Connecticut veterans commemorative booklet. Vol. 8, no. 18. Connecticut men of the United States Army, demobilization, Fort Devens, Massachusetts. December 4 to 6, 1945

              CONNECTICUT MEN
of the United States Army
Demobilization, Fort Devens, Massachusetts
December 4 to 6, 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.
Abraham, Raymond J., T/ 5, Co. A., 142d Inf., 36th Div., New Britain.
" I was at Dachau, awaiting reassignment after a stay in the hospital, when the Euro­pean
war ended. I had a chance to see the awful concentration camp there, and it was a horrible sight. The world was mighty lucky that the Germans didn't win, or there probably would have been many more places like that. When we landed in Southern France the August before, it hardly seemed possible that the war could end so soon, be­cause
the Germans really gave us a battle when we started making our beachhead."
Andrade, Manuel M., Pfc, 825th Avn. Engr., ( Sep.), Bridgeport.
" We're the boys who built the airfields. In England one of our biggest assignments was the construction of a vast bomber field, from which Liberators and other bombers later took off to bomb the Germans. Over the continent we built mostly fighter strips. The Jerries didn't like the idea so well and they often came in low to strafe us. I left the aviation engineers for infantry train­ing
and was assigned to the 69th Division, but the end of the war came along before I went into combat with them."
Arndt, Elmer E., Sgt., 578th Materiel Sq., 25th Air Sv. Grp., 20th Air Force, Green's Farms.
" I saw the first and the last B- 29 bombing missions which left India. My unit spent a year in the CBI theater, and the Japs hardly knew what hit them when they caught the first Superfort raids. We left India for the Marianas and had six months there. From
our base on Tinian, the B- 29s hit the Japs with terrific bomb loads. We'd all known from the beginning that the Superforts would do a great job, and it was a thrill to be there at the end, when the Japs had to surrender if they wanted any of their coun­try
left standing."
Blunda, Vito, T/ 3, 137th Ord. ( Hv. Maint.) Co., ( Sep.), New Haven.
" Late in 1944, when damaged tanks and heavy equipment started to pour in for re­pairs,
we knew that it was something big. That was the Battle of the Bulge and we worked day and night through December, January and February. As company clerk, I had paper work piled up high as I kept track of the heavy stuff as it came in and as it left us after repairs. Our repair crews did some wonderful work and deserve a great deal of credit."
Bosio, Dennis T., Pfc, 118th Sta. Hosp., Torrington.
" I stepped on a land mine at Epinal, France, during an attack on German po­sitions
and got hit badly in 13 places. I hope I never hold a ticket with that number on it. I am lucky to be alive. Then they put me in a service outfit and I was sent direct to Okinawa with no furlough home. That griped me because other guys who had just come over as replacements in combat units were given furloughs home before being sent to the Pacific just because they were still in a combat unit. They sort of forgot about the men who had heavy combat duty after they got in a service unit."
Carpenter, Myron L., S/ Sgt., 507th Grp.,
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453d Ftr. Sq, Putnam.
" On Ie Shima we were bombed each night for two months and on one occasion I saw a single Jap bomb knock out 12 P- 51s. Then for two solid hours the .50 guns in those planes blazed away as the fires in them set off the automatic firing controls and ignited the shells. Bullets were whizzing all over the place, and at the same time the Jap planes kept pasting us. All the while I crouched in a foxhole and hoped for the best. When a thing like that happens you can see how crowded the island strips were. The wings of those planes nearly touched."
Chelf, William C, Pfc, Co. B., 597th Air Warning Co., New London.
" With sometimes as many as three a night we underwent a total of 139 bombings in three months. All the way from Leyte to Japan the closest time I ever had was when a bomb landed in my immediate vicinity and blew me up into the air. But I was un­hurt,
though badly shaken. My duties kept me busy with the radar operators and on their warning switchboard."
Dappese, James R., Sgt., 1666th Engr. Utility Det., ( Sep.), Meriden.
" At Liege we could almost set our watches by the German buzz bombs. They came over every 12 minutes, almost as regular as clockwork. One of them hit a canal seawall just about 500 yards from where I was working. At Liege, I helped build ware­houses
for the biggest depot on the conti­nent,
one that provided supplies for three full armies. It was a tremendous construc­tion
job, but only part of our work because we also had to build roads, construct drain­age
systems and do many other things."
Durso, John R., Pvt., Btry. A., 463d A. A. A, A. W. Bn., Elmwood.
" An ackack outfit is a real hard- working, versatile outfit. Our first mission is, of course, anti- aircraft defense while our sec­ondary
one is to lend close support to ground
troops. In Alsace- Lorraine jet planes came after the field artillery we were defending. When we opened up they came after us and scored a direct hit on a battery 50 yards away. Shrapnel whirled through my own vehicle, knocked the hell out of it and in­jured
a sergeant right beside me. I was un­injured,
and will always regard that as the luckiest day of my life."
Erdman, Carl D., Jr., S/ Sgt., Hq. Btry, 282d C. A.. Danbury.
" Sixty- five of the worst, hottest, most boring days of my life were spent aboard a small Liberty ship from New Caledonia to Okinawa. We only had one chance to get off and that was in a small island port where we had just a few minutes to swallow a single can of beer apiece. At the other ports of call we weren't allowed off the vessel. During the entire trip we were on constant watch for enemy action by sea and air, and we got plenty too. We were bombed and strafed many times in port and at sea. One of the men went mad during the voyage and they had to take him off. The galley was short on food. We got only two meals a day and the first one was not much more than a cup of coffee. It was dreadfully hot with the mercury never dipping below the 100 mark. One guy even fried an egg on the broiling deck plates."
Ethier, Edward W, Sgt, Btry. F, 398th A. A. A. Bn., ( Sep.), Norwich.
" The 79th Division had a bridge built across the Seine and we were one of the out­fits
guarding against air attacks. The Ger­mans
sent planes over in waves of 20 and they kept coming and coming. Our battalion knocked down a flock of them with our battery getting its share, and with the other AA outfits joining in, the Heinies were driven away. The bridge was still there after all the bombing and shooting and the in­fantrymen
kept on pouring across. That was a tough one for the Germans to swallow."
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Gagner, John P, T/ 5, Btry. B, 225th F. A, XXIV Corps, Stratford.
" New Caledonia wasn't too tough a deal, if you liked islands. The climate there was fairly agreeable and there were some ba­nana
trees and wild lemon trees. I was a cook so I always had first choice of the chicken. Tomorrow is the day I've waited six years for."
Godette, Francis J, T/ Sgt.. 40th Sq, 317th Trp. Carr. Grp., Norwalk,
" I was an aerial engineer on a troop car­rier.
Our job was to carry troops and equip­ment
to the front and bring the wounded to the rear. We also took part in airborne operations. Our toughest was in Leyte where I was in the first plane on the first wave. The flak was fairly light, but there were plenty of small arms coming up at us. I was damn glad that my duties made me return to the base instead of jumping there."
Godwin, Paul A, Cpl, 60th Sq, 39th Bmb. Grp., 20th Air Force, New Britain.
" Those B- 29s of ours really pulverized the Jap cities. I was a B- 29 mechanic at Guam and sweated out those missions when the planes were over Tokyo and the other big Jap cities. Most of the planes that were badly damaged landed at Iwo Jima on the way back, but some of them came all the way in to Guam and you'd wonder how the crew ever kept them flying. The 29s are plenty big, but I think they're easier to work on than lots of other planes."
Hoffert, William M, Jr., T/ 4, Co. D, 302d Med. Bn, 77th Div, Simsbury.
" For as long as 36 continuous hours I worked in the operating room of the hospi­tal
giving anesthetics and generally helping the surgeons. At one time our hospital unit was right in the fighting area and we per­formed
major operations under fire. This had to be for the reason that it was impos­sible
at the time to evacuate the casualties. The place was Despesita in Leyte."
Hunter, Francis D, T/ 5, Co. M, 121st Inf., 8th Div, Stafford Springs.
" That machine gun of mine did plenty of firing, but it was about the busiest in the St. Lo area. The Germans were fighting to prevent the breakthrough and it was combat at pretty close quarters until they were driven back. Brest was also a tough spot, so tough that I was wounded badly enough to spend four months in the hospital. That heavy .30 caliber machine gun of mine was a great old weapon and I'm glad it was on my side."
Igielski, Joseph M, Pfc, Hq. Btry.. 282d C. A. ( Attend.), 10th Army, Hartford.
" New Caledonia was a better deal than our own Fort Terry and Fort Miko. Of course we didn't have New London to play in, and it was a hell of a long ways from Hartford for 23 months. I was a cook, or a can opener as they sometimes called it, and there we had plenty of really good Austra­lian
beer to drink."
Johnson, Philip R, Cpl, 388th Avn. Sq, 71st Air Sv. Grp., 7th Air Force, Suffield.
" All of a sudden I heard the sound of our anti- aircraft guns and saw my buddy leap into a cement foxhole. I didn't ask any ques­tions,
I just followed. No sooner did I hit that hole when a strafing bullet pierced the back of the chair I had been sitting in as I wrote to my wife. It was a surprise attack. So sudden, in fact, that no warning was flashed to me from the radar men so that I could switch on the warning siren as I would ordinarily have done as part of my duties. As soon as the strafing plane was out of the way, I ran quickly into the siren shack and switched on the alarm so there'd be no mistake about it."
Kelemen, Andrew L, M/ Sgt, Hq, 66th Div, Rowayton.
" I was chief clerk for Major General H. F. Kramer. The General was a strict dis­ciplinarian
in every sense of the word, yet
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he always held the men's interest first in his mind. Our division was detailed to guard the Atlantic coastal pocket. I had the privi­lege
of helping to draft the surrender docu­ment
and was at Lorient when General Fahrmbacker, every inch an arrogant Prus­sian
general, signed it. I admired my general most that day because he didn't gloat or patronize and met the German as one high ranking soldier to another."
LaVorgna, Arthur F., T/ 5, 398th A. A. A. Bn., New Haven.
" Near the Seine River, in the drive across France, a whole flock of Jerry planes came in one day in wave after wave. We had a big day with our ackack, knocking down not only bombers but also a lot of fighter planes that came low to strafe. Protection of bridges from enemy planes was one of our big tasks, and another one was to guard supply trains moving along the highways with stuff badly needed up front."
Limosani, Anthony J., Pvt., Btry. D., 463d Bn., ( Attend.), 79th Div., West Haven.
" My outfit's chief claim to fame was made when we knocked down the first jet plane on the German border. The boys from the 79th treated us as equal combat brothers and liked to have us around them. Praise like that coming from as colorful a bunch as the Cross of Lorraine boys will always make me feel proud. Those guys were so rough that often when they had taken a town with nothing to drink in it, they would push on until they found a town where some liquor was left."
Novelli, James V., Cpl., 405th Sq., 38th Bmb. Grp., Sth Air Force, Derby.
" We worked on small arms weapons and loaded bombs. In general we made ourselves useful around the airstrip. There was always more work than men to do it. Okinawa was the lousiest place to live. After 23 months in the Pacific you can bet your sweet life I'm glad to get back to Derby."
Palmer, Bernard C, Pfc, 58th Q. M. Base Depot, 10th Army, Elmwood.
" My toughest deal was sailing from Mar­seilles
directly to Okinawa after 23 months in the ETO. Words couldn't describe the ache in our hearts and to say we were all pretty sere, would be putting it mildly. Once you're on a Pacific island, there's never a pass to such places as London or Paris— you just stay there and rot it out. After 23 months and a trip two- thirds of the way around the world, it's going to be damn nice to get back to West Hartford."
Palo, John J., T/ 5, Hq. Co., 307th Inf., 77th Div., Bridgeport.
" On Leyte I lay for hours in a slit trench while the Japs poured shells into our area. There were a few casualties and I might have been one of them. When I went back to where I was when the raid began, my poncho which was on the ground was full of holes. As I sprawled in that slit trench the dirt tumbled over me as shells kicked up the messy earth. Every time the shells would stop coming over I'd peek up to see what had happened and just as soon as I did they'd come over again and I'd have to duck once more. Thank heaven I am safe and sound."
Pandolfo, Carmello P., T/ 5, 74th Sig. Co., ( Spec), ( Sep.), Hartford.
" Radio communication between shore outfits and Navy ships was one of our most important jobs, and we had a great deal of amphibious work. We were in at Normandy on D- Day, and though we landed as a re­serve
unit it wasn't long before we were working. We handled messages between the divisions and the First Army. I was with both the 74th and the 216th Signal Co., working with the First Army and later with the Seventh Army."
Pappas, Menelaus A., T/ 4, 362d Search­light
Co., ( Sep.), Seymour.
" We landed at Guadalcanal some months
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after the island had been secured and worked all through the Solomons. After a stretch at New Guinea, we were placed in the 799th M. P. Co. and went into the Phil­ippines
campaign. I was a cook and one of my biggest moments was at Guadalcanal in 1944 when my mess hall won second prize among all units on the island for Christmas dinner. The contest was based on the quality of the meal cooked and on the holiday dec­orations.
We had a grand turkey feed and a nice- looking set- up, and it felt good to get some recognition for our work."
Pegolo, Alphonse R., T/ 5, Co. B., 254th Engr., ( Sep.), New Britain.
" A bunch of us were in a wooden shack near Boulogen, Germany, when the Ger­mans
got the range with a buzz bomb. It blew up almost the whole area and I got a head wound when a flying beam crashed down on me. In our regular job as engineers, we cleared out mine fields and did construc­tion
jobs, but we were often called on to act as infantrymen too. After the fighting at Boulogen, there were only about 100 men left in our company, and some of the other companies were hit even worse. We had another bad time at Wallendorf, where we were also working as infantry."
Pirhala, George Jr., Pfc, 359th Graves Regis. Co., ( Attend.), 1st Army, Bridgeport.
" We buried the dead. Our job wasn't a
very good one; yet it was a job that had to be done. Our company consisted of 100 per cent ex- combat men. We tried to get posi­tive
identification, but this was sometimes difficult because men who had been badly burned in tanks were sometimes unrecogniz­able.
We always made a note of the tank or vehicle number, and on the men themselves we checked dogtags, serial numbers on cloth­ing
and sometimes checked dental charts. A chaplain was always present at the burial ceremonies and afterwards, the ground was carefully landscaped and a flagpole built. We know this won't bring them back, but for our part they were handled decently, reverently and honorably."
Pollard, Frank W., Pfc, 463d A. A. A. Bn., ( Attend.), 79th Div., Milford.
" Normandy in the hedgerow country was the toughest. There we gave direct support to the infantry, and the Germans thought our synchronized 50s were a new secret wea­pon.
After the war we were stationed in Bavaria the supposed hofbrau section of Germany. Our quarters were good and the food up to standard."
Rappaport, Bernard, T/ Sgt., 1061st A. F. Q. M., New Haven.
" A Jap parachuter dropped 50 feet away from me as plane loads of them poured out over our area at San Pablo, Leyte. They were intending to seize our airstrip, but after four days of fighting we finally cleared them out with the loss of only one of our men. Although many of the men in our outfit were not seasoned veterans, they nevertheless acted like real soldiers in the face of that dangerous attack. It is almost like being born again to be out of the Army after five years of service."
Rickman, Morris R, Cpl., Hq. Btry., 282d C. A., ( Attend.), 10th Army, Hartford.
" When we first arrived in New Caledonia there wasn't a thing to do but hang around, then someone told me about the abundance of wild horses inland, so we organized parties and brought them in. For a while there were more casualties breaking in the horses than there were on the battlefield. You'd think you were at a rodeo, but there was lots of fun too. I'd never ridden before but after a few bumps, I spent my 23 months there quite pleasantly riding horses."
Rofsky, Albert J, S/ Sgt, Co. F, 32d Inf., 7th Div, Waterbury.
" During the Okinawan campaign I was blown out of my hole two nights in a row. The first time I was knocked silly and the second time I had to go to the hospital for concussion. I was lucky in that no matter how hard it may seem, I never got a scratch. The first time it happened the guy in the hole with me was killed outright. The Jap artillery was heavy and fierce all through the battle. I hope the sound of their guns never comes near me anymore."
Russo, Nicholas J, Pfc, 6th Aircraft Maint. Unit ( Floating), ( Attend.), U. S. T. A. A. F, New Canaan.
" I was a soldier but I was assigned to a little 165 foot coastal steamer and sailed about half way around the world in it. Our 49- man company were all highly skilled ordnance men and worked only on delicate aeroplane instruments. We followed the war from island to island. Except for two ty­phoons
and one suicide plane which we
knocked down at Ie Jima, our deal wasn't too tough a one."
Salonia, Concetta J, Cpl, 73d Wg, 91st Sv. Grp., 20th Air Force, Middletown.
" We were in the mess hall on Saipan when they came over. The air alert sounded and most of us mistook it for the chow call. Twenty- four Jap bombers came over and their target was the airstrip only 100 yards away. Our outer defenses knocked off seven of the raiders before they reached the target. I was trying to crowd into a hole with a lot of others. One Zeke bomber crashed only a few yards away. The attacking bombers were knocked out to the last plane, but for a little while we had it rough and everybody got indigestion."
Shelto, Anthony J, Sgt, 398th A. A. A. Bn, Hartford.
" We had the honor of knocking down one of the first German jet propelled planes. That was at Hattan, near the Rhine, on January 13, 1945, and our gun section got him with 50s and a 37. When he crashed, the plane was so badly damaged that there wasn't much left of it. Our biggest day was at the Seine, where there were 145 German planes shot down, a lot of them credited to our outfit. The Nazi planes just kept coming and coming, and we were kept busy firing as one wave after another came in to bomb and strafe the whole area."
Soares, Joseph B, T/ Sgt, Hq. Det, 256th Q. M. Bn, XXIV Corps, Bridgeport.
" No one was safe on Okinawa. Things were so congested that many times the front lines were not more than two miles from the headquarters outfits, and being at your desk was almost like being in a foxhole in the lines. The Nips bombed and strafed us all the time and there was never any peace until they began jumping off the cliffs at the end of the island. I have been in the service 44 months and I have been overseas 30 of them. I simply can't describe how it feels to be
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home now. I have a son two years old whom I've never seen."
Stabell, Frederick A., T/ 4, 1395th Engr. Constr. Bn., Westport.
" I was a member of daily patrol parties that combed the outskirts of our area for Japs. It was just like the Indian fighting I used to read about as a kid. We'd prowl through the underbrush and rice paddies, rooting them out of their hiding. One day a Jap jumped up in front of me and hurled a hand grenade almost at my feet. Fortu­nately
for me the heavy missile sank in the mush of the rice patch and didn't go off the way they usually do. The day before V- J Day we cleaned out some 22 Japs in caves and in the brush."
Stack, Francis J., Pfc, Hq. Co., 1st Bn., 290th Inf., 75th Div., Waterbury.
" We were welcomed royally when we first went into combat. We were thrown into the heart of the Breakthrough and everything was well organized confusion. After, when things were ironed out a little better, we had so many casualties our regiments looked more like a company. Shortly after Christ­mas,
while advancing on a small town, we were tied down by sniper fire coming from a few scattered houses on the outskirts. A 57mm gun was sent up and I volunteered to be the gunner. It was a real hot spot. They threw everything at our position but
I managed to pump 20 shells out of the gun to K. O. their outer defenses. Then we cap­tured
the town. For my part, I received the the Silver Star."
Stanton, Frank W., S/ Sgt., Co. D., 302d Med. Bn., Putnam.
" I don't think I had any experience in the medics that would stand up alongside the doings of the boys in the infantry, but I did everything the Army wanted me to do. That including handling all the medical sup­plies
for the hospital unit I was in. Every­thing
had to pass through me from a Dill to a knife. On Leyte I had a close call, how­ever.
A mortar shell landed not 20 feet from where I stood and I wasn't harmed in the least. But men much further away had their names put on the casualty list from that same shell."
Sweeney, Howard V., Cpl., 80th Sq., 8th Ftr. Grp., 5th Air Force, Hartford.
" It was D Day on Mondura. A suicide plane struck the boat I was riding in, LST- 738. The next thing I knew I was in the water and the boat had been sunk. We were soon rescued by a naval P. T. boat. About 90 percent of the personnel received severe burns and one was lost. I was lucky enough to get off with a slight Purple Heart scratch."
Tremblay, Louis P., T/ 4, 398th A. A. A. Bn. ( Sep.), Norwich. " We were in a small town in France, far away from home, for Thanksgiving of 1944, but we had a wonderful dinner just the same. I know— I was the cook. We had tur­key
and all the fixin's, and all the guys agreed it was a swell meal. We also had a good spread at Christmas. There are lots of stories about Army cooks, but the boys didn't kick much about my cooking so I guess they liked it well enough."
VanLoan, Edward J, Pvt., 69th Ord. Bn, ( Sep.), Hartford.
" I'm supposed to keep my mouth shut about the things I saw at Guadalcanal. I can tell you my closest experience that happened there without giving away military secrets. I was standing near a gas truck that was hit by a Jap plane when it strafed the field, blowing the truck up almost in my face. I was sent to the hospital for two months for treatment of burns I got when it blew. The Pacific Islands aren't the things you read about in travelogues."
Waterman, Wesley A, Pfc, Btry. B, 104th F. A, 27th Div, Guilford.
" With a carbine in my hands and a lot of anxiety in my heart I probed through the Jap hideout caves at Naha. After days of cautiously peeking around rocks and taking pot shots here and there, we finally rounded up all the Japs who were operating from the maze of caves. It was essential to get those Japs because from their high positions they used to drop grenades on top of the trucks as they passed by on the roads below. One grenade, you know, can blow a truck all to hell."
Wood, Howard H, T/ 5, 4400th Air Corps M. P. Co, Norwalk.
" I spent 30 months island hopping. I went through three typhoons on Okinawa and two on Leyte. They always caused a lot of work for us. We had to rebuild what they blew down. On Leyte during an air attack one of our 30mm shells landed a few inches
away from my foot. Lucky for me it was a dud, or my shoe bills would be cheaper this winter."
Zbinden, Alfred C, Cpl, Sv. Btry, 198th F. A, XIV Corps, Torrington.
" The most fascinating thing about Oki­nawa
was the honeycomb of caves and tombs on the place. They were full of Japs, too. We were warned to keep out of them because besides Japs, there were booby traps in ' em. Of course, a lot of the guys risked the chance to get souvenirs that were reputed to be in the dark recesses, but many never brought them home. There wasn't much action for me to see. I got there at the tail end of things, but I was glad I had a chance to do what I could."
Zeckoski, John, Cpl, Hq. Btry, 282d C. A, New Milford.
" Frankness is a virtue. I never liked any part of the Army and I hated every minute of the 23 months I spent on New Caledonia. This is my greatest hour in five long years."
CONNECTICUT VETERANS COMMEMORATIVE BOOKLET
Vol. VIII Dec. 6, 1945 No. 18
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 I. Fitzpatrick and John L. Caillouette. The cover illustration of the U. S. S. Montour is from an official U. S. Navy photograph.
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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 4 to 6, 1945 from the official Group Rosters, Fort Devens Separation Center, Mass.
ABBENANTE, Libro, Sgt
66 Wallace St., New Haven ABRAHAM, Raymond J., T/ 5
155 North St., New Britain ABRAMOWICZ, Bertram C, T/ 4
52 Plattsville Ave., Norwalk ABRUZZO, Charles S., Sgt.
52 Roath St., Norwich ACETO, Francesco M., Pfc.
198 Davenport Ave., New Haven ACCURSO, Romeo J., T/ 5
76 High St., Torrington ADAMOWICZ, Joseph W., Pfc.
RFD 1, Cromwell AKER, Surgest P., S/ Sgt.
19 Pearl St., New London ALBERTELLI, Pasquale E., Pfc.
307 Summer St., Bristol ALIX, Leo J., T/ 4
RFD 1, Danielson ANDERSON, Preston E., Jr., Pvt.
163 Beardsley St., Bridgeport ANDRADE, Manuel M., Pfc.
258 Bunnell St., Bridgeport ANGELO, Joseph, Pvt.
1 Clover St., Milford ANTICO, Angelo M., Cpl.
Buckingham St., Oakville ARNDT, Elmer E., Sgt.
Sherwood Island Lane, Green's Farms ARPIN, Ernest F., Pfc.
35 Germania Ave., Taftville ATSALES, William J., Pfc.
20 Water St., Danielson AUBIN, Donat E., Pfc.
16 Leander St., Danielson AUDETTE, Adrien L., S/ Sgt.
Box 9, Grosvenordale AURETTA, Salvatore C, T/ 5
32 Kennedy St., Hartford AUSTIN, Leonard, Sgt.
35 Owen St., Hartford AVERY, George W., T/ 4
24 Carmel St., Hartford AVRAMOV, Michael, S/ Sgt.
Box 111, Beacon Falls BALGLEY, Robert P., T/ 5
27 Loomis Dr., West Hartford BARANAUSKAS, August L, Pfc.
786 Rubber Ave., Naugatuck BARNES, Thomas D., Cpl.
51 Jefferson Ave., New London BARRY, Walter V., Jr., Pfc.
76 Grove St., New Haven BARTOLOTTA, Angelo L., T/ 5
44 Ferry St., Middletown BARTON, John E., Cpl.
Gaylordsville BARTRAM, George E., Pfc.
101 Reitter St., Stratford BATES, William S., Pfc.
RFD 1, North St., Greenwich BEAMON, Milton H., Cpl.
55 Abbott Ave., Waterbury BECCIA, John, S/ Sgt.
127 Edson Ave., Waterbury BECKER, Rudolph, Pfc.
West Willington BEEBE, Lewis S., T/ Sgt.
Macedonia Rd., Kent
BELANSKY, Steve, T/ 4
104 Edgewood St., Danbury BELL, George, T/ 4
80 Main St., Sprague BELOSKI, Walter P., Pfc.
735 Main St., Torrington BELVINS, Martin W., Sgt.
133 Meadowside Rd., Milford BERGER, Joseph J., T/ Sgt.
1210 Laurel Ave., Bridgeport BERTIER, Patrick, T/ 5
855 Congress Ave., New Haven BIAGIARELLI, Peter A., T/ 4
Box 241, Stony Creek BIANCHI, Joseph A., M/ Sgt.
8 Suffield St., Windsor Locks BIRBARIE, Theodore P., Cpl.
36 Hillside Ave., Branford BLAIR, Gavin W., Pfc.
30 Rivercliff Dr., Devon BLANCHETTE, Robert J., T/ 5
123 Market St., New Britain BLISS, Ralph B., T/ Sgt.
13 Grove St., Darien BLUM, Arthur R., S/ Sgt.
16 Kenyon St., Waterbury BLUNDA, Vito, T/ 3
30 Ann St., New Haven BOGACZ, Alfred J., Pfc.
98 Veterans St., Meriden BOGUCKI, Casimer A., Cpl.
92 Gold St., New Britain BONITATA, Donato P., T/ 4
149 Wallace St., New Haven BONZAGNI, Bruno, Pfc.
31 Abbotsford Ave., West Hartford BORYS, George R., Cpl.
Broad Brook BOSCO, Thomas J., Pfc.
389 Arch St., New Britain BOSIO, Dennis T., Pfc.
61 Iowa St., Torrington BOUCHER, Gerald H., T/ 5 New Village, Sterling BOUFFARD, Elmer G., Pfc.
751 Woodtick Rd., Waterbury BOWEN, Charles S., S/ Sgt.
52 Pliny St., Hartford BRACKEN, Harry J., Pfc.
3 Marion Ave., East Norwalk BRADLEY, Peter L., Pfc.
1601 State St., New Haven BRAGA, Joseph, T/ 5
128 Hall Ave., Wallingford BRANDOLINI, Boniface J., Pfc.
28 Willow St., New Haven BRECKA, George J., Pfc.
RFD 2, Mansfield Center BRIGNOLE, John J., Pfc.
622 Broad St., Hartford BROCK, Henry F., T/ 4
28 Fleetwood Ave., Bethel BROOKS, Charles L., Pfc.
58 Webster St., New Haven BROWNE, Gilbert C, Pfc.
Chestnut St., Ivoryton BRUNO, Carlo, Pfc.
5 Bates Ct., South Norwalk BULAK, Edmund H., Cpl.
476 First Ave., West Haven BURNES, Kenneth E., Pfc.
40 Bluff Ave., West Haven BURTON, Maurice J., T/ 5
115 Walnut St., Manchester CAHILL, Joseph C, T/ 5
87 Elmwood Ter., Torrington CALOYIANIS, Angelo, Pfc.
41 Ludlow St., Stamford CAMPAGANO, Frank J., Cpl.
26 Water St., Southington CANNON, William J., Pfc.
19 Douglas St., Hartford CANTOR, Burton M., T/ 5
423 Wayne St., Bridgeport CAPITANO, Patrick C, Sgt.
147 Richard St., New Britain CAPPELLO, Anthony F., T/ 4
59 Highland Ave., Bridgeport CARPENTER, Myron L., S/ Sgt.
60 Green St., Putnam CARROLL, Terrance F., T/ 5
22 Van Zandt St., East Norwalk CARTER, Donald C, Sgt.
904 Lafayette St., Bridgeport CARUCCIK, Rocco A., T/ 5
309 Franklin Ave., Hartford CAVALLO, Alfred F., Pvt.
507 Front St., Hartford CEKALA, William, Pvt.
99 Union St., New London CHAMERLAIN, Albert W., S/ Sgt.
101 Elizabeth St., Hartford CHARAMUT, Frank J., Jr., T/ 5
Box 46, Berlin CHARBONNEAU, Francis E., 1st/ Sgt.
272 Garden St., Hartford CHARLAND, Everett J., Pvt.
276 South Main St., New Britain CHARLES, Harry, S/ Sgt.
24 Highland Ave., Danbury CHELF, William C, Pfc.
225 Broad St., New London CHESKA, Michael, S/ Sgt.
Whitney St., Westport CHRYSTAL, Ralph E., Cpl.
6 Blake St., Ivoryton CIACCIO, Peter A., Cpl.
136 Sheffield St., Waterbury CIARLEGLIO, Giro, Jr., Pfc.
36 School St., Waterbury CINCOTTA, Joseph, 1st/ Sgt.
749 Connecticut Blvd., East Hartford CLARK, Donald J., T/ 5
10 Bronx Ave., Waterbury CLIFFORD, Raymond M., Cpl.
304 Asylum St., Norwich COCCHIARO, Pasquale J., T/ 5
789 Quinnipiac Ave., New Haven COCHRANE, Douglas S., Pfc.
277 Crown St., New Haven COLLINS, John T/ 5
20 Oak St., Winsted COLOMBIE, Camille E., Pfc.
49 Roosevelt Ave., Torrington COLUCCI, Anthony, Pfc.
40 Ridge St., Waterbury CONTE, Frank J., Sgt.
152 Carrie St., Bridgeport CORCIULLO, Vincent S., Cpl.
9 Court Pl., Middletown CORCZYCA, Stanley, Cpl.
199 Retreat Ave., Hartford CORMIER, Louis V., Sgt.
349 Main St., Putnam COUCHEVITZ, Louis J., Pfc.
74 West St., New Milford
COURTEMANCHE, Real P., T/ 4
489 Main St., Willimantic COZZA, Andrew, T/ Sgt.
56 Hawkins St., Waterbury CRANDALL, Robert K., Pfc.
24 Coit St., New London CROWDER, George W., T/ 5
21 East Hawkins St., Waterbury CSEPES, Michael, Pfc.
90 Aetna St., Naugatuck CULLEN, Francis M., T/ 4
99 Oak St., Naugatuck CULVER, Robert D., Pfc.
72 Evitt's Lane, Bridgeport CURTIS, George W., S/ Sgt.
Suffield St., Windsor Locks D'AGOSTINO, Andrew A., T/ 5
Fitch St., Montowese, North Haven D'AMICO, Frank, Pfc.
4 Sperry St., Waterbury D'AMICO, Loomis J., Pfc.
47 Hawkins St., Derby DANIELS, Fred R., Jr., Cpl.
52 Sunset Ave., Watertown DANIELSON, Henry A., Sgt.
Pomfret Center DAPPESE, James R., Sgt.
146 Columbus Ave., Meriden DATTALO, Francis A., Pvt.
4 Neptune Ave., South Norwalk DATTILO, Salvatore, T/ 5
1574 State St., New Haven DAVID, Michael, Cpl.
47 Coram Ave., Shelton DEILUS, Matthew, T/ 5
59 Lexington Ave., South Norwalk DeLILLO, Anthony L., Pfc.
81 Fillmore St., New Haven DeLOWERY, Joseph H., T/ Sgt.
61 Hotchkiss St., Kensington DELOY, Ralph E., Pfc.
Mountain Rd., Norfolk DEMARIA, Paul A., Sgt.
24 Treat St., Torrington DeMASSA, Ralph A., Pfc.
Wilson Point Rd., South Norwalk DeNIGRIS, William M., Pfc.
3779 Main St., Bridgeport DEPOIAN, Martin G., Pvt.
110 Rockwell Ave., New Britain DeSANTIS, Mariano, Pfc.
89 Franklin St., Danbury DESENA, Angelo, Sgt.
163 DeWitt St., New Haven DEVINE, Frederick P., Cpl.
25 Shirley Lane, New London DIAS, Arthur G., T/ 5
330 Mill St., Waterbury DiCARLO, Xavier J., Pfc.
11 North Elm St., Wallingford DICOSIMO, Anthony, Pfc.
108 North Washington St., Wallingford DiDONATO, Edward J., T/ 5
434 Pine St., Waterbury DiVENERE, Thomas, Cpl.
48 Park St., Bristol DOBKOWSKI, Edward P., Sgt.
68 Admiral St , New Haven DOMURAD, Henry J., Sgt.
32 New St., Shelton DONOVAN, Edmund P., Sgt.
1741 Baldwin St., Waterbury DOUGHERTY, Bernard B., T/ 5
24 Bank St., Portland DOWD, Joseph E., Pfc.
222 Division St., North Haven
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DOWLING, Howard E., Pvt.
547 Columbus Ave., New Haven DRANE, John E., Pfc.
47 Myrtle St., Meriden DUBIEL, Michael J., T/ 5
70 East Pearl St., Torrington DUMAS, Chester D., Pfc.
Canton DUMAS, Willie R., Sgt.
378 Windsor St., Hartford DUNN, Richard T., Pvt.
284 Hillside Ave., Hartford DURO, Stanley B., T/ 5
189 West Center St., Manchester DURSO, John R., Pvt.
1185 New Britain Ave., Elmwood DZIELINSKI, Bernard P., T/ Sgt.
31 High St., Terryville ECKERT, Donald W., S/ Sgt.
119 Highland Ave., Middletown ECKERT, Harold E., Sgt.
20 Church St., Norwich ELLIS, Hercules, Cpl.
28- B Eagle St., Bridgeport ERDMAN, Carl D., Jr., S/ Sgt.
Danbury ESCHNER, Ernest W., S/ Sgt.
46 Chestnut St., Bristol ETHIER, Edward W., Sgt.
124 West Town St., Norwich FAIRCHILD, Herbert M., Pfc.
Coleman Rd., Middletown FALARDEAU, Armand, Pfc.
2 Wheatley
St., Danielson FALCONE, Louis N., T/ 5
Meriden Rd., Milldale FANELLI, Nicholas A., Cpl.
139 Granby St., Waterbury FARR, Marion E., S/ Sgt.
622 Newfield Ave., Bridgeport FAULS, Louis B., Sgt.
35 Sherbrooke Ave., Hartford FERENCE, Andrew J., Sgt.
93 W. Main St., Stafford Springs FERGUSON, Donald J., Pfc.
9 Pleasant St., East Norwalk FERRARO, Michael, T/ 4
16 Cassidy St., Greenwich FIGULY, John, T/ 4
50 Williams St., Stratford FINKEL, Clement N., Sgt.
122 Kent St., Hartford FITZ, Mitchell, Jr., Pfc.
52 Warren St., Hartford FLIBBERT, George H., Pfc.
23 Norwich St., Hartford FOSTER, Percy W., Pfc.
Box 28, Cheshire FRANCESCHENA, Albert J., Sgt.
Box 722, Manchester FRAY, Floyd L., Jr., Pfc.
23 Alberta St., Waterbury GAGNER, John P., T/ 5
106 Norman Circle, Stratford GAGNON, Gerard. T/ 4
731 South Main St., Waterbury GANS, Charles, Pfc.
8 Vernon St., New Haven GEER, John W., T/ Sgt.
80 Schuyler Ave., Middletown GENTILE, John A., T/ 4
108 Charter Oak Ave., East Haven GENZIANO, Paul J., Pfc.
58 Chestnut St., Hartford GERDA, Edward J., S/ Sgt.
544 Union Ave., Bridgeport
GERDIS, John J., Pfc.
719 North Colony St., Meriden GERVASONI, Louis P., T/ 5
27 Coal Pit Hill Rd., Danbury GESTAE, John F., T/ 4
17 Summer St., Meriden GESUALDI, John A., Cpl.
247 South Main St., New Canaan GIBRAM, Charles, Jr., Pfc.
50 Anderson St., Union City GILBERTIE, Carmen A., T/ 5
39 Clinton Ave., Westport GIRARD, Adelard E., Pfc.
35 River St., Baltic GLOWA, Metro, Pfc.
24 West Main St., Terryville GODETTE, Francis J., T/ Sgt.
12 France St., Norwalk GODWIN, Paul A., Cpl.
383 Monroe St., New Britain GOGGINS, William J., Sgt.
1059 Huntingdon Ave., Waterbury GONET, Joseph T., Pfc.
40 Cliff St., Norwich GORAL, Frank P., Pfc.
44 Putnam Lane, Southfield Village, Stamford GRAY, Raymond P., Sgt.
29 Jackson St., Willimantic GREEN, Henry R., Sgt.
174 Winthrop Ave., New Haven GREEN, Obie L., T/ Sgt.
13 Dyke Circle, East Hartford GREGA, John V., Cpl.
137 Light St., Stratford GRIFA, William A., T/ 5
23 Acorn St., Waterbury GRIFFITH, Michael J., T/ 4
192 Jefferson St., Hartford GRUNDWALSKI, Henry, Pfc.
Collinsville GURECK, Joseph, T/ 5
98 1/ 2 Pleasant St., Meriden GWIAZDA, Henry Z., Pfc.
82 Lyman St., New Britain HAMERNIK, Andrew G., T/ 5
163 Brook St., Forestville HANKEN, Robert L., Cpl.
Home Acres Ave., Milford HANSEN, Irving, T/ 4
278 East Main St., Waterbury HARRIS, Leroy H., T/ 4
45 Elmer St., Hartford HASKEDAKES, John M., Pfc.
165 North Main St., Ansonia HASSINGER, Raymond R., Pfc.
59 Transit St., Waterbury HAYES, Donald L., Cpl.
32 Centennial St., Putnam HEAVEN, Norman H., Cpl.
41 Prospect St., Waterbury HENDRY, William J., Pfc.
23 Blackhall St., New London HERMAN, Fred A., Pfc.
84 Iowa St., Torrington HICKEY, Paul P., Pfc.
185 Pearl St., Torrington HILLMAN, Robert C, Pfc.
299 Highland St., Manchester HOBBY, Raymond G., Pfc.
Storrs
HOFFERT, William M., Jr., T/ 4
Main St., Simsbury HOLDA, Victor J., Pfc.
295 Victoria Rd., Hartford HOLDEN, Parker G., Sgt.
742 W. Main St., New Britain
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HORNE, George P., Pfc.
69 Blakeman Pl., Stratford HORNYAK, William J., Cpl.
10 Ridge St., South Norwalk HORRIGAN, Arthur J., T/ 3
17 Yale Acres Rd., Meriden HOVONEC, Michael J., T/ 5
405 Jane St., Bridgeport HUMPHRIES, Sherwood W., S/ Sgt.
28 Lilley St., Manchester HUNTER, Francis D., T/ 5
RFD 1, Stafford Springs HUSSMAN, Herman, Jr., T/ 4
Fall Mountain, Bristol HUYBER, Louis E., T/ 5
RFD 1, Bethel IANNOTTI, Tony S., T/ 3
15 Bank St., Derby IGIELSKI, Joseph M., Pfc.
Hartford INTERRANTE, Albert L., Cpl.
663 Union Ave., Bridgeport ISLEIB, Ernest M., Pfc.
24 Madison St., Manchester JACKSON, Louis J., Cpl.
276 Division St., New Haven JAWORSKI, Nicka, Pfc.
Danielson JEANS, Robert R., T/ 4
20 North St., Stamford JERMOLUK, Chester K., T/ 5
13 Melrose Ave., East Norwalk JOHNS, Fred J., Cpl.
76 Daggett St., New Haven JOHNSON, Costa W., S/ Sgt.
36 Kingston St., West Hartford JOHNSON, Frederick J., T/ 5
56 Webster St., New Haven JOHNSON, Marshall A., T/ 4
17 Summit Rd., Hamden JOHNSON, Philip R., Cpl.
87 Kent Ave., Suffield JONES, George A., Pvt.
2604 Main St., Hartford KAEMKE, Ernest H. F., T/ 4
44 Manor St., Stamford KAPLAN, Everett E., Pfc.
23 Sharon St., Hartford KAPLAN, Julius, T/ 3
2450 Main St., Bridgeport KARWOSKY, Henry J., Pfc.
129 Sound View Ave., Stamford KATKAUSKAS, Adolph G., T/ 4
594 Tolland Tpke., Manchester KATZ, David K., Sgt.
673 Garden St., Hartford KAZIMIR, Joseph, Pvt.
42 Center St., Middletown KEATING, Raymond J., Pvt.
3 Seymour St., Hartford KELEMEN, Andrew L., M/ Sgt.
169 Rowayton Ave., Rowayton KELLER, Joseph T., Pvt.
Bldg. 30, Success Pk., Bridgeport KELLY, Maurice F., Pfc.
53 Southern St., Waterbury KENNEDY, Richard B., Cpl.
231 Cornwall St., Hartford KING, Dan E., S/ Sgt.
East St., Suffield KIURU, John, Pfc.
Star Rt. 6105, Putnam KLEINSCHMIDT, John A., Pvt.
94 Wells St., Manchester KNOX, George A., Pvt.
Boston Post Rd., Madison
KOSNIK, Henry P., T/ 5
20 1/ 2 Eld St., New Haven KOZAKIEWICZ, Anthony A., T/ 5
105 Burroughs St., Bridgeport KRISTIANSEN, Charles, Pvt.
207 West Ave., Darien KUDLA, William A., Sgt.
Second St., Suffield KULAK, Algar D., T/ 3
151 Lee Ave., Bridgeport KULESZA, Ernest N., Sgt.
RFD 2, Thomaston KULKA, Raymond F., T/ Sgt.
66 Elmcroft Rd., Stamford LABRECQU, Richard R., Pfc.
20 Terrace Ave., Taftville LAMONACA, John M., Sgt.
172 Cedar Hill Ave., New Haven LANGHORST, Henry L., Jr., S/ Sgt.
90 Clifford St., Bridgeport LANOUE, Francis N., Cpl.
10 Colony St., Meriden LANZI, lesse M., T/ 3
Chester LARRIVEE, Roger J., Pfc.
374 King St., Bristol LASKO, Stephen, T/ 4
62 Brentwood Ave., Bridgeport LAVALLEE, Gerard A., Pfc.
216 William St., Middletown LaVALLEY, Forest S., Pfc.
RFD, Granby LaVORGNA, Arthur F., T/ 5
304 Newhall St., New Haven LAWLOR, Raymond F., S/ Sgt.
50 Hoadley St., Naugatuck LEAVITT, Donald G., T/ 4
239 Flatbush Ave., Hartford LeBLANC, Norman J., Pfc.
39 Babcock St., Hartford LEE, Sidney S., T/ 3
249 Central Ave., New Haven LEEMON, William J., Sgt.
12 Newman St., Manchester LEVY, Max, Pfc.
691 Garden St., Hartford LEWIS, Burton R., Pfc.
RFD 1, Southbury LEWIS, Everett S., T/ 5
1128 West Broad St., Stratford LIMOSANI, Anthony J., Pvt.
65 Westfield St., West Haven LISCINSKY, Michael E., T/ 5
1448 Pembroke St., Bridgeport LOBDELL, John S., T/ 5
225 Verna Hill Rd., Fairfield LOMBARDO, Anthony L., T/ 5
44 Primrose St., Waterbury LONERGAN, William J., T/ 3
391 Sigourney St., Hartford LONG, James, Pfc.
Parkess St., Stafford Springs LOVERMI, Paul P., Pvt.
166 Sentinel Hill, Derby LOVETT, Eugene, Pfc.
207 Goffe St., New Haven LUCKNER, Edward S., Pfc.
64 Fifth St., Bridgeport MACKIEWCZ, Henry, Pfc.
6 Wood St., Terryville MADDEN, Gerald W., Cpl.
117 Bayonet St., New London MAHER, John F., Pfc.
5 Carroll Ct., Naugatuck MAIETTO, Anthony P., Sgt.
57 Wilkenda Ave., Waterbury
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MAINELLA, Alfonso, Pfc.
722 Prospect St., Torrington MALAGISE, Ralph, T/ 5
40 Oak St., South Norwalk MALLEY, William J., S/ Sgt.
61 New King St., Thompsonville MALNICK, Nicholas, T/ 5
9 Ensign St., East Hartford MALONE, John M., Pfc.
19 Clinton Ave., Middletown MANZI, Anthony F., Pvt.
186 Wolcott St., New Haven MARATEA, Claudio P., T/ 5
46 Glenbrook Ave., Hamden MARCHINSKI, Stanley J., S/ Sgt.
88 Charter Oak Ave., Hartford MARHOLIN, Maurice B., T/ 5
176 McClintock Rd., New Britain MARIANI, Armedeo, Cpl.
332 Jefferson Ave., New London MARSHALL, Douglas G., Cpl.
62 Sixth St., Bridgeport MARZZUCCA, Ralph, T/ 4
c/ o Wassong, Pratt's Corners, Southington MASCIA, Pasquale D., Jr., Pfc.
89 Carver St., Waterbury MASCIANGIOLI, Anthony, Cpl.
9 Victory Court, New Britain MASON, George J., Sgt.
Main St., Westbrook MATHER, William R., S/ Sgt.
126 Shelton Ave., New Haven MAZUREK, John G., Pfc.
Newton St., Kensington McCABE, John F., Jr., Pvt.
26 Coolidge St., New Britain McCORMACK, Frederick J., Sgt.
441 Park Rd., West Hartford McDOUGALL, John B., Cpl.
278 New Litchfield St., Torrington McGEOWAN, John H., T/ 5
458 Laurel Hill Ave., Norwich McGETTRICK, James F., S/ Sgt.
69 South St., Danbury MENDELLO, James V., T/ 4
164 Main St., Portland METIVIER, Charles E., Pfc.
1056 South Main St., Waterbury MEYER, Arland R., Cpl.
4 Pulaski St., Torrington MEYER, Donald K., Pfc.
Old Saybrook MICCIULLA, Salvatore, S/ Sgt.
12 Fairview Ave., Middletown MICHAUD, Lawrence, T/ 4
373 Capitol Ave., Hartford MILLER, William, Jr., S/ Sgt.
167 Hart St., New Britain MILLROD, Myron L., Pfc.
20 Harper St., Hartford MINEY, Frank R., T/ 5
1466 East Main St., Bridgeport MISSELWITZ, Paul L., T/ 5
110 McKee St., East Hartford MITCHELL, Anthony P., Pfc.
7 So. Prospect St., Hartford MITCHELL, Robert L., Pvt.
114 Dixwell Ave., New Haven MORGAN, Russell W., Cpl.
Waterford MORGANTI, Charles J., S/ Sgt.
320 North Colony St., Wallingford MORRISON, Oscar R., T/ 5
Box 421, North Grosvenordale MOTTI, Guilio P., T/ Sgt.
18 Barker St., East Haven
MOULTON, Richard M., T/ 3
Maple St., Ellington MUDEN, William H., S/ Sgt.
156 Oakland Ter., Hartford MURPHY, Edward H., T/ 5
452 Summit St., Bridgeport MURPHY, Joseph D., S/ Sgt.
108 Butler St., New Haven NANA, Lewis J., Pfc.
Middletown Ave., Montowese NARGI, Andrew, Pfc.
215 Orange St., Waterbury NASTRI, Guiseppe, T/ Sgt.
255 Park St., West Haven NEALE, William R., T/ 5
53 Highland St., Mount Carmel NEDOROSTEK, Albert J., Cpl.
54 Maple Ave., Unionville NIKART, Raymond W., S/ Sgt.
53 Woodrow St., West Hartford NORRIE, Lester H., Pfc.
15 Brown St., Windsor NOVAKAUSKAS, Bernis J., T/ 5
155 Anderson Ave., Waterbury NOVELLI, James V., Cpl.
53 Gilbert St., Derby NUCCIO, Earl W., Cpl.
124 High St., Thompsonville O'CONNOR, Joseph E., 1st/ Sgt.
198 Auburn Rd., West Hartford O'DONNELL, John W., Pfc.
137 Sylvan Ave., New Haven OLIVER, James W., T/ 5
58 Eastview St., Hartford OLSON, Iver O., T/ Sgt.
Box 74, RFD 1, Portland OMIECINSKI, Theodore P., Jr., T/ 5
396 Baldwin St., Waterbury ORDWAY, Russell C, T/ Sgt.
160 Roger St., Hartford OROS, Louis, T/ 5
747 Wordin Ave., Bridgeport O'SHEA, Daniel J., Pfc.
546 Elm St., North Haven OTULAK, Anthony F., T/ 5
120 Leahy Ct., New Britain PAGLINCO, Raymond, Cpl.
17 Chase St., Bridgeport PALMER, Bernard, Pfc.
52 Shield St., Elmwood PALO, John J., T/ 5
473 Putnam St., Bridgeport PANDOLFO, Carmello P., T/ 5
33 Walnut St., Hartford PAPPAS, Menelaus A., T/ 4
28 Martha St., Seymour PARILLO, Joseph J., Pfc.
294 Humphrey St., North Haven PASSARDI, Charles G., T/ 5
West St., Stafford Springs PAUL, Kenneth L., Cpl.
11 Eleventh St., Norwich PAYSON, Carl H., Cpl.
Chestnut Hill, Lebanon PEGOLO, Alphonse R., T/ 5
466 Warren St., New Britain PEPE, Ralph A., T/ Sgt.
192 Lewis Ave., Meriden PEREIRO, Nicholas N., S/ Sgt.
600 Harral Ave., Bridgeport PERKINS, Edgar F., Pfc.
541 Terryville Ave., Bristol PERREAULT, Patrick, Pfc.
119 Lexington St., Bristol PERRON, Joseph A., T/ Sgt.
97 Beaver St., New Britain
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PERUGINI, Alfred M., Pfc.
316 Orange St., Waterbury PESCHEL, Charles L., Cpl.
215 Blohm St., West Haven PESENTI, Francis J., S/ Sgt.
113 Porters Pass, Kensington PETERSON, Raymond D., S/ Sgt.
2287 Elm St., Stratford PETERSON, Robert A., Sgt.
190 W. Main St., Plantsville PETERSON, Warren R., T/ 5
353 Burlington Ave., Bristol PETONITO, Alphonse A., S/ Sgt.
123 Farren Ave., New Haven PHILIBERT, Gregory J., S/ Sgt.
596 South Main St., Waterbury PHILLIPS, Richard R., Sgt.
320 Rocky Hill Ave., New Britain PIACENZA, Angelo P., Cpl.
West St., Stafford Springs PINNIX, Julius, Sgt.
18 West State St., Westport PIRHALA, George, Jr., Pfc.
1095 Reservoir Ave., Bridgeport PIRRO, Frank, Pfc.
86 Avery St., Stamford PISKURA, Martin M., T/ 5
Brookfield Center POKRYWKA, Henry J., Pfc.
Housatonic Ave., New Milford POLLARD, Frank W., Pfc.
RFD 2, Milford POTTER, Michael G., Sgt.
Ramapoo Rd., Ridgefield POWERS, William J., Pfc.
90 Westfield St., West Haven PRATTSON, John F., T/ 5
11- A Lincoln St., Thompsonville PRICE, Irwin, 1st/ Sgt.
50 Acton St., Hartford PROTEAU, Gilbert R., Pvt.
17 Cutler St., Groton PROTO, Frank. A., T/ 5
1248 State St., New Haven PRUE, Thomas G., Pfc.
Box 61, Rockfall PUTRIMAS, Peter P., T/ 5
35 Columbia St., Bridgeport QUICK, Howard L. S/ Sgt.
25 St. John St., Norwalk RAIMONDO, Frank P., T/ 5
77 Willow St., New Britain RAMOS, Manuel J., S/ Sgt.
145 Dewey St., Stratford RAPPAPORT, Bernard, T/ Sgt.
c/ o Setlow, 24 Hubinger St., New Haven RAU, Philip W., T/ 5
1403 Neipsic St., Glastonbury RAWLING, Robert J., T/ 4
36 Depot St., Winsted REISER, Walter E., T/ 4
Randolph Rd., Middletown RENEHAN, John R., Pfc.
945 Norwood Ave., Bridgeport REUTTER, Edwin C, T/ 3
85 Walnut St., East Hartford REYNOLDS, Raymond E., Pfc.
RFD 1, Unionville RIBACK, John W., T/ 4
150 Whiting St., Plainville RICIGLIANO, Louis, T/ Sgt.
219 Spring St., New Haven RICKMAN, Morris R., Cpl.
140 Adams St., Hartford RINALDI, Antonio, Cpl.
290 Tudor St., Waterbury RINALDI, Daniel, S/ Sgt.
87 Jackson St., Torrington
RISI, Peter, Pfc.
167 Suburban Ave., Bridgeport RIZZA, Paul N., Pfc.
89 Nelton Ct., Hartford ROFSKY, Albert J., S/ Sgt.
635 North Riverside St., Waterbury ROGERSON, Clifford J., T/ 4
262 Bronx Ave., Bridgeport ROMANO, John J., T/ 4
67 North River St., Thompsonville ROMANO, Pasquale A., Pfc.
115 Lawrence St., Hartford RONALTER, Edmond J., Pfc.
39 Williams St., Bristol ROSATO, Angelo P., Pfc.
49 Sheffield St., Waterbury ROSS, Lewis E., Cpl.
148 Pearl St., Bridgeport ROSS, Raymond W., Jr., T/ Sgt.
123 Prospect St., Bristol ROY, Hector T., T/ 4
1090 Albany Ave., Hartford RUCZINSKI, Edward J., Cpl.
19 Main St., Somersville RUSSELL, Gerald T., Pfc.
Tariffville RUSSO, Nicholas J., Pfc.
Box 806, New Canaan RYAN, Higgins J. P., S/ Sgt.
87 Windsor Ave., Meriden ST. JOHN, David E., Cpl.
190 Gorman St., Naugatuck SALA, Harold E., Pvt.
2 Betts Pl., East Norwalk SALONIA, Concetta J., Cpl.
Newfield St., Middletown SANTILLI, Guido, Cpl.
2 Emerald St., Waterbury SANTILLO, Russell J., Sgt.
1589 Dixwell Ave., Hamden SANTOPIETRO, James V., T/ 5
1620 Baldwin St., Waterbury SANTOS, Edwin M., T/ 5
50 Sunnyside Ave., Norwich SCANIFFE, Angelo, Cpl.
84 Read St., New Haven SCHMIDT, John H., Pfc.
RFD 1, Rockville SCIACCA, Hugo E., Pfc.
124 College St., Middletown SCOFIELD, William H., T/ 5
Cavanaugh St , Norwalk SCULLY, Louis J., Pvt.
46 Bushnell St., Hartford SEAGRAVE, Leroy K., T/ 5
Rt. 1, 4 Ackley Pl., Middletown SEBASTIAN, Arthur W., Jr., M/ Sgt.
6 High St. Lane, Mystic SEMINOVICH, William J., Pfc.
430 Congress Ave., New Haven SHELTO, Anthony J., Sgt.
222 1/ 2 Garden St., Hartford SILVERSTEIN, Julius H., T/ 3
61 Rosette St., New Haven SJOHOLM, Lauri, T/ Sgt.
99 Kensington Ave., Meriden SLOANE, Roderic O., Pfc.
Cross Highway, Westport SLUSARSKI, Stanley J., M/ Sgt.
64 Green St., New Britain SMILEY, Robert D., T/ 5
RFD 1, Norwich SMITHLINE, Seymour J., T/ 5
85 Thames St., New London SOARES, Joseph B., T/ Sgt.
36 May St., Bridgeport SPENARD, Ernest F., Pfc.
665 East Main St., Middletown SPENCER, Albert P., T/ 4
47 Evansville Ave., South Meriden SPODNICK, Stephen J., Pfc.
RFD, Bridgewater STABELL, Frederick A., T/ 4
386 Compo Rd., Westport STACK, Francis J., Pfc.
311 Walnut St., Waterbury STANTON, Frank W., S/ Sgt.
57 Freemont St., Putnam STEELE, Charles W., S/ Sgt.
62 Lawrence St., East Hartford STEVENSON, John F., Pfc.
128 Second Ave., West Haven STUPACK, Henry J., T/ 5
210 Curtis St., New Britain SUCHOSKI, Joseph D., Pvt.
98 Wyllys St., Hartford SUHREN, Leroy W., Sgt.
220 Harriet St., Bridgeport SULLIVAN, Joseph W., Pfc.
20 Earl St., Wethersfield SULLIVAN, Robert F., T/ 5
326 Lombard St., New Haven SUMMERFIELD, John G., Pvt.
124 South Colony St., Meriden SWEENEY, Howard V., Cpl.
9 Wyllys St., Hartford SWEENEY, Joseph, Pfc.
57 Concord St., Bristol SWETCHNICK, Lester, Pfc.
21 Lyon St., New Britain SYLVESTER, Anthony J., S/ Sgt.
59 Darlin St., East Hartford TAURICK, Samuel, T/ 5
Ridge Rd., Orange TEEL, Earl F., Sgt.
41 Seymour Ave., West Hartford TERZUOLO, John, Cpl.
112 Linden St., Torrington THOMPSON, John, Pfc.
40 Cedar St., Meriden THORELL, Frank A., Cpl.
3 Myrtle St., Bridgeport THUOTTE, Noel N., Pfc.
58 North Main St., Norwich TILSON, Charles S., T/ 4
Sandy Hook TIMPANELLI, Anthony A., T/ 5
350 Center St., Bridgeport TINTO, Nicholas, Jr., Pfc.
Brookfield TONIDANDEL, Livio L., Sgt.
Brandon St., Stafford Springs TOOMEY, William J., Pfc.
262 Palm St., Hartford TORELLI, Edward T., Pfc.
68 Woolsey St, New Haven TORELLO, Harold R., T/ 5
147 West St., New Haven TORSIELLO, Armand J., T/ 5
62 Colt Ave., Torrington TREMAGLIO, Antonio T., S/ Sgt.
1431 Bank St., Waterbury TREMBLAY, Louis P., T/ 4
RFD 8, Norwich TROWBRIDGE, Stuart B., Pfc.
64. Grassy Plain St., Bethel TWIGGS, John T., T/ Sgt.
50 Arnoldale Rd., West Hartford VALANCE, Thomas I., S/ Sgt.
29 Cassius St., New Haven VANOTTI, Dante, Sgt.
35 Chestnut St., Torrington
VASSAR, Philip F., Jr., Sgt.
25 Putnam Heights, Hartford VIOLA, Nelson P., T/ 5
247 Olive St., Bridgeport VIRBITSKY, Anthony L., T/ 5
492 Brook St., Bridgeport VISOCKIS, Algerd G., T/ 5
Turner Ave., Oakville WADYKA, Emil, T/ 4
41 Bassett St., Ansonia WAINIKIEW, Anthony W., Pfc.
122 Clinton Ave., New Britain WAKEFIELD, Peter F., Pfc.
292 Market St., Hartford WARING, Francis L., Pfc.
73 Iroquois Rd., Stamford WATERBURY, Ralph E., T/ 4
18 Clifford Ave., Stamford WATERMAN, Wesley A., Pfc.
Clapboard Hill, Guilford WATSON, Everett L., Jr., T/ 5
RFD 1, Norwich WEINER, Samuel, Sgt.
Box 216, Stony Creek WHEELER, James I., Cpl.
113 Otrobando Ave., Norwichtown WHINNEM, Alexander S., T/ Sgt.
38 School St., Hartford WILLIAMS, Clayton M., T/ Sgt.
RFD 2, Orange Ave., Milford WILLIAMS, George R., T/ 4
21 Mahl Ave., Hartford WITKOWSKI, Edward L., T/ 5
Box 226, North Grosvenordale WOJTCUK, Frank J., T/ 5
East Main St., Jewett City WOLCHESKI, Joseph J., Cpl.
162 Hall Ave., Wallingford WOOD, Howard H., T/ 5
30 Union Ave., Norwalk WRIGHT, Warner S., Cpl.
266 Walnut St., Willimantic WROGG, Frederick J., Pvt.
14 Ferndale Ave., Waterbury WYKA, Edward A., T/ Sgt.
33 Vernon St., Hartford WYRICK, James A., Pfc.
22 Vine St., Waterbury YACHER, Stanley, S/ Sgt.
179 Fairfax St., West Haven YANICKY, Michael, Sgt.
224 Cove Rd., Stamford YANNONE, Louis J., T/ 5
915 Wethersfield Ave., Hartford YORSKI, Zygmund S., Pfc.
Lazy Lane, Southington ZABBARA, John J., Cpl.
93 River St., Waterbury ZALENSKI, Raymond T., Pfc.
68 Mill River St., New Haven ZANIEWSKI, Walter P., T/ 5
176 Clark St., Milford ZANINI, Charles G., Cpl.
Lower Lane, Berlin ZBINDEN, Alfred C, Cpl.
567 Norfolk Rd., Torrington ZEBROWSKI, Stanislaus, S/ Sgt.
147 Tremont St., Ansonia ZECKOSKI, John, Cpl.
RFD 3, Prospect Hill, New Milford ZEECK, Ernest F., Sgt.
548 Central Ave., New Haven ZIMMER, Lester C, Pfc.
66 Park St., Meriden ZULLO, Joseph J., T/ 5
172 Beers St., Bridgeport
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