Connecticut veterans commemorative booklet. Vol. 9, no. 7. Connecticut men of the United States Army, demobilization, Fort Devens, Massachusetts. December 18 to 19, 1945

              CONNECTICUT MEN
of the United States Army
Demobilization, Fort Devens, Massachusetts
December 18 to 19, 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 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
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.
Barrett, Thomas J., T/ 5, 483d Ord. Evac. Bn., Bridgeport.
" The Beecher lost its propeller about 300 miles off the coast of Bermuda and a Navy tug came along and towed us for about eight hours until another storm came up when she took off and left us out there in the ocean all alone. The Cecil M. Bean then picked us up and towed us to Bermuda where we left the Beecher and got on the Saturnia. I think that each Connecticut veteran should get $ 10,000 and a new pair of shoes. The shoes are to wear while he is spending the 10 G's. I was in the ETO for 24 months and 4 days. I don't know the exact time in hours and minutes. After that tussle with the Navy tug, I think that the Army should drop its plans about merging the two forces. The Navy is bad enough now and doesn't need the Army to spoil it."
Blanchard, Clarence E., Jr., S/ Sgt., Hq. Co., 2d Bn., 507th Pcht, Inf., 17th Airborne Div., Stonington.
" I made two combat jumps. The first one I made was in Normandy six hours before H- Hour and the second jump was across the Rhine in support of the British Second Army on March 24, 1945. The Normandy jump was by far the hottest. There was more enemy territory to cover and more flak to worry about. Forma­tions
were broken up and at 0230 when we made that jump a lot of planes were lost. It was daylight before we could organize ourselves into units. I came down with a light machine gun, but didn't use
it immediately because the enemy was so taken by surprise that they didn't know what was up and feared to show them­selves
right away. They didn't know that it was the start of their end. We were briefed a whole week before we made that mission and studied the entire lay of the land on sand piles and maps; but when you land on that same ground, nothing looks the same as you pictured it beforehand and you feel as strange as a man from Mars."
Blanchard, Harry I., Pfc, 79th Sig. Co., 79th Div., West Hartford.
" On the 13- day trip to New York we ran into three storms. I was sick all of the time and now am cured of any desire that I ever had to take a trip on the ocean. I was in the ETO for 21 months and during the campaigning was almost all of the time in the front lines with our company which handled all kinds of com­munications.
One of the greatest sights I ever saw over there was the 2000 plane attack on the Ruhr Valley where every ¬ thing was hit but the Ford factory. The bombs fell all around it but the factory was just as undamaged after the attack as it was before. You figure it out. I went skiing in the Bavarian mountains after the war and saw all the historic places in that part of the country. I've also been to Paris. It's okay if you have a lot of jack on you."
Cannone, Frank, Pfc, 463d Med. Coll. Co., Thompsonville.
" After I made the spearhead on Nor-
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mandy I drove an ambulance and worked for the 50th Medical Battalion. I had no close calls until I got to Colmar, France. Then one day I was ordered to drive on an emergency detail to pick up two guys. When we got there one of the men was dead and the other was very badly hurt. We were giving the fellow first aid when a shell burst right beside us and showered us with dirt. We almost became casualties ourselves but we were more fortunate than some of the others who had shells burst so close. At any rate we got the wounded guy back in time to save his life."
Chmielewski, Joseph A., Sgt., M. P. Platoon, 83d Div., Bridgeport.
" Our division captured 20,000 Germans at the Brest pocket for one of the biggest hauls of the war. That was a bitter two- week fight in which not only the Army, but also the Navy took part. That Brest deal was no picnic, but the worst fighting that I was ever in was at Normandy and Brittany. That was all hedgerow fighting with the German artillery having us zeroed in most of the time. A guy's number was always halfway up during all the time we were there. I was in the ETO for two years and was in Waringenrode, Germany on V- E Day. If I had to do it all over again, I would join the same outfit. They were tops all the way."
Cooper, Jervis O., Cpl, Hq. Sq., 322d Bmb. Grp., New Hartford.
" In the attack on Housseau, I was wounded in the foot by a piece of shrapnel and that ended my career with the in­fantry.
I was hospitalized for four and a half months, and when I got out I was placed with a service group as a truck driver. Later on I was re- classified and landed with a P- 51 group at Nancy, France. I was with them until almost the end of the war when I was sent to the
322d Group. I don't like any part of the Army, but being in the air forces is about the best deal that a guy could get out of a bad deck."
Cronin, Stephen G., Jr., Pfc, Hq. Btry., 12th F. A. Obs. Bn., XIII Corps, Hartford.
" It's all right to be on the sending end of artillery but not on the receiving end. Last March at the Ruhr River I was run­ning
a survey for our positions when the Jerries gave us a taste of their own fire. We didn't have any holes dug and there was only one thing to do in a case like that. It was to run and run fast and then we hopped into our trucks and took off on the double for healthier places. We had good artillery but that German 88 was one gun we had a healthy respect for. They could do anything with that piece and at times I thought it was even talking to us. The best thing to do was to stay out of its range because there was no telling what would happen to you if it was on your neck."
Czuchra, Stanley P., Pfc, 232d Q. M. Salvage Co., 7th Army, New Haven.
" ' Alsace Alice' may sound like some good looking girl but unfortunately for us it was a big railroad gun. The Krauts lobbed a few shells at us last January and killed and wounded 14 of our men. Our job was to follow behind the lines and pick up any equipment that was left on the battlefield. I guess you could call us beachcombers. The worst thing to pick up was clothing with holes and blood because it meant that one of our men had been wounded or killed."
D'Avella, Louis M., T/ 4, 538th Ord. Tank Maint. Co., Meriden.
" My biggest scare came the day I had to deliver tanks and M- 8s to an outfit in the front lines. I was an ordnance supply man and had to go along. We had holy
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hell strafed out of the convoy most of the time we were on that five- hour run from Holland into Germany during December of ' 44. Incidentally our outfit, the 538th, is an all Connecticut bunch and we were the first outfit of our type to enter Ger­many.
But two days after we got across the border we had to fall back to Luxem­bourg.
That was September 12, 1944."
DeCerbo, Peter L., S/ Sgt., 538th Ord. Tank Maint. Co., Stratford.
" I was supposed to lead an eight- truck convoy from Wels, Austria, to Ebensen ¬ haur, Germany, but the Army gave me the wrong directions and it took me 14 hours to go 17 kilometers because I got lost, naturally, and landed up in the wrong place. The guys in the convoy were ready to kill me they were so mad about it; but eventually, we got there."
DeMasi, Michael A., T/ 3, 778th Ord. Co., 78th Div., Stamford.
" My story is easy to remember and hard to tell, but it is true. You may say that I was in an embarrassing position when the Germans decided to bomb our camp in Belgium. In other words I was caught with my pants down when they came over to bomb and I didn't care to dive into the nearest hole so I hit the ground and just held my fingers crossed. There was plenty of snow on the ground but that didn't stop me from sweating the raid. It may be easy to laugh about it now but it wasn't when it happened."
Dombrowski, Anthony, T/ 3, 538th Tank Maint. Co., Branford.
" In the machinists' section of our outfit I worked day and night repairing parts for the LVTs, the alligators used in the Ruhr River crossing. Incidentally, we were the first outfit to assemble and work on the rocket firing tanks and for that we got a special commendation from the commanding general."
Dryer, Arthur O., T/ 4, 538th Ord. Tank Maint. Co., Waterbury.
" Lt. General Simpson gave me and seven others a special commendation for directly supporting the infantry and combat engineers during the period from January 25th to February 8th of ' 45 in procuring urgently needed LVT ( alligator) parts and for giving the necessary mechan­ical
service to these items for use in the Ruhr River crossing. I was second in charge of the group and T/ Sgt. George S. Reinecke of Old Greenwich was in charge. All the time we were on that duty we were under constant enemy fire."
Felice, Carmelo W., Pfc, Hq. Btry., Obs. Bn., 12th F. A., Manchester.
" On July 15, 1944, the Germans had a direct observation on our area, the one we had just started digging into. Shells were landing right on top of us every five minutes. We'd hear the muzzle burst and that would give us a second and a half to hit the earth. After an hour of that the colonel was convinced that the Germans really had our range so he ordered us to retreat back to La Hayes dePuis where we had to dig in all over again, but that time we were a lot safer."
Fendel, Yale M., Cpl., Hq. Co., 2d Bn., 505th Pcht. Inf., 82d Airborne Div., New Britain.
" I haven't any war story to tell now. I simply want to make this statement: The people at home should not worry about the effects of fraternization on the minds of the combat troops serving in an occupa­tional
capacity. Also, the returning veteran as soon as possible should stop worrying about himself and take an active part in community life, thereby insuring that he, himself, and all the men of the armed services, living and dead, did not make their sacrifices in vain."
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Ferretti, Francis J., S/ Sgt., 118th Tact. Ren. Sq., 23d Ftr. Grp., Plainville.
" Until the Japs made it too hot for us and drove us out by land and air I was with my outfit for two months, November and December ' 44, behind enemy lines in China. We took over an old airstrip there and used it as a base for raids on Shanghai. All our supplies from food to gas and bombs had to be flown to us. We had about 20 planes, all P- 51s, and the only casual­ties
were among the flyers. None of us were hurt at the strip even when we had to pull out. I was crew chief in charge of maintenance."
Finnin, Joseph T., S/ Sgt., Hq. Co., 3d Bn., 517th Pcht. Inf., 13th Airborne Div., Hartford.
" At 0200 on August 15, 1944, I made a combat jump into Southern France. It wasn't so hot right away but after a time the fighting was heavy. The regular in­fantry
landed on the beach at 0600 but we didn't contact our first patrol until two days later. I didn't have any close calls, I was careful. I wanted to get home."
Flanders, Urban P., S/ Sgt., 737th Air Materiel Sq., Windsor Locks.
" All that I got out of it was a desire not to have to do it again. As far as I am concerned, there is nothing to talk about. I got around Europe quite a bit, saw many of the historic places and am satisfied that that was as far as it went. I had a pass to Paris one time and though it was something to see, I got along all right without another trip to that city. That's all the story I have."
Fosowitz, Milton, Cpl., 443d Trp. Carr. Grp., 10th Air Force, Fairfield.
" Our right engine cut out at 14,500 feet while we were flying the Hump. We dropped 5000 feet but continued to go over with the least possible feet to spare. We were on our way from India to Kun­ming
to open a new base and everyone doubted if we could make it with one engine out. Those high peaks looked too close for comfort and at times we were going over them with inches to spare. I got there in one piece but not before my nerves were shot from worrying what peak we were going to hit. There's one thing I'll never forget and that's to thank my lucky stars that I was one of the ones who got back alive."
Glica, Matthew S., Pfc, M. P. Platoon, 83d Div., Stamford.
" The thing I resented about the Army was the caste system. In the theaters GIs had to stand even though seats were empty in the theaters, empty seats marked ' officers.' I might have been an MP and might have had to move any enlisted man who dared to sit in those seats, but I had to do that on orders. My heart wasn't in it. Another thing that burned me up was the fact that an officer would get more money and he didn't risk his neck any more than an enlisted man in the same spot. And their wives got more, too. When I left Europe the occupation men were eating the same cold spam and C- rations and 10- in- one rations that they had al­ways
been eating. It is a pretty punk deal, if you ask me."
Haddad, Arthur J., Pfc, 358th Engr., 3d Army, Willimantic.
" The Army stinks. It's not what you know but who you know that gets you by and that's no lie. At the time of the Breakthrough at the Bulge all the roads to the front were open, but when it was all over none of them were open to the enlisted man. We used to stand by the railroad tracks and see the cars loaded with Frenchies go past while we were told that there was no transportation for us. All the time we waited to get back we slept in nice dirty French boxcars on
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straw that was crawling with lice while the officers had coaches to bunk in. Most of the guys on this roster had the same experience and they remember it. Not one of them volunteered to re- enlist, and I refused the loudest."
Hogan, James R., S/ Sgt., 1835th Ord. Co., 12th Air Sv. Grp., 14th Air Forces, East Haven.
" Hankow is one place I hope to forget. I was about 20 feet from a Jap ammo dump when it blew up accidentally. There was plenty of steel flying around and I just melted into the ground and let it miss me by inches. As long as the stuff doesn't hit you there isn't anything to worry about. The thought of that stuff flying over my head didn't make me feel too comfortable at the time but now as I think about it I guess it was one of those things that is bound to happen during a war."
Johnson, George C, Pfc, Co. A., 300th Cmbt. Engr., Hartford.
" Whenever anything bad was going on I wasn't there, but I want it known that it wasn't because I was goofing off. It was in the line of duty. While we were building a bridge at Carentan, France, in July of ' 44 I had just started off in my truck to bring up some supplies. When I got back
to the bridge the Germans had started to shell us and I found seven guys wounded by the 88 shrapnel and our Major Tucker dead. As soon as the shelling let up, we completed the bridge and named it ' Tucker Bridge.' "
Lucskay, Joseph L., T/ 4, 25th Regu­lating
Sta. T. C., 1st Army, South Nor­walk.
" ' Buzz Bomb Alley' in Liege is world famous and I can tell you that it has a right to be. More buzz bombs landed or went over that area than any other place. We didn't mind if they kept going over but when they landed, that was another story. I met a very interesting woman in Leuze- Longchamps, Belgium. She was a graduate of Oxford University in England and a brilliant person. She was a personal friend of the Prime Minister of Belgium and I had the pleasure of being introduced to him when he visited her home. This acquaintance was the only part of my overseas duty I enjoyed."
Marshall, George H., Cpl., 597th Q. M. Co., Hartford.
" The only good thing about the month of December is that I am getting out of the Army during this period. Last year in December I was right in the middle of one of the German drives and this year I got the hell scared out of me on the boat coming back. That was on December 12 when an Atlantic gale hit us and tossed that little boat around like nothing at all. Even the lights went out on that ship and I thought for sure that we were going down. Boy, it was good to see New York and to know that if I ever get in a jam like that again, it would be my own fault. If I ever get on one of those boats again, it will have to come right up to Hartford and drag me out of the house."
Mastroni, Frank J., T/ 5, 3630th Q. M. Truck Co., ( Sep.), Bridgeport.
" On June 18 we entered Berlin and were the first American troops to do so. We came into the city and got a big welcome from the people who lined the streets to see us pass by. Then we found out that we had made a mistake and were told by the Russians that we had to leave. It was a mistake so we went back to Halle where we waited for six days. Then we went in officially and were re­ceived
by the Russians as the first Ameri­can
troops to enter. That was a big day, but the biggest one I ever had was just before I went overseas when I got out of camp without a pass and went home. That was the only furlough — and it was short — that I ever had."
Mesite, Louis J., T/ 5, 124th Sig. and Radio Int., Meriden.
" The work I did is still supposed to be confidential so even though I would like to tell about it, I think I will keep my mouth shut. But I can talk about what I think of the Army and what I saw by being in the Army. I saw London and Paris and found them to be filthy and way behind the times. I also saw Hitler's hideout at Berchtesgaden which was rath­er
nice. Now, I'll tell about the Army. I wouldn't stay in even if they gave me the best commission they've got, and I also
think they are wasting metal when they make those bars and medals for officers to wear. That's what I think of the Army and the chicken officers."
Migliorati, Emil B., T/ 5, 1835th Ord. Co., 12 Air Sv. Grp., 14th Air Force, Danbury.
" Flying the ' Hump' was the thing I remember the most. We were on our way from India to China in a C- 46 when one of the engines cut out. I could see the ground coming up fast to meet us but the pilot got the ship under control and turned back to the base. It was a good thing we were only an hour out on the start of the flight because if it happened further out we might not have been so lucky. We landed and had the engine re­paired
before we started out the second time. It was some sight to see the valleys below but it made you sick to think what would happen if you suddenly had to land."
Mix, Robert C, Sgt., 483d Ord. Evac. Cmbt. Co., New Haven.
" The best day I ever had in all my life was the day that the Beecher was towed into Bermuda and I got my feet on the ground. I was on the battlefield for a long time, but I wasn't ever as scared as I was on the boat trip. I landed on Omaha Beach with my outfit on D plus 6 and went right through with the First Army. We retrieved tanks from the battlefield and put them in working condition again. It was hard work. We evacuated the main Army depot at the Bulge and were under artillery fire most of the time. It was plenty rugged during the war and also after the war trying to get home. I know as I sweated it out for three months."
Murasso, Ernest H., Pfc, 50th Port. Surg. Hosp., Hartford.
" I'm not a doctor but there were times that I thought I was. I was on a
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surgical team in the China Mountains attached to the 52d Chinese Army. We operated under difficult conditions on all the Chinese troops who were wounded. I helped the one doctor we had in oper­ating
and treating the wounded and that's why sometimes I felt like one. I liked my duties and I may go to medical school as a result of my work. The first thing right now is to get my discharge and get out of uniform because I've waited a long time to become a civilian."
Nardi, Atilio, T/ 4, 604th Base Ord., Torrington.
" Everything was all right until the time came when we were supposed to come home. We came to the staging area and were told that there were no ships avail­able
and we would have to wait. We wait­ed.
For three months we slept in tents, and was it cold. Then we did get a ship and here I am all browned off at the Army and the way it works. I was in the ETO for two years and the best time I ever had was in Paris on V- E Day. I was there on a pass and took part in the big celebration the people put on. There were real big doings that day and I won't forget them in a hurry. I've missed three Christ ¬ mases and am glad that I am getting home in time for this one."
Pardee, Henry W., T/ 5, 3630th Q. M. Truck Co., Old Saybrook.
" The best day I ever had in the Army was the day I got transferred out of the MPs and landed with this outfit. I was an MP for 13 months, and was I sick and tired of that kind of duty! Being with this company, I was also in on that ride with the first American troops into Berlin. The best thing that the Army ever did for the enlisted man was to allow him to visit the Riviera. I got that chance and had a real time. I had 35 days in all, in­cluding
travel time, but almost got stuck as I had no transportation back to Halle and had to hitchhike. That was quite an experience and I'll bet that I am one of the few GIs who saw Europe by using his thumb. It was too bad that the Army couldn't always be like it was during that trip, but I guess that would be too much to ask."
Ramos, Antonio J., Pvt., 3195th Q. M., ( Sep.), Bridgeport.
" I was with three armies in the ETO — the First, Seventh and Ninth — and we went all the way through. My job was with the grave registration divisions and we were always right close to the front lines. At the time of the Breakthrough we were at Hamburg, Belgium. Of all the cities and countries I was in over there, Brussels in Belgium was about the best. On the boat coming back, one of the men from another squadron dropped dead from a heart attack. The worst part of it all was that he was all through the fighting and never got hit. That and the storm spoiled a lot of the homecoming for me."
Royce, Alfred H., Pfc, Co. B., 302d Inf., 94th Div., East Hampton.
" A shell which hit the treetops and burst overhead was responsible for the wounds in my left leg. It happened at Borg, Germany, February 2, 1945, after we had taken the woods and were just mopping up a few remaining pillboxes."
Schlacter, Harold, T/ 5, Btry. B., Gun Bn., 112th A. A. A., Bridgeport.
" I sweat sometimes when I think of it, I came so close. If the detonators had been in those 250- pound shells it would have been a good thing I was at the end of the convoy — or perhaps it wouldn't have made any difference anyway. I was driving a truck full of those big shells to Bibblis, Germany, when one of our rear wheels hit a land mine. When we heard the explosion and felt the truck lift, the assistant driver and I dove out of the front seat to the ground. How all those other ammo trucks missed that mine and left it for us I'll never know. But it was a good thing the detonators had not been screwed in or I'd never be here today."
Shelly, Edward J., T/ 5, 1835th Ord. Co., 12th Air Sv. Grp., 14th Air Force, Danbury.
" There's nothing much I can remember now that it's over. Everyone knows it was a rotten business and the best thing to do is to prevent it from happening again. The important thing for me now is getting out and settling down to a normal life again."
Stewart, Raymond W., Pvt., 3866th Q. M. Truck Co., ( Sep.), Hartford.
" With the bonus that I am not going to get, I am not going to buy a suit of clothes. In fact, I'm not even going to buy a pair of shoes with the bonus that I'm not going to get. That sounds as though I want a bonus, doesn't it? I was overseas for 25 months and was four miles from the front at the Liege breakthrough. The robot bombs fell all around us but I'm happy to say that none of them were looking for Pvt. Stewart. I don't regret it as it was a great experience. I lived at the underground fort at Verdun for a couple of months one time. As I said it was a great experience but I hope that I don't have to do it again, and I hope that if I ever see any of those places again it won't be in an Army uniform."
Taylor, William J., Pfc, 114th Evac Hosp., Cromwell.
" After I crossed the Rhine at Wessels things looked so bad to me that I figured that the war would be over soon in Europe, at least, and I was right. Everything I saw there bore out the fact. It was badly damaged by our bombs and shells. That was in March of ' 45 and then on May 6 things were over in Europe."
Todzia, Joseph J., Jr., Sgt., 538th Ord. Tank Maint. Co., New Britain.
" Some of those German rockets we captured weren't such a good idea. They didn't work right and almost did what they were intended to do — get us. We were on the banks of the river across from Dusseldorf on February 10, 1945, when we started firing them into the city. Quite of few of them were defective and flew in a circle, landing right back on us so close that we all had to hit the ground each time. After we gave up that attempt the Germans came over and strafed us and that was worse than the rocket deal."
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STATE AIDS AND BENEFITS
The laws of the State of Connecticut provide for many forms of aid, benefits and preferences for veterans, and for their next of kin in varying degrees. The following digest is designed to inform of the aids, benefits and preferences, and to designate the local or state agency charged with providing full information to veterans. There are thirty- four full- time and eight part- time Veterans Centers operating which serve 86 of the 169 cities and towns in the State. In some smaller towns the Town Clerks act as a " Veterans Center".
Tax Exemptions — File discharge with your Town Clerk; notify local assessors and collector.
Local Taxes — Any veteran is exempt from taxes on real or personal property up to $ 1,000 in valuation. Disabled veterans are exempt up to $ 3,000, according to disability ratings. This ex­emption
is in part valid for veterans' wives, and next of kin, as specified by the Statutes. See Local Tax Collector.
Local Business Taxes — ( Personal property) on stock, fixtures and equipment of new businesses established by veterans, for three years. See Local Tax Collector.
Old Age Assistance Taxes — Servicemen are exempt, during active service in armed forces, and veterans may secure refund if they paid while in active service. See Local Tax Collector.
State Unincorporated Business Taxes — On new businesses established by any veteran, good for three years. See Tax Commissioner, State Office Building, Hartford.
Free Business Licenses — Most licenses are free; renewals usually unnecessary for varying periods. See your Town Clerk.
Professional Licenses — Qualified veterans can be admitted to the practice of law or chiropractic without examination in most cases. Contact your county Bar Association, or the Board of Chiro­practic
Examiners, State Office Building, Hartford.
State Employment Preference — Veteran pas­sing
state civil service examination has five points added to score; ten, if he has a disability rating. Names placed on list of eligibles in the order of such augmented score.
The State's general policy on veteran's job preference, which has not the effect of law, was established by the 1945 General Assembly, with passage of the following:
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representa­tives
:
" 1. That it shall be the policy of the State, acting through the Connecticut Veterans Reemploy­ment
and Advisory Commission, to encourage Connecticut employers to voluntarily set aside a minimum of 25 per cent of post- war jobs for veter­ans
of World War II.
" 2. That it shall be the policy of the State until July 1, 1950, to give preference to veterans of World War II in all State positions outside the classified service of the merit system act and in all positions involving contractual services and part time services and in all cases where compensation is paid by the State whether on a fee basis or otherwise.
" 3. That until July 1, 1950, it shall also be the policy of the State that appointing officers of the State, as defined by Sec. 2049 of the General Statutes, shall, other conditions being equal, give preference to veterans of World War II in filling State positions from registers of eligible candidates furnished by the State Personnel Department."
Educational Aids — With satisfactory cre­dentials,
a veteran can secure free a grammar school or high school diploma from the State Board of Education, State Office Building, Hartford.
Free instruction in secondary subjects ( high school courses) will be furnished by the State Board of Education if your town can't do it. See your local school officials.
Financial aid for college educations for children, 16 to 23, of servicemen killed in service. Consult the State Board of Education.
Aid for Needy Veterans — If you are being cared for under legal direction of the Veterans Home Commission, your children under 16, husband, wife or widowed mother can receive weekly finan­cial
assistance up to $ 10. for an adult and $ 6. for a child. Apply to the Commission, through the Veterans Home, Rocky Hill.
If you need temporary financial assistance because of a service disability, contact the Veterans Home Commission, Rocky Hill.
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Fund — Many of the veterans' aid benefits set out above are pay­able
from the income produced by this fund which is to be augmented by a portion of the Connecticut tax on cigarettes until the principal of the fund reaches $ 15,000,000. Disbursements of these funds to carry out aid provisions to veterans, and certain relatives and next of kin of veterans pursuant to statute, are through the State Treasurer of the American Legion, State Office Building, Hartford.
13 THE MUSTER OUT ROLL CALL
Names, rank and addresses of Connecticut men discharged during the period December 18 to 19, 1945 from the available official Group Rosters, Fort Devens Separation Center, Mass.
ALFANO, Louis, Pfc.
120 Adeline St., New Haven ALLEN, Robert E., T/ Sgt.
50 Pilgrim Rd., Bridgeport ALU, Salvatore J., Pvt.
116 Brook St., Hartford AMENTA, Anthony R., Pfc.
169 Washington St., New Britain AMORE, Dominic, Pfc.
321 Exchange St., New Haven ANDERSON, John J., T/ 4
350 Jefferson Ave., New London ANDRIULLIL, Frank, Pfc.
20 White St., New Haven ANFENGER, Eli, T/ 4
375 East Main St., Bridgeport ANGIOLILLO, Joseph A., S/ Sgt.
513 South Main St., Naugatuck ANNETTE, William, Cpl.
125 Cedar St., New Haven ANTONOVITZ, James, S/ Sgt,
110 Grove St., Middletown ARDO, Albert, Cpl.
Sackett Point Rd., North Haven AQUINO, Carmine L., T/ Sgt.
41 Plymouth Ave., Norwalk ARONNE, Frank W., Cpl.
47 Bond St., Hartford ASHLINE, Donald L., T/ 5
Crystal Lake, Middletown AURORA, Luigi, T/ 4
1935 State St., New Haven BABINA, Stanley J., Sgt,
7 Spruce St., Norwalk BADOREK, Dominic J., Pfc.
349 Colony St., Meriden BAILEY, Kenneth E., Sgt.
28 Roma St., New Haven BALTIMORE, Alfred, Sgt.
573 Front St., Hartford BALTIMORE, Herbert R., T/ 4
16 Martin Road, East Haven BARAN, Stanley P., Pfc.
136 Main St., Willimantic BARLETTA, John, Pfc.
9 Winthrop St., Hartford BARONE, Joseph J., Cpl.
108 Spring St., Middletown BARRETT, Thomas J., T/ 5
21 Albert Sq., Bridgeport BARRY, John H., Pfc.
43 Wildemere Ave., Waterbury BASTIEN, Girard A., T/ 5
154 Main St., Baltic BEEBE, Robert F., T/ 5
12 Congress St., Hartford BEELER, James G., Cpl.
Reservoir Rd., Wethersfield BEISIEGEL, Theron A., Jr., T/ 5
Prospect Hill Drive, Woodbridge BELENARDO, Harry S., T/ 5
16 Jefferson St., New Haven BELL, John W., T/ 5
149 Elm St., New Canaan BENEDICT, Harry J., T/ 5
26 Washington St., Waterbury BENOIT, James C, Pfc.
Old Creamery Farms, Rt. 1, Granby BENSON, Edward C, S/ Sgt.
20 Ross St., Milford
B E R L O N I , Fulvio, Pfc.
59 Daly Ave., New Britain
B E R L O N I , George J . , Pfc.
370 E lm St., New Britain
B E R R Y , Wolfred G., T / 4
67 Palm St., Hartford
B I E N V E N U E , Omer J . , Pvt.
High St., Baltic
B I R C H , John F., Pfc.
285 Monroe Ave., Waterbury
BISI, Merrill C , Pfc.
Main St., Cromwell
B L A N C H A R D , Clarence E . , Jr., S/ Sgt.
Stonington
B L A N C H A R D , Harry I., Pfc.
94 Robin Rd., West Hartford
BLOIS, Edward H . , T/ Sgt.
21 Spring St., Stamford
BOCHES, Christ S., T / 4
65 Spear St., Torrington
B O D W E L L , Howard W., S/ Sgt.
82 Sisson Ave., Hartford
B O G U C K I , Michael, Pfc.
5 Winter St., Hartford
BORDUA, Bernard E . , Sgt.
6 University Pl., Thompsonville
BOSSOLI, William J . , T / 4
5 Amherst St., Hamden
B O T T I C E L L O , Harry J . , T / 5
55 Grace St., Hartford
B O Y L E , James P., Pfc.
9 McCullough St., Stamford
B R A D S H A W , Howard C , Sgt.
59 Brewster St., Waterbury
B R A X , Richard J . , S/ Sgt.
11 Tilley St., New London
B R U N O , Francesco, Pfc.
34 Cheever St., Ansonia
B R U N O , Nicholas E . , S/ Sgt.
472 Grand St., Bridgeport
B R U Y E T T E , Earl W., Sgt.
16 Hopkins St., Hartford
BRZOZOWSKI, Chester S., Pfc.
819 Hallett St., Bridgeport
B U C C I , Frank A., S/ Sgt.
67 Alexander St., Greenwich
B U J N O W S K I , Stanley J . , Pfc.
722 Boswell Ave., Norwich
B U L L , Robert F., Pfc.
Box 23, Plymouth
B U T L E R , Wilfred J . , T / 4
9 South Woodbine St., Hartford
B Y C E N S K I , John, P fc
Box 740, Windsor Locks
B Y R D , Charles H . , C p l .
43 Wooster St., Ansonia
C A L L A H A N , Clifford J . , T / 4
Berlin Turnpike, Wethersfield
C A M M A R A T A , Valentino S., Pfc.
23 Clinton Ave., Middletown
C A N N O N E , Frank, Pfc.
14 O'Near Ave., Thompsonville
CAPOZZA, Angelo M . , T / 5
29 Truman St., New London
C A P P I E L L O , Emilio A . , Pfc.
1289 Iranistan Ave., Bridgeport
C A R L S O N , Robert H . , T / 5
9 Woodland Ave., Stamford
C A R O S E L L A , John J . , S/ Sgt.
1208 North M a i n St., Waterbury
CARPENTER, Raleigh M., T/ 5
377 Woodland St., Hartford CARRANO, Carmen F., Pfc.
414 Ferry St., New Haven CARTER, Howard M., T/ Sgt.
586 Highland Ave., Waterbury CARTWRIGHT, Harry A., Jr., T/ 4
29 Windsor Rd., Stamford CASHER, Ronald B., Pfc.
55 Ellsworth Ave., New Haven CATALANO, Frank, S/ Sgt.
290 Maple Ave., Hartford CERALDI, John J., Pfc.
44 Midian Ave., Windsor CHALIFOUX, Louis A., Pfc.
151 Harmon St., Hamden CHAMBERLAND, Phillip H., Sgt,
Box 258, Willimantic CHAPPELL, Bernard L., Pfc.
478 North Main St., Manchester CHAPULIS, Edmund J., Pfc.
228 Alder St., Waterbury CHASE, Henry A., Jr., T/ 5
721 Main St., Hartford CHASE, Lester M., Sgt.
Kent
CHEFFO, Anthony, S/ Sgt.
RFD 1, Norwich CHERNOV, Leo, Pfc.
107 Pembroke St., Hartford CHMIELEWSKI, Joseph A., Sgt.
852 Williams St., Bridgeport CHRYSTAL, Raymond V., Pfc.
128 Wake St., Bridgeport CHRZANOWSKI, Alphonse L., T/ 4
15 Oakland St., New Britain CIRIGLIANO, Joseph F., Jr., T/ 5
69 Tredeau St., Hartford CIRILLO, Salvatore J., T/ 4
349 Grand Ave., New Haven CIVIELLO, Daniel R., S/ Sgt.
26 Colonial St., Hartford COCHRAN, Lloyd A ., S/ Sgt.
441 West Main St., Norwich COLEMAN, Henry T., Sgt.
Silver Lane Homes, Manchester COLLINS, Daniel P., Sgt.
49 Green St., Hartford COLLINS, John J., T/ 4
62 Smalley St., New Britain COLLINS, William L., Pfc.
78 Washington St., New London CONGE, Matthew A., Cpl.
660 East Main St., Bridgeport CONLIN, Charles J., T/ 4
36 Seymour Ave., West Hartford COOK, Michael E., T/ 5
220 Bayberry Drive, Bristol COOPER, Jervis O., Cpl.
30 Prospect St., New Hartford COSTELLO, William O., T/ 5
6 Bagley Ave., Hamden COURTNEY, Patrick P., S/ Sgt.
93 Kensington Heights, Meriden CRAMPTON, Howard L., Sgt.
Madison CRONIN, Stephen G., Jr., Pfc.
47 Adams St., Hartford CROUCH, James A., Sgt.
RFD 1, Norwich CURTIN, Joseph C, Sgt.
69 Randolph Ave., Meriden CURTO, Frank A., T/ 5
159 River Rd., Cos Cob CYPHERS, Raymond E., S/ Sgt.
Flat Rock Rd., Bridgeport CYR, Charles W., S/ Sgt.
34 Groton St., Hartford
CZUCHRA, Stanley P., Pfc.
130 Eagle St., New Haven DALY, William J., Cpl.
42 Shultas Pl., Hartford D'AMELIO, Michael J., T/ 5
4 Brown St., Hartford DARMOFALSKI, Herman H., Sgt.
Summitt St., South Meriden DAUPHIN, Kenneth E., T/ 4
573 Main St., Portland D'AVELLA, Louis M., T/ 4
286 West Main St., Meriden DEAKIN, David W., T/ 5
34 Washington Ave., Danbury DeBONE, Constantine B., Pfc.
238 Westport Ave., Norwalk DeCERBO, Peter L., S/ Sgt.
113 Orchard St., Stratford DEICHMANN, Paul, T/ 4
115 Harvey St., Bridgeport DELINEKITIS, Joseph P., Pfc.
2815 East Main St., Waterbury DELLAROCCO, Joseph C, T/ 3
79 Lyon St., New Haven DeMASI, Michael A., T/ 3
63 Culloden Rd., Stamford DEMO, Jack, Pfc.
Lake Ave. Ext., Danbury DENAPOLI, Joseph F., Pfc.
437 Prospect Ave., West Hartford DESABIA, Michael J., Cpl
1799 Broadbridge Ave., Stratford DESCHENES, Charles A., Pvt.
104 Dunham St., Norwich DESMARAIS, Joseph A., T/ 3
72 Jacobs St., Bristol DESROSIERS, Leonard M., S/ Sgt.
33 Franklin St., Danielson DeSTEFANO, Anthony D., Pvt.
52 Pine St., Hamden DEVINE, Harold V., Cpl.
56 Huntington St., New London DeVITTO, Angelo J., Pfc.
121 Ct. 1, Apt. 102, Y. M. V., Bridgeport DICHELE, Louis R., M/ Sgt.
1626 North Main St., Waterbury DIEHL, Frederick W., T/ Sgt.
Box 6, East Haven DiGIOIA, Lucas, T/ 4
420 Washington Ave., New Haven DiGIROLAMO, Steven J., Pfc.
594 Maple Ave., Hartford DiMANNO, John J., Sgt.
369 Franklin Ave., Hartford DINARDO, Americo, T/ 5
240 Governor St., East Hartford DISLER, Edward, 1st/ Sgt.
542 George St., New Haven DOMBROWSKI, Anthony, T/ 3
45 Hillside Ave., Branford DOPKIEWICZ, Alexander B., T/ 4
23 Silver St., Middletown DOWNS, Robert J., Pfc.
RFD 1, Bethany DOZA, George G., Pfc.
31 Lexington Ave., South Norwalk DUFFY, Francis R., T/ 5
218 Windsor St., Hartford DUNN, Frank M., T/ 5
Scott Rd., Waterbury DURKIN, James G., S/ Sgt.
Ferris Ave., Danbury DUTIL, Gerard H., Pfc.
247 West Main St., Meriden DRYER, Arthur O., T/ 4
779 Bunker Hill Ave., Waterbury EICK, Edwin A., Sgt.
Box 191, Durham ELLIOTT, Frederick N., Sgt.
21 Pleasant St., Ansonia ENGLISH, Norman W., Pfc.
192 Main St., Windsor Locks EPSTEIN, Sidney D., Cpl.
1747 Summer St., Stamford ESTES, Robert L., T/ 4
490 Van St., Hartford FABBRI, Elliott J., Pfc.
West St., Litchfield FALKIN, William R., Jr., T/ Sgt.
354 Fern St., West Hartford FARINA, Frank G., Sgt.
23 Pleasant St., Groton FARQUHARSON, James G., Pfc.
54 Hobson Ave., East Haven FAVALE, Rocco A., T/ 4
788 Congress Ave., Waterbury FAZEKAS, Frank, T/ 5
79 Longfellow Ave., Fairfield FELICE, Carmelo W., Pfc.
122 Eldridge St., Manchester FELTCORN, Norman E., Sgt.
29 Evergreen Ave., New London FENDEL, Yale M., Cpl.
887 East St., New Britain FERRANTE, Louis, T/ 5
44 Bodwell St., Hartford FERRETTT, Francis J., S/ Sgt.
16 Hough St., Plainville FILIPPONE, Louis F., Pfc.
755 Howard Ave., Bridgeport FINELLI, Arthur P., Sgt.
13 Miller St., Waterbury FINK, Gerald G., Cpl.
15 Hubbard St., Bloomfield FINNIN, Joseph T., S/ Sgt.
Hartford FLANDERS, Urban P., S/ Sgt.
72 North Main St., Windsor Locks FLORCZAK, Walter M., Pfc.
36 Park St., Bridgeport FLORIO, Gennaro A., Pfc.
80 William St., New Haven FOGLIO, Michael D., T/ 5
131 Maple St., Manchester FORD, Robert W., Pfc.
493 North Colony St., Wallingford FORTIN, Albert L., T/ 3
Box 3, Ridgefield FOSOWITZ, Milton, Cpl.
12 Southfield Rd., Fairfield FOWLER, Herbert K., M/ Sgt.
Cooke St., Plainville FRAZER, Frederick C, Sgt.
38 Summer St., Portland FREDRIKO, John, Sgt.
Burroughs Rd., RFD 6, Fairfield FREER, Robert N., T/ 4
Bldg. 20, Apt. 201, Y. M. V., Bridgeport FRICK, Alvin G., T/ 5
Woodland Rd., Madison FUGAZZI, Fred J., T/ 4
130 East Main St., Bridgeport FULLER, Arthur R., Pvt.
2199 Berlin Turnpike, Newington FUSCO, Vito J., Sgt.
218 Franklin £ ve.. Hartford GALLIOT, James J., T/ 5
273 Albany Ave., Hartford GALPIN, Arthur F., Pvt.
332 Marina Village, Bridgeport GANTNER, Florian J., T/ 4
23 Wallace St., New Britain GARRETT, James C, T/ 5
47 Flatbush St., Hartford GATH, Samuel J., S/ Sgt.
30 Treat St., Torrington
GAY, Earl C, Pfc.
47 Hanover St., Waterbury GENDROLAS, Frank J., Pfc.
76 North St., Hartford GERST, Eric, Pfc.
269 Spruce St., Bridgeport GIANOLI, Louis, S/ Sgt.
109 Grove St., New Britain GIBBS, Walter T., Cpl.
24 Joyce Rd., East Haven GILBERT, Donald N., M/ Sgt.
68 Garfield Ave., Danbury GIMBUT, Albert, Cpl.
RFD 1, Norwich GLENNEY, William G., Jr., T/ 4
443 East Center St., Manchester GLICA, Matthew S., Pfc.
34 Pulaski St., Stamford GLORIOSO, Vincent J., T/ 4
Rt. 2, Bethel GODBOUT, Arthur W., T/ 5
126 Seaside Ave., Milford GOLDBERG, Julius, T/ Sgt.
40 Cedar St., Meriden GOLDEN, John P., Jr., Pfc.
26 Quintard Ter., Stamford GOLDMAN, Rubey, T/ 5
25 William St., Stamford GOODSELL, Arthur J., T/ 5
65 Heath St., Hartford GORAL, George H., Sgt.
19 Midland Ave., Stamford GORDON, Victor M., Sgt.
190 McKinley Ave., New Haven GOROSZKO, Andrew, Pvt.
199 Orange St., Waterbury GRABULIS, Frank J., Cpl.
56 Stonington St., Hartford GRANT, Kenneth B., T/ 5
362 Nott St., Wethersfield GWISDALA, Theodore J., Cpl.
26 Driggs St., Waterville HADDAD, Arthur J., Pfc.
150 Ives St., Willimantic HADIK, Ernest J., Pvt.
42 Barbara Drive, Norwalk HALL, Harold C, S/ Sgt.
Housatonic Ave., New Milford HALL, Milton J., T/ 5
26 Meadow St., Torrington HAMBLIN, Wolcott C, Cpl.
South Water St., Warehouse Point HAMEL, Joseph B., T/ 5
174 Grandview Ter., Hartford HAMELIN, William F., T/ 5
Stetson St., Wallingford HARSHOWITZ, Daniel, T/ 4
81 Belden St., New London HEALY, Frank J., T/ 5
17 Waterbury Ave., Stamford HELSTOSKY, John J., Jr., S/ Sgt.
Firetown Rd., Simsbury HENNEGHAN, Joseph, S/ Sgt.
Box 134, Trumbull HICKEY, John D., Sgt.
234 Sargeant St., Hartford HILL, William B., Pfc.
New Place, Yalesville HILLIARD, Howard J., Pfc.
153 Maple Ave., Hartford HOGAN, James R., S/ Sgt.
175 Coe Ave., East Haven HOJDICH, John A., T/ 4
1 Fern St., Shelton HOLMES, Leonard D., Cpl.
Black Point Rd., Niantic HOLMES, Raymond, Pfc.
364 Park Rd., Waterbury HOZJAN, Joseph G., Cpl.
47 Lenox Ave., Bridgeport HUBBARD, Lloyd J., T/ 4
67 Warwick St., Middletown HUBER, Ernest J., S/ Sgt.
RFD 4, Box 310, Bridgeport HULTMAN, Robert, Sgt.
71 Chestnut St., Manchester HUMSTONE, Walter C, T/ 5
Box 493, Greenwich HUNTLEY, Harold P., T/ 5
44 Oxford Drive, East Hartford IACOMACCI, Carlo, Pfc.
201 Elizabeth St., Derby INGUAGGIATO, Anthony E., S/ Sgt.
100 Highland Ave., East Haven ISBICKI, Walter A., Cpl.
44 Sturtevant Ave., Norwich JACOB, Wilbert O., Jr., Pfc.
32 South St., Danbury JOHNSON, Calvin, Jr., Pfc.
87 White Oak Rd., Fairfield JOHNSON, Carl R., Sgt.
72 Melville Ave., Bridgeport JOHNSON, George C, Pfc.
58 Prospect Ave., Hartford JOHNSON, Robert W., Sgt.
41 Woodmere Rd., West Hartford JOHNSON, Samuel G., Sgt.
363 Old Post Rd., Fairfield JOSEM, Milton B., S/ Sgt.
221 Flax Hill Rd., South Norwalk JUHASZ, William, S/ Sgt.
Mansfield Center JURGIELEWICZ, Anthony C, Pfc.
742 State St., New Haven JUSEFOWIECZ, John M., Pvt.
12 Nassau Lane, East Hartford JUTRAS, Walter C, Pfc.
52 Wyllys St., Hartford KAHRMANN, Reginald H., Cpl.
17 Fenwick St., Hartford KALAJIAN, Charles, Sgt.
210 South Main St., West Hartford KALISIAK, Mitchell A., T/ 5
130 Quarry St., Willimantic KAUSET, Peter W., Pfc.
210 Hebron Ave., Glastonbury KELLEY, Richard W., S/ Sgt,
36 Sixth St., Bridgeport KELLY, William R., Sgt.
598 Campbell Ave., West Haven KEMPLER, Philip G., T/ 5
64 Elizabeth St., Waterbury KENNEDY, Patrick J., T/ Sgt.
50 Macauley Ave., Waterbury KENNEDY, Thomas R., Pfc.
184 Newhall St., New Haven KENYON, Harry M., S/ Sgt.
453 Savin Ave., West Haven KEYES, Buford N., Pfc.
22 Glenby St., Hamden KILLEEN, Robert M., T/ 4
460 Main St., Torrington KING, Edward F., Sgt.
60 Grove St., Glastonbury KING, John J., T/ 4
673 Second Ave., West Haven KNIGHT, Lewis C, T/ 5
408 Farmington Ave., New Britain KNIGHT, Victor S., T/ 4
RFD, Madison KOCHISS, Peter P., Cpl.
31 Wiklund Ave., Stratford KOPASZ, James R., T/ 4
70 Britton Ave., Bridgeport KOSIBA, Walter J., Pfc.
RFD 1, Ash St., Willimantic
KOSTECKI, Peter V., T/ 5
60 Benton St., Hartford KOZLAK, Michael A., Pfc.
295 East Elm St., Torrington KULMAC, Bruno S., Pvt.
28 North George St., Meriden KUREK, Joseph A., T/ 5
Box 173, Moodus KRAVCHUK, Walter N., T/ 4
74 Russell St., Hartford LaCOMB, George F., T/ 5
86 Park St., Meriden LACOSSE, Francis J., T/ 5
Box 17, Quinebaug LAFOND, Charles W., Pfc.
Box 1048, Waterbury LAMB, Edward H., Cpl.
146 Dawson Ave., West Haven LaMOTHE, Donat O., Cpl.
Box 491, Moosup LaMOTHE, Wilfred E., Cpl.
31 Vernon Ave., Rockville LANDI, Odell V., S/ Sgt.
17 Park Drive, Torrington LANG, Philip F., Sgt,
Mapledale Ave., Orange LARSON, Stigg, T/ 4
25 Meadow Drive, Cos Cob LAVERY, George J., T/ 4
157 Garfield Ave., Bridgeport LAY, Wilson C, T/ 5
98 South Montowese St., Branford LEKAS, Valantas M., Pvt.
15 Willow St., New Haven LEMESIS, Bruno A., Pfc.
150 Eldridge St., Manchester LEMON, Thomas J., Sgt.
16 Stone St., Stamford LEPINE, Joseph S., Sgt.
58 Hunters Ave., Taftville LETSKUS, Simon C, Cpl.
1298 State St., New Haven LEVESQUE, Alfred J., T/ 5
42 Park St., Hartford L'HEUREUX, Ernest R., Pfc.
209 Camp St., Meriden LIBERATORE, Aldo C, Pfc.
532 New Britain Ave., Hartford LICHACZ, Stephen, Pfc.
164 Chambers St., Fairfield LONG, Timothy M., T/ 4
18 Maltby Place, New Haven LOPEZ, James P., Pfc.
255 Windsor St., Hartford LOWE, Roland P., T/ 3
276 Quinnipiac Ave., New Haven LUBOLIS, Theodore E., Pfc.
Rt. 1, Willimantic LUCIVELLO, Thomas, Pfc.
574 Campbell Ave., West Haven LUCSKAY, Joseph L., T/ 4
60 Lexington Ave., South Norwalk LUDINGTON, Rollin E., Cpl.
214 Blohm St., West Haven LYON, Elmer E., Pfc.
Box 141, Jewett City LYONS, Martin R., T/ 5
337 Burritt Ave., Stratford MacDONALD, Edmund D., T/ 5
458 Broad St., Forestville MACKEY, Vanvalen, Sgt.
57 Oak St., Naugatuck MAGBATH, William B., Cpl.
17 Wallace Ave., East Norwalk MAHER, Edward C, T/ 5
229 Highland Ave., Stratford MALICKI, Stanley M., Pfc. 83 Orange St., New Britain MANOS, Thomas C, Pfc.
519 South Pacific St., Stamford MANSFIELD, Morris, Sgt.
30 Graham Rd., Broad Brook MANZO, Charles P., T/ 4
128 Main St., Derby MARCOUX, Cleophas A., T/ 4
Box 61, Grosvenordale MARIANO, Theodore H., Sgt.
210 North Main St., Waterbury MARINO, John J., T/ 4
6 Mannz St., Hartford MARKOYA, Frank J., Pfc.
351 Jennings Rd., Fairfield MARSHALL, George H., T/ 5
23 Building Square, Hartford MASTERGEORGE, Frank J., T/ 4
560 High St., Middletown MARTIN, Dwight H., Pfc.
20 Chestnut St., Willimantic MARTIN, Henry J., Pfc.
501 Quinnipiac Ave., New Haven MARTIN, Peter, T/ 5
East Haddam MASTRONI, Frank J., T/ 5
415 Amsterdam Ave., Bridgeport MATARAZZO, Sebastian J., Pfc.
148 Oilman St., Hartford MATTIELO, Steven A., T/ 5
40 Oak St., South Norwalk MAYNES, Edwin S., Sgt.
23 Carpenter Ave., Meriden MAXWELL, Charles R., Sgt.
1322 Thomaston Ave., Waterville McALLEN, John J., Pfc.
76 East Dover St., Waterbury McCABE, Thomas D., T/ Sgt,
18 Murray St., Ansonia McCARTHY, Robert P., Pfc.
52 High St., Meriden McDERMOTT, Norman A., Pfc.
23 Putnam St., Meriden McNAMARA, James J., T/ 5
69 Ardmore St., Hamden McNEIL, John R., T/ 5
96 Ivy St., New Haven MELLUZZO, Salvatore J., T/ 3
20 Benton St., Hartford MELOTTI, Vincent, Sgt.
48 Hudson St., New Haven MESITE, Louis J., T/ 5
244 Springdale Ave., Meriden MIGLIORATI, Emil B., T/ 5
23 Moss Ave., Danbury MINK, Edward W., Jr., S/ Sgt.
161 Grove St., Bristol MISENCIK, John J., T/ Sgt.
195 Holly St., Bridgeport MISKAR, Stephen E., Pfc.
24 Golden Hill St., Danbury MIX, Charles B., Sgt.
35 Mason St., Greenwich MIX, Robert C, Sgt.
191 DeWitt St., New Haven MONACO, Salvatore, Cpl.
8 Christopher St., New Haven MONICH, Alexander, Jr., T/ 5
127 Circle St., Forestville MOREAU, Elie A., Pfc.
Box 657, Taftville MORIN, Donat A., Pfc.
Cady St., Danielson MULVILLE, James J., Pfc.
292 Hillside Ave., Waterbury MURASSO, Ernest H., Pfc.
48 Eaton St., Hartford MURPHY, John L., T/ 4
80 Vine St., Hartford
MURPHY, Merton F., Sgt.
26 Arnold St., Hartford MUSANTE, Peter J., T/ 4
18 Clifton Ave., Ansonia MUSZYNSKI, Andrew J., Cpl.
113 Willow St., New Britain NARDI, Atilio, T/ 4
35 South St., Torrington NOEL, Joseph A., Pfc.
27 Railroad St., Occum OAKES, Edmond F., S/ Sgt,
394 Rockland Ave., Stratford O'BRIEN, John D., S/ Sgt.
Apt. A- l, 200 Sigourney St., Hartford O'CONNOR, Roger E., T/ Sgt.
77 Queen St., Bristol O'DONNELL, John J., Sgt.
104 Seymour Ave., Derby O'GARA, James J., T/ 5
Feldspar Ave., Beacon Falls OLSEN, Lawrence T., T/ Sgt.
16 Clement St., New London OLSON, Willard C, T/ 5
79 Swanson Ave., Stratford ORSINI, James J., Pfc.
675 Wethersfield Ave., Hartford ORVIS, Earl R., T/ 4
East St. Ext., Plainville PACYNA, Leo J., Pfc.
139 Albany Ave., New Britain PADOLEWSKI, Peter, Pfc.
174 Willow St., Waterbury PALICA, John F., Sgt.
13 Dora St., Stamford PANFILI, Francis, Pfc.
440 Franklin Ave., Hartford PAPCIN, Frank P., Pfc.
252 Graham St., Stratford PARADY, Thomas W., Pfc.
42 Hopkins St., Hartford PARDEE, Henry W., T/ 5
Box 252, Saybrook PARKER, Edward A., Pfc.
40 Woodbridge St., Hartford PAVONI, Enrico, S/ Sgt.
26 Hanson Ave., Bridgeport PECK, Raymond S., Pfc.
52 Franklin St., Danbury PELCHUCK, John, Jr., Pfc.
155 East Main St., Middletown PELCHUCK, Walter, Pfc.
155 East Main St., Middletown PELLERIN, Armand J., Pfc.
182 Echo Lake Rd., Watertown PELLERIN, Samuel J., Pfc.
18 North Second St., Meriden PENDLETON, Earl H., T/ 5
15 Mountain Ave., New London PERKINS, Lawrence B., Cpl.
Box 99, Lakeville PERRUCCIO, Emanuel G., T/ 4
118 Ledgecrest Ave., New Britain PETITO, James J., T/ 4
71 Dikeman St., Waterbury PETRILLO, Anthony, Jr., Pfc.
132 Amity Rd., Woodbridge PETRONE, Joseph, T/ 5
50 Cos Cob Ave., Cos Cob PIEKARSKI, Walter G., Sgt.
971 Sherman Ave., New Haven PIERPONT, Russell R., T/ 5
408 Blohm St., West Haven PIRE, Joseph J., Pfc.
Masonic Ave., Wallingford PISCITELLI, Angelo, Pfc.
66 Grey Rock Place, Stamford PLASKO, Lewis D., Pfc.
94 Union St., Guilford PONTICELLI, Louis P., T/ 5
99 Homestead St., Manchester PORCARO, Pasquale A., Pfc.
84 Anderson Ave., Waterbury PORTO, Lawrence F., Pfc.
3 Charter Oak Ave., East Haven POTTER, Erwin W., Cpl.
181 Helen St., Hamden PRASKEVICH, Michael, Pfc.
9 Arch St., Ansonia PRIORE, Anthony, T/ 5
8 Merritt Ave., Woodbridge PUGLISI, Salvatore R., Cpl.
482 High St., Middletown PULLEY, George A., Jr., Cpl.
25 Sedan Ter., Bridgeport RACCIO, Silvio P., Pvt.
231 Congress St., New Haven RACZYNSKI, Edward T., Pvt.
112 Rose St., Waterbury RAILOA, Frank, Pfc.
206 Worcester St., New Haven RAMOS, Antonio J., Pvt.
36 Highland Ave., Bridgeport RANAVDO, Alphonse J., T/ 3
268 South Leonard St., Waterbury RANDAZZO, Joseph C, Pfc.
538 Hudson St., Hartford RAYMUNT, William M., Pfc.
Washington Depot REDICAN, Robert E., Cpl.
90 Yale St., Meriden REID, Jack T., Sgt.
524 Howard Ave., New Haven REID, John N., T/ 4
17 College Ave., West Hartford REINECKE, George S., T/ Sgt.
41 Arcadia Rd., Old Greenwich REKOS, Joseph J., T/ 4
17 West St., Stamford REYNOLDS, Garrett, Pfc.
49 Forbes Pl., East Haven RICHARDSON, Eugene M., Sgt, Short Beach Rd., East Haven RICHER, Conrad J., Pfc.
East Water St., Scitico RIORDAN, John S., Sgt.
89 Chestnut St., Norwich RIVARD, Wilfred E., T/ Sgt.
870 Connecticut Ave., Bridgeport ROBERGE, Fernand L., Pfc.
501 Stafford Ave., Bristol ROBINSON, William J., Pfc.
43 Lowell St., New Britain ROMANAUSKAS, Victor M., Pfc.
111 Russell St., Waterbury ROSEN, Abbott A., S/ Sgt.
74 Asylum St., New Haven ROSSI, John P. R., Pfc.
279 Blatchley Ave., New Haven ROWLISON, Avery J., Jr., Cpl
548 Main St., Watertown ROYCE, Alfred H., Pfc.
82 Main St., East Hampton RUGGERI, Peter P., Pfc.
43 Coen St., Naugatuck RULEWICZ, Peter B., T/ 5
20 Star St., New Britain RYBACKI, Casimir W., Pfc.
200 Franklin St., New Haven RYLSKI, Boleslaus A., Pfc.
1996 Post Rd., Fairfield ST. ARNAULD, Albert R., T/ 4
24 Arch St., Meriden SALATTO, Joseph, Jr., T/ Sgt.
688 Howard Ave., New Haven SAMBORSKI, Max F., T/ 4
86 Spring St., Thompsonville
SAPIO, Salvatore S., Pfc.
861 North Main St., Waterbury SARACCO, John, Pfc.
246 Pacific St., Stamford SARKUS, James B., S/ Sgt.
17 Dwight St., New Britain SARNI, Joseph W., Pfc.
1536 Capitol Ave., Bridgeport SAVIN, Martin, Cpl.
48 Hurlburt St., New Haven SCHILKE, Arthur A., Cpl.
234 Mountain View Rd., Forestville SCHLACTER, Harold, T/ 5 9
211 Merriam St., Bridgeport SCHNEIDER, Ernest L., Pfc.
1465 Quinnipiac Ave., New Haven SCHNEIDER, Philip J., Pfc.
Kent
SCHULTZ, Chester F., T/ 5
28 School St., Naugatuck SCIARRA, Vincent A., Sgt.
113 Williams St., Thomaston SCINTO, Patrick J., T/ 5
1372 Pembroke St., Bridgeport SCRICCA, Michael J., Cpl.
60 Geddes Ter., Waterbury SECULA, William P., Pfc.
117 Fuller St., Waterbury SERAFINOWICZ, Albin A., Pfc.
72 Central St., Ansonia SEVERANCE, Raymond E., Sgt.
546 Wilcoxson Ave., Stratford SEVERSON, Einar O., T/ 4
35 Johnson St., Naugatuck SHAPIRO, Morris, Cpl.
11 Orchard St., Norwalk SIECIENSKI, Bernard A., S/ Sgt.
10 Omo St., Middletown SIGNORE, Peter A., Pfc.
377 East St., New Haven SILVA, Manuel A., Sgt.
88 Mechanic St., Norwich SIPALA, Vincent J., T/ Sgt.
28 Fenwick St., Hartford SIRACUSA, Salvatore, Pfc.
53 Frank St., New Haven SIRICO, Edward P., Pfc.
93 Clay St., New Haven SKELLY, Edward J., T/ 5
35 Maple Ave., Danbury SLEZAK, Joseph E., T/ Sgt.
96 New Haven Ave., Derby SLOVENSKY, Frank J., Pfc.
23 Ardmore Pl., Fairfield SMITH, Claude D., Pfc.
386 Gregory St., Bridgeport SMITH, Earl R., Cpl
9 Charles Lane, New London SMITH, Kenneth B., Cpl.
89 Old Turnpike Rd., Southington SMITH, Michael J., Pfc.
202 Garden St., Hartford SMITH, Ralph S., S/ Sgt.
23 May St., Hartford SMITH, Stanley R., T/ Sgt.
347 Central Ave., Norwich SOBIESKI, Leo J., Pfc.
569 Hudson St., Hartford SOCHA, Henrv T., T/ 5
340 Chestnut St., New Britain SOLOMON. Joseph, S/ Sgt,
182 Orchard St., New Haven SOROCCHTY, Michael, Pvt.
89 Abbott Ave., Waterbury SOUTH, Henry C, S/ Sgt.
278 Maple Ave., Hartford SPADARO, John A., Pfc.
1 88 North Water St., East Port Chester STAVOLA, Thomas L., Pfc.
21 Annawan St., Hartford STEELE, Elliot B., Cpl.
C194, Charter Oak Ter., Hartford STEPHEN, James H., T/ 4
90 Forest St., Bridgeport STEWART, Raymond W., Pvt.
48 Pliny St., Hartford STREET, Joseph W., Pfc.
5 Fairfield Ave., Stamford STRICKLAND, Marvin M., Sgt.
11 Oak Place, Manchester STROINEY, Anthony, Pfc.
9 Webb St., Windsor Locks STROM, Charles W., Jr., Pfc.
450 Main St., New Britain SUCHECKI, Stanley, Jr., Pfc.
73 Congress St., Hartford SUGLAND, Louis E., Pvt.
RFD Box 93, Saybrook TACINELLI, Salvatore, T/ 4
192 Spring St., New Haven TAYLOR, William J., Pfc.
Nooks Hill Rd., Cromwell TEODOSIO, Alexander, S/ Sgt.
57 Eighth St., Derby TERRY, Richard A., Cpl.
1623 Chapel St., New Haven TESSMER, George J., Cpl.
Gravel St., Meriden THOMPSON, Robert A., S/ Sgt.
456 Newfield Ave., Bridgeport THOMPSON, William N., Sgt.
68 Adam St., East Hartford THOMSON, Arthur J., T/ 3
13 Hebron St., New London TIANO, Eugene J., Pfc.
49 Prospect St., Derby TICEHURST, Shirley L., T/ 5
63 North Pond St., Bristol TODZIA, Joseph J., Jr., Sgt.
210 Glen St., New Britain TONUCCI, Carl, S/ Sgt.
65 Morris St., New Haven TONUCCI, Edward J., Cpl.
Cribbins Ave., Shelton TORELLO, Andrew J., T/ 5
88 Greene St., New Haven TRACCHIO, John D., Cpl.
184 Putnam St., New Haven TUCCIO, Samuel L., T/ 4
108 Piatt St., Ansonia TURNER, Charles E., Pfc.
Murlyn Road, Mt. Carmel UPTON, Ralph G., S/ Sgt.
68 Baldwin St., Watertown VALENTI, James J., Pfc.
56 Lawlor St., New Britain VANTY, Frank E., T/ Sgt.
147 Lawrence St., Hartford VITALE, Frank A., Pvt.
380 Atlantic St., Stamford WAGENETT, Frank, M/ Sgt.
28 Mountain St., Rockville WANKO, Edward, Sgt.
222 Oak St., New Britain WASILEWSKI, Walter W., S/ Sgt.
36 Geneva Ave., Wallingford WATTON, Thomas D., Cpl.
4 Belmont Ave., Thompsonville WAYNE, Michael, T/ Sgt.
1706 State St., Hamden WEINER, Stanley C, Pfc.
14 President St., Danbury WEISER, Warren W., Pvt.
48 Forest St., Groton WEST, Jesse, S/ Sgt.
58 Gregory St., New Haven
WHITTIE, James, T/ 4
18 Abbott Ave., Waterbury WILBURN, Charles A., Jr., T/ 4
157 Willard St., New Haven WILKINSON, Frank W., Pfc.
West Willington WILSON, Thomas D., T/ 5
86 Campfield Ave., Hartford WIMBISH, Ancil L., Sgt,
48 Warren Pl., Wethersfield WISNIEWSKI, Benjamin J., Pfc.
64 Park St., Meriden WISNIEWSKI, Walter J., T/ Sgt.
23 Cypress St., Bristol WITHINGTON, Harry J., Cpl.
446 Howard Ave., New Haven WRIGHT, Robert E., Pvt.
395 Ridgefield Ave., Bridgeport WYNNE, Joseph J., S/ Sgt.
33 Ocean Ave., New London YORKSAITIS, Anthony M., T/ 3
Colonial Ave., Waterville ZAK, Henry, Pfc.
19 Roosevelt St., Hartford ZANETTO, Anthony J., T/ 5
198 Springdale Ave., Meriden ZARELLI, Anthony, Sgt.
315 State St., Westport ZELINSKY, Joseph J., Pfc.
607 North Summerfield Ave., Bridgeport ZERANSKI, Harry J., T/ 5
182 Welton St., Hamden ZERELLA, Nicholas A., Sgt.
306 Center St., Bridgeport ZINN, Michael, S/ Sgt.
55 Jane St., Bridgeport ZINOLLT, Michael A., Cpl.
131 East Farm St., Waterbury ZOZZARO, Thomas A., Pfc.
53 Alden St., Hartford ZUKIS, Peter G., Cpl.
79 Hazel St., Hartford ZURASKY, Walter, Pfc.
94 Main St., Branford
CONNECTICUT VETERANS COMMEMORATIVE BOOKLET
Vol. IX Dec. 19, 1945 No. 7
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.
The personal experience stories were reported by Hugh W. McCoy, Joseph O. Keating and George E. Allis. The cover illustration of the S. S. N. Y. U. Victory is from The New York Daily News.