Connecticut veterans commemorative booklet. Vol. 9, no. 4. Connecticut men of the United States Army, demobilization, Fort Devens, Massachusetts. December 12 to 13, 1945

              CONNECTICUT MEN
of the United States Army
Demobilization, Fort Devens, Massachusetts
December 12 to 13, 1945 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 hew 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
STATE OF CONNECTICUT
EXECUTIVE CHAMBERS HARTFORD HERE ARE THEIR STORIES
Military history for the most part is written by non- combatants and the " brass" from official records, " edited" by commissioned officers. War memoirs, too, most frequently record the views and opinions of commissioned officers. Only on infrequent and exceptional occasions is war experience recorded by enlisted men, save for that by specialists or professionals. That combat looks different as between the foxhole and the regimental CP is universally agreed. These stories, without historical pretensions per se, may well be in fact unique source material for Connecticut history. These are enlisted men's stories in their own words and the GI substitutes therefor reported as near verbatim as possible. — The Editor.
Adams, Cecil R., Cpl., Co. C, 706th Tank Bn., ( Attend.), 77th Div., Rockville.
" ' Cognac' was the name of the medium tank on which I was the 75mm gunner. Of all the places I saw action which in­cluded
Guam, Leyte, Ie Shima and Okin­awa,
the last place was the roughest as far as I am concerned. We were knocking out Jap cave positions and antitank guns near Chocolate Drop Hill and would have to come out in the open to fire then sneak back behind a hill for cover. The Jap artillery and satchel charges cost us a lot of tanks but luckily mine wasn't one of them. Though things were plenty tough inside a tank still I felt safer there than being out in the open fighting like the infantry. At least you had something around you."
Bedient, Louis G., T/ Sgt., 4th Ord. Co., 10th Army, Beacon Falls.
" Occupation isn't too bad when you can sort of take it easy for a while and that's what we were planning to do when we tried to talk to a 12 year old Korean kid around the first of November 1945. He ran away because he didn't under­stand
at first, but when we caught him we tried a little harder to explain and so for a few packs of chewing gum and candy a week we had the best little ' No. 1' boy for our shack in all Korea."
Bruskin, Sidney, Pfc, Special Agent, C. I. C., 80th Div., New Haven.
" In the latter part of May 1945 we w^ ere assigned to track down a Nazi big­wig
who was reported to be hiding in the
Nazi ' redoubt area' near Alt Aussee. We got a tip that he was living in a chalet on the top of a mountain masquerading as a doctor with an assumed name. We found his mistress and his adjutant's wife at the bottom of the hill and while they were held with the help of some ' free Austrians' we found him in the chalet. He resisted at first but when he saw that our men and especially the Austrians were heavily armed he submitted and we brought him in. It was then revealed that he was Dr. Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Lt. General in the SS, successor to Hey ¬ drich, the Hangman, as head of the SD and No. 2 man in the Gestapo. He is now on trial as a war criminal before the Allied Court in Nuremberg."
Buonanno, Vincent J., S/ Sgt., Co. D., 706th Tank Bn., ( Attend.), 77th Div., Norwich.
" As a tank commander and platoon sergeant, I remember the fight at Choco­late
Drop Hill on Okinawa as the worst. We were exposed to Jap artillery and anti- tank fire practically all the time. I was up on a ridge in one tank when it was hit in the back with a shell so I jumped out and got into my own tank. A few minutes later that was also hit and I was wounded by shrapnel. When I tried to drive the tank into a defile, it caught fire and I had to abandon it on the run. I can always remember that date — May 14th."
Cebula, Joseph, Cpl., Co. C, 706th Tank Bn., 77th Div., Hartford. " Guam almost became my resting place back in August ' 44 when the tank I was in got hit by anti- tank fire. We were about 600 yards out in front of our lines trying to silence a position when we got ours. The tank was set on fire and we all made a dash out of the hatch and started to make a run for home. We got about 300 yards and hit a hole because the Japs opened up with small arms fire and they would have hit us if we kept running. We were stuck out in the open until two of our tanks came up and covered us as we made the last 300 yards to our lines. Only one man was hurt slightly when the tank was hit and the rest of us just wound up sweating."
Cressey, Walter, T/ 5, Co. A., 19th Tank Bn., 9th Armd. Div., Mystic.
" Tanks burning and men running out of them was the worst thing I ever saw. We were at Bastogne during the Bulge, cut- off for two weeks. My tank was hit but not damaged when we tried to push the German line back. We tried again and again to push the Germans back and every time we tried we lost four or five tanks. We finally pushed them back and held, but we lost 17 out of 18 tanks in the battalion — my tank was the only one left. If it hadn't been for the supplies, ammo especially, dropped to us from the air there's no telling how long we would have been able to last. That's the only thing that saved us."
Cummings, Ernest R., T/ Sgt., Co. C, 327th Gl. Inf., 101st Airborne Div., Middletown.
" Of all the action I have seen including hitting Normandy Beach, making a glider landing in Holland and all the campaigns in between, I guess the Battle of the Bulge was the worst. Guess I can consider myself pretty lucky for when we landed in Holland our glider crash-
landed with the whole bottom ripped off. We were to keep the 40- mile strip open so the British could get up. I was on combat patrol in Alsace- Lorraine when I got wounded. There were two Germans at this machine gun position in the woods where I got hit, but I was able, even after being hit, to knock it out with a Tommy gun and hand grenades."
Day, Lester E., Pfc, Co. A., 52d Inf., 9th Armored Div., Eastford.
" The 7th of March 1945 was the day our combat command found the Luden ¬ dorff Bridge at Remagen, Germany, in­tact
over the Rhine and that night I stayed on that bridge for four hours waiting for orders to cross to the other side while we caught a little Jerry artillery. We got the order about three in the morning and moved over to take some high ground where we dug in without any resistance for the night. But after dawn those Krauts opened up on us from some higher ground and we caught hell for three weeks before we pushed on again with help from a lot more outfits and plenty of air support."
Demers, William P., T/ Sgt., G. H. Q., Tokyo, Watertown.
" The signing of the Jap surrender was the highlight of my service in the Army. I was in the harbor at the time the Japs went aboard the Missouri and could see them as they got ready to sign. I was chief clerk in the Adjutant General's Office attached to General MacArthur's headquarters. I have seen and talked to the general in the line of duty and he seemed to be a good ' Joe'. All military correspondence in our command went through my office and you had to stay on the ball in order to do your job. I spent three months in Japan and as things looked to me the Japs were licked but hated to admit it. Their hospitality
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was overwhelming but their living condi­tions
were primitive. I don't think you'll have any trouble with the Japs if you make sure and tell them who the boss is."
Gillette, James A., Pvt., Co. C, 306th Combt. Engrs., 8lst Div., Windsor Locks.
" It's a good thing they don't pay- off on close calls or I'd have been a goner. I was on Palau putting up a cable so we could supply the infantry with supplies when they got to some high positions. As I was working a sniper let go and sent a bullet right through my helmet, just grazing my scalp. My head was jolted to the right sharply but I was unhurt. I was so shaky from that little deal that I was sent back to the rear for one day of rest. Two days later that same sniper was flushed out of his cave and killed. He didn't get off as easy as I did."
Gillotti, Gabriel M., Sgt., 429th A. A. Gun Btry., Alaskan Dept., Danbury.
" Adak Island in the Aleutians was where I spent my thirty- two months overseas. Can't say I liked it much. The weather was punk and we never did see any action, not even one raid. What we were doing up there is secret information and what we were guarding is also hush- hush. The worst day I had was the day I got there and that's about all I have to say."
Gorham, Allyer A., S/ Sgt., 3446th Co., 29th Q. M. Truck Bn., Bridgeport.
" During the initial landings on Leyte we were still a couple of days out of White Beach on a Liberty ship when we were attacked by a Kamikaze plane. He just barely missed us but crashed into a ship about 500 yards away, hitting the second hold and ramming through to the third, and killing many GIs. That night the convoy was attacked again but we met them with some real fireworks, using the guns on the small harbor craft and
even the 50 calibers mounted on the trucks on the deck."
Grabowski, Edward, T/ 3, 726th Engr. Co., ( Sep.), Stamford.
" No sun, no trees, no women, no nothing — that describes the Aleutians. It was the deadest place on the face of the earth and I had to have the mis­fortune
to get sent there. There is nothing good that can be said about the place. It's just there and that's all."
Hanlon, Joseph C, T/ 3, 45th Ord. Bn., 5th Army, Newtown.
" My worst deal was spending 28 months in the Mediterranean and then getting shipped over to the Pacific via the Panama Canal which was the closest we got to the United States. I didn't like North Africa or Italy but after seeing how things were messed up in the Pacific, it didn't seem so bad. It feels pretty nice when I stop to think that this is my final and last gripe."
Holmes, Hugh G., T/ 4, 5th Ord. Co., 6th Army, West Hartford.
" Getting shipped from Italy to Manila after 24 months in Africa and Italy was the hardest thing to take. I hadn't been home in two years and when I learned that I was headed to the Pacific without a stop in the States, it almost broke me. Mrs. Luce's promise that a 5th Army man would never go direct to the Pacific just didn't work out that way. We were the first unit to be shipped from the ETO to the Pacific and I'm not bragging about it. Most of the men had high points but they wrent along anyway. I'm pretty sore about the raw deal we got and the sooner I get home the better I'll like it."
Hoyt, Robert L., T/ Sgt., Hq. Co., G. H. Q., A. F. P. A. C., Stamford.
" I was overseas just a year and at­tached
as a radio technician to General MacArthur's headquarters. To me, the
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general was all right and is doing an ex­cellent
job with the occupation of Japan. However, I don't think we can trust those Japs much, no matter how long we stay there. From what I hear things are going a heck of a lot smoother there than with Germany where there are the four separate commands."
Jackson, William N., T/ 4, 432d Co., 377th Port Bn., Bridgeport.
" On the 27th of October I was stationed in Yokohama and after a tough stretch of work in the harbor got a three- day pass and decided to spend it sightseeing at all those places I'd heard so much about. I took in the Imperial Palace, the American Embassy and Foreign Office, and Radio Tokyo, before trying a trip up Mt. Fujiyama, the volcanic mountain. We were doing pretty well until better than half way up but then a terrific wind and snow storm came up and we had to get down, and damn fast."
Lee, James J., T/ 5, 4th Ord. Co., 10th Army, East Norwalk.
" My first shot at a Jap came on the 29th of May 1945 on Okinawa when I was walking guard. A single Jap came out of the woods near our area and I opened up on him with my Tommy gun from about 100 yards. He ran like hell but I followed him until he cut behind the latrine and I had to stop firing because some second looey was between us. Some others picked him up later with a wounded leg."
LePage, Albert, Pfc, Co. C, 154th Engr. Bn., 81st Div., South Coventry.
" My first and only invasion was any­thing
but peaceful and simple. It was supposed to look simple on paper but it didn't turn out that way. It was quite a miserable feeling to see and hear shells falling near you and wondering if the next one would have your name on it.
The worst thing to see was men getting hit and folding up like a wet cloth. We also did a bit of duty in the Philippines but it wasn't too hard as we only had to clear out a few snipers who were bypassed by the infantry. The climate out there was another element that added to our misery; it was so hot that I thought I would melt off the face of the earth."
Manciero, Thomas M., Pvt., 613th Co., 489th Port Bn., New Haven.
" It was while I was working on a ship helping to unload it in Oro Bay in New Guinea back in October 1943 that 50 Jap planes came over and had me really sweating. The ship I was on had a cargo of Lewisite and mustard gas and the Japs knew it and tried their damndest to sink or hit it. If they had, it would have been just too bad for everyone in the area. Bombs dropped all around it but luckily none hit. I never saw a more beautiful dog fight than I did that day for the Japs ran right into a mess of our planes returning from a mission and in the fight that followed only one Jap got away."
Mancini, Donato, T/ 4, Cannon Co.,. 307th Inf., 77th Div., Southington.
" We had just taken Hacksaw Ridge on Okinawa on May 5, 1945 and pushed past a cluster of Jap blockhouses when 13 of us were dispatched to join the Third Battalion. We dug in on a ridge for the night but had only been there a short while when over 100 Japs pulled a Banzai charge on us. They made easy shooting; and in the morning we counted over 100 of them dead below our position although one of our men was killed and another was wounded. We made our destination that morning."
Montgomery, Hugh, Sgt., Office of Strategic Services, Windsor Locks.
" Haven't got much time to say any­thing
as I am on my way out, but fast.
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My job was an interpreter with OSS in countries like Germany, France, Poland, Czechoslovakia and Austria. It was very interesting work and I liked it but I didn't like the Army angle of it a bit. I was overseas only a year but what I think of the countries and the people over there you wouldn't want to print."
Morrow, Robert M., T/ 5, 108th Sta. Hosp., New Haven.
" The best day I had overseas was the day we left that hell- hole of a New Guinea to go to the Philippines. Then we were there only one month and went into Japan. On the way to Japan we caught the tail- end of that September typhoon and, boy, that was rugged. We were on an LST and it was tossed around like a row boat for several days. Most of us were pretty darn scared and sure the thing would sink. I was seasick as the devil and Japan looked good to me when we hit the place. After seeing how they had operated all through the Pacific, I was happy to see the place as flattened out as it was — and it sure was flat."
Moschella, Joseph, Cpl., 1383d A. T. C. Sq., Waterbury.
" Labrador was my home for nine months and I am glad that I am finally returning to my civilian status again.
I've been in cold weather for so long that I won't know what it feels like to be warm. We serviced the planes and men who were stopping at our base on their way home or on their way to Europe. It was one of those jobs that drives you nuts for lack of anything to do. I saw a lot of planes leaving for the States and when the time came for me to leave with them, I didn't regret it."
Narusevich, Joseph, Pfc, 107th Evac. Hosp., New Britain.
" My hospital was less than a mile from Bastogne when the Battle of the Bulge started. I can remember it was about two A. M. on December 16th that we got orders to pack up and get moving back. You could hear the shellfire by the time we were ready to move so we didn't have any dallying around I can tell you. We passed through three countries in three days during our ' retreat' until we got to Sedan, France, where we stopped and set up again. That deal and the buzz bombs coming over our heads while in Belgium was the closest to action I was in or ever want to be."
Peczynski, Stephen F., Cpl., 11th Sec, 136th Radio Security Det., ( Sep.), Meri­den.
" Wind, rain and no sun would be the definition of the Aleutians. I was a cook but I could serve caviar and just the lousy weather we had would make it seem you were eating hash. We didn't live on the island, we just existed and it was hard to come out of that place sane. Boredom drove us crazy. If there was something to do, even fight Japs, we would have jumped at the chance. I don't ever want to see gloomy days because it would remind me of the place I just left and never want to see again."
Pizzo, Joseph T., T/ 4, Co. B., 17th Inf., 7th Div., Hartford.
" Getting ambushed on Leyte was the worst experience I ever had. It was in November of last year and my company was moving up through this tall tundra grass when the Japs surrounded us. The machine gun fire and sniper fire was so heavy that we couldn't even move or dig in and all we did was just lay on the ground until it got dark and then, drag­ging
our wounded with us, make it back to our own lines. Out of 39 men in my platoon, seven got out all right and I was one of them. These eight hours pinned down like that were the longest hours I ever spent in my whole life, or ever expect to."
Ridel, Chester J., T/ 5, Co. E., 121st Inf., Med. Det., 8th Div., Windsor Locks.
" One night around the end of February 1945 our company attacked the town of Netune, Germany, and had easy going at first, but at dawn the Jerries started to come around corners with tanks fol­lowed
by infantry and we had a helluva time with ' em. Both sides suffered heavy casualties and as a platoon aid man I was kept damn busy with Americans and Krauts. They pushed us out of the town once, but we came back again on the same day and they counter- attacked again, throwing everything at us includ­ing
ackack fire. But the following night, however, we called up some TDs and by more hard fighting cleaned them out. That was the toughest day I've ever had."
Ross, Elwood F., T/ 4, 494th Ord. H. A. M. Co., 6th Army, West Hartford.
" Most of my overseas duty was one movement after the other. I was in the ETO only four months but in that short time I saw France, Luxembourg, Belgium and Germany. I left France July 30, ' 45 for a direct trip to Manila which had us packed on a boat for 44 days. We were supposed to be doing repair work on heavy maintenance but it seemed every place we went there were more than enough men to handle our job. Out of a total of 56 months in service, 11 months were spent overseas traveling from one part of the globe to the other. I saw a lot of the world and people but right now I'm content to stay at home and take life easy."
Sadoski, Zigmund B., T/ 4, Co. C, 706th Tank Bn., ( Attend.), 77th Div., Terryville.
" Driving a medium tank is hard work and it's hot as the devil inside too. I guess Okinawa was as bloody as any place we had to fight but the time I had it closest was on Guam about July in 1944. We were located in the heart of the jungle at the time pushing ahead for the infantry and this particular night it was raining like the deuce and dark as the ace of spades. Three Jap tanks made a Banzai charge on us while we were parked in a bivouac area. All our own men were around us so we couldn't fire without hitting them. Well, one of these Jap tanks ran smack into ours while we were inside to get out of the rain. It backed up and went ahead into the area shooting all the time and raised the devil with a lot of fellows. When some Jap infantry boys climbed
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up on top of our tank we locked the turret and just stayed inside and prayed, for all they would have to do was get a grenade inside and we had it. We could hear the Japs on top trying to get the turret open and we really were sweating until they gave it up and took off. It was too close that time to be funny I can tell you."
Saraceno, Humbert A., Pvt., 783d M. P. Bn., New Britain.
" There wasn't too much traffic on this road in Belgium on which I was directing traffic in June 1945 so when a colonel drove up with a civilian woman, against regulations, I was all set for him and called him to a halt. I reminded him of the regu­lation
and wasn't even going to take his name until he started to give me a hard time, pulling his rank, so I got sore too and arrested him and just sweated it out for the kick- back — but it never came."
Sarrazin, Gilbert G., T/ 4, Sv. Co., 706th Tank Bn., 77th Div., Essex.
" It was about May 15, 1945, on Okin­awa
when my platoon sergeant, Master Sergeant Hensel, took a detail of six men out to repair a tank and as he was leading them up a road he stepped on an anti- tank mine that blew both his legs and one arm off and wounded the other arm. He never did lose consciousness
and when we visited him at the hospital his spirit was terrific — he said he was glad he still had one arm left. But on the way to Guam they had to amputate that other arm, making him the first ' basket case' of the war. Boy, that guy has guts."
Simmons, Burnes A., T/ 5, 1948th Q. M. Truck Co., Avn., 90th Wing, 9th Air Force, Bridgeport.
" A fifty- truck convoy I was driving in was wheeling through Kasserine Pass on November 6, 1942, carrying a load of gasoline when a German ME- 109 came down and strafed the hell out of us. Know­ing
how dangerous our load was, I didn't waste any time jumping into a ditch near the road and it was a damn good thing I did because that gas burned like hell."
Smart, Gerald K., T/ 5, 3906th Sig. Sv. Bn., Photo G. H. Q., Hartford.
" Since I was a photographer in civilian life, my Army work suited me fine. Probably the biggest and most interesting photo coverage job I was on alone was Hitler's yacht. We captured it near St. Goarhausen on the Rhine and I have never seen anything more sumptuously furnished on land or afloat. The citizens of the city of Cologne had presented it to him but he had used it only seven hours. It cost over one hundred thousand dollars and from what I understand was used mostly by the German diplomatic corps for meetings and stuff like that. My pictures of it appeared in practically all the large city newspapers in this country so it was sort of a ' scoop.' "
Smith, Maurice E., T/ 4, 709th Engr. Petrol Dist. Bn., ( Sep.), Glenbrook.
" Our toughest job came at an unexpect­ed
time as we were just resting up from laying a new pipe line. We were told our next assignment would be another new pipe line to supply the Lido Road and some air fields in Burma and China. My outfit was the forward pipe line company and a person really has to be out there to realize just what sort of work is involved in laying a new line, especially through the jungle. We started in India and aside from the muggy weather we had a fairly easy time of it, but then we got into Burma and the Japs probably got word of our doings and started bombing the hell out of us. From time to time several sections were hit but we went back to re­pair
them and at no time were they ever shut down for more than eight hours. We finished the job in record time and the Lido Road got their fuel."
Swanson, Verner R.. Pfc, 107th Evac Hosp., 3d Army, New Britain.
" When the Germans broke through in Belgium on the 16th of December 1944 we were at Neufchateau, Belgium, and by the next day they were coming so fast that the order was given to withdraw the hospital to Sedan, France. Twenty- eight of us volunteered to stay behind and try to save as much as possible before the Krauts came. We worked like hell until they were reported at the cross­roads
about a mile and a half away and we pulled out in a hurry, just as they started to shell the hospital. I lost all my personal stuff there."
Tegovich, Kosta S., Pfc, Btry. A., 445th A. A. A. Gun Bn., North Grosvenor ¬ dale.
" On New Years Day 1945 we were in the Hurtgen Forest in Germany attached to the 8th Division when the Germans tried to smash through Luxembourg. They even sent up a mess of planes that day, ME- 109s and FW- 190s. I was on guard on an M- 51, a brace of four 50 caliber machine guns, when one flew low over my position but so fast that I only had time to give him a few bursts as I swung the gun around. I saw the pilot bail out and we got credit for the kill. The bat­talion
got 16 in all that day to make it the top ackack battalion in the ETO."
Testa, Frank B., T/ 5, Q. M. C., Alaskan Dept., Hartford.
" I fought the battle of typewriters. All typewriters in the Alaskan Dept. one time or another came in for a repair job and I would start my battle. I was out there for 15 months and when I get home I won't have a thing to talk about. I have twin boys at home whom I've never seen and I'm sure anxious to. I guess my biggest thrill came the day I was informed I was the father of twins. It's kind of hard to get used to being a father and I don't know how I'll make out."
Timpano, Joseph, Cpl, 612th Co., 489th Port Bn., 8th Army, Bridgeport.
" Ships had to be unloaded when they arrived in Pacific ports and I hap­pened
to be one of the guys who did just that. It was a back- breaking job at times but it did have its advantages over the front lines. I was out there for 29 months and of all the places I hit I think Manila was the best because it was halfway civilized. Stevedoring is a fair paying job but I just happened to be in the wrong union."
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Toivonen, Floyd D., Pfc, 612th Ord. Co., 8th Army, Stony Creek.
" From October 5th to November 18th, I was located with my outfit at the city of Sapporo on the island of Hokkaido, which was one of the northern- most islands of Japan. After all that time there I still couldn't figure them out. They all acted so friendly and sorta relieved that the war was over when we first got there. It was just about the way we would have felt if we hadn't wanted the war. The Jap kids around there were just like all other kids, give them some gum and candy and they were your pals. I think we're doing a pretty good job of occupying the country though when you stop and consider all the differences there are between them and us."
Tuttle, Kenneth M., S/ Sgt., 12th A. A. F. Emer. Rescue Boat Sq., 6th Air Force, Hartford.
" I was a maritime engineer on a crash boat on the Pearless Islands in the Caribbean. We stood by in case any planes were downed in the sea, but we were never called out. Our outfit was called the ' rod and reel' club because most of our time was spent fishing. You can't print how I felt about the place because the paper would burn."
Usher, John C, S/ Sgt., Co. D., 182d Inf., Americal Div., Plainville.
" The taking of a hill on Cebu proved to be the memory that I will never forget. This happened in April ' 45. I was in charge of a 16- man machine gun section when we got pinned down by the heaviest mortar fire I've ever seen at the ridge of this hill. It was almost impossible to dig a hole because the ground was solid rock. We finally managed to get our guns dug and kept a steady fire on the hill. We stayed on the ridge for two weeks waiting for replacements in the rifle companies
because they had lost over half their men. We finally took the hill and, as the old story goes, there was another hill on the other side. It always seemed we were going up hills until the Japs called an end to the lousy mess."
Vojeck, John F., T/ 4, A. T. S., Outport Unit, T. C., Manchester.
" A cargo ship came into the harbor at Kiska in the Aleutians on March 5, 1944, during a windstorm and I had to go out to her and check with the skipper on the cargo and passengers. When I had finished my business and was leaving down the Jacobs Ladder, I slipped and fell 35 feet into our small J- boat waiting below, landing on another soldier, but neither of us was hurt."
Wilson, Thomas W., Jr., Pfc, Btry. A., 463d A. A. A. Gun Bn., 79th Div., Manchester.
" The bridge we guarded over the Seine River came in for a lot of attention from the Germans. They decided that the bridge would look much better if it were destroyed and tried to do it. They sent over a big bunch of planes and we just let them have it with the result that they lost 18 planes. Three men in my battery were hit when one plane broke through the fire and gave us a going- over, but the damages were slight." THE MUSTER OUT ROLL CALL
Names, ranks and addresses of Connecticut men discharged during the period December 12 to 13, 1945, from the official Group Rosters, Fort Devens Separation Center, Mass.
ADAMS, Cecil R., Cpl.
88 Union St., Rockville ADCOCK, William H., Pvt.
127 Clinton Ave., New Haven ADKINS, Ralph F., Jr., Sgt.
462 Hillside Ave., Hartford ACABBO, John, T/ 3
160 Hoover St., New Haven ALEIA, Salvatore L., Pvt.
63 Liberty St., Southington ALLESIO, Louis R., Pfc.
185 Hamilton St., New Haven ALTMANNSBERGER, Richard, T/ 4
Kelseytown Rd., Clinton ANDO, Charles J., Pvt.
45- 305 Success Park, Bridgeport ANNES, Albert N., T/ 4
173 Wolcott St., Waterbury ARCHACKI, Edward J., T/ 5
84 Broad St., New Britain ARENA, Joseph R., Pfc.
3 Park St., Stamford ARMONAT, Fred W., Pvt.
76 Galpin St., Naugatuck ARMSTRONG, Harry J., T/ Sgt.
5 Church St., Stafford Springs ARNEEL, Albert T., Pfc.
372 Benham Ave., Bridgeport ARNOLD, Francis T., T/ 5
52 Sharon Ave., Torrington ASOR, Arthur L., 1st/ Sgt.
1686 State St., New Haven ASSENZA, George, Pvt.
70 East Dover St., Waterbury BABIAN, George J., Pfc.
5 Concord St., Stratford BACDASARIAN, Aram, Pfc.
170 Williston St., Bridgeport BACKUS, Warren P., T/ 4
80 North Pearl St., Meriden BAILLARGEON, Charles E., S/ Sgt,
169 Bunker Ave., Meriden BALDI, Dino S., Pvt.
Chester
BARANAUCKAS, Stanley P., Pfc.
853 Poquonock Ave., Torrington BARNARA, Angelo, T/ 5
266 Walnut St., Waterbury BARRERE, Francis J., T/ 5
8 Marley Pl., Waterbury BARRETT, Raymond N., Pfc.
Box 177, Hartford BARRETT, William C, Sgt.
35 Bradley St., New Britain BARTHEL, Rudolph R., T/ 5
53 White St., New Haven BARTKOVICK, George A., S/ Sgt.
Apt. 10, 1 Elmcrest Ter., Norwalk BAUMER, Robert J. M., Cpl.
563 Whalley Ave., New Haven BEAMON, James L., T/ 5
37 West End Ave., Branford BEATTY, Richard, Pvt.
3 Cliff St., South Norwalk BEAUFRE, Eugene A., T/ 5
15 Batley St., Putnam BEAULIEU, Gerald J., T/ Sgt.
501 West St., Bristol
BEAUVAIS, Alfred L., T/ 5
1611 Main St., Hartford BECK, Morris A., Sgt.
192 Westland St., Hartford BECKWITH, Ernest E., 1st/ Sgt.
75 Knowles Ave., Plantsville BEDIENT, Louis G., T/ Sgt.
2 Highland Ave., Beacon Falls BEGLEY, Robert F., M/ Sgt.
719 East St., New Britain BENEWITZ, Maurice C, T/ 4
56 Beacon St., Hartford BENGSTON, Oliver F., T/ 3
Boston Rd., Middletown BIELMOYZA, John J., T/ 3
107 Gold St., New Britain BIERNAT, Leo M., M/ Sgt.
201 Allen Pl., Hartford BIEU, Robert T., Pvt.
40 Campfield Rd., Manchester BISHOP, Wilbur R., Pfc.
24 White St., Winsted BLACKMER, Robert E., T/ 5
64 North St., Danbury BOGASKI, Charles J., T/ 4
32 Madison St., Hartford BOLY, Louis F., Pvt.
57 Round Hill Rd., Groton BONALDO, Victor T., T/ 5
58 Foxon Blvd., East Haven BONYAI, John J., Cpl.
41 Scoville St., Torrington BOOMA, Robert S., S/ Sgt.
105 Ridgefield St., Hartford BOSTON, Harold L., T/ 3
383 Fairview Ave., Bridgeport BOWEN, William F., Sgt.
979 Summer St., Stamford BOYLE, Everett P., T/ 5
RFD 1, Warehouse Point BRACE, Robert L., Pfc.
129 Oneco Ave., New London BRANNUTAN, Francis J., T/ 5
83 Bradley Ave., Fairfield BRAXTON, Sam, Pfc.
260 Marina Village, Bridgeport BRAZALOVICH, Felix, Pfc.
591 New Britain Ave., Hartford BRAZAUSKI, Albert E., Pfc.
83 North St., Manchester BRENNAN, George F., Pfc.
13 Wheeler Ave., Milford BRICK, Joseph M., Pfc.
185 Park St., West Haven BROCK, Claude F., Pvt.
45 Bassett St., New Haven BROWN, Raymond F., Pfc.
387 Third Ave., West Haven BROWN, Stanton P., T/ Sgt.
96 Sylvan Rd., New Britain BROWN, Tracy D., Pfc.
11 Chappell Ave., Willimantic BRUCKER, Lewis E., Pfc.
21 Sandy Pl., Collinsville BRUMAN, David M., Pfc.
39 Ninth Ave., Danbury BRUNO, Ilario, Pfc.
204 Winthrop Ave., New Haven BRUSKIN, Sydney, Pfc.
1129 Chapel St., New Haven BUONANNO, Vincent J., S/ Sgt.
11 Mechanic St., Norwich BURKE, Edward F., Cpl.
234 Bayberry Dr., Bristol BUSSIERE, Robert R., T/ 4
5 Oak St., Danielson BUTLER, Donald C, Cpl.
17 Golden Hill St., Danbury CADDICK, Roy L., Pvt.
30 Farmstead Lane, Farmington CAHN, Siegmund G., Pfc.
Box 344, John St., Norwalk CALBE, Raymond W., Pfc.
163 West St., Seymour CALLAHAN, Frank T., Pfc.
126 Oak St., Southington CANTAFI, Frank A., Pfc.
267 Barbour St., Hartford CARMAN, John A., Jr., Pfc.
42 Pacific St., Stamford CARNEY, Robert E., Jr., S/ Sgt.
2 Roberts Ct., East Hartford CARTER, Arthur, Pfc.
28 Putnam Heights, Hartford CATLETT, Harry B., Jr., Pfc.
86 Olmstead St., East Hartford CAVANAUGH, Edward W., Cpl.
203 Howard St., New London CEBULA, Joseph, Cpl.
34 Madison St., Hartford CELENTANE, Louis J., Sgt.
305 St. John St., New Haven CELENTANO, Joseph, Pfc.
138 East Farm St., Waterbury CELIO, Frank V., T/ 4
51 Edgemere Ave., West Hartford CHARLOW, William T., S/ Sgt,
10 Sexton St., New Britain CHESKA, Alex, Pfc.
Whitnev St., Westport CHIAPPETTA, Dominick, Pfc.
69 Valley Rd., Cos Cob CHIESA, Daniel A., Pfc.
21 Grand St., Greenwich CHRIST, Robert C, Pfc.
1040 Highland Ave., Waterbury CHRISTIAN, Charles H., T/ 3
15 Greenwood Ave., Winsted CHRZANOWSKI, Bronislaw, T/ 5
Brooks St., Union City CHUDY, Henry S., T/ 5
Versailles CINCOGRONO, Samuel M., Pfc.
20 Culhane St., Waterbury CIRCUI, Harold J., T/ 4
63 Goddard Ave., Bridgeport CLAFFEY, Charles B., S/ Sgt.
84 Elmhurst St., Elm wood CLANCY, George P., Pfc.
8 Columbia St., Hartford CLARK, Benjamin G., Pvt.
Ferry Rd., Old Saybrook CLARK, Wilbur A., T/ 4
Highland Ave. Ext., Middletown CLEMENT, Erlon H., T/ 4
54 Victory Ct., Milford CLIFFORD, William B., Pfc.
RFD 1, Unionville COLANGELO, Daniel C, Pfc.
52 Burton St., Waterbury COLEMESKI, Anthony B., Pfc.
17 Ford St., Milford CONLEY, James A., T/ 5
10 Lincoln Ave., Danbury CONTE, Calvin L., Pfc.
164 Frank St., New Haven
CONTI, Armand A., Pfc.
Box 123, Darien CONTOIS, Leo C, T/ 5
277 Porter St., Watertown COOK, Martin R., Pvt.
Box 174, Riverside COONEY, James P., T/ 5
300 Ashmun St., New Haven CORKUM, Fred W., S/ Sgt.
9 Green Ave., New Cannan COVINO, Arthur C, Pvt.
72 George St., Bridgeport CRESSEY, Walter, T/ 5
RFD 2, Mystic CROSBY, Arthur A., T/ 5
112 Montowese St., Branford CUMMINGS, Ernest R., T/ Sgt,
185 Pearl St., Middletown CUNNANE, Michael J., Sgt.
325 Laurel St., Hartford CURTIN, Edward J., T/ Sgt.
Box 287, Uncasville CYR, Louis J., T/ 4
6 Hammer St., East Hartford CZAPLISKI, Henry J., Pfc.
35 Pardee St., New Haven DADDONA, Joseph, Pfc.
466 Hillcrest Ave., Oakville DAIGNAULT, Albert J., T/ 5
131 Putnam St., Hartford D'AMBROSIO, Michael V., T/ Sgt.
451 Wethersfield Ave., Hartford DANIELS, Herbert L., Pfc.
22 Townsend St., New Haven DAY, Lester E., Pfc.
Eastford DeBOISE, Theodore F., Sgt,
88 Front St., New Haven DeLIBRO, James W., Pfc.
51 Peck St., Milford DELLACORTE, Nicholas, T/ 5
33 Shippan Ave., Stamford DELLESTRITTO, Michael P., Pfc.
29 Hallock St., New Haven DeMAIO, Salvatore, T/ 5
69 Hamilton St., New Haven DeMATTIA, Liberty M., Jr., T/ 5
155 Woodrow Ave., Southport DEMERS, William P., T/ Sgt.
77 French St., Watertown DeMICHELIS, Camillo J., T/ 4
37 Lexington Ave., South Norwalk DENNIN, John J., Pfc.
Wolf- Pit Rd., Wilton DePALMA, Dominick R., T/ 4
Silver Mine Rd., New Canaan DePASCALE, Stephen P., Cpl,
30 Jackson Ave., West Hartford DeROSA, Victor W., T/ 5
265 Logan St., Bridgeport DeSIDERIO, Mario, Pfc.
235 James St., New Haven DeSIO, Matthew A., T/ 4
DeSTEFANO, George E., T/ Sgt.
525 Lincoln Ave., Bridgeport DETUCCIO, Armando A., Pvt.
309 Franklin Ave., Hartford DIDSBURY, Milton W., T/ 5
61 Maple St., Thomaston DiPIETRO, Anthony J., Pfc.
96 Belmont St., New Britain DOBECK, Frank, Pfc.
198 Robins Rd., Kensington DOMBROWSKI, Eugene A., S/ Sgt.
45 Hillside Ave., Branford DONAHUE, William J., S/ Sgt.
90 Garden St., New Britain DONOFRIO, John A., Pfc.
9 Nelson St., East Hartford DORSEY, Thomas J., S/ Sgt.
94 Heath St., Hartford DUDA, Walter, T/ 5
RFD 1, Stafford Springs DUFFY, Leroy R., T/ 4
RFD 2, Winsted DUFFY, Patrick, Sgt.
85 Forbes Pl., East Haven DUMOUCHEL, Raymond H., T/ 5
126 South View St., Waterbury DURANT, Harry R., T/ 5
505 Quinn Pl., New Haven DZIERZYNSKI, Frank V., T/ 5
165 Weybosset St., New Haven ECKERT, Elliott E., Pfc.
Mills St., Norwalk ENSMINGER, Robert L., Pvt.
34 Stanton Ave., Winsted ERISOTY, George S., T/ 5
480 Blue Hills Ave., Hartford ESPOSITO, Frank R., T/ 4
119 Scovill St., Waterbury FACAS, George A., T/ 5
127 Main St., New London FAULKNER, Frederick H., T/ 4
Box 137, Niantic FAY, Joseph B., Cpl.
21 Sprague St., Waterbury FERACO, Augustine, Cpl.
18 Carter Ave., Norwich FERRARI, David J., Pfc.
89 Grove St., Windsor Locks FIELD, Richard P., T/ 4
61 Belcher Rd., Wethersfield FINES, Ronald, Pfc.
83 Pratt St., Winsted FISHER, Charles W., T/ 4
207 Pearl St., Thompsonville FITTER, James C, T/ 5
83 Tomac Ave., Old Greenwich FOETSCH, Frederick W., S/ Sgt.
155 Meadow St., Naugatuck FOLEY, Joseph F., T/ 5
1818 East Main St., Waterbury FREEDMAN, John D., T/ 5
9 Lexington Rd., West Hartford FUCCI, Pasquale J., Cpl.
78 Hamilton St., New Haven FUNARO, Albert J., Sgt,
47 Drew Pl., Bridgeport GAGNON, Edward J., T/ 5
387 Center St., Meriden GAWRYCH, Anthony W., T/ 5
293 East Pearl St., Torrington GAYLORD, Edward W., T/ Sgt.
1314 Palisado Ave., Windsor GENTILE, Louis, Pvt.
82 Charter Oak Ave., Hartford GERGLER, Earl H., Pfc.
RFD 2, Willimantic GILLETTE, James A., Pvt.
Suffield St., Windsor Locks GILLOTTI, Gabriel M., Sgt.
RFD 3, Danbury GORAINICK, Isadore, T/ 4
86 Pembroke St., Hartford GORHAM, Aller A., S/ Sgt.
985 Stratford Ave., Bridgeport GORSKI, Joseph P., T/ 5
44 Brown Ave., Stamford GRABOWIECKI, John S., Pvt.
23 Hallock St., New Haven GRABOWSKI, Edward, T/ 3
78 Elmcroft Rd., Stamford GRAHAM, John W., S/ Sgt.
470 Ailing St., Kensington
GRASSO, Joseph P., Pfc.
18 Viets St., New London GRAY, Louis, T/ 4
250 State St., Bridgeport GREENHALGH, Robert M., Cpl.
170 Main St., Baltic GRIFA, Anthony J., Cpl.
23 Acorn St., Waterbury GUARINO, Michael J., S/ Sgt.
Cottage Pl., RFD 1, Waterbury GUERRERA, Gregory, Pfc.
RFD 4, Wolcott HAGGERTY, William P., Pfc.
137 Fair St., Wallingford HAHN, Norman J., Pvt.
554 Ellis St., New Britain HAIDAY, Michael, Cpl.
63 Hickany Ave., Milford HALLENBECK, Roswell J., Jr., T/ 4
226 Gilbert Ave., Winsted HANLON, Joseph C, T/ 3
Sandy Hook HANSULT, Louis H., Cpl.
15 Clermont St., Hartford HARRIS, Warren K., Pvt.
24 Darien St., Hartford HART, John F., Pvt.
85 North Elm St., Wallingford HAWKINS, George L., T/ 5
RFD 1, Seymour HECK, Rudolph O., Sgt.
43 Hollister St., Manchester HEDRICK, John F., Pfc.
343 Fifth St., Bridgeport HENDERSON, William H., Pfc.
235 Hanover St., Bridgeport HERLIHY, John F., Cpl
52 Ring St., Putnam HERMANSON, Andrew G., T/ 5
706 Huntington Rd., Bridgeport HILDEBRAND, Raymond W., Sgt,
Westfield Rd., Milford HILDRETH, Arthur W., Sgt.
Pomfret Center HILLSBERG, David, T/ 4
13 Archer Ct., New London HILTON, George F., Pfc.
35 Perry Ave., Shelton HOLLORAN, John, Pfc.
968 State St., New Haven HOLMES, Hugh G., T/ 4
24 Sunnyslope Drive, West Hartford HOLMES, John A., T/ 5
57 Ashford St., Hartford HOLYST, John F., Pfc.
Middletown Rd., Berlin HORN, Samuel, Sgt.
127 Natchaug Rd., Willimantic HORNAT, Michael T., T/ 4
13 Curcombe St., Hartford HOYT, Robert L., T/ Sgt.
140 Fairview Ave., Stamford HUL, Lawrence S., Pfc.
177 Burnside Ave., East Hartford IANNACONE, Alexander P., Cpl.
33 Belden Ave., Norwalk IVAIN, Stephen J., T/ 5
699 West Side Rd., Torrington JACKMAN, Stanley F., Pfc.
190 Liberty St., Meriden JACKSON, William N., T/ 4
30 Court K., Y. M. V., Bridgeport JACKWIN, Anthony, S/ Sgt.
96 Park St., Hartford JANNETTO, Mario R., Pvt.
7 West Burton St., Waterbury JAQUA, Arthur F., T/ 4
56 Hay ward Rd., Hamden JOHNSON, Carl R., T/ 4
63 Bellevue Sq., Hartford JOHNSON, Elmer R., Cpl.
15 Berkeley Rd., Norwich JOHNSON, Evert W., Cpl.
687 Valley Rd., Bridgeport JOHNSON, Theodore, Cpl.
92 Air Line Ave., Portland JONES, Harry W., T/ 3
131 Naugatuck Ave., Milford KACZYNSKI, Victor E., T/ 3
30 Marion Ave., Torrington KANIA, Adolph W., Cpl.
99 Willow St., Meriden KAWDERS, Edward V., T/ 4
78 Tredeau St., Hartford KEARNS, Michael P., T/ 4
RFD 4, Bucks Hill Rd., Waterbury KELLERSTEDT, Burton A., S/ Sgt. "
24 Euston St., New Britain KELLEY, John H., T/ 5
123 Goodwin St., Bristol KELSEY, William E., Jr., S/ Sgt.
70 Wood Pond Rd., West Hartford KENNEDY, Donald M., Pfc.
Box 88, Moosup KILLOY, John L., Sgt.
60 Park St., West Haven KING, Arthur F., T/ 5
269 Portsea St., New Haven KING, David T., Pfc.
62 Rockwell St., Winsted KLIMASZEWSKI, Chester, Cpl.
68 Pond St., Waterbury KLIMAZEWSKI, Leon P., Pfc.
68 Pond St., Waterbury KLINE, Harry J., T/ 4
Apt. 159, Bldg. 36, Success Park, Bridgeport KNIGHT, Paul, T/ Sgt.
North Granby KOGEN, Herman B., Pfc.
167 Lamberton St., New Haven KOKEL, Louis S., T/ 4
574 Woodstock Ave., Stratford KOLAKOWSKI, Leon J., Pfc.
109 Hill St., Shelton KORIN, Michael, Pfc.
RFD 2, Oxford KOSAKOWSKI, Edmund F., Pfc.
270 Walnut St., Waterbury KOSTER, Raymond W., T/ 5
16 Crescent St., Glenbrook KOWALCHUK, Wasily, Cpl.
110 North Pond St., Bristol KOWALKOWSKI, John, Jr., Pfc.
16 High St., Norwich KOZLOWSKY, Thaddeus E., Pfc.
60 Walnut St., Middletown KOZMA, John C, T/ 5
483 Putnam St., Bridgeport KRAJEWSKI, Walter J., Pfc.
11 Pleasant St., New London KROHA, Francis B., Jr., T/ 4
78 Laurel St., Danbury KRUPA, Walter J., T/ Sgt.
11 May St., Ansonia KURZE, John R., S/ Sgt.
West Elm St., Deep River LAMADELEINE, Roland J., T/ 5
40 East Liberty St., Waterbury LAND, Arthur B., S/ Sgt.
18 Violet St., Waterbury LANDRY, Mederic J., Pvt.
48 Smith St., Putnam LASEK, Joseph J., Sgt.
701 Hallet St., Bridgeport LAURION, Ovila, T/ 4
144 Woodstock Ave., Putnam
LAVINIO, John S., T/ 4
16 Sterling St., Hartford LEACH, Anthony T., S/ Sgt.
Box 22, Milldale LEAMY, Martin F., Pvt.
26 Walnut Rd., Rocky Hill LeBEAU, Adelard, Pfc.
204 West Washington St., Forestville LECLERC, Alfred A., Pfc.
Box 84, Quinebaug LECLERC, Arthur C, Pfc.
39 West Clay St., Waterbury LEE, James J., T/ 5
5 Winfield St., East Norwalk LEE, Orin R., Jr., S/ Sgt.
99 Brooklyn St., Rockville LePAGE, Albert, Pfc.
Box 74, South Coventry LIBERMAN, Saul C, M/ Sgt.
41 Butler Ave., Bridgeport LIPKA, Albert H., Pfc.
211 Wolcott St., New Haven LIPOVSKY, Michael W., M/ Sgt.
43 Autumn St., Bridgeport LITTLE, Walter L., T/ 5
48 Bellevue Sq., Hartford LITTS, Frank H., Pfc.
RFD Box 84, Simsbury LOCKWOOD, Howard A., Sgt.
88 Stratford Rd., Bridgeport LOEB, Manfred, Cpl.
1766 East Main St., Bridgeport LOPER, Edward J., Jr., T/ 4
River Rd., Shelton LOPER, Val A., Pfc.
161 Henderson Rd., Fairfield LORENZO, Dominick J., S/ Sgt.
13 Pershing St., Hartford LUBOV, Walter, T/ 5
192 Orchard St., New Haven LUCAS, Gus W., Pfc.
162 Osborne St., Bridgeport LUCENTE, Enrico P., M/ Sgt.
31 Barbour St., Hartford LYKE, Edward K., Sgt.
342 Union Ave., West Haven LYON, Robert T., Pfc.
Box 134, Abington MacMASTER, George G., S/ Sgt.
34 Relsey Rd., Stamford MacNEAL, Alexander A., Jr., S/ Sgt,
246 Jefferson St., Hartford MacNEVIN, Colin A., S/ Sgt.
46 Thompson St., Milford MADA, Robert L., S/ Sgt.
48 Laddins Lane, Stamford MAILLET, Paul A., M/ Sgt.
48 King St., Hartford MAIORANI, Anthony E., Pfc.
508 New Britain Ave., New Britain MAIORANO, Rosario J., T/ 5
7 Summit St., Norwich MANCIERO, Thomas M., Pvt.
527 Chapel St., New Haven MANCINI, Donato, T/ 4
84 Beecher St., Southington MANGIAFICO, Paul J., Pfc.
33 Brooklawn St., New Britain MARINAN, John D., T/ Sgt.
9 Howe St., New Haven MARINELLI, Michael A., Pvt.
20 French St., Torrington MARQUIS, Emile D., S/ Sgt.
1334 State St., New Haven MARTIN, Anival L., T/ 4
61 Elm St., Stonington MARTONI, Andrea L., Pfc.
22 Evergreen St., Bridgeport MASCENDARO, Patsy N. f Pfc.
480 Center St., Bridgeport MASELL, Gaetano J., T/ 4
36 Judson Ave., New Haven MASON, Edwin A., S/ Sgt.
45 Columbia St., Meriden MASSARO, Patrick W., T/ 5
10 Peck St., New Haven MATTOS, George L., Pfc.
RFD 1, Norwich MATUSAK, Henry J., Pfc.
352 Burritt St., New Britain MAZIARZ, Frank J., Cpl.
103 Portland St., Hartford MAZUR, Edward R., S/ Sgt.
96 Sexton St., New Britain MAZZACANE, Carmine, T/ 3
51 Porter St., New Haven McARDLE, Thomas J., T/ 4
27 Cherry St., Stamford McCABE, James C, Pfc.
99 Goodwin St., Bristol McGUIRE, Andrew J., Jr., T/ 4
63 Lincoln Ave., New London McKINSEY, Joe, Pvt.
24 Green St., New Britain McMANUS, Charles J., Cpl.
225 Winthrop Ave., New Haven McSWEENEY, James P., T/ 4
49 Webster St., Hartford MEDIATE, Joseph, Jr., Pvt.
116 Broad St., Stamford MENDES, Albertio, Pfc.
124 Newfield Ave., Hartford MICCICHE, Guiseppe, Pfc.
620 Broad St., Meriden MISIEK, Joseph J., Cpl.
69 Edwards St., Hartford MONGELLUZZO, Amato L., Cpl.
36 Norton St., Waterbury MONGUILLI, George F., Pfc.
219 Hamilton St., New Haven MONTGOMERY, Hugh, Sgt.
2 Elm St., Windsor Locks MOREGGI, Armand R., Pfc.
17 Richards St., New Haven MORIARTY, Daniel J., T/ Sgt.
148 Birch Mountain Rd., Manchester MORROW, Robert M., T/ 5
New Haven MOSCHELLA, Joseph, Cpl.
34 Cossett St., Waterbury MOTIL, Andrew J., T/ 5
7 Peace St., Stratford MOZDZIESZ, Edward S., Sgt.
West St., Middletown MUCHA, Walter J., Pfc.
158 Nash St., New Haven MULHALL, James R., Pfc.
1444 Summer St., Stamford MUMM, Reiner S., Cpl.
c/ o Pfingsten, Old Mill Beach, Westport MUMPER, John W., Cpl.
52 Golden Hill, Milford MUNSELL, Robert M., Cpl.
72 Birdsall St., Winsted MURPHY, Edward J., T/ Sgt.
389 East Main St., Torrington NACKOWSKI, Albert W., T/ 4
3 Lockwood St., Manchester NAPPI, Gabriel, Pfc.
94 Merriam St., Bridgeport NARUSEVICH, Joseph, Pfc.
301 East St., New Britain NELSON, Joel E., Sgt.
140 Litchfield St., Thomaston NICHOLS, Norman E., T/ 5
21 Merrimac St., Oakville
NOBLE, Everett F., Pfc.
29 Lincoln St., New Britain NORETSKY, Henry, T/ 4
75 Kensington St., New Haven NORTON, Lawrence T., Sgt.
147 Allen Pl., Hartford NOVELLO, Matthew A., Pfc.
15 George St., East Hartford O'BRIEN, Edward C, Pvt.
11 Maxson Rd., Groton OCIEPKA, Stephen J., T/ Sgt.
174 Otis St., Stratford O'CONNOR, John J., Pvt.
91 Liberty St., Stamford OLSZYK, John W., Pfc.
45 Pulaski St., New Haven O'NEILL, James F., M/ Sgt.
54 Edwards St., New Haven OPPELT, Frederick C, Pfc.
147 Edgemere Ave., West Hartford ORABONA, John, Sgt.
816 Townsend Ave., New Haven OSTERGREN, George A., Pfc.
Barber Rd., East Hampton PACEAU, Leo J., Sgt.
149 Bridge St., Willimantic PACELLI, Vincent, S/ Sgt.
180 Liberty St., New Haven PACYNA, Edward S., S/ Sgt.
46 Alden St., New Britain PAGLIANO, Leonard, Cpl.
27 Grove St., New Canaan PALASKE, John J., T/ 5
RFD 4, Box 192, Bridgeport PANDIANI, Serafino L., Pvt.
Guilford Rd., Durham PANKER, Lawrence J., Pvt.
229 Hamilton Ave., Greenwich PAOLILLO, Andrew, Pfc.
42 Collis St., New Haven PAQUETTE, Francis X., T/ 4
2 Orchard St., Danbury PAQUETTE, Homer P., Pfc.
3 Connerton St., New Britain PARZICK, Joseph E., T/ 5
82 Washington Circle, West Hartford PECZYNSKI, Stephen F., Cpl.
55 Cedar St., Meriden PELLETIER, Fernand R., Pfc.
80 Water St., Danielson PEMBURN, Warren S., Pfc.
78 Connecticut Ave., Norwalk PERRY, George A., T/ 4
115 Crystal Ave., New London PERUCH, Sam J., S/ Sgt.
118 Stoddard Ave., North Newington PETRUZIELO, Everett J., Pfc.
Killingworth Rd., Higganum PILLARI, Louis, Pfc.
3 Zion Court, Poquonock Bridge PINNIX, Lonnie R., T/ 4
18 West State St., Westport PIZZO, Joseph T., T/ 4
200 Magnolia St., Hartford PLATT, John H., Pfc.
86 Bridge St., Saugatuck PLUMB, Rudolph F., Cpl
353 Willow St., Waterbury POLIO, Anthony V., Jr., Sgt.
265 St. John St., New Haven POPIELABCZYK, Edward J., Cpl.
54 Charter Oak Ave., Hartford POTTER, Wallace L., Jr., T/ 5
RFD 1, Uncasville PRINCE, Mac J., S/ Sgt.
149 Whitney Ave., Bridgeport PRZERACKI, Chester C, Pfc.
22 Highland Park, Thompsonville PUE, Arthur S., Pvt.
29 Oak Ave., Milford PUNTILLO, Michael, Jr., T/ 5
179 Market St., Hartford PUSKA, Ernest J., T/ 5
New Haven Rd., Derby RABOIN, Gilles A., Pfc.
RFD, Stone Hill Rd., Forestville RACCIO, Michael D., T/ 4
710 State St., New Haven RASLAUSKY, John W., Pfc.
562 Putnam St., Bridgeport RATTI, Joseph J., T/ 5
1 Columbia Gardens, Hartford RAUSCHER, Stephen J., T/ 5
51 Ridgewood St., Waterbury REYNOLDS, Howard G., M/ Sgt.
8 Eagleville Rd., Storrs RICE, Irwin M., S/ Sgt.
263 Sheffield Ave., New Haven RICHARDSON, Frank N., Jr., T/ Sgt.
76 East Harold St., Hartford RIDEL, Chester J., T/ 5
56 North St., Windsor Locks RIEDINGER, William X., Pfc.
Box 44, East Haddam RIGHT, William, T/ 5
93 Derby St., New Britain RITCHEL, Francis E., Pfc.
426 William St., Bridgeport RIZZO, Dominic E., Pfc.
18 Kibbe St., Hartford ROBINSON, Harold M., Cpl.
31 Elm St., Stonington ROGUCKI, Eugene C, Pfc.
RFD 1, Shelton ROOT, Chester W., Pfc.
237 Church St., Torrington ROSE, George W., Jr., T/ 5
91 Anderson Ave., West Haven ROSIELLO, Samuel, T/ 5
88 Vermont Ave., Fairfield ROSS, Curley B., Pfc.
48 Bellevue Sq., Hartford ROSS, Elwood F., T/ 4
633 Prospect Ave., West Hartford RUBIN, Leonard E., S/ Sgt.
156 Colony Rd., New Haven RUDNICK, William W., Pfc.
1975 Main St., Hartford RUPOLO, Michael A., Pvt.
Coal Pit Rd., RFD 2, Bethel RUSSELL, Francis L., Cpl.
121 Aetna St., Naugatuck RYZOC, Joseph S., T/ 4
72 1/ 2 East Main St., Meriden SABATINO, Dominick, Pfc.
38 Academy Hill, Southington SADOSKI, Zigmund B., T/ 4
Hillside Park, Terryville SAGE, Merton C, Cpl.
40 Wilmot Ave., Norwich SAJKOWICZ, Zigmond, Pvt.
RFD 7, Norwich SALITO, Anthony E., Pfc.
95 Commercial St., Bridgeport SALVATI, Thomas, S/ Sgt.
59 Minerva St., Derby SANTIANA, William R., S/ Sgt.
203 Bronx Ave., Bridgeport SARACENO, Humbert A., Pvt.
34 Orange St., New Britain SARANDREA, Louis P., T/ 5
23 Watertown Ave., Waterbury SAROJAK, Alex, T/ 5
RFD 1, Terryville SARRAZIN, Gilbert G., T/ 4
13 Main St., Essex
SCHINTO, William C, T/ 5
234 Bruce Park Ave., Greenwich
SCOTT, Asa, T/ 5
1574 Main St., Bridgeport
SCULLY, Joseph D., T/ 4 238 Cook Ave., Meriden
SEABROOKS, Jesse J., S/ Sgt.
45 Diaz St., Stamford SELLNER, Leonard S., T/ 5
80 Painter Ave., West Haven SHAPIRO, Judah J., S/ Sgt.
22 Vine St., Hartford SHARP, Robert E., Pfc.
150 East St., Plainville SHERIDAN, John G., Pfc.
10 North Main St., Windsor Locks SILHAVY, William L., M/ Sgt.
2996 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport SIMON, Stephen P., Col.
236 South Cherry St., Wallingford SINISCALLI, Joseph N., 1st/ Sgt.
12 Hollywood Ave., Hartford SIROIS, Elmer H., Pvt.
39 Norwich Lane, East Hartford SKERENCHAK, Andrew J., T/ 4
28 Center St., Danbury SLAWSON, Alfred E., T/ 4
RFD 2, Box 80, West Redding SMALL, Albert I., T/ 5
281 Whalley Ave., New Haven SMART, Gerald K., T/ 5
67 Newton St., Hartford SMEDY, Edward S., Sgt.
46 Hebron Ave., Glastonbury SMITH, Gordon A., Pfc.
80 Lamberton St., New Haven SMITH, John D., S/ Sgt.
300 Beach St., Bridgeport SMITH, William J., Pfc.
390 Ferry St., New Haven SMYRSKI, Ralph R., Sgt.
RFD 1, Box 42, New Milford SOLANCH, Norman, Pfc.
1480 Boston Post Rd., Fairfield SOMERSET, George A., Pfc.
530 South Colony St., Meriden SOUCIE, Evren, Pfc.
1611 Park St., Hartford SPAULDING, Ralph E., Pfc.
71 North Whittelsey Ave., Wallingford SPERRY, Miles I., Pfc.
88- A Gale Ter., Meriden SPIEGEL, Burdett, Sgt.
1 Atwater St., East Haven STANKELIS, John P., Pfc.
19 Sunrise Ave., New Britain STAUFFER, Charles T., T/ 5
1183 Bank St., Waterbury STEWART, Calvin H., T/ 5
RFD 1, Collinsville STREIGLE, Joseph F., Pfc.
456 Warren St., New Britain SULLIVAN, John J., T/ Sgt.
48 Prospect St., Norwich SUNDWALL, Paul K., Pvt.
200 Hamilton St., New Haven SWAN, George W., Pfc.
124 Lenox St., Manchester SWANSON, Verner R., Pfc.
319 Osgood Ave., New Britain SWINTLICKT, Walter J., T/ 5
542 East Main St., Bridgeport SYLVESTER, Armand W., S/ Sgt.
291 Buchanan St., Hartford SYLVESTRO, Theodore S., T/ 4
137 East Main St., Middletown TAMBORNINI, Domenico, S/ Sgt.
77 Willington Ave., Stafford Springs TAMER, Thomas S., T/ 5
520 Thompson Ave., East Haven TATROE, Lawrence E., Cpl.
RFD 4, Box 94, Bridgeport TEGOVICH, Kosta S., Pfc.
North Grosvenordale TESTA, Frank B., T/ 5
48 Benton St., Hartford THERRIEN, William H., T/ 4
66 Gorham Ave., Hamden THOMPSON, James H., T/ 5
16 Owen St., Hartford TIMPANO, Joseph, Cpl.
383 Pembroke St., Bridgeport TOIVONEN, Floyd D., Pfc.
Long Point Rd., Stony Creek TOLISANO, Gerald P., Pvt.
63 Seymour St., Hartford TOMASZEWSKI, Anthony S., Sgt.
44 Yeaton St., New Britain TRAHAN, Albert E., Pvt.
135 Mechanic St., Danielson TUCKER, William G., T/ 4
103 Berry St., Torrington TURCOTTE, Sylva J., Pfc.
Cady St., Danielson TURENNE, Donat O., Pfc.
44 Harrison St., Putnam TUTTLE, Harland I., Cpl.
Amity Rd., Bethany URBAN, Anthony J., Sgt.
873 Bank St., Waterbury URBAN, James S., Pvt.
70 John St., Waterbury USHER, John C, S/ Sgt,
15 Farmington Ave., Plainville VALLIERE, Maurice T., S/ Sgt.
54 Tulip St., Bristol VanDerMAELEN, William B., Pfc.
86 View St., New Haven VanZANDT, Jay C, T/ 4
115 Arundel Ave., West Hartford VARHALAK, John, Pfc.
1744 Barnum Ave., Stratford VERDI, John, Pfc.
90 Rosette St., New Haven VICTORIA, Joseph A., T/ 5
Elm St., Stonington VILLANO, Joseph, Pfc.
91 Gilbert St., West Haven VISCONTI, Andrew, Pfc.
2002 Boston Ave., Bridgeport VOJECK, John F., T/ 4
56 1/ 2 Birch St., Manchester WANKO, John, Pfc.
222 Oak St., New Britain WARD, Charles F., Pfc.
55 DeKalb Ave., Bridgeport WATERBURY, Leland S., Jr., Pvt.
RFD 2, Stamford WEAVER, Thomas G., Cpl. '
54 Union St., New Britain WEIMANN, William, Sgt.
167 Clarence St., Torrington WEINTRAUB, David M., T/ 4
284 Amsterdam Ave., Bridgeport WEISS, Richard L., Cpl.
83 West Main St., Niantic WELLS, Alton H., Pfc.
Park Ave., Bridgeport WHITEWAY, Arthur W., Cpl.
239 North Main St., Waterbury WILCOX, Charles R., Sgt.
44 Fairlawn Ave., Hazardville WILKER, Joseph, S/ Sgt.
534 McKinley Ave., Bridgeport WILSON, Thomas W., Jr., Pfc.
113 Highland St., Manchester
WINANS, William H., S/ Sgt,
Upland Dr., Greenwich WINDEBANK, Frederick A., Cpl.
130 Dwight St., Waterbury WINSKI, Henry, T/ 4
RFD 4, Box 78, Putnam WITHERELL, John E., Cpl.
95 South Main St., Manchester WNUK, Michael, Pfc.
20 Shultas Pl., Hartford WOODARD, Ernest P., Cpl.
North Canton WOODS, Donald F., Pfc.
77 Ward Pl., Hartford WORTHINGTON, Floyd C, Pfc.
195 Columbus Ave., New Haven WRIGHT, Emory V., Pfc.
82 Highland Ave., Waterbury WROBEL, Joseph J., Cpl.
17 Bethel St., Bristol YOLDA, Nicholas J., T/ Sgt.
76 Maple St., Danielson YOUNG, Herbert M., T/ Sgt.
Box 88, Oneco ZACZYNSKI, Joseph E., Pfc.
Burbank Ave., Suffield ZARBO, Charles J., Sgt.
830 Winchester Ave., New Haven ZDONOWICZ, Peter M., T/ 4
560 Atlantic St., Stamford ZLOWE, Leonard O., Pfc.
1158 Albany Ave., Hartford ZORYWA, John, Pfc.
217 1/ 2 Howe Ave., Shelton ZOWINE, George, Pvt.
2429 North Ave., Bridgeport
CONNECTICUT VETERANS COMMEMORATIVE BOOKLET
Vol. IX Dec. 13, 1945 No. 4
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, Morris R. Gelblum and Francis A. Stockwell, Jr. The cover illustration of the S. S. Carole Lombard, a Liberty ship, is from Acme Newspictures, Inc.