Connecticut men of the 8th - Pathfinder - Division, July 1945. Vol. 1, no. 5

              Connecticut Men
of the 8th - Pathfinder - Division
JULY 1945 HOME FROM THE WAR
The 8th ( Pathfinder Division) em- barked at Le Havre in early July, 1945, after 18 months in the European theater of operations, having written more bril­liant
chapters in the history of some of the oldest organizations in the Army of the United States.
Taking part in the greatest troop move­ment
in history, the redeployment of more than 3,000,000 men of the armed services, the division made the crossing in several transports including the General Squier, the General Bliss, the Hawaiian Shipper, and the Monticello.
The General Squier, with the 13th In­fantry,
the 28th, 43rd, 45th, and 56th Field Artillery and Headquarters and special troops, docked at Newport News, July 9, and they staged through Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia.
The famous old 121st Infantry, the Gray Bonnets, came in to Boston, aboard the General Bliss, and were staged at Camp Myles Standish, near Taunton, Massachusetts for 24 hours, where the regiment was divided in 22 groups from reception centers throughout the country. With the New Englanders, Connecticut men of the regiment came into Fort Devens, near Ayer, Massachusetts, for the reception center processing and preparation of special orders for the long awaited '' recuperation" furloughs.
The Hawaiian Shipper brought the 12th Combat Engineers, into New York on July 9, with Camp Shanks the next stop, before the Connecticut men arrived at Fort Devens. Advance detachments of the Division had arrived on June 26 at
New York on the Monticello.
Connecticut men of the Division are reporting back at Devens on August 13 to 17, and with the New England Path­finders,
will entrain soon thereafter for the reassembly point, Fort Leonard Wood, Mississippi.
The 8th Division when it finishes the retraining schedule and embarks for the Pacific Theatre will have many replace­ments
in its ranks. Hundreds of the men of the Division have or will have ample points for discharge prior to embarkation.
SERVICEMEN'S COMMEMORATlVE BOOKLET
VOLUME I NUMBER 5
CARLETON B. CLYMA, Editor
This souvenir of the Pathfinders' return from the European war was prepared for the men of the 8th 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. A limited number of copies are available for distribution, to Con ¬ necticut men of the Division only. They can be secured by written request to the Office of the Governor, State Capitol, Hartford.
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.
Reproduction of original material is permissible only with written authori ¬ zation.
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8th DIVISION PICTURES
Home Again — Men of the 8th Divi­sion
came home on four transports, The General Bliss which brought the 121st Infantry to Boston is pictured on the Cover.
13th Infantry — Twenty- four Con­necticut
men of the 13th Infantry pic­tured
at Fort Devens ( Page 3).
More 13th Infantry — Nineteen more Connecticut men of the 13th Infantry line up against a barracks wall for their pictures at Fort Devens ( Page 5).
Detraining — A group of Connecticut men from the 8th Artillery and Engineers are shown on the railroad coach steps at Devens on their arrival from Camp Patrick Henry ( Page 7).
At Fort Devens — Another group of
Connecticut Pathfinders at the Fort Devens railroad siding. Men nearest the camera are Pvt. Steven L. Osella and Pvt. Frank E. O'Donnell, both of Co. M, 121st Infantry ( Page 8).
121st Infantry — Ten men of the famous old Gray Bonnets pictured grouped at a barracks door at Camp Devens ( Page 10).
Officers — In charge of groups who made the trip from Camp Patrick Henry to Devens were Capt. Clarke Searle, a Tank Destroyer Officer, and Capt. Carl V. Pantaleo, a regimental surgeon of the 13th Infantry ( Page 11).
Bonnets Come Home — Another pic­ture
of the transport General Bliss dock­ing
at Commonwealth Pier, Boston, on July 11th ( Page 12).
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8th DIVISION STORIES
Editor's Note: Memories of the European war will blur with the pass­ing
of years. Clarity, accuracy, and detail will diminish. To record, in black and white here and now, the mood, the impressions, the exciting events of those days is the purpose of these stories. Connecticut men of the 8th were asked for their own stories in their own words, and they are here so recorded:
Blanchard, Charles E., Sgt., Co. M,
121st Inf., Waterbury:
" I was ' christened' in Hurtgen Forest. The action there was proof of the ability of our troops to keep going under the most terrible conditions created by enemy opposition and the weather. Despite it all, they just kept on slugging. Later in the Ruhr Pocket fighting I was one of a couple of dozen men who came out of a little German village after we had been isolated with both armor and infantry support cut off. We moved in fast and managed to get a hold on seven or eight houses on the edges of the town. The Germans brought up flak wagons and other stuff and held us there all night. We only had light weapons against their heavy weapons. That night seemed like a century. The only thing that saved us was a box barrage laid down around us by our artillery and mortars."
Bogda, Joseph, T/ 5, Co. B, 12th Engs., Willimantic:
" I was officially reported Missing In Action on the Roer River. I had been with a crew taking a patrol across the river. We got across safely but coming back our boat hit a cable and the current tipped it over. I had to swim for it and couldn't get back to our Company, and they reported me missing. But, I made shore and stayed with an infantry com­pany
for a week. That was my closest
shave. If it hadn't been for the rubber lifebelt I was wearing, I couldn't have made it. No one could swim against that current."
Brancato, Randolph, T/ 5, Hdq. Co.,
121st Inf., New Haven:
" I have been in the Army four years and I saw the whole show. There are very few of the original men of this regiment left in its ranks now. I learned a lot in Europe about politics, the Army, Europeans. I think that the Germans, or at least German living conditions, are more like the American than those of any other people in Europe. The French and the Belgians are a happy- go- lucky people who like to eat and drink, while the Germans are hard workers. I don't blame the little people in Europe for what happened, but, there is one thing that everyone ought to know by now, the Hitler youth are the most dangerous thing in Europe today. Those kids would stab you in the back as quick as they would look at you."
Bruno, Carmen, Pfc, Cannon Co.,
121st Inf., West Hartford:
" My closest one was in this house where I was sleeping on the second floor. A rocket hit the other side of the house and went clear through into the cellar where ten of our men were sleeping. It killed them all. I was the first one to go down cellar to see the awful results."
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Cochran, George H., Cpl., Co. A, 12th
Engs., New Britain:
" In April in the Battle at Seigen, it was the only day the Germans were able to push us back. I was out on patrol when we met them and we were outnumbered ten to one. We lost ten men, one- half of those in our patrol, when we ran into the Germans unexpectedly. We couldn't move. They held us. They had lots of automatic weapons and we were only armed as Engineers. Three hours later, we went back with the infantry and took the hill."
Copocziello, John A., Pfc, Co. A, 121st Inf., Bridgeport:
" I only saw a little bit of the fighting, just enough to know what it is all about and I don't want to go back to it. It was bad enough at Neptune in the Ruhr Pocket. There were four Tiger tanks
headed right for us backed up by a bunch of Jerries. We were in this house and I looked out of a window and saw a barrel of a gun about 200 yards away. Then it came. The shell went through the house. I laid down my B. A. R. and started to pray but the German infantry was closing in and we started knocking them off like flies. All the time we could hear more German tanks coming up and we were calling on our artillery for support. The word from the artillery was that it was too close quarters for them to work and they wouldn't open up unless every man in our platoon gave the okay. Everyone of us said okay right away and the barrage came. It was so close it hit the barn right next to the house but it was right where we wanted it and the Jerry tanks took off like bats out of hell and the Jerry in­fantry
took after them."
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Davenport, Thomas M., Cpl, Reg. Hdq., 121st Inf., West Haven: " I have a lot of negative impressions about the civilians in Europe. In my opinion the French in Normandy are very ungrateful for their liberation. They had a non- cooperative attitude toward help­ing
the American Army. This may not represent the spirit of the French people in other parts of the country, it may be only Normandy. I speak French and I was assigned as an interpreter for our section. At the request of one of our officers went to see the Mayor of Deau ¬ ville to get his help in locating some laundresses. His reply was ' I don't want anything to do with the Americans.' As far as I can find out he might have had some grievances but I doubt if they were sufficient to warrant his actions."
Etzel, George M., Pfc, Co. L, 121st Inf., New Haven:
" One of the amazing things to me over there was the way the civilians went right on about their work with all hell breaking loose around them. They went right ahead with the plowing and marketing and whenever we took a town, the first thing the German people wanted to know was whether they could do their market­ing,
go to the stores and visit their friends. The American soldier uses the word ' liberation' as a synonym for ' loot'. What the souvenir collecting didn't take I don't know. They took everything from table cloths to china ware. There were few musical instruments that were missed and they were particularly addicted to accordions. It will take years for the Germans to unscramble their personal property and house furnishings. When a group is assigned to billets in a house and the house had no radio, the men assigned there went out and got one. If
there were no dishes available they made a collection in the neighborhood. It wasn't that they took these things away or sent them home. When they ran out of clean dishes they just tossed them aside. After they had used the silverware — forks, knives and spoons — they were tossed aside and another collection from some other house was made. It got to be routine to collect all the feather beds in the neighborhood as soon as you were located. The American soldier must be very partial to eggs. Why, at Schweren, as soon as they located a chicken house, they just sat around and waited for the hens to lay eggs. Property and ownership were all mixed up by the war. Germans in the course of their flight from the Rus­sians
and retreat before our Army took every available type of vehicle, even motorboats, and abandoned them at their convenience. I even had a sailboat for several days. Schweren, you know, is a summer resort for the well- to- do and I think no one who went in there with our outfit will ever forget those days. Every­body
had a camera before the stay there was over and the number of pictures taken must run into the thousands. Most of the men who had some knowledge of pho­tography
stocked up on film. I know of one who had 72 rolls for a Leica 66 mm, enough to last him all his life. That was a great area."
Gromala, Chester S., Pfc, Co. K, 12th Inf., Meriden:
" There is one Easter Sunday I will remember all my life. It was the second day of the Battle of the Ruhr Pocket. We took off at 3: 00 A. M. and walked all night with Co. K in the lead up a road. It was all nice and quiet when all of a sudden all hell broke loose. We walked right into a road block where they had a
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tank and two flak wagons. We all hit the dirt and they gave us all they had for about ten minutes. We finally got to draw back about 200 yards and dug in. We called for artillery support and they laid down a heavy barrage on the road block. We stayed dug in all day. The Company on our right moved up Sunday afternoon and dug in for the night. The next morning, Jerry had vamoosed."
Hecht, John F., Pfc, Co. A, 12th Engs., Cheshire:
" Fighting was all over when I joined this outfit at Schweren. That is a nice city. What struck me was the way they had to farm over there, using milk cows for plowing with the women doing all the hard work. But it was good looking farm­ing
country and the fields were well tilled."
Kowalski, John J., Pfc, Co. B, 12th Engs., Ansonia:
" I must have had three lives. Once I was only 25 feet away when an 88 mm shell exploded. Another time I almost pulled a wire off a booby trap. It was a square block of TNT and it was wired two ways for explosion. If I had cut one wire I sure would have been gone, so now I am living my third life."
Lemoiner, Romeo H., Pfc, Co. F, 13th Inf., Danielson:
" I had ten months of it. I started on the beaches at Normandy, got hit by an 88 mm on Hill 88 and went right through to the end at Schweren, and am I glad to be back!"
Matejek, John A., Pfc, Co. B, 12th Engs., Shelton:
" There is nothing in Europe I want. In Ireland they don't even have regular days and nights. It is dark in the winter­time
at 4: 00 o'clock in the afternoon and don't get light in the mornings until 9: 00 o'clock and in the summertime there is only a couple of hours of good darkness to sleep in. Even the beer is lousy and I am glad I am back home."
McNally, Joseph F., Pfc, Co. B, 12th Engs., Wallingford:
" There were good spots too in this war. Ours was when we hit Schweren, in Ger­many
near the Baltic Sea. We pulled in there a couple of days before the war was over and you don't have to tell any­body
how we felt on V- E Day."
Morosko, Julian, Pfc, Co. B, 12th Engs., Ansonia:
" After you have seen six countries then you know there is nothing like the good old U. S. A. no matter where you go. Ger­many
was pretty nice once but not after
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we got through with it. We wound up the war with the British 2nd Army and made contact with the Russians across a lake near Schweren. We had a German speed­boat
that we used to visit with them across the lake. They really showed us a good time when we were there. There was never any trouble between us and the Russians. Why, they are just like the boys in our own outfit."
Osella, Steve, Pvt., Co. M, 121st Inf., Manchester:
" I got just one thing I want to say: ' Let the Russians handle the Germans, we are too soft for them'."
Pantaleo, Carl V., Captain, M. C. Sur­geon,
1st Bn., 13th Inf., New Haven: " I reported to the Battalion in the town of Seigen, in the Ruhr Pocket, which at that time was hotly contested, and the fighting see- sawed back and forth with the town changing hands several times. It was real rough and it took three days to decide it. In the fighting after that with
the infantry well ahead of the medical, many prisoners surrendered to us. We took in over 100 in this fashion. The weight of our tanks and artillery just demoralized them and they were giving up, yelling Kamerad right and left. They all swore that Hitler was kaput and dis­owned
Nazi- ism but there were those among them who could put on a show of arrogance although they followed our orders readily enough."
Pawlukiewicz, Edward J., Pfc, Cannon
Co., 13th Inf., New Britain:
" All I got on my mind is those 30 days furlough."
Ridel, Chester J., Pfc, Med. Det., 121st
Inf., Windsor Locks:
" I would rather have had a rifle any day than be a medic. It is the roughest thing I have seen. On the Roer River we went in to attack a town and tanks opened up on us and we had heavy casualties and had to draw back. There were two wounded left out front calling for the medics. I started to get to them and got caught in a crossfire. It was across a fenced field and I got caught in a fence and just about that time, the concussion from a nearby shell burst knocked me right out of the fence. I finally got to them and bandaged them up and helped them to the rear. When the infantry stops an attack, it is always pretty bad."
Rubinsky, Morris, S/ Sgt., Co. I, 121st Inf., New Haven:
" The hardest going I experienced was in Hurtgen Forest. When we were first there steady rains made the roads muddy and going hard, later it was bitterly cold. The Jerries threw in an awful lot of artil­lery
all the while. Trench- foot cut down our strength steadily. The woods were full of mine fields. The forest had been
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torn and mangled and its remnants were strewn about and made moving up hard going. Shell bursts in trees were very bad. There were always a lot of wounded. Our Company alone had 113 casualties in the forest. The Germans were still fighting in there. They had wonderful positions, well dug in. This was all before the Battle of the Bulge and they were holding there at any cost to retain possession of the dams on the Roer River. Cur Battalion was the only one in the Regiment that took part in the Battle of the Bulge. We were moved in there to close up a gap in the lines. I have been in the Army five years and wounded twice and I have a Bronze Star and three Battle Stars and when they award us the expected fourth Battle Star, that will give me 89 points and out."
Sitnik, Zigmund E., Pfc, Anti- Tank
Co., 13th Inf., Hartford:
" The fighting in front of Brest was rough. We lost so many men from our platoon, killed or wounded, we had a tough time even holding the line. We held them off for a long time with our B. A. R.' s. The Germans were really afraid of con­centrated
B. A. R. fire. It was a long night before reinforcements came up."
Srca, Anthony, Pfc, Co. A, 13th Inf., Bridgeport:
" I really sweated one out on outpost on the Roer River. We were pinned down there by automatic fire and I was trying to help some wounded engineers who got it trying to cross the river with a patrol. The Germans opened up and I was caught in a crossfire so I couldn't move at all. They even tried to get me with bazookas
but I managed to crawl away after three hours of it. They threw in a lot of stuff and the reason, I figure out, that I was able to get away was that the Germans thought they had gotten me. We did manage to save at least one of the wounded out of the twelve in the engineer patrol in the river."
Torretta, Leonard T., Pfc, Hdq., Co.
121st Inf., Waterbury:
" The spot I remember was at Berg- stein in the Roer area when four of us were in a dugout. We were just about ready to move out when we heard a rocket on the way. We ducked back into the dugout and the rocket landed 75 yards away. This dugout had three layers of heavy logs over it and the explosion of the rocket blew the top layer completely off. That German artillery was darn good too, almost as good as the American but they really didn't know how to fire for effect."
Tower, Wesley R., Pfc, Hdq. Co., 121st Inf., New Haven:
" The Germans are an intelligent people. They have modern weapons and they know how to use them but in my opinion they do not have the courage of the Ameri­can
doughboy. I saw one of the concen­tration
camps. It was the most hideous thing and it does not seem as if any human being could be as merciless as the Ger­mans
were there. There were no Ameri­can
G. I.' s in these camps, only Russians and Poles but we all thought that if the Germans would do that to those people, they would have done it to us if they could."
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8th DIVISION FACTS
Battle Log: The 8th Infantry Division landed on the beaches of France 28 days after the invasion of the continent. Early on July 8, 1944, it jumped off for its first attack. The objective was the Ay River. Progress was slow, but on the next day the 8th reached the north bank of the river and held its position. Resistance had been strong and enemy counterattacks were fre­quent.
But by the end of the month the German Seventh Army was in retreat and the 8th was well on the way toward successful operations.
In August the 8th took Rennes and started moving towards Brest. The territory here was being stubbornly de­fended
with the aid of pillboxes and effective artillery and mortar concen­trations.
One battalion was cut off for three days and blood plasma was dropped to men of the unit by plane. The 8th then headed for a concentra­tion
area near Brest and on August 14 elements moved en route to Cap Frehel Peninsula to take over positions for­merly
held by the French. By the begin­ning
of Sept., 1944 the 8th had moved steadily forward and had taken Ker ¬ gaclet, Kergroas, and assisted in the capture of Fourneuf.
In mid- September, the 8th shifted operations to the Crozon Peninsula. This operation was so effective that on Sept. 18, 1944, Lt. Gen. Erwin Rauch, commanding general of the Crozon Peninsula Forces of the enemy, sur­rendered
his command. From the Crozon Peninsula the 8th smashed across France and into Luxembourg. On Feb. 23, 1945, it crossed the Ruhr River, but
behind that achievement was the gal­lantry
of men who had paved the way for the movement by slugging it out with the Germans in the green hell of the Hurtgren Forest during the early winter. On February 28, the Division crossed the Erft Canal, and the rush to keep contact with the enemy was on. In March the Division tramped into Cologne and the following month pushed even deeper into the vital parts of the Reich by taking Hochenberg. When the war ended the Division was in the vicinity of Schweren, Germany.
Shoulder Patch: An upward pointing gold arrow piercing a silver figure 8 on a blue shield.
History: Division was activated at Camp Fremont, Cal., in Jan., 1918. Left California in Sept., 1918 en route to France, but before it arrived the war had ended. Part of the division was
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attached to the Army of Occupation and served in Germany until August, 1919. Other elements returned to U. S. in January, 1919, when the division was disbanded. In March, 1923, it was re­constituted
as an inactive unit.
Training: Began training at Fort Jack­son,
S. C., and in September, 1941, par­ticipated
in Carolina maneuvers under the First Army. After Pearl Harbor it patrolled the Atlantic Coast from North Carolina to the Florida Keys for six weeks. In March, 1942, the division came under control of Army Ground Forces and returned to Fort Jackson to resume its training. The following month it was designated as the 8th Motorized Division. In September, 1942, the outfit went to Tennessee and took part in maneuvers under the Second Army. After a brief stay at Camp Forrest, Tenn., it went to Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., where it re­mained
until March, 1943. That month the division was transferred to the Cali­fornia-
Arizona Maneuver Area, for six months of training in the desert. During May, 1943, it was demotorized and be­came
once again a standard Infantry division. Upon completion of desert training it returned to Camp Forrest and in November, 1943, left control of A. G. F.
Departure: December, 1943, for Euro­pean
Theater of Operations.
Overseas Training: Trained near Bel­fast,
Northern Ireland. Greatest em­phasis
was placed on small unit tactics. Division trained, too, in night scouting and patrolling. Each week men from the division visited an English Train­ing
Center and, likewise, English offi­cers
and enlisted men watched the 8th train.
Awards: 3rd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, received the Distinguished Unit citation for service from December 1 to 5, 1944, near and in Bergstein, Germany. Isolated and cut off from adjacent units, the battalion repelled repeated counterattacks, and killed, wounded or captured 800 Germans. ( G. O. 26).
Slogan: " These are my Credentials."
Component Units: ( As of date of de­parture
from U. S.): 13th, 28th, 121st, Inf. Regts; 43d, 45th, 56th ( L) and 28th( M) FA Bn. Other elements in­cluded
the 12th Engineer Combat Battalion, the 8th Medical Battalion, which handled more than 26,000 cas­ualties
with less than one- tenth of one per cent deaths in channels; the 8th Signal Company, the 8th Reconnais­sance
Troop, the 708th Ordnance Company and the 8th Quartermaster Company.
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THE CONNECTICUT MEN
The names of the following officers and men from the 8th Division were compiled from available official records and by personal interview. Omission of the names of some of the men of the Division is regretably possible, despite every effort made to secure complete rosters.
ADANCIN, George S. Pfc. Mansfield Depot
ALLEN, Billy W. Pfc. Route 2, New Hartford
ALLIS, William H. Pfc. 211 Franklin St., New Haven
AUGERI, Samuel S. T/ 5 140 Church St., Middletown
BABYAK, Stephen Pfc. 306 Fifth St., Bridgeport
BARBER, Benjamin G. Pfc. RFD 6, Norwich
BARRETT, Warren B. Cpl. Main St., Georgetown
BARTON, Robert J. Pfc. RFD 1, Box 40, Stafford
BASILICATO, Stephen J. Pfc. 250 Hamilton St., New Haven
BERECS, Louis A. T/ 5 77 Orland St., Bridgeport
BIELANSKI, Walter S. Pvt. 20 York St., Hartford
BIRBARIE, Louis E. Sgt. 36 Hillside Ave., Branford
BLANCHARD, Charles E. Sgt. 40 Chestnut Ave., Waterbury
BLOCK, Sidney Sgt. 25 Chauncey St., Waterbury
BOGDA, Joseph T/ 5 25 Brook St., Willimantic
BOTTINO, Aldo R. Pfc. 4 Alexander St., Greenwich
BOUGE, William L. Pvt. 5F Rochel Place, Mystic
BOYLE, Clarence L. Pvt. 2444 Main St., Waterbury
BRAGES, Lester J. Pfc. 34 Glenwood Ave., Stratford
BRANCATO, Randolph T/ 5 200 Putnam St., New Haven
BRIERE, Henry T. Pfc. 5 Union St., Danielson
BRUNICARDI, William F. Cpl. 12 Franklin St., Norwalk
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BRUNO, Carmen Pfc. 96 Meadowbrook Rd., West Hartford
BUCK, Raymond H. Pfc. 202 Maplewood Ave., Bridgeport
BURNAS, Michael J. Pfc. 30 Charter Oak Ave., Hartford
CABLE, Louis D. Pfc. 93 Congress Ave., Waterbury
CAPPARELLO, Fiore J. Pvt. 45 Bible St., Cos Cob
CARLSON, William F. Pfc. 128 French St., Bridgeport
CARLUCCI, Peter A. Pfc. 16 De Pinedo Ave., Stamford
CHOQUETTE, Vincent A. S/ Sgt. 18 Summer St., Southington
CHOZIK, Hyman E. Cpl. 84 Thomaston St., Hartford
COCHRAN, Geo. H. Cpl. 26 Audubon St., New Britain
COLLINS, Arthur Pfc. Cromwell
COPOCZIELLO, John Pfc. 358 Benham Ave., Bridgeport
COSTA, Anthony J. Pfc. 157 Wilcox St., New Britain
COUGHLIN, Martin P. T/ 4 46 Barker St., Hartford
COX, Hurshel D. Pfc. 79 Hempstead St., New London
CURTI, O'Neil Sgt. 785 Atlantic St., Stamford
D'AMICO, Ralph A. T/ 5 406 Dixwell Ave., New Haven
DARLING, Edwin F. S/ Sgt. 23 Richards Ave., Stamford
DAVENPORT, Thos. M. Cpl. 300 Second Ave., West Haven
DAVIS, George G. Pfc. 185 Millbank Ave., Greenwich
DAVIS, Norman E. Cpl. Nashville Rd., Bethel
DECRESCENZIO, Anthony Pfc. 87 James St., New Haven
DELLA ROCCO, Anthony Pfc. 36 Bedford St., Hartford
DILLON, Edward J. S/ Sgt. 571 Rubber Ave., Naugatuck
DONATELLI, Anthony J. Pvt. 558 Thames St., Groton
DUGEY, John A. T/ 5 326 Brightwood Ave., Torrington
EPIFANIO, Daniel R. T/ 5 55 Fairfield Ave., Stamford
ETZEL, George M. Pfc. 33 Farren Ave., New Haven
EVASHOUSKY, Arthur S. Pvt. 8 Lafayette St., Willimantic
FASHNACHT, Jake A. T/ Sgt. Killingly
FISH, Paul R. Pfc. 586 Longbrook Ave., Stratford
FISHER, John J. C. Pfc. School St., Stony Creek
FLANIGAN, Edmund C. Pfc. 477 Burnside Ave., East Hartford
FORTIN, James F. Pfc. 53 Nelton Court, Hartford
FOX, Charles P. T/ 5 83 RFD 1, Hampton
FRECHETTE, Raymond M. T/ 5 33 South A St. Taftville
FRONIO, Samuel Pfc. 332 Seephill Rd., Riverside
GENTILE, George M. Pfc. 40 Warren St., Meriden
GERCHMAN, Paul J. Pfc. West Avon Rd., Unionville
GIAMMATTEO, Dominic S. Pfc. 4 West Center St., Southington
GLEESON, James M. Pfc. 57 Workman Ave., Torrington
GODAIRE, George J. Pfc. 77 Meadow St., Bristol
GOLDBERG, Jerry A. Pfc. 558 Main St., Stamford
GROMALA, Chester S. Pfc. 270 1/ 2 Elm St., Meriden
GROSSMAN, Fred Pfc. 27 Myrtle Ave., Bridgeport
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GUMBAR, Andrew J. S/ Sgt. 597 Union Ave., Bridgeport
HARAY, Nicholas * T/ 5 143 Grant St., Bridgeport
HAWSHORNE, Oliver F. Sgt. Great Hill Rd., No. Guilford
HECHT, John F. Pfc. Milldale Rd., Cheshire
HEMINWAY, Ralph Pvt. 73 W. Fourth St., Derby
HESER, George H. Cpl. RFD 1, State St., Guilford
HICKEY, Joseph T/ 4 59 Division St., New Haven
HIGHAM, Edward Sgt. 71 Hill St., Waterbury
HOFFMAN, Harvey J. Pfc. 19 East Ave., West Haven
HOLLAND, Warren L. S/ Sgt. 101 Ridgewood Rd., West Hartford
JERMAN, Henry J. Pfc. 2182 Seaview Ave., Bridgeport
JOHNSON, Bror O. Pfc. 38 Hemlock St., Manchester
JOHNSON, Robert W. T/ 5 93 Lake Place, New Haven
KALITA, John A. T/ 4 66 Imlay St., Hartford
KATI, Gole Pfc. 153 E. Main St., Torrington
KATZ, Peter Sgt. Box 330, RFD 2, Shelton
KELLY, William J. Pfc. 392 So. Main St., Wallingford
KIBBE, Charles E. Pfc. 114 Grant St., Hartford 6
KIELY, John P. Jr. Pvt. 396 Gregory St., Bridgeport
KIRST, Vincent J. Cpl. 88 Cedar Hill Ave., New Haven
KOBRYN, Russel Pfc. 1058 William St., Bridgeport 8
KOWALSKI, John J. Pfc. 487 Main St., Ansonia
KRAVITS, Joseph Pfc. 619 Ogden St., Bridgeport
LAMBARDI, Albert Pfc. 100 High St., Waterbury
LANE, Henry E. Pfc. Spencer Plain Rd., Old Saybrook
LANG, Robert C. Pvt. 497 Winchester Ave., New Haven
LANQUETTE, Robert L. Pfc. 43 Milton Ave., Waterbury
LARSON, Warren M. Pfc. 51 Larrabee St., East Hartford
LASEWICZ, Edward Pfc. 117 Gridley St., Bristol
LATOUR, Leonel Pfc. 83 Mill St., Putnam
LAWSON, Ernest A. T/ 5 Elm St., Plantsville
LEMOINER, Romeo H. Pfc. 10 Leander St., Danielson
LESI, Louis T. Pfc. 89 Grove St., Middletown
LEWANDOSKI, Henry J. Pfc. 19 Ear St., Bristol
LEWIS, Francis C. Cpl. 420 Fairfield Ave., Hartford
LITKE, Arthur W. Cpl. 107 Wolcott St., Bristol
LOMBARDO, Rosario J. Pfc. 115 Washington St., New Britain
LOMBARDO, Thomas J. Pfc. 312 E. Middle Turnpike, Manchester
LUSZCZAK, Joseph C. Pfc. 42 Seymour St., Hartford 6
MAC FADDEN, Robert J. Pfc. 94 Charleton St., Stratford
MAG, William E. Pfc. 250 Ellisworth Ave., New Haven
MAGEE, William M. Pvt. 237 Wood St., Waterbury
MAIZON, Don P. Sgt. 110 North St., Windsor Locks
MAJESKA, Frederick Pvt. 130 Evergreen Ave., Hartford
MANNI, Anthony J. Pfc. 21 Upson Ave., Winsted
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MARCELLA, Angelo E. Pfc. 14 Division St., Waterbury
MARINO, William H. T/ 4 RFD 1, Sandy Hook
MATCHULAT, Casper R. Pfc. Broad Brook
MATEJEK, John A. Pfc. 17 Perry Hill, Shelton
MC GRANE, Raymond F. Pvt. 43 Woodstock St., Hartford
MC NALLY, Joseph F. Pfc. Hope Hill Rd., Wallingford
MICHNICH, Stephen Jr. Sgt. 33 No. Bishop Ave., Bridgeport
MILLER, Joseph C. Pfc. 820 Lafayette St., Bridgeport
MIRTO, Ralph A. Lfc. 34 No. Elm St., Waterbury
MOROSKO, Julian Pfc. 81 Broad St., Ansonia
NELSON, John R. Pfc. 54 Frederick St., Stamford
NEVERDAUSKAS, Prosper F. Pfc. 995 Bank St., Waterbury
NICOLL, Charles L. T/ 5 22 Dayton St., New Haven
NYE, John W. T/ 4 21 Demdon Rd., Glastonbury
O'DONNELL, Frank E. Pvt. 79 Beach Ave., Milford
ORLOWSKI, Benny J. T/ 5 159 Williams St., Bridgeport
ORSINI, Edmund D. Pfc. 14 Walnut St., Waterbury
OSELLA, Stephen L. Pvt. 31 Homestead St., Manchester
OURFALIAN, Joseph Pfc. 230 Holly St., Bridgeport
PALMIERI, James Pfc. 79 Oak St., Waterbury
PANTALEO, Carl V. Capt. 45 Colony Road, New Haven
PANTANO, Joseph Pvt. 880 Congress Ave., New Haven
PATRIA, Raymond L. S/ Sgt. Strong Rd., East Windsor Hill
PATRISSI, Joseph Pfc. 79 James St., Hartford 6
PAVANO, Sam J. Pfc. 56 Beaver St., New Britain
PAWLUKIEWICZ, Edward J. Pfc. 242 High St., New Britain
PENTZAK, Nicholas Pfc. 35 Bunker Ave., Meriden
PERUGINI, Francis J. Pfc. 95 No. Elm St., Waterbury
PETERSON, Donald M. Pfc. RFD 3, Putnam
PETRONE, Harold A. Pfc. 50 Cos Cob Ave., Cos Cob
PINIAZEK, Leo J. Pfc. 130 So. Colony St., Meriden
PITTS, Robert E. Pvt. West Main St., Chester
POLTIER, James E. Pfc. 15 Walnut St., Unionville
POVERA, Waldo P. Pfc. 86 Franklin Ave., Hartford
PRIMAVERA, Richard D. T/ 5 39 Charter Oak Place, Hartford 6
PUTRINO, Frank D. Pfc. 43 Old Post Rd., Greenwich
RACLZAVICH, Wilbert J. S/ Sgt. 26 Hubbell Ave., Ansonia
RAMEY, Mitchell T/ 5 108 Elm St., Danbury
RAPPOSCH, Raymond M. Pfc. 1123 Wood Ave., Bridgeport
RHENBERG, James B. S/ Sgt. 86 Nichols Ave., Bridgeport
RICCI, John A. S/ Sgt. 163 Central Ave,, Torrington
RICCITELLI, John J. Cpl. 66 Wallace Row, Wallingford
RICE, Bradford H. * WOJG 11 Mark St., Woodmont
RICHARD, Gerard J. Pfc. 34 Court St., Meriden
RIDEL, Chester J. Pfc. 56 North St., Windsor Locks
ROBICHAUD, Arthur P, Pfc. Voluntown
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ROOD, Donald W. Pfc. 298 Boston St., Guilford
ROSGEN, Joseph W. 1st Lt. 69 Holabird Ave., Winsted
ROSSANO, Nicholas Pfc. 48 Belden St., Hartford
RUBINSKY, Morris S/ Sgt. 59 Sherman Ave., New Haven
RUFFLI, Walter R. Pfc. 343 New Litchfield St., Torrington
RUSSELL, David H. Pvt. 66 Torrington Rd., Winsted
SALISBURY, John B. T/ 4 80 Amsten Rd., Colchester
SAMSEL, Joseph S. Pfc. 208 Berlin St., Southington
SANTORA, Frank E. K. Pfc. 24 Ann St., Greenwich
SAVIANO, Michael J. Pvt. 26 1/ 2 So. Thorpe St., Danbury
SCOTT, Charles Pfc. 1628 Main St., Bridgeport
SCRANTON, William D. T/ 5 537 High St., Middletown
SERVADIO, Oliver A. Pfc. Brookside Drive, Greenwich
SHEEHY, Thomas E. T/ 5 66 Jackson St., Ansonia
SILVERBERG, Harold B. Pfc. 6 Goldberg Ave., Norwich
SIMMONS, Warren A. Sgt. Seymour Rd., Woodridge
SITNIK, Zigmund E. Pvt. 36 Catherine St., Hartford
SLUZARZ, Lucas M. T/ 5 Rt. 1, Greenwich
SOLI, Victor J. T/ 5 603 Congress Ave., New Haven
SOUCIE, Roy A. Pfc. 473 New Park Ave., West Hartford
SPERANDEO, Anthony Pfc. 317 Hollister St., Stratford
SRCA, Anthony Pvt. 135 Ocean Ave., Bridgeport
STEERE, Harry L. Pfc. 2 Middle St., Putnam
STERN, Gunther H. T/ 4 79 Kensington St., New Haven
STRASSBERGER, Alex V. Pfc. 44 Lexington Ave., So. Norwalk
SWEET, Hubert E. T/ 5 62 Starkweather St., Manchester
SULKOWSKI, Edward J. Pfc. 74 Ludlow St., Stamford
SUSSMAN, Saul T/ 5 130 Washington St., Norwich
TARAOLIA, Mario C. Pfc. 42 Plymouth St., Hartford
TAYLOR, John G. Pfc. Milford
TILLOT, Roger Pfc. 81 Oaklawn Ave., Stamford
TOMANIO, John S/ Sgt. 65 Rose St., Danbury
TORRETTA, Leonard T. Pfc. 64 Walnut St., Waterbury
TOWER, Wesley R. Pfc. 110 Lilac St., New Haven
VANDERHOEF, John Jr. S/ Sgt. Box 16, Washington Depot
VANSKI, William J. Pfc. 26 Calvin Ave., Wallingford
VESA, Nicholas J. T/ 5 73 Bliss St., East Hartford
VIGNALI, Louis J. Pvt. 52 Wilson St., Waterbury 66
VOURAS, Peter Jr. Pfc. 12 Orchard St., Meriden
WAGNER, Charles E. Pfc. 193 Mercier Ave., Bristol
WENTLAND, Edward A. Pfc. 82 Pratt St., Bristol
WILLIAMSON, Robert H. 1st Lt. 51 Pepper Ridge, Stamford
WILSON, John E. Pfc. 1708 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport 5
YELLEN, Robert R. T/ 5 98 Naubuc Ave., Glastonbury
YOUKHANNA, Youel C. Pfc. 100 West St., New Britain
ZACHARY, Albert J. S/ Sgt." 36 Silver St., Middletown
ZAPPONE, John T/ 4 272 Tudor St., Waterbury