Connecticut men of the 104th Division, July, 1945. Vol. 1, no. 4

              CONNECTICUT MEN
of the 104th Division
JULY -- 1945 HOME FOR FURLOUGH
The greatest troop movement in history, the redeployment of 3,000,000 men of the armed forces of the United States, was well under way, when the 104th ( Timber­wolves)
Division arrived in New York Harbor on July 7 and 10, 1945, aboard the transports Monterey and John Ericsson. The Division had been preceded by an advance detachment which came in on the transport Monticello on June 26.
Both the Monterey and the Ericsson docked at Pier 15, Staten Island. The Monterey brought Major General Terry de la M. Allen, Divisional Commander, the 413th Infantry, the 385th, 386th, 387th, and 929th Field Artillery Bat­talions,
along with the Division's band, military police, headquarters and special troops. The John Ericsson came in a week later, with the 414th and 415th Infantry regiment.
Both groups of the Division spent the first 24 hours after their arrival at the staging center, Camp Kilmer, near New Brunswick. The brief processing then included orientation and the '' home­coming
meal", regarded by many men as " the best I ever had in the army". The menu was topped by steaks, milk and ice cream.
The Division, for the first time since its activation was then split up into twenty- two groups for transportation to recep­tion
centers, with Connecticut men in the New England group going to the reception center at Fort Devens, near Ayer, Massa­chusetts.
The stay at Devens* Reception Center was, necessarily longer, but for most men less than 30 hours. The processing procedure there and the preparation of leave orders
required considerable time. At Devens the two groups were covered for the pur­pose
of securing most of the material for this booklet. Then finally — special orders in hand, the men headed for Ayer, and the last long miles home to Con­necticut.
Connecticut men are reporting back at Devens after their redeployment " recu­peration"
furloughs, on August 7 to 15. When the New England group has gathered, they will entrain for Camp Luis O'Bispo, California, for retraining preparatory to embarkation for the Pacific — and Tokyo.
SERVICEMEN'S COMMEMORATIVE BOOKLET
VOLUME I NUMBER 4
CARLETON B. CLYMA, Editor
This booklet on the Timberwolves return from the European war was prepared for the men of the 104th by the Office of the Governor. It is believed that it will make a welcome addition to the souvenirs and memorabilia of those who participated in the defeat of the once great German Wehr­macht.
The courtesies and assistance of public relations officers, at the ports, and at the Fort Devens Reception Center, greatly facilitated the gathering of the material for this booklet. Some of the group pictures are from Signal Corps photographs. The factual materials herein were prepared by the Office of Technical Information, A. G. F.
A limited number of copies are available for distribution, to Connecticut men of the Division only. They can be secured by written request to the Office of the Gov­ernor,
State Capitol, Hartford.
Reproduction of original material is per­missible
only with written authorization.
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104th DIVISION FACTS
Combat Highlights: Division dis­tinguished
itself for brilliant night ad­vance
in Germany. Seized great indus­trial
area of Echweller- Weisweller- Stolberg. Crossed Inde River and cleared entire sector assigned to it as far as the Roer River. This involved seizure of Lamersdorf- Indent- Lucher ¬ berg, called by Major General J. Lawton Collins one of the finest single pieces of work accomplished by any unit of the VII Corps since " D" Day. The Division crossed the Rhine in the Remagen bridgehead on 22 March 1945. Continuing to operate with VII Corps, U. S. 1st Army, a rapid advance of 193 miles in 9 days was made eastward and north to Paderborn. After reaching the Paderborn area, the drive was re­sumed
to the east, in an uninterrupted advance of 175 miles in 15 days.
Shoulder Patch and Origin: Shows a gray timber wolf against a green back­ground.
Division trained in big woods area of United States where timber wolf is found.
A. R. G. Training: Activated Septem­ber
15, 1942, at Camp Adair, Oregon. Trained in Oregon Maneuver Area; Camp Young, California, and Camp Carson, Colorado. Maneuvers in Ore­gon
were from September 13, 1943 to November 8, 1943. Trained in Cali­fornia-
Arizona Maneuver Area from March, 1944 to June, 1944, returning to original station at Camp Carson, Colorado.
Departure: Left the United States in
August, 1944, for European Theater of Operations.
Overseas Training: General Allen's frontline training program was unique, was given in areas where actual fight­ing
had occurred short weeks before. Men were given two weeks training which involved several night problems. Prime purpose of this training was to give men confidence in themselves and their weapons.
Commendations: Commended by Major General J. Lawton Collins, command­ing
general of VII Corps, First Army, for seizing great industrial area of Echweller- Weisweller- Stolberg, crossing the Inde River, and clearing its entire sector to the Roer River. Seized Lamersdorf- Indent- Lucherberg, which General Collins called the finest single piece of work accomplished by VII Corps since " D" Day.
Commanding General: Major General Terry de la M. Allen from October 2, 1943 until present.
Component Units: Inf. Regts. 413th, 414th, 415th; FA Bns. 387th ( M), 385th, 386th, 929th ( L).
Served Overseas: October and early November, 1944 with the 1st Canadian Army. March and April, 1945, was part of the First Army.
Slogan: " Nothing In Hell Must Stop The Timber wolves."
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104th DIVISION STORIES
Editor's Note: The passing of years will blur memories, details, clarity, and ac­curacy.
To record in black and white, here and now, the mood, the impressions the events, of those stirring days in Europe, is the purpose of these stories. Connecticut men of the 104th, at the ports, and at Devens, were asked for their stories in their own words, and they are here so recorded.
Cagianello, John L., S/ Sgt., First Aid Man, Med. Det., 413th Inf., Hartford: " They gave me the Bronze Star for working under fire for forty- eight hours. I was there with the wounded in a ditch from Thursday night to Saturday after­noon.
It was on the Maas River in Hol­land.
That was my toughest experience
but don't forget the infantry, they really had it tough."
Donavan, John G., M/ Sgt., Hdq. Co.,
387th F. A., Hartford:
" I have been in five countries and America is better than any one of them. There is nothing like the U. S. A. It is a better country. It has better people."
Fiorito, Peter A., T/ 4, Truck Driver, 104th Division Band, Bristol: " It was the tire shortage that got me down. We were so short on tires that we couldn't get food and ammunition up to the front lines. Did I curse those tires! I used to drive fourteen or fifteen hours a day and when I got back I would have to go to work and fix up two or three flats."
Fritz, George J., Cpl., Gunner. Btry. C,
356th F. A., New Britain:
" I saw Nordhausen Concentration Camp. That is something I won't forget. That was mass murder. They claim it was starvation but bullet holes and whip marks don't mean starvation."
Gaylord, Allen C, Pfc, Co. A, 413th Inf., Milford:
" The patrol I was on was really the first to make contact with the Russian Army in a little town west of the Elbe River. We went out on contact patrol with two tanks and two jeeps. We were 26 miles in front of our own lines and had reached a little town where we stopped in the center at the town hall. A few minutes later, in a buggy drawn by two horses and flying a huge red flag, the Russians arrived. We shook hands all around and the Russians kissed the G. I.' s. We carried out our mission, which was to inform the Russians
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on the disposition of our troops and to receive from them the same information on their troops. They were particularly anxious to get clearance for artillery work on a town between the one we were in and our own lines where they had lost six men earlier in the day. We swapped tommy- guns; we inspected their weapons and they gave ours the once- over. We spent about two hours there with them. The Russians seem just like anybody else and I will say one thing though, they made the Germans snap into it."
Gendall, George R., Pfc, Ammo Bear­er,
Co. K, 413th Inf., Hamden: " In Holland, that was the worst, cold and rainy, sleeping in foxholes and every time we dug a foxhole it was half full of water in a half hour. We didn't sleep under a roof once during October and we lived
on a hot meal now and then and " K" rations."
Gozzo, Corado, S/ Sgt., Machine Gunner,
104th Inf., Hartford:
" The S. S. Troops are really a bunch of tough fighters as long as they have a fifty- fifty chance to win. But when the scales top against them, they're just like any other man who wants to save his life. I saw 400 Heinies come out of a little town with their hands up, scared to death, when we hadn't even fired a single shot at them. About 50 of our tanks had lined up in a column, three abreast, and started for the town, and they made such a noise, just moving along, that the Germans threw down their guns, and came out, running."
Holder, Arthur L., Pfc, Infantry Tank Man, Co. E, 413th Inf., Durham:
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" The hottest spot I was ever in was the day we crossed the Ruhr River and lost two tanks and two self- propelled guns. That was a hot two hours."
Jaksina, Casimer K., Pfc, Wireman, Reg. Hq., 413th Inf., New Britain: " Our spot was in Cologne when we
tried to lay a line and were pinned down
by time fire for six hours — but we got
the line laid anyway."
Krieger, Edwin C, Pfc, Rifleman,
Co. F, 413th Inf., Norwich:
" It was pretty rough and we had a lot of casualties crossing the Mark River near Antwerp. There were drainage ditches every hundred yards about waist deep in water. Were we wet and cold! The worst spot was when, after an hour's artillery preparation we had to cross a flat field about five hundred yards wide under heavy fire — but we took the village al­though
there were still plenty of Krauts left in there after the barrage."
La Pointe, Lucien J., Pfc, Co. L, 413th Inf., Rockville:
" What I want to say is — give the credit to the Medics. When I was wounded at Bad Lautersburg, they evacuated me under heavy enemy artillery and machine gun fire. If they hadn't gotten me out when they did, I am afraid I would have been kaput."
Levine, William E., Pfc, Automatic Rifleman, Co. G, 413th Inf., Hartford: " I had a couple of narrow ones near Duren and the Rhine. A fellow in the fox­hole
with me — in his first day at the front — was killed by sniper fire; and, there was a time when we were crossing the Weser River and reached the cover of a building on the other side when a lieuten­ant,
just behind me, just as he was to step into the building to safety, got it."
Londa, Daniel S., Pfc, Wireman, Hd. Btry., 104th Div. Art., Danbury: " Our hardest job was keeping up with the infantry when we were moving with the 3rd Armored Division. We would lay wire all day long and then all night. For over three weeks we never stayed over 24 hours in one spot."
Lyons, Francis H., Pfc, Co. G, 413th Inf., Waterbury:
" I remember April 8th when we were in a pretty hot spot crossing the Wasser near Lodigen and when the mail came I got a Happy Birthday card from my wife. If she only knew how close I came to it that day she would never have sent that card. The day wound up with us watching for jerries and drinking cognac."
Madden, Harry, Pvt., Btry C, 929th
F. A. Bn., Manchester:
" One thing I remember is that I always felt pretty safe after the trip we made
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across in the convoy going over. We were attacked four times by German submarines and they kept it up right to the English Channel. I was down five decks and if anything had happened it would have been all over for me."
Mer row, Harry F., Pfc, 104th Division Band, Bristol:
" What impressed me was the poverty of the people in France and Belgium. They were starving; there was no food; and they stood in line to get the garbage and our leavings from the Army mess. At Verviers, they would scramble in the garbage cans for rotten oranges and stand right there and eat them."
Oktavec, Frank J., S/ Sgt., Co. F, 413th Inf., Higganum:
" One of the biggest artillery barrages was ours for the crossing of the Ruhr on February 23rd, but the toughest fighting I ever saw was on Easter Sunday near Wrexon, Germany. There is where we lost most of the men in our squad — one killed and five wounded. We lead the attack on a wooded hill and we had started up when we got caught in German small arms fire
from three sides. The fight lasted two days and we just held our ground while our heavy stuff was trying to soften them up. On the morning of the third day, we finally took the hill."
Piazza, Peter C, Sgt., Liaison Man with Inf., Hdq.. Btry., 386th F. A., Thomas­ton:
" The real fighting was in the Battle for the towns of Inden and Pier just this side of the Roer River. One of our battalions lost 165 men in an hour. We jumped off across a mile of open country after we thought we had cleaned out the Huns with 4,500 rounds from our guns; but, our men ran straight into a bunch of SS men and took heavy casualties. The towns were a complete wreck and ten days later they were still digging Germans out of the ruins alive."
Ping, Geng, T/ 4, Mess Sgt., Co. G,
413th Inf., West Hartford:
" Before I joined this outfit I served as squad leader of a mortar platoon with the 478th Infantry with the First Army. We saw plenty of fighting. It is much better to be a mess sergeant than to be a squad leader.
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Rosenthal, Milton J., Pfc, Combat Engineer, Co. A, 329th Combat Eng. Bn., New Haven:
" The toughest job our outfit ever did was the erection of a Bailey Bridge across the Inde River near Duren in the Ruhr sector. The Germans were in there with constant artillery fire and it took us 24 hours to do what is usually a one- hour job. The Bronze Star is for action with a patrol across the Ruhr River two days before cur army crossed. We paddled a boat for the infantrymen and landed on the German side right under a machine gun which had us covered so well we had to backtrack."
Sebestyen, Louis J., T/ 5, Btry A,
385th F. A., Bridgeport:
" I saw the concentration camp at Nord ¬ hausen. It made me feel sick to see bodies decaying, stacked five high and no effort made to bury them. The stench was awful. We took the Mayor of Leipzig to see the concentration camp at Dachau. After he saw it he went home and shot his
wife and family and committed suicide. After we took Leipzig, the owner of a Pantzerfaust factory there gave a big party for about one hundred people in his factory. He had had the whole place mined with Pantzerfaus and when the eating was over, he pressed a button that blew up the whole party."
Sternberg, Ademor P., Sgt., Co. C,
413th Inf., Guilford:
" The one thing I will never understand is how I got through Easter Sunday. We had two jeeps on patrol when we ran into an ambush. We were covering side roads to check on resistance and had gathered up a few prisoners, who we had on board the jeeps, when we ran into some Germans dug in around the road in a V- turn. Just as we got there we saw a couple of Heinies and stopped the jeeps to try and take them prisoners. The Germans dug in on the roadside opened up and our prisoners hit the dirt. As soon as the prisoners were out of the line of fire from their own men, the Germans opened up on us. We were sitting on those jeeps just like ducks. It was pretty hot for a couple of minutes. We got some of the Germans with the bazooka. I figure we got eight or ten in that spot and there were some wounded in our patrol."
Stone, William R., Pfc, Intelligence, Hdq. Co., 3rd Bn., 413th Inf., Bridge­port:
" At Bad Lauterburg one night a woman came to our PC and wanted us to help rescue about 2,000 prisoners who were trapped in an air raid shelter. We went along with her and we found most of them half suffocated and that some had died but we finished getting them out by about 2: 30 A. M. We started back towards the PC following directions given us by this
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woman and soon found out that she had led us into an ambush. Four of our fellows and myself took a German outpost sentry prisoner and using him as a foil, our group was able to close in and clean out two machine gun nests. We gathered up some prisoners and a German bazooka team. Just then a German opened up from behind us with a bazooka and killed eleven of the prisoners we had. Then we made a break for our lines which were about 2,000 yards to the rear, just as a Heinie stepped out of a nearby doorway and sprayed the road with an automatic. Next morning, we went back to the air raid shelter and picked up the woman who had led us into the trap. After interrogation, she signed a written confession. Among other things, she said she was a graduate of a Nazi espoinage school for women near Vienna. She was an attractive woman, spoke very good English and said she was 24 years old. We were told later that she had been shot as a spy. I would have shot her myself that day if I had a chance. Our whole patrol was recommended for the Silver Star."
Tator, William A., Lt., Rifle Platoon Leader, Co. E, 413th Inf., Bridgeport: " One of the closest shaves I ever had was on the Rhine near Cologne where we were caught in a cross fire of mortar and artillery. I was knocked down and blinded that day but I suffered no per­manent
injuries.
" I will also remember for a long time the first time we were on the receiving end of rocket fire. It sounded like freight cars flying through the air. Then there was the time, as an Anti- Tank Platoon Leader, with the 2nd Battalion, when I went out on patrol to meet the Russians near
Duben. Those Russians are all right, they are good fellows. But, when I was really nervous was when I was in charge of the guard over five to ten million dollars in silver which had been the property of the I. G. Farben Industries at Bitterfeld, Germany.
Thompson, John S., Pfc, Co. D, 413th Inf., Hartford:
" My toughest spot was the Roer River crossing in boats. In our first try a shell got the boat. We got another and that was shot full of holes. In a third boat we made it one- half way across and got stuck in a sand bar. We had to get out and waded the rest of the way. We landed up against a factory wall. The Antitanks were supposed to break a hole so that we could make a quick entry and have cover. We came up against the blank factory wall and there was no hole, but we finally found a door and got in. It was night. We spent the night in the factory. The
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next morning we found fifteen Germans in the same building. We didn't know they were there and they didn't know we were in. They surrendered."
Ungar, Jacob, T/ 5, Btry A, 387th F. A., after transfer from the 5th Armored Division, Hartford: " We all agree almost unanimously that Germany is a pretty country and the Ger­mans
a clean people probably because they had the means to be clean. As a people or what they stood for, no."
White, Walter, Pfc, Gunner, Hdq. Co., 414th Inf. Reg., West Hartford: " My favorite man in this war is our division commander, Maj. Gen. Terry Allen. You can have your Mac Arthur, your Eisenhower, and your Nimitz. Give me ' Terrible Terry' any day. He's ab­solutely
the nuts' The Russians we met at the Elbe seemed like a pretty good bunch of men. I talked to one Russian soldier for a while in the sign language. We decided we'd like a souvenir from each other, so I gave him a dollar and he gave me a ruble."
Zetterholm, Emil, Pfc, Runner, Co. G,
413th Inf., Windsor Locks:
" It was on my birthday in December when I crossed the Ruhr River near Aachen with a patrol of eight men. It was snowing hard and we had on white camouflage suits and we were creeping and crawling through the snow. We had made about two hundred yards and were about fifty yards from a German out­post
when a machine gun opened fire. We threw flares to bring in our mortar fire, to box us in. With our platoon leader and three other men I crept up to the outpost and we got two prisoners. For that I got a certificate of merit."
Zimmer, Johnathan, Pfc, M. P., Reg. Hdq., and Co. C, 413th Inf., Bridgeport: " I was with the regiment military police squad and we handled, after they had been captured, the 21,000 prisoners taken by this regiment. They gave us very little trouble. As prisoners of war they were very docile. Some were supposed to have been arrogant but while they were in our hands they were pretty well de­moralized.
We handled a few German women in army uniforms, something like our WAC's, I guess. I would say that by the time they get back of the lines after long spells of poor food and after the American artillery had broken down their morale, those we had all admitted Ger­many
was kaput."
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TIMBERWOLVES IN ACTION
The record of the 104th in action has been well and briefly told by its colorful commander General Terry de la M. Allen, in the order of the day, dated April 23, 1945, and reprinted here:
" This date marks the completion of six months of continuous combat for the Timberwolf Division. You may well be proud of your combat record.
" In its initial combat operation, the Division fought with the First Canadian Army into Holland from 23 October to 8 November 1944, spearheading the I British Corps in the crossing of the Mark
River and the drive to the Maas River. The esteem in which the Timberwolves were held by our British Allies is indicated by a commendation received from Lieu­tenant
General G. G. Simonds, command­ing
the First Canadian Army.
" The division then moved immediately to the Aachen Sector in Germany, where it relieved the 1st Infantry Division, in the VII Corps of the First U. S. Army. The Timberwolves jumped off 16 November in the drive to the Roer, as part of the VII Corps, with the veteran 1st and 4th Infantry Division and the 3d Armored
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Division. The true combat effectiveness of the Timberwolves was clearly indicated by a commendation from Lieutenant General J. Lawton Collins, commanding the VII Corps.
" The division, then operating under the XIX Corps of the Ninth Army, occupied a defensive sector on the Roer, opposite Duren, during the trying days from 16 December 1944 until 23 February 1945. An aggressive defense was maintained to block the critical German route of ad­vance
to Aachen. Timberwolf patrols completely dominated the Roer.
" The division again operated with the VII Corps of the First Army, in the drive to Cologne, which started 23 February with the crossing of the Roer and the seizure of Duren and Huchem- Stammeln, and culminated in the capture of Cologne, 7 March 1945. The drive was character­ized
by constant day and night pressure, sharply executed night attacks and skill­ful
use of supporting fires.
" The division crossed the Rhine at Honnef in the Remagen bridgehead on 22 March. Continuing to operate with the VII Corps, a rapid advance of 193 miles in 9 days was made eastward and north to Paderborn. Initial enemy resistance was overcome in a series of night attacks.
Thereafter the division followed in close support of the 3rd Armored Division and was particularly effective in aggressively protecting the west flank of the VII Corps. After reaching the Paderborn area, the drive was resumed to the east, in an uninterrupted advance of 175 miles in 15 days. It included the crossing of the Weser and Saale Rivers and the cap­ture
of Halle, Bitterfeld and Delitzsch, and culminated in the seizure of assigned objectives on the Mulde River. Contact is now momentarily expected with our Russian Allies approaching from the east.
" Battle accomplishments of the Timber­wolf
Division have been characterized by the tenacity, skill, teamwork and devotion to duty of all combat and service elements, and by the efficient functioning of all staff sections. The 750th Tank Battalion, 817th TD Battalion and the 555th AAA Battalion rendered effective support at all times.
" I am proud indeed to have com­manded
the Timberwolf Division through its final year of training and during six months of arduous combat. You have lived up to your battle slogan, ' Nothing In Hell Must Stop The Timberwolves.' My sincere thanks goes to you all for your unfailing loyal support."
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104th DIVISION PICTURES
Home Again — Timberwolves lined the rail of the transport Monterey when she docked at Staten Island and was photographed, as reproduced on the Cover.
First Home — The advanced detach­ment
arrived June 26th, as pictured on Page 12, on the transport Monticello.
Artillery Officers — Lt. M. J. Young of New York City and Captain Roy W. Johnson of Amityville, L. I., both of 104th Division Artillery Headquarters, inspect souvenir sabre on deck of the Monterey ( Page 4.)
415th Infantry — Twenty Connecticut men of the 415th pictured at Devens ready to take off for home ( Page 5).
Infantry Officers — Standing, left to right: 1st Lt. Arthur N. Dansereau, Co.
K, 414th Infantry; 1st Lt. John Rimo ¬ sukas, Co. B, 414th Infantry; Capt. John G. Vasilake, Sv. Co., 415th Infantry. Seated: 1st Lt. Willard Faish of Man­chester
arid Capt. Felix Zaniewski of New Haven, both of 5th Corps Headquarters ( Page 6).
414th Infantry — Forty Connecticut men of the 414th pictured at Fort Devens ( page 7).
Music on the Dock — Waiting on the Staten Island docks for trains to Camp Kilmer, men of the 104th Division Band provide a little music from the French horn ( Page 8), and the accordion ( Page 9).
Down the Gangplank — Come the Men of the 104th barracks bags aloft ( Page 10).
All Aboard — Timberwolves entrain for Camp Kilmer ( Page 11).
THE CONNECTICUT MEN
The names of the following officers and men from the 104th Division were compiled from available official records and by personal interview. Omissions of the names of some of the men of the Division is, regrettably, possible, despite every effort made to secure a complete roster of Connecticut men.
ANASTASIO, Antonio R. Pvt. 252 Atwater St., New Haven
ANDERA, Steven H. Cpl. 152 Remington St., Bridgeport
ANDERSON, Herman J. Pfc. Crystal Lake Rd., Middletown
ANDERSON, Raymond W. Pfc. Brandy Hill, Torrington
ANDREWS, W. L. Pfc. Prospect Hill Rd., Windsor
BARNETT, William H. Pfc. 1011 Congress St., Fairfield
BASSI, Harold A. Pfc. 62 Sixth St., Derby
BATE, John C. Cpl. 65 Pythian Ave., Torrington
BATURA, Jacob Pfc. 16 Locust St., Meriden
BEAUREGARD, George Pfc. 11 Grove St., Wauregan
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BENTLEY, Joseph R. Cpl. 351 Greenwich Ave., New Haven 11
BIONDINO, Michael J. Pfc. 15 Spruce St., Stamford
BOBKO, Joseph Cpl. Bldg. 39, Yellow Mill Village, Bridgeport
BOLTON, Morton D. M/ Sgt. Hunting Ridge Rd., Stamford
BROTHERS, Albert J. Pfc. North Westchester
BROWN, George F. Pfc. RFD 1, Cornwall Bridge
CAGIANELLO, John L. S/ Sgt. 204 Otis St., Hartford
CALAMITA, Francis R. Pfc. 724 Savin Ave., West Haven
CARROLL, Raymond B. Pfc. 19 Autumn St., Manchester
CARROZZELLA, Angelo P. Pvt. 16 State St., Windsor Locks
CASHMAN, Timothy S. Pvt. 89 Sumner St., Hartford
CHRISTENSEN, L. F. Pfc. 41 Central Ave., East Hartford
CHROMIK, Martin R. T/ 4 170 Elizabeth St., Derby
CHRZANOWSKI, Peter P. Pfc. 1 Merrit St., Ansonia
CLIFFORD, James T. Pfc. 449 Blohm Ave., West Haven
COE, Ronald E. T/ 5 General Delivery, Durham
COLLINS, Daniel F. Jr. Pfc. 31 Springside Ave., East Hartford
COSTANZO, Frank J. Pfc. 88 Clark St., Hartford
CRAIN, Charles M. Pfc. 56 Williams St., Norwich
CRATTY, George F. Pfc. 11 Cottage St., Rockville
DANSEREAU, Arthur N. 1st Lt. 51 East Liberty St., Waterbury
DEBOUVIER, Robert L. Pfc. 5 Elm Place, Glenbrook
DELEAURA, Albert Pfc. 58 Country Club Rd., Groton
DE LUCO, John P. Pfc. 19 Dover Rd., Manchester
DE ROSA, Arthur F. Pfc. 106 Olivia St., Derby
DILORENZO, John A. Pfc. 772 Success Ave., Stratford
DONNELLY, William E. Pfc. RFD 3, Milford
DONOVAN, John G. M/ Sgt. 23 Bonner St., Hartford
DROUIN, Anire J. Pfc. 107 Babcock St., Hartford
DU BRAVA, Frank J. Cpl. 108 Hill St., Shelton
DUNGAN, Ronald W. Sgt. 56 Elmsfield St., Elmwood
DUPRAT, Robert J. Cpl. 28 Valley St. Ext., Willimantic
ERIKSEN, Wilden T. Sgt. 40 Cone, Niantic River Rd., Niantic
ETTINGER, Wolfgang C. Sgt. 1543 North Ave., Bridgeport
EVANS, Richard J. T/ Sgt. 52 Main St., West Haven
FICARO, Paul Pfc. 32 Maple Ave., Hartford
FINNEY, Warner A. Pfc. 141 Milbank Ave., Greenwich
FIORITO, Peter A. T/ 4 90 View St., Bristol
FOERCH, Donald Jr. Pfc. Glenwood Rd., Clinton
FRASER, Duncan H. Pfc. RFD 3, Salem- Colchester
FRITZ, George J. Cpl. 181 Rhodes St., New Britain
GANCHER, Elias T/ 5 275 No. Main St., Waterbury
GAYLORD, Alan C. Pfc. 190 North St., Milford
GENDALL, George R. Pfc. 27 Thornton St., Hamden
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GILBERT, Earl J. Pfc. Box 155, Prospect Ave., Moosup
GLASGOW, Oleg B. Pfc. 734 Howard Ave., Bridgeport
GOZZO, Corado S/ Sgt. 469 Broad St., Hartford
GREENWOOD, Stanley J. Pfc. 20 Whalburn Ave., Bridgeport
HADDAD, Frederick C. Pfc. 138 Cherry St., Waterbury
HAIGHT, Frederick Sgt. 1125 Enfield St., Thompsonville
HANSON, Paul H. Pfc. 668 Russel St., New Haven
HARTWELL, Herman G. Pfc. 81 Greenwood Ave., Bethel
HOLDER, Arthur L. Pfc. South End Ave., Durham
HOPKINS, Edwin W. Pvt. 10 Webster St., Rockville
HOWELL, Ned W. S/ Sgt. 71 Broad St., Danielson
IANNUCCI, Stephen M. Sgt. 6 Hedge St., New Haven
JAKSINA, Casimer K. Pfc. 179 Broad St., New Britain
JOHNSON, Roy A. Pfc. 14 Ingram St., Hamden
KARPOWICZ, Edward E. Pfc. 259 Laurel St., East Haven
KELLY, Harold M. Sgt. Box 85, Riverton
KRALIC, Joseph Pvt. 870 Hope St., Springdale
KRIEGER, Edwin C. Pfc. 144 Washington St., Norwich
KROMISH, Mike J. Pfc. 20 Linwood Ave., Colchester
KULBORSH, Merwin R. Pfc. 85 Prescott St., Torrington
LACKMAN, Robert A. Pvt. Jackson St., Thomaston
LAMMUCCI, Stephen M. Sgt. 6 Hedge St., New Haven
LANE, William H. Jr. Pfc. 467 Glenbrook Rd., Stamford
LAPOINTE, Lucien J. Pfc. RFD 1, Tunnel Rd., Rockville
LEVINE, William E. Pfc. 21 Andover St., Hartford
LONDA, Daniel S. Pfc. 16 Moss Ave., Danbury
LYONS, Francis H. Pfc. 1073 E. Main St., Waterbury
MACHERNIS, Edward A. Pfc. Machtown Rd., Windsor
MADDEN, Harry Pvt. 128 Bissell St., Manchester
MARCUS, Joseph A. Cpl. 40 Roosevelt St., Bridgeport
MARSHALL, Henry L. S/ Sgt. Le Manor, RFD 1, Madison
MC MAHON, Patrick W. Sgt. 329 Oak St., New Britain
MC MANON, John J. T/ 5 136 Chatham St., New Haven
MC MANUS, James J. Pfc. 54 Templeton St., West Haven
MC NISH, Robert L. Sgt. 27 Moulthrop St., Ansonia
MERRITT, Robert D. Sgt. 338 Hanover St., Bridgeport
MERROW, Harry F., Pfc. George St., Bristol
MISNER, David M. Major 34 East Ave., Norwalk
MONTALTO, Peter P. Pfc. 104 Charron St., Bridgeport
MORAN, Francis R. Pfc. 172 Beacon Ave., New Haven
NOLAN, John P. Pfc. Liberty St., Clinton
O'HARA, Robert W. S/ Sgt. 21 Williams St., Hartford
OKTAVEC, Frank J. S/ Sgt. General Delivery, Higganum
PARKINSON, James J. Pfc. 1 Gallup St., Plainfield
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PIAZZA, Peter C. Sgt. 188 Elm St., Thomaston
PING, Geng T/ 4 1386 Farmington Ave., West Hartford
PINSKY, Joseph D. Pfc. 29 Winchester St., Hartford
PJURA, John J. Pfc. 66 Hamilton St., Bridgeport
PONTA, Anthony M. T/ 5 Warrenville, Conn.
POULOS, Frank P. Pvt. 9 Hillside Ave., Middletown
REILLY, William E. S/ Sgt. 666 High St., Naugatuck
RENTAL, Chester F. Pfc. 20 Elton St., New Britain
RIMOSUKAS, John J. 1st Lt. Windsor
RIO, Samuel R. Sgt. 10 Union St., New Britain
ROSENTHAL, Milton J. Pfc. 336 George St., New Haven
RUBCHANSKY, Harry Pfc. 150 West St., New Haven
SAVO, Angelo R. Pfc. 33 Bishop St., New Haven
SCI ALL A, Carmen S/ Sgt. 266 Humphrey St., New Haven
SCULLY, William F. S/ Sgt. 64 Lawrence St., Hartford 6
SEBESTYEN, Louis J. T/ 5 633 Pine St., Bridgeport
SLOAN, Samuel Pfc. 672 Howard Ave., New Haven
SMITH, Samuel Z. S/ Sgt. 208 Westfield Ave., Bridgeport
STABILE, Joseph F. Pfc. 68 Washington Ave., Bridgeport
STANNARD, Warren H. R. Pfc. 2061 Whitney Ave., Hamden
STARK, Philip Pfc. 230 Edgewood Ave., New Haven
STELLUTS, Anthony G. S/ Sgt. 50 Meadow St., So. Norwalk
STERNBERG, Ademor P. Sgt. Guilford
STEVENSON, Robert M. Pfc. 56 Lester St., West Haven
STONE, James F. S/ Sgt. 294 California St., Stratford
STONE, William R. Pfc. 96 Bond St., Bridgeport
STORTI, Joseph Pfc. 30 Brown Ave., Stamford
SZYMANSKI, Henry J. Pfc. Fitchville Rd., Yantic
TATOR, William A. Lt. 20 Brooktaw Ave., Bridgeport
THOMAS, Raymond H. Jr. Pfc. 39 Holbrook St., Ansonia
THOMPSON, John S. Pfc. 114 Francis Ave., Hartford
TRZCINSKI, Edward C. S/ Sgt. 12 Lyman St., New Britain
UNGAR, Jacob T/ 5 36 Lebanon St., Hartford
VASILAKE, John G. Capt. 100 Broadway, Milford
VASQUES, Anthony J. Pfc. Imperial Ave., Westport
WHITE, Walter Pfc. 191 So. Highland St., West Hartford
WILCOX, William C. Pfc. RFD 1, Danbury
WILLIAMS, Fred C. Pfc. Saybrook Rd., Middletown
WITHERELL, George F. Pfc. 797 Wolcott Hill Rd., Wethersfield
ZACHARELLIS, William S/ Sgt. 1567 Chapel St., New Haven
ZAHARIS, Vasilios S. T/ 4 655 Pacific St., Stamford
ZEBROSKI, John S. Pfc. 236 Charter Oak Ter., Hartford
ZETTERHOLM, Emil Pfc. 22 Elm Plains, Windsor Locks
ZIMMER, Johnathan Pfc. 217 Laurel St., Bridgeport