave., Hartford FRYE, Daniel E., Pvt.
Gen. Del., Hartford FULLER, Ward H., Sgt.
77 Clinton Ave., Bridgeport GABRIEL, Victor W., S/ Sgt.
263 Logan St., Bridgeport GAGNON, Joseph J., Jr., Pfc.
128 Pawhattan St., Putnam GALLAGHER, Joseph P., T/ 5
20 Tressler Ave., Stamford GEER, Donald H., Pfc.
49 Wetherell St., Manchester GEDRAITIS, Albert B., Pfc.
24 South Riverside St., Waterbury GEMINO, George F., T/ 5
95 Oak St., Waterbury GENTILE, Nunzio L., Pfc.
15 Liberty St., Stamford GERBER, Emanuel C, T/ 4
RFD 1, Vernon GERGLER, Ellsworth O., T/ 5
RFD 1, Willimantic GERVAIS, Walter O., T/ 5
130 Main St.. Baltic GIBBONS, Francis L., Pfc.
96 Meadowbrook Rd., Fairfield GILL, John S., Pfc.
42 Ward St., Hartford GIRARDIN, Raymond J., Cpl.
147 Lexington St., Bristol GIRARD, Gaston, Pfc.
Thompson Rd., Foxon, East Haven GIZZIE, Jerry R., Pfc.
178 Cushman St., Waterbury GLYNN, John T., T/ 5
372 Main St., Hartford GODIN, Oscar L., Pfc.
117 Cedar St., Manchester GOKEY, Howard M., Pvt.
101 Academy Hill, Southington GOLET, Joseph C, Pfc.
Box 270, Moodus GOLD, Hyman, Pvt.
1646 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport GOLDMAN, Meyer, T/ 5
1397 State St., New Haven GOODMASTER, Frank, S/ Sgt.
25 Day St., New Haven
GOODRICH, Robert E., S/ Sgt.
2157 Main St., Glastonbury GRABOWY, Frank W., S/ Sgt.
255 W. Main St., Norwich GRANATA, Ernest F., T/ 4
176 Benton St., Hartford GRANNONIO, Alfonzo, Pvt.
288 Catherine St., Bridgeport GRECO, Louis, Pfc.
52 Prospect St., Derby GREEN, Leslie D., T/ 5
16 Pease St., Thompsonville GREEN, Marshall K., 1st/ Sgt.
210 Prospect St., Willimantic GREEN, Robert J., Jr., Sgt.
215 Valley St., Willimantic GREGORY, Arthur T., M/ Sgt.
163 Clark St., New Britain GRETEMEYER, James W., Sgt.
85 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich GUERTIN, George A., Cpl.
527 Zion St., Hartford GUILFOYLE, Maurice A., T/ 5
134 Talman St., Norwich GUZOWSKI, Henry F., Sgt.
370 Center St., Meriden HACKETT, Paul W., Cpl.
274 Pembroke St., Bridgeport HAMM, Frank E., Cpl.
Diamond St., Plainville HAMMOND, George N., T/ 5
43 Elm St., Windsor Locks HANISKO, Samuel W., Sgt.
Maple Ave., Wallingford HANNA, Robert M., 1st/ Sgt.
74 Hobson Ave., Branford HARDWICK, Frederick C, Cpl.
162 Bassett St., New Haven HARLOW, George N., Pfc.
43 Prospect St., East Haven HARRIS, Benjamin L., T/ 4
306 Huntington St., New Haven HAVEN, Edwin W., T/ 5
264 Ivy St., Wallingford HAWLEY, Ernest M., T/ 5
770 Park St., Hartford HAYDEN, Donald T., S/ Sgt.
97 Fairlawn Ave., Waterbury HAYDEN, Harold E., T/ 5
20 Union St., Thompsonville HEARN, Robert C, T/ 5
Grove St., Glastonbury HIGGINS, James P., T/ 4
150 Prospect St., Torrington HILDERBRAND, Albert, T/ 5
44 W. Thames St., Norwich HIPPLER, Robert R., Sgt.
92 Lenox Ave., Glenbrook HOERNER, Emil W., Sgt.
411 Main St., Torrington HOFFMAN, Robert W., T/ 3
Court St., Cromwell HOGAN, James P., Pfc.
17 Franklin St., Ansonia HOOD, Calvert B., S/ Sgt.
29 Arcadia Rd., Old Greenwich HOPE, Edward J., Pvt.
38 Main St., Norwalk HOPKINS, James F., Sgt.
650 Orange St., New Haven HUDOBENKO, Nicholas, Pvt.
132 Locust St., Waterbury HUE, Harold E., Cpl.
c/ o G. Wilson, Kenyon Rd., Rt. 2, New London HULTON, Phillip J., T/ 5
78 Grove St., New Milford HUNT, Harry R., Pvt.
35 Fairview Ave., Danbury HUNT, Roger W., Cpl.
128 Washington St., Forestville INSINGA, Lawrence P., T/ 4
162 Lockwood Ave., Stamford JAGLINSKI, Walter J., T/ 5
539 Crescent St., New Haven JANKAUSKAS, Joseph G., Cpl.
84 Hill St., Shelton JENSEN, Raymond, T/ 5
125 Walnut St., Naugatuck JONES, Wallace, Pfc.
49 Franklin St., South Norwalk JOUET, James A., Sgt.
High St., Moosup KAMB, Edward L., Sgt.
179 Indian Neck Ave., Branford KANDEFER, Peter J., Pfc.
30 Eagle St., Torrington KAPLAN, Stephen, Sgt.
Suffield KASPER, Vincent, T/ 5
4 Waverly Ave., Portland KELAITA, George, Sgt.
270 Park St., Bristol KELSEY, Harold I., Pfc.
Box 44, Golden Pl., Naugatuck KEMPT, Joseph M., Pfc.
Loomis Ave., Plainville KENFIELD, Roy M., T/ 5
45 Scott St., Norwich KENYON, Wendell L., T/ 5
45 Sound View Ave., Woodmont KLEIN, Jacob T., T/ 4
17 Camp St., Waterbury KNOTT, George A., Pfc.
c/ o Popik, 90 Deerfield Rd., Windsor KOJOBASH, Tyriakes, S/ Sgt.
118 Kimberly Ave., New Haven KONOPKA, Edward F., T/ 5
51 Wallace Row, Wallingford KORNACKI, John F., Cpl.
62 Eleventh St., Norwich KOS, Leo F., Pfc.
8 Talcott Ave., Jewett City KOSAKOWSKI, Edward J., Pfc.
72 Concord St., New Britain KOSTIN, Louis N., Pfc.
110 Ballard Dr., West Hartford KULO, John F., Sgt.
West St., Rockville KUPEC, Frederick K., Sgt.
82 Wolcott St., Bristol KUPSON, Eulic J., Cpl.
254 Pond Point Ave., Milford LaBOUNTY, George S., Pfc.
292 Colorado Ave., Bridgeport LaCHASE, Daniel, Pfc.
75 Prospect St., Middletown LANE, Roy E., Pvt.
36 Siemon St., Bridgeport LANGE, Herman J., Pfc.
1238 Silver Lane, East Hartford LANGRISH, John J., T/ 5
137 Kenyon St., Hartford LAPENTA, George F., Pfc.
Rosemont St., Hartford LARIVIERE, Eugene G., Pfc.
5 Spruce St., Willimantic LaROCHELLE, Leo J., Pfc.
Box 109, Moosup LATHAM, Philip B., Pfc.
RFD 1, Lyme LAWLER, James J., Cpl.
226 Fairview St., New Britain LAWLEY, John W., Cpl.
141 Beecher Ave., Waterbury LETIZIO, Daniel, T/ 4
8 Winter St., Hartford
LEVESQUE, Charles, T/ 5
Ansonia LIESER, William A., Pfc.
RFD 2, East Hampton LIGHT, Samuel H., T/ 5
Box 14, Windham LINDQUIST, James J., S/ Sgt.
81 Lincoln Ter., Bloomfield LINDSAY, Allen C, T/ 5
34 Crest Ave., West Haven LITKE, Wilfred E., Pfc.
220 May St., Naugatuck LOCKWOOD, Carlton B., Sgt.
60 Flax Hill Rd., South Norwalk LOMBARD, William A., T/ 5
195 Wordin Ave., Bridgeport LORENZETTI, Orlando, T/ 5
167 South St., Hartford LUCIANI, Guertino, T/ 4
Amity Rd., Woodbridge LUFT, John A., M/ Sgt.
206 Broad St., Meriden MACHNICK, Peter, S/ Sgt.
Hunters Mountain, Naugatuck MacPHAIL, Harold T., Pfc.
1 Papp St., South Norwalk MADIGAN, John H., Pfc.
127 Homestead Ave., Hartford MAHER, Francis J., T/ 5
181 Chestnut Ave., Waterbury MALISZEWSKI, Alexander T., Cpl.
138 Allen Pl., Hartford MANDELA, John S., Sgt.
Box 135, Derby MANGAN, Richard F., Pfc.
700 Fountain St., New Haven MANLEY, Robert M., S/ Sgt.
88 Monroe St., Hartford MARANDO, Salvatore D., T/ 5
135 Louis Ave., Meriden MARCHANT, Charles G., S/ Sgt.
241 Alden Ave., New Haven MARCHINI, Joseph J., S/ Sgt.
218 Circular Ave., New Haven MARCUCCI, Frank, Sgt.
59 Clark St., New Haven MARFIAK, Paul C, Sgt.
95 Benham St., Torrington MARQUI, Edgar S., Pfc.
RFD 1, Middle St., Shelton MARTIN, Edward, Pfc.
7 Sound View Court, Greenwich MASANOTTI, Louis A., T/ 5
318 Center St., Bridgeport MASCITTI, Dominic, Pfc.
18 Winthrop St., Hartford MATEJEK, Stanley, S/ Sgt.
30 North Prospect St., Ansonia MATTHEWS, Harry R., T/ 5
304 Lexington Ave., New Haven MATTOFF, Nicholas, Sgt.
96 Meriden Rd., Waterbury MAZANSKI, Stephen, Pfc.
122 Cleveland St., New Britain McAULIFFE, George C, T/ 4
338 Fifth St., Bridgeport McCANN, Richard, S/ Sgt.
157 Robbins St., Waterbury McCUE, John T., T/ 4
62 Center St., Windsor Locks McCUTCHEON, Eldon B., T/ 5
70 Durant St., Middletown McEACHREN, John A., T/ 4
33 Glendale Dr., Glenbrook McKEE, Thomas F., Jr., T/ 5
West Main St., Sharon
MCLAUGHLIN, James F., T/ 4
15 Jane St., Bridgeport McMAHON, William J., S/ Sgt.
19 Sterling St., Hartford McMILLAN, Robert, Pfc.
113 Park Rd., West Hartford McMINN, Raymond L., T/ 4
31 Elm St., West Haven McNASSOR, John J., Jr., T/ Sgt.
218 Berlin Ave., Southington MELE, Alphonse, Pfc.
176 Hamilton St., New Haven MENNINO, Alfred A., Jr., M/ Sgt.
3 Bates Court, South Norwalk MENTA, Frank A., Pfc.
40 West St., New Haven MENTO, Joseph L., T/ 4
18 Hemlock St., West Haven MERROW, Chester G., T/ 4
141 George St., Bristol MIDDLETON, Thomas F., Jr., T/ Sgt.
80 W. Putnam Ave., Greenwich MIENTUS, John J., T/ 5
14 Walnut St., Thompsonville MIKAN, Paul P., Cpl.
277 Franklin Ave., Hartford MILANESI, Edward W., Pfc.
Box 83, Torrington MILARDO, John S., T/ 5
12 Clinton Ave., Middletown MINTZ, Bernard L., T/ 4
97 Maplewood Ave., West Hartford MINUTILLO, Anthony, Pfc.
80 Prince St., New Haven MISH, Lawrence J., Pvt.
89 E. Liberty St., Danbury MONAGHAN, George W., T/ 4
49 Shultas Pl., Hartford MOORE, William C, Pfc.
RFD 2, Norwich MORAN, Thomas J., T/ 4
133 Birch St., Manchester MONGELLUZZO, Nicholas J., Cpl.
36 Norton St., Waterbury MONIEWSKI, Sigmund, Pfc.
343 Cook Ave., Meriden MONTANO, Anthony N., Pfc.
428 Franklin Ave., Hartford MORELL, Aime, Pfc
58 Battey St., Putnam MORELLO, James J., S/ Sgt.
41 Court St., Middletown MOTT, Henry, Cpl.
68 Vine St., Waterbury MUNSON, Charles E., Pfc.
235 Winchester Ave., New Haven MURAWSKI, John C, Pfc.
Berlin St., Southington MURPHY, John J., T/ 5
964 Baldwin St., Waterbury MURPHY, Thomas J., Sgt.
53 Clearview St., Waterbury NADEAU, Philip J., T/ 4
40 Lexington St., Bristol NEUSNER, Frederick D., Pfc.
1651 Asylum Ave., West Hartford NEWMAN, Gordon W., S/ Sgt.
RFD 1, Spruce St., West Suffield NORK, Martin E., Pfc.
1181 N. Colony St., Meriden NOWACKI, Raymond A., Cpl.
75 Wood St., Waterbury NOWICKI, Max M., Cpl.
50 Williams St., Bridgeport NYBERG, Arthur R., T/ 5
900 Hope St., Springdale O'LOSKEY, John C, Sgt.
1514 Baldwin St., Waterbury ONIDI, Albert R., T/ 5
Garden St., Farmington
O'SHEA, Francis J., Pfc.
11 Prospect St., Deep River OSMAN, Stanley J., T/ 4
100 Lawlor St., New Britain OSOWSKI, Joseph R., T/ 4
30 Winthrop St., New London OUILLETTE, Philip P., Pfc.
182 Seymour St., Hartford PALMER, Fredrick C, Pfc.
1070 Boulevard, West Hartford PALMIERI, Joseph C, S/ Sgt.
155 Helen St., Hamden PALMISANO, Frank A., Pfc.
21 Gerry St., Greenwich PANAGROSSO, Paul, Cpl.
54 Olive St., New Haven PANASUK, John W., S/ Sgt.
104 So. Main St., South Norwalk PARKER, Donald F., T/ 5
169 White St., West Haven PARKER, John F., Pfc.
2548 E. Main St., Waterbury PARTINGTON, James W., T/ 5
143 Wilson St., Bridgeport PASQUA, John F., Pfc.
317 Lincoln Ave., Bridgeport PATUSKA, Joseph E., Pvt.
113 Tunxis St., Windsor PAVLIK, Michael, Pvt.
3343 East Main St., Bridgeport PAWELEC, Stanley E., Pfc.
128 Spring St., Thompsonville PELLONI, Thomas A., Pvt.
RFD 3, Pond Hill, Wallingford PELONI, Robert, T/ 5
West Main St., Stafford Springs PERIA, Frederick A., Cpl.
Station 81, Warehouse Point PESTRITTO, Jack, Pfc.
123 Edgemere Ave., West Hartford PESTRITTO, Salvo, Pfc.
69 Prospect St., Winsted PETRINI, Ariuino, T/ 4
RFD 3, Ridgefield PIAZZA, Santo, Pfc.
57 Franklin St., Norwich PIJANOWSKI, Stanley J., Sgt.
28 Orange St., New Britain PIWARZOK, William, Pvt.
198 Washington Ave., New Haven PLANTIER, Arthur W., Jr., Cpl.
Box 189, Wauregan PLASKON, Andrew, T/ 4
42 Maple St., Seymour POHORYLO, Stanley A., Cpl.
34 Windsor St., Thompsonville POMERENKE, Robert, Pfc.
238 Chapman St., New Britain POND, Robert L., T/ 4
Box 7, Stony Creek POSIN, Paul P., T/ 5
233 Cooke St., Waterbury POUNCH, Philip F., S/ Sgt.
30 Fountain St., Norwich POWERS, George A., T/ 5
Box 143, Noroton Heights PRAYZNER, Andrew J., Sgt.
426 Enfield St., Thompsonville PRAYZNER, Walter J., Pfc.
426 Enfield St., Thompsonville PRAHOUICH, Anthony J., T/ 4
9 Montowese St., Branford PROULX, Arthur L., Pfc.
Box 57, So. Coventry PRUCHA, Emil J., T/ 5
Box 14, West Willington PULCHAK, Andrew M., Pfc.
RFD 2, Sandy Hook PUZZIO, John E., M/ Sgt.
201 Selleck St., Stamford QUICQUARD, Joseph, Pvt.
77 High St., Waterbury RAINEY, David E., Sgt.
982 Wilcoxson Ave., Stratford RAMANAUSKAS, Peter A., T/ Sgt.
619 Highland Ave., Waterbury RAMETTO, Sebastian R., Pfc.
43 N. Spring St., Meriden RANDALL, Charles W., T/ 4
84 Noble St., West Haven RARO, William J., T/ 5
198 Howe Ave., Shelton RAWSON, Raymond J., 1st/ Sgt.
1800 State St., Bridgeport RESCIGNO, Gennard J., Pfc.
Wallace St., RFD 2, Shelton RIBAS, Anthony R., T/ 5
4 Hillside Ave., Shelton RICCIO, Gabriel F., T/ 5
112 Main St., New Haven RICH, Daniel J., T/ 5
278 Orchard St., Bridgeport RICHEN, Leonard E., Pfc.
8 Smith St., East Port Chester RITTMAN, William J., Sgt.
Box 166, East Hampton RIZZO, Frank J., Pvt.
38 McKinley Ave., Bridgeport ROBERTS, Floyd L., Sgt.
152 Winfield Dr., Stratford RONAGHAN, Thomas W., M/ Sgt.
173 Wolcott St., Bristol ROSENBERG, David, S/ Sgt.
427 Connecticut Ave., Bridgeport ROTONDO, Amos J., Pvt.
Box 255, Simsbury RUBY, Joseph J., T/ 5
165 Columbus Ave., New Haven RUOPPOLO, Salvatore, Pvt.
175 Grand Ave., New Haven RUSCILLO, Louis J., T/ 4
398 Center St., Meriden RUSSELL, Robert R., Pfc.
20 Broughton St., Danbury SABO, Andrew G., Jr., Pfc.
243 Dudley Ave., Wallingford ST. GERMAI, Arthur, Cpl.
Niantic River Rd., Waterford SALE, Andrew A., Jr., T/ 5
18 Boston Ave., East Haven SAMBUCO, Leo, Pvt.
238 Merline Ave., Waterbury SANFORD, Earle G., T/ 5
Redding Ridge SANTILLI, Eustachio, Pfc.
191 Hurd Ave., Bridgeport SANZERI, Alfonse, T/ 5
47 Austin St., New Haven SARTIRANA, Aldo J., S/ Sgt.
14 Suffield St., Windsor Locks SAUNDERS, Arthur B., T/ 4
Cannondale SBORDONE, Sylvester A., T/ 5
25 St. Joseph Ave., Waterbury SCALORA, Angelo J., Pfc.
13 Bartlett St., New Britain SCARINGE, Frank J., T/ 4
21 Woodford Ave. Ext., Plainville SCARPA, Michael, Pfc.
RFD 1, Wallingford SCHILCHER, Carlton J., Pfc.
Box 45, Wilton SCHNEIDER, Leo, S/ Sgt.
450 Amsterdam Ave., Bridgeport SCHULZE, August K., T/ 4
192 Triangle St., Danbury
SCHUPACK, Edward, Cpl.
24 Talcott St., New Britain SCOTT, Bernard R., Pfc.
27 Holmes Ave., New Britain SEARS, Alfred H., Pfc.
336 Washington St., Hartford SENECAL, Conrad J., T/ 4
309 Pomfret St., Putnam SENETCKY, Stephen R., T/ 5
93 Liberty St., Ansonia SHEA, John J., T/ 5
Steel Rd., New Hartford SHEA, John P., Pvt.
199 Lounsbury St., Waterbury SHEEHY, John F., T/ 5
38 Tenth St., Derby SHOREY, Stewart E., Pvt.
24 Crescent Dr., Bristol SILVA, Antone H., S/ Sgt.
179 Dwight St., New Haven SILVIA, Lawrence K., Pfc.
173 Thomas St., West Haven SIMOCHKO, Peter, Pfc.
5 Hinckley Ave., Stamford SKINNER, Russell R., Pfc.
Hicksville Rd., Cromwell SKIRKA, Anthony W., S/ Sgt.
10 Warren Ct., Bridgeport SKOWRONSKI, John W., Pfc.
141 New Britain Ave., Hartford SLOWIK, Frank A., Pfc.
7 Howard Ave., Ansonia SMITH, Charles F., Pfc.
3300 Whitney Ave., Hamden SMITH, Leonard G., T/ 4
293 Pequot Ave., New London SMOLLEY, Peter, Sgt.
15 No. Fourth St., Ansonia SOGOLOW, Morris A., T/ 4
50 Broad St., Norwich SOLLITTO, Anthony M., T/ 5
11 Hanover St., Stamford SOSNICKI, Julius W., Pfc.
Box 114, East Granby Rd., Windsor Locks SOTTOSANTO, Philip, Pfc.
54 Elizabeth St., Waterbury SOUSA, Jose, Pfc.
131 Baldwin St., Waterbury SPIGHER, Harry J., Pvt.
18 Waverly Pl., Stamford SRULOWITZ, Louis, Sgt.
Durham STAMOS, Harry, T/ 4
456 Warren St., Bridgeport STANIO, Alfred A., Pfc.
Spring Rd., North Haven STANKIEWICZ, John, T/ 4
115 Roath St., Norwich STASSANO, Joseph J., S/ Sgt.
39 Dean St., Stamford STAVOLA, John A., Sgt.
134 Honeyspot Rd., Stratford STEGEMAN, Lynwood F., T/ 5
55 Byron Rd., Manchester STERLINSKI, Anthony J., S/ Sgt.
19 Division St., Greenwich STILLITANO, Joseph W., Pfc.
116 Canaan Court, Bridgeport STONE, Eugene E., Pfc.
Main St., Stony Creek STONE, Jacob, Pfc.
Station 33, South Windsor SUHOZA, William A., T/ Sgt.
28 Knapp St., South Norwalk SULDS, Sidney, T/ 5
500 W. Main St., Stamford SULLIVAN, Edward R., Pfc.
68 Crowther Ave., Bridgeport SULLIVAN, John M., Cpl.
21 Wolcott Ave., Portland SULLIVAN, John T., Pfc.
21 Cliff St., Waterbury SUMMA, Joseph N., Pvt.
13 Pemberton St., Waterbury SWADES, Adam J., Jr., Pfc.
152 Pleasant St., Thompsonville SWARTLING, Ernest H., T/ 4
156 Chatham St., New Haven SWENSON, John R., T/ 5
31 Gold St., East Port Chester SZYDLOWSKI, Edmond, T/ 3
217 Summer St., Bristol SZOSTEK, Joseph, T/ 4
36 Workman Ave., Torrington SZULKOWSKI, Stanley Z., Sgt.
37 E. Main St., Terryville TALMADGE, William F., Pfc.
Highland Ave., Cheshire TARACKA, Emil, Cpl.
151 Henry St., East Port Chester TASSONE, Bruno J., Pfc.
21 Bushnell St., Hartford TAULTY, John P., Sgt.
1014 Noble Ave., Bridgeport TAVELLA, Philip D., T/ 5
3 W. Main St., Norwalk TEITELMAN, Samuel, T/ 5
343 Whalley Ave., New Haven TEMPLE, John L., Pfc.
15 Rose St., East Hartford TERRILL, Robert E., Pfc.
80 Hoadley St., Naugatuck TESSLER, Jacob, Pvt.
135 Magnolia St., Hartford THERIAULT, Edward J., T/ 5
985 Noble Ave., Bridgeport THERIAULT, Robert G., Sgt.
178 Long Hill Rd., Waterbury THEROUX, Edgar E., T/ 4
735 Farmington Ave., Bristol THOMPSON, Walter E., Pvt.
Box 422, Plainville THORPE, Michael J., T/ 4
99 Lawn Ave., Stamford TIERNEY, Francis B., T/ 5
84 Arch St., New Haven TIPPETT, Ernest A., Cpl.
160 Glendale Ave., Bridgeport TOMASSI, Charles J., Pfc.
41 Court St., Middletown TORELLI, Anthony, Pfc.
28 Park Pl., Branford TOWNSEND, William A., S/ Sgt.
2 Merriam Ave., Bloomfield TRIKAKIS, Charles G., Pfc.
219 Vine St., Hartford TRYBUS, Sigmund S., Pvt.
34 Highland St., Seymour TURCOTTE, Raymond R., Cpl.
37 Linnmore Dr., Manchester TWAROWSKI, Joseph J., T/ 5
11 Hine Pl., New Haven TWISS, Cort A., S/ Sgt.
94 Madison St., Hartford TYRRELL, James L., Pfc.
327 E. Main St., Waterbury VAILLANCOURT, Zenon A., T/ 5
58 Ledgecrest Ave., New Britain VALLUZZO, Carlo A., T/ Sgt.
42 Rowan St., Danbury VELLECO, William J., Pfc.
353 Howard Ave., New Haven VENTRIGLIO, Nicholas, Pfc.
1149 Quinnipiac Ave., New Haven
VISONE, Louis N., Cpl.
262 Market St., Hartford VITALE, Frederick V., T/ 3
73 Asylum St., New Haven VOCOLINA, Nathan B., Pfc.
95 Shaw St., New London WASKY, Joseph A., Pfc.
21 Suncrest Ave., Waterbury WIGHT, George J., S/ Sgt.
333 Orchard St., Bridgeport WILEY, Dean G., T/ 4
Wall St., South Coventry WILSON, James E., Pfc.
RFD 2, Southbury WOJTAS, Teddy J., Pfc.
88 Main St., Windsor Locks WOLFSCHLAEGER, Robert, T/ 5
78 Van Buren Ave., Norwalk WOOD, William R., T/ Sgt.
RFD 1, Stafford Springs WOODARD, George K., Pic.
1363 North Main St., Waterbury WOODING, Kenneth E., Pfc.
661 Quinnipiac Ave., New Haven YOUNG, Harold M., Cpl.
439 Ocean Ave., New London YUSH, Louis, Sgt.
82 Oakland Ter., Hartford ZANOWIAK, Stephen, T/ 5
7 Second St., Seymour ZAWADSKI, Fabian W., Pfc.
68 Park St., Bridgeport ZIMMER, Norman, Sgt.
6 Lawncrest Ave., Danbury ZYSKOWSKI, Edward J., Pfc.
86 Wooster St., Shelton
CONNECTICUT VETERANS COMMEMORATIVE BOOKLET
Vol. VIII Dec. 4, 1945 No. 17
CARLETON B. CLYMA, Editor
This booklet is published by the State of Connecticut through the Off­ice
of the Governor, as an addition to the souvenirs and memorabilia of Conn­ecticut
men who served with the United States Army in World War II. The cour­tesies
and assistance of public relations personnel at the Ports and Separation Centers are herewith acknowledged.
Copies of this booklet are provided for the men whose names appear on the Muster Out Roll Call, herein. A copy is on file for reference purposes at each of the 200 public libraries in the State.
Reproduction of material from this booklet is permissible only on written authorization.
The personal experience stories were reported by Hugh W. McCoy, Raymond J. Fitzpatrick and John L. Caillouette. The cover illustration of the U. S. S. General Blatchford is from the U. S. Navy.
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