Connecticut veterans commemorative booklet. Vol. 9, no. 9. Connecticut men of the United States Army, demobilization, Fort Devens, Massachusetts. December 22 to 24, 1945

              CONNECTICUT MEN
of the United States Army
Demobilization, Fort Devens, Massachusetts
December 22 to 24, 1945 STATE: OF CONNECTICUT
EXECUTIVE CHAMBERS HARTFORD
To Connecticut Veterans of World War II:
Connecticut men have written brilliant pages in the military history of this nation since the days of Bunker Hill. Indeed, in days of peace Connecticut men prepared for war so well that they always have been among the first to fight.
In this, the greatest of all wars just ended, you, as a son of Connecticut, have courageously and faithfully main­tained
that tradition. In fact, you have raised it to new heights. You have added immortal names to the historic list of victories — New Georgia, Tunisia, Cassino, Anzio, Normandy, Ardennes Bulge, Hurtgen Forest, Leyte, Luzon, Ruhr Pocket, Apennines, Okinawa, and more.
Chance and talents assigned many of you to tasks along the supply routes, in hospitals and at bases, or to toil and sweat in such places as the Lido Road and along the Persian Gulf. All this made victory possible. Connecticut men, too, played a glorious role in that part of the victory which is credited in the ledgers of history for the Air Force.
Your fellow citizens in Connecticut are highly proud of your service. And they are very, very grateful•
Yours very, sincerely,
Governor
HERE ARE THEIR STORIES
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.
Beatty, Marshall G., T/ 5, 527th Ord. Hv. Maint. Tank Co., 1st Chinese Route Army, New Milford.
" I went out with an American medium tank platoon on reconnaissance between Kutkai, Senwhi and Burma, around the middle of February 1945. We were rolling down a road near Senwhi and we were ordered to drop a few shells on the town. As our last tank was pulling into firing position a Jap 47mm anti- tank gun op­ened
up from the hills and hit that last tank four times with no serious damage, so the CO ordered us to turn around and head back. But that same last tank got stuck and we had a hell of a time getting it started and found ourselves trapped. Some other mediums finally came after us and got us out after a little battle in which we lost one light tank and a number of men and knocked out ona Jap light tank, two machine gun nests and a bunch of Nips."
Bickford, Ronald L., T/ 5, Btry. D., A. W. Bn., 387th A. A. A., 5th Armd. Div., Naugatuck.
" On May 1, 1945, we were dug in on the Elbe River near Tangeruniunde, when an HE- 111 suddenly took off from a strip that was really well concealed about 300 yards away from our position. He had just gotten above us when we swung our 37mm gun around and fired ten rounds right into him. He burst into flame immediately and came zooming down only to crash into one of our own halftracks, killing one GI and seriously burning two others."
Bingham, Leo F., T/ 5, 299th Ord. Co., ( Sep.), New London.
" Being engaged in the repair and main­tenance
of small arms, we were always in the combat area and I had my share of close calls. The nearest one I ever had was one day while on a contact party repairing guns away up in front. The Germans came over and gave us a bombing and strafing that kept us holed up for quite a while. On V- E Day I was in Schwamsbach, Ger­many,
and on V- J Day, I was in Marseille, France, ready to board a boat for the CBI. Hearing that news was about the best that ever came my way, except perhaps the orders to come home from Europe and get that old discharge paper."
Bouteiller, Alfred W., S/ Sgt., Co. C, 63d Inf., 6th Div., Waterbury.
" In a place called New York ( by us) in the Philippines I nearly got mine. We were attacking a hill in the early morning when suddenly we were ambushed by the Japs. One of them rose up in front of my buddy and myself as we were lying side by side on the ground and heaved a gren­ade
at us. It hit him right on the back and on the padding formed by the shelter half he carried. The grenade bounced off and rolled a few feet away. We thought it was the end, but as the seconds wore on into a minute and the grenade didn't go off we crawled away. It happened the grenade was a dud and for that reason I'm here to tell about it."
Brink, Walter G., Sgt., Btry. A., 242d C. A., Somersville.
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" I was in four years and ten months and for four years of the term 1 was at Fishers Island in Long Island Sound. I didn't do a damn thing except put in time between passes."
Brockett, Clarence L., Pfc, Trp. G., 124th Cav., Mars Task Force, New Haven.
" At 0600 February 6, ' 44 we left the line of departure to attack a hill in Burma and 0630 found us in a pitched battle with the Japs. I was one of two medics in our troop and there were 55 casualties before we reached the top. I got nicked by a bullet across the top of my shoe as I was treating a wounded ' Joe' but I was too busy to stop and worry about it. That night the Japs pulled a Banzai attack to drive us off the hill but we drove them back and when morning rolled around we could see a lot of blood in the area of the attack but no Japs. The reason for that is that the Japs dragged back their wound­ed
and sometimes ate the flesh of their dead. I'd starve before I could drive my­self
to eat human flesh but the Japs didn't seem to mind."
Bullock, George E., Pfc, Btry. D., A. W. Bn., 861st A. A., XXIV Corps, Waterbury.
" After making the D Day landing on Okinawa my battery shot down the first Jap plane to come over after we gained the beachhead. During the fighting we knocked down five and a half planes. The Jap flyers would try to get close to us so they could drop a bomb on us but the closest they ever got was 50 yards with a single bomb and that bothered us little. All we did was hit the earth and then get going on them again."
Carlo, Vincent W., T/ 4, 214th A. A. A. Grp., 6th and 8th Armies, Waterbury.
" We left the States in September 1942 and have been in the Pacific ever since. Most of our time was spent on Guadal­canal
and in Moratai, NEI, and we had lots of action from the Jap planes. Our group was raided 260 times in all and our battery got its share of hits — misses too, I suppose. If a guy likes a nice, hot climate he ought to go to the Pacific. I don't but I had to go just the same. We came from the West Coast in day coaches but after what I went through, I could put up with anything, especially as I knew that I would soon be back in Waterbury as a free man."
Carozza, Michael F., T/ 4, Med. Sec, 1878th Engr., Avn., Waterbury.
" Jap suicide troop carrying planes attacked us at the strip in Okinawa in May of ' 45, but we blasted them so hard only six got in for a landing and of those six five were knocked to bits before the troops inside them could even get out. The one plane that was left discharged 14 Japs who managed to do some damage before they were subdued. They wrecked about six C- 47s on the ground by throwing grenades at them and using a bomb with a suction cup on it. They would stick those to the sides of the planes, light the handle part and beat it. I saw most of this from a sideline position."
Castellani, Joseph, Pfc, 100th Gen. Hosp., Hartford.
" There's nothing pleasant about work­ing
in a ward because you see too many guys coming back in tough shape. I have nothing that I care to remember about my overseas duties. The best thing to do is forget all about it because sometimes it would get the best of me,"
Cegelka, Leo M., Pvt., Co. E., 134th Inf., 35th Div., Seymour.
" Pulling MP duty in the early days of the occupation of Germany wasn't too bad because you got in on some pretty good raids. We pulled one on August 15, 1945, on a tip from the local German
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burgomeister of Coblenz. Our detail of 15 men just quietly walked into a big German house at the address he'd given us and found about 150 Nazis at a meeting planning some kind of trouble because they were all armed with machine guns and rifles. We just rounded ' am up and without any trouble took ' em away."
Chelstowski, Anthony, Pfc, Co. A., 432d Sig. Const, Bn., 20th Bmb. Command, New Haven.
" The monsoons of India will be on my list of dislikes for a long time. We built the longest open wire circuit in the world from India through Burma to China. Most of the time we were wet through to the skin while we worked and that, added to our lousy existence, just made life un­bearable.
The Japs had a few snipers left in Burma and on occasion killed one of our men, but the weather was still our worst enemy. The food I ate is out of this world. I had rice, grass, and water buffalo for a steady diet and it never came up to par with a good can of our beans. There is one incident I remember happening while I was working on the poles. A pole broke loose and rolled down a hill tearing the leg off an Indian soldier who was in it's path. I tried to yell a warning but it was too late. Some people were lucky in this war that they got back in one ' hunk' and I'm glad I'm one of them."
Chiocchio, Vincent J., Pfc, Btry. B., 387th A. A. Bn., 5th Armd. Div., New Haven.
" Wallendorf, Germany, was the place that we got surrounded by the Jerries and had to sweat it out for 48 hours. Every­thing
from soup to nuts was landing in on us and for a time we thought that this was ' it'. Our tanks got through and beat an escape path for us into the rear. A bit of steel caught the sight of my rifle and tore it out of my hands when a shell
landed close by but I wasn't hurt. The things I saw and learned are valuable but not pleasant to remember."
Derosier, Leo G., T/ 5. Co. A., 96th Sig Bn., ( Sep.), New Britain.
" Up and down poles, day in and day out was my routine. I was a line man along the Lido Road working in weather that was suited for ducks. At times it was so wet and the water so deep in spots that I put wire up from boats. The poles weren't long enough and we would have to hop in a little boat and put the wire on trees that were above water. Burma may be a dry country but it has its share of wet days that made life miserable for us."
Giannotti, Mariano R., T/ 5, Btry. A., 387th A. A. Bn., 5th Armd. Div., New Haven.
" Tree bursts in the Hurtgen Forest during the Bulge were the worst casualty makers. I had a foxhole without a cover but I learned that it was the safest thing to have something overhead to prevent the shrapnel from landing in my hole. We lost more men from lack of good cover than we should have. Of course the thing to do was to move all the trees out but that was impossible. We couldn't move around too much because it would attract more fire and we just had to hole- up and take it. We had six days of constant fire before we moved out and put the Jerries on the run."
Gould, George C, T/ 4, Hq. Btry., A. W. Bn., 387th A. A. A., 5th Armd. Div., Naugatuck.
" Last Christmas Eve and Day 1944, my outfit got orders to pull our guns out of the Hurtgen Forest and up to the Bulge, but another mechanic and I were left be­hind
to thaw out our halftracks which were frozen in the mud. We worked like hell on those tracks with acetylene torches and pick and shovel until every one of
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these vehicles was running and the only food I had all day was a hamburger sand­wich
for my Christmas dinner. We finished at 10 P. M. and shoved off to join our outfit at Eupen, Belgium."
Humphrey, E. Correll, T/ 5, 127th Ord. Grp., M. M. Co., Hartford.
" The buzz bombs that landed all over our area at Sauerbrodt, Belgium, gave me my worst time during all the months I spent in the ETO, Those things kept me scared all the time, and that's no lie either. The best day I ever had, I guess, was V- E Day as I figured that my prospects for getting home soon were pretty good. The best time I ever had was on one of those Army- sponsored tours to Switzer­land.
I'll remember that for a long time as it was the first vacation I had in some months and the country was quite a contrast to the other places I saw in Europe."
Johnson, Roy C. T/ 5, Hq. Det.. 216th Q. M. Bn., Manchester.
" The most interesting thing in my ex­perience
was visiting Korea during the time I was in the occupation forces there for two months. The poverty and filth they lived in was amazing. Most of their clothing was white and in the winter time all they did was to add a few more layers of it. Most of the women carried little children on their backs and the little children even carried their baby sisters and brothers on their backs. You'd see a tiny three- footer marching along with a kid almost as long strapped to her back. Married women wore their hair up and unmarried women wore it down, but they all looked the same under it. There's very little transportation, mostly bicycles and wagons and darn few cars. Everybody you see is carrying a bundle. After looking over a place like that it makes you happy living in the USA."
Komerowski, Walter V.: Pfc, Btry. C., A. W. Bn., 387th A. A. A., 5th Armd. Div., Wallingford.
" Our battalion had a field- day on January 1, 1945, but I missed it. I was a vertical gun- pointer on an M- 15, a brace of twin- fifties, but when the Jerries came over that morning I was at a New Year's Day Mass in the local Catholic church at Eupen, Belgium. When I heard our guns open up on ' em I started for the door to get to my position, but the all the Belgians from around the town were trying to crowd into the church for protection and blocked my way so I couldn't get out. When I finally got out it was all over, but my battalion had knocked down 14 of those Kraut ships."
Lucash, Joseph F., S/ Sgt., 532d Engr. Boat and Shore Regt., Milford.
" The first thing 1 insist on saying is that I'm glad to be home. I went overseas in October of ' 43 and with this amphibious outfit I was with I made the D- Day landings at Hollandia, Leyte and San Jose on Mindanao. I know that the Battle of the Bulge in Europe made the headlines smaller on that San Jose deal, but that didn't make it any the less tough. That time the whole Jap navy — or what was left of it — came after us. They shelled us and raised hell but I never lost one of the landing crafts I operated. I've had mor­tars
land in ' em and kill men but none of the shrapnel got me or caused the thing to go under. In the fifth wave at Leyte while we were bringing in vehicles, the Japs tried to machine gun us but all their efforts missed and we brought in the stuff we were supposed to."
McCraken, Stanley L.. Pfc, Co. A., 432d Sig. Const. Bn., Thompsonville.
" Some of the days we were uncertain if the Japs had been cleared out of places we were to put up wire. At times we would run
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into a few snipers but only one of our men ever got hit, I was a lineman from Cal­cutta
to China, working on the 2000 miles of wire we put up. It took us 19 months to reach China with our wire and I was al­most
dead from overwork when we got there. There's a big difference in laying wire here in the States and out there in the jungles."
McDonald, William L., T/ 5, Btry. B., A. W. Bn., 387th A. A. A., 5th Armd. Div., New Haven.
" When the American drive to Berlin stopped near the Elbe River we were credited with having the closest American CP to Berlin on May 5, 1945. Our CP was in a farmhouse near Wittemburg and we were just waiting around to meet the Russians. It was nice to just sit and discuss the possibilities of peace and search around for liquor. When the announcement did come you can bet we all managed to have plenty of brandy on hand."
Miller, Joseph J.. T/ 4, Co. A., 432d Sig. Cons. Bn., CBI, New Haven.
" We had no sooner landed in India when they put us to work stringing lines for the pipeline to China, That wasn't too bad except that it was in the monsoon season of May and June of 1944 and the conditions were new to us. We learned fast, however, what we were up against when we saw the terrain we had to work with — it was marshy and uncertain. We had to set those line- poles in by hand and sometimes worked in water up to our knees. Many times we set up 20 to 30 poles in one day only to return the next day to find that everyone of them was down."
Molles, Walter J., T/ 3, 127th Ord. Grp., M. M. Co., East Norwalk.
" The worst experience I ever had was while repairing some trucks in the Creisy Forest in Normandy and the Germans
came over and bombed and strafed us. We had to hit cover in a hurry and stay covered up for a long time while those bombs and bullets fell all around those trucks. Another time at the Bulge with the Germans very close, we had to go up during the night and pull out 65 damaged trucks. That one was close all the way through. The best day I ever had was V- E Day as I got my first day off in over a year. We ran into a storm on the way back that was a beauty. It took us 20 days to get across the Atlantic but right now I figure that anything I had to suffer was worth it to get home and get that discharge."
Moran, Robert E., T/ 4, Co. B., 432d Sig. Cons. Bn., CBI, New London.
" The mechanics in a company motor pool only have to do second- echelon maintenance on our vehicles, but that keeps you busy enough under ordinary conditions when it means getting those trucks out to linemen extended all along a line for miles. Every theater has special troubles with the weather, but ours was really a headache when the monsoon season hit us in India. We've seen the times when we had to change an axle in a couple of feet of water."
Nastasia, Matthew M., Pfc, Btry C, 387th A. A. Bn., 5th Armd. Div., Bridge­port.
" Last Thanksgiving I spent my time in the Hurtgen Forest dodging fire and eating turkey in the snow. It's plenty rough over there and I intend to make Up a lot of lost time that was spent chasing some lousy Germans back into Germany. For my money you can take the Nazis and string them up without a lot of wasted time in trials."
Parsons, Bradford M., T/ 5, 29th Gen. Hosp., Stratford.
" The worst time I ever had was during the hurricane of July ' 45 while we were at
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sea between Ulithi in the Caroline Islands and Okinawa. I guess I didn't know enough to be afraid but it was a very rough deal for many of the others. I had occasion to go up on the bridge during the storm and I saw the instruments that register the roll and pitch of the ship. They were stuck at 45 degrees, the furthest they go! There were nearly 2,000 guys on the vessel and all of them were in danger for the full four days of that awful storm. Of course, nothing could be cooked because nothing could be kept on the stove, and since we were supposed to be running in convoy we nearly had some bad collisions."
Rivers, Alphonse, Pfc., 24th Sig. Co., 24th Div., Bridgeport.
" The day we landed in Leyte was tough as the Japs had a spot on a hill from which they poured a very accurate fire on us. They sure had us in their sights that day. A few days later I had a closer call than when I landed, when the truck I was driving hit a land mine and was knocked off the road and over the side of the mountain. Lucky thing that I was thrown clear or I couldn't be able to talk about that one. I got a good shaking up out of it, just the same. It was tough to have to spend 31 months in the Pacific, but it was a job that had to be done."
Rosner, Irwin A., T/ 5, Btry. B., A. W. Bn., 387th A. A. A., 5th Armd. Div., New Haven.
" We had just moved into a forward posi­tion
in the Hurtgen Forest on December 8, 1944, where the fighting was really fierce. Shells and bombs were dropping constantly as the Germans made a feint in our direction before breaking through to the north in Belgium. Around 4 P. M. I finally got a break and holed in for some sleep until a guard awoke me to give medical treatment to one of our boys. He had been hit by the top of a tree that had
been sheared off by some Kraut time- fire. Tt was already dark and we had no light whatsoever but he was suffering from a concussion and a fractured pelvis so I did the best I could until we could carry him back about half a mile to an evac station."
Schultz, Herbert A., T/ Sgt., 59th Army Postal Unit, Fairfield.
" I moved from England to Germany through France and then went right over to the other side of the world and into Okinawa and then Korea — without a breather home. Although I was in Liege when they threw over the buzz bombs they didn't come very close to me. I had a good time in Paris the day after it was liberated and it was quite an experience to go to the Riviera for a short rest."
Scirica, Philip, Pvt., 1395th Engr. Constr. Bn., Windsor.
" When we set out to occupy Korea they told us we would be able to stay in hotels but when we got there we stayed in a rice paddy right in the water for two months, the whole time we were around. It was our job to repair and fix up, or modernize, the Jap garrison's hospitals for the winter use of our troops in Inchon. While we were there a guy in the tent with me died after taking a few drinks of some Jap brandy he found. Apparently it was booby trap stuff because when the medics analyzed it they found it contained menthol alky —" and to think I refused a drink of it when he offered it to me!"
Stachowicz, Cornelius M., T/ 5, Btry. A., 110 A. A. Gun Bn., 1st Army, Middle­town.
" I missed being bombed out by our own planes by a matter of minutes during the Bulge. I had left my position to go to an ordnance outfit for repairs on my jeep and as I was leaving our planes dropped bombs by mistake on the position I left. Two men were killed and I had been with
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them just before they got it. I guess that my name wasn't in the books that day and that's why I'm back in good condition. I liked Europe and I hope that I can return as a civilian and see some of the places I missed."
Toraya, Benigno C., T/ 5. 993d Sig. Bn., ( Sep.), Bridgeport.
" Jap troops were trying to reach the banks of the Salween River before we could get across but luckily for us we beat them to it. I was attached to a Chinese Army with a signal team and the Salween cross­ing
was my first engagement. If the Japs had reached the banks before us they could have kept us from crossing and had us in the open. We set up our positions just as they reached an area before the river and were able to beat them off. This happened in China on May 12, ' 44 and my job was to keep radio contact with our American base in the rear. A Jap mortar landed about 30 yards from me as I worked my radio and I didn't waste any time in moving. That shell killed four Chinese who were standing up at the time it landed."
Vicchitto, Joseph V., T/ 4, 537th Ord. Co., H. M., XX Corps, 3d Army, Middle- town.
" The worst experience I ever had was at Metz when the railroad guns the Germans used got our range and poured it on. I really sweated that one out. We did the maintenance work on all the tanks and cars of the 20th and had plenty to keep us busy. The best day I ever spent in the Army was at Marseille, France, when our direct trip to the CBI was called off just as we were about to get on the boat. That was V- J Day and you can bet that I took part in that celebration with a lot of feel­ing.
I didn't want any part of that part of the world."
Wein, William, Pfc, 544th Sq., 384th Bmb. Grp., Hartford.
" I was 30 minutes late for the New Year's celebration and nearly missed see­ing
' 45 in on account of that raid. About eight of our B- 17s and B- 24s were set on fire on the ground when the Jerries came in to strafe at our field near Brussels. When it started I headed for the nearest slit trench and kept my head down. Dur­ing
my stay at that strip I was crew chief and I really like working on those planes. 1 am going to study more about them as soon as I can."
Wieler, Edward W., Sgt., 325th Sq., 92d Bmb. Grp., West Haven.
" During a good part of my service over­seas
I was a flying control operator in the Midlands, England. I also did control tower work at a strip in France later. One time in England during a heavy fog when the planes were taking off for a mission one of them ran off the strip and exploded with a full load. The plane that was following it was turning back on account of this and when it got around it crashed into another plane that was taking off behind it. Both these airships went up in a second terrific explosion and in the tower I beat the colonel to the floor."
Yuhas, Stephen W., S/ Sgt., Co. A., 432d Sig. Constr. Bn., CBI, South Norwalk.
" The muddy and loose terrain we had to sink our poles in in India along that oil pipeline to China was pretty tough to count on — you didn't know when they would come down. I was stringing some wire one day in June 1944 and had just gotten to the top of one pole to attach some wire when I felt it begin to sway. Boy, I got down that pole in record time and just as I stepped off to the ground it creaked and fell with a big crash."
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STATE AIDS AND BENEFITS
The laws of the State of Connecticut provide for many forms of aid, benefits and preferences for veterans, and for their next of kin in varying degrees. The following digest is designed to inform of the aids, benefits and preferences, and to designate the local or state agency charged with providing full information to veterans. There are thirty- four full- time and eight part- time Veterans Centers operating which serve 86 of the 169 cities and towns in the State. In some smaller towns the Town Clerks act as a " Veterans Center".
Tax Exemptions — File discharge with your Town Clerk; notify local assessors and collector.
Local Taxes — Any veteran is exempt from taxes on real or personal property up to $ 1,000 in valuation. Disabled veterans are exempt up to $ 3,000, according to disability ratings. This ex­emption
is in part valid for veterans' wives, and next of kin, as specified by the Statutes. See Local Tax Collector.
Local Business Taxes — ( Personal property) on stock, fixtures and equipment of new businesses established by veterans, for three years. See Local Tax Collector.
Old Age Assistance Taxes — Servicemen are exempt, during active service in armed forces, and veterans may secure refund if they paid while in active service. See Local Tax Collector.
State Unincorporated Business Taxes — On new businesses established by any veteran, good for three years. See Tax Commissioner, State Office Building, Hartford.
Free Business Licenses — Most licenses are free; renewals usually unnecessary for varying periods. See your Town Clerk.
Professional Licenses — Qualified veterans can be admitted to the practice of law or chiropractic without examination in most cases. Contact your county Bar Association, or the Board of Chiro­practic
Examiners, State Office Building, Hartford.
State Employment Preference — Veteran pas­sing
state civil service examination has five points added to score; ten, if he has a disability rating. Names placed on list of eligibles in the order of such augmented score.
The State's general policy on veteran's job preference, which has not the effect of law, was. established by the 1945 General Assembly, with passage of the following:
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representa­tives
:
" 1. That it shall be the policy of the State, acting through the Connecticut Veterans Reemploy­ment
and Advisory Commission, to encourage Connecticut employers to voluntarily set aside a minimum of 25 per cent of post- war jobs for veter­ans
of World War II.
" 2. That it shall be the policy of the State until July 1, 1950, to give preference to veterans of World War II in all State positions outside the classified service of the merit system act and in all positions involving contractual services and part time services and in all cases where compensation is paid by the State whether on a fee basis or otherwise.
" 3. That until July 1, 1950, it shall also be the policy of the State that appointing officers of the State, as defined by Sec. 2049 of the General Statutes, shall, other conditions being equal, give preference to veterans of World War II in filling State positions from registers of eligible candidates furnished by the State Personnel Department."
Educational Aids — With satisfactory cre­dentials,
a veteran can secure free a grammar school or high school diploma from the State Board of Education, State Office Building, Hartford.
Free instruction in secondary subjects ( high school courses) will be furnished by the State Board of Education if your town can't do it. See your local school officials.
Financial aid for college educations for children, 16 to 23, of servicemen killed in service. Consult the State Board of Education.
Aid for Needy Veterans — If you are being cared for under legal direction of the Veterans Home Commission, your children under 16, husband, wife or widowed mother can receive weekly finan­cial
assistance up to $ 10. for an adult and $ 6. for a child. Apply to the Commission, through the Veterans Home, Rocky Hill.
If you need temporary financial assistance because of a service disability, contact the Veterans Home Commission, Rocky Hill.
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Fund — Many of the veterans' aid benefits set out above are pay­able
from the income produced by this fund which is to be augmented by a portion of the Connecticut tax on cigarettes until the principal of the fund reaches $ 15,000,000. Disbursements of these funds to carry out aid provisions to veterans, and certain relatives and next of kin of veterans pursuant to statute, are through the State Treasurer of the American Legion, State Office Building, Hartford.
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THE MUSTER OUT ROLL CALL
Names, rank and addresses of Connecticut men discharged during the period December 22 to 24, 1945, from the official Group Rosters, Fort Devens Separation Center, Mass.
ABBATELLO, Andrew, Pfc.
68 Williams St., New Haven ADAJIAN, Aram J., T/ 4
234 High St., New Britain ADAMS, Frederick J., T/ 4
Sharon
ADAMS, Maynard E., T/ 5
42 Pacific St., Stamford AFFINITO, Ralph, Pfc.
360 East St., New Haven AIMS, Edward J., T/ 5
68 Ocean Ave., Bridgeport ALEKSUNES, Algart, Sgt.
550 Broad St., Hartford ALLEN, Horace W., T/ Sgt.
West Lake, Branford ALPERT, Samuel, Pfc.
224 Mather St., Hartford ALTIERI, Angelo P., T/ 4
1395 Kossuth St., Bridgeport ANDERSON, Robert W., T/ 4
375 Hillside Ave., Naugatuck ANDREWS, Charles E., T/ 4
621 Bishop Ave., Bridgeport ARMSTRONG, James L., Cpl.
76 Russell St., Hartford AUGUSTYN, Stanley A., T/ 5
168 South Main St., Middletown BABEY, George, T/ Sgt.
160 Graham St., Stratford BABYAK, Thomas E., S/ Sgt.
69 Waterview Ave., Bridgeport BAGGS, John, Pvt.
Mansfield Depot BAKER, Joseph F., Cpl.
56 Rockland Ave., Stratford BAKER, William R., Cpl.
613 Wethersfield Ave., Hartford BALBONI, Armando, Pfc.
88 Boulanger Ave., West Hartford BALINT, Andrew S., S/ Sgt.
1309 Seaview Ave., Bridgeport BALLON, Julian, Pfc.
50 Manners Ave., Willimantic BARAN, Adolph G., Pfc.
223 Fairfield Ave., Stamford BARANAUSKAS, John P., T/ 5
39 Summit St.. Waterbury BARANOWSKI, William W., Pfc.
326 High St., New Britain BARELLA, Gaetano M., T/ 4
69 Wilson St., Stamford BARRON, William F., M/ Sgt.
4 London St., Norwich BAYEROWSKI, Edward L., Pfc.
Matson Hill Rd., South Glastonbury BAXA, Frank, T/ 4
131 Connecticut Ave., South Norwalk BEATTY, Marshall G., Jr., T/ 5
RFD, Judd's Bridge Farm, New Milford BEAULAC, Lawrence F., Pvt.
RFD 38, Cognewaugh Rd., Cos Cob BEHNKE, Albert F., T/ 5
19 Travis Ave., Stamford BEKASI, John F., Pfc.
26 Lawton St., Torrington BELL, Willie, T/ 5
5 Brook St., Waterbury BENICEWICZ, Vincent A., Cpl.
15 Summit St., Danbury
BENNETT, William E., Pfc.
35 Arch St., New Haven BENSON, Chester F., Pfc.
73 Oakwood Ave., West Hartford BICKFORD, Ronald L., T/ 5
New Haven Rd., Naugatuck BINGHAM, Leo F., T/ 5
Vivian St., RFD 2, New London BISHOP, Kenneth W., Cpl.
Box 1255, New London BJEIKO, Martin, Pfc.
345 Main St., Danbury BLAKE, Ralph O., T/ 4
Wheeler's Farms Rd., Milford BLANTIN, George E., T/ 4
General Delivery, Long Hill BONGO, James F., S/ Sgt,
428 West Main St., Stamford BOTTIGLIRI, Charles, Pfc.
14 Bourn Ave., Bristol BOUTEILLER, Alfred W., S/ Sgt.
305 Bank St., Waterbury BOWMAN, Harry J., Jr., Pfc.
5 Broad St., Stonington BRADLEY, Arthur J., T/ 5
105 Sisson Ave., Hartford BRINK, Walter G., Sgt.
Somersville BROCKETT, Clarence L., Pfc.
1372 State St., New Haven BROWN, Leroy F., Jr., Pfc.
RFD 1, Barker St., Waterbury BROWN, Michael J., Cpl.
48 Roath St., Norwich BROWN, Percy D., Pfc.
113 River St., Thomaston BRZOZOWSKI, Chester F., T/ 5
219 Sheldon St., Hartford BUGBEE, Kenneth C, Pfc.
356 Main St., Putnam BUGBEE, Philip D., Sgt.
West Willington BULKA, Chester A., T/ 5
18 Scott St., Naugatuck BULLOCK, George E., Pfc.
16 Thomas St., Waterbury BURGESS, Ralph E., T/ 4
1300 Boulevard, West Hartford BURKE, William T., T/ 3
21 Wheeler St., Somersville BURNHAM, George D., Pvt.
12 Union St., Waterbury BURR, William J., T/ 5
124 Hungerford St., Hartford CALIENDO, Jerry L., Pfc.
431 Greenwich Ave., New Haven CALLAHAN, William F., T/ 3
18 Richard Rd., East Hartford CAMBRAS, Alexander W., T/ 3
93 Baldwin St., Bridgeport CANFIELD, Frank R., T/ 4
188 William St., Middletown CAPEN, Charles C, T/ 3
12 Chappelle St., Danbury CARBONE, Angelo V., T/ Sgt.
21 Bristol St., West Haven CARDINAL, Bernard J., T/ 4
15 Terrace Ave., Taftville CARGILE, Herbert M., Sgt.
696 Dixwell Ave., New Haven CARLO, Vincent W., T/ 4
28 Dikeman St., Waterbury CARLONI, Carlo J., Cpl.
68 Chestnut St., Branford CAROSELLA, Louis, T/ 5
120 Ponham St., Waterbury CAROZZA, Michael F., T/ 4
212 Charles St., Waterbury CARPEL, Richard D., T/ Sgt.
157 Post Rd., Darien CARROLL, William E., 1st/ Sgt,
1005 Kossuth St., Bridgeport CASOLO, Ralph M., T/ 4
29 Dean St., Stamford CASTELLANI, Joseph, Pfc.
21 Seyms St., Hartford CASWELL, George S., Pfc.
Box 346, North Stonington CATLIN, Clifford G., S/ Sgt.
c/ o Aaron French, Sterling CAVALIERE, Mario J., Sgt.
130 Linen Ave., Bridgeport CECERE, George J., T/ 5
870 Hallett St., Bridgeport CEGELKA, Leo M., Pvt.
141 West St., Seymour CEREMANO, Mario J., Pfc.
65 Powe St., Ansonia CHAFFEE, Burton A., S/ Sgt.
23 Broad St., Wethersfield CHAGNON, Pierre E., S/ Sgt.
72 High St., Southington CHAIA, Stanley W., Sgt.
6 Merline Ave., West Hartford CHAMPLIN, Spencer H., T/ 4
73 Knollwood Rd., East Hartford CHASSE, Normand J., T/ 4
424 New Britain Ave., Hartford CHELSTOWSKI, Anthony, Pfc.
523 East St., New Haven CHIAPPETTA, Joseph P., S/ Sgt,
25 Clinton Ave., Stamford CHIOCCHIO, Vincent J., Pfc.
6 Brown St., New Haven CHIUCARELLO, Albert, T/ 4
4 Court St., Waterbury CHRETIEN, Arthur R., T/ 5
8 Gilbert Court, Jewett City CIVITELLO, Lawrence, Pfc.
56 Stevens St., New Haven CLAPP, Japhros A., Pfc.
61 Bishop St., Waterbury CLARKE, Reginald W., Pfc.
1102 Washington Village, South Norwalk CLINTON, George F., Jr., 1st/ Sgt.
32 Martin St., Hartford COFFIN, Vernon L., Pfc.
129 South St., Hartford COHEN, Paul A., T/ 5
17 Adeline St., New Haven COLLINS, John J., Sgt.
Marsh Hill Rd., RFD 5, West Haven COOK, Floyd W., Pfc.
30 Summer St., Bristol CORCORAN, Anthony F., T/ 5
340 East Ave., Bridgeport COREY, Paul L., T/ Sgt.
RFD 3, Winsted COSTANZO, Carmen M., S/ Sgt.
712 Fairview Ave., Bridgeport COUGHLIN, Michael J., T/ 4
27 Curtis St., Hartford COUTURE, Leonard J., Sgt.
51 Brown Ave., Jewett City CUTLER, Kenneth E., T/ 3
26 Maple St., Danielson CRANDALL, George E., S/ Sgt.
100 Morro St., Oakville
CRATTY, John F., T/ 4
86 Camden St., Devon CRUCITTI, Daniel, T/ 5
North Sound Beach Ave., Old Greenwich CRUSE, Leonard C, Pvt.
11 Spruce St., Danbury DAHLBERG, Albert G., T/ 4
Madison
DAJNEROWICZ, Edward F., Cpl.
105 School St., Union City D'AMATO, John L., T/ Sgt,
56 Willow St., Bridgeport DAVIS, George J., T/ 4
53 Windsor St., Thompsonville DAVIS, George L., Pfc.
RFD 3, Putnam DAVIS, Reginald, Pvt.
77 Pilgrim Ave., Waterbury DeBONE, Joseph, T/ 5
283 Westport Ave., Norwalk DeCICCO, Theodosio A., T/ 5
10 Woolsey St., New Haven DELANEY, James M., Pfc.
276 Mountain Grove St., Bridgeport DEMPSEY, John H., T/ 5
79 Winchester Ave., New Haven DENISON, Frank R., Jr., T/ 5
51 Grant Court, Norwich DEROSIER, Leo G., T/ 5
59 East Main St., New Britain DESJARDIN, Raymond J., T/ Sgt,
19 Ballou St., Putnam DESMOND, John J., Cpl.
76 Starr St., New Haven DEUSE, Arvid M., Pfc.
Liberty St., Chester DeVITA, George A., T/ Sgt.
138 Coleman Rd., Wethersfield DEWEY, Donald A., Pvt.
836 Main St., Winsted DIDZEVICIUS, Frank J., Pvt.
18 Lafayette St., Waterbury DiMAGGIO, Joseph, Pfc.
386 Union Ave., Bridgeport DiORIO, Joseph P., T/ Sgt.
Box 414, South Norwalk DiPRATO, Victor R., S/ Sgt.
68 Hebron St., Hartford DOBI, Joseph, Jr., Cpl.
389 Bostwick Ave., Bridgeport DOMINICK, Henry V., S/ Sgt.
551 North Main St., Naugatuck DOOLAN, Joseph J., Pvt.
63 James St., Bridgeport DORAN, Edward F., Pvt.
164 Avery St., RFD 1, Manchester DORVAL, Norman H., T/ 5
392 New Britain Ave., Hartford DOUVILLE, Lawrence J., T/ 5
38 Wintonbury Ave., Bloomfield DRISTA, William R., Pfc.
Notch Hill Rd., North Branford DUBEAU, Liguori N., T/ 5
64 Main St., Grosvenordale DUBENSKY, Peter T., Pfc.
41 Loomis St., Hartford DUBICK, Michael J., T/ 5
123 Irving St., Hartford DUBNANSKI, Horace, Pfc.
8 Roosevelt Ave., Terryville DUNPHY, George W., Pfc.
21 1/ 2 Union St., Waterbury DURICA, John F., Sgt.
26 Organ St., Bridgeport DURSO, Frank, Pvt.
174 Blatchley Ave., New Haven DUZAL, John J., T/ 5
12 Terrace Pl., Danbury DYNIA, Frank W., Cpl.
74 Mechanic St., New Haven ECKERT, Robert, T/ 5
25 Liberty St., Bridgeport EDWARDS, Michael W., T/ 5
389 Capitol Ave., Hartford ELDRIDGE, Orrin W., Pfc.
RFD, Granby ELKIN, Abraham M., T/ 4
Moodus
EMANUELSON, Carl W., M/ Sgt.
Box 346, West Main St., Ivoryton EMERY, Edmond L., Cpl.
80 Rowan St., Danbury EMMETTE, Lee W., Sgt,
6 Cottage St., Middletown EPHROSS, Arthur J., T/ 4
11 Hazelwood St., Roxbury ESPOSITO, Joseph A., Pfc.
602 Center St. Ext., Bridgeport ESPOVITCH, William S., Cpl.
160 DeWitt St., New Haven ETHIER, Horace T., S/ Sgt.
1484 Albany Ave., Hartford EYBEL, Ernest P., Pfc.
605 Winchester Ave., New Haven FABRIZIO, Joseph P., S/ Sgt.
13 Mannin St., Stamford FEARS, George W., Cpl.
426 North Main St., Waterbury FELIX, David, Cpl.
703 Main St., Hartford FENN, Wesley W., T/ 4
27 Vance St., New Britain FERRARI, Mario M., Pfc.
18 Devine St., North Haven FERRELL, Jack E., Cpl.
129 Blue Hills Ext., North Bloomfield FERRO, Joseph P., Pfc.
82 Marlboro St., Hamden FETZER, Woodrow C, T/ 3
RFD 1, Storrs FIORE, Frank, S/ Sgt.
45 Beckley Ave., Stamford FIORE, Samuel, Pfc.
18 Walter Ave., Norwalk FLANDERS, Thomas G., T/ Sgt.
171 Church St., West Haven FOGG, Joseph L., Pfc.
11 Division St., Greenwich FORTIN, Leopold, Pfc.
107 Laurel St., Hartford FOWLKES, William A., T/ 5
Lakeville FREEDMAN, Max I., Sgt.
711 Congress Ave., New Haven FROSCENO, Nicholas J., Jr., S/ Sgt.
182 Elizabeth St., Derby FROST, Charles S., T/ 5
106 Mather St., Hartford FURBER, Felton I., T/ 5
Box 104, Montville FUSCO, Patrick, Pfc.
73 Hallock St., New Haven GAYLOR, Oscar, Sgt,
73 Standish St., Hartford GIANFREDO, Julius, S/ Sgt,
192 Franklin St., New Haven GIANNOTTI, Mariano R., T/ 5 152 DeWitt St., New Haven GIGLIO, Anthony J., Sgt.
56 Auburn St., New Haven GILES, George E., T/ 5
8 Webster St., New Haven GILEWSKI, Anthony J., Pfc.
262 South St., Stamford GINELLA, Nat M., Pfc.
627 Main St., Torrington
GITLEN, Irving I., T/ Sgt.
144 Branford St., Hartford GILICA, Stanley F., T/ 5
76 Pulaski St., Stamford GOLD, Herman, S/ Sgt.
53 Canaan Court, Bridgeport GOMBATZ, John C, Cpl.
53 Lyons St., New Britain GOODALE, Willis H., Pfc.
Storrs
GORMAN, Donald L., T/ 5
115 Greenfield St., Hartford GOULD, George C, T/ 4
73 Lewis St., Naugatuck GRECO, Bernard J., Pfc.
Box 89, 103 Klondike St., Grosvenordale GREENHALGH, Milton, Cpl.
362 West Main St., New Britain GRILLO, Jacko, T/ 4
Box 90, Plantsville GUDONES, Joseph Y., S/ Sgt.
154 Cross St., Middletown GUDZINSKI, Carl H. F., Sgt,
Box 32, Main St., New Haven GUERRI, Roland R., Pfc.
27 Sexton St., New Britain GUINAN, George L., T/ Sgt.
62 Freeman St., Hartford GURAL, Peter J., T/ 3
RFD 9, Norwichtown HALLADAY, Clifford W. Pfc.
28 Hamilton St., New Britain HANKIN, Orrin A., Pfc.
220 1/ 2 West Main St., Norwich HANNON, Edward J., Sgt.
91 Seaside Ave., Milford HARRINGTON, Robert J., Sgt,
233 Quinnipiac St., Wallingford HARRIS, Richard E., S/ Sgt.
130 Circular Ave., Hamden HARRIS, William E., T/ 4
155 Main St., Norwalk HEINZ, John R., T/ 4
340 Howard Ave., New Haven HIRSCH, Arthur Z., Jr., Sgt,
Berry Knoll, Woodbury HITCH, Marshall D., Pfc.
99 Clark St., Milford HLEVA, Paul, Pfc.
29 Anderson St., Stratford HOAGLAND, Francis H., Jr., Cpl.
122 Vauxhall St., New London HODDINOTT, Russell F., Pfc.
39 Levesque Ave., West Hartford HODGE, Austin H., T/ 5
34 Ridge Rd., Danbury HORAN, Vincent, Cpl.
14 Morris St., Danbury HUMPHREY, E. Correll, T/ 5
17 Sumner St., Hartford HYLAN, Arthur J., Pvt.
360 Kent Ave.. Bridgeport IANNUZZI, Sabatino, Pfc.
204 Greene St., New Haven INZERO, Frank J., T/ 5
127 Cedar Hill Ave., New Haven JACQUES, Joseph L., S/ Sgt.
19 Upson St., Bristol JAMESON, James, Pvt.
Lakeside, Southbury JASTREZEMSKI, Stanley, Pfc.
206 McClintock St., New Britain JENNINGS, John D., T/ 5
Hearthstone, Danbury JENSEN, Howard N., T/ 4
65 North St., Wethersfield JOHNSON, Carl H., Pfc.
2206 Berlin Turnpike, Newington JOHNSON, Roy C, T/ 5
98 Walker St., Manchester
JOKUBAITIS, John J., S/ Sgt. 686 Broad St., Hartford
JONES, Elliot M., Pfc.
100 Hart St., New Britain
JORDAN, William, T/ 4
35 Grove Ave., Mystic JOSEFOWICZ, Stephen A., S/ Sgt.
64 Chapman St., Willimantic JOVINO, Frank A., Pfc.
527 Maple Ave., Hartford KAGAN, Robert R., T/ 4
202 Blue Hills Ave., Hartford KAMINOWSKI, Haney J., Pvt.
20 Taff Ave., Stamford KAPLAN, David, M/ Sgt.
729 Madison Ave., Bridgeport KARAFA, James S., 1st/ Sgt.
124 Orland St., Bridgeport KARP, Morris H., Pfc.
4 Winthrop St., Hartford KARPEL, Jack L., Pvt.
30 Butler St., New Haven KAYRUS, Ernest R., T/ 5
East Windsor Hill KIDNEY, Edmund P., T/ 3
54 Park Pl., Middletown KIRSHNIT, Sydney J., Sgt.
122 Lyons St., New Britain KISHKIUNAS, John C, Pfc.
109 Lawrence St., Hartford KISSEL, Lawrence, T/ 5
800 Winchester Ave., New Haven KOKOSZKA, Zigmund W., T/ 4
Villa St., Middletown KOMEROWSKI, Walter V., Pfc.
21 Lake St., Wallingford KONECNY, Albert J., Pfc.
415 Hollister Ave., Bridgeport KOSIKOWSKI, Theodore H., T/ 5
370 East Main St., Thomaston KOSS, David, T/ 5
368 West Main St., New Britain KOWALESKI, John J., Jr., T/ 4
155 Main St., Middletown KRAMER, Herman S., T/ 5
372 Oak St., New Haven KRANCZ, Michael, Pfc.
7 Lesko Court, Bridgeport KRASNICKI, Michael G., T/ 3
191 Byram Rd., East Port Chester KRISTOF, Frank J., Pfc.
115 Cannon Rd., East Hartford KRYSZKIEWICZ, John, T/ Sgt.
RFD 2, Seymour KUCHENSKI, Anthony K., Pvt.
7 Linden St., Rockville KULEAS, Michael J., T/ 5
48 High St., East Port Chester KURPIEL, Chester S., Pfc.
308 Greenwich Ave., Stamford LACKED, Wallace I., T/ 5
119 Johnson Ave., Plainville LADD, Arthur J., Jr., Pfc.
RFD 4, Norwich LADD, Edward T., T/ Sgt.
162 Bishop St., New Haven LAMY, Edgar D., Jr., T/ 3
8 Maplewood Pl., Stamford LANE, Lewis F., Pfc.
4 Crescent Ter., South Norwalk LAONE, Joseph F., Pfc.
57 South St., Waterbury LAPERCHIA, Pasquale, T/ 5
106 Forest St., New Canaan LaPONTE, Frank J., T/ 5
36 Gridley St., Bristol
LAPRISE, Marcel R., Sgt.
3 Hartford Ave., New Britain LaRUE, Thomas, Pvt.
General Delivery, Elmwood LAUGHLAN, David H., T/ 5
Box 93, Somers LAZARUS, Jack A., T/ 5
200 North Washington Ave., Bridgeport LEE, Nathaniel, Pfc.
313 Village St., Hartford LEIBOVITZ, Alfred J., T/ 5
55 Gilbert Ave., New Haven LEMIRE, Henry V., T/ 5
Box 216, Tariffville LEMIRE, Wilfred G., Cpl.
873^ Merchants Ave., Taftville LEONE, John M., T/ 4
161 Ailing St., Kensington LESCZCZYNSKI, Joseph W., Pfc.
508 Jane St., Bridgeport LESTAGE, George R., S/ Sgt.
28 Lawrence St., Hartford LEVIN, Maurice, Cpl.
139 Tower Ave., Hartford LIMMER, Robert E., Pfc.
28 North Third St., Meriden LINDAHL, Robert T., Sgt.
420 Villa Ave., Bridgeport LISKIN, George M., T/ 4
98 Martin St., Hartford LIVINGSTON, Roland E., Pfc.
217 Park Rd., West Hartford LOCKARD, James S., Cpl
1109 Washington Village, South Norwalk LOMBARDI, Francis E., T/ 5
553 West Taft Ave., Bridgeport LONG, Thomas, Pvt.
26 Cabot St., Hartford LONGO, Anthony B., T/ 4
1089 Whalley Ave., New Haven LONGO, Victor M., Pfc.
95 Roosevelt St., Bridgeport LORUSSO, Bartholomew, Pvt.
15 Young St., Waterbury LOUCHEN, Francis J., Cpl
RFD, Washington LUBOWICKI, Casimir J., Sgt.
13 Willow St., New Haven LUCASH, Joseph F., S/ Sgt.
244 West Main St., Milford LUDOVICHETTI, Albert, T/ 5
42 High St., Naugatuck LUZMOOR, Lester T., Jr., S/ Sgt.
6 Scott St., East Hartford LYNCH, William, Jr., Pfc.
411 Howard Ave., New Haven MACK, Hollis C, Pfc.
62- B Bellevue Sq., Hartford MACK, William F., T/ 4
399 Sigourney St., Hartford MACCHIO, William, T/ 4
11 Oscar St., Glenbrook MAGOWAN, Paul F., T/ 4
RFD 6, Norwich MAKEPEACE, John V., Pfc.
134 Hillside Ave., Waterbury MANCINI, Natalino, Pfc.
187 Lenox Ave., Bridgeport MANIATES, George, Pvt.
25 York Ave., Norwich MANN, Joseph J., Pfc.
70 Shelton Ave., New Haven MARANDINO, Frank J., Cpl.
162 Clark St., Hartford MARCHEGGIANI, Mario, T/ 4
65 Anderson Ave., West Haven MARKUS, William Pfc.
903 Kings Hwy., Fairfield MARQUAND, William F., Sgt. Niantic
MARSHALL, Harry B., Cpl.
64 Norwood Rd., West Hartford MASON, Lloyd F., Sgt.
34 South Quaker Lane, West Hartford MARTIN, Howard W., Pfc.
87 Fairview Ave., Groton MARTIN, Robert E., T/ 5
251 Lawrence St., Hartford MARTONE, Henry A., Jr., Pfc.
266 East St., New Haven MARYESKI, Joseph P., T/ 5
171 North Bank St., New London MASSARO, Michael G., Cpl.
17 Auburn St., New Haven MASSA, Benjamin R., Pfc.
153 Abbotsford Ave., West Hartford MASSI, William J., Pfc.
24 Talcott St., New Britain MATEY, Edward A., T/ 5
80 Huntington Rd., Bridgeport MATHER, Alden R., S/ Sgt.
Lower Bartlett Rd., Uncasville MATSON, John W., Cpl.
571 Pond Point Rd., Milford MATTHEWS, Francis X., Pfc.
152 Glendale Ave., Hartford MAY, William P., S/ Sgt.
1262 North Ave., Stratford McAULIFFE, James T., Pfc.
22 Willow St., Wethersfield McCARTHY, John J., 1st/ Sgt.
96 Montauk Ave., New London McCRAKEN, Stanley L., Pfc.
Brainard Rd., Thompsonville McCULLOUGH, James W., Pfc.
35 Sixth St., Bridgeport McDONALD, Leon F., T/ 5
Box 162, Southport McDONALD, William L., T/ 5
244 Howard Ave., New Haven McGIVERN, Terence R., T/ 5
17 Osborne St., Danbury McGURKIN, Joseph C, Cpl.
948 Asylum Ave., Hartford McINNIS, Richard P., Pvt.
66 William St., Hartford McLACHLAN, Harry, Jr., Pvt.
20 Deer Hill Ave., Danbury McLELLAN, Russell G., Pfc.
141 Whiting St., Plainville McLEVY, Ellwood C, T/ 3
206 Pine Creek Ave., Fairfield McWALTER, James J., T/ 3
265 Hillside Ave., Hartford MEDWID, Walter J., T/ 4
79 Packard St., Bloomfield MELBOURNE, John R., T/ 4
53 Westford Ave., Stafford Springs MELSKY, Theodore S., Cpl.
21 Peace Court, New Britain MEYERS, Harold A., T/ 5
859 Chapel St., New Haven MIHALOVIO, Stephen J., Cpl.
789 Ogden St., Bridgeport MILLER, Benjamin J., T/ 5
70 Sellech St., Stamford MILLER, Earl J., Pfc.
West Avon Rd., Avon MILLER, Frank A., Pvt.
Box 175, Sterling MILLER, Joseph J., T/ 4
198 Boulevard Rd., New Haven MILNE, George M., Pfc.
41 Bassett St., New Haven MIRANDO, Joseph P., T/ 4
189 Hill St., Waterbury
MITCHELL, Allen H., T/ 5
280 Broadway, Norwich MLYNAR, John, Pfc.
446 Howe Ave., Shelton MODZELEWSKI, Harry W., T/ 5
50 Linnmoore St., Hartford MOLLES, Walter J., T/ 3
201 Liberty Sq., East Norwalk MONTAGONO, Michael J., Sgt.
RFD 1, Guernseytown Rd., Watertown MOORE, William F., T/ Sgt.
166 Nicoll St., New Haven MORAN, Robert E., T/ 4
71 Beckwith St., New London MORGAN, David F., Pfc.
190 Chatham St., New Haven MORGAN, William S., T/ Sgt.
55 High Ridge Rd., West Hartford MORRIS, William E. B., Cpl.
23 High Ridge Ave., Ridgefield MOSCARILLO, John F., T/ 5
496 Harwinton Ave., Torrington MOSES, Michael J., Cpl.
170 South St., Danbury MOTYL, Joseph C, Jr., T/ 5
RFD 3, Far Mill St., Bridgeport MUCCI, Victor C, Cpl.
10 Grant St., Waterbury MULHERN, John J., Pvt.
24 Newman St., South Manchester MULLETT, Bernard R., S/ Sgt.
165 Atwater St., New Haven MUNSON, Paul A., T/ 4
56 Swathmore St., New Haven MUNZNER, Edward H., Cpl.
220 Ferry St., New Haven MURPHY, Thomas J., T/ Sgt.
191 Chatham St., New Haven MUSIAL, Walter S., Pvt.
Foxon Rd., North Branford MUSNICKI, Peter A., Pfc.
361 Main St., Danbury NASTASIA, Matthew M., Pfc.
132 Center St., Bridgeport NASTRI, Paul F., Sgt.
255 Park St., West Haven NICHISTI, Stephen, Pfc.
16 Maple St., Middletown NIELSEN, Alfred, Cpl.
162 Wolcott Hill Rd., Wethersfield NOLAN, James J., Pvt.
10 Forest St., Hartford NOVICKI, Matthew F., T/ 4
740 State St., New Haven OLIVER, David, S/ Sgt.
295 Windsor St., Hartford OLIVETT, Harold, T/ 5
RFD 2, New Canaan OMICIOLI, Ralph, T/ 3
198 Hillside Ave., Hartford ONDOV, George R., T/ 5
110 Madison Ter., Bridgeport O'NEILL, Edward B., T/ 5
144 Wardwell St., Stamford OROS, Stephen P., Sgt.
143 Holly St., Bridgeport OSIECKI, Anthony A., T/ 5
32 1/ 2 Arch St., Meriden OSLAI, Joseph L., Cpl.
266 Spruce St., Bridgeport OSTROWSKI, Joseph A., S/ Sgt.
58 High St., Stafford Springs ORZELIK, Joseph J., T/ 5
33 St. John St., New Haven PAGNOZZI, Ralph A., Pfc.
117 North Washington Ave., Bridgeport PALLONE, Andrew D., S/ Sgt.
879 Grand St., Bridgeport PAPARIELLO, Frank A., S/ Sgt.
10 Gilmore St., Bridgeport PARSONS, Bradford M., T/ 5
1076 Stratford Ave., Stratford PASTORELLA, Frank J., Pfc.
89 Prospect St., Ansonia PEARSON, Sune S., Cpl.
62 Riverview Ave., New London PECK, Rial S., S/ Sgt.
11 Cumberland St., Hartford PELLERIN, Corade G., T/ Sgt.
23 South St., Danielson PENDLETON, Charlie H., Pfc.
584 Capitol Ave., Bridgeport PERILLE, Samuel R., Pfc.
370 Huntington Rd., Bridgeport PERRONE, Joseph J., Sgt.
35 Alstrum St., Hamden PESCHEL, Albert J., T/ 4
215 Blohm St., West Haven PETERS, John J., Jr., Pfc.
21 1/ 2 West Wooster St., Danbury PETERSON, Roger N., T/ 5
353 Burlington Ave., Bristol PETRONE, Ernest J., Pfc.
5 Walnut St., Thompsonville PETROWSKI, Adam W., T/ 5
Grove St., West Cheshire PINTO, Joseph J., T/ Sgt.
381 Catherine St., Bridgeport PINTO, Michael E., Pfc.
Bldg., 17, Apt. 208, Y. M. V., Bridgeport PITCAVAGE, William A., Pvt.
884 Highland Ave., Waterbury PIZZONIA, James G., S/ Sgt.
20 Grove Court, Meriden POSLUSNY, Stanley J., Pfc.
28 Winter St., Ansonia POWELL, Robert E., S/ Sgt.
1573 Thomaston Ave., Waterbury POZZUOLI, Evo M., T/ 5
160 Olivia St., Derby PREBIT, Edmund J., T/ 5
7 South St., Windsor Locks PROTO, Neil, Pfc.
104 Exchange St., New Haven QUINT, Sigmund J., T/ 4
127 Canner St., New Haven RACKIS, Carl P., Cpl.
19 Whitworth St., Thompsonville RAGAINI, John, T/ 5
39 Lester St., West Haven RASCHKE, Paul J., S/ Sgt.
246 Roselle St., Bridgeport RECKO, Frank W., Pvt.
205 Bristol St., Southington REICH, George F., Pvt.
117 Redfield Rd., Fairfield REIMAN, George E., S/ Sgt.
Portland REIS, Louis P., 1st/ Sgt.
10 Harmony St., Stonington REYNOLDS, Merton L., Pvt.
5 Cherry St., Danbury RIVERS, Alphonse, Pfc.
500 Bostwick Ave., Bridgeport ROBERTS, Edward H., Cpl.
RFD 2, Old Lyme ROBERTS, Stephen H., Jr., Pfc.
19 Fair St., Guilford ROBINSON, James W., Jr., T/ 5
23 Cassidy Pk., Greenwich ROMANIELLO, Canio P., T/ 4
46 Liberty St., Stamford ROMEROWSKI, Walter V., Pfc.
21 Lake St., Wallingford ROSENKRANZ, William M., T/ 4
59 Main St., Danbury
ROSNER, Irwin A., T/ 5
145 Royden Rd., New Haven ROSSI, Pasquale J., Pfc.
1 Pequot St., Hartford ROURICK, Robert J., T/ 3
3 Wallace Court, Bridgeport RUMLEY, Charles J., T/ 4
179 Sisson Ave., Hartford RYAN, Edward F., T/ 4
10 George St., Danbury RYAN, Robert L., Pfc.
Apt. 306, Bldg. 18, Y. M. V., Bridgeport SADOSKY, Edward F., Sgt.
111 Barker St., Hartford SAGGESE, Dominick J., Pfc.
New Canaan ST. JOHN, Walden E., T/ 3
305 Tolland St., East Hartford SALVATORE, Anthony J., Pfc.
3 Lesley St., Stamford SAMUEL, Stanley A., T/ 5
94 Silver St., New Britain SARICA, Frank J., Pfc.
92 North Water St., East Port Chester SAWICKI, Chester W., Pfc.
568 North Main St., Norwich SCARAMUZZO, John, Cpl.
18 Castle St., New Haven SCHLITTER, Earl H., Pfc.
410 Grand Ave., New Haven SCHROEDER, Carl T., S/ Sgt.
157 Hobson Ave., Bristol SCHULTZ, Herbert A., T/ Sgt.
85 Chapman Ave., Bridgeport SCHWENTKE, Walter K., Pfc.
134 Francis Ave., Hartford SCIRICA, Philip, Pvt.
237 East Granby Rd., Windsor SCOTT, Samuel, T/ 5
152 Mather St., Hartford SCUNGIO, William A., Sgt.
27 Pierpont St., New Haven SELING, Joseph L., Pvt.
92 Franklin St., New Britain SEPESI, John, Jr., Cpl.
359 Reid St., Fairfield SESTERO, Walter B., Cpl.
666 Matson Hill Rd., South Glastonbury SHANNON, John M., T/ Sgt.
256 Broad St., Norwich SHAPIRO, Maurice, Pfc.
631 Colorado Ave., Bridgeport SHEA, Charles T., T/ 4
75 Turner St., Willimantic SHORTELL, Richard J., Pfc.
14 Pomeroy Ave., Wallingford SICA, Philip J., M/ Sgt.
102 Warren Dr., East Hartford SICKLICK, Sherman B., S/ Sgt,
160 Maple St., New Britain SIEGEL, Joseph R., Cpl.
247 McKinley St., Torrington SIENA, Andrew, S/ Sgt.
6 Franklin St., New Haven SILVERSTEIN, Louis A., Pfc.
23 Jackson St., Ansonia SIMMONS, Richard E., S/ Sgt.
77 Starkweather St., Manchester SMEGELSKI, Adam E., Pvt.
117 Curtiss St., Union City SMITH, Francis P., Cpl.
Apt. 2, 83 Church St., Norwich SMITH, Thomas P., M/ Sgt,
213 Starr St., New Haven SMITH, Warren A., T/ 4
7 Roy St., Thompsonville SMYTH, Francis B., T/ Sgt.
16 Franklin St., Thompsonville SNOW, Richard B., Pvt.
Washington SONSTROM, Clarence R., Sgt.
56 Lexington St., Bristol SORBELLO, Joseph, S/ Sgt.
Hart St., Southington SPENCER, Robert R., Pvt.
4 Marshall St., Hartford SPREMULLO, John A., T/ 5
9 Piave St., Stamford STACHOWICZ, Cornelius M., T/ 5
166 Lincoln St., Middletown STEGINA, Joseph M., T/ 5
444 Harbor St., Branford STEINMILLER, Charles J., T/ 4
71 Park Ave., Wethersfield STODDARD, John E., S/ Sgt.
17 Knollwood Rd., West Hartford STOLARSKI, Edward A., M/ Sgt.
Riversville Rd., Glenville STRASKA, Edward J., S/ Sgt.
65 Williams St., Hartford STYLER, Leon E., Pfc.
205 Jefferson St., Hartford SUFFREDINI, Fred P., S/ Sgt,
256 Chatham St., New Haven SULIK, Joseph E., S/ Sgt.
653 Tunxis Hill Rd., Bridgeport SULLIVAN, Philip J., T/ 5
78 Tulip St., Bristol SULLIVAN, William J., S/ Sgt,
24 Barnes St., Bristol SZCZESNOWICZ, Stanley A., Pfc.
34 Arch St., New Haven SZYMBORSK1, Anthony J., Pfc.
908 Bridgeport Ave., Milford TARANTINO, Anthony A., T/ 3
54 Aberdeen St., Stamford TAYLOR, Robert B., T/ 4
30 Auburn Rd., Manchester TELESHA, Leonard A., T/ 3
127 Bldg. 33, Success Pk., Bridgeport TOMANIO, Joseph A., T/ 4
19 Franklin St., Danbury TORAYA, Benigno C., T/ 5
444 Pembroke St., Bridgeport TORELLI, Dino J., Sgt.
28 Park Pl., Branford TOURNAS, Peter E., T/ 5
602 Atlantic St., Stamford TRUDEAU, Lawrence, W., Sgt,
88 Skitchewaugh St., Wilson TRUDEAU, Peter W., T/ 4
54 Rood Ave., Windsor TRUSLEY, John E., Sgt.
15 Whitmore St., Hartford TYZ, Lucien W., Pfc.
46 Hulburt St., New Britain UNDERWOOD, Willard A., Pfc.
Woodside Ave., Westport VAINE, Gerald F., Sgt.
178 South Main St., Middletown VALENTI, Anthony J., Pfc.
1000 Hope St., Springdale VEILETTE, Wilson J., M/ Sgt.
25 Twiss St., Meriden VELASCO, Howard M., Cpl.
208 North Main St., Bristol VICAS, Joseph L, T/ 5
1047 Highland Ave., Waterbury VICCHITTO, Joseph V., T/ 4
23 Garfield Ave., Middletown VIOLETTE, Roland I., S/ Sgt,
85 Darby St., Bloomfield VITOLO, Gabriel J., Cpl.
22 Brown St., New Haven VUKAN, Frank J., Pfc.
114 Pope St., Bridgeport
WABALAS, George J., Pfc.
Church St., Tariffville WAILONIS, John P., T/ 5
Box 253, Naugatuck WANDA, Joseph E., T/ 5
68 Main St., Broad Brook WEDGE, Norman R., Pfc.
46 River St., Bridgeport WEED, Robert F., Pfc.
30 Kimberly Pl., New Canaan WEIN, William, Pfc.
802 Tower Ave., Hartford WELCH, Richard J., Pfc.
196 North Main St., Southington WELDON, Edward D., Pfc.
138 Pratt St., Glastonbury WELLS, Miner F., S/ Sgt.
261 Hartford Ave., Wethersfield WENICK, Raymond, Pfc.
2309 Main St., Hartford WESNESKI, Stanley S., Pvt.
Avon Ave., Collinsville WHIPPLE, Everett O., Pfc.
267 Thamse St., Groton WHITE, Thomas, Jr., Pfc.
438 Meriden Rd., Waterbury WIELER, Edward W., Sgt.
11 Lucey Ave., West Haven WILK, Henry R., S/ Sgt.
44 Northfield St., Greenwich WILLIAMS, Bertrand, Pfc.
Dayton Hill Rd., Northford WILSON, Edward B., Pfc.
22 Spring St., South Norwalk WILSON, Harry E., Pfc.
Cook Hill Rd., Windsor WILSON, Richard C, T/ 4
6 Green St., Stamford WITKOWSKI, Edward J., Pfc.
56 Seymour Ave., West Hartford YANAK, Joseph C, Pfc.
14 Clark St., Danbury YELLEN, Daniel R., S/ Sgt,
6 Acton St., Hartford YORTON, Kenneth B., T/ 5
727 Farmington Ave., West Hartford YUHAS, Stephen W., S/ Sgt.
26 Belle Ave., South Norwalk ZAINC, Steven J., T/ 5
33 Fuller St., Waterbury ZAREMSKAS, Anthony ,)., T/ Sgt.
75 Pardee St., New Haven ZARICK, Alexander, Pfc.
16 Dow St., New Haven ZIELKE, Wilbur R., T/ 5
187 Broad St., Meriden ZULLO, Sylvestro B., Cpl
85 Wolcott St., New Haven
CONNECTICUT VETERANS COMMEMORATIVE BOOKLET
Vol. IX Dec. 24, 1945 No. 9
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 cover illustration of the U. S. S. General William Mitchell is from an official U. S. Army Signal Corps photograph.