Connecticut veterans commemorative booklet. Vol. 9, no. 15. Connecticut men of the United States Army, demobilization, Fort Devens, Massachusetts. January 3 to 5, 1946

              CONNECTICUT MEN
of the United States Army
Demobilization, Fort Devens, Massachusetts
January 3 to 5, 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.
Audette, Paul H., Pfc, Btry. C, 510th A. A. A. Gun Bn., 8th Army, Hart­ford.
" I had never seen it done before, but on Calicoan, Samar, in the Philippines on July 4, 1945, our officers had us set up our 90mm guns for practice firing so that they fired right over the tops of the tents. We hadn't fired many rounds when there was a muzzle burst from one gun and frag­ments
of one shell went through a tent killing one man and injuring four others. That afternoon the guns were moved down to the beach where they should have been in the first place."
Badolato, Anthony J., T/ 5, Co. A., 543d Engr. Boat & Shore Regt., 3d Engr. Spec. Brigade, New Britain.
" At Neomfoors, Schouten Islands, in the Dutch East Indies, we made our first amphibious landing on the 4th of July 1944. We made a 900- mile run up the New Guinea coast in our LCMs and joined the other ships for the landing. After making our first run to the beach with troops, we were coming in with a truck on our second trip and one of our two engines conked out. We got stuck on a coral reef about 100 yards off the beach and the ramp went down dropping the truck into the deep water. We were draw­ing
mortar fire all the time from the Nips and we had to stay like that all night until we got towed by a Duck in the morning."
Bartlik, Emil J., T/ 4, Btry. B., 510th A. A. A. Gun Bn., 8th Army, East Port Chester.
" The only score our outfit ever ran up was on Manicani Island off Samar in the Philippines in May 1945. We were bivouacked near a swamp and had heard a lot of stories about the crocodiles there but didn't believe them until one day one of our boys was walking around the swamp and spotted a real live croc sunning him­self
in a hole. He shot him with his M- l and we hung him out on exhibition as our first and only kill."
Behringer, Walter W., T/ 5, 55th Engr. Co., 10th Armd. Div., East Port Chester.
" The nearest I ever came to getting blasted right out of my shoes was at Mannheim when the truck I was riding got hit by artillery fire. The driver was hit bad but I got out without a scratch, although I don't know how. It was one of those things that happened a lot during the war, but if you try to tell what hap­pened
you're out of luck as you don't know. I was in four campaigns and had other close calls but none as close as that one. After the war, I served with the occupation troops at Garmisch, Germany, and that was a pretty good deal as I took things nice and easy."
Boynton, Howard G., Cpl., 3115th Ord. Base Auto. Maint. Co., 615th B. A. M. Bn., 3d Army, Thompsonville.
" The only first- hand experience of real combat action I had was at Nuremburg, Germany, on April 21, 1945. I had always fixed them, but on that day some armored outfit came back to our mobile depot for some spare parts and I was offered the 3 opportunity to ride in a General Sherman tank as assistant driver in the armored spearhead into Nuremburg. There was the usual street- fighting, but the sight I remember best was when our big gun knocked off the corner of a rather large building where we had spotted a Heinie machine gun. The infantry came right along with us on our tanks and it was quite a thrill, but once was enough."
Carini, Dominic A., Cpl., Co. B., 1340th Engr. Cmbt. Bn., 28th Div., Wallingford.
" From November 6 to 10 in ' 44 I spent the worst days of my life. We were in the Hurtgen Forest surrounded by Jerries in Vosnic, Germany, and they committed us as infantry men. Our job was to hold a little bridge leading out of the city and we lost 75 per cent of our men doing it. Mor­tar
duds landed beside my hole there and if they had gone off I wouldn't be here to­day.
Only four men from my squad are alive today and you can't forget a thing like that too soon. I've been looking for­ward
to this day from the time I left the States and every once in a while I thought I'd never get back."
Champion, George H., Sgt., Co. G., 312th Inf., 88th Div., Waterbury.
" On March 28, 1945, we crossed the Rhine River at night under the heaviest fire that was ever thrown my way. We were the assault force and though we lost 40 men in the crossing, we really poured it on to the Germans when we got to the other side. At first it was tough as a mortar was laying down some stuff in front of us and keeping us from advancing. I crawled out to see where the shells were landing and then came back with the report so that we were able to get their position and knock them out. I got the Bronze Star for that little job. We took lots of pictures after that. I got banged up
later on when the ambulance I was riding in hit a road block and tipped over. I got some broken bones in my face and enough cuts to teach me to keep away from road blocks in the future."
Chapman, Harry C, T/ 5, 734th F. A. Bn., 3d Army, Glastonbury.
" The best days I had over in the ETO were the ones that I spent with the occu­pation
troops in Germany after the war ended. I served right through four cam­paigns
and had my good and bad times — mostly bad. I don't believe there were any really good days during the campaigning as they were all tough and dangerous. That is, they were to me. I drove a peep on recon work most of the time and had my share of the boom- booms. That was why the occupation work was so good. It was always quiet, and the old war stuff was all a thing of the past."
Cooper, Solomon, T/ 5, 543d Engr. Boat & Shore Regt., 3d Engr. Shore Brigade, Hartford.
" In the Philippines the people have so little yet they never complain. I noticed that they made the most of every little thing they could lay their hands on. If some of the people from the States could see the hardships the Filipinos had to en­dure
I'm sure they wouldn't complain if they couldn't get butter or sugar. You could see and even feel the happiness they showed from little favors GIs did for them. I know now what it means to live in this country and have what I want and for the first time in my life I appreciate it."
DeStefano, John J., S/ Sgt., 722d Engr. Co., ( Sep.), Norwich.
" The worst thing I ever saw was a man from my platoon burnt to death. It hap­pened
at Tacloban in March ' 44 during an air raid. The Japs were bombing our installation and a piece of shrapnel hit a gas tank this man was standing by and
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soaked him with the liquid. He burst into flame and instead of jumping into the mud he started to run. He was a blazing torch running wildly about the area and setting fire to a tree that he bumped into. I chased him, caught up with him and pulled off his clothes. He was a charred mass of flesh and bones and looking at him made me sick. We got him to a hospital but 18 hours later he was dead in spite of all the blood plasma given to him. It was a sight that will remain with me for a long time be­cause
there's nothing as horrible as a man burnt and charred from the flames."
DiCorpo, Joseph, Jr., M/ Sgt., Hq., 26th Repl. Depot, Waterbury.
" At Replacement Depot No. 3, 40 miles west of Calcutta, we got a big in­spection
visit in May 1945 from some pompous old colonel from our next higher headquarters. As the ranking NCO in our Supply Depot I had to accompany him on his rounds which were rather lengthy but not long enough to impede his thorough­ness.
When we came to the overcoats, he asked me how many moth- balls were in each coat and I immediately gave him the proper reply, but he told me to get one down and for the next ten minutes this highly paid man of importance and I counted moth- balls."
Flood, William E., T/ 4, 512th F. A. Bn., Corps Artillery, New Haven.
" There is no story coming from me as I haven't any story to tell. I was in the ETO for 18 months and served through four campaigns as an artillery mechanic. I didn't like Europe, but I guess under the circumstances I wouldn't have liked the Pacific either. I suppose it's hard to like any place where you have to fight. From V- E Day on until it was time to come home I served with the occupation troops. That's all there is to say."
Franco, Richard A., T/ Sgt., 1540th Base Unit, A. T. C., Pacific Div., New Canaan.
" As flight chief on a C- 47 I had seen an awful lot of soldiers whom we transported between bases and casualties we had evacuated to our base on Biak Island in the Dutch East Indies, but I had never seen a man I knew until the middle of April 1945 when we took some of the seriously wounded out of Manila. They were in rough shape and as I went around to check their straps, I came face to face with one of my best friends in my frater­nity
at college. I was almost sorry to see him because he looked so bad and I learned later that his arm was amputated at Biak."
Gainer, Frederick J., T/ 3, 2857th Engr. Gas Generating Unit, ( Sep.), Plainville.
" The Army was just one big ' gripe' for me. Now that I'm getting out I find that things are as Snafu now as they were when I came in. It's too late for my gripes to get me anywhere now and the sooner I get out the better I'll like it."
Ganser, Arthur J., Sgt., 59th Army Postal Unit, ( Sep.), Fairfield.
" From a civilian post office job to the same job in the Army was my good for­tune
when I donned the uniform. I trav­eled
a bit more with the Army PO and at times I was under fire. Liege was the place that buzz bombs knocked the windows out of our PO. Mail was without a doubt the biggest morale builder the Army ever had and if you could see the faces of the men who got letters you'd know what I mean. Now I intend to go from the Army PO back to my same job as a civilian."
Gray, William J., T/ 5, Adj. Gen. Casu­alty
Reporting, Manchester.
" The branch I was sent into was brand new and we had no past performances to pattern our work after but had to start
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from scratch and work everything out for ourselves. We took charge of all reports of casualties, MIA, KIA and POW cases, verified them and then sent them on to Washington from where they were later sent out to the nearest of kin. We also kept a complete record of all hospital cases of enlisted men and officers and entered that information on their service records. At first there was no set procedure to go by but we gradually achieved a routine to follow. It was a job requiring long hours but it was interesting and, I guess, of vital importance to many people."
Guerrara, Alfred N., Pfc, Co. D, 775th Tank Bn., ( Sep.), Waterbury.
" In March ' 44 as we attacked a strong point I saw three wounded infantrymen out in a field which was under fire. I was driving a tank in that attack and when I saw the men lying in the open, wounded, I stopped the tank and jumped out to help them. I put the wounded on the tank and took them to an aid station in the rear. I didn't think too much of what I did or that I exposed myself to fire until I was given the Silver Star. The important thing was to save those men and the Silver Star was five more points for discharge to me."
Hance, George B., T/ 5, Co. B., 245th Engr. Cmbt. Bn., 3d Army, New Britain.
" On March 5, 1945, our outfit rode into Erange, Germany, with an armored spear­head
in advance of the infantry in case they needed us for demolition or mines. We met heavier opposition than had been expected so we holed up in a cellar to sweat out a let- up in the artillery and sniper fire, but it didn't let up that easily and we spent three days and two nights in that cellar before the Krauts were silenced."
Jay, Ernest F., T/ 4, 762d Engr. Light Equip. Co., 2d Engr. Brigade, Stamford.
" The radio on August 12, 1945, told us the big news of the Jap surrender and
there was a lot of hooting and holler­ing
up on Route 5, Okinawa, near Shuri Castle. We thought we were through with foxholes, air raids, snipers, and the rest of the dirty business of war in the Pacific, but that very night after everyone was tired and happy from celebrating and in the sack, sure enough the sirens screamed and the Japs came over on a bombing raid on the strip nearby."
Jordan, James M., Pfc, 722d Engr. Co., 8th Army, Hartford.
" Two days after we landed on Leyte, a bomb hit the ammo dump and blew everything sky high. We lost 60 men in­cluding
the company commander in that one, but fortunately for me I was far enough away so that I get out all right. A couple of days after that one, we had practically the same thing happen. We were bivouacked on the beach and the new ammo dump was close by. Suddenly this one also went up and we scattered in all directions to get away. We had a few casualties in this explosion but it was nothing like the first. After that we were always prepared for trouble, but luckily for us things got to be pretty quiet."
Kiesel, Edward J., S/ Sgt., Hq. Co., 1108th Engr. Cmbt. Bn., XXIV Corps, Oakville.
" Most of my service was in the States but when they sent me over I was assigned to this outfit, which had a long history in Italy before being sent direct to the Pacific. I was supposed to be a mess ser­geant,
but when we went into occupation in Korea we were stationed in the city of Fusan, and drew details of native Koreans from the local government every day to do little odd jobs of reconstruction. I had a hell of a time getting them to understand me, and preventing them from stealing because they had gotten so used to the rotten Jap ways."
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Kosciol, Joseph S., T/ 5, Btry. B., 734th F. A. Bn., 3d Army, Thompson­ville.
" The first piece of heavy artillery across the Rhine River was hauled by the tractor I drove. That was a 155mm and it came across a pontoon bridge under very little fire. In fact the only firing that came my way was from a machine gun and that was quickly knocked out. I did the same work all through four campaigns and was in the line of fire a lot of times, but never had any real close ones until one day while traveling along the Autobahn. I got strafed by a plane that time and those bullets landed all around me, but I got away all right by diving in a ditch on the side of the road. That one was too close for comfort."
Lenchek, Sheppard L., Sgt., 680th Sq., 504th Bmb. Grp., 20th Air Force, Stamford.
" One of the things that impressed me the most was the sight of 100 Superforts taking off to bomb Japan from Tinian. The roar of the motors is enough to deafen you for hours. I was an aircraft inspector which didn't overwork me too much. I had a job assigned to me and I did my best. I have only one complaint which I think is universal and that is that I didn't get home soon enough."
Luetjen, Harold W., Cpl., Btry. B., 734th F. A. Bn., 3d Army, Rockville.
" There was nothing glamorous about fire direction survey work, but I guess that it served its purpose or the Army wouldn't have had it. I did that kind of work through four campaigns and was always far enough in the rear so that it seemed like an ordinary day's work. But I got one of the best deals of all later on when I was put in charge of the guard over 500 Polish Wacs who had been captured by the Germans and released by the Ameri­cans.
The guard was placed there to keep the GI wolves away and it was a tough job as those guys tried all kinds of tricks to get near them. Still it was interesting and funny too. I know a lot of guys who would have liked to have had it."
Macutz, Edward F., Pfc, Cargo Sv. Unit, 58th Bmb. Wing, 20th Air Force, Winsted.
" Christmas of ' 44 was anything but pleasant for me. First of all I was in India then and, secondly, we were bombed that night. I was in the sack when the Japs came over but I was so tired that I didn't even bother getting into a hole. I just watched them dropping bombs about a half mile away and I wished that they'd hurry up and finish because I wanted to go back to bed. I went to Guam from India and it was so GI there that I wished I had stayed in India. I worked in supply depots and nothing out of the ordinary ever happened to me. One thing I could have used was good food; I had nothing but C- rations for the longest time."
Majeski, John J., Pfc, Co. L., 357th Inf., 90th Div., Norwich.
" We landed on Utah Beach on D plus 8 and I guess that I was one of the scaredest guys who ever hit that place. We had sweated out D Day and the days that followed and were all on edge by the time we took off. It's a lucky thing the landing wasn't too bad. I went through seven countries and four campaigns and the thing that struck me most was the way the French people gave us whiskey and other drinks on the way to meet the Ger­mans,
but on the way back we got a large amount of nothing from them. I guess they wouldn't even give us the right time then. I served as one of the guards at a concentration camp for 10,000 SS troops in Bavaria. We treated them very good but we were under orders, lucky for them."
Manfredonia, Ralph, T/ 5, Btry. D., 510th A. A. A. Gun Bn., ( Sep.), Torrington.
" Why I was in a gun crew will be a mystery to me. On Samar in the Philip­pines
were were alerted every night, but not once did we ever get the chance to fire at a Jap plane. It was just a waste of time but I guess that's an old Army game. Of course the food was something we could talk about but not eat. Those C- rations aren't fit to feed pigs with. I'm afraid that the change of climate has been the worst thing I've had to face in a long time. The heat out there was like a blast furnace and now this cold weather feels like I'm in cold storage."
Meisinger, Wales F., T/ 5, Sv. Co., 259th Inf., 65th Div., Waterbury.
" Being a chaplain's assistant, I had a lot of work to do punching the TS cards the guys brought in, and some of the time I felt like punching my own. The chaplain liked to be up near the front lines so I had to follow him wherever he went. At Saar- lautern the shelling was so close and heavy that it was one of the times I wanted to punch my card. I was really scared that time. V- E Day found us in Austria right across the river from the Russians. That was the farthest point East that any divi­sion
except the 71st penetrated. I did occupation troop work in Austria for a time after the war ended and found the country and people to be very modern; that is, in comparison with the other countries of Europe."
Merriam, Nathan, Pfc, Co. B., 313th Inf., 79th Div., New Haven.
" If a tree hadn't been in front of a shell when it went off I'd hate to think what would have happened to me. I was dug in on the outskirts of Biscweiler, France, in November of ' 44 and my hole was 25 yards behind a tree. When the shell exploded the tree stopped the force of the blast and it only knocked my helmet off my head. At the time I dug my hole I thought it was in a bad spot behind a tree because it could be used as an aiming point but as it turned out I was glad I dug my hole there. December 12, ' 44, is another date I won't forget because I was wounded then while we cleaned out the town of Seltz in France. A shell landed right behind me as I crawled up on a house and it nicked me me in the leg. I was out of action for about a month and hospital life was like a vaca­tion
to me and I hated to return to action. Things still feel strange now that I'm back in the States and I'm like a baby learning to walk."
O'Brien, Edmund G., Cpl., Hq. Btry. 734th F. A. Bn., 3d Army, Suffield.
" The biggest battle I was in was with a tank destroyer battalion from our own Army. They were on one side of the woods and we were on the other and we both were hunting for deer. I don't know how it happened but all of a sudden the firing started. They thought we were Krauts and we thought they were Krauts. So when you get two outfits thinking that way you have a fight and when the fighters on both sides are Americans, the fight is plenty rough. There was a lot of
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ammo fired off by both sides and there were quite a few casualties before the battle was over. Compared to that one, the rest was a tea party as far as I was concerned."
Panczak, John E., Sgt., 24th Depot Repl. Sq., 24th Air Depot Grp., 20th Air Force, New Haven.
" The bomb group of B- 29s we serviced pulled their first mission in the last part of November 1944 from Guam in the Marianas. That was also the first raid on Tokyo from the Marianas and they made out all right, hitting their target with fire bombs and losing only two ships. We got a lot of satisfaction out of the results because that was what we had been building up to since we landed there and slept on the hangar floors, built our own camp sites in the mud and jungle, worked on the ships for 18 hours a day, and pulled guard against Jap snipers and grenades around the strip at night."
Polls, Vincent J., Pfc, Btry. C, 734th F. A. Bn., 3d Army, Ansonia.
" On the way to the Bulge from Luxem­bourg
our gun was being hauled by a tractor and we were enjoying a nice, com­fortable
ride when suddenly the gun jack- knifed and we landed over on our side. I was riding inside and I don't know yet how I managed to get out, but I did and just in time too as the ammo that we were carrying went off with a bang. The cat started to burn but we got the gun away from it and were able to salvage that valuable piece of equipment. We got picked later and managed to get to Bulge in time to help out a little. I never want an experience like that again."
Reed, Willard E., T/ 5, Co. D., 21st Bn., 10th Armd. Div., Forestville.
" Our tank of which I was driver was hit at Irsh, Germany, by an 88, but the shell hit the back of the vehicle and no­body
got hurt except for a little shaking up. We traded in the tank for a new one and kept right on going ahead. Outside of that time, we had no other real close ones although we were at Bastogne when the going was toughest. I guess that some member of the crew gave us a lot of good luck. After the war I was with the occu­pation
troops which was a hell of a good deal at first, but after a while, it got so monotonous that I often felt like blowing my lid. I was glad to leave Europe and come home even though the trip back was about as tough as they come."
Rempfer, Walter J., M/ Sgt., Sv. Co., 357th Inf., 90th Div., New Haven.
" After the war ended we were assigned to occupation duty in Waldsassen and Neustadt, Germany. We pulled our tour of occupation from May to November and not once did we come across any signs of trouble. One thing that would be best to do is rotate the troops from town to town before they become too friendly with the people they're policing. When the Germans get friendly with the occupation troops they are apt to put something over on them. Our boys will fraternize less if they are shifted from town to town after a cer­tain
length of time because the Germans won't know them as well and they would be cold until they do. That is the only way to show the Huns we mean business."
Richardson, Earl L., Cpl., Sup. Sqd., 24th Air Depot Grp., 20th Air Force, Danbury.
" While I was on Guam the nearest place under bombings by the Japs was 70 miles away. That was okay by me as I wasn't too keen on saying that I was bombed. My job as motor pool dispatcher wasn't exciting; in fact, it was rather dull. I think that the routine day- to- day is what depressed us more than anything else. Movies were our sole diversion and
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many times I'd already seen the picture. It's going to take more than ' Greetings' to get me out of this country again because I'm not the traveling type."
Rovegno, Louis F., Sgt., 25th Repair Sq., 25th Air Depot Grp., 20th Air Force, Bridgeport.
" Guam isn't the paradise the travel men say it is. There's coral and more coral all over and I hated the place more each day. I was a foreman in charge of a repair crew but the work didn't create any ex­citement.
I'd say that life was very much on the dull side with little chance for entertainment. When we did have free time we didn't know what to do with it and many times I worked on my job for the simple reason that it kept me oc­cupied."
Schmidt, George M., Sgt. 463d Sq., 507th Ftr. Grp., 8th Air Force, New Haven.
" Our group was operating from a strip on Ie Shima on July 8, 1945, when about noon two meek Japs, overcome by hunger, walked out of one of the burial crypts that bordered the field. The first guy to notice them was a GI sitting in the wide open latrine, and he just walked up to them unarmed and took their surrender, which was very formal and humble. When he turned them over to the sergeant of the guard, the sergeant was so nervous he dropped the clip for his gun, but those Nips just bowed and scraped."
Snow, Vernon E., Pvt., 2d Chem. Mortar Bn., 5th Army, New Haven.
" Getting my discharge was the toughest thing I ever went through. Many things have happened since the day I was in­ducted
and I find myself saying, ' This is it', the day everyone is hoping for will will come soon. Sicily was the place I got my baptism of fire for the first time but it wasn't the last place I'd see action. Italy came next and one place was just
as tough as the other. You fight and die the same, no matter where you are. I did get a good education from my travels because I saw some of the things I read about in books. Someday I hope to return to Italy and see what it's like from a civilian's eyes."
Toth, Frank S., Pfc, 421st Sq., 504th Bmb. Grp. ( HV), 20th Air Force, Bridge­port.
" The whole group took off from our base on Tinian — the home of the Atomic Bomb — on April 12, 1945, and I was flying as central fire control man in the B- 29, Flying Patches, which got her name from the number of patches she needed from flak damage. Our target was the tetra- ethyl plants at Koriyama, 180 miles north of Tokyo. We went in at 8500 feet with demolition bombs and in that one daylight raid the group knocked out the target completely. From that height we could feel the explosions, but the flak wasn't the worst we'd seen so we made it back okay. The whole group was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for that mission."
Van Doren, Harold B., S/ Sgt., 742d Engr. Base Equip. Co., ( Sep.), Cheshire.
" The night we landed on Okinawa at Orange Beach No. 2 on April 26, 1945, from our Higgins boats, things were pretty quiet down these and the only trouble we had was with the mud we had to slog through to get to our bivouac area about half a mile back from the beach. By mid­night
we had holed in and fallen asleep feeling pretty secure but it was only a short while later when an air raid siren sounded and almost immediately a Jap bomb fell not too far away. Everyone jumped to his feet until someone shouted to get down and we realized too well that we were on Okinawa. No one got very much sleep that night."
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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 position* 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 January 3 to 5, 1946, from the official Group Rosters, Fort Devens Separation Center, Mass.
ABBOOD, George, Sgt.
Box 601, Moosup ABRUSCATO, Charles R., Cpl.
13 Donovan St., Norwalk AKERLIND, William B., Cpl.
146 Barbour St , Hartford AKSTEROWICZ, Stanley, T/ 5
30 Sixth St., Norwich ALLAN, Charles D., Sgt.
Maple Ave., Norfolk ALLARD, Ernest A., Sgt.
130 Cottage St., Meriden AMARANTE, Anthony, Pfc.
211 Dover St., New Haven ANDERSON, Edward B., Pfc.
16 Columbia St., Ansonia ARVIDSON, Arthur W., Jr., Pvt.
98 Bush Court, Stratford AUBIN, Raynald L., Sgt,
66 Mechanic St., Jewett City AUDETTE, Paul H., Pfc.
117 Bond St., Hartford BACKER, Bernard L., Pfc.
90 Bristol St., New Haven BACSIK, Francis, Sgt.
Long Hill Ave., Shelton BADER, George E., Jr., Pfc.
59 Pratt St., East Hartford BADOLATO, Anthony J., T/ 5
15 Berlin Ave., New Britain BAKER, Douglas F., Sgt.
9 Elm St., Noank BALFE, James W., S/ Sgt.
195 Union St., Manchester BALLARD, Cornelius, T/ 5
11 1/ 2 Raymond St., So. Norwalk BALLARD, Wellington E., T/ 4
485 Burnside Ave., East Hartford BANDA, Vincent J., Cpl.
285 Bank St., Waterbury BARBOUR, William A., Cpl.
109 Rock Creek Rd., New Haven BARKER, George S., T/ 5
43 Breezy Lane, Branford BARNES, Edward L., Cpl.
1058 Maplewood Ave., Bridgeport BARTLIK, Emil J., T/ 4
134 No. Water St., East Port Chester BAY, Joseph A., Jr., T/ 4
62 Belden Ter., Simsbury BEEBE, Richard, S/ Sgt.
82 Rockwell St., Winsted BEERS, Clarence L., Jr., Sgt.
7 Third St., Danbury BEHRINGER, Walter W., T/ 5
114 Mead Ave., East Port Chester BELAEFF, Michael, S/ Sgt.
514 Howard Ave., New Haven BELLONIO, John R., T/ 5
46 Benton St., Hamden BELNIAK, Joseph W., Sgt.
137 East Main St., Middletown BENTLEY, Robert W., Cpl.
473 Ailing St., Kensington BERG, Harold, Sgt.
939 Elm St., New Haven
BIERBAUM, Charles F., Pvt.
59 James St., Bridgeport BIRTLES, Alfred J., Sgt.
8 Vine St., East Hartford BLASKOVICH, Edward M., T/ 5
37 Spring Hill Ave., Norwalk BLOGOSLAWSKI, John P., T/ 4
125 Broad St., New Britain BOGACZ, Anthony J., Cpl.
36 Ridge Park Ave., Stamford BOGART, Joseph D., S/ Sgt.
10 Bullock St., Putnam BOYNTON, Howard G., Cpl.
15 Bigelow Ave., Thompsonville BRADE, William A., T/ Sgt.
16 Star View Ave., Waterbury BRASSILL, William F., T/ 4
16 Hungerford St., Hartford BRAUN, Joseph W., S/ Sgt.
135 Spring St., New Haven BROCK, Edward H., S/ Sgt.
67 Hoyts Hill, Bethel BROMLEY, James L., Sgt.
Topland Farms, Roxbury BROOKS, Charles T., 1st/ Sgt.
146 State St., Stamford BROSOFSKE, Raymond E., T/ 5
85 Seventh St., Norwich BROWN, Roland A., S/ Sgt.
RFD 2, Thomaston BURNS, John F., Pfc.
21 No. Beacon St., Waterbury BUSA, Frank, T/ 5
174 Lake St., Bridgeport BUSSO, James P., Sgt.
163 Jones Ave., Bridgeport BYRNE, William J., Sgt.
14 New Canaan Ave., Norwalk CALBES, Irving H., Pfc.
12 Patterson Ct., Water ville CALLAN, Bernard J., Cpl.
329 Broad St., Hartford CAMERON, James T., T/ 4
32 Highview Ave., Old Greenwich CAMPANELLI, Peter P., T/ 4
246 Campfield Ave., Hartford CAPLAN, Leo, Sgt.
124 Irving St., Hartford CARDELLA, Salvatore S., Pfc.
2829 East Main St., Waterbury CARINI, Dominic A., Cpl.
38 Clifton St., Wallingford CARROLL, Robert W., Sgt.
32 Cedarhurst Lane, Milford CARTELLI, Antonio, T/ 4
143 Spring St., Middletown CASTELOT, Robert W., Sgt.
15 Chestnut St., Bridgeport CERCENA, Rudolph L., Cpl.
Cooper Lane, Stafford Springs CESCA, Lucian, Sgt.
146 Washington Ave., Torrington CHAFEE, Jairus E., Pfc.
8 Burr Ave.. Middletown CHAMER, Victor S., S/ Sgt.
372 Lenox Rd., Bridgeport
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CHAMPION, George H., Sgt.
35 White Rd., Waterbury CHAPMAN, Harry C, T/ 5
Hebron Ave., Glastonbury CHASSE, Frederick B., Sr., Pvt.
253 Bank St., Waterbury CHASSE, Louis J., Cpl.
Mamanasco Lake Lodge, Ridgefield CHAVIS, Robert B., T/ 5
24 Clay St., So. Norwalk CHERPENSKI, Harry, Cpl.
41 Lafayette St., Waterbury CHRIST, Steven, Pfc.
1361 Stratford Ave., Bridgeport CHRISTENSEN, Raymond A., Sgt.
15 Center St., New London CICCALONE, Joseph J., Sgt.
53 Brown St., East Hartford CIVITELLI, Frank C, S/ Sgt.
34 Bradley Ave., Hamden CIVITELLO, Anthony J., S/ Sgt.
15 Gilbert St., New Haven CLANCY, Thomas A., Cpl.
66 Vine St., Bridgeport CLINTON, Alvin L, Pfc.
33 Irving Ave., Stamford COHN, Carl, Pfc.
121 Bldg. 33, Y. M. V., Bridgeport COLE, John P., Pfc.
30 Crescent St., Waterbury COLEMAN, George F., Jr., S/ Sgt.
546 Ferry St., New Haven COLLINS, Thomas R., T/ 5
78 Washington St., New London CONNERS. Terry J., Cpl.
16 Fairfield Court, Stamford CONNORS, Edward J., T/ 4
8 Cedar St.. Rockville COOK, Morgan F., T/ 5
13 Fuller St., New London COOPER, Solomon, T/ 5
Hartford COSGROVE, James F., Pfc.
558 So. Quaker Lane, West Hartford COTE, Joseph N., T/ 4
250 County St., New Haven CRAVO, James M., Pfc.
Box 23. Naugatuck CREEGAN, Thomas R., T/ 5
634 Howard Ave., New Haven CRIGGER, William L., Sgt.
234 Broad St., Wethersfield CRISPINO, John J., Pfc.
607 Zion St., Hartford CROTEAU, Bernard M., Cpl.
Torrington Ave., Collinsville CURTIS, Allen P., T/ Sgt.
Lakeville CUSANO, Anthony C, Cpl.
79 Elizabeth St.. New Haven D'ADDIO, George J., T/ 5
150 Minor St , New Haven DALY, Joseph F., Cpl.
16 Woodrow St., Stamford D'AMBROSIA, Nicholas, Pfc.
82 Haven St., New Haven D'AMICO, Pasquale, Cpl.
239 Macauley Ave., Waterbury DAVIES, Colin V., M/ Sgt.
22- B St. James St., Manchester DAVIS, Irving G., S/ Sgt.
University of Connecticut, Storrs DEAN, Arthur H., Pfc.
21 Thompson St., New Haven DeFELICE, Joseph S., S/ Sgt.
369 Huntington Rd., Bridgeport
Dell'ORO, Dino, Pfc.
26 State St., North Haven DEPOLI, John A., Pfc.
264 West Main St., Stamford DeSTEFANO, John J., S/ Sgt.
24 Fountain St., Norwich DeSTEPHANO, Angelo J., Pvt.
77 Fairmount St., Hartford DEVINE, William J., Jr., Cpl.
44 Lincoln St., Hartford DiCORPO, Joseph, Jr., M/ Sgt.
66 Bellevue St., Waterbury DIMICCO, Joseph J., Cpl.
21 Parmelee Ave., New Haven DIPSINER, Leonard M., Sgt.
182 Main St., West Haven DOBSON, Arthur, Sgt.
Soundview Ridge, Glenville DOMIKIS, Victor F., Sgt.
68 West Main St., New Britain DOMINIC, Victor H., Cpl.
2 West Ave., South Norwalk DONAHUE, Edward F., S/ Sgt,
181 Clark St., New Britain DONAHUE, James J., T/ 5
220 Franklin St., Norwich DOPONA, John C, S/ Sgt.
119 East Ave., Norwalk DORAN, Joseph A., S/ Sgt.
229 Mill St., East Port Chester DRAGO, Salvatore A., T/ 4
216 Wesley St., Waterbury DUBOWSK1, John J., T/ 5
220 Garden St., Forestville DUDLEY, Harold R., Pfc.
20 Lester St., Ansonia DUNGAN, William T., T/ 5
126 Cheshire St., Hartford DUQUETTE, Donald C, Pfc.
108 Barnum Ave., Bridgeport EASTERBROOK, Alonzo H., T/ 5
Woodstock Valley EDO, Ralph F., T/ 5
623 Pembroke St., Bridgeport ELIA, Alex, S/ Sgt.
20 Griggs St., Waterbury ELPI, Daniel, Sgt.
197 Wooster St., New Haven ERARDI, Joseph V., S/ Sgt.
183 Edgewood St., Hartford ERDMANN, Frank, Sgt.
7 Commerce St., Norwalk EWALD, George F., T/ 5
RFD 1, Southbury FABER, Raymond A., T/ 5
Bucks Hill, Waterbury FARINA, Frank A., T/ 5
123 Hillside Ave., Bridgeport FASI, Paul F., Pvt.
212 Franklin Ave., Hartford FEELEY, James J., Jr., Sgt.
11 Boughton St., Danbury FERRARA, Joseph A., Pfc.
71 Leynoda St., New Haven FIGLAR, Paul J., S/ Sgt.
859 Hallett St., Bridgeport FINCH, Donald C, Pfc.
842 Edgewood Ave., New Haven FITZPATRICK, Joseph W., T/ 5
920 Baldwin St., Waterbury FLOOD, William E., T/ 4
49 Ivy St., New Haven FLYNN, John T., Sgt.
268 Judson Ave., Bridgeport FOKAS, Spero, T/ 5
624 Broad St., Bridgeport
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FORTE, Armand, Pfc.
238 Park St., Hartford FORTE, Leonard E., T/ Sgt.
20 Tesiny Ave., Bridgeport FOSCHINI, Elmer M., S/ Sgt.
25 Shelton Ave., New Haven FRANCO, Richard A., T/ Sgt.
43 Locust Ave., New Canaan FRESOLONE, Edward J., T/ Sgt.
34 Murray St., Hamden GAGOURY, Albert P., Pfc.
Box 52, Quinebaug GAINER, Frederick J., T/ 3
8 Church St., Plainville GANSER, Arthur J., Sgt.
49 Southfield Rd., Fairfield GARGAMELLI, Orlando, Pfc.
48 Silver St., Branford GERDIS, Thomas A., Pvt.
Lower Lane Seymour Rd., Berlin GERGLE, Joseph A., Cpl.
242 Seaside Ave., Stamford GETZ, George F., T/ 4
39 Oak St., Middletown GHIRARDINI, William L., Pfc.
157 Chapel St., New Haven GILLIES, Robert C, Pfc.
132 North St., Milford GIORDANO, Bruno, Pfc.
706 Highland Ave., Waterbury GIRAMONTI, James J., T/ 5
296 Clinton St., New Britain GLABEAU, Donald W., Pfc.
45 Roxbury Rd., New Britain GODBOUT, William J., T/ 5
203 Maplewood Ave., Milford GOLINSKI, Edwin J., T/ Sgt.
105 Culloden Rd., Stamford GOODMAN, Philip R., Pfc.
30 Ocean Ave., New London GRABOWSKI, Chester J., Sgt.
10 Talcott Ave., Jewett City GRABOWSKI, Henry F., Pfc.
42 Silver St., New Britain GRANDFIELD, Richard J., S/ Sgt.
59 Hill St., Bridgeport GRAY, William J., T/ 5
217 Green Rd., Manchester GRIFFING, Joseph M., Jr., Pfc.
Box 57, Hebron GRIFFITH, Paul R., II, S/ Sgt.
171 Brooklawn Ter., Bridgeport GRZELAK, Chester A., Pfc.
24 Price St., Bridgeport GUARNIERI, Marine W., Pfc.
212 William St., West Haven GUERARD, Omer A., Pfc.
951 Broad St., Hartford GUERRARA, Alfred N., Pfc.
216 Hill St., Waterbury. GUEST, Donald G., Sgt.
20 Brook St., Hartford GUILIETTI, Frank, Pfc.
31 Redfield St., New Haven GULLITTI, Michael S., Pfc.
26 Ferry St., Middletown GULYAS, Joseph, T/ 3
108 Adelaide St., Bridgeport GUTKIN, Harold W., Cpl.
114 Howard Ave., New Haven GUZZARD1, Carmelo A., T/ 4
22 Olga Ave., Wilson GWIAZDA, Henry E., Pfc.
Box 81, Tariffville GYURESKO, Frank, Pfc.
288 Bostwick Ave., Bridgeport
HANCE, George B., T/ 5
304 Warren St., New Britain
HARRIS, John L., Sgt.
191 Swift St., Bridgeport
HART, William C, Jr., S/ Sgt. 736 East Broadway, Stratford
HASSELL, William H., Pfc.
8 Eversley St., Norwalk HASTINGS, Robert D., Jr., T/ 4
Box 35, Hampton HATRICK, Peter J., Jr., Cpl.
91 Harkness Dr., Milford HEENAN, Thomas J., S/ Sgt.
266 Clinton Ave., New Haven HENNEQUIN, Harold A., Cpl.
28 Cottage St., Manchester HERSEY, Samuel E., S/ Sgt.
63 Hayden Ave., Windsor HIGGINS, Arthur B., M/ Sgt.
90 Smith St., West Haven HIGGINS, Terrence C, T/ 4
21 Parkland Place, Woodmont HILTON, Ian F., Cpl.
Loughran Ave., Stamford HINTZ, Russell C, Cpl.
33 Dorman St., New Haven HIPSKY, Joseph P., Sgt.
RFD 3, Stafford Springs HOFER, Herbert A., Cpl.
26 Aiken St., Norwalk HOGAN, William J., T/ 4
20 Harding Place, New Haven HOLMES, Howard J., T/ Sgt.
252 Noble St., West Haven HOLT, Andrew J., Cpl.
67 Olive St., New Haven HOMISKI, Edward G., S/ Sgt.
Plain Hill Rd., Norwichtown HORN, Oliver C, Pfc.
83 Henry St., Stamford HORNACEK, John, Pvt.
Box 47, Stafford ville HOULE, Leo G., T/ 4
9 Iroquois Rd., Stamford HOWE, Frederick D., T/ 5
139 Hansen Ave., Bridgeport HUDEC, John J., Pfc. Cobalt
HUGHES. Birdsell M., Pfc.
218 Fairview Drive, Kensington JAINCHILL, Irving, Cpl.
481 Park St., Hartford JAROSZ, Frank, Pfc.
80 East Main St., Terryville JAY, Ernest F., T/ 4
Stamford JOHNSON, Earl G., Pfc.
71 Sisson St., East Hartford JOHNSON, Harold M., Pfc.
Greystone Rd., Terryville JOHNSTON, Charles O., Cpl.
RFD 4, Colchester JONES, Francis T., S/ Sgt.
42 Suffield St., Hartford JORDAN, James M., Pfc.
12 Kenneth St., Hartford JORSON, Carl L., Pfc.
36 William St., New Britain KAMINSKI, Stephen, S/ Sgt.
Fall Mt. Rd., Bristol KANIECKY, Felix J., T/ 4
24 Capitol Ave., Hartford KARPENSKI, William P., Sgt.
Box 368, North Grosvenordale KASSIB, Leslie J., S/ Sgt.
699 Broad St., Bridgeport
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KEILTY, William B., S/ Sgt.
17 Driggs St., Waterville KEKAC, Aloyes, Sgt.
288 East Ave., Bridgeport KELEHER, John J., Jr., Sgt.
50 Allendale Rd., Hartford KELLEY, Wilbur A., T/ 5
163 North Whitney St., Hartford KENNEDY, Elmer J., Cpl.
140 Bunker Ave., Meriden KERSHENBAUM, Paul. S/ Sgt,
1100 Albany Ave., Hartford KETCHAM, Alan H., Sgt.
Stillwater Rd., Stamford KIESEL, Edward J., S/ Sgt.
46 Manila St., Oakville KILLIAN, David J., Cpl.
506 New Britain Ave., Hartford KING, Clifford J., T/ 5
841 Baldwin St., Waterbury KIRCHSTEIN, Rudolph, T/ 5
Main St., Hamden KIRYCHUK, John I., Pfc.
339 State St., Ext., Meriden KLINGEL, Joseph A., Cpl.
749 Tolland St., East Hartford KNIGHT, Andrew, Pvt.
36 Ann St., New Haven KOSCIOL, Joseph S., T/ 5
First Ave., Brainard Rd., Thompsonville KOCZON, Andrew T., Pfc.
89 Olive St., Meriden KONTOFF, Herbert, S/ Sgt.
270 Crescent St., New Haven KOOS, Robert V., Cpl.
746 Railroad Ave., Bridgeport KOVACH, Alex S., Pfc.
34 Bull Ave., Wallingford KOVACIK, John A., Pfc.
Tolland Ave., Stafford Springs KOYAL, Louis, Pfc.
49 Ashland St., Willimantic KOWALCHUK, Waiter, Sgt,
123 Putnam St., New Britain KOWALCZYK, William, S/ Sgt.
163 No. Bank St., New London KOZIN, Alec, Pfc.
The Ridges, Willimantic KOZLAK, Joseph F., Jr., Pfc.
Riverside Dr., Collinsville KRULICKI, William J., T/ 5
734 Norfolk Rd., Torrington KUCZKO, Joseph J., T/ 5
31 Stone St., Danbury KULIKAUSKY. John, T/ 5
146 Austin St., Bridgeport KUNKEL, Frederic J., Pfc.
5677 Main St., Bridgeport KUPCIK, Michael G., T/ 5
168 Culvert St., Torrington KYC, Edward J., T/ 5
53 Richards St., West Haven LACASSE, Roland I., M/ Sgt.
17 Pond St., Sterling LANGEVIN, Louis F., S/ Sgt,
25 Frank St., New Haven LARAMEE, Adrien, T/ 5
367 Farmington Ave., Hartford LARIVIERE, John F., Pfc.
No. Grosvenordale LARSEN. Irving A., S/ Sgt.
300 Delevan Ave., East Port Chester LASTRILLA, Juan R., Pfc.
64 Church St., Greenwich
LAVIANA, Edmund, T/ Sgt.
661 Hill St., Waterbury LAVIGNE, Laurence V., T/ 5
Wall St., So. Coventry LEITZ, Diamond L., Pfc.
113 East Liberty St., Danbury LENCHEK, Sheppard L., Sgt.
8 Whittaker St., Stamford LENNON, Thomas F., T/ 4
86 Main St., Branford LEPRE, Joseph D., T/ 5
34 East Main St., Branford LESTORIC, Michael, T/ 4
566 Farmington Ave., New Britain LETTIERO, Vincent A., T/ 5
389 Grand Ave., New Haven LEVINE, Lester, T/ 5
30 Pleasant St., Colchester LEWIS, John P., Jr., Pfc.
15 Orange St., Hartford LEY, Henry O., Pfc.
167 Hemingway Ave., East Haven LISCINSKY, John M., S/ Sgt.
2044 Boston Ave., Bridgeport LODGE, George, Sgt.
48 Oak St., Meriden LOMBARDO, Santo S., Pfc.
162 South St., Hartford LUBANSKI, Stanley F., T/ 5
38 Reynolds St., Norwich LUCHNICK, Nathan, S/ Sgt.
187 Lincoln St., Waterbury LUETJEN, Harold W., Cpl.
6 Liberty St., Rockville LUKSZA, Chester V., Sgt.
295 Harriet St., Bridgeport MACARI, Giusto, T/ 5
97 Victory St., Stamford MACUTZ, Edward F., Pfc.
189 North Main St., Winsted MAJESKI, John J., Pfc.
16 Lafayette St., Norwich MANDAK, Paul, Pfc.
Stafford Springs MANDLER, Lionel F., T/ Sgt.
110 Woodstock Ave., Putnam MANFREDONIA, Ralph, T/ 5
26 Weaver St., Torrington MANSFIELD, Robert E., Jr., Cpl.
600 Laurel St., East Haven MANSOLF, Albert J., Cpl.
64 Fulton St., New Haven MANTOLESKY, Chester C, Pfc.
19 Mechanic St., Hartford MARABOTTINI, Samuel R., Pfc.
328 Orange St., Waterbury MARGENOT, Albert V., T/ 4
539 Steamboat Rd., Greenwich MARKIEWICZ, Matthew J., T/ 5
106 Culloden Rd., Stamford MARLER, Edward P., T/ 5
164 Spring St., New Haven MARRIOTT, Ernest E., Jr., Cpl.
16 Emerson St., East Norwalk MATTHEWS, William A., Sgt.
RFD 1, Westport MAYER, Joseph J., Sgt.
27 Schoolhouse Lane, Willimantic MAYES, Joseph H., Sgt.
12 Center St., Glenbrook MAZUREK, John W., T/ 4
334 North Harker Ave., Waterbury McCARTHY, Francis E., Jr., T/ 4
259 Merriam St., Bridgeport
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McDERMOTT, Bernard P., T/ 5
147 Blatchley Ave,, New Haven McKENNA, Bernard F., S/ Sgt.
40 William St., East Hartford McNEILL, Neal, Pvt.
480 Broad St., Bridgeport MEGLIN, Joseph, S/ Sgt.
255 Harbor St., Branford MEIGS, Carleton L., T/ 5
31 Park Ave., Naugatuck MEISINGER, Wales F., T/ 5
60 Fairview St., Waterbury MELLO, Gilbert J., Sgt.
95 High St., Bridgeport MENDONCA, John A., Cpl.
982 Hope St., Springdale MERRIAM, Nathan, Pfc.
190 Hamilton St., New Haven MESKO, Leslie S., Cpl.
339 Fairview Ave., Fairfield METZLER, John H., Pfc.
2929 Whitney Ave., Mount Carmel MAYER, Ludwig W., Cpl.
42 Guernsey St., Stamford MIDOLO, Salvatore, Pvt.
546 Chapel St., New Haven MIELZARSKI, Frank P., Pvt.
28 Cooley Ave., Middletown MIKOSZ, Walter S., Sgt.
226 So. Cherry St., Wallingford MILLER, Kenneth S., Sgt.
769 Edgewood Ave., New Haven MILLS, Frank E., S/ Sgt.
154 Post Rd., Darien MINDEK, Andrew, T/ 5
63 John Ave., Bristol MOCKOVAK, Paul W., Jr., Cpl.
10 Crown St., Danbury MOORE, Walter J., T/ 3
1211 Farmington Ave., West Hartford MORRIS, Kenneth F., Cpl.
Box 235, Stafford Springs MORRISON, Edward J., S/ Sgt.
8 Renwick St., Stamford MOST, Morris M., T/ Sgt.
1447 Dixwell Ave., Hamden MOULTON, John F., Pfc.
602 Manchester Rd., East Glastonbury MOYNIHAN, Jerry F., Jr., Pfc.
71 Park Ave., East Hartford MUTTER, Rene A., Pfc.
51 No. Orchard St., Wallingford NABASNY, Michael M., Sgt.
RFD 9, Norwichtown NAVIKAUCKAS, Ferdinand C, Pfc.
27 No. Leonard St., Waterbury NEDDERMANN, Charles E., Pfc.
262 East Main St., Thomaston NELSON, Howard, Cpl.
177 Franklin St., Ansonia NIEMCZYK, Julian R., T/ 5
98 Hungerford St., Hartford NILSON, Charles W., Pfc.
Rt. 2, Horse Pond Rd., Madison NOMACK, Harry J., Sgt.
59 Liberty St., Stamford NORKO, Frank M., T/ 3
122 Sage Ave., Bridgeport NOVAK, Joseph C, 1st/ Sgt.
173 Lockwood Ave., Stamford O'BRIEN, Edmund G., Cpl.
Canal Rd., Suffield O'BRIEN, James F., T/ 5
1204 Dixwell Ave., Hamden
OFIERO, Anthony, Sgt.
72 Dean St., Stamford O'LEAR, Paul, 1st/ Sgt.
25 Barnes St., Waterbury OLK, Theodore S., T/ 4
94 West Main St., Rockville OLIVERIA, John, T/ 4
257 Broad St., Hartford ORIENTE, Michael J , Cpl.
223 Wall St., Waterbury O'ROURKE, Patrick P , Pfc.
17 Columbia St., Hartford OSOWIECKI, Vincent, T/ 5
46 Brainard Rd., Thompsonville OWENS, George W., Pvt.
149 Wooster St., Hartford PALUMBO, Albert J., T/ 5
315 Main St., Branford PANCZAK, John E., Sgt.
56 Davis St., New Haven PAPAFIL, Alexander T., Pfc.
Thompsonville Rd., Suffield PAPAGIA'NIS, Alexander J., Pvt.
72 New Park Ave., Hartford PAPPAJOHN, Augustus, Pfc.
94 Rose Hill Ave., Danbury PARMELEE, Wolcott M., Pfc.
Wild wood Ave., East River PASSARO, Patsy, Pfc.
108 Sylvan Ave., Bridgeport PATURZO, Louis N., T/ 4
215 Lloyd St., New Haven PAUL, Bryant M., Jr., T/ Sgt.
22 Helen St., Hamden PECK, John H., Cpl.
RFD 1, New Milford PELLEGRINI, Adolph E., Pvt.
15 High St., Stafford Springs PELOSO, Frank, Sgt.
34 York St., New Haven PENFIELD, Loren H., T/ Sgt.
40 Laurel St., East Hartford PENNINGTON, Albert W., Jr., S/ Sgt.
40 Woodland St., Hartford PENZAR, Joseph P., Cpl.
148 Englewood Ave., Bridgeport PERZANOWSKI, Stanley W., T/ 5
173 Crown St., Meriden PIZONE, Emilio J., Sgt.
184 Union Ave., Bridgeport POLIS, Vincent J., Pfc.
91 Jewett St., Ansonia POLONIS, Edward J., Pfc.
31 Prospect St., Naugatuck PRAMUKA, Daniel J., T/ Sgt.
10 Oronoque Rd., Milford PRZYBYLSKI, Edwin S., T/ 3 46 Glendale Ave., Hartford PURNELL, Ernest S., Pfc.
307 Sargent St., Hartford PUTNEY, Ralph C, Cpl.
235 State St., Guilford RACCIO, William, T/ 5
15 Harrison St., New Haven RADFORD, Leonard A., Pfc.
3 West Ferris Dr., Old Greenwich RAIA, Anthony S., Pfc.
134 Richard St., New Britain REED, Irving F., Pfc.
475 South Main St., Bridgeport REED, Ross L., T/ Sgt.
85 Haven St., New Haven REED, Willard E., T/ 5
46 East New St., Forestville
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REMPFER, Walter J., M/ Sgt.
39 Houston St., New Haven RENCA, Edward F., Cpl.
23 Meridian St., Meriden RENNIE, Colin E., Sgt.
358 Humphrey St., New Haven RHEAUME, Walter A., Sgt.
RFD 1, Uncasville RICHARDSON, Earl L., Cpl.
2 Bennett Place, Danbury RILEY, Lloyd S., T/ 5
647 Newfield Ave., Stamford RIO, Lucien J., Pfc.
201 Hartford Ave., New Britain ROBERTS, Charles S., T/ 3
16 Academy St., Manchester ROBERTS, Milton H., Sgt.
8 Lincoln St., Manchester ROBILLARD, Camille W., Cpl.
12 High St., Moosup ROBINSON, Richard F., T/ 5
148 Grove St., Putnam ROPER, Lester W., M/ Sgt.
312 Wheelers Farm, Milford ROSE, James L., S/ Sgt.
60 Martin Ter., Hamden ROSSETTI, Andrew C, Sgt.
24 Peck Lane, Bristol ROSS, Oscar B., Jr., Sgt.
5 Clay Ave., Norwich ROSSO, James D., Cpl.
86 Kohary Dr., Devon ROVEGNO, Louis F., Sgt.
1183 Stratford Ave., Bridgeport ROVER, Richard W., T/ 5
25 Richmond Hill, New Canaan ROYAK, Joseph C, M/ Sgt.
114 Blaine St., Fairfield ROYSTER, Edward J., Pfc.
Miller's Bridge, c/ o Cotter, Stamford RUFFINO, Salvatore E., T/ 5
Boston Rd., Rockfall RYAN, Donald L., Sgt.
39 Ward St.. Norwich SACCO, Ralph, T/ 5
15 Warren St., New Haven SACILOWSKI, Joseph, T/ 5
30 Rose St., Norwich SACK, Kenneth C, Pfc.
69 Bissell St., East Hartford SAGNELLA, Arthur A., Pvt.
330 East St., New Haven St. GERMAINE, Wilfred J., T/ 5
Jerome Ave., Uncasville SALDAMARCO, Andrew J., S/ Sgt.
58 Sixth St., Derby SAMAHA, Maurice M., Pfc.
75 Main St., Danbury SAMOLIK, John, Jr., Cpl.
41 Butternut St., Middletown SANTABARBARA, Louis, T/ 4
46 Liberty St., New Haven SANTACROCE, Alfonse O., Cpl.
33 Laura St., New Haven SANTTI, Ivar, T/ 4
RFD 1, North Stonington SCHAER, Victor A., T/ 4
34 Coe St., Waterbury SCHERB, William H., Sgt.
450 Central Ave., New Haven SCHLEIGHER, Frank L., S/ Sgt.
33 Andrews St., New Britain SCHMIDT, George M., Sgt.
51 Pope St., New Haven
SCHROEDER, William F., S/ Sgt.
North Pease Rd., Woodbridge SCINTO, Philip, T/ 5
45 Sampson Ave., Bridgeport SEBASTIAN, Leroy C, 1st/ Sgt.
4 Stanton Ave., Norwich SENDEROFF, Paul, Cpl.
270 Sheffield Ave., New Haven SESKO, Anthony W., S/ Sgt.
677 Main St., Winsted SETARO, Peter, Pfc.
8 Durant St., Danbury SHAW, John E., T/ 5
River Rd., Shelton SHEA, Bartholomew J., T/ 3
60 Lone Oak Ave., Waterbury SHERWINSKY, Walter L., Pfc.
22 Woodside Ave., Seymour SHIELDS, Thomas H., Jr., Sgt.
28 North Pearl St., Meriden SHOUP, James P., Pfc.
1370 Round Hill Rd., Fairfield SIENNICKI, Eugene S., Cpl.
75 Main St., Stafford Springs SIROIS, Normand, Pfc.
18 Jewelry St., Waterbury SKINNER, Norman L., T/ 4
Box 14, North Woodstock SLOAN, William, Pfc.
55 Colchester Ave., Glastonbury SMITH, Byron C, Jr., Pfc.
71 Henry St., Stamford SMITH, Eugene F., Pfc.
116 Dupont Pl., Bridgeport SMITH, Henry J., Cpl.
25 Barnard St., Hartford SMOLACK, Walter, S/ Sgt.
46 Greenlawn Ave., Newington SMOLLEY, John R., Cpl.
154 Frederick St., Stamford SNEE, Bernard J., Pfc.
85 Grandfield Ave., Bridgeport SNOW, Vernon E., Pvt.
20 Dayton St., New Haven SOLINAS, Louis A., Pfc.
67 Highview Ave., Springdale SPITKO, Albert A., Sgt.
14 Marvis St., Newington SPORTINO, Peter C, Jr.. Sgt.
296 Lighthouse Rd., New Haven STASULEWICK, Walter L., Pvt.
161 Broad St., New Britain STOW, Raymond M., Cpl.
261 Winthrop Ave., New Haven STRATTON, Douglas L., Pfc.
280 Trumbull St., Hartford SULLIVAN, John J., T/ 5
Charter Oak Ter., Hartford SURPRENANT, Raymond B., T/ 5
102 Main St., Jewett City SUSINKEVICH, Wasil, Pfc.
13 Claremont Ave., Wallingford SWENSON, Carl E., T/ 5
137 Barker St., Hartford TANGREDI, Anthony F., Pfc.
6 Henry St., Danbury TANNER, John E., T/ 5*
Wilton TASLITT, Norman, Sgt.
35 Center St., Winsted TATUN, Alexander J., Cpl.
30 East Walnut St., Stamford TAYLOR, Elmer C, Pfc.
78 Morris St., Hartford
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THOMANN, Walter P., Pfc.
Beecher Rd., Woodbridge TICEHURST, Harold W., Pfc.
94 Greenwood Ave., Bethel TINTI, Dana F., T/ Sgt.
64 Jewett St., Ansonia TINTI, Frank, Pfc.
RFD 2, Box 7, Stafford Springs TITLEY, Jack S., S/ Sgt.
Nestles Inc., Box 360, Stamford TITONE, William, T/ 4
RFD 1, Stafford Springs TOBIAS, Joseph L., Pfc.
Wadsworth St., Middletown TODD, Thomas E., Sgt.
130 Enfield St., Hartford TOTH, Frank S., Pfc.
43 Burr Court, Bridgeport TOTH, Stephen M., Cpl.
436 Reef Road, Fairfield TOUSSAINT, Lawrence W., Cpl.
660 High St., Middletown TRAPP, James J., Cpl.
Box 241, Rocky Hill TREMBLAY, Roland C, S/ Sgt.
70 Park St., Willimantic TROMBLEY, Albert P., Pfc.
RFD 2, Hebron Rd., Andover TUOHY, John F., Pvt.
15 Fairview St., Waterbury TURINA, Edwin L., Sgt.
350 Riverside Ave., Torrington VALENTI, Sebastian, T/ 5
56 Lawlor St., New Britain VALENZANO, Michael J., Jr., T/ 5
201 Fairfield Ave., Stamford VALLERA, Edmund W., Pfc.
43 Vine St., Meriden VALO, Joseph, Pvt.
1501 Seaview Ave., Bridgeport VanDerKIEFT, Robert M., T/ 4
Sylvan Rd., Darien VanDOREN, Harold B., S/ Sgt.
Whitney Ave., Cheshire VANIDESTINE, Francis R., T/ 5
48 Sumner St., Hartford VARSALONE, Sanatore, Pfc.
52 Canal St., Waterbury VEAL, Elton A., T/ 4
Mullin Hill Rd., Rt. 2, New London VENTRESCA, Alfred R., T/ 3
76 Shepard St., New Haven VUMBACCO, Sebna J., T/ 5
46 Willard St., Meriden WAGNER, Stanley, S/ Sgt.
109 Wethersfield Ave., Hartford WAHNOWSKY, Walter K., Pfc.
25 East Walnut St., Stamford WALKA, Francis P., Pfc.
Rt. 4, Norwich WALKER, Arthur J., Jr., Sgt.
193 Wakelee Ave., Stratford WALKER, Shepherd L., Cpl.
21 Townsend St., New Haven WALLUCK, Albert E., Pfc.
139 Locust St., Waterbury WEST, Almon C, Pfc.
RFD 1, East Hampton WHALEN, George F., T/ 5
10 Fountain St., Middletown WHITE, Fayette O., Jr., Cpl.
19 Foxridge Rd., West Hartford WHITE, Lawrence N., Pfc.
14 Florence St. Ext., East Hartford
WHITE, Paul M., Cpl.
82 Asylum St., New Haven WILK, Edward R., T/ 4
39 Marlborough St., Portland WILLIS, Clifford J., Sgt.
57 Lowell St., New Britain WILLIS, Grover C, Jr., T/ 5
18 Kennedy St., Hartford WILSON, William H., Pfc.
12 Griff St., Greenwich WOJTYNA, Joseph S., Pfc.
124 Franklin Ave., Hartford WOLF, William M., Pfc.
122 Francis Ave., Hartford WOLFE, Charles J., Jr., Cpl.
Deerfield Ave., Middletown WYNKOOP, Richard J., S/ Sgt.
1673 Stratfield Rd., Bridgeport WYNNE, Vincent M., T/ 4
237 Myrtle Ave., Bridgeport YACKO, George, S/ Sgt.
37 George St., Danbury YAREMICH, Walter J., Pfc.
950 Reservoir Ave., Bridgeport YETERIAN, Arthur, T/ 4
192 Glen St., New Britain YOUNG, George F., Pfc.
39 Shelton Ave., Shelton ZAMMATARO, Joseph, Cpl.
746 Woodward Ave., New Haven ZAMULKA, Stanley P., Pfc.
351 Broad St., Hartford
CONNECTICUT VETERANS COMMEMORATIVE BOOKLET
Vol. IX Jan. 5, 1946 No. 15
CARLETON B. CLYMA, Editor
This booklet is published by the State of Connecticut through the Office of the Governor, as an addition to the souvenirs and memorabilia of Connecticut men who served with the United States Army in World War II. The courtesies and assist­ance
of public relations personnel at the Ports and Separation Centers are here­with
acknowledged.
Copies of this booklet are provided for the men whose names appear on the Muster Out Roll Call, herein. A copy is on file for reference purposes at each of the 200 public libraries in the State.
Reproduction of material from this booklet is permissible only on written authorization.
The personal experience stories were reported by George E. Allis, Joseph O. Keating and Morris R. Gelblum. The cover illustration of the U. S. S. General Muir is from the New York Daily News.
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