Connecticut veterans commemorative booklet. Vol. 9, no. 13. Connecticut men of the United States Army, demobilization, Fort Devens, Massachusetts. December 30, 1945 to January 1, 1946

              CONNECTICUT MEN
of the United States Army
Demobilization, Fort Devens, Massachusetts
December 30, 1945 to January 1, 1946 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.
Alexander, Robert S., T/ 5, Hq. Co., 3d Bn., 260th Inf., 65th Div., Bridgeport.
" Serving in the ETO for one year as a battalion Wireman, I made two campaigns, the ones in Southern Germany and the Rhineland. The closest call I ever had was at Saarlautern on the Siegfried Line. During the engagements there, the wire was knocked out all of the time and I spent all of my time going out and fixing it. I was under fire almost continuously for two days and how I missed stopping one, I don't know. I must have done a good job for I got the Bronze Star for those 48 hours. I liked the work that I did in the Army but I certainly didn't like the Army or its way of doing business. We waited 13 days at Calais for the boat to take us home and that is the coldest spot in France. It's cold here, but you want to get a load of that place. That's really one for the book."
Alexsavich, William J., S/ Sgt., Air­ways
Com. System, 129th A. A. C. S. Sq., Bristol.
" Before the Burma Road was opened supplies were flown to China because it was the only way to get them in. We suffered as a result of this because we were unable to get enough food for our outfit and for three months we ate noth­ing
but rice three times a day. Our job was to set up communication between air and ground to give instructions to planes flying the Hump, but at times we didn't have too much to do because there were similar outfits doing the same kind
of work near us. The food was our biggest problem and I was disgusted with the whole setup."
Amalfitano, Mario, T/ 5, 780th E. P. D. Co., Stamford.
" In the China- Burma- India theater where we built that long pipe line from Calcutta to Kunming all I can think of was the wetness of the weather. During the month of September ' 44, 39 inches of rain fell and I never got dry once. My clothes were always damp and wet. I worked in one of the many four- man crews that laid the pipe and at night I'd lay on the floor of the barracks as the Chinks would fight among themselves, shooting each other right and left. A guy'd be afraid to walk around in the barracks for fear a bullet from those Chinks would come through the walls and get him."
Anziano, Andrew M., Pfc, 39th Field Hosp., 9th Air Force, Stratford.
" I saw many wounded men brought back for treatment and the one thing I'll remember is their spirit. All they wanted to know was how long before they could get up and return to their outfits. There were men who pulled through on nothing but sheer guts; no one thought they had much of a chance but somehow they got well. I'd like to return to Europe 20 years from now and see if there would be much of a difference. It would take them all that time to build because it's just a rubble over there now."
Benny, Donald S., Pfc, 131st Q. M. Bn., Mobile, ( Sep.), New Hartford.
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" We made the landing at Omaha Beach on D- Day and worked with a Dukw bat­talion
unloading howitzers and supplies. It was tough, hard work all during the day and the artillery fire was heavy and accurate. Several of the vehicles were hit during the work but I seemed to be lucky that day and even though there were some close misses, I got through it all right. We stayed there on the beach until December and then were sent to Le Havre on service detail. I was there until November of this year when I joined a casual pool to come home."
Boudreau, Leo P., Sgt,, 1339th B. U., A. T. C., CBI, Bloomfield.
" Despite warnings from Tokyo Rose not to fly the Hump on Christmas Eve of 1944 we took off from Jorhat, Assam, India, for Kunming, China, in a C- 87, a converted B- 24. I was only a passenger but the trip was uneventful with the usual ice and bad weather until we made our approach for landing at Kunming. We learned from the tower radio that there was an air alert on and that the Jap planes were right on our tail. They told us to get the hell out to another field and we had no sooner left than the Nips bombed hell out of that strip. We made it to Chungking and spent Christmas night in a foxhole."
Ceuch, Michael, S/ Sgt., Airways Com. System, 159th A. A. C. S. Sq., Terryville.
" As far as I was concerned China was just a bad dream. Only thing wrong with the dream is that I didn't dream about it; I was there. Radio mechanic and teletype operator is what I was listed as but the work wasn't as exciting as it sounds. Most of the time it was dull. Our outfit relayed and sent whatever messages were necessary for the function of flights that were going over or were to land at our base. I think that they could have done
as well without me but my draft board didn't think so when they sent me those ' greetings'."
Chalikis, Constantine, T/ 5, 779th E. P. D. Co., ( Sep.), Stamford.
" During the monsoon in India I thought that I would wake up in the morning and find myself floating out in the middle of the jungle. I came close one morning when I woke up and saw the water was only an inch below the top of my bunk. Every­thing
was floating around my tent and in a few more minutes I would have been floating with them. I did the only sensible thing possible and that was to grab as much of my stuff as I could and get to higher ground. It was impossible to dry my things out so I spent the day watching the water creep higher and higher over my tent."
Cirillo, Henry, Sgt., 2d Radio Sq., 9th Air Force, Meriden.
" It's over and I'm home. What good are words when you can't find the right ones to describe this moment. The war is way behind me now and that's where I want to leave it. Everyone has looked for the day when their discharge would be coming up but too many guys didn't live to get them. Those are the fellows to remember."
Coleman, Donald M., Pvt., 614th Ord. Ammo. Co., 37th Div., New Haven.
" When that C- 47 took off from Bougain­ville
in the Solomon Islands on a routine flight the other 12 passengers and I were only along for the ride, but we learned fast when off the New Guinea coast the pilot announced that we had serious engine trouble and would have to ditch the ship. He set the plane down easily on the water and according to instructions we kicked out the door and got into the inflated rubber life rafts. We floated around like that for only three hours when an Aus-
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tralian freighter picked us up and carried us to Townsville, Australia. From there we flew down to Brisbane where we had the best time in our 23 months overseas before rejoining our outfits."
Delia Spina, Ciro, Pfc, Hq. Co. 5th Major Port, New Haven.
" Antwerp, Belgium, was no place to be in the Fall and Winter of 1944 when the buzz bombs were falling, but it was our port from the beginning of the fireworks to the end. Our closest one was a V- 2 that dropped for a bullseye on a small brick dwelling house across the street from our billets. Most of the shock was absorbed somehow or other because all that hap­pened
to the industrial college building we were living in was a big tremor that shattered every window. A few men were cut by the flying glass, but there was nothing more serious and we were able to help with the rescue work."
DeMartino, Albert E., Pfc, Hq. Co., 357th Inf., 90th Div., Bridgeport.
" As far as I was concerned, the Ger­mans
were just as tough on French soil as they were on their own because I got hit twice, once in France and the other time in Germany. Both times I stopped pieces of shrapnel and both times it was during attacks. I think that the first Moselle crossing was the worst of any of the battles I was in because we got in a spot where there was no getting out and for three days we were practically without food and water. All of this time the Ger­mans
were counter- attacking and toward the end we were not only low on food, water and ammo but also on men. We were almost ready to hang up when we were rescued and I can tell you that was one spot I was glad to leave for good."
Falcigno, Edmund W., T/ 5, 3923d Truck Co. ( Hv.), 516th Q. M. Truck Bn., East Haven.
" Our outfit piled up a lot of mileage in India, Iran, France, Belgium Luxem­bourg,
Holland, and Germany and one of our last and biggest jobs was to haul pontoon bridges from an engineer dump near Liege, Belgium, to Eschweiler, Ger­many,
for the jump across the Rhine. It took 180 truckloads to complete that job. We used 10- ton Mack diesels with mostly old- time experienced ATA men behind the wheels so we were able to handle it without any trouble. We did run into a little artillery fire near Esch­weiler
but we only had time to unload, turn around and go back anyway, so we stayed out of danger."
Fiori, Dino J., T/ 4, Co. A., 654th Engr. Bn., East Windsor Hill.
" Ours was a topographical unit and after landing at Utah Beach on D plus 24, we made all of the campaigns. What is there to say about any particular day when you are under fire all of the time? It is hard to pick out any one day and say that it was any worse than any other when they are all tough. If I had to make a choice, however, I would say that the taking of Aachen, the first city to fall to American troops on German soil, was about the worst and that was because we were bombed by our own planes. It is really tough when you've got to run for cover when your own bombers are overhead but that was the case that day. I really got around after the war and visited six countries on the continent. If I had to pick one that was heads and heels above the others, I would pick Germany."
Galvin, John T., Pfc, Co. C, 521st R. R. Opr. Bn., CBI, Waterbury.
" On a furlough I got when my outfit was at Kanschapara, India, on July 15, 1945, I went down to Calcutta and got lost during a storm and fog. My buddy and I wound up in Bangalore in a colony
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of 300 one- eyed men, by sheer accident. They welcomed us with great hospitality and we stayed with them for 24 hours. We learned that they belonged to a sect that extracted one eye from their babies at birth, and they grew up to be beggars — a very respected profession. As a matter of fact, their living conditions were better than those we found in the average Indian home."
Gashing, William N., S/ Sgt., Co. G., 350th Inf., 88th Div., Milford.
" The early part of my overseas duty was as a BAR man with the troops in Italy and the worst experience I ever had was in the Apennine mountains. I was there one day doing my job when suddenly a German loomed up in front of me and fired point blank. I don't know how he missed and I didn't wait to find out. I couldn't fire back at him and the only way I could save myself was to roll over a little cliff and down the mountain. I did this and got away without being hit although he took a couple of shots at me as I was rolling down. Shortly after that I got trenchfoot and was reclassified and put in charge of the records of all German and Italian prisoners we cap­tured.
That was nice interesting rear eche­lon
work which I did until I came home."
Gaynor, Robert W., T/ Sgt., Airways Com. System, 129th A. A. C. S. Sq., Shelton.
" Take it from me, the Atlantic is no place to spend a Christmas. I've spent two Christmases out there on the water and I will remember them for a long time. In ' 42 I was on my way to Iceland when Christmas came and went like any other day and this last Christmas I was again out at sea on my way back from China. There's nothing like ocean water to make a Christmas seem unreal. I've wasted three years of my life in the Army and I doubt if I can ever make them up. As far as my work went I was just another GI who ran a code and message center in China. I filled out administrative reports on flights for ATC traffic going over the Hump. The one important thing for me is to get out and make an at­tempt
to catch up with all the things I missed while in the Army."
Gesicki, Henry J., Pfc, Co. B., 10th Inf., 4th Armd. Div., Bristol.
" My girl friend's picture in my right side pocket might have saved me. I don't know but it looks that way I didn't know until two days later that the shrap­nel
struck right on my wallet where I kept the picture. It wasn't until I pulled it out to look at some papers that I dis- covered the hole and the piece of metal. I was lying on my side at the time as we were advancing over the Siegfried Line and the shells were bursting all over. I suppose I was too excited to have felt the shrapnel when it hit. Anyway I'm lucky it hit where it did. It might have caused me trouble if the wallet wasn't where it was. She tells me I can have another picture — and that is some­thing."
Hignett, Ralph B., T/ 5, 1641st Ord. Co., 14th Air Force, Colchester.
" Going over to the CBI two years ago, we stopped off and operated in the Med­iterranean
theatre for two months before we finished the trip. The weather was the only thing that was hot in the CBI ex­cept,
of course, some guys who could make more than three passes with the dice on pay day. A description of the rest would be ' not so hot', and that included the chow as well as all the other things. There were no furloughs and even if there were, there was no place to go on them except to some Chinese village. I got a ride over the Hump on the way back to Calcutta. The trip to the States took 30 days on the boat and it was very pleasant. Too bad the Army wasn't that way all the time."
Howard, Harry J., Cpl., 86th Sv. Sq., 52d Sv. Grp., 10th Air Force, Seymour.
" Mine was just a dull routine existence packing parachutes for pilots in India and Burma. No one who used any of the chutes I packed has returned it for not opening and I guess they were satisfied with my work or else they didn't live long enough to complain. If there is a choice between India and Burma, I'd take Burma for the simple reason that it's a cleaner place than India. However by our standards Burma is still a dirty place. Out there you don't have much
of a choice and that's why I picked Burma."
Hunt, Whitney J., S/ Sgt., Co. D., 405th Inf., 102d Div., Stamford.
" During the Battle of the Bulge I was one of those guys who drove trucks loaded with chow and other supplies. It was rough going most of the time and in one case we got beyond the men on the roads and were pinned down while the Germans fired 88s at us. Finally under cover of dark we pulled back to where we were supposed to go. One spot on our route was called ' dead man's run'. That's because the Jerries had such deadly aim on the place. It was between Ubach and Baswieler. Any truck or jeep running that place would, if it didn't get hit, have a trail of shells right behind it all the way. It was one place a guy had to move fast through. Fortunately I defied everything they had."
Krauss, William E., T/ 5, 396th Sig. Co., 14th Air Force, Meriden.
" The only memory I have left of 22 months in China is of the good times I had in Kunming. For a Chinese town, that one was tops and the Army even had a rest camp there so you could do two things at once, rest and have a good time. I served as a radio operator and also as a crypto operator and made lots of flights. I made two trips over the Hump and they were really something. The food we got over there was lousy and it is a treat to eat the nice meals they give you here. The best day I ever had in the Army was the day I left Kunming to come home. Too bad there weren't more days like that and a lot sooner."
Mancini, Elio L., T/ 5, Co. C, 573d Sig. A. W. Bn., 29th T. A. C., 9th Air Force, West Haven.
" In April 1945 everyone was moving fast in Germany and things sometimes
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were a little snafu. We moved into the town of Bunde, by some mistake we realized later, behind the 2d Armored Division but ahead of the infantry. The whole town was one big summer resort, so we found a hotel that looked about our size and walked in and found ten Kraut soldiers anxious to surrender. Everywhere we went in town we found a few more until we rounded them all up and counted over 100, and then we had to keep them for about a week be­cause
the 9th Army was too full up and busy to take them."
Matylinski, Frank, Sgt., 72d Sq., 52d Sv. Grp., Stamford.
" I had to pull guard during the time of the Jap advance on Imphal and I was plenty scared but nothing like I was when the earthquake hit at Jorhat. That came at night and I was in the sack. The first thing I knew was that my bunk was being turned over. I thought it was my buddy and I yelled at him to stop. Then I heard all the noise and thought it was the Japs bombing us. The other guys thought the same and everybody grabbed helmets and gas masks and beat it outside. When we got outside and found out what it was, everybody was all the more scared be­cause
you can't hide from an earthquake in a foxhole. It was a tough night but I lived through it. I served in all three places in the CBI and nominate India as the best and Burma the worst."
Maynard, Ernest R., T/ 5, Co. A., 353d Engr. Constr. Bn., 8th Army, Wauregan.
" The job that gave me a lot of satis­faction
overseas was in July 1945 at Can Lubang, Laguna, on Luzon in the Philippines. My job was to operate a compressor for cutting lumber but that lumber we cut was being used to build a huge cage for Jap PWs. Boy, there were a lot of them and we sure worked them, building their own prison. Guess they even lost that old hara- kiri stuff when the odds started to turn."
McDonald, Edward D., Cpl., 396th Sv. Sq., 14th Air Force, Stamford.
" The air fields at Kweilin and Luichow had to be evacuated while I was stationed on them and each of them had to be evacuated in a hurry for the Japs were very close. Each time we were forced to evacuate, we had to move back a little further into Western China but fortunately we avoided any direct contact with the Japs. That was more than I could say for the Chinese garrisons that we left to defend them. I never did hear what happened to them but I do know the Japs took both fields. Another time at Imphal, India, we were only 25 miles from the Japs who were moving ahead fast. I didn't like that a bit. We got nice meals over there: rice, buffalo meat and gravy and we got them all the time. I was happy when V- J Day rolled around as I knew I wouldn't have to put up with that diet much longer."
Mynyk, John, Sgt., 12th Sq., 3d Cmbt. Cargo Grp., Fairfield.
" One hundred and sixty missions for a total of 800 hours over the Hump gave me the DFC and the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster and plenty of stories. I was radio operator on the crew of a C- 46 that took off from Myitkyina, Burma for Kunming, China, one day in July ' 45. About two thirds of the way over the Hump and with the worst of the weather and terrain behind, one of our engines suddenly cut out. We had to jettison 31 of our 52 gallon drums of gas to lighten the load on the one engine we had left. Our pilot was damn skillful and we landed at Kunming with gas to spare"
Nardi, Charles A., T/ 5, 942d Engr. Bn., 9th Air Force, Greenwich.
" On Christmas Day last year some friends of mine in England gave a party for a couple of us who were to leave for France the next day. We had a swell time and I thought that I would see noth­ing
like it again, but I did. The day the war ended I was in Belgium and the Army gave us 30 kegs of beer, so we in­vited
the people of the town and had a big party and dance. There were lots of nice girls in that town and everybody had a swell time. I liked the Belgian girls better than the girls of the other coun­tries.
They seemed to appreciate the Americans a lot more."
Nichols, Richard E., T/ Sgt., 303d Bmb. Grp., Det. Sv., Manchester.
" Being a weather forecaster, I was never attached to any one outfit for too long a time so I got around quite a bit. My job was to forecast the weather and give clearance to pilots before missions. It was a good job, but not spectacular and it was something that had to be done.
I was stationed several places in England during my stay over there and found it to be a very friendly and interesting country. The best time I ever had was while on a furlough to Copenhagen, Den­mark,
where I found conditions to be very agreeable and the people nice and friendly to the visiting Americans. I had a good deal in the Army in comparison to a lot of other guys."
O'Donnell, Thomas J., Pfc, 322d Med. Sv. Det., Hamden.
" We were a small outfit, sort of hospital handy men. We rode all over the ETO in our machine- shop truck fixing up and repairing hospital equipment of all sorts, X- rays, heaters — everything. It was a pretty good racket, as far as rackets in that war went. The most trouble we ever had was with MPs — trying to convince them that we were traveling on essential business."
Parlee, Donald W., Cpl., 40th Mobile Com. Sq., 9th Air Force, Hartford.
" Back in July 1944 we were with the 8th Air Force doing weather observation on a B- 17 field near Sudbury, England, and had pretty much of a home there. We were coming back from our usual dates in town one night on our bicycles and just after we had cleared the gate around the far side of the field we heard what was sure as hell a V- 1 robot bomb. It sounded louder than any we'd heard before so we wasted no time hitting the ground. The bomb hit only about 250 yards away on a storage shed and B- 17 parts showered all over the place but no one was hurt and only the shed burnt."
Resnick, Lester, T/ 5, 780th E. P. D. Co., Hartford.
" I was a member of the outfit that laid 1,800 miles of 100- octane gasoline pipe­line
from Calcutta to Kunming. That is the longest military pipe line in the
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world. It goes through all possible kinds of terrain and it was in every kind of weather imaginable that we laid it. As I look back the Chinese caused us more trouble than the Japs as we worked on that line. They swiped our supplies whenever they could and they even went so far as to tap the line and steal the gas out of it as if it were a well or some­thing
in the wilderness. It took two of the five years I was in the service to get the line through."
Shea, Joseph P., Pvt., Co. C, 594th Amph. Engr. Bn., 9th Army, Bristol.
" Buzz bombs landed in Ghent, Bel­gium,
while I was on patrol duty. I ran over to the place it hit to give first aid to the civilians and I'll always remember one woman. Her husband had been killed and all she could say was ' Everything is Kaput' over and over again. I tried to quiet her but it was of no use and I turned her over to a doctor. Those Germans didn't care who they killed by bombings and strafing and it burns me up to hear some people say that the Germans shouldn't be made to pay through the nose for things like that."
Siedlik, Stanley T., T/ 3, Chinese Cmbt. Command, Rockville.
" When we sailed for India in October ' 43 I didn't expect to see any Germans. At that time I didn't know how wrong I'd be. In the Mediterranean they ap­peared
and I was foolish to think I wouldn't see them. I was asleep down in the hold and woke up to find all the men wearing life- jackets ready to leave the ship on orders. I couldn't help but feel scared when they told me that Jerry bombers were giving us the works and that they hit the ship running next to us. Finally the Jerries were driven off by ackack without hitting us and we got to India without further incident. I was
attached to an outfit which trained Chinese troops in Kunming, China, work­ing
in a motor pool and sending parts to units that needed them to repair their trucks. It all was interesting work but that didn't make me like it any more than I should."
Sokolowski, Casimer, Pfc, U. S. Mine Planter Mayback, Newington.
" I was in the Army's navy for four and a half years. Ever hear of us? We were the guys who laid the mines along this coast and we were the guys who cleared them. Sandy Hook was ripe with enemy mines. They washed, up on the beach and they blew up ships. A lot of folks never knew how close the war really came to our shores. When the York sank off New York, it was we who tried to raise her. I say ' tried' because that's all we did. When the cranes lifted her above the waters the chains broke and she settled again. It was too tough a deal and it was thought wiser to leave her on the bottom where she still is. We carried lots of ex­pensive
experimental anti- sub equipment and at one time we sighted a sub off Key West while in convoy. The Navy took over and sent it to the bottom. There wasn't too much action but there was a lot to be done on this side and we did it. Our ship got a citation but not necessarily for the cooking I did aboard."
Stevenson, George J., Cpl., Btry. A., 635th F. A. Bn., Greenwich.
" The French, through one of their planes, gave me the biggest scare I ever got. That was at Royan and it was quite a surprise to be watching planes that you know are friendly and then see one of them unload his bombs right at where you are standing. I guess that the bombs were hung up on the racks after the raid and just happened to get kicked off over our position, but however it was, it gave
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me my closest call and I served as an ammo corporal during three campaigns. Luckily, no American soldiers were hit by the frags although lots of civilians were casualties. I guess that we duck better."
Strich, George, S/ Sgt., Hq. Btry., 412th F. A. Bn., 20th Armd. Div., Bridge­port.
" At first I was lucky to be in a head­quarters
company but then I was trans­ferred
to a graves registration outfit. I had to identify bodies that sometimes were so mutilated the Maker himself wouldn't even recognize them. It was rough and I want to forget it."
Sivinkin, Michael, T/ 5, Co. B., 1st Cmbt. Engr., 1st Div., New Haven.
" Shortly after we had crossed the Rhine we were put to work sweeping the roads for mines. The Jerries spotted us and sent over shells. They were pretty thick. So thick, in fact, that we were pinned down for three hours, unable to do a thing about it. One of us got hit but when they got tired of firing we went about our work. Then the next day the Jerries launched a counterattack and we were tied up in that. When we tried to advance, the roads were blocked in more ways than the average person could imagine possible. They stacked every­thing
in the way so we would be held up. That called for some more service from the engineers and after wrestling with those obstacles for hours on end we re­moved
them so the jeeps and trucks could get through."
Tallmadge, Orville R., Pfc, 779th E. P. D. Co., Norwalk.
" Many of the fellows in my outfit won't soon forget the chase we had one afternoon wih a king cobra. Someone saw it wiggling along the road in Nan-
young, Burma, and set up a yell. We all came running and chased the snake with stones and sticks. It moved too fast for us and headed for a parked truck. Into the space between the double rear wheels of the truck it went and refused to budge. They tossed lighted matches at it and poked it with sticks, but the cobra would not come out. We darn near wrecked the truck and all but set it on fire. Then one guy came out with the truck's fire ex­tinguisher
and squirted the stuff all over the snake. That budged it and once again on the road we shot it with a carbine."
Thomas. Edward M., T/ 5, 779th Engr. Petroleum Dist. Co., CBI, Stam­ford.
" We were responsible for laying that pipe line from Tagap, Burma to Kun­ming,
China. During one of the worst monsoons of 1944 we were laying some damn heavy pipe— three hundred pounds per joint— from Tagap to Shimwang, Burma, but because of the importance of this pipe line we were ordered to keep pushing come hell or high water with no time off. The pipe line has been aban��doned
for some time now but we finished that section of heavy pipe to Shimwang a few days ahead of schedule and got a commendation from Lord Mountbatten, Commander of the Theatre."
Zielke, William A., Pfc, 779th E. P. D. Co., New Britain.
" Truck driving is about all I want to say I was doing. I don't like to talk much about my experiences in Burma — just that I worked on that pipe line which brought in the gasoline for the Chinese is all. I brought up the pipe sections. The natives down there are funny people; they'll do most anything for a bar of soap or anything else like that — not many conveniences there, you know."
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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 30, 1945, to January 1, 1946, from the official Group Rosters, Fort Devens Separation Center, Mass.
ABELING, Raymond W., Pfc.
RFD 1, Box 160, Torrington AESCHLIMAN, Wesley R., S/ Sgt,
595 Norfolk Rd., Torrington AFFEK, John P., Pfc.
RFD 1, Jewett City ALEXANDER, Robert S., T/ 5
169 Park Pl., Bridgeport ALEXSAVICH, William J., S/ Sgt.
71 Williams St., Bristol ALFORD, Clyde F., T/ 5
153 Bishop St., Waterbury ALIANO, Frank A., Sgt.
238 Court St., Middletown ALTER, Anthony V., S/ Sgt.
156 Read St., Bridgeport AMALFITANO, Mario, T/ 5
68 Roosevelt Ave., Stamford A MBROZAITIS, Charles J., Cpl.
600 Washington Ave., Waterbury ANNUNZIATA, Francesco, Pfc.
188 Wallace St., New Haven ANZIANO, Andrew M., Pfc.
451 Honeyspot Rd., Stratford ARANJO, Joseph J., Pfc.
102 Southwest Dr., New Haven ARSENAULT, Joseph E., T/ 5
151 River St., Waterbury ASHWORTH, Edward R., Pvt.
65 Benefit St., Waterbury AURICEMMA, Anthony, Pfc.
137 Hollister Ave., Bridgeport AVERILL, Carlton L., Pfc.
739 Prospect Ave., West Hartford AXELROD, Samuel, S/ Sgt.
529 Howard Ave., New Haven BACKSA, Frank S., T/ 4
13 Pearl St., Wallingford BAILEY, Thomas C, S/ Sgt.
110 Barker St., Hartford BAILLY, David, T/ 5
20 Walbridge Rd., West Hartford BAKER, Harry F., Pfc.
3 Nimitz Court, New Britain BALAVENDER, Henry C, Pvt.
132 Oak St., New Britain BALDELLI, Eugenio J., Pfc.
141 Housatonic Ave., Derby BANAS, Walter C, T/ 4
29 Durham St., Norwich BANNO, Stephen P., S/ Sgt.
264 Wakelee Ave., Ansonia BARADINE, Edward S., Cpl.
1368 East Main St., Bridgeport BARKEE, Irving, Sgt.
361 Whalley Ave., New Haven BARNHILL, William E., T/ 5
698 Bank St., New London BASILE, Salvatore J., Cpl.
151 Maple St., Norwich BEAUPRE, Ralph E., Jr., T/ Sgt.
769 Blue Hills Ave., Bloomfield BENNETT, Wallace O., T/ 5
Enfield St., Thompsonville BENNY, Donald S., Pfc.
RFD 1, New Hartford
BENSON, John, S/ Sgt.
216 No. Main St., Westport BERGER, Harold, Pfc.
61 Proctor St., Waterbury BERNAT, Stanley R., Pfc.
RFD 1, Jewett City BERNHARD, Warren K., Sgt.
1799 Summer St., Stamford BERRY, Albert J., T/ Sgt.
1546 Whitney Ave., Hamden BICK, August J., Pfc.
51 Warsaw St., Deep River BIEDERMAN, Bernhard, Jr., T/ 4
29 Manchester St., Hartford BIELINSKI, Steve, Jr., Pfc.
137 Linwood St., New Britain BILINSKI, Wallace, T/ 4
4 Edgewood Ave., Shelton BIMONTE, Mariano S., Sgt.
101 Bristol St., New Haven BIRDSEYE, John H., S/ Sgt,
42 Garden St., Stratford BLACK, James, M/ Sgt.
17 Mahl Ave., Hartford BLOUIN, Stephen U., Pvt.
209 Main St., Winsted BODWELL, Kenneth M., Cpl.
82 Sisson Ave., Hartford BOLDYSH, William, Pfc.
14 Branch St., Waterbury BONK, Thaddeus P., T/ 4
265 Tolland St., East Hartford BONVISUTO, Joseph J., Cpl.
106 Sylvan Ave., Waterbury BOROCZKY, Robert J., T/ Sgt.
882 Wordin Ave., Bridgeport BOROWY, Henry J., Pfc.
202 Green St., Bristol BORTOLAN, Dan L., Pfc.
76 Greenwood St., New Haven BOSCHEN, George L., T/ 3
130 Brown St., West Haven BOUCHER, Martin J., M/ Sgt.
366 Atlantic St., Stamford BOUDREAU, Leo P., Sgt.
40 Englewood Ave., BLOOMFIELD BOURQUE, Lucien L., Pfc.
RFD 3, Putnam BOWEN, Wayland G., T/ 4
954 Blue Hills Ave., Bloomfield BOWER, James M., T/ 5
1356 State St., Bridgeport BOWIE, Thomas B., Sgt.
60 Newton St., Hartford BOWMAN, Llewellyn H., Jr., Cpl.
10 Beach St., Seymour BOYD, James, Pfc.
92 1/ 2 Taylor Ave., South Norwalk BRASSARD, Arthur J., Cpl.
176 Preston St., Hartford BREAULT, George O., S/ Sgt.
15 Pleasant St., Middletown BRESSON, Francis J., T/ 4
Sandy Hook BROWN, John S., Pvt.
36 Acorn Court, New London
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BURGER, Andrew H., Sgt.
58 Sanford Ave., Bridgeport BURNUM, Robert A., T/ 5
10 Birch Rd., Rocky Hill BUSHMAN, Leo, Sgt.
112 Burnham St., Hartford CABRAL, Manuel S., Pfc.
19 Harrison Pl., Hartford CAIDARELLA, John M., Sgt.
16 Welch St., Hamden CAMARATA, Concetto J., Pvt.
234 High St., New Britain CAMERON, Robert W., T/ 5
36 Hemlock Rd., Meriden CAPRIO, Vincent, Pvt.
1250 Townsend Ave., New Haven CARY, John F., Sgt.
6 Olds Place, Hartford CASARELLA, Vincent R., Cpl.
168 Lewis Ave., Meriden CASTRICONE, Peter, T/ 5
215 Lafayette St., New Haven CAVANAUGH, William T., T/ 5
New Preston CERASO, Frank W., T/ 4
33 William St., New Haven CEUCH, Michael, S/ Sgt.
3 Dewey Ave., Terryville CEWE, Anthony F., Jr., Pfc.
48 East Pearl St., New Haven CHALIKIS, Constantine, T/ 5
32 Pershing Ave., Stamford CHAMPLIN, Stanley W., T/ 4
207 No. High St., East Haven CHAPPO, Joseph F., Pfc.
242 Munson St., New Haven CHARETTE, Harold J. G., T/ 4
1151 Enfield St., Thompsonville CHARRON, George J., T/ 5
84 Main St., Baltic CHASE, Paul W., T/ 5
Bridge St., Kent CHRISTOFANO, John J., Cpl.
42 Barbara St., Waterbury CHURCHILL, John J., S/ Sgt.
1002 Silver St., Middletown CIOTTI, John M., Sgt.
47 North St., Meriden CIRILLO, Henry, Sgt.
110 Maple St., Meriden CIVALE, William J., Pvt.
5 James St., Meriden CLAPP, Howard J., T/ 5
35 Thompson St., Waterbury CLARK, Russell S., S/ Sgt.
7 Starr Pl., East Hampton COLEMAN, Donald M., Pvt.
276 Sherman Ave., New Haven COLLINS, Paul J., T/ 5
26 Shepard St., Groton COLLINS, Timothy C, Jr., Sgt.
21 Leonard St., New Haven CONNELLY, Bertram R., Cpl.
320 South St., Hartford CONTADINI, Carl F., T/ 4
48 Crown St., Waterbury CORDOVA, Anthony F., Pfc.
20 Third St., Stamford COSTELLO, Edward L., T/ 4
11 Rector St., East Hartford CRASILI, William, Pfc.
216 Howe Ave., Shelton CREUSS, Edward J., T/ 5
254 Frost Rd., Waterbury
CUTICELLO, Salvatore A., S/ Sgt.
681 Woodward Ave., New Haven CZARNECKI, Walter S., T/ 3
126 West Main St., Rockville DALTON, Frank A., Jr., Cpl.
45 Glendale Ave., Bridgeport DANIELS, George R., Sgt.
56 Whalley Ave., Woodmont DANNER, Robert, T/ 5
1461 State St., Bridgeport DAY, James E., Sgt.
RFD Box 1, Clinton ville DeBOW, Leon R., Cpl.
21 Chauncey St., West Haven DECKER, Donald K., T/ 4
21 Balmforth Ave., Danbury DeFAZIO, Thomas J., T/ Sgt.
175 Palm St., Hartford DeGENNARO, Louis P., Pfc.
16 Roosevelt Dr., Derby DEGNAN, Vincent E., T/ 4
16 Graham Ave., West Haven DELCONTE, George A., S/ Sgt.
34 Eaton St., Hartford DellaSPINA, Giro, Pfc.
23 Chestnut St., New Haven DELUCA, Arthur F., T/ 5
Sunshine Ave., Old Greenwich DelVECCHIO, Joseph P., Cpl.
77 Francis Ave., Hartford DeMARCO, Dominick W., S/ Sgt.
149 Clay St., New Haven DeMARTINO, Albert E., Pfc.
37 Hurd Ave., Bridgeport DeMICA, Louis, T/ 5
18 Auburn St., Danbury DEMPSEY, Jeremiah J., T/ 5
51 Fifth St., Derby DeSALVATORE, Ernest R., T/ Sgt,
83 Sexton St., New Britain DEVINE, John J., 1st/ Sgt.
303 Remington St., Bridgeport DICK, William, Jr., T/ 5
35 Pennsylvania Ave., East Haven DiGIOVANNA, Frank, Sgt.
37 Hillside Pl., Bristol DIGLIO, Dominic A., Cpl.
121 Kimberly Ave., New Haven DIXON, Donald K., Cpl.
558 Church St., New Britain DOODY, Thomas H., Sgt.
582 Thompson Ave., East Haven DOOHAN, Thomas J., T/ 4
162 Sargent St., Hartford DORAN, Paul F., Pfc.
40 Deer Hill Ave., Danbury DORIS, Louis H., Cpl.
721 Madison Ave., Bridgeport DORRICO, Anthony F., S/ Sgt.
72 Fairmont Ave., Glenbrook DOUDA, Anthony F., Pfc.
DOWNEY, James B., T/ Sgt.
72 Hillandale Ave., Stamford DREW, Leroy G., Pfc.
Arnold St., Middletown DRISCOLL, Charles E., T/ 5
231 Farmington Ave., Bristol DUNAJ, Andrew A., Cpl.
166 Derby Ave., Derby D'URBANO, Frank P., Pfc.
68 Clarke St., Ansonia DUSZLAK, Edward J., Cpl.
207 Three Rows, No. Grosvenordale
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EDGAR, Edward M. P., Cpl.
26 Elm St., Stonington EDMONDS, Charles E., 1st/ Sgt.
49 Kent Ave., Suffield EGAN. James F., Pfc.
34 Arlington St., Hartford EHLERT, George J., T/ Sgt.
34 Russell St., Branford ELWELL, Harry F., T/ 5
57 Chestnut St., Danbury EVANS, Ray W., T/ 5
81 Tobler Terrace, Wethersfield FALAT, Walter J., S/ Sgt.
5 Hill St., Jewett City FALCIGNO, Edmund W., T/ 5
224 Hemingway Ave., East Haven FELBURT, Walter W., Cpl.
222 Orange St., Waterbury FERRIS, James A., Pfc.
87 Foster St., Manchester FIGARO, Sando, T/ 5
434 Columbus Ave., New Haven FIORI, Dino J., T/ 4
Box 71, East Windsor Hill FITZMAURICE, Francis X., S/ Sgt.
RFD 1, Woodruff Ave., Naugatuck FITZMAURICE, William H., T/ 3
8 Tonac Ave., Old Greenwich FLEMING, William, T/ 5
580 Winchester Ave., New Haven FOERTSCH, Martin, Pfc.
5 Cherry St., New Britain FOORD, Everett H., S/ Sgt.
South St., Litchfield FORAN, Frank J., T/ 4
89 Morningside Dr. East, Bristol FORBES, Oliver J., T/ 5
11 Caya Ave., West Hartford FOX, Richard E., T/ Sgt.
11 Church St., Plainville FRANCONI, Reno, Cpl.
45 Maplewood Ave., Torrington FRANK, George C... T/ 5
466 Lafayette St., Bridgeport FREEDMAN, Murray J., Pfc.
150 Roydon Rd., New Haven FREEMAN, James A., T/ 5
279 Legion Ave., New Haven FUCINI, Albert J., Sgt.
250 West St., Bristol FURTADO, Alfred M., Cpl.
11 School St., Stonington GALVIN, John T., Pfc.
7 Rye St., Waterbury GARDNER, William H., Sgt.
Kensington GARDNER, William S., S/ Sgt.
RFD 3, c/ o Harry Gardner, Danbury GARIEPY, Francis R., T/ 5
292 So. Colony St., Wallingford GARRAND, Roderick A., Jr., Pvt.
60 Sylvan Ave., New Haven GASKING, William N., S/ Sgt.
5 Highland Ave., Milford GAYNOR, Robert W., T/ Sgt.
48 Congress Ave., Shelton GAZSI, Joseph A., T/ 5
307 Park St., Bridgeport GESICKI, Henry J., Pfc.
52 Williams St., Bristol GIANGOLA, Louis A.., Pfc.
4 Arthur St., New Haven GIANINI, Raymond P., T/ 4
15 Asylum St., New Haven
GIBSON, Harvey, T/ 5
Caulkinstown Rd., Sharon GILHULY, Donald J., T/ 5
38 Washington Ave., West Haven GIOVANDITTO, Gaetano, Pfc.
46 Green St., Middletown GIOVANELLI, Luigi, Jr., T/ 4
10 Gilbert St., West Haven GIRARD, Alfred R., Cpl.
133 Dover St., Stratford GIUSANI, Rocco, Pfc.
139 Harold St., Hartford GLADU, Armand J., Pfc.
139 Quebec Sq., Danielson GLEASON, Robert H., Pfc.
156 Catherine St., Bridgeport GLUSE, Harry, Pfc.
14 Alcott St., Ansonia GOMES, James J., T/ 5
77 High St, Middlefield GOOSMAN, Jerome M., Pfc.
Newtown GOYETTE, William E., T/ Sgt.
c/ o G E. Fletcher, Post Rd., Darien GRABOSKI, Simon J., Pvt.
224 Saunders Ave., Bridgeport GREENE, Lawrence S., Pvt.
156 Connecticut Mills Ave., Danielson GREENSHPON, Bernard, S/ Sgt.
151 Cornwall St., Hartford GRIGORAITIS, Rronis A., Pfc.
Box 204, Oakville GRIMES, George, Pfc.
334 Washington St., Hartford GRINVALSKY, George S., T/ 5
415 Brightwood Ave., Torrington GROHER, Julius, S/ Sgt.
91 Park St., New Canaan GROTTOLE, Eugene C, Pfc.
1113 Townsend Ave., New Haven GRURER, Everett G., T/ Sgt.
9 Westville Ave., Danbury GUGLIOTTO, Nicholas, Cpl.
97 Giles St., Waterbury GUIGNO, John M., Pfc.
73 Garden St., Ansonia GUILBEAULT, Roland, Pfc.
193 So. Elm St., Waterbury GUMKOWSKT, Joseph P., S/ Sgt.
107 Mill River St., New Haven HALLIGAN, James J., T/ 5
345 Jennings Rd., Bridgeport HAMLIN, Stanley R., S/ Sgt.
50 South St., Hartford HARRIES, William H., Cpl.
39 Fairlawn St., West Hartford HARSH, John D., Pfc.
32 Lander St., New Haven HENION, Francis E., Pfc.
7 West Worcester St., Danbury HERSHATTER, Milton A., Pfc.
25 Bluff Ave., West Haven HIGNETT, Ralph B., T/ 5
Colchester HILL, Robert C, Pvt.
116 High St., Manchester HOFFMAN, Lawrence F., T/ 4
94 Thomas St., West Haven HOLLOWAY, Donald W., T/ 3
56 Morgan St., New London HOLLWORTH, Harry, Pfc.
RFD 3, Box 25, Bridgeport HOLTON, Charles T., T/ 4
458 Main St., Manchester
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HONORE, Harold, T/ 4
1341 Chapel St., New Haven HOULE, Albert V., Pfc.
40 French St., Waterbury HOWARD, Harry J., Cpl.
5 Nichols St., Seymour HUGHES, John J., Pfc.
135 Highland St., Wethersfield HUMPHREY, Anthony M., Cpl.
18 Adelaide St., Hartford HURST, Frederick V., Pfc.
70 Park St., Meriden HUNT, Whitney J., S/ Sgt,
111 Cloverley Rd., Stamford ISABELL, Charles L., Sgt.
132 D St., Airport Homes, Hartford JAMRUZ, Stanley L., Pfc.
56 Booth St., New Britain JAWORSKI, Edward A., T/ 4
Hill St., Suffield JENNE, Richard O., T/ 5
Box 218, East Hampton JENNINGS, Allan H., Pfc.
43 Piatt St., Ansonia JERIN, William S., Pfc.
738 Main St., Newington JEZESKI, David J., T/ 5
499 Williams St., New London JOHNSON, Jesse J., T/ 4
23 Hopkins St., Waterbury JOHNSON, Robert D., T/ 5
735 East St., New Britain JOHNSON, William W., Cpl.
24 Colt St., New Britain KALAKO, Peter J., Cpl.
23 Culver St., Seymour KALISZ, Bernard S., T/ Sgt.
55 West Porter St., Waterbury KAMIENSKI, John E., Pfc.
419 Main St., East Haven KARA, Dominic P., T/ 5
91 Finney Lane, Stamford KARALUS, Emilian W., Pfc.
376 Broad St., Bridgeport KARESKY, Anthony A., Pfc.
25 Print St., New Haven KARUKAS, Nicholas P., T/ Sgt.
23 Hubbard Ave., Stamford KAWALEC, John, Pfc.
13 Vernon Ave., Rockville KELES, Bernard, Cpl.
69 Elm St., Stamford KELHER, Edmund J., T/ 5
20 Florence St., Newington KELLER, Herman M., Sgt.
95 Cherry St., Milford KEMMESIES, Albert L., S/ Sgt.
132 Washington Ave., Seymour KERSKI, Francis, Pvt.
Forest St., Naugatuck KILLMER, Leslie M., Pfc.
RFD, Cornwall Bridge KING, Tilton C, S/ Sgt.
15 Oak St., New London KINSELLA, William A., Jr., Pfc.
126 Old Post Rd., Fairfield KIRCK, Howard A., Jr., T/ 4
216 Kimberly Ave., New Haven KLEK, Raymond G., Pfc.
903 Congress Ave., New Haven KNAP, Stanley K., Pfc.
36 Hill St., Southington KNIGHT, George M., S/ Sgt.
West Willington
KNOWLTON, Arthur L., Pfc.
2704 Dixwell Ave., Hamden KOPP, Frederick W., T/ Sgt.
460 Logan St., Bridgeport KOPROSKI, Alexander S., Cpl.
11 Mill St., Seymour KOS; Chester J., Pvt.
8 Talcott Ave., Jewett City KOWAL, Samuel, T/ Sgt.
145 West St., Seymour KRAMER, Otto F., Pfc.
27 Catoonah St., Ridgefield KRAMPITZ, Edward, Pfc.
41 Summer St., Bristol KRAUSS, William E., T/ 5
249 Pratt St., Meriden KROMPINGER, Warren J., Sgt.
32 North St., Danbury KRYWKEW, Stephen, Cpl.
7 Bassett St., Ansonia KUCHARSKI, Charles A., T/ 4
88 St. Regis Ave., Norwich KUCHTA, Francis J., T/ Sgt.
West Center St., Southington KURIMSKY, Henry J., Pfc.
1496 Pembroke St., Bridgeport KWASNIEWSKI, Stanley, S/ Sgt.
74 Cabot St., New Britain LAISCZK, Stanley W., Pvt.
28 Second St., Seymour LAMB, Alfred I., T/ 5
North Franklin LASLO, Martin P., Jr., T/ Sgt.
149 Frederick St., Stamford LATHAM, Elton W., Pfc.
80 Richards Pl., West Haven LAUBSCHER, Raymond L., T/ 5
1 Myrtle Court, Bridgeport LAVERY, Paul J., Pfc.
54 Orange St., Bridgeport LAWRENCE, Roger O., S/ Sgt.
365 Willow St., Waterbury LAWRENCE, William A., S/ Sgt.
53 Maple Ave., Danbury LEAHEY, Douglas G., Sgt.
Southbury LENART, Paul P., Cpl
39 Oak St., Derby LESTER, John E., T/ 5
24 Jewett St., Ansonia LIANOS, George, Sgt.
327 Augur St., Hamden LISZEWSKI, Edwin F., T/ 4
21 Windsor St., Thompsonville LONQUICH, Herbert, S/ Sgt.
96 Seaview Ter., Bridgeport LOVRANCIN A, Walter C, Cpl.
297 1/ 2 Central Ave., Norwich LUCA, Anthony H., Pfc.
82 So. Broad St., Meriden LUCAS, Steve M., Pfc.
Hazardville LUMINATI, Joseph M., T/ 5
Box 641, Canaan LUTY, Michael A., T/ 5
5 Silver St., Norwich LYNCH, Thomas G., T/ 5
56 Biruta St., New Britain MacDONALD, Kenneth W., T/ 5
19 Mather Ave., Groton MADER, Joseph A, T/ Sgt.
26 Flower St., Manchester MAJORIS, Zolton, S/ Sgt.
140 Osborne St., Bridgeport
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MALINA, Edward P., Pfc.
6 Talcott St., New Britain MANCAVAGE, William A., Pfc.
405 Newhall St., Hamden MANCINI, Elio L., T/ 5
164 East Ave., West Haven MANN, John J., Pvt.
14 East Elm St., Greenwich MANOCHI, James J., Pfc.
18 Comstock St., Danbury MARTINO, Alfred M., Sgt.
32 Garden St., New Haven MARTINO, Anthony, Cpl.
638 Congress Ave., Waterbury MASON, William M., Cpl.
68 Washington Ave., Bridgeport MASTRIANO, Joseph P., M/ Sgt.
265 Colony St., Meriden MATHES, Philip D., S/ Sgt.
42 Prospect St., Terryville MATYLINSKI, Frank, Sgt.
71 Sunnyside Ave., Stamford MAYNARD, Ernest R., T/ 5
Box 50, Wauregan MAYZIK, Joseph J., Pfc.
803 Wordin Ave., Bridgeport McCAUGHEY, Francis W., T/ 5
371 Hartford Rd., Manchester McCUE, Donald L., Cpl.
47 Farmington Ave., New Britain McDONALD, Edward D., Cpl.
26 Quintard Ter., Stamford McLEOD, Frederick A., T/ 5
292 Brightwood Ave., Torrington McVEY, Robert M., T/ 4
394 Woodbridge St., Manchester MEDER, Henry P., Pfc.
240 Smalley St., New Britain MEGNA, Joseph D., Pvt.
90 Grove St., Ansonia MEHR, John F., Sgt.
109 Oakland Ter., Hartford MEIKLEM, Kenneth N., Pfc.
80 1/ 2 East Main St., Meriden MELIN, Ralph O., Pfc.
53 Center St., West Haven MICHAUD, Edgar C, Sgt.
15 Elliott St., Hartford MICHLIN, Murray S., S/ Sgt.
50 Orchard Pl., Greenwich MIEZEJESKI, Vincent P., T/ 5
16 Warsaw St., Deep River MINERVINO, Lawrence F., Pfc.
65 Drake St., Waterbury MISTERI, Ezio S., T/ 5
347 New Britain Rd., Kensington MOFFA, Nicholas A., T/ 5
7 Railroad Ave., Danbury MOLOCHO, Frederick L., Pfc.
6 Providence St., Taftville MONGILLO, John J., Pfc.
128 Mill St., Southington MONIELLO, August M., S/ Sgt.
196 Greene St., New Haven MOTOLA, Joseph V., Sgt.
108 Heath St., Hartford MROZOWSKI, Stanley E., Jr., T/ 3
93 Hicks St., Meriden MURATORI, Dino P., T/ 5
37 Acorn St., New Britain MURAWSKI, Felix F., Sgt.
18 Union St., Terryville MYNYK, John, Sgt.
30 Campfield Dr., Fairfield NAFTAL, Herman S., T/ 4
178 Ward St., New Haven
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NAJAMY, Fred F., T/ Sgt.
141 West St., Danbury NAPLES, John, Pfc.
Bear Rock Rd., Durham NARDELLI, Gaetano E., Cpl.
453 Raidwin St., Waterbury NARDI, Charles A., T/ 5
37 Gerry St., Greenwich NASH, Charles R., T/ 5
Norfolk Rd., Winsted NICHOLS, Richard E., T/ Sgt.
49 Norman St., Manchester NIGRO, Jesmond L., S/ Sgt.
27 Thomas St., Waterbury NOGA, Peter V., T/ 5
65 Broad St., Ansonia NORMAN, Theodore S., Pfc.
31 Sharon St., Hartford NOSENZO, Albert, S/ Sgt.
Weed St., New Canaan O'DAY, James W., Pfc.
56 Cottage Pl., New Britain O'DONNELL, Thomas J., Pfc.
43 Francis Ave., Hamden OLIVER, Howard C, Cpl.
64 Grove St., Meriden OLIWA, Alfred V., Pfc.
169 Derby Ave., Derby O'NEIL, Arthur H., T/ 5
66 Laurel Court, Bridgeport O'NEIL, Eugene T., T/ 5
83 Roxbury St., Hartford ORNOWSKI. Joseph E., Sgt.
37 Taff Ave., Stamford OSBORNE, Walter H., Jr., Pfc.
Durham OSTERLING, Carl J., Pfc.
11 Prescott St., Elmwood OSTROWSKI, Walter, Jr., Pfc.
152 Seymour St., Hartford PARLEE, Donald W., Cpl.
599 Broad St., Hartford PARSONS, Ellsworth R., T/ 3
175 Adelaide St., Hartford PATTEN, Joseph F., Pfc.
861 Quinnipiac Ave., New Haven PAZDA, Michael, Cpl.
148 River Rd., Cos Cob PEAGLER, William E., T/ 4
11 Southwest Dr., New Haven PECK, Arthur W., T/ 5
294 Laurel Hill Ave., Norwich PECK HAM, Frederick H., Pfc.
79 Ashcraft Rd., New London PEET, Leslie L., Pfc.
182 Dewey St., Bridgeport PEPIN, Henry L., T/ 5
54 Putnam St., Hartford PERO, Robert F., T/ 5
Box 151, Stafford Springs PESLAK, Chester S., Cpl.
200 Fairview Ave., Bridgeport PETRIDES, Arthur P., T/ 4
46 Brookside Ave., Putnam PETRONE, James P., 1st/ Sgt.
375 Olive St., Bridgeport PETROSKY, Kasimer A., Pfc.
76 Mechanic St., New Haven PEVICH, Michael C, S/ Sgt.
29 Sea St., New Haven PICONE, Patsy R., T/ 5
1767 South Ave., Stratford PIETERS, Joseph M., 1st/ Sgt.
754 Dixwell Ave., New Haven PIRO, Patsy, Cpl.
7 Cos Cob Ave., Cos Cob PISANO, Joseph, Sgt.
2157 Barnum Ave., Stratford PLACHARSKY, John J., T/ 5
685 Middle St., Bristol POLENS, Irwin S., T/ 4
19 Main St., Stafford Springs PONTILLO, Rocco S., Pfc.
129 George St., Hartford PONZILLO, Domenico L., S/ Sgt.
65 Field St., Waterbury POPOWICH, Stephen, Cpl.
Roseville Rd., Westport PORTER, Frank A., T/ 3
181 Loomis St., Manchester POSSARDT, Earl W., T/ 5
RFD 1, Stafford Springs PRALL, Harold, Pfc.
269 Bunnell St., Bridgeport PRUZINSKY, Joseph C, T/ Sgt.
282 Logan St., Bridgeport PURDY, Kenneth R., Sgt.
1310 Hamilton Ave., Waterbury QUINLAN, James R., Cpl.
28 Speechly Ave., Southington RADCLIFFE, Walter L., Pfc.
590 Orchard St., New Haven RAHALEY, James, Cpl.
44 Cook Ave., Meriden RAYMOND, Walter A., S/ Sgt.
70 King St., Bridgeport REGA, Stephen P., Pfc.
513 Brook St., Bridgeport RENNA, George W., S/ Sgt.
163 Hill St., Waterbury RESNICK, Lester, T/ 5
122 Clark St., Hartford RHODES, Elton D., T/ Sgt.
School House Rd., Old Saybrook RINGLAND, Wallace R., Pfc.
320 Connecticut Ave., New London RISLEY, Kenneth, Pfc.
49 Edgewood St., Hartford RITCHIE, Norman J., T/ 4
Rt. 2, Fairview Ave., Bristol ROBBINS, Alfred C, Pfc.
RFD 4, Chapel St., Greenwich ROCHE, Gerald C, Sgt.
45 Layton St., West Hartford ROGERS, Donald W., T/ 5
40 Rutler Ave., Bridgeport ROGERS, Raymond G., Pfc.
40 Spruce St., New Haven ROMANO, Vito A., Pvt.
99 Stillwater Ave., Stamford ROSARKO, Michael, T/ 5
211 Mountain Grove, Bridgeport ROSENBERG, Irving J., T/ 4
364 Woodland St., Hartford ROSENBERG, Julian B., T/ 4
130 Hemlock Rd., New Haven ROSENTHAL, Murray W., Sgt.
218 West Ave., South Norwalk ROTH, Joseph R., T/ Sgt.
103 Tokeneke Rd., Darien RUBINOWSKI, Raymond J., Sgt.
538 No. Main St., Bristol RUSSELL, Ernest, Pvt.
3 Linden Pl., Danbury RUSSELL, William E., Pfc.
610 Zion St., Hartford RUTCHIK, Samuel, S/ Sgt.
Rt. 5, Kimball Hill, Norwich RYDZIEL, Stanley J., T/ 5
27 State St., Danbury RZASA, William S., Pfc.
64 Alden Ave., Thompsonville
ST. PIERRE, Adrian A., S/ Sgt.
195 Hanover St., Bridgeport SALVAGGIO, Charles C, Pfc.
48 Charles St., Stratford SAMLER, Leo, S/ Sgt.
18 Winchester St., Hartford SANDOR, Steve, T/ 5
142 Dunnlea Rd., Fairfield SANSOUCI, William F., Jr., T/ 4
32 Clay St., So. Norwalk SANTARSIERE, James J., Pfc.
350 So. Main St., Naugatuck SANTI, Joe, T/ 4
225 Winchester Ave., New Haven SANTILLO, John P., Sgt.
1570 Dixwell Ave., Hamden SANTORO, Peter, Cpl.
Rt. 1, Baltimore Rd., Bethany SANTOS, Ernest W., T/ Sgt.
16 Diving St., Stonington SCASINO, Dominic T., Pfc.
310 Exchange St., New Haven SCHWARTZ, Bernard, S/ Sgt.
26 High St., Norwalk SCIONTI, Joseph J., Sgt.
47 Ferry St., Middletown SECHKO, John J., T/ 5
48 East Pearl St., New Haven SELENEKAS, Brownuck B., Pfc.
578 Zion St., Hartford SERAFIN, Floren P., T/ 5
College Highway, Weatogue SHEA, George E., Jr., Pfc.
195 Columbus Ave., New Haven SHEA, Joseph P., Pvt.
42 Union St., Bristol SHEEHEY, Clarence, Pfc.
267 Ward St., Wallingford SHOVE, Robert V., Cpl.
26 Eastwood Ave., Waterbury SIEDLIK, Stanley T., T/ 3
Franklin Ave., Rockville SIMPSON, Ralph D., Jr., Sgt.
42 Westwood Rd., New Haven SINGER, Solomon, Pfc.
365 Exeter St., Bridgeport SINKOWSKI, Peter, Pfc.
22 John St., Derby SKRZYPKOWSKI, Renny J., Pfc.
90 Ludlow St., Stamford SLINKA, Andrew, Pfc.
Box 91, Shelton SMITH, Clayton B., M/ Sgt.
Prospect Hill, New Milford SMITH, Edward J., Pvt.
19 1/ 2 Chapel St., Norwalk SMITH, Frank A., Pfc.
12 Webster St., New Haven SMITH, Louis, T/ 4
68 Vine St., Hartford SOKOLOWSKI, Casimer, Pfc.
89 Wilson Ave., Newington SOLOCIUS, Robert E., Cpl.
119 Elliot Ave., Waterbury SOMESLA, Paul, Pfc.
26 Wake St., Bridgeport SOULE, Millard L., T/ 4
Route 1, Kent SPINO, Albert C, Pfc.
92 Linwood St., Waterbury STANIZZI, Ralph A., T/ 4
227 1/ 2 Front St., Hartford STARR, Louis G., Pfc.
35 Bayview Ave., Stonington STASKIEWICZ, Peter P., T/ 4
57 Church St., Newington
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STEPMAN, Alfred R., T/ 5
RFD 1, New Haven STEPONKUS, Charles W., Sgt.
215 Chapel St., New Haven STRICH, George, S/ Sgt.
264 Federal St., Bridgeport STRONG, Willis C, Pfc.
RFD 2, East Hampton STYERS, Louis C, T/ 5
143 Franklin Ave., Hartford SULLIVAN, Arthur J., M/ Sgt.
85 Greenleaf Ave., Waterbury SUTULA, Leo J., Pfc.
49 Lawlor St., New Britain SWEENEY, William T., S/ Sgt.
59 Cherry St., Naugatuck SWINKIN, Michael, T/ 5
13 Spruce St., New Haven TALLMADGE, Orville R., Pfc.
6 Fairview Ave., Norwalk TANNER, Willis H., S/ Sgt.
New Preston THOMAS Edward, M., T/ 5
245 Seaside Ave., Stamford THOMAS, Theodore R., Pfc.
57 Prospect St., Union City THORNHILL, Edward H., Pvt.
14 Priscilla Circle, Bridgeport TINKER, Curtis F., Jr., Sgt.
46 York St., West Haven TRUMPY, Emil J., Pfc.
RFD 2, Rockville TWAROWSKI, Frank J., Sgt.
11 Hine Pl., New Haven TYLER, Frederick, Pfc.
21 Broad St., Plainville URBAN, Peter P., S/ Sgt.
112 East Ave., Bridgeport VALENTI, Jerry J., T/ 4
48 Morgan St., Hartford VALIANTE, Joseph J., Sgt.
12 Merwin St., Norwalk VEROSTEK, Louis G., Pfc
River Rd., Shelton WALKINSHAW, George J, M/ Sgt.
149 Westfield Ave., Ansonia WEEKS, Kenneth J., Pfc.
21 Fairview Ave., Terryville WEKSNER, John L., S/ Sgt.
4 Union St., New Britain WELLMAN, Leland C, T/ 5
10 Camp St., So Meriden WESOLOWSKI, Walter J., Pfc.
724 Main St., Winsted WEXLER, Milton, T/ 5
120 Bedford St., Hartford WHALEY, James T., T/ 5
221 Harbor Rd., Southport WHEELAN, Fairfax R., Pfc.
West St., Litchfield WIISE, Ants, T/ 5
117 Broad St., Milford WILDER, Francis M., Sgt.
186 West Ave., Bridgeport WILKINS, Orville F., Cpl.
20 High St., Bristol WILLIAMS, Christopher, Sgt.
617 Broad St., Hartford WILLIAMS, Fred C, Pfc.
Saybrook Rd., Middletown WILSON, Clinton N., Cpl.
RFD 2, Andover WOODWARD, Harry T., Jr., T/ 5
1199 New Britain Ave., West Hartford WRIGHT, Charles H., Sgt.
27 Bishop Ave., Bridgeport
WYSOCKI, Charles F., T/ Sgt.
83 Prospect St., Naugatuck WYSZOMIERSKI, John J., Cpl.
139 Quarry St., Willimantic YANKOWICH, Paul A., 1st/ Sgt.
43 Henry St., East Port Chester YATES, Gilbert A., T/ 5
Pleasant Ave., East Haven YOXALL, Herbert D., Pfc.
30 Hubbell St., Ansonia ZACCARO, Joseph, Sgt.
151 Eldridge St., Manchester ZAMAGNI, Arthur A., T/ 5
139 Mechanic St., Putnam ZAWISLINSKI, Vitold M., T/ 5
4 North St., Norwich ZAYATZ, John W., Cpl.
7 Franklin St., Ansonia ZIELKE, William A., Pfc.
70 Woodland St., New Britain ZIPRIK, Harry M., Pfc.
88 East St., Plainville ZOLA, Edward F., Sgt.
1479 Pembroke St., Bridgeport ZUKAUSKAS, Bernard J., T/ Sgt.
20 No. Leonard St., Waterbury ZWACK, Charles, Pfc.
26 Chestnut St., West Haven ZWICK, Christian G., T/ 5
47 Ledger St., Hartford ZYGMONT, George E., T/ 4
3 Hawthorne Ave., Glen ville
CONNECTICUT VETERANS COMMEMORATIVE BOOKLET
Vol. IX Jan. 1, 1946 No. 13
CARLETON B. CLYMA, Editor
This booklet is published by the State of Connecticut through the Office of the Governor, as an addition to the souvenirs and memorabilia of Connecticut men who served with the United States Army in World War II. The courtesies and assistance of public relations personnel at the Ports and Separation Centers are herewith acknowledged.
Copies of this booklet are provided for the men whose names appear on the Muster Out Roll Call, herein. A copy is on file for reference purposes at each of the 200 public libraries in the State.
Reproduction of material from this booklet is permissible only on written authorization.
The personal experience stories were reported by Joseph O. Keating, Hugh W. McCoy, Morris R. Gelblum and George E. Allis. The cover illustration of the U. S. S. Washington is from the New York Daily News.
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