Connecticut veterans commemorative booklet. Vol. 9, no. 14. Connecticut men of the United States Army, demobilization, Fort Devens, Massachusetts. January 1 to 3, 1946

              CONNECTICUT MEN
of the United States Army
Demobilization, Fort Devens, Massachusetts
January 1 to 3, 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.
Aquila, Peter V., Pfc., 101st F. A. Bn., 26th Div., Seymour.
" Any guy who was in the 26th got plenty of action during the time that he was overseas and each one has best and worst time stories. Every time a guy is in the line of fire, it is a worst time so I will let it go at that and tell you of the best times. Mine were on passes to Paris and any guy who couldn't have a good time in that city should give himself up. There was always plenty to do there and, after being in the fighting, it was a pleas­ure
to go there and take in the sights. I served with the occupation troops in Austria after the war and that was a good deal, too."
Benton, Glenn R., Sgt., 3023d Q. M. Bakery Co., 9th Army, Fairfield.
" Last New Years Eve 1944, we were stationed at Valkenburg, Holland, and having a helluva good time with the local Dutchmen and their families, singing, drinking and dancing in the streets on a cold but beautiful night. But right at the stroke of twelve, and he couldn't have timed it any better, a German ME- 109 came right down the main street strafing with all his guns. He couldn't have been trying too hard — just a scare- raid I guess — because there were only a few casualties among the Dutch who had been crowding the streets and none among the GIs."
Blumetti, Eugene A., Pfc, Btry. C, 967th F. A. Bn., 29th Div., Derby.
" The closest call I ever had was while
going to chow at Dubeslau, Germany, and an 88 came screaming over and landed so close that my buddy whom I was walking with got hit by one of the frags. That's a hell of a time to get hit. The worst place I was ever in was Weise ¬ weiler, Germany, when over 300 German paratroopers jumped at our position. The planes they were in were hit and they had to get out in a hurry so that is why they landed near us. Most of them had only small arms but when they hit the ground they hit it shooting and we had to fight hard to get them before they got us. We got them all, but they also got lots of our men before going out. You have to fire quick and accurate when you get jumped on like that or you don't talk about it later on."
Boudreau, Renaud W., T/ 5, Trp. A. 2d Cav. Ren. Sq., 2d Cav. Grp., West Haven.
" In the crossing of the Moselle River in February of 1945, 25 of us were sent on dismounted patrol behind the Kraut lines, across the river in the town of Winschengen, Germany. It was a damn dark night but we got our information and started back; then ran into an ambush. We had to fight our way out and lost half of our men doing so. We recrossed the river in our rubber assault boats under cover of fire from our own side of the river."
Caccio, Frank P., Pfc, Co. A., 317th Inf., 80th Div., Hartford.
" I came out alive and I'll never forget it. Out of 50 replacements that joined the 80th in September ' 44 three of us were alive 12 hours later. We dug in on the east bank of the Moselle River and be­fore
we could finish, 88s and mortars got the 47 unlucky replacements. I can't explain why I didn't get it also; it must have been one of those things that hap­pens
with no explanation possible. Three nights later the Jerries attacked and two bullets hit the side of my hole but I was in the bottom and didn't get hit. Before I knew what happened, 1 heard German voices talking into my hole and saying ' Kamerad give up', but I froze and they mistook me for dead and left. The next morning after the Jerries pulled out I learned that 15 of our men had been captured that night. That's why I said I'm lucky to be alive."
Carpenter, William F., Sgt., 66th Sq., 403d Trp. Carr., Grp., 13th Air Force, Wilson.
" A chief clerk's job in the squadron is a dead, uninteresting, monotonous grind. The few bombings we had broke up the routine a bit and at times I looked forward to something different. I wish that I did have something I could talk about but I don't and that's why I've been able to forget the whole thing so easily. I can put it in shorter words by saying I didn't care for the Army."
Castellano, Joseph A., Pfc, 170th Engr. Cmbt. Bn., New Haven.
" The first time I ever saw anything Jap was on October 20, ' 44, and that was a plane which attacked a convoy of American ships. He was a dead Jap soon after because when those gunners got him in their sights, they really gave him hell. I made D- Days at the Philippines and Okinawa and the second one was the worst. I was on beach duty hauling sup­plies
from the ships to the shore and we
got hell from all directions. The Japs really gave us a hot reception that day. I was overseas for 30 months, spending 12 of them in Panama and 18 in the Pacific Panama was a good deal, but going to the Pacific took all the fun out of the Army for me.''
Chase, William A., Cpl., Btry. C, 741st F. A. Bn., Darien.
" The worst experience I ever had was at Woustviller, France, when the Ger­mans
shelled our position for over half an hour and wounded four of the guys. I guess the rest of us were just lucky as there wasn't anything to do but take it. My job was to survey targets and gun positions and I was up forward most of the time during the four campaigns we took part in. I guess that most of the time I was a pretty good target, but I managed to get out without getting hit although I don't know how or why. It's easy to remember the best day. That was V- E Day and we had a big party with lots of beer and everything else that goes with a party."
Christian, James A., S/ Sgt., Btry. B., 635th F. A. Bn., Bridgeport. '' After 46 months in the Army I really believe that I have had enough, so they won't have to twist my arm today to make me take that white paper. I was a section chief in a firing battery which had the best piece of artillery we used — the Long Tom. I got through three cam­paigns
without too much trouble, the most of which I ran into at Worms when the Germans were on the run. We got shelled by 88s that day and they were close enough to make things rather unhealthy in the near vicinity. I was in Norlingen, Germany, on both victory days. Being in the Army was one of those experiences that doesn't have to be repeated for me."
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Cimino, Joseph L., S/ Sgt., 598th Sq., 397th Bmb. Grp., 9th Air Force, Dan­bury.
" The outfit I was with pulled all kinds of duty except combat. I was with an MP outfit and was attached to a lot of different companies during my 22 months in the ETO. Guarding POWs, doing traffic detail and escorting officers carrying secret documents were only part of the many different duties that the MPs had to do. Most of the MPs I knew were good to GIs, so don't pay any attention to anything that these guys here say. The two best days I had over there were the victory days. When the first one came, I knew that part of the war was over and when the second one came, I knew that soon it would be all over for me. I was in for four years and seven months and that is plenty long enough."
David, Joseph M., Cpl., 31st Sq., 5th Bomb Grp., 13th Air Force, Hartford.
" At midnight on the 30th of Septem­ber
1944 all the ground crews of our group on Noemfoor Island off New Guinea were awakened to prepare our B- 24s for the longest mission without fighter escort ever tried with such planes — and the target was the Balikpapan oil fields. We worked like hell on those ships loading gas, pre- flighting, and making last minute checks and around two o'clock we even had a 45- minute air raid. Everything went off beautifully and every ship hit the target and returned. Our outfit was awarded a Presidential Unit Citation for this operation."
DiPlacito, John A., T/ 5, Trp. A., 2d Ren. Sq., 2d Cav. Grp., West Haven.
" The whole group was on recon one day in September 1944 for the 3d Army, around Luneville, France. We passed about 15 kilometres beyond Luneville
when the Krauts began to shell the one open road behind us and the 11th Panzer Division was closing in all around us. We called for artillery fire on the Panzers and when the Jerry shelling let up for just a while, we broke out back down that road and made contact with our advancing ground troops."
Flaherty, John A., S/ Sgt., Co. C, 574th Sig. A. W. Bn., Far Eastern Air Force, New Haven.
" Ours was the only air- warning outfit on the island, so we had to furnish early air- warning from our station, Informa­tion
Center at Tacloban Airfield to all the invasion forces on Leyte from the time we landed on D- plus- 4, October 24, 1944. I guess those were the busiest days we ever had because we were also helping lost planes to come in. When we learned that a group of P- 38s were due in on the 26th of October we volunteered to help clear the strip and the bomb wreckage to make the field operational on the 25th."
Giroux, Wilfred E., Cpl., Btry. B., 208th F. A. Bn., XV Corps, Hartford.
" We were riding in convoy through Normandy in September 1944 and we stopped in the town of Laval for a break. It was our first taste of France so when the boys spotted a pretty girl in a red dress and they knew I could speak French, they made me go over and talk to her. We talked for a while about the town and the war, and when the fellas shouted for information I just turned around and said, ' Hey, fellas, what a tomato!' With­out
even hesitating she turned to me and answered in perfect English, ' Yes, but I'm a good girl'."
Harasyko, Walter, T/ 4, 3023d Q. M. Bakery Co., 9th Army, Ansonia.
" Our unit followed the 9th Army and in two years we supplied them with 10
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million pounds of bread. That's a lot of bread and at times I thought I was the one who had baked the 10 million pounds because I still see mountains of flour before my eyes. There's a big difference between baking in a permanent oven and in the mobile equipment we used. I sometimes stare at a plain oven stove and I say to myself ' What I could have done if I had you in Europe'! One thing I can say and that is that even plain Army field bread was better than C- rations."
Hennessy, Alton F., Pvt., 64th Sq., 403d Trp. Carr. Grp., 13th Air Force, Ansonia.
" We took off from the Hebrides in the Solomons in a C- 47 in October 1944 with a big load cargo for Guadalcanal and were doing all right until about one hour out of the Canal, when one engine conked out. We jettisoned some of the cargo but the load was too much for the single engine left and it started to go fast, so the pilot had to ditch the ship. He did a beautiful job of bringing her down and the four of us kicked out the door and hopped into our five- man rubber life boat with all the equipment we could take. After floating out there for about seven hours, some natives from a small island who had seen us go down came out and picked us up in their log canoes. They were damn friendly and put us up for the night in the village but the next day we caught sight of a searching Navy PBY and signaled to ' em with a flare gun. They picked us up and took us to Guadalcanal."
Hunt. Leigh E., T/ Sgt., 6th Photo Tech. Sq., 4th Ren. Grp., 13th Air Force, Windsor.
" That ' Jungle Air Force' took us to some queer places and about a month before Christmas 1944 our outfit moved
to an airstrip on Morotai Island, between New Guinea and Leyte, and settled down for the ' holidays'. Tokyo Rose sent out the usual warning that there would be fireworks for our Christmas Eve cele­bration
and damned if they didn't bomb us five times that night, but we had the satisfaction of seeing our ackack bring down our first Jap plane for a Christmas present."
Katzman, Isaac, Cpl.. 598th Sq., 397th Bmb. Grp., 9th Air Force, Ansonia.
" Our outfit was one of the ones chosen to go to Russia and operate against the Germans from that side. Most of the time we were engaged in shuttle bombings. I was in plenty of bombings from the Germans while in England and France, but we got one in Russia that made the others look like nothing at all. I was in my tent at the time but when that first one hit I scrammed out of there in a hurry and took cover in a trench. It's a lucky thing I did because those bombs landed all around the tent area. The best experiences that I had over there were in traveling in Europe and North Africa and the best time I ever had was while on a furlough to Switzerland. That is a nice country."
Kipp, Harold C, S/ Sgt., Hq. Btry., 282d F. A. Bn., XX Corps, 3d Army, Bridgeport.
" Included in our near- record, 273 con­secutive
days of combat was the battle of Verdun. We were corps artillery for the XX Corps and in the drive to take Verdun and cross the river, we supported the 5th Infantry Division with our 105mm howitzers. We helped soften up the resis­tance
around the river first and didn't damage the town too badly because the Krauts pulled out without much of a struggle, and then we concentrated on their retreating columns, which made
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easy targets. The city of Verdun awarded the Medal of Verdun to ours and other outfits in the XX Corps for the libera­tion
of the city — it's similar to the Croix de Verdun awarded to some of our troops in the last war."
Kobela, Paul R., S/ Sgt., Btry. B., 659th F. A. Bn., 7th Army, New Britain.
" Heilbronn, Germany, is the place we pulled security guard in after the war ended. The people didn't give us any trouble and it seemed as if they had just laid down on the job of winning the war and were glad that it was over. They expected and wanted someone to tell them what to do. Without anyone to give orders the Germans are a confused lot. They were amazed at the equipment we had and they were surprised to see that the Americans were better equipped than their Army. The best thing to do is keep a strong force over there to show them we mean business and don't intend to let them get away with the stuff they pulled."
Labonte, George A., Cpl., Co. A., 102d Medics, 27th Div., Waterbury.
" July 7, 1944, is one day that I will remember for a long time because on that day I came the closest to having one of those MIA things put after my record.
It was on Saipan and we were feeling a little bit safe when suddenly a large force of Japs, afterwards estimated at 2,500, all hopped up on saki and whatever else they feed those guys, attacked our posi­tion.
They were really tough and it looked as though it was going to be tough on us too because after a while we ran out of ammo and were practically surrounded when the Japs got stopped in their rear positions and were forced to pull out. It's a lucky thing that it happened when it did because I know we couldn't have held much longer. Those Banzai charges can really give a guy a scare."
Maczokas, John J., T/ 4, Hq. Btry., 263d F. A. Bn., 26th Div., Torrington.
" As corps artillery we had a big job running up and down and across the river at the crossing of the Rhine at Wesel on March 23, 1945. We supported the crossing of the 30th and 35th Divi­sions
with our 8- inch howitzers pouring out almost a steady stream of shells on whatever targets they asked for. We drew a lot of counter- battery fire but our stuff was accurate, and forward ob­servers
said we were having a field day. I guess we did because those infantry Joes just kept rolling after that." Manguilli, Vincent, Cpl., 31st Sq., 5th Bmb. Grp., 13th Air Force, New Haven.
" I'll remember one raid on Morotai because I had to go into a foxhole with just my shoes on to keep me warm. I was in the sack when the Japs came over and had only time to grab my shoes and run about 100 yards to a hole. I stayed there for two hours freezing and thinking that this time I really got caught with my pants off. Three of our bombers on the base were hit but none of our men got in the way of any ' stuff'. I'll remember that time because that was the closest I came to seeing the war, the rest of the action was too far away and too compli­cated
to keep up with. As far as I'm con­cerned
my war was to keep alive and get back home."
Michaude, Euclid D., Pvt., 52d F. A. Repl. Center, Fort Bragg, New Britain.
" There's nothing much that I can say because I've been in only seven months. The Army training is a good thing for men between the ages of 18 and 25 but for older men it's a waste of time. A 40- year older can not keep up with the younger men and it makes Army life that much tougher for them. I know be­cause
that's what happened to me."
Miller. Henry E., Pfc, Hq. Co., 54th Sig. Bn., XVIII A/ B Corps, Naugatuck.
" When the Germans broke through in Belgium on the 16th of December 1944 we were in England, but by the 18th we had flown over to France, landed at Rheims, ridden by truck to Marche, Belgium, and set up communications operations between Corps and the 101st, 82d, and 17th Airborne Divisions. On the next day we had to withdraw and contacts were a little shaken up. My buddy and I were awakened at about two in the morning and sent as couriers,
by jeep, with radio signals for the 84th Division. We had a hell of a time getting through Hotten where the Jerries were shelling the only bridge, but we made it and pulled in to the 84th at 7: 45 — just 15 minutes before the deadline for radio contact."
Morrow, James A., Pfc, Btry. B., 101st F. A. Bn., 26th Div., Waterbury.
" The worst experience I ever had is one I don't remember anything about because after that one, I woke up in the first aid station wondering what it was all about. The only thing I remember is that we were riding along in a truck in Czechoslovakia when all of a sudden everything went ' boom' and then every­thing
went black. I later found out that we went over a mine and got blown up. I was in four campaigns in the ETO starting from our landing in Cherbourg and ending when we went over the mine. I was in the hospital from V- E Day to V- J Day and then went with the occupa­tion
troops in Austria where I stayed until it was time to come home."
Pepsin, Joseph A, T/ 3, Med. Det. 405th Inf., 102d Div., Bridgeport.
" The worst thing I ever saw was smouldering bodies of 1,500 people when we took the town of Gardelager in Ger­many.
The Germans had cremated them the day before we took the city and when we got in the fires were still burning with human bodies as fuel. I couldn't believe that there are humans on this earth who could do such things without a thought to what they did. There was nothing we could do for the creatures who were burn­ing
but I always think that maybe they'd be alive today if we could have taken the town a few hours sooner."
Pippa, Mitchell, Cpl., 63d Sq., 403d Trp. Carr. Grp.. 13th Air Force, Bridge­port.
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" For eight months we had searchlights ready on Biak in case the Japs pulled a raid on us. After the eight months elapsed it was decided that it was a waste of time to have the lights manned because the Japs would never bomb us there. The day we took the lights down not one of us expected to see the Jap bombers again but that night they showed up for the first time in eight months and we were caught ' with our lights down'. The sur­prise
of the raid is what we talked about more than the damage they did because it seemed to be well timed with the lights down."
Potocki, Anthony J., T/ 5, Co. H. 21st Tank Bn., 10th Armd. Div., Bristol.
" Shrapnel from bombs dropped in an open field by one of the planes that was making a forced landing, hit three of our men. I turned three different shades of color because I thought that he was drop­ping
the bombs on us. The plane sailed over our heads and made a landing about a mile down the road but not before everyone was swearing at it for getting rid of his bombs so close to us. Europe was a bad memory and I wouldn't be­lieve
what the papers said about the war until I saw it with my own eyes. It's too bad that so few people here know what
war is. They only read about it and shrugged it off as a lot of propaganda."
Powell, Kenneth U., Sgt., 65th Sq., 403d Trp. Carr. Grp., 13th Air Force, Bristol.
" Half the time I didn't know a war was on because I was so far behind the front in the South Pacific. My job was to tune up engines on planes and in the Army I was known as a mechanic. This may sound funny but I like heat and plenty of it and that's why I say I liked it out there. It was hotter than you can imagine but that's what I liked and I didn't complain. The only bombing raid I can tell you about is the one I slept through. It happened on Morotai in January ' 45. When I woke up that morning they told me that our base had Jap visitors in the form of bombers which did little damage, but I just kept sleeping and they said that if I didn't hear them I didn't deserve to be awakened. It was just as well be­cause
I would have hated to lose sleep on account of some lousy japs "
Radziewicz, Walter J., T/ 5, Btry. A.. 552d F. A. Bn., 1st Army, New Britain.
" The unit I was with wasn't too close to the front and the action we saw would be when planes came over to strafe us. I was in a 240 crew and the thing I feared most was planes coming out of the clear blue sky and giving us the works. I was one of the fastest men when it came to jumping into a hole. I was scared plenty at first but after a while in action it was old stuff and no one ever talked about the raids. Sometime we swore at the raiders for breaking up a good card game or breaking up the little sleep we managed to get."
Ricci, John, Pfc, 96th A. A. A. Bn., 10th Army, Bristol.
" On April 15, 1945, 16 Jap planes came in for a suicide attack on our positions at Okinawa and gave me the hottest and scariest time I ever had. We got ten of the planes before they could do any damage but one of the nearby batteries got hit and there were lots of casualties around. We got other attacks from the suicide planes but none as tough as that one. The best day I ever had in the Army was on January 1, this year, when I got a pass to go home after arriving here. That was the first time in over 40 months and did Bristol look good to me after being down in the Pacific!"
Ross, Francis I., Pfc, 398th F. A. Bn., 8th Armd. Div., Norwich.
" If there was any other way of telling my story than the way I am telling it, I would do it and try to get away from the decoration business, but I don't see any out, so here goes: I got the Bronze Star for laying a wire for communica­tions
to a forward observer post. That was at the Siegfried Line near the Ruhr River and for over four hours I was exposed to enemy fire while pulling that wire. The worst part of pulling wire is that it can't be done any other way but standing up so that is what made it so tough. There was lots of stuff that fell around me that time but I didn't get hit I am glad to say. That was the closest call
I ever had in the three campaigns that I was in."
Schenarts, Charles A., Cpl., 25th Liaison Sq., 5th Air Force, New Haven.
" Two hours after the infantry hit Mindanao on D- day, April ' 45, our out­fit
was on LSTs heading for shore. We were heavily armed with knives, car­bines
and rifles ready for action the minute we hit the beach. Just before we hit shore we were ordered to put all knives away and to take all the ammo out of our guns because someone was afraid we'd be hurting each other. We were lucky not to meet opposition be­cause
if we had, our goose would have been cooked. It was a weird feeling to hit the beach like that and I for one was shaking in my boots."
Schneider, Edward, Cpl., 3d Radio Sq., 9th Air Force, Bridgeport.
" The worst experience I had while in the Army was in coming home from Europe, and that includes being bombed at Luxembourg and being almost right in the middle of a shelling at the Bulge. We left Marseille on December 4 and got to Hampton Roads on the 26th. That is 22 days we spent on the water which was the choppiest it has been in a hell of a long time. At least, that's what the sailors told us. That's the worst, and the best was on V- J Day. I was in London on that day and took part in the celebration and had quite a time."
Schroth, Norman E., Sgt., Hq. & Hq. Sq., 403d Trp. Carr. Grp., 13th Air Force, Wauregan.
" The first relief of my area guard duty had gone quietly on the night of Septem­ber
10. 1944, and I was pulling my second at two o'clock in the morning, walking my post around our tent area on Biak Island in the Netherlands East Indies. When I reached a far corner near the
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big mess tent where it was really dark, I heard a shot ring out that zinged right past me and lodged in the brush. I dropped to ground and spread the alarm to the other guards, and in no time at all, a detachment was out looking around. In 20 minutes they found one hungry Jap who had tried to steal some food from our mess."
Shannon, Silas, Pfc, 594th Q. M. Laundry Co., 10th Army, Hartford.
" It'll take me a long time to forget that day around the middle of April 1945 when I was working as a litter- bearer for a field hospital about two miles be­hind
the lines near Naha on Okinawa. We were carrying a patient on our litter through a quiet zone when all of a sudden a Jap knee- mortar dropped no more than six feet away from us. We hit the ground with our litter but it would have been too late if that baby had gone off — it was a dud. Boy, it felt good to get up and walk away from that one."
Sweetman, George, S/ Sgt., 7th A. A. A. Bn., 77th Div., West Haven.
" Our outfit had to go in and take some small islands off Okinawa before D- Day at that place, so we were there six days before the invasion. The job we had to do was to clear out the Jap suicide boats that were supposed to be there, but we didn't find any so there wasn't any clear­ing
out to do. On our way to Okinawa, we were attacked by two suicide planes but they were shot down about 200 yards away from the ship. We also made D- Day at Guam and came into Leyte four days after the initial landing."
Tibbetts, John L., Pfc, Btry. A., 659th F. A. Bn., XXII Corps, Unionville.
" After V- E Day we went into occupa­tion
in the town of Lindfort, Germany, and I was pulling MP duty. One day in June we were called up to Hamburg to
help pull a raid. We didn't know who they were looking for except that they were civilians and we just went along with the other MPs. It turned out that they were having trouble with Germans and DPs sneaking across the Rhine to go to other zones and not going through our DDT delousing points. We found eight of them in a tavern and had to turn them over to the local AMG."
Wightman, Richard A., S/ Sgt., Med. Det., 35th Tank Bn., 4th Armd. Div., Stafford Springs.
" At Bastogne during the Bulge I saw more war than any place else in Europe. Artillery, mortars and bullets played havoc all over the city. On Christmas Day ' 44 we had more casualties in our outfit than any other engagement. I was an aid man and I know that artillery was the stuff that got most of our men. We had to fight our way into Bastogne to help the 101st which was surrounded and in need of help. I couldn't believe that it was possible for men to die so fast and furious as it was at Bastogne. That place will remain on my list of places to forget but I know it will take a long time to get away from my memory."
Zwack, Charles F., Pfc, Co. C, 775th Tank Bn., West Haven.
" ' Bleedy Pass' in the Philippines was named right as far as I am concerned be­cause
I did a bit of bleeding there myself. I was an assistant tank driver and light machine gunner and during the action there, I sprained my left wrist and had to leave the tank and let an able- bodied man get in and take my place. Just as I was getting out, a Jap threw a grenade and I got hit with some of the frags. One of the pieces hit me in the right hand so I was practically useless as far as doing anything to help myself, but the medics got me and fixed me up."
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THE MUSTER OUT ROLL CALL
Names, rank and addresses of Connecticut men discharged during the period January 1 to 3, 1946, from the official Group Rosters, Fort Devens Separation Center, Mass.
ABRAMSON, Dave A., Pfc.
778 George St., New Haven ACKERMAN, Vincent J., Pfc.
Boston Post Rd., Saybrook ALDRICH, Thomas L., Pfc.
133 Second Ave., West Haven ALLING, Myron M., Jr., T/ 5
2 David St., Norwalk ALSBAUGH, Donald E., Sgt.
51 Willard St., Hartford AMORE, Giro A., Pfc.
321 Exchange St., New Haven ANDERSON, Donald P., S/ Sgt.
Woodford Farm, Avon ANDERSON, Harold G., Pfc.
3 Woodbine St., Hamden ANDERSON, John E., Pfc.
233 Catherine St., Bridgeport ANDERSON, Kenneth H., T/ 5
117 Howard St., New London ANGIONE, Arthur W., T/ 3
Beverly Place, Norwalk ANTHONY, Vito, S/ Sgt.
6 Martin St., Thompsonville ANTONUCCI, Joseph P., Cpl.
83 Third St., Derby AQUILA, Peter V., Pfc.
750 South Main St., Seymour ATKINSON, John, Cpl.
19 Jefferson St.. Norwalk AUGUST, Norman J., T/ 5
933 Hancock Ave., Bridgeport AVITABILE, Fred V., T/ 5
110 Greene St., New Haven AZZARA, John, T/ 5
30 Madison Ave., Waterbury BADGER, Ernest, Pfc.
270 Ashmun St., New Haven BAILEY, Edward J., Pfc.
23 Thornley St., New Britain BALL, Howard I., Pfc.
1 Division St., Stamford BALOGACH, John J., Pfc.
603 Arctic St., Bridgeport BANNING, James H., Pfc.
9 Railroad Ave., East Hampton BARIEL, Anthony, Pfc.
32 Grand View Ave., Hamden BARLETTA, Salvatore, Pfc.
224 St. John St., New Haven RARONE, Joseph, T/ 5
752 Legion Ave., New Haven BATAILO, John, S/ Sgt.
East Stanwich Rd., Greenwich BATES, Richard K., Pfc.
Box 14, South Coventry BEARD, Edwin F., Cpl.
221 York St., West Haven BEARDSLEY, Michael L., Pfc.
9 Citv Hamlet, Danbury BEAULIEU, John P., T/ 5
48 Niles St., Hartford BECKER, James S., Pfc.
226 Meadow St., Naugatuck BELANGEB, John H., Cpl.
South Talcott Ave., Rockville BENTON, Glenn R., Sgt.
66 Unquowa Place, Fairfield
BERNARDINI, Louis R., T/ 4
68 Admiral St., New Haven BERNSTEIN, Ben W., T/ 5
190 Orchard St., New Haven BESSEL, Eric J., T/ Sgt.
BFD 4, Box 98, Danbury BIESSMAN, John J., Jr., Sgt.
30 Woodland Pl., Stamford BIRNBAUM, Arthur E., Cpl.
47 Main St., New Britain BLACKHAM, Robert V., T/ 4
289 Carroll Ave., Bridgeport BLANCHETTE, Roland O., Pfc.
Box 347, Main St., North Grosvenordale BLUMETTI, Eugene A., Pfc.
7 Sixth St., Derby BLYTHE, Raymond T., Cpl.
Great Hill Rd., RFD 2, Seymour BODICK, Emilton, Pvt.
302 Selleck St., Stamford BONITO, Vincent B., Cpl.
495 Chapel St., New Haven BORTNICK, George W., Pfc.
Bldg. 35, Y. M. V., Bridgeport BOSSONE, Frank, T/ 4
RFD 1, Sound View Ave., South Norwalk BOUCHER, Robert, Pfc.
21 Griggs St., Waterbury BOUDREAU, Renaud W., T/ 5
121 Thomas St., West Haven BOWEN, Aaron E., S/ Sgt.
745 So. Quaker Lane, West Hartford BRENNAN, James M., T/ 5
49 Locke St., New Haven BRENNAN, Joseph P., Pfc.
573 Orange St., New Haven BRODEUR, Raymond J., Pfc.
26 Eastwood Ave., Waterbury BROWN, Arthur J., Cpl.
127 Taft Ave., West Haven BROWN, Earl E., T/ 4
Ells St., Norwalk BUIJNAROWSKI, James J., Pfc.
28 Ernest St., Wallingford BULAVA, Anthony P., Pfc.
RFD, Weatogue BUONOME, Joseph C, T/ 5
276 Blatchley Ave., New Haven BURKE, James M., T/ Sgt.
244 White St., Danbury BURNS, Robert J., Cpl.
39 Allendale Rd., Hartford BUSLOWICH, Leo D., Pfc.
153 Grove St., New Britain BUZZEO, Joseph A., T/ 4
46 Liberty St., Stamford BYKOWSKI, Anthony J., T/ 4
21 Williams St., Meriden BYRD, Walter, Pfc.
107 Foote St., New Haven CACACE, Joseph L., Sgt.
264 Tyler St., East Haven CACASE, John M., Pfc.
54 Bretton Rd., West Hartford CACCIO, Frank P., Pfc.
121 Pleasant St., Hartford CAHILL, John J., Jr., S/ Sgt.
44 Blue Hills Ave., Hartford CAMPBELL, Raymond, Pfc.
49 Arlington Rd., West Hartford CAMPBELL, Thomas, T/ 5
29 Brook St., Hartford CANONICO, Anthony C, 1st/ Sgt.
714 Third Ave., West Haven CAPORO, Anthony D., T/ 4
223 Poquonock Rd., Groton CARLSON, Norman R., Pfc.
135 Massachusetts Ave. New Britain CARMODY, Raymond, 1st/ Sgt.
120 Emerson St., New Haven CARPENTER, William F., Sgt,
304 Windsor Ave., Wilson CARRANO, Andrew J., Pfc.
55 1/ 2 Collins St., New Haven CASS, Arthur B., T/ 3
Goshen
CASTELLANO, Joseph A., Pfc.
198 Foster St., New Haven CASTIGLIONI, George W., T/ 5
191 Winthrop Ave., New Haven CAVALLARO, Gavino U., Pfc.
Queen St., Plainville CEDIO, Rosario, T/ 4
142 Benham Rd., Groton CELIO, Salvatore, S/ Sgt.
136 Chestnut St., New Haven CHAPIN, Herbert L., S/ Sgt.
47 Woodcrest Ave., Stratford CHASE, Wilbur P., Cpl.
Box 154, Kent CHASE, William A., Cpl.
16 Bailey Ave., Darien CHIRAVALLI, Carmine A., T/ 5
23 Isaac St., Norwalk CHRIMES, Lawrence F., Pfc.
28 Benson St., Milford CHRISTIAN, James A., S/ Sgt.
257 Gregory St., Bridgeport CHURCH, Lloyd W., Pfc.
41 Waller St., New London CIANCIOLO, August, T/ 5
509 South Main St., Torrington CICCORITTI, Domenico, T/ 4
Box 11, New Canaan CIESZANSKI, Steven J., Sgt.
5 Second St., Windsor Locks CIMINO, Joseph L., S/ Sgt.
13 Starr Ave., Danbury CIVITELLO, Sam, Pfc.
444 Legion Ave., New Haven CLARK, Phillip R., Sgt.
160 Savings St., Waterbury CLARK, Ralph N., Jr., T/ 4
Ivoryton CLEMENS, Edward J., Pfc.
3 Church St., Beacon Falls CLOUD, Sanford, T/ 4
15 Wolcott St., Hartford COAKLEY, Charles A., T/ Sgt.
212 Remington St., Bridgeport COFFEY, William J., Cpl.
20 Crown St., New Britain COLACINO, Alfred, Sgt.
88 Lyon St., New Haven COLE, Everett H., S/ Sgt.
52 Imlay St., Hartford COLELLO, Louis P., Sgt.
211 Chestnut St., New Britain CONGELOS, Joseph, T/ 5
64 Elmer St., Hartford COPPOLO, Anthony F., T/ 4
3460 Main St., Bridgeport CORRAGON, Charles F., T/ 4
c/ o Lane, Tokeneke St., Darien
CORRARO, Martin E., Pfc.
130 Hamilton St., New Haven COTE, Alfred J., Pfc.
Main St., East Berlin COTE, Louis A., T/ 4
27 Linwood St., New Britain CRAMPTON, Raymond P., Pfc.
52 Henry St., New Haven CRISCUOLO, Benjamin, Pfc.
51 Beecher Place, New Haven CWALINSKI, Joseph F., T/ 4
16 Harbor St., Stamford CZAPLICKI, Stanley, T/ 4
71 Brennan St., East Haven D'ALESSIO, Anthony, Pfc.
216 Cedar St., New Haven D'ANDREA, Eugene R., Pfc.
158 Porter St., New Haven DAVID, Joseph M., Cpl.
700 Albany Ave., Hartford DAVIES, Erwin R., T/ 5
72 Union St., Rockville DeCARLO, Charles, Cpl.
107 County St., New Haven DeCELIE, Michael A., T/ 5
504 Whalley Ave., New Haven DEE, Daniel C, S/ Sgt.
393 Franklin Ave., Hartford DELAY, Henry F., Pfc.
65 Harwinton Ave., Terryville DeLEONARDO, Arthur L., T/ 5
8 Silver Sands Rd., East Haven DelGAUDIO, Frank E., Sgt.
58 Congress St., Hartford DELIETO, Charles R., Cpl.
136 Chestnut St., New Haven DellaMURA, Alphonse, Pfc.
32 Franklin St., New Haven Dell'AQULA, Anthony, Pfc.
831 Grand Ave., New Haven DellaVALLE, Alfred F., Pfc.
192 St. John St., New Haven DELULIO, Albert F., T/ 5
237 Winthrop St., Torrington DEMAIO, Samuel J., Cpl.
55 Woodbridge St., Hartford DeMARTINO, Salvatore, T/ 5
83 Wooster St., New Haven DeMASI, Emil M., T/ 4
218 Chatham St., New Haven DEMING, Glendon H., Sgt.
158 South Main St., Wallingford DEMPSEY, Daniel J., T/ 4
26 Pine St., New Haven DEMPSEY, Max J., T/ 4
312 Orange St., New Haven DEMUSIS, Ernest, T/ 4
369 Blatchley Ave., New Haven DENICOLA, Ciro, S/ Sgt.
450 Chapel St., New Haven DePONTE, Frank, Sgt.
24 Franklin St., New Haven DePONTE, Fred, Pfc.
24 Franklin St., New Haven DERBABIAN, Charles G., T/ 4
62 Charles St., New Haven DeSTEFANO, John, Pfc.
64 St. John St., New Haven DeVITO, John F., Cpl.
192 Wood St., Waterbury DiANGE, Dominic, T/ 5
73 Meadow St., Willimantic DiCAPRIO, Luca P., Pfc.
183 Gorham Ave., Hamden DiCAPUA, Anthony R., Cpl.
224 St. John St., New Haven
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DICKINSON, Warren B., Pfc.
58 North Main St., Norwich DiCROSTA, William B., Pfc.
179 Exchange St., New Haven DiMASSA, Anthony, Pfc.
206 Wooster St., New Haven DiPLACITO, John A., T/ 5
48 William St., West Haven DRENZEK, Edmund J., S/ Sgt.
64 Shultas Place, Hartford DRIEND, Martin H., Pfc.
466 Legion Ave., New Haven DOBSON, John, Jr., T/ 5
Box 155, Stafford DONAGHUE, Vincent J., Cpl.
210 Sargent St., Hartford DOWNEY, Thomas E., Jr., Pfc.
1802 Bedford St., Stamford DUBRULE, Edward J., S/ Sgt.
122 Baltimore St., Hartford DUMAS, Gerald B., S/ Sgt.
46 Barnum Ter., Stratford DUQUETTE, Gerald W., S/ Sgt.
Sturges Hwy., Westport DUTTON, Charles B., T/ 5
18 Imlay St., Hartford DUYDAN, George, S/ Sgt.
117 Dupont Place, Bridgeport EAGLESON, William J., T/ 5
100 Bissell St., Manchester ERBA, Armando D., Pfc.
6 Academy St., New Haven ERICKSON, Edward E., S/ Sgt.
100 Bradley Ave., Hamden ERRICHETTI, Frank D., Pfc.
370 Exeter St., Bridgeport FARACLAS, George N., S/ Sgt.
616 Ferry St., New Haven FASCIANO, Charles, Sgt.
65 Central St., Ansonia FEARN, William L., T/ 4
64 Charles St., Meriden FELMER, George, Cpl.
423 Hudson St., Hartford FIALA, William F., S/ Sgt.
East Haddam FINELLO, Charles F., Cpl.
77 Wall St., Torrington FLAHERTY, John A., S/ Sgt.
281 Highland St., New Haven FLOROS, Philip P., S/ Sgt.
131 Hartford Ave., New Britain FONTAINE, Donald D., Cpl.
57 Capen St., Windsor FORLANO, Carl D., Pfc.
422 Dixwell Ave., New Haven FOURNIER, Maurice J., Sgt.
38 Railroad St., New Milford FRANCO, Peter A., S/ Sgt.
474 Lombard St., New Haven FREEMAN, Eugene W., S/ Sgt.
130 Rockland Rd., Fairfield FROBEL, Clarence F., Sgt.
213 South Orchard St., Wallingford FRONTEL, Joseph H., S/ Sgt.
48 Summit St., East Hampton GABER, Edward W., Pfc.
12 Fairview St., New Britain GABRIEL, Michael P., T/ Sgt.
98 Dikeman St., Waterbury GADZENSKI, Frank J., T/ 5
2 Morgan Ave., Greenwich GAGLIARDI, Michael I., T/ 5
245 Winchester Ave., New Haven GASSNER, Heinz W., Pfc.
97 White St., Danbury
GENTILE, Louis D., Pfc.
26 Woodbridge St., Hartford GEORGE, Samuel J., T/ 5
38 Third St., Seymour GERTE, Arthur F., Pfc.
90 Summitt St., Bridgeport GILLI, Peter J., Cpl.
37 Cottage Grove Rd., Bloomfield GIORDANO, James F., Pfc.
143 Exchange St., New Haven GIROUX, Wilfred E., Cpl.
51 Putnam St., Hartford GLOVER, Griffen W., T/ 5
17 Pliney St., Hartford GOMEZ, Gerard L., Pfc.
RFD 2, Waterbury GOOLEY, Donald H., T/ 5
44 Clough Rd., Waterbury GORZELANY, Chester G., Pfc.
9 Crescent St., Derby GREENSPON, Gilbert E., Sgt.
87 Harold St., Hartford GRISWOLD, Alfred W., T/ 4
Box 8, Centerbrook GUGLIETTA, Salvatore D., Sgt.
57 Pleasant St., Hartford GUILMETTE, Robert J., Pfc.
579 Myrtle St., New Britain GULINO, Joseph P., T/ 5
179 1/ 2 Wallace St., New Haven GUSTAFSON, John A., Sgt.
RFD 3, Danbury GWUDZ, Frank J., Sgt.
22 1/ 2 Lafayette St., Norwich HARASYKO, Walter, T/ 4
10 Oak Court, Ansonia HARDY, Roland C, S/ Sgt.
123 Shennecossett Parkway, Groton HARPER, Robert E., Cpl.
510 Shelton Rd., Nichols HARRELL, William, T/ 5
52 Webster St., Apt. C- l, New Haven HARTNETT, Ralph M., S/ Sgt.
RFD 2, Waterbury HEALY, Paul J., T/ 5
52 Winship St., Hartford HEBERT, Wilfred E., S/ Sgt.
68 Williams St., Hartford HERRNSTADT, Gerald E., Sgt.
61 Garden St., Ansonia HECK, Walter K., Sgt.
396 Union Ave., West Haven HEIGHINGTON, Albert T., Pfc.
85 Pine St., New Haven HELLER, Charles J., T/ 5
80 Shephard St., New Haven HENNESSEY, Alton F., Pvt.
79 Woodbridge Ave., Ansonia HESSINGER, Ewald L., T/ 5
14 Clay St., New Haven HIETALA, Wayne E., Cpl.
North St., Hazardville HINE, John F., S/ Sgt.
38 Sherland Ave., New Haven HOCK, Ernest G., Pfc.
34 Fairview Ave., Danbury HOLMES, Arthur H., T/ 5
Plainfield HORN, Harry C, Cpl.
70 Harding Ave., Branford HRICZO, Joseph S., S/ Sgt.
101 Workman Ave., Torrington HUGHES, Irving A. M/ Sgt.
19 New London, Rd., Mystic HUNT, Leigh E., T/ Sgt.
29 Giddings Ave., Windsor
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IANNUZZI, Peter A., T/ 5
6 Jefferson St., New Haven INSLER, Bernard, Cpl.
1800 Boulevard, New Haven INTROVIGNE, Joseph A. R., Pfc.
36 Westford Ave., Stafford Springs JESPERSEN, Herman C, T/ 4
134 Cedar St., New Haven JOHNSON, Edwin L., T/ Sgt.
21 Barrett St., Hamden JOHNSON, Francis H., Sgt.
34 Colley St., Waterbury JOHNSON, Leroy, Pvt.
34 Vine St., Waterbury JOSEPHSON, Nils A., Sgt.
185 Ivy St., New Haven JOUBERT, Gene J., T/ 4
2 North St., Norwich JUDD, Harlan C, T/ 5
93 Forest St., New Britain JUDYCKI, Julian L., S/ Sgt.
46 Hyde St., Manchester JURGENSEN, Kenneth J., Sgt.
C- 340 Charter Oak Ter., Hartford KALISIAK, Leon A., Pfc.
130 Quarry St., Willimantic KAPLOWITZ, Samuel, Sgt.
84 Scranton St., New Haven KARALIS, Vitold L., S/ Sgt.
24 Prospect St., Naugatuck KATZ, Michael S., S/ Sgt.
41 New St., Seymour KATZMAN, Isaac, Cpl.
9 Maple St., Ansonia KEANE, John F., Pfc.
533 East St., New Haven KEEFE, Quentin L., T/ 5
Lebanon KEETH, Joseph L., T/ 5
29 Cottage St., New London KEHOE, Howard E., T/ 4
49 Mill Hill Ave., Bridgeport KETRIE, Walter, S/ Sgt.
14 Lines St., New Haven KING, John C, Cpl.
179 Barker St., Hartford KINGSBURY, Wallace B., Pfc.
23 Hudson St., Berlin KIPP, Harold C, S/ Sgt.
381 East Main St., Bridgeport KIRSCHNER, Gerhardt H., Sgt.
45 Deering Lane, Bristol KISSNER, John R., T/ 4
115 Helen St., Hamden KLIMASZEWSKI, Chester W., Sgt.
203 Newberry St., Waterbury KLINGMAN, Frederick A., Pfc.
54 High St., Norwich KOBELA, Paul R., S/ Sgt.
48 Shuttle Meadow, New Britain KOBICK, David G., Pfc.
Wilton Rd., Westport KOCHANSKY, Peter J., Sgt.
134 Toms Rd., Stamford KONCEVICH, William, Cpl.
224 Edgewood Ave., New Haven KOUKOS, John G., T/ 4
57 Jefferson Ave., Danbury KRAIGER, Walter R., M/ Sgt.
31 Mallory St., Danbury KREITZER, Wilbur, Pfc.
RFD 1, South Coventry KRULL, William F., M/ Sgt.
57 Brewster St., Waterbury KUCHKA, Joseph W., Pfc.
268 Farmington Ave., Bristol
KUEHN, William D., Sgt.
222 Garfield Ave., Bridgeport KUMMER, Walter J., T/ 5
19 Prospect St., Seymour KURACZEA, Frank H., Pvt.
1313 State St., Bridgeport KUSSICK, Mitchell M., Cpl.
Hickory St., Suffield LABONTE, George A., Cpl.
227 River St., Waterbury LaCHANCE, Henry J., Cpl.
102 Park St., Bristol LANDOLFI, Paul W., Sgt.
12 West Ninth St., Derby LANG, August B., Pfc.
20 State St., South Norwalk LARKE, Daniel F., T/ 5
248 Brown St., West Haven LAWRENCE, Harold H., S/ Sgt.
41 Newton St., Hamden LAYDEN, Harry J., Pfc.
101 Maple St., Seymour LAYTON, Willard A., S/ Sgt.
Woodruff St., Litchfield LEDELL, Howard E., Pfc.
1399 East Main St., Waterbury LEMNOTIS, Andrew P., T/ 4
137 Lyons St., New Britain LEPORE, Francis J., T/ 4
136 Allen Place, Hartford LEVANDER, John A., S/ Sgt.
346 Franklin St., Norwich LILLO, Thomas, S/ Sgt.
196 St. John St., New Haven LOMBARDI, Frank J., T/ 4
172 Affleck St., Hartford LONGO, Joseph W., Pvt.
53 Cottage St., Stamford LOVE, Howard M., Pfc.
10 Lambert Parkway, Norwich LUCAS, Henry M., Sgt.
130 Orchard St., Rockville LURIE, Simon, Pfc.
27 Greenwood St., New Haven LYONS, Edward J., Pfc.
State St., North Haven MacINNIS, Donald J., Pfc.
232 Colman St., New London MACK, Charles, Pfc.
19 Capitol Ave., Hartford MacKEIL, John A., Cpl.
71 Williams St., Bridgeport MAIN, Clifford C, Jr., T/ 5
25 Belden Ave., Norwalk MACZOKAS, John J., T/ 4
10 High St., Torrington MADERIOS, Joseph J., T/ 5
15 Nichols St., Danbury MALLORY, Mack I., T/ 5
171 West Ave., Stamford MANNELLO, John G., S/ Sgt.
165 Benefit St., Waterbury MANGUILLI, Vincent, Cpl.
34 Main St. Annex, New Haven MANZO, Mario, T/ 5
174 Portsea St., New Haven MARINO, Albert, Pfc.
11 Vine St., New Haven MARGESON, James P., T/ Sgt.
493 Prospect Ave., West Hartford MARMELSTEIN, Harold M., T/ 4
221 Peck Ave., West Haven MARRANCI, Dario A., Pfc.
22 Lawrence St., South Norwalk MASSIELLO, Nicholas, Pfc.
Sturges Highway, Westport
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MASON, Leroy, Cpl.
43 Raymond St., South Norwalk MATAN, John A., Pfc.
75 Morris St., New Haven MAURAO, Manuel D., Pfc.
252 Connecticut Ave., Bridgeport MAZIAREK, Paul, T/ 5
42 Dean St., Stamford McCANN, Lawrence F., S/ Sgt.
Somers
McCARTHY, Francis W., T/ 4
North Canaan McCARTNEY, Gerald, Pfc.
86 Jefferson St., Hartford McDERMOTT, John R., T/ 5
488 North Main St., Union City McGRIFF, Alphonso, Pvt.
38 Bellevue Sq., Hartford MEAD, James E., T/ 5
11 Stuart Ave., South Norwalk MEADER, Smith A., Cpl.
116 Deming St., Manchester MEDVECKY, Charles, Sgt.
50 Hollister St., Stratford MELCHERT, Richard L., Sgt.
213 Laurel St., East Haven MELLEY, William J., Jr., T/ 4
58 Litchfield St., Hartford MEROLA, Albert J., T/ 5
147 Center St., Shelton MICHAUD, Euclid D., Pvt.
81 Sexton St., New Britain MIDOLO, Joseph A., Pfc.
546 Chapel St., New Haven MIGDAL, George T., Sgt.
RFD 1, Norwich MIKULSKI, Stanley F., Pfc.
54 Curtis Ave., Bridgeport MILKOWSKI, Renny, S/ Sgt.
90 Church St., Thompsonville MILARDO, Alfred A., Cpl.
215 Pearl St., Middletown MILLER, Duane A., Cpl.
1 Spruce St., Norwalk MILLER, Henry E., Pfc.
59 Meadow St., Naugatuck MILLER, Walter J., T/ 5
27 River St., Rockville
MIRANTE, Alexander B., T/ Sgt.
33 Gladding Place, Kensington MOLLEUR, Arthur N., Pfc.
38 Whalley Ave., New Haven MONAHAN, John V., T/ 3
116 West Thames St., Norwich MONOCHI, Dominic A., T/ 5
18 Comstock St., Danbury MONROE, John A., T/ 4
121 Cliff St., Naugatuck MOORE, David N., Sgt.
140 Wetmore Ave., Winsted MORROW, James A., Pfc.
105 Essex Ave., Waterbury MOSKOWITZ, Louis, Cpl.
235 French St., Bridgeport MUNZNER, Walter H., Pfc.
159 Greenwich Ave., New Haven MURCKO, George V., Sgt.
1514 Pembroke St., Bridgeport MURPHY, John P., S/ Sgt.
162 Grand St., Middletown MURRATTI, Donald A., Pfc.
15 Cain St., New Haven MURRAY, John A., Pfc.
13 Bellevue Sq., Apt. O, Hartford MURRAY, Leroy A., T/ 4
115 Minturn Rd., Bridgeport MUSZYNSKI, Frank A., Sgt.
28 Railroad Ave., Unionville
MYERS, Robert L., T/ Sgt.
12 Vanderbilt Rd., West Hartford NAAMON, Edwin L., S/ Sgt.
16 Cedar St., Meriden NAFEY, Herbert F., T/ 4
27 Court St., Stamford NAPOLI, James, Pfc.
82 Greenwood St., New Haven NATALE, Daniel R., T/ 5
296 Hamilton Ave., Greenwich NAZZARO, Frank J., T/ 5
30 Wild Rd., Westport NEEF, Donald K., Pfc.
29 Vernon Ave., Rockville NOBILE, Frank, S/ Sgt.
20 Benham Ave., Bridgeport NORMAN, Arthur G., Sgt.
81 Plymouth Rd., Stamford NOWKIRK, Everett R., S/ Sgt.
RFD 1, Seymour ONOFRIO, John, Pfc.
42 Foxon Rd., East Haven PACE, Angelo J., Sgt.
102 Virgil St., Stamford PAGANO, Patrick V., Pfc.
207 Main St., Hartford PALUMBO, Otto B., Sgt.
62 Foster Sq., Bridgeport PANKIEWICZ, Leo, T/ Sgt.
41 North Cliff St., Norwich PARILLO, Stephen S., T/ 5
259 James St., New Haven PARKER, George A., T/ 5
Cheshire St., West Cheshire PARMELEE, John O., Sgt.
Parmelee Hill Rd., Durham PARSHAL, Andrew, Cpl.
180 Willow St., New Haven PARSONS, James V., T/ 4
204 Lincoln St., New Britain PARSONS, Lloyd E., Jr., Cpl.
Box 28, Milldale PEAT, Donald E., T/ Sgt.
142 Hobart St., New Haven PELEHACH, Joseph, Pfc.
56 Davis Drive, Bristol PENNINGTON, Robert E., Pfc.
40 Woodland St., Hartford PEPSIN, Joseph A., T/ 3
106 Cannon Court, Bridgeport PERICELLO, John L., Pfc.
101 Crown St., New Haven PERRON, Gerald E., T/ 5
22 Spring St., New London PERRY, Bernard L., T/ Sgt.
RFD 6, Norwich PETROCELLI, Fred C, Pvt.
178 Osborne St., Bridgeport PETROWSKI, Stanley F., Cpl.
251 James St., New Haven PHILOPENA, Frank J., Jr., Pfc.
30 Henry St., New London PICARDO, Enrico, Pfc.
109 Hamilton St., New Haven PIPPA, Mitchell, Cpl.
169 Lee Ave., Bridgeport POLLACK, Jacob, Pvt.
205 Westland St., Hartford POLSON, Thomas W., Sgt.
48 Wordin Ave., Bridgeport POGWIST, Ervin J., T/ 5
Box 178, Central Village POIT, Howard E., T/ Sgt,
86 Pythian Ave., Torrington PORTO, Peter A., Pfc.
47 Vernon St., New Haven POTENZA, Carl G., S/ Sgt.
21 June St., East Hartford POTOCKI, Anthony J., T/ 5
45 Middle St., Bristol POWELL, Kenneth U., Sgt.
52 South St. Ext., Bristol PRASTINE, Dominick, T/ 5
824 Capitol Ave., Bridgeport PREGANO, Adelino S., Cpl.
414 Grand Ave., New Haven PRESTASH, Miroslav, Pfc.
149 Clark St., New Britain PRETE, Michael M., Pvt.
252 Wooster St., New Haven PRINZHORN, Henry F., T/ 3
914 Winchester Ave., New Haven PROKOPY, Samuel W., T/ 5
69 Town Hill Ave., Danbury PUGLISI, John N., Sgt.
35 Steven St., New Haven PULICA, Alfred, T/ 5
99 High St., Torrington PURGAVIE, Francis D., Sgt.
2 East Elm St., Greenwich QUARZ, Vernon J., Pfc.
11 Pearl St., Wallingford QUINN, Patrick J., T/ 5
58 Kimberly Ave., New Haven QUIRICONE, Armondo G., Sgt.
402 Burritt Ave., Stratford RADZIEWICZ, Walter J., T/ 5
174 Broad St., New Britain RAMBIS, Peter P., T/ Sgt.
Berlin
RAPINI, Thomas D., T/ 5
342 Poplar St., New Haven RAPPE, George, Sgt.
197 Park Ave., Naugatuck REMBISZ, Arthur H., Sgt.
548 State St., Stamford REYNOLDS, John P., Pfc.
Penfield Hill, Portland RICCI, John, Pfc.
Box 902, Bristol RICHARDS, Frank A., T/ 5
21 Medford St., Glastonbury RICHTER, Robert J., Cpl.
3 Daly St., Stamford RINDOS, Frank R., Pfc.
367 Jackson Ave., Stratford RIPLEY, Joseph F., T/ Sgt.
46 First St., East Norwalk ROBERTS, Alfred J., Cpl.
7 Horland Rd., Norwich ROBEBTS, Robert B., S/ Sgt.
5 Meadow Drive, Cos Cob ROBILLARD, Roland E., T/ Sgt.
Box 542, Bristol ROBINSON, Edward M., Jr., Cpl.
26 Orchard St., Waterbury ROBINSON, Herman B., S/ Sgt.
16 Lockwood Lane, East Norwalk ROSA, Raymond R., S/ Sgt.
30 Crown St., Waterbury ROSLON, Edward J., Pfc.
60 Root Ave., Ansonia ROSS, Francis I., Pfc.
RFD 1, Norwich ROSS, Joseph R., Jr., Pfc.
402 East Main St., Torrington ROSSETTI, Gregory H., T/ 5
111 Orange Ave., West Haven ROUNDS, Irving R., Pfc.
Rockville ROUSSEAU, Albert R., T/ 3
61 Winfield St., Norwalk RUPPELL, Henry K., Pfc.
5 Main St., Danbury RUSSO, James, Pfc.
218 Chapel St., New Haven
RUSSO, Mid A., S/ Sgt.
34 Seyms St., Hartford RUTHVEN, Robert F., T/ 4
957 Campbell Ave., West Haven RUZGAITIS, Joseph J., Pfc.
Osborn Rd., Naugatuck RYAN, Francis J., T/ 5
2887 Summer St., Stamford RYAN, Richard P., Sgt.
130 Grandview Ter., Hartford RYNECKI, John P., S/ Sgt.
Eastwood Ave., Waterbury SABLITZ, Alexander, S/ Sgt.
RFD 1, Colchester SACCO, Mario D., S/ Sgt.
117 Button St., New Haven SAGNELLA, Alexander J., T/ 5
59 Fillmore St., New Haven SANTOS, Antone B., Sgt.
236 May St., Rt. 3, Bridgeport SANTOS, Leo P., Pfc.
107 River St., Waterbury SANTORO, Louis F., Cpl.
21 White St., New Haven SAVARESE, Joseph H., Pfc.
259 James St., New Haven SCANZANO, Matthew F., T/ 4
13 Freeland St., Torrington SCEERY, Walter R., S/ Sgt.
65 Livingston Rd., East Hartford SCOTTI, Joseph J., Pvt.
64 Priscilla Court, Bridgeport SCUDDER, Edward D., T/ 5
Old Bedford Rd. & John St., Greenwich SCHENARTS, Charles A., Cpl.
87 Morris St., New Haven SCHENKEL, Robert W., Pfc.
265 Oak St., New Haven SCHNEIDER, Edward, Cpl.
425 Lincoln Ave., Bridgeport SCHROERS, August, Pfc.
1123 North Ave., Bridgeport SCHROTH, Norman E., Sgt.
9 South Chestnut St., Wauregan SELF, Charles L., Jr., Pfc.
25 Renshaw Rd., Darien SEREGI, Joseph, T/ 3
971 Hancock Ave., Bridgeport SERRA, Ralph, Sgt.
157 Willow St., Waterbury SHANNON, Silas, Pfc.
62 Bellevue Sq., Hartford SHAPIRO, Milton B., T/ 4
152 Mansfield St., Hartford SHAPIRO, Sidney N., T/ 5
71 Savings St., Waterbury SHAWINSKY, Peter, Jr., T/ 4
157 Frederick St., Stamford SHEARER, Louis L., T/ 5
Box 435, Southbury SHEFF, Peter J., Sgt.
57 Orange St., Hartford SHERIDAN, Paul N., Cpl.
7 Elm St., Thompsonville SHERWONIT, Edward W., Sgt.
31 Oxford St., Bridgeport SHIMBORSKI, Zigmund J., T/ 5
34 Benjamin St., Meriden SIINO, Frederick A., S/ Sgt.
425 Capitol Ave., Meriden SIMIOLA, Joseph R., T/ 5
66 St. John St., New Haven SIMONS, Leo, Pfc.
35 Argonne St., New Haven SIMPSON, William A., Pfc.
72 School St., Manchester SKINNER, William E., T/ 5
123 New Britain Rd., Kensington SLEE, Arthur C, S/ Sgt.
1505 State St., Bridgeport SMILEY, Clayton M., S/ Sgt.
33 Page St., Norwich SMITH, Irving L., M/ Sgt.
Box 8, Long Hill SOBINSKI, Adam M., Cpl.
115 South Main St., Suffield SOJKA, Edmund S., T/ 5
101 Grand Ave., Rockville SOULE, Luther S., Cpl.
8 Hawkins St., Waterbury SPAULDING, Edwin R., Jr., Pfc.
1 Roosevelt St., Mystic SPERL, Donald E., Pfc.
47 Martin Rd., East Haven STEIN, Louis, T/ 3
20 Mill Hill Ave., Bridgeport STEVENSON, George J., Cpl.
Yale Farms, Greenwich STEWART, Charles E., T/ 5
68 Sims St., Bridgeport STRUP, Donald J., Pfc.
14 Selby Pl., Springdale SULLO, Joseph, T/ 5
39 Main St., New Haven SUPPLE, Raymond J., Pfc.
44 Clinton Ave., Bridgeport SWEETMAN, George, S/ Sgt.
500 Derby Ave., West Haven SWIFT, Charles R., Cpl.
c/ o Joyce, Box 26, Brookfield Center SWIFT, William T., Sgt.
574 Howard Ave., New Haven TETREAULT, Joseph W., T/ 4
50 Franklin St., Danielson TIBBETTS, John L., Pfc.
RFD 1, Unionville TOMLIN, Joseph, T/ 5
53 Winter St., New Haven TANEWITZ, Myron, T/ Sgt.
97 Enfield St., Hartford TARTAGLIONE, Joseph C, T/ 4
771 Stratford Ave., Stratford TESTO, Carlo J., Sgt.
23 Cherry St., Derby TEVALD, Frank W., T/ Sgt.
22 Olive St., Hartford TAYLOR, James E., T/ 5
13 Front Ave., West Haven VALIQUETTE, Roger A., Cpl.
1030 Broad St., Meriden VANKOVICS, Julius P., Jr., T/ 5
RFD 10, Fairfield VARZA, William P., Cpl.
Highgate Rd., Southport VENDITTI, James, Pfc.
39 Bronx Ave., Bridgeport VICIDOMINO, Salvatore, Pfc.
7 Minerva St., Derby VYTELL, Albert, Cpl.
6 Mortson St., Hartford WALL, Uriah, Cpl.
44 Russell St., Hartford WALLACE, Laurence E., T/ 5
RFD 1, Columbia WALSH, Edward J., Cpl.
886 Howard Ave., New Haven WARD, John J., Pfc.
296 South St., Hartford
WARTKO, Michael, T/ 5
30 Third St., Bridgeport WAS, Peter A., Pvt.
272 Broad St., New Britain WAWRZYNSKI, Thaddeus M., Sgt.
129 Burroughs St., Bridgeport WELCH, James W., T/ 5
186 North St., New Britain
WIERZBICKI, Stanley T., Jr., T/ 5
706 Grand Ave., New Haven WIGHTMAN, Richard A., S/ Sgt.
11 Crown St., Stafford Springs WILLIAMS, Edward J., Sgt.
24 Calhoun St., Torrington WILLIS, Joseph M., Pfc.
44 Maltby Ave., West Haven WILMOT, Russell M., Pfc.
19 Atwater St., West Haven WILSON, William C, Cpl.
1638 Chapel St., New Haven WLODKOWSKI, Joseph T., Cpl.
114 Belden St., New Britain WRIGHT, Eugene, Jr., Cpl.
Brookfield Center YERANIAN, Edward Y., Pfc.
31 Sherman St., Hartford YEZIERSKI, Jacob F., Jr., Pvt.
RFD, Johnson Ave., Plainville ZAGARENSKI, Walter J., Cpl.
59 Slater Ave., Jewett City ZAHNKE, Oscar G., T/ 4
64 Davis Drive, Bristol ZAJAC, Theodore J., S/ Sgt.
20 Carley Ave., Jewett City ZAJECHOWSKI, John E., T/ 4
20 Aspinook St., Jewett City ZUDEKOFF, Morris, T/ 5
122 Button St., New Haven ZWACK, Charles F., Pfc.
West Haven ZYGMUNTOWICZ, Frank J., T/ 5
23 Brookside St., Putnam
CONNECTICUT VETERANS COMMEMORATIVE BOOKLET
Vol. IX Jan. 3, 1946 No. 14
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 Boll 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 Morris R. Gelblum, Joseph O. Keating and George E. Allis. The cover illustration of the U. S. S. Cruiser Portland is from the New York Daily News.