Connecticut veterans commemorative booklet. Vol. 8, no. 20. Connecticut men of the United States Army, demobilization, Fort Devens, Massachusetts. December 7 to 8, 1945

              CONNECTICUT MEN
of the United States Army
Demobilization, Fort Devens, Massachusetts
December 7 to 8, 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.
Bonkowski, John I., T/ 4, Hq. & Sv. Co., 616th Base Armd. Maint. Bn., New Britain.
" I was in London on V- E Day and all I remember was a madhouse of happy hu­manity.
Most of my time was spent in Eng­land
on repair work. There weren't any close calls as most of the work was routine. I was sent from France to Manila and we were aboard ship 43 days and when we got to Manila the Japs had given up and we were returned to the States. I was happy about that because I didn't like the idea of doing any time in the Pacific."
Booth, Charles S., T/ 5, 3l52d Co., 602d Ord. Bn., 7th Army, Naugatuck.
" Working in the Army for me wasn't a heck of a lot different than my civilian job. I worked on recording control instruments before I got in and they put me on remote control AA gun repairs. All in all, it was a pretty nice deal. Can't say I liked the places I was stationed at though. I hit Africa in March 1943 and stayed there for 19 months before going into France. I liked France a heck of a lot better than Africa, but that still isn't saying much. Guess I was lucky in not seeing any action."
Bradley, Robert E., T/ 4, 3605th Ord. Maint. Co., New Haven.
" Christmas Day this year is going to be one devil of a lot different than Christmas Day of last year. I was on Saipan and about noon six Jap planes came over to bomb the airstrip which was crowded with B- 29s at the time. We knew the raid was coming as Tokyo Rose announced the day before on the radio that it was going to be our Christ­mas
gift. I saw our AA guns knock down two, but they managed to drop some of their bombs and do a little damage."
Brenner, John, S/ Sgt., 9th Gli. Grp., 82d Airborne Div., New Haven.
" Three days before H- Hour in Normandy I landed with five other guys in a glider at Carentan, France. The glider dropped into a treetop and the six of us had to slide out and drop to the ground. A hot reception was waiting for us but plenty of fighter planes helped us out. And there were plenty of guys to be helped out, too. The sky was all but black with invasion gliders. I never got hit although I fought on behind the German lines for 48 hours before we made contact with the first patrol from the beach."
Calabrese, Frank, Pfc, Co. A., 111th Cmbt. Engr., 36th Div., East Hartford.
" We were detailed to transport the 141st Regiment across the river near Cassino and on our return trip evacuated prisoners. It was on our third crossing, on January 18th, while deploying some of the men of the 141st that a mortar struck our barge killing a few men and wounding almost all of the rest of us. I was hit in the left arm and leg and taken to a hospital in Africa where I remained for six weeks. I then went back to my outfit which was training for the in­vasion
of Anzio. Yes, I went in with them but got through okay."
Chila, Joseph P., Pfc, Co. A., 15th Inf., 5th Armd. Div., East Port Chester.
" We were advancing under heavy artil­lery
fire trying to knock out the enemy when a shell struck nearby, injuring me
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and four of my buddies of our seven- man machine gun squad. It was tough to get it then for the very next day on December 11, my division had the Jerries backtracking double time through Hurtgen Forest. It was a relief getting out of the front lines and away from the snow, rain and freezing wea­ther.
They took me to a hospital in Akin, Germany, where I spent four months re­cuperating
from my hand and back wounds and then I was sent back to a replacement pool. It was while I was at the pool that the surrender came."
Colaluce, John, Pfc, 50th M. D., 6th Armd. Div., West Haven.
" Most of our casualties came during the Bulge. I've seen some of my own buddies fall, badly injured, calling for medics and that's where I came in. I'd patch them up as well as possible, returning some of them to duty and help evacuate the seriously wounded to the rear. The call for medics was one sound I had come to hate and little did I dream that one day I would be the one to do the calling, but it happened. It was near Bastogne and the Germans were laying it on heavy with machine gun fire, mortar, and 88s when suddenly I blew my top. I just went haywire yelling like hell for medics. They took me to the rear lines and dosed me up with blue 88s. In a few days I felt better and returned to duty."
Comen, Isadore, T/ 4, Co. D., 599th Sig. Acft. Warning Bn., 20th Air Force, New Haven.
" The biggest thrill I got was seeing the first B- 29s land on Guam November ' 44. We couldn't believe our eyes; we had no idea that there was a plane as large as the B- 29. Guam was the second base made for 29s that was to be used as one of the points to which they would take off for the run to Japan. I was a radio operator and I brought in a couple of planes to Guam by radar. These planes were in distress and they had
to be guided to our base to land. As a rule Guam was damn monotonous and at times I thought I'd blow my top for lack of any­thing
else to do."
Doggart, James O., Cpl., Btry. A., 463d A. A. A. ( A. W.) Bn., 79th Div., Manchester.
" If the Germans had known that our di­vision
was holding a four division front last January they could have walked all over us. We were holding this position in Alsace and our battery stopped a German counter­attack
cold. Artillery was landing all over the place but we just stuck to our positions and prayed that they wouldn't start a big offensive through us. We used our AA gun as an artillery piece as well as to knock down the planes. We brought down the first jet- propelled plane in the ETO. When we crossed the Seine, we knocked down 33 planes in 24 hours. One man out of my crew was hit by a plane that strafed him as he was carrying ammo up to us and I was the one who almost went out to bring up ammo instead of him. He wasn't hit too badly and a medic patched him up."
Donnelly, Robert J., Cpl., Btry. C, 463d A. A. A. A. W. Bn., 79th Div., Manchester.
" Jet- propelled planes made their first showing against us when we arrived in Alsace- Lorraine. They were a hard target to hit because they were on us before we had any kind of a warning. We finally got used to them and our gun got credit for knocking down 8 1/ 2 planes. The closest call I had happened just across the Rhine when a bomb made a direct hit on my gun. I was in a hole about 25 yards away trying to get some shut- eye when it hit and knocked our gun out besides wounding one of our men who was standing by. I'll never know why people travel to Europe; this country is just too good to leave."
Forstrom, George E., T/ 5, 273d Co., 7lst Ord. Bn., 1st Army, Fairfield.
" There aren't too many incidents that
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happen in an ordnance company that you can remember or stand out more than any other. The only time we were in any action was in France in August ' 44, when we were bombed for two days in a row without anyone getting hurt. Our job was to repair equipment and that was what I did while I was over there. There's a different style of living in Europe and it tends to be back­ward
from ours and I think that is why things are so different there."
Frassetto, John J., Pfc, Btry. B., 217th A. A. Gun Bn., 3d Army, Greenwich.
" On January 1, 1945 we received orders to rush to Bastogne, Belgium, where Jerry planes were raising hell with our troop con­centrations
and FA positions. That night they came again, a few at a time from dif­ferent
directions, but we were waiting for ' em and we fired our .90mm practically all night before the surprised Boche finally gave up. We had the satisfaction of knowing we had checked them and received commen­dations
from the Commanding General of the 101st Airborne Division and from Gen­eral
Patton. Later in Berchtesgaden we ran into a captured Luftwaffe pilot who had been shot down that night over Bastogne and he expressed his amazement at the amount of flak we had thrown at them."
Geiger, William C, Jr., Sgt., Hq. Btry., 463d A. A. A. Bn., Devon.
" We called the bridgehead over the Seine River ' Little Anzio' because from August 15th to the 27th of last year we were crowded onto a one- mile strip of land under continual aerial attack and artillery fire from the Germans. Every inch of the place was covered by their fire and we practically lived in foxholes morning, noon and night. The Jerries made one 60- plane raid so they must have considered it pretty important. That was the roughest experience of my three years in the Army by a long shot."
Guida, John M., T/ Sgt., 8th Q. M. Bn.
( Mobile), T. C., 3d Army, Waterbury.
" It was after the Battle of the Bulge that this happened, if I remember rightly. We were quartered in this French training gar­rison
where the French had a recruit center. They were like all other Joes when they first entered the Army and didn't know a heck of a lot about things. In the yard was an old World War I 30mm machine gun which was used in training. One night a Jerry plane came over hunting for something to strafe but in the blackout it was hard for him to see our area. He would have kept going past us but these dumb French recruits figured they could shoot him down with this gun so they set it up and started firing away. Of course the Jerry saw this beautiful stream of tracers coming up and figured there was something down there worth working over so he did and we got a good going- over. The next day the GIs took that damn gun and made sure it would never work again. Guess the Frenchmen are still trying to put it together."
Hennessey, Robert, T/ 4, Gen. Hqs., Armed Forces Pacific Area Cmd., Shelton.
" My headquarters was General MacAr ¬ thur's, and before coming to Manila we were located on Leyte. Nothing ever hap­pened
while I was on Leyte but while at Manila I had some interesting experiences. I thought the Filipinos were nice people and the city itself must have been very beau­tiful
before the war. When the Jap envoys arrived for surrender, they were billeted in a villa formerly used as an officers' bar­racks.
I hauled a truckful of rations up to the place and noticed that they were going to get straight Army food during their stay. I had no complaints about my life there."
Kotrady, Cyril, T/ 5, 295th H. M. Co., 9th Army, New Britain.
" I was among the first to leave New Britain in the draft. It was at seven o'clock in the morning, November 18, 1940, and
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since then I've seen plenty. In Steel, Ger­many,
near Essen, we were driving along a riverside road looking for a field artillery outfit so we could do some work on their guns. It was the right road all right, but they didn't tell us that the Krauts were on the other side of the river so what hap­pened
was a complete surprise for us. All at once they began to shell us and before the guys could take cover, five were killed."
Kozak, Walter, T/ S, 257th Ord. M. M. Co., Danbury.
" In Bastogne during December of 1944 I nearly lost my life through Nazi decep­tion.
I was out in the field repairing a 155 howitzer when a US P- 47 circled overhead. Naturally, none of us took cover, but then he let go with a 100- pound bomb. It so happened that it was a dud, but that wasn't his fault. We learned later that the plane was operated by the Germans and that they had captured it from us."
Kulesa, Charles K., Pvt., 411th A. A. A. Gun Bn., XX Corps, 3d Army, Terryville.
" On September 20, 1944, we moved into Nancy, France, to set up our gun positions while the infantry was mopping up the town. While we were digging in, some Kraut observer spotted us and we started to draw fire from their 88s and mortars. Thinking at first it was wild fire we ignored it but as their range became more concen­trated,
we realized that our position was their objective and we took cover while they pounded us for five hours. Our CO called for air support and when those P- 47s came in to bomb and strafe, we were able to withdraw but we lost almost all our equip­ment."
Kurley, Joseph P., T/ 5, Btry. B., 734th F. A. Bn., VIII Corps, Thompsonville.
" An ' observer's dream' turned into a bitter disappointment in the vicinity of Wiltz, Ger­many,
around the 15th of January 1945, when we received word from a TD unit of
the 6th Cavalry Group that they had knocked out the lead vehicles of a big Ger­man
convoy that was now stalled on the road. We quickly set up an OP and regis­tered
on a long column of enemy trucks, wagons, troops, etc, jammed up bumper to bumper and hemmed in by snow— an ' ob­server's
dream.' The whole battery regis­tered
two volleys, one long and the other short, but by the time we had fired our third and payoff volley a sudden blanket of snow had begun to fall making the target pattern invisible from our OP and we were unable to fire anymore or even know the effect of our third volley."
Macierowski, Joseph, Pfc, Btry. A., 607th F. A., 71st Div., Windsor Locks.
" During the first two hours after they made me a replacement in the lines at Fulda, Germany, April 7, 1945, I had my first taste of what it feels like to be shot at by a sniper you can't even see. He missed both shots, but when that first one kicked up the dust about ten feet in front of me I took off like a rabbit I was so frightened. Then as I ran, his second shot whizzed so close to my head that it almost parted my hair. After that I seemed to get used to things and what happened from then on I was able to to take a lot better."
Mclnerney, William F., Pfc, Co. C, 157th Inf., 45th Div., New Britain.
" For 20 months I was a prisoner of the Germans. I was captured at Salerno, Sep­tember
13, 1943, and was liberated from Luckenwald by the Russians after I spent most of the PW time in my sack. I was not treated very badly; they never beat me, but the food, as would be expected, was not fit for a dog. If we got potato soup instead of the watery turnip soup and dry bread, we were doing well. A cigarette would buy anything when you could get them, but getting them was difficult because the Ger­mans
would steal them from your Red Cross
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and home parcels. We weren't required to work so there was ample time to read and play with the sporting equipment that was sent to us. We even organized baseball and football games. There was a group which put on shows and one of the fellows man­aged
to get in a radio which the Jerries never knew about. So we knew more about the progress of the war by listening to the BBC than they did. The night the Russians en­tered
the town we knew it although no one else did. They came for us in the morn­ing
after they entered and it was marvelous to see their faces. All of them were great big burly fellows and a lot of them had been drinking. The Russians are okay by me."
Michi, Nelson A., Sgt., Hq. Co., 2d Bn., 261st Inf. 65th Div., Winsted.
" Three platoons had just crossed the Danube River when the Germans opened up with 88s preventing the rest of the out­fit
from crossing. It seemed they were zeroed in on a bridge the engineers were constructing nearby but the shells came too close to prevent any further attempts to cross the river. I was in one of the platoons that had already crossed and we were in a sad way for we had lost our rations and were low on ammo. Many of us had German loot on us but threw it away fearing the conse­quences
if we were caught. The rest of the
battalion finally crossed the river further up and came in on the Jerry flank, forcing them to pull out their guns. We joined our outfit the next day and a happy lot of men we were."
Mitchell, Stanley R., T/ 3, 349th Med. Disp., Wallingford.
" As a surgical technician I was assisting Colonel Hammerstein, at a hospital near Marseille in January of 1945, in an opera­tion
for hemorrhoids. He had just about finished when the dazed soldier coming out of the anesthesia addressed the surgeon as Colonel Hemorrhoid."
Moison, Julius J., T/ 3, 219th Hosp. Ship Complement, Bristol.
" We carried patients to the States and I have made 22 crossings to the ETO and back. The worst time I had was when we were three days out of the US bound for England when a hurricane hit us and almost tipped us over a number of times. Everyone was seasick, some were injured by shifting and rolling cargo, and everything was da­maged.
We didn't have anything to eat because our kitchen was wrecked and we used cold cuts for food the five days the storm lasted. It took us fourteen days to reach England when a normal crossing took us nine days. I had an audience with the Pope in Rome and he wished me luck and best wishes to my family." Natelle, John J., Cpl., 695th Armd. F. A. Bn., ( Sep.), Waterbury.
" The 695th Armored Field Artillery Bat­talion
distinguished itself by its outstanding achievement as part of a small task force making the first attempt to cross the Mo­selle
River at Maizieres les Metz during the period September 7 to 15, 1944. There was one time just after we had crossed the river when the Jerries opened fire from a house about 150 yards in front of us knock­ing
out the elevation bubbles on our 105. We had to continue firing with the range quad- ron. One of the men was hit in the seat of his pants while passing us munitions. We fired white phosphorous shells into the house setting it afire and out came 17 Nazis. They were mad; it seemed that we came upon them just as they were about to sit down to dinner."
Nicolari, Thomas J., Pfc, Hq. Co., 2d Bn., 322d Inf., 8lst Div., Ansonia.
" I thought I was next. I was scared stiff. My buddy lying right next to me, in fact touching me in the foxhole, was shot and killed instantly. It's an awful feeling when you know that same sniper can draw a bead on you too. That was September 23, 1944 and it happened on Anguar, south of the Palu islands in the Pacific That's how well I remember that!"
Noble, Edward S., Cpl., Co. E., 310th Inf., 78th Div., Naugatuck.
" It was at Kesternich, Germany, at the start of the Battle of the Bulge when I was taken prisoner. My whole battalion was cut off by tanks and when we ran out of ammo we had to give up. I escaped on April 14th when the Germans had some of us POWs on a cleaning detail in Leipzig. With another fellow I hid under a stage and when the guards and the others took off back to the enclosure, we stayed behind. We hid under the stage for a long while and then got hungry and came out and walked
down the street. No one stopped us and when we decided to go into a place and ask for something to eat we got away with it. This German family not only gave us some food but for four days kept us under cover and gave us their beds to sleep in. The funny thing, too, was the fact the father of this family was a corporal in the Wehr­macht
and one of the sons a sergeant in the German Army. I've never been able to figure out yet why they took so much risk in hiding and taking care of us like they did. The biggest surprise of that experience was going into the men's room in the tavern downstairs in their house one night and running smack into a German soldier. With my clothes marked POW all over, I figured for sure my goose was cooked. We both looked at each other as casual as you please and all the while I was in the biggest sweat of my life, but he walked out without say­ing
a thing. When the 79th Division took the town, I ran up the street where they were entering to meet four GIs and my days under cover were over."
Pepin, Arthur E., Jr., T/ 5, Btry. A., 463d A. A. A., A. W. Bn., 79th Div., Putnam.
" At the Seine I was standing by my truck and everyone was hollering for me to duck but I didn't know why I should. I heard some kind of noise like bees buzzing and thought nothing of it until it struck me that bullets were landing all around me. I dived under my truck and didn't realize that I was under a load of ammo and gas until the Germans stopped firing and I crawled out. After I thought of what might have happened if the truck had been hit, I broke out in a sweat and felt damn shaky. I don't have to tell you what might have happened to me if that truck had been hit and even now as I think of it my stomach heaves."
Peters, Edward T., Sgt., 425th Sq.. 308th Bomb Grp., 14th Air Force, New London. " A couple of nights before Christmas
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Eve ' 44, Tokyo Rose told us that we would get a Christmas present on Christmas Eve and let me tell you we got one. I spent five and a half hours that night in a foxhole with the 102 degree temperature burning my insides out. Bombers were overhead most of the night and our warning system was Snafu which meant that sometimes we would be caught out of our holes when they were bombing us. I was so miserable that night that I'd just as soon have been knocked off. All that's past history now and the im­portant
thing is that I got home alive and well."
Piecyk, Carroll S., T/ 5, Btry. A., 463d A. A. A., A. W. Bn., 79th Div., Phoenixville.
" Just as I parked my truck and entered a house in Germany, it was hit by a shell. There wasn't too much damage done but I was too busy to go out and move it to a safer spot. I was supposed to relay firing data on my radio to be used by our guns to get the correct range on planes. The Ger­mans
had jammed the airwaves and very little of the data got through to the bat­talion.
My job was to keep the battalion warned of approaching planes and to keep track of how many were downed. There aren't any outstanding things that I re­member
offhand except my return to the States and my discharge."
Pooler, Nelson A., Pfc, Btry. C, 112th A. A. A. Gun Bn., 9th Air Force, Danbury.
" The most danger I was in usually was from our own guns. We had batteries of 90mm jobs to protect harbors and when there was an air raid, it wasn't so much the bombs we worried about as it was being hit by our own falling flak. Algiers was the worst place for that too. When all the ships in the harbor and the AA guns were firing, the flak came down like rain. We had one big raid there one night at about eleven- thirty at night when 30 planes came over. They hit a couple of ships in a convoy anchored in the harbor, but we knocked down a lot of them. I was in the CAP be­fore
the war and tried to get into the Air Forces but no go. Instead of using me to keep planes up in the air they decided to use me in knocking them down."
Proto, Andrew F., T/ 5, 23d Gen. Hosp., 5th Army, New Haven.
" I'll never forget one of our worst gripe sessions overseas. We had landed in North Africa at Casablanca on August 6, 1945, at about 11 P. M. and reached our bivouac area at 1 A. M. very tired, but feeling that at last we had escaped the chicken of train­ing
in the States. We were ordered to set up our pup- tents and didn't mind that at all because it meant some sack time, although it was damn tough to sink the stakes firmly learned damn soon that this was the real thing, and those holes were too shallow, in the loose dirt and the blackout didn't help any either. We had all finished and were sound asleep when at 2: 30 A. M. our old Regular Army colonel made an inspec­tion
and found the rows of tents uneven, so we were all awakened to re- pitch our tents immediately. What an introduction to a Theater of Operations!"
Rondeau, Arthur J., T/ S, Btry. A., 463d A. A. A., A. W. Bn., 79th Div., Taftville.
" The best one I had happened in No­vember
' 44 when we moved into Brumath, Alsace- Lorraine, at the head of our division convoy. My CO and I went ahead to locate positions for our guns when the Jerries came over and strafed our convoy, knocking out a few jeeps and several GIs. We drove into a courtyard and were stuck up against the wall waiting for our guns to come up to start driving off the raiders. It was a pretty hard thing to take, waiting against that wall be­cause
we were pinned down and needed our ackack guns in a hurry or the whole division would be hit hard. A couple of guns did make it up to where we were and they were set up in double time and drove off the planes long enough to give us a chance to set up all our positions. I considered myself lucky that I had a wall at my back for protection because a lot of the men were out in the open."
Silvestro, Anthony P., Pfc, Hq., XII Corps, Bridgeport.
" I was in an advance party on the way to Lauterbach, Germany when about a thousand SS troops hidden in the woods opened fire, cutting off the main body and leaving us isolated. A runner was sent up ahead to inform the 4th Armored Division of the incident and a combat team was sent back to wipe out the enemy, which they did, but not before they had killed a ¬ bout 20 of our men and taken about 150 pris­oners.
Captain Smith, our provost marshal, was wounded in the fight, but I came out all right."
Solenski, Michael F., Pfc, 465th Med.
Coll. Co., South Coventry.
" And to think that I blew my top that time about being put on guard duty! Why, if I hadn't been the sucker for the captain, I wouldn't be here to tell the story. It was in Normandy on about D plus 22 when I was hauled out of my foxhole to stand guard about five miles from the beach. I said ' goodbye for now' to my buddy in the hole and under strong protest followed my orders. When I came back to that hole, my buddy was dead— a shell had made a direct hit."
Spiller, Lenroy E., Pfc, Btry. C, 217th A. A. A. Bn., Milford.
" It was on the last day of the year ' 44 when the Jerries decided they would give our area near Bastogne a going- over with their planes. We opened fire on them and accounted for 14 planes but not before they knocked out our radar and injured three men. They were easy targets for the moon was full and they showed up like ducks in a shooting gallery. It's swell being back to the good old USA and the only noise I want to hear this New Year's Eve is the popping of the cork on the champagne bottle."
Trojanowski, John S., Jr., Pfc, 30th C. W. S. Decon. Co., 1st Army, Norwich.
" The Engineer Brigade we were attached to for the Normandy operation hit Omaha Beach on D plus 1, the 7th of June 1944, and it was our job to push ammo up from the beach to where it was needed in the hedgerows. This being our first taste of combat, we responded quite willingly to the orders to dig in when we reached our position near Colleville- sur- Mer and we dug our holes as we'd been instructed in train­ing.
But when those 88s opened up on us we I wish you could have seen us dig ' em deeper! Our outfit was later awarded the Croix de Guerre with Palm by the French Army for our work with ammo in the invasion."
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Turner, Charles B., Cpl., 3988th Q. M. Truck Co., 1st Army, East Norwalk.
" I was hauling engineer supplies one morning over this road outside of Aachen when three Jerry planes came over and bombed us. I was out of the truck and in a ditch before the bombs had even hit and when they swung around to come in by the side and strafe, I burrowed into that dirt like a groundhog. Guess it was my lucky day all right for they didn't even touch the truck let alone me."
Turner, Donald, S/ Sgt., Co. A., 512th M. P. Bn., Wilton.
" A man is unpredictable under the stress of fire and the heat of battle. I've been three years in the service, most of that time with the MPs, so I have had a chance to observe a lot. For instance, there was that Berlin Sally who used to broadcast our password so frequently that we had to ask guys other questions to check them in the dark. We would, as soon as the man gave the password, ask him to quickly tell the number of men on a baseball team and then shoot a quick one in about the number of men on a football team ... or something like that which only an American could answer quickly. Well, plenty of times the man, well- knowing the answer, would be so confused that he would stammer out the wrong answer and then when he'd hear the click of the guard's rifle leap into a ditch only to get shot because he had aroused suspicion and could not be seen in the black of the night."
Urbanowsky, Stephen J., Pfc, Hq. Co., 351st Inf., 88th Div., Bridgeport.
" This happened in Italy during Septem­ber
of ' 44 while we were on a bivouac near Casa De Rio. Our captain came over re­questing
five volunteers to go with Com­pany
A and lay a line for an attack in the morning. The five of us arrived at Company A about 9 that night and lay in a foxhole until the attack was pulled at 4. A. M. The
men were previously informed that the town they were advancing upon had two Jerry machine guns, but when they were advanc­ing
and about to enter the town the Krauts opened up with machine gun fire from both sides of the road killing about 50 men. After a short battle the men were finally able to capture the town. During the time of the battle I was in a foxhole but when I tried to advance with the line I was spotted and fired upon so I ran back to a hole in the rear. If any one thinks Italy wasn't tough, ask the boys of the 88th Division."
Vadnais, Wilfred J., T/ 5, Co. A., 130th Ord. Bn., 8th Armd. Div., Watertown.
" The M- 25 I drove was supposed to be a tank- recovery unit, and the biggest ve­hicle
in the US Army, but around the middle of April 1945, when we were across the Rhine and going like hell, we got an urgent call from the 2d Armored Division, for gas, from a point to the northeast. We loaded up 4 M- 25s with 30,000 gallons of gas and took off. We pushed hell out of those big babies and got there in one day. Boy, were those guys glad to see us! They grabbed that stuff as if it were food."
Varhue, Frank P., T/ 5, 946th Ord. M. V. Dist. Co., ( Sep.), Rockfall.
" In Antwerp I became ' buzz bomb happy' because it seemed that there were buzz bombs going by every minute of the day. When I had any warning they were going overhead you could find me in the deepest hole. There were times that I didn't have any warning and I just threw myself on the ground and prayed loud and fast. The worst thing of the whole deal was that we couldn't get any sleep at night because we were always routed out of bed and into holes because bombs were landing close. I jumped off a truck which we were taking into Antwerp to repair just before it was hit by a plane that strafed our convoy. No one was hit but I did see some fast diving for holes and I was one of the fastest."
13
THE MUSTER OUT ROLL CALL
Names, rank and addresses of Connecticut men discharged during the period December 7 to 8, 1945 from the official Group Rosters, Fort Devens Separation Center, Mass.
ABBOTT, Royce, Cpl.
18 Lexington Ave., Greenwich ADAMS, William F., Sgt.
RFD 1, Killingly ADAMSI, Chester E., 1st/ Sgt.
64 Spring St., Naugatuck ALARDO, Peter, T/ 5
298 Wallace St., New Haven ALBANO, Rocco P., Pfc.
109 Lexington Ave., South Norwalk ALBEE, Walter E., S/ Sgt.
Hazardville ALBERTINI, Lawrence J., S/ Sgt.
30 Elmer St., Hamden ALDO, Frank, S/ Sgt.
175 Long Hill Ave., Shelton ALEXANDER, Edwin W., Pfc.
28 Elmwood Ave., Waterbury ALLEN, William T., T/ 5
18 Nelson St., Hartford ANDERSEN, Robert A., T/ 5
RFD, Kids Hill, Lebanon APUZZO, William C, Pfc.
109 James St., New Haven ARMSTRONG, Edwin W., Sgt.
229 Pine St., Middletown ASHLEY, John C, T/ 5
86 Harborview Ave., Bridgeport ASMAN, Robert J., T/ 5
1041 Forest Rd., New Haven BABBITT, James M., S/ Sgt.
RFD 8, Norwichtown BACHELOR, Richard D., Sgt.
Litchfield Turnpike, Woodbridge BACHMAM, George W., Pfc.
Route 1, Sandy Hook BAKER, Frederick E., Pfc.
134 Union St., Willimantic BARBIERO, Frank T/ 4
260 Blatchley Ave., New Haven BARNUM, Leroy G., S/ Sgt.
RFD 5, Danbury BARTMAN, Douglas J., Sgt.
6 Bridge St., Deep River BASSETT, Harold E., T/ 4
RFD 3, Southbury BAUCH, Paul E., Pfc.
c/ o Clauss, 42 Beacon St., Hartford BEAUDOIN, Raymond J., T/ 5
Moosup BEAUSOLEIL, Henry O., T/ 5 6 Stanton Ave., Norwich BEDARD, Maurice L., Sgt.
1 South St., Danielson BEDELL, George H., T/ 4
South Ave., New Canaan BERNARD, John R., Pfc.
42 Pulaski St., Jewett City BERNSTEIN, Alfred H., Pvt.
56 Stowe Ave., Milford BEX, George A., Pfc.
Greenwich BILLINGS, Theodore F., Pfc.
23 Bridge St., Putnam BOESEN, John J., 1st/ Sgt.
18 Pulaski St., Stamford BOLANIS, Louis G., Pvt.
36 Garden St., Stamford BONACCI, Felix A., T/ 4
90 Franklin St., Danbury BONKOWSKI, John I., T/ 4
250 Broad St., New Britain
BOOTH, Charles S., T/ 5
Mill St., Naugatuck BORTNIAK, John, 1st/ Sgt.
c/ o Robert Corbett, River Rd., Shelton BOTTICELLI, Lawrence W., S/ Sgt.
106 Clark St., New Britain BOUCHER, Arthur D., Pfc.
144 Lee Ave., Bridgeport BOUCHER, Edwin K., T/ Sgt.
25 Savoy St., Hamden BOUCHER, Robert G., Sgt.
34 Whittelsey Ave., Waterbury BOWEN, Francis E., T/ 4
95 Foster St., New Haven BOYKO, Anthony R., Cpl.
291 Main St., Hartford BRADLEY, Robert E., T/ 4
329 Whalley Ave , New Haven BRANCIERI, Gerald L., T/ 5
132 Gilman St., Hartford BRATCHELL, Anthony T., T/ 5
5 Taft St., Stratford BRENNAN, Russell D., T/ 4
RFD 9, Norwich BRENNER, John, S/ Sgt.
22 Westwood Rd., New Haven BREWSTER, Charles E., Sgt.
RFD, Lebanon BRIGGS, Henry W., Jr., Sgt.
Shore Rd., Waterford BROAD, Kenneth L., Pfc.
126 Retreat Ave., Hartford BROWN, Everett L., Jr., Pvt.
258 Highland St., New Haven BUCKLEY, John G., Jr., Sgt.
25 Somerset Dr., New Britain BURDICK, Ernest L., T/ 5
Box 45, Eagleville BURGER, Warren Q., Pfc.
33 Willow St., Stamford BYRNES, Frederick N., Cpl.
33 Talcott Ave., Rockville CAFASSO, Frederick, T/ 4
518 Chapel St., New Haven CAHOON, Robert B., Sgt.
78 Pleasant St., Willimantic CALABRESE, Frank, Pfc.
68 Pitkin St., East Hartford CALAFIORE, Gaetano J., T/ 3
54 Donahue St., Torrington CARBERRY, Francis A., T/ 5
6 Fitchville Ave., Yantic CAREY, Albert H., Pvt.
57 Parallel St., Bridgeport CARR, John W., Pvt.,
123 Roosevelt Ave., Torrington CARTEN, William F., Pfc.
25 Sanford Pl., Bridgeport CARUSO, James V., Pfc
212 Ferry St., New Haven CASCONE, James M., T/ 5
28 Housatonic Ave., Derby CASE, Kenneth E., T/ 5
35 Catherine St., Hartford CASSANO, Joseph L., T/ 5
60 Franklin St., Saugatuck CASSARINO, Santo J., T/ 4
829 Albany Ave., Hartford CASTELLI, Andrew, Pfc.
Rose Hill, Portland CAVALLARO, Ralph, Pfc.
134 Ward St., New Haven CENNAMO, Phillip A., Cpl.
420 Center St., Bridgeport CERSOSIMO, Americo, Pfc.
119 Preston St., Hartford CHALFANT, Clayton F., T/ 5
431 Kings Highway, Westport CHATFIELD, Wilbert E., Cpl.
653 Woodtick Rd., Waterbury CHEMISTRUCK, Stephen A., Pfc.
43 Hammond St., Rockville CHIAPPA, Genio, T/ 5
298 Naugatuck Ave., Devon CHIARELLI, Eugene A., Cpl.
99 Jones St., West Haven CHIELLO, Michael J., Pfc.
522 Glenbrook Rd., Glenbrook CHILA, Joseph P., Pfc.
67 View St., East Port Chester CIABURRI, Daniel H., Pfc.
20 Stowe Ave., Middletown CIRIELLO, Joseph A., T/ 5
367 Davis St., Oakville CLEARY, Thomas F., T/ 5
976 First Ave., West Haven COIRO, Vincent M., Pfc.
72 Webster St., Hartford COLALUCE, John, Pfc.
225 Union Ave., West Haven COLE, Chester J., Sgt.
RFD 7, Norwich COLOMBARO, Natalino A., T/ 5
88 West St., Rockville COMEN, Isadore, T/ 4
27 Mead St., New Haven CONDRON, Wilbur J., Pfc.
34 Saunders St., East Hartford CONWAY, Joseph J., Pfc.
12 Arch St., Manchester CORDTS, William J., T/ 5
Long Hill Rd., Guilford CORSALETTI, Arthur L., S/ Sgt.
168 Oak St., New Britain COSTA, Anthony J., Pfc.
157 Wilcox St., New Britain COWRAS, Theodore, T/ 5
24 High St., Norwalk CRAWFORD, Hugh W., Pfc.
Center Groton Rd., Groton CROWLEY, Bernard, Sgt.
23 Russell St., Branford CRY, Kenneth R., T/ Sgt.
689 N. Main St., Waterbury CULTRERA, Paul, T/ 4
62 Cedar St., Hartford CZAJKA, Alexander C., Pfc.
30 Sumner St., Middletown DaCORTE, Ivo, Pfc.
212 Landerton St., New Haven D'ALESSANDRO, Frank, Pfc.
150 Roosevelt St., Hartford DALPONTE, Julian B., Cpl.
21 Hubbard St., Bloomfield D'ANGELO, Angelo V., Pfc.
391 Albany Ave., Hartford DANIELS, Frederick M., T/ 5
Box 33, Old Lyme DAY, George A., Pvt.
6 Colin Kelly Ct., New Britain DeANGELIS, Rocco, Pfc.
184 Hamilton St., New Haven DeANGELO, Matthew, Pvt.
126 Cole St., Torrington DellaPIETRA, Stephen, T/ 3
179 Farmington Ave., Waterbury DELPIVO, Daniel A., Cpl.
334 W. Portsea St., New Haven DeMARCO, Angelo J., Pfc.
88 Blackhall St., New London
DeMARCO, Michael A., T/ Sgt.
71 Camp Ave., Springdale DeMATTIE, Albert Pfc.
91 Newton Rd., Woodbridge DEMIANY, Joseph M., Pfc.
550 Winchester Ave., New Haven DeREZENDES, John M., T/ 5
Vine Hill St., West Hartford DeROSA, Dominic, T/ 4
70 Lyon St., New Haven DESLOGE, Robert R., S/ Sgt.
Box 142, Stafford Springs D'EUGENIO, Louis, Pfc.
476 Chapel St., New Haven DeWOLF, Raymond E., Pfc.
147 So. Whittelsey Ave., Wallingford DILEO, Anthony, Cpl.
289 Harwinton Ave., Torrington DiLUZIO, Joseph J., Cpl.
27 Miller St., New Britain DiNAPOLI, Bruno R., T/ 5
137 Glendale Ave., Bridgeport DiNICOLA, Guido, Pfc.
24 Cherry St., Winsted DOGGART, James O., Cpl.
81 West St., Manchester DONNELLY, Charles A., S/ Sgt.
343 Greenwich Ave., New Haven DONNELLY, Robert J., Cpl.
16 Flower St., Manchester DOUBLEDAY, Raymond, Pfc.
RFD 9, Norwichtown DRESCHER, Everett R., Sgt.
274 Prospect St., Norwich DRIPCHAK, Michael, S/ Sgt.
82 Broad St., Ansonia DRISCOLL, Thomas F., T/ 5
91 Rose St., Waterbury DROZDENKO, Constantine, Pfc.
22 Freeland St., Torrington DUFFY, Thomas J., Jr., Pfc.
Highland Ave., Short Beach DURAND, Frank H., T/ Sgt.
27 Lawrence Ave., Milford DUSZA, Stanley M., Sgt.,
59 Chapman St., Willimantic EASTON, Carl B., Pvt.
186 Capen St., Hartford EICK, Russell A., T/ 5
Box 191, Durham ENGLANDER, Sidney Z., T/ 5
933 Hancock Ave., Bridgeport ERAZMUS, Alfred M., Cpl.
297 Crown St., Meriden EVANS, George T., T/ 5
147 Maple St., Manchester EVANUSKA, Walter, T/ 5
37 Cleveland St., Danbury FARNHAM, Kenneth F., Pfc.
Box 32, Hartford FINDLAY, William T., Pfc.
224 West Main St., Norwich FLAMMIA, Joseph J., Pfc.
65 Eastern Ave., Waterbury FLANAGAN, Eugene J., Sgt.
61 Center St., Bridgeport FONTAINE, Maurice J., Cpl.
72 Merchants Ave., Taftville FORGIONE, Ralph A., S/ Sgt.
17 West Center St., Southington FORSTROM, George E., T/ 5
1127 Merritt St., Fairfield FOSTER, Leonard B., T/ 5
929 West Main St., Waterbury FOURNIER, Monroe S., Pfc.
70 Henderson St., Bridgeport FRANCESCHETTI, Michael J., T/ 5
75 Tracy Ave., Torrington FRASSETTO, John J., Pfc.
236 Hamilton Ave., Greenwich FREDERICK Charles J., Pfc.
7 Wall St., Norwalk FREDERICKS, Earl E., Cpl.
21 Millard St., New Britain FUTOMA, Francis S., Sgt.
6 Ward St., Rockville GAGNE, Francis E., Pfc.
291 Central Ave., Bridgeport GANNON, William C, T/ 3
79 No. Colony St., Wallingford GAUDINO, John, T/ 4
129 Spruce St., Manchester GAVONI, John J., T/ 4
80 1/ 2 Peck St., New Haven GEBELIUS, John W., T/ 4
33 Zion St., Hartford GEIDEL, Philip A., Sgt.
224 Monroe St., Hartford GEIGER, William C, Jr., Sgt.
58 Loomis St., Devon GENDRON, Earle F., T/ 5
Railroad Ave., West Cheshire GEORGE, Francis S., T/ 5
4 Maple Ter., Waterford GERACE, Charles A., Pfc.
47 Summer St., Waterbury GIANANTONI, Elmo J., T/ 5
76 Prospect St., Stafford Springs GIANNINI, Michael A., Pfc.
60 Rockdale Ave., Oakville GIEDRA, John T., Pfc.
187 Alder St., Waterbury GILL, John T., Pfc.
RFD 4, Box 160, Bridgeport GIUSTO, Anthony A., Pfc.
16 Berkeley Ave., Waterbury GLASS, Max E., T/ 4
10 Bank St., Danbury GLINIANY, Mitchell J., T/ 4
317 Lexington Ave., New Haven GOLDBAUM, Donald H., Cpl.
41 Orchard St., New Haven GOLDBERG, Herbert E., S/ Sgt.
382 Woodland St., Hartford GOLDEN, John J., S/ Sgt.
873 Elm St., New Haven GOLDEN, Robert J., Cpl.
43 Rosedale Rd., West Hartford GOLIAS, John F., Pfc.
136 Honeyspot Rd., Stratford GOODENOUGH, Samuel E., Cpl.
123 Meadow St., Winsted GORGENIK, John, T/ Sgt.
70 Vought Pl., Stratford GOWING, Lloyd R., T/ 5
303 Saybrooke St., Hartford GRANNISS, Gerald J., Pfc.
Burwell Ave., Southington GREENE, Raymond F., T/ 4
174 Waldemere Ave., Bridgeport GRESKA, John J., Sgt.
365 Albany Ave., Hartford GREY, George A., Pvt.
33 Lincoln Ave., Forestville GRILLO, James J., Pfc.
8 Peck St., Norwich GROHOL. Albert J., Pfc.
678 Stillman St., Bridgeport GROSSLAND, Kenneth A., Pfc.
134 Noble St., West Haven GUARINO, Joseph, T/ 5
733 Washington Ave., New Haven GUGLIOTTI Daniel J., 1st/ Sgt.
283 Millville Ave., Naugatuck GUIDA, John M., T/ Sgt.
96 Dikeman St., Waterbury
GUZY, Theodore J., Cpl.
112 Shultas Pl., Hartford HACKETT, John J., T/ 4
42 Roy St., East Haven HADDAM, Theodore A., Pfc.
23 Sixth St., Norwich HALL, Edward F., Pfc.
26 Meadow St., Torrington HAMLIN, Colin F., T/ Sgt.
194 Plymouth St., Stratford HANKIN, Henry, T/ 5
220 1/ 2 W. Main St., Norwich HANLEY, Alfred C, T/ 5
105 Oak Ave., Shelton HANNON, Robert E., Pfc.
34 Stevens St., East Haven HARDING, Thomas J., T/ 4
RFD 1, Goodale Hill Rd., Glastonbury HARRIS, Bradford E., Pfc.
940 Farmington Ave., West Hartford HARRISON, Arthur H., Pfc.
Bartlett Ave., Norwalk HASKINS, Robert J., Pvt.
Gen. Del., Hartford HAWKINS, William F., Sgt.
75 Allings Crossroad, West Haven HAYDE, Charles J., T/ 5
Salisbury Rd., Lakeville HEADY, Winthrop E., Pvt.
1407 1/ 2 So. Main St., Waterbury HEALY, Francis J., Sgt.
19 Turner Ave., Hamden HEINO, George M., Cpl.
428 W. Main St., Stamford HELM, Roy W., Pfc.
28 Cooper St., Manchester HENNESSEY, Richard J., Pfc.
Station 41, South Windsor HENNESSEY, Robert, T/ 4
42 New St., Shelton HILBERT, Joseph S., Sgt.
231 Martin St., Hartford HOERLE, Hans, T/ 5
38 Orland St., Bridgeport HOOD, Donald T., T/ 5
99 Rogers St., Hartford HOOPER, George H., Pfc.
20 Highland Ave., Bridgeport HORBAL, Joseph, Sgt.
30 Scotland St., Ansonia HORIN, Ira, Pfc.
157 Salem St., Bridgeport HORN, Arvin, Pfc.
129 Hartland St., Hartford HORVATH, Charles, Pfc.
304 Pine St., Bridgeport HORWATH, John F., Cpl.
313 Funston Ave , Torrington HOYT, Charles R., Pfc.
15 Washington Ave., Danbury IAGROSSE, Anthony, T/ 4
48 Collins St., Hamden IANNANTUONI, Nicholas V., T/ 4
154 Charles St., Waterbury INGER, Joseph G., Pfc.
645 Quinnipiac Ave., New Haven INTRAVIA, Sebastian A., T/ 4
304 Campfield Ave., Hartford INZITARI, Joseph, Pfc.
104 Myrtle Ave., Stamford JACKSON, Arthur, Jr., T/ 4
55 Pliny St.. Hartford JAKUBIAK, Edward F., T/ 5
Orrin Ave., Box 50, Plainville JEANNIN, Robert M., Cpl.
189 Tracy Ave., Waterbury JENNINGS, Robert L., T/ 5
Kent JENSEN, Paul E., Pvt.
292 Riverside Ave., Westport JOHNSON, Alphonso, T/ 5
18 Martin St., Hartford JOHNSON, Ivar C, Cpl.
44 Brookfield Ave., Bridgeport JOHNSON, Raymond S., Sgt.
734 Nooks Hill Rd., Cromwell JONES, Alexander F., T/ 4
RFD 1, Rockville JOSKIEWICH, Henry W., Sgt.
92 Virginia Ave., Groton JUDD, John L., T/ 4
14 Orange St., Hartford KALINOSKI, Stanley W., Pfc.
96 Gold St., New Britain KANIA, Leo C, T/ 5
15 Main St. Ext., Middletown KARASH, Philip J., Pfc.
125 Broad St., Meriden KAY, William S., T/ 5
Southington KEALEY, Robert L., M/ Sgt.
955 Mill Plain Rd., Fairfield KERLEY, Joseph P., T/ 5
River Blvd., Suffield KEROACK, James A., T/ 5
73 VanDale St., Putnam KILROY, John W., Pfc.
162 Reed Ave., West Hartford KING, Robert J., Pvt.
88 Henry St., Stamford KISER, Alonzo C, Cpl.
161 Lenox Ave., Bridgeport KLUBEK, Stanley F., T/ 5
26 Washington St., Derby KNAPP, Arthur R., Pfc.
53 Orchard St., Cos Cob KNOX, Raymond A., Pfc.
No. Salem Rd., Ridgefield KOHN, Edward A., T/ 5
1224 North Ave., Bridgeport KOTRADY, Cyril, T/ 5
178 Allen St., New Britain KOTT, Edward J., Pvt.
34 Second Ave., Waterbury KOVALSKY, Michael, Pfc.
29 Dorns St., Stratford KOWALCZYK, Frank, Sgt.
126 Henry St., New Haven KOWTKO, John, T/ 4
Roosevelt Dr., Seymour KOZAK, Walter, T/ 5
52 Sheridan St., Danbury KRISH, Joseph S., T/ 4
RFD 2, Torrington KUCZYNSKI, Stanley J., Sgt.
63 Walnut St., New Haven KULESA, Charles K., Pvt.
Makara St., Terryville KURLEY, Joseph P., T/ 5
Thompsonville LaBELLA, John M., T/ 5
11 Glover Pl., Middletown LACAVA, Louis J., T/ 5
35 Austin St., Danbury LaFONTAINE, Louis F., Sgt.
204 So. Park St., Willimantic LAMONT, Kenneth J., Pfc.
329 Park St., New Britain LANDRY, Kenneth C, Pfc.
69 Campfield Ave., Hartford LANTERI, Nicholas P., Pfc.
160 Tremont St., New Britain LaROSE, Lorenzo W., Cpl.
521 Catherine St., Bridgeport LASSONDE, Albert F., T/ 5
26 Sixth St., Norwich
LAUFER, Merton K., T/ 3
5658 Main St.. Bridgeport
LeBEL, Ernest J., Pfc.
22 Park Terrace, Hartford
LEFEBVRE, Gerard P., Pfc. 315 So. Main St., Putnam
LEHMANN, Robert, Jr., Sgt.
154 Adelaide St., Hartford LEVANDOSKI, Walter J., Sgt.
9 Pearl St., Terryville LEWIS, Seabury, T/ 5
155 Townsend Ave., New Haven LIEBMAN, Harold, Pfc.
44 Vernon St., New Haven LIELASUS, Joseph W., Pfc.
2423 Main St., Hartford LISIEWSKI, Walter J., T/ 5
58 Anderson St., Union City LITTLE, Samuel J., Cpl.
74 Laurel St., Manchester LOVEJOY, Curtis N., Pvt.
9 Chase Park Ave., Waterbury LOVELACE, Robert A., M/ Sgt.
326 Newhall St., New Haven LUIZZI, John, Pfc.
314 Park Terrace, Hartford LUKAS, Walter J., Pfc.
37 Pond Point Ave., Milford LUKASZEWSKI, Walter, Pfc.
104 Nicoll St., New Haven LUPUCY, Michael S., Pfc.
102 Roosevelt Ave., Torrington MACHADO, Anthony A., Pfc.
19 Cedar St., Meriden MACIEROWSKI, Joseph, Pfc.
3 State St., Windsor Locks MACKO, Stephen A., Cpl.
615 W. Taft Ave., Bridgeport MAKAUSKAS, Joseph J., Cpl.
1100 Capitol Ave., Bridgeport MALLETT, Carroll A., Pfc.
256 Capen St., Hartford MANGEN, Louis, Pfc.
93 Kensington St., New Haven MANJUCK, Alexander, Jr., Pfc.
40 East Meadow St., Stamford MARANELLI, Joseph D., S/ Sgt.
Boston Post Rd., Old Greenwich MARFIAK, Valentine A., T/ Sgt.
412 Farmington Ave., Hartford MARGANSKI, Joseph A., Pfc.
853 Howe Ave., Shelton MARINACCIO, William J., Cpl.
130 Cliff St., Naugatuck MARION, Albert J., Pfc.
152 Norwich Ave., Norwich MARION, Raymond J., Pfc.
231 Yantic St., Norwich MARONEY, Francis, Pfc.
210 Oenoke Ridge, New Canaan MARR, William P., Cpl.
15 Locust St., Greenwich MARTINELLI. Norman J., S/ Sgt.
4 Bronson St., New Britain MARZULLO, James, Jr., Pfc.
65 LeGrand Ave., Greenwich MASSIMINO, Ralph, Pfc.
45 Haven St., New Haven MATTEL David, T/ 3
122 Rosette St., New Haven MATTEL Dominick, T/ 5
80 Putnam St., New Haven MAUL, Lawrence A., T/ 5
90 Dial St., Stamford MAZZADRA, Frank C, T/ 5
28 Frash St., Stratford McCAULEY, Arthur G., Pfc.
501 Burnside Ave., East Hartford McCORMICK, Donald J., Cpl.
RFD, Somers McINERNEY, John P., Pfc.
33 William St., Danbury McINERNEY, William F., Pfc.
24 Tremont St., New Britain McNAMARA, William M., Pfc.
17 East Pearl St., Danbury MEDEIORS, Manuel, Pvt.
40 Pahquioque Ave., Danbury MEROLA, Bartholomew, Pfc.
17 Perry Hill Rd., Shelton MEZZI, John J., Pfc.
5 Nichols St., Wallingford MICHI, Nelson A., Sgt.
49 Wheeler St., Winsted MICIK, Emil, Pfc.
69 Forest Lawn Ave., Stamford MILLER, David E., Sgt.
392 Bond St., Bridgeport MIRAKIAN, Leon P., Pfc.
41 Dwight St., New Haven MITCHELL, Philip L., Cpl.
759 Woodard Ave., New Haven MITCHELL, Stanley R., T/ 3
46 Curtis St., Wallingford MODUGNO, Joseph, Pfc.
7 Nurney St., Stamford MOISON, Julius J., T/ 3
29 Pardee St., Bristol MONACO, Nicholas, T/ 5
99 Minor St., New Haven MONROE, John H., T/ 5
46 Putnam Ave., South Norwalk MONTGOMERY, William, Sgt.
Broad Brook MORAN, Joseph J., Pfc.
194 Noble St., West Haven MORDOVANEC, George, T/ 5
1496 Seaview Ave., Bridgeport MOZELAK, Alexander, Pfc.
108 So. Eagle St., Terryville MUISE, Phillip C., Pfc.
93 Wolcott St., New Haven MULHERIN, Alvah E., Pfc.
Box 217, Washington Depot MURPHY, Donald E., Pvt.
60 Elton St., Waterbury MURPHY, Robert G., Pfc.
90 Harbor Ave., Bridgeport MURRAY, George F., T/ 5
71 Charter Oak St., Manchester MURRAY, James M., Pfc.
Box 148, Stafford MUZOLESKI, Stanley J., T/ 5
35 Byram Ter., Greenwich NARESKI, Steven R., Pfc.
Lynch Ter., Thompsonville NATELLE, John J., Cpl.
Waterbury NAVEKEN, James F., Cpl.
36 Garfield Ave., Bridgeport NEUWEILER, Edward M., Pfc.
116 Clark St., West Haven NICOLARI, Thomas J., Pfc.
257 North State St., Ansonia NOBLE, Edward S., Cpl.
New Haven Road, Naugatuck NUZZO, Peter J., Cpl.
195 Hamilton St., New Haven O'CALLAGHAN, John D., Sgt.
47 Church St., Ansonia O'CONNELL, Daniel J., Pfc.
28 Griswold St., Manchester O'KEEFE, Cornelius E., Pfc.
168 Milne St., Bridgeport O'NEIL, Robert J., Sgt.
9 Steel Brook Rd., Watertown
OPALINSKI, Joseph, Pfc.
560 Hudson St., Hartford ORTYL, Francis J., Pfc.
Rockville OVANESIAN, Edward, T/ 3
54 Somerset St., Elmwood PAINE, Al A., Pfc.
Pomfret Center PALMER, Francis L., T/ 5
1 Summit St., New Haven PALMIERI, Joseph, Pfc.
19 Dix St., Hamden PALMIERI, Joseph A., Pfc.
49 Cherry Ann St., Hamden PARENT, Gerard A., Cpl.
2 Maple Ave., Willimantic PASKEY, Eugene, Pfc.
51 Harrison St., New London PASSERELLE, Joseph S., T/ 5
59 Valley Road, Greenwich PAUL, Charles A., T/ 5
74 Tenth St., New London PAVLAK, Edward F., Cpl.
79 French St., Torrington PAYNE, Gordon M., T/ 5
86 Circular Ave., Hamden PELLICCIO, Nicholas J., T/ 4
236 James St., New Haven PEPE, Vito, T/ 5
297 Amity Road, Woodbridge PEPIN, Arthur E., Jr., T/ 5
22 Mill St., Putnam PEROTTI, Elio J., T/ 5
Box 6, Canaan PESCHELL, Alfred L., T/ 4
140 West Ave., Milford PESTA, Walter T., Cpl.
142 Lloyd St., New Haven PETERS, Edward T., Sgt.
75 Blinman St., New London PETRIDES, William P., T/ 4
46 Brookside Ave., Putnam PHELAN, William J., Pfc.
121 Edna St., Bridgeport PIACENZA, Dominic J., Pfc.
121 Franklin St., Norwich PIECYK, Carroll S., T/ 5
Phoenixville PIMENTEL, Joseph L., T/ 5
410 Willow St., Waterbury PLOEGER, Frederick H., S/ Sgt.
22 Holcomb St., West Haven PODROVE, Leon, Pfc.
40 Benton St., Manchester PONTILLO, Louis, T/ Sgt.
475 Winthrop Ave., New Haven POOLER, Nelson A., Pfc.
33 Abbott Ave., Danbury POPLIS, John A., Cpl.
65 Woodtick Rd., Waterbury PORTER, Harold C, Pfc.
11 Jefferson St., Norwalk PRONECHEN, Michael, T/ 5
369 West Ave., Milford PROTO, Andrew F., T/ 5
67 Saltonstall Ave., New Haven PUCCIO, Anthony J., Pfc.
No. Taylor Ave., South Norwalk PULIT, Theodore J., T/ 4
89 Willis St., New Haven PULOS, Paul, Pfc.
26 Fairfield Woods Rd., Bridgeport PURDY, Burton A., Cpl.
26 George St., Danbury PYTKA, John E., Pvt.
179 Chapel St., New Haven RANKIN, Richard T., T/ 5
Pachaug REDFIELD, Edwin S., Pfc. Box 414, Ivoryton REGINI, Carl J., Pfc.
60 Englewood Ave., Bloomfield REGISTER, Albert O., Pvt. 347 Bellevue St., Hartford REICH, Helmar W., Pfc. 125 South St. Ext., Bristol REID, Norman R., Cpl.
31 Arlington St., Hartford REINWALD, George A., Sgt.
129 Kimberly Ave., East Haven RHAULT, Charles G., T/ 5
33 Beacon St., Forestville RICHIE, Francis J., Pvt.
126 Collins St., Hartford RICKEY, Leodore A., Pfc.
203 Boys Ave., Goodyear RIORDAN, Joseph J., S/ Sgt.
16 Tenth St., Derby RITCH, Charles S., T/ 5
13 Aberdeen Ter., Stamford RIZZO, Domenic J., T/ 4
33- 35 Elliott St., Hartford ROBERTS, William M., S/ Sgt.
60 Hawthorne St., Stamford ROBINSON, Antoine, 1st/ Sgt.
399 Third Ave., West Haven RODERIQUES, Jack, Sgt.
15 Chappelle St., Danbury RONDEAU, Arthur J., T/ 5
26 Pratte Ave., Taftville ROOD, Russell L., T/ 5
RFD 2, Torrington ROSSI, Alden, T/ 4
110 Orford St., West Haven RUSSO, Lawrence, T/ 5
51 Liberty St., Danbury RUTLEDGE, Bernard V., T/ 5
99 Prospect St., Middletown SAIANO, Anthony, Pfc.
24 Franklin St., New Haven SALAFIA, Joseph T., T/ 4
22 Clinton Ave., Middletown SALITO, Salvatore J., Pvt.
82 Garfield Ave., Bridgeport SALOWITZ, Sidney, Pfc.
50 Dayton St., New Haven SANFORD, John C, T/ 4
Redding Road, Georgetown SANTORA, Lucian M., T/ 5
38 Maplewood Ave., Milford SANTUCCIO, Joseph R., T/ 4
13 Blue Hills Ave., Hartford SAUNDERS, Walter A., Sgt.
17 Elizabeth Ave., Bloomfield SAWYER, Arthur O., Pfc.
92 Colorado Ave., Bridgeport SCHAFFNIT, Vilas O., Pfc.
North Haven SCHINELLA, Stephen J., Pfc.
100 Finney Lane, Stamford SCHIPRITT, Edward J., S/ Sgt.
782 East Main St., Meriden SCHNELLE, Francis W., Sgt.
188 Willard St., New Haven SCHROEDER, Walter A., Sgt.
131 Pythian Ave., Torrington SCIELLER, John F., Pfc.
8 Hawkins St., Waterbury SCOTT, Donat E., Pfc.
c/ o John Bourdeau, RFD 4, Norwich SCULLY, Joseph M., Pfc.
29 Elliott St., Hartford SEAGER, Harry V., S/ Sgt.
131 Cannon Road, East Hartford SEIPLE, Stanley H., Cpl.
329 Fairfield Ave., Hartford
SERVER, Gordon C, Cpl.
57 Branford St., Manchester SHANNON, Charles R., Pfc.
256 Broad St., Norwich SHANNON, Christopher, S/ Sgt.
15 Cove St., New Haven SHEA, Daniel S., Jr., Pfc.
72 Daggett St., New Haven SHEPARD, William N., Pfc.
Box 176, Newtown SHILINGA, Peter A., Pvt.
14 Connerton St., New Britain SHONTI, Mariano H., T/ 5
South St., Cromwell SICA, Albert B., Sgt.
122 Easton Ave., Waterbury SIEROTA, Charles J., Pfc.
149 Buckingham St., Hartford SILVESTRO, Anthony P., Pfc.
973 Hancock Ave., Bridgeport SILVIA, Oliver, T/ Sgt.
68 Oneco Ave., New London SIMEONE, Anthony J., Pfc.
853 Farmington Ave., Kensington SIRIGMANO, James V., T/ 5
592 Sylvan Ave., Waterbury SLADE, Edwara W., Pfc.
111 Liberty St., Meriden SLATTERY, John J., T/ 5
Harbor View, South Norwalk SLIVA, Theodore J., Pfc.
106 Main St., Goodyear SMITH, Frank J., Pfc.
RFD 1, Colchester SMITH, Harry R., Jr., Cpl.
18 Victory St., Bridgeport SMITH, William N., T/ Sgt.
174 Parkway, New London SOLENSKI, Michael F., Pfc.
High St., South Coventry SOPALA, Joseph S., S/ Sgt.
15 Benton St., Hartford SPAKOWSKI, Joseph, S/ Sgt.
Killingly SPILLER, Lenroy, E., Pfc.
65 Lafayette St., Milford SPINNEY, Basil L., S/ Sgt.
357 Park St., Bristol STANDISH, Basil W., Pvt.
32 Spaulding St., Norwich STEVENS, Richard C, Pvt.
Meadow St., Shelton STEWART, Allen C, Cpl.
159 Cross St., Middletown STILLMAN, Richard, Pfc.
49 Wessels Ave., Bridgeport STRAIT, Edward P., T/ 5
76 Franklin St., Danbury STRAITON, Walter J., Pfc.
94 Locust Ave., Danbury STUART, James M., Sgt.
34 Park Place, New Britain SULKOWSKI, John A., Sgt.
831 Grand Ave., New Haven SULLIVAN, William D., S/ Sgt.
18 Nepaug St., Hartford SUTHERLAND, John M., Jr., T/ 5
56 Walnut St., Naugatuck SUTYLA, Frank P., T/ 5
9 Ward St., Rockville SWEZEY, Franklin D., S/ Sgt.
668 Russell St., New Haven SYC, Walter B., Pfc.
422 East Main St., Bridgeport SZARKA, William, T/ 5
737 Wordin Ave., Bridgeport SZNURKOWSKI, Anthony C, S/ Sgt.
56 Joseph St., Norwich TAMBURRINO, William, S/ Sgt.
502 Bridgeport Ave., Shelton TANKOWSKI, Joseph B., Pfc.
Derby- Milford Road, Orange TARCA, Albo E., Pvt.
269 Rocky Hill Ave., New Britain TAYLOR, William M., Pvt.
13 Front Ave., West Haven TESTANI, Joseph A., Cpl.
505 Garfield Ave., Bridgeport THERRIEN, Norman U., Pfc.
100 Marshall St., Putnam THOMPSON, George H., Pfc.
12 Golden Hill Ave., Danbury THOMPSON, Herbert, T/ 5
373 Pink St., Windsor THOMSON, Paul R., T/ 4
195 Winthrop Ave., New Haven TISO, Louis M., Pfc.
145 Transit St., Waterbury TOCACELLI, Herman, Cpl.
44 Hawkins St., Derby TONON, Paul A., Sgt.
90 Benham St., Bristol TORTORICI, Pasquale T., Pfc.
192 Spring St., Union City TRAESTER, Lewis R., Pfc.
168 Morse- St., Hamden TRELOAR, Henry R., Pfc.
55 Yerrington Ave., Norwich TRENT, Richard H. L., T/ 5
22 Winter St., New Haven TRICKETT, Stanley J., T/ 5
1395 State St., New Haven TROJANOWSKI, John S., Jr., Pfc.
41 North Cliff St., Norwich TRULL, Samuel F., Sgt.
22 Stratford Road, West Hartford TUFANO, Jacob J., Pfc.
Stepney TURNER, Charles B., Cpl.
37 VanZant St., East Norwalk TURNER, Donald, S/ Sgt.
Richfield Rd., Wilton TYMINSKI, William, T/ 4
263 Mill St., East Port Chester UHLAN, Eugene V., Pfc.
134 Exchange St., New Haven ULIANO, Joseph, Pfc.
11 Long Hill Ave., Shelton URBAN, Joseph G., Cpl.
1281 Howard Ave., Bridgeport URBANOWSKY, Stephen J., Pfc.
Bldg. 36, Apt. 157, Success Pk., Bridgeport VACCA, Robert C, Pfc.
96 West North St., Stamford VADNAIS, Wilfred J., T/ 5
Straits Turnpike, Watertown VALENTE, Armando, Pvt.
9 Ailing St., New Haven VANCE, Thomas E., Pfc.
97 Fuller St., Waterbury VARHUE, Frank P., T/ 5
Box 43, Rockfall VASILE, Corrado P., T/ 4
280 Washington St., New Britain VIBERT, Rodmond J., Sgt.
65 Oxford St., Hartford VILLANO, James V., Pfc
66 Prince St., New Haven VINCENT, Robert L., T/ 5
239 Williams St., Middletown VITALI, Louis J., T/ 5
37 Sixth St., Derby
WALSH, James T., S/ Sgt.
392 McKinley Ave., Bridgeport WANGENSTEIN, George C., Pvt.
57 Arbor Drive, Southport
WARTONICK, John, Pfc.
108 No. Main St., Terryville WAYLER, Edward B., Cpl.
42 Hamilton St., Hartford WENDHISER, Francis N., S/ Sgt.
38 Mountain St., Rockville WENDLAND, Otto, Jr., Pfc.
2 Reed's Lane, Stratford WENDUS, Edward, T/ 4
RFD 3, Rockville WEST, Walter F., Pfc.
116 Rosette St., Waterbury WHALEN, John J., Sgt.
124 Ridge Road, Middletown WILCOX, Napoleon F., Pfc.
RFD 1, Killingly WILLIAMSON, Frederic D., T/ Sgt.
95 Meadow St., Naugatuck WINNICK, Walter, Sgt.
26 Congress Ave., Shelton WOLK, Edward R., T/ 5
134 Governor St., Hartford WOOD, William W., Pfc.
14 Tolles Square, Naugatuck WORZEK, William J., Pfc.
134 Hazel St., New Haven WYNNE, John F., Pfc.
16 Warner St., Hartford WYNNE, John J., Pfc.
216 William St., West Haven ZASIMOVICH, Stephen F., Pfc.
70 Ward St., Waterbury ZIEMINSKI, James A., T/ 5
1346 State St., New Haven ZIMMER, Raymond E., T/ 5
Madison Rd., Durham ZITO, Frederick T., Cpl.
54 Prospect Pl., East Haven ZULKESKI, Anthony P., T/ 3
Weed St., New Canaan
CONNECTICUT VETERANS COMMEMORATIVE BOOKLET
Vol. VIII Dec. 8, 1945 No. 20
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 George E. Allis, Hugh W. McCoy, Francis A. Stockwell, Jr., Morris R. Gelblum and William M. Roth. The cover illustration of the U. S. S. Savannah is from the New York Daily News.