Connecticut men of the 5th - Red Devils - Division, August 1945. Vol. 1, no.8

              CONNECTICUT MEN
of the 5th - Red Devils - Division
AUGUST - 1945 THE 5th IN ACTION
Often outpacing the Allied supply sys­tem
in knifing 700 miles across France, the 5th Infantry " Red Diamond" Division spearheaded the brilliant assault on the fortress city of Metz to climax a series of remarkable performances in the Battle of Europe.
Proud wearers of the red diamond shoulder patch, Doughboys of the Fifth came to be known by the Germans as the " Red Devils" as they heaped victory upon victory under the leadership of Major General Stafford L. Irwin.
Capture of important French Cities and forced crossings of numerous rivers pre­ceded
the Fifth's bloody battle to hold a beachhead on the Moselle River, from which sprang the Third Army's attack on Metz. The Fifth landed on the continent July 10, and Metz fell November 19.
Lack of supplies — the Fifth was far ahead of lines running from Normandy beaches — delayed the division for five days in September and gave the dis­organized
Germans an opportunity to set up a formidable defense along the Moselle.
In the 700 mile drive across France, the Red Devils took 3,700 prisoners. During the final operations at Metz, they cap­tured
4,133 more Germans in addition to 1,048 killed and 4,000 wounded. Huge stores of enemy material and supplies also fell to the Fifth.
One of the hardest- fighting and by the same token one of the most depleted divisions, the Red Diamonders in ten months of combat from July, 1944 to May, 1945 had a battle casualty turnover of roughly 100 per cent. The rifle com­panies
changed personnel between 200 and 300 per cent in that period.
A gauge of the war's tide was evident in the fact that the men who came home
yesterday, replacing men who had re­placed
other men, were tough and already battle hardened. The division's men have at least one Congressional Medal of Honor and some thirty- five Distinguished Service Crosses.
The records show that in the ten months of fighting across western Europe the division lost 564 officers and 11,822 en­listed
men killed or wounded in action. Non- battle casualties, including battle fatigue, trench foot, frostbite and other exigencies of war for which the Purple Heart Medal is not awarded, numbered 454 officers and 12,569 enlisted men.
SERVICEMEN'S COMMEMORATIVE BOOKLET
VOL. I AUGUST 23, 1945 No. 8
CARLETON B. CLYMA, Editor
This souvenir of the Red Devils' return from the European war was prepared for the men of the 5th 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 Connecticut 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 Station, greatly facilitated the gathering of the material for this booklet. Some of the group pictures are from the Signal Corps photographs. The cover picture is by the New York Daily News. The factual materials herein were prepared by the Office of Technical Infor­mation,
A. G. F.
Reproduction of original material is per­missible
only with written authorization.
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5th DIVISION PICTURES
The General Greeley — A Navy Transport docking at Pier 88, North River, New York with the famous old 2nd Infantry Regiment aboard and draped with the Divisional Banner is pictured on the cover.
The George W. Goethals — An Army Transport brought the first units, the 19th, 21st, 46th, and 50th F. A. Battalions into Boston on July 17. Picture on Page 3, taken from the welcoming tug shows harbor tugs easing the big ship into the berth at Commonwealth Pier.
At Ft, Devens — Picture on Page 4 shows 27 Connecticut men of the 10th Infantry, who made the crossing on the transport Sea Porpoise along with other smaller units of the Division. Picture on Page 5 shows 42 Connecticut men of the
11th Infantry and other smaller units who made the crossing on the transport Le Jeune. Picture on Page 6 shows 28 Con­necticut
men of the Field Artillery bat­teries
who made the crossing on the transport Goethals. Picture on Page 7 shows 11 Connecticut men of the 2nd Infantry who came in on the Greeley.
On the Docks — Harriet Carr, USO entertainer, who made the crossing on the Goethals with the Division Artillery Units is pictured on Page 8 going through a customs luggage examination on Com­monwealth
Pier.
Those Heavy Bags — On Common­wealth
Pier from the transport Richard­son,
Pfc. Howard S. Grossman, Meriden, totes his. Page 9.
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5th DIVISION STORIES
EDITOR'S NOTE: Memories of the European experience will blur with the passing of years. Accuracy will diminish. Details will become vague and half forgotten. To record, in black and white here and now, the mood, the impressions, the exciting events of the worst days and the best is the purpose of these stories. Connecticut men of the 5th were asked for their own stories and in their own words they are here so recorded:
Baczek, Vincent S., Pfc, Co. F., 10th Inf., Ansonia.
" If I had charge of the German prison­ers
over here, I'd load them all on a leaky boat, and start them back home. I'd sink the boat."
Brazonis, Edmund S., Pfc, Co. I., 2nd Inf., East Hartford.
" The Germans are still the way they were after the last war. They want to be forgiven and they say they are sorry. It's the same old story. If you're talking about bravery and courage, put it in for* the nurses in the field hospitals. I remem­ber
once some of them had been captured and on Easter Day our company released them in an advance. They had courage.
The worst spot our company was in was an Easter Sunday ambush near Frank­furt."
Brown, Harry R., Pfc, Anti- Tank Co., 10th Inf., Putnam.
" The Austrians are the most civilized people in Europe. They are friendly, they are sociable. And they are sun lovers — always taking sun baths."
Davidian, Martin J., Sgt., Co. D., 10th Inf., New Britain.
" Ever hear of Fort Driant? That was the worst our battalion saw, and where we had our heaviest casualties. Our squad lost seven out of fifteen men there." Dearborn, Edward J., Pfc, Hdq. 1st Bn., 2nd Inf., Long Hill Center. " Our medics are the ones who ought to get credit for a good job. One time when I was hugging a bank for cover, I saw our medics walking up the road in the open with the wounded, and I think that was the bravest thing I ever saw."
Dedonis, Adam A., Pfc, Co. A., 2nd
Inf., Thompsonville.
" The first day I went to the front and joined our company, I'll never forget. We crossed the Moselle River that night. It was one of the hardest fights the company was in. We had to take three hills, and the Krauts were thick in vineyards on the slopes. It was tough and we lost a lot of men, but we finally took the hills just as it was planned. I can't understand why the Europeans are mad at each other. As long as there is hatred between nationali­ties,
there will be wars. If they could get together united in one country, like we have in the States, the whole world would be better off."
Di Maria, Vincent, Cpl., Cannon Co.,
2nd Inf., Waterbury.
" I went all the way, from Utah Beach in Normandy to Wallern in Czechoslovakia. Vernaville, near Metz, where we met the German OCS, the pick of the German Army, was the toughest nine days I ever put in, and I am not kidding. We had heavy casualties."
Elser, John P., Pvt., Cannon Co.,
2nd Inf., Bridgeport.
" The Germans took a hell of a beating from the 2nd Division. I saw the results in the wreckage and the prisoners we took."
Fournier, Belone J., Cpl., Hdq. Co.,
10th Inf., Collinsville.
" The old German women outwork any man, they start before five in the morning and work in summer ' till dark at after ten. They do all the farm work, plowing, harvesting and milking."
Gherhard, Joseph W., Pfc, Hdq. Co., 10th Inf., Windsor.
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" The average American civilian under­stands
little of this war. For me, it was impressive to see our cities intact after all those in Europe, which were de­stroyed."
Hellman, Edwin J., Pfc, Cannon Co.,
10th Inf., Waterbury.
" I saw it all the way through. Lorry, near Metz, was a wicked place. We met up with an OCS German cadre there. They knew every inch of the ground and had it covered. They could zero in any spot. They knew just where to put a gun and had perfect observation. That's one place! dug a real deep foxhole."
Horovcak, John R., Pfc, Co. B., 2nd Inf., Bridgeport.
" When we met the Russians, we had chow with them. They asked questions about our food and equipment. Most of the stuff they were using was American. We shook hands all around. The Russians
are good. The Germans spread a lot of propaganda that they were no good. It's just propaganda. The Germans knew what they did to the Russians, that's why they were so afraid of them."
Kansky, Joseph C, Pfc, Co. B., 2nd Inf., Bridgeport.
" Those were the days, eleven of them, just after V- Day in Prachatitz, Czecho­slovakia.
Just our platoon, the first GIs to arrive. The people crowded around us cheering and being friendly. The Burgo- meister turned over one hotel for us to sleep in and another to eat in. We traded K- rations for beefsteak, potatoes, vege­tables
and we had ' access' to the only brewery in town. We did a lot of swim­ming.
I got hold of a Heine car ( but I smashed it up), and we only pulled eight hours a day guard duty. We rounded up all the Heine prisoners and turned them over to the Russians. The Russians are
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tough and treat the Germans rough. I speak Slovak and understand Russian and the Russians treated us fine, with plenty of wine and champagne.
" The Czechs invited us to church and the whole platoon went. We had front pews and after church the Czechs treated us to wine and champagne. Those were the days."
Larson, Henry R., Pfc, Co. B., 2nd Inf. Bridgeport.
" I'll never forget the crossing of the Rhine, near Openheim. It was an all night attack and after we took cover in a building, we were cut off from the rest of our company. We lost six or seven men . . . full of shrapnel. By the next morning, the Germans were softened up and started to surrender, and we cleaned out the rest of the town."
Lilijedahl, William H., Pfc, Co. B., 2nd Inf., Hartford.
" I'll remember longest the month we chased the German Army across France
from St. Lo to Metz, and the day we liberated Rheims. The Krauts set up a tank defense just outside and we had some fighting. But after we cleaned out the town, the people came out of the cellars cheering and wanting to shake hands. The kids begged for chocolate and bon bons, when they wanted chewing gum. We never stayed any one place in France long enough to know the people."
McGee, Ray, T., Pfc, Co. I., 2nd Inf., Bridgeport.
" When we took over the SS's warehouse in Frankfurt, I did something I always wanted to do — I washed my feet in champagne. In the Ruhr pocket fighting, I told off a German General and his staff after me and another lad captured them. He was a major general and a corps com­mander.
We were tipped off that some German big shots were in this woods by a Polish refugee, so the two of us started in to find them. We got into the woods a little way and found there were Germans
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all around us. They told us that we were their prisoners. Then, we told them we had hundreds of men coming right behind us and that they had better surrender and come with us. The General fell for this line and agreed to surrender with his staff but he insisted that we provide transportation for them. After a little gentle ' persuasion', however, he agreed to walk. So, we made them all take off their shoes so they couldn't run away — and led them back to our lines, about 200 yards out of the woods. Before we started out, however, we had to use some more ' per­suasion'
to get their weapons. I took the General's P- 38 and I brought it home with me as a souvenir."
Murphy, Robert F., S/ Sgt., Hdq. Co., 1st Bn., 2nd Inf., Waterbury. " We were sent out to guard our right flank in the town of Echternach, Ger­many,
near the Luxembourg border. I was driving a jeep. We made a trip down
this stretch of road twice earning back each time. On the third trip down this road in a jeep, having located some Ger­mans
we brought up a truck with some reinforcements. When we got in this spot, we found the Germans were dug in and that they had us covered. About the same time the Germans on our right started firing across the river on our left and the fire was returned from there by our own 80th Division. This put us right in a bad crossfire and we decided to take off again. On the trip back our jeep was in the lead with the truck right behind it. We were about a hundred yards ahead of it, when the truck crossing a spot which we had crossed five times before, exploded a German mine. Three of the men in the truck were killed and five were wounded."
O'Brien, Robert D., Pfc, Co. B.,
10th Inf., New Britain.
" The people of Luxembourg impressed me most and best. They had a custom of always returning a favor, even the smal­lest."
O'Connell, George B., T/ 4, Prov. Co.,
2nd Inf., West Haven.
" Don't believe the experts when they tell you German artillery is better than ours. Our artillery has fewer moving parts and is much easier to keep in action."
O'Dishoo, George E., Pfc, Hdq. Co., 1st Bn., 2nd Inf., New Britain. " Fed up with being a 4- Fer and lonely with my brother and all the boys gone to the service, I decided to get in. After about five attempts and visits to the Draft Board, I finally convinced them that I wanted to enter the armed forces. A visit to the New Haven Induction Center did the trick. Although being deaf in one ear, I managed to sneak through. I'm not sorry now, but there were many moments over there that I was. I joined the 5th Division July 1944 and a year later, thank the good Lord, I'll be enjoying the fine luxuries of home. I am very proud of the Red Diamond 5th Division, and was glad that the job over there was finished. After seeing a few other coun­tries,
there positively is no place like America."
Paige, Emil, T/ 5, Hdq. 2nd Bn., 2nd Inf., Bridgeport.
" I've seen a lot of good Germans — they were all dead. The French are as bad — they'd stick you in the back if you turned around. The worst fighting I was in was near Diekirch. In Luxembourg there was deep snow on the ground, it was mountain terrain, it was hard to get the wounded back to our support lines and we were spearheading Patton's Third Army. The Germans called our Division ' FDR's SS troops'."
Pope, Arthur T., Jr., T/ 5, Prov. Bn.,
2nd Inf., New Haven.
" The experts say it ' two down and one to go', maybe it should be ' two down and two to go', meaning beating Japan and winning the battle for peace. We ought to win both."
Roxas, Ignatius F., Pfc, Co. E., 10th Inf., Orange.
" I had a good 48 hour leave in France that was the only good time I had in Europe. The worst time was at Punoe, in front of Metz. It was a bad time, only four men were left in our platoon."
Smith, Albert W., Jr., Pfc, Co. A.,
2nd Inf., East Windsor.
" We ran into nine tanks in the Ruhr Pocket fighting on Friday, April the 13th.
We were traveling along a highway, under heavy artillery fire and air bursts, when we were pinned down by tank fire. We called in our air corps and they bombed and strafed the roads. They knocked out two tanks and the rest took off and the German infantry came out of the woods hollering ' Kamerad'
Wise, Bernard, Pfc, Co. L., 2nd Inf., Hartford.
" We ran into a lot of heavy artillery fire near Frankfurt- on- Main. The crossing of the Main River on a wrecked bridge under heavy 88 mm fire was the worst three minutes I ever put in."
Yeshinskas, Alphonse P., Pfc, Co. D.,
10th Inf., Waterbury.
" It was just rough, that's all; any man on the line knows it was rough. Fort Driant, near Metz, was pretty bad. It was so hard we had to get out of there."
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5th DIVISION FACTS
Nickname: Red Diamond Division. ( Named " Red Devils" by Nazis)
Shoulder Patch: A red diamond.
History: Organized at Camp Logan, Tex., Dec. 1, 1917. Division went over­seas
in May, 1918 and by June 14, 1918, had entered combat along with French troops in the Vosges. First divisional at­tack
in the St. Mihiel operation was launched Sept. 12 and in the following month the 5th took part in the Meuse operation. The division remained in the line during October and November, 1918, continually attacking. Took 2356 prisoners and suffered 9883 casualties. Returned to U. S. in July, 1919.
Reactivation Date: October, 1939.
Training: Permanent station of the division was at Fort Custer, Mich. In Sept., 1941, the 10th Regiment ( rein­forced)
was sent to Iceland. The remain­ing
portion of the division went to Louisiana that same month and par­ticipated
in Second Army maneuvers there.
Left This Country: March, 1942, for Iceland and from there in Aug. 1943, to the European Theater of Operations.
Overseas Training: While stationed in northern Ireland the division held exten­sive
field training. The 10th Infantry Regiment rejoined the division while it was in Ireland.
Awards: Distinguished Unit citation awarded 3d Battalion, 2d Infantry Regi­ment
for action between June 6 and 9, 1944.
Battle Log: Early in July, 1944, the 5th Infantry Division launched its first attack on French soil. This action was in the vicinity of Viederville. Continuing a successful attack the division rolled on east of St. Lo. In August, 1944, their smashing drives carried them past Angers and in September, still pushing ahead, the offensive went beyond Chartres.
In October 1944, the division was trans­ferred
from the First Army to the Third Army. The men of the 5th were soon bearing down on the Moselle River and by early November were in position for a frontal assault on Metz. By Nov. 22,
1944, the city had fallen and the 5th marched into the supposedly impregnable bastion. It could pause now for awhile and review its 700 mile push across France, a power drive which involved forced crossings of the Main, Seine, Yonne, Marne, Aisne, Meuse and Moselle Rivers. More than 7800 prisoners had been taken by the division since it arrived on the continent July 10.
In December, 1944, when the Nazi troops had broken through in a desperate offensive, the 5th Division was one of the units Gen. Patton took with him to at­tack
the flank of the bulge. In January,
1945, the division was fighting around Prieux, France, and during the next two months was engaged in action in and about Eischen and Wolfendage, Luxem­bourg.
Fighting in Czechoslovakia oc­cupied
its attention during April and by war's end the division had reached Winter- berg, Czechoslovakia.
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HOME FOR FURLOUGHS
The famed Fifth — Red Devils — Divi­sion,
first to go overseas, came home three years and three months later in July 1945, on six transports, the George W. Goethals, the General Greeley, the Sea Porpoise, the Richardson, the Le Jeune and the Marine Dragon.
Preceded by advance detachments on the Dragon, the first units to arrive were the four artillery battalions, the 19th, 21st, 46th and 50th, aboard the Goethals, which docked at Boston's Commonwealth Pier, on July 17. These units staged through Camp Myles Standish, near Taunton, Massachusetts, enroute to Fort Devens, at Ayer.
A day later the General Greeley, with 2nd Infantry Regiment, docked at Pier 86 North River, New York, and the Sea Porpoise, with the 10th Infantry, the Divisional Military Police and the smaller units, anchored off Piermont, New York,
with the men being transferred to shore by small craft. Both groups staged through Camp Shanks, near Orangeburg, New York, preparatory to the trip to Fort Devens.
On July 19, the Richardson brought the band, the quartermaster, medical detach­ments
and other small units, to Boston, and the Transport Le Jeune brought in on the 21st the last units of the Fifth to arrive — the 11th Infantry, with signal, reconnaissance and ordnance, at New York. This group staged through Camp Kilmer, near New Brunswick, N. J.
Furloughs of the various units expire in the order of their arrival from August 19th to August 23rd. Soon thereafter the Con­necticut
men of the Division will leave Fort Devens for Camp Campbell, Ken­tucky,
where the division will train for the Pacific tour of duty.
THE CONNECTICUT MEN
The names of the officers and men from the 5th 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:
ADAMOWSKI, Frank A. T/ 5 118 Beaver St., Ansonia
ALFANO, Louis J. Cpl. 9 Seventh Ave., Derby
ANDREWS, Allen J. Pfc. 95 Hillside Ave., Shelton
ANGELINI, Frank P. Pfc. 51 Elmwood Terrace, Torrington
ARDITO, Ernest Pfc. 213 Dover St., New Haven
ASHFORD, George H. Pfc. 20 Fein St., Naugatuck
AVDEVICH, Walter Pfc. 229 Yantic St., Norwich
BACZEK, Vincent S. Pfc. 56 N. Fourth St., Ansonia
BANBARA, Frank P. T/ 5 166 Magnolia St., Hartford
BARANOWSKI, Joseph Capt. 560 Farmington Ave., New Britain
BELANGER, Sidney F. Cpl. 30 Lindburgh St., East Haven
BILLIAN, Russell E. Pfc. 3 Roosevelt Drive, Middletown
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BOOTH, John E. Pfc. 44 Orchard St., Norwalk
BORROW SKI, Matthew S. T/ 5 191 Ferry St., New Haven
BOUDREAU, Leo P. Pfc. 560 High St., Middletown
BOURQUE, William L. Pfc. 868 Park Rd., Hartford
BURD, Raymond C. Pfc. Cross Highway, Fairfield
BURDICK, Carroll F. Pvt. Rt. 1, Branford
BURR, Geo. W. Pfc. 16 Yale St., Meriden
BRAZONIS, Edmund S. Pfc. 51 Central Ave., East Hartford
BREVIK, Donald W. Pfc. 5 Hendee Rd., Manchester
BROWN, Harry R. Pfc. 181 School St., Putnam
BYERS, Frederick W. Pfc. 405 Highridge Dr., Middletown
CARBONE, James J. Cpl. 248 Ely Ave., South Norwalk
CAREDDU, Michael T/ 5 Yellow Mill Village, Bridgeport
CARELLA, Matthew J. Pfc. 44 Bushnell St., Hartford
CARINO, Joseph J. Pfc. 108 Maple St., Meriden
CARPENTIER, Francis Pfc. 43 Walling St., Winsted
CAVAGNUOLO, Fred T. Pfc. 242 Hawkins St., Derby
CEREMANO, Mario J. Pfc. 65 Powers St., Ansonia
CIPRIANO, Arthur H. Pfc. 213 North Elm St., Waterbury
COCCO, Pat. L. Pfc. 651 Pembroke St., Bridgeport
COLLINS, John E. 1st Lt. 195 Jackson St., Willimantic
COLLUM, Alvin A. Pfc. 157 Tree Rose St., Grosvenordale
CONDA, George V. Pfc. 180 Buckingham St., Waterbury
CONSIDINE, John T. T/ 4 170 Washington St., Stamford
COX, William M. Pfc. 64 Davis Drive, Bristol
CROSSMAN, Howard S. Pfc. 13 Warren St., Meriden
DADUKIAN, Willis R. Pfc. 68 Sherwood Ave., Bridgeport
DAHLSTROM, Harry W. T/ 4 18 Burgoyne St., Elmwood
D'AMOUR, Rene L. Pfc. 279 Prospect St., East Hartford
DANIELCZUK, Peter P. Pfc. 51 Water St., Ansonia
DAVIDIAN, Mardiros J. Sgt. 34 Wilcox St., New Britain
DAVIS, Frank E. Cpl. Maple St., Ellington
DAVIS, George C. Pvt. 211 Adams St., Bridgeport
DEARBORN, Edward J. Pfc. Broadway, Long Hill Center, Trumbull
DEDONIS, Adam A. Pfc. Box 75, O'Hear Ave., Thompsonville
DEPIETRO, Samuel V. Pvt. 23 Farmington Ave., New Britain
DIAMONT, George Cpl. 150 May St., Naugatuck
DIMARIA, Vincent Cpl. 382 Mill St., Waterbury
DINEBERG, John F. Pfc. Collinsville, Conn.
DINELLO, Joseph Pfc. 119 Columbus Ave., New Haven
DONAHUE, James K. 2nd Lt. 671 Main St., East Hartford
DOONAN, Stephen E., Jr. Pfc. Box 107, Pomfret
DUCATELLI, Michael T/ 5 23 Hillside Ave., Torrington
DWORAK, Edward D. Pfc. 78 Charter Oak Ave., Hartford
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ECKERT, Joseph H. T/ 5 602 East Main St., Bridgeport
ELSER, John H. Pvt. 680 Dewey St., Bridgeport
EWALD, Robert G. T/ 5 Shun Pike Rd., Cromwell
FALCIONI, Lino L. Pfc. 22 Housatonic Ave., Derby
FALCIONI, Orlando Pfc. 189 Derby Ave., Derby
FAZZINA, Frank J. Pfc. 173 High St., New Britain
FEINSTEIN, Arthur W. S/ Sgt. Main St., Chester
FEITELSON, Norman J. Cpl. 343 Willow St., Waterbury
FERREIRA, John Pfc. 649 Capitol Ave., Hartford
FINEGOLD, Sydney Pfc. 18 Ninth Ave., Danbury
FISH, Randall B., Jr. Pvt. 236 Main St., Southington
FOURNIER, Belone J. Cpl. Dunne Ave., Collinsville
FRANKLIN, Robert H. T/ 5 101 Toms Rd., Stamford
FRANKLIN, Walter E. Pfc. Windham, Conn.
FRIGO, Robert Pfc. 30 Robert St., Devon
GAFFNEY, Edward J. Pfc. 2 Sandhill Rd., Middletown
GALUSHA, Forrest L. Pfc. 109 1/ 2 Main St., Meriden
GARABEDIAN, Sarkes S/ Sgt. 7 Norwich St., Hartford
GARZILLO, John F. Pfc. 93 Putnam St., New Haven
GHERARD, Joseph W. Pfc. 46 Lovell Ave., Windsor
GIESBRANDT, Robert J. Cpl. 1881 Cross St., Middletown
GOLDSMITH, Raymond F. T/ 5 248 Sunniehome Dr., Fairfield
GORDON, William J., Jr. T/ 4 31 Ridgewood St., Manchester
GREENWALD, Alexander T/ 5 Box 252, Wilton
GROSSMAN, Howard S. Pfc. 13 Warren St., Meriden
GROSSO, Frank A. Pfc. 145 Clarence St., Bridgeport
GROTH, Edward J. Pfc. 187 Howe Ave., Shelton
GUARD, Raymond Pfc. 28 Ware St., Bridgeport
GUTENBERY, Walter J. Pvt. Red Bush Lane, Milford
HAN, Stanley J. S/ Sgt. 66 Jackson St., Torrington
HARTIG, Philip J. Pfc. 8 Roosevelt Dr., Middletown
HAYDEN, Geo. W. 1st Lt. West Parish Rd., Westport
HEFFRON, John F. Pvt. 144 High St., Manchester
HELLMAN, Edwin J. Pfc. 13 Fifth St., Waterbury
HENNINGER, August H. Pfc. 195 Division St., New Haven
HERTZ, Charles Jr. Pfc. 143 Farmington Ave., New Britain
HOPE, George E. Pfc. 11 Winter St., Hartford
HORNBERGER, William A. Pfc. 60 Forrest St., Groton
HOROVCAK, John, Jr. Pfc. 405 Park St., Bridgeport
HORTON, Walter A. Pfc. Round Hill St., Greenwich
HUBERT, Florent Pfc. Box 336, North Grosvenordale
IANNOTTI Michael L. Pfc. 283 Legion Ave. New Haven
ISEMINGER, Warren A. Pvt. 462 Grand St., Bridgeport
JACKSON, Archibald Pfc. 242 Farmhill Rd., Middletown
JANUS, Walter J. Pfc. 15 Arch St., Naugatuck
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JOHNSON, Everett F. Pfc. 44 Price Blvd., West Hartford
JOHNSON, Harold J. Pfc. 10 Carver Ave., Norwich
JOHNSON, James A. T/ 4 39 Lewis Ave., Meriden
KALISZEWSKI, Anthony J. Pfc. 62 Maple Ave., Hartford
KANE, John J. Cpl. 2 West Main St., Canaan
KANSKY, Joseph C. Pfc. 69 Bunnell St., Bridgeport
KAVALICH, Albert B. Pfc. 34 Dalewood Ave., Fairfield
KIRBY, Maynard J. Pfc. 2 Main St., Glasgo
KISH, Stephen G. Pvt. 182 Hoynadi Ave., Fairfield
KONEFAL, Andrew J. T/ 4 Box 107, RFD 1, Rockfall
KOWALSZYK, Henry A. Pfc. 85 Lyman St., New Britain
KREISSIG, Richard K. Cpl. 351 Chestnut St., New Britain
KRNY, Stephen A. Pfc. Nod Rd., Clinton
KUHN, Edward B. . Pfc. 23 Alstrum St., Hamden
KURENSKY, Joseph A. Pvt. 30 Allview Ave., South Norwalk
LANGDON, Michael J. Pfc. P. O. Box 14, Trumbull
LANGO, Joseph J., Jr. T/ 3 RFD 2, Waterbury Rd., Naugatuck
LARSON, Henry R. Pfc. 338 Jackson Ave., Bridgeport
LAUDANO, Andrew Pfc. 438 1/ 2 Meriden Rd., Waterbury
LEDOGAR, William P. Pfc. 394 Thompson Ave., East Haven
LEMANSKI, Stanley M. Pfc. 43 Bridge St., Shelton
LEMIEUX, Marcel V. Pfc. Waterbury
LESSIG, Carleton F. Pvt. 28 Maiden Lane, Rockville
LESZCZYNA, John C. Pfc. Stony Brook Gardens, Stratford
LEVESQUE, Lucien E. Capt. 88 Ivanhill St., Willimantic
LILIJEDAHL, William H. Pfc. 73 Sherman St., Hartford
LINSLY, John H. Pfc. Old Post Rd., Northford
LISBON, Arthur L. Pfc. 68 Pliny St., Hartford
LISDON, Arthur L. Pfc. 214 South St., Hartford
LOCKWOOD, Frank R. Pfc. 41 Belden Ave., Norwalk
LODOVICO, Louis P. Pfc. 95 Daly Ave., New Britain
LOIKA, Edward S. Pvt. 268 Tolland St., East Hartford
LOMBARDOZZI, James V. Pfc. 88 Carlisle St., New Haven
LOOS, Howard C. Pfc. RFD 2, Box 123, East Hampton
LORENZO, Angelo J. Pfc. 197 Main St., Southington
LUDORF, Stanley E. Pfc. Box 143, College Highway, Granby
LUKAS, Gunter T/ 5 79 Henry St., Stamford
LYONS, William J. T/ Sgt. 1 Court St., New Haven
MAKUSEWICH, John Pfc. 76 Bunnell St., Bridgeport
MANCARELLA, Carmine J. Pfc. 90 Williams St., Middletown
MANGIULLI, Frank B. Pfc. 34 Main St. Annex, New Haven
MANNION, Robert W. Pfc. 81 Franklin St., Danbury
MANSFIELD, Joseph F. T/ 5 Boston Post Rd., Old Saybrook
MARAWSKI, Charles F. Sgt. 62 Overlook Ave., New Britain
MARKEWICZ, Joseph Jr. T/ 5 553 Haler St., Bridgeport
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MARTINO, Joseph A. Pfc. 1166 Conn. Ave., Bridgeport
MARTIRE, Russell L. Pvt. 36 Glendale Ave., Bridgeport
MATWTCHUK, Walter Pfc. 2 Bishop St., New Haven
MCGEE, Raymond T. Pfc. 1408 Stratford Ave., Bridgeport
MCGOVERN, Robert E. Cpl. 18 Dallas Ave., Waterbury
MCGOWAN, Irwin H. T/ 5 201 Olive St., Naugatuck
MCINTYRE, Frederick P. Capt. 169 Ocean Drive West, Stamford
MEAULT, Armand A., Jr. Pfc. 156 Hoadley St., Naugatuck
MENDES, Antonio B. Pfc. 27 Pabquiaque Ave., Danbury
MESKILL, Robert J. Cpl. 41 Hallock St., New Haven
MILLS, Harold E. Pfc. 301 Union Ave., Bridgeport
MORIARTY, Michael W. T/ 5 300 Washington St., New Britain
MORSE, Robert E. Pvt. 127 Kimberly Ave., East Haven
MOSCARDINI, Leo T/ 5 60 Oak Ave., Shelton
MRAZ, Martin S. S/ Sgt. 156 Poplar St., Bridgeport
MURPHY, Robert F. S/ Sgt. 961 Baldwin St., Waterbury
MUSUMIER, Frederick T. Pfc. 28 Kibbe St., Hartford
NADEAU, Raymond Pfc. 52 Mountain Ave., Winsted
NAISS, John J. Pvt. 66 Simpson Ave., Wallingford
NATI, Fortunato A. Pvt. 199 Springdale Ave., Meriden
NEVEROVICH, Walter J. Pvt. 231 Quinnipiac St., Wallingford
NILAND, James L. Cpl. 232 Cook Ave., Meriden
O'BRIEN, Edward J. T/ 5 74 Carroll St., Naugatuck
O'BRIEN, Robert D. Pfc. 3 Raymond St., New Britain
O'CONNELL, George B. T/ 4 103 Leete St., West Haven
ODISHOO, George E. Pfc. 488 Arch St., New Britain
PAIGE, Emil T/ 5 Yellow Mill Village, Bridgeport
PALUCONIS, Vito M. Sgt. 92 Columbia St., Meriden
PANSARASA, Charles J. Pfc. 10 Center St., Windsor Locks
PAPP, Frank A. Pvt. Central Ave., Wolcott
PARENTE, Edward P. Pfc. 40 Selden St., West Hartford
PARYLAK, Walter E. Pfc. Clair Hill, Collinsville
PELATOWSKI, William J. Capt. 68 Marshall St., West Haven
PERNA, Remo A. Pfc 60 Prospect Pl., East Haven
PERRY, Edward H. Pfc 51 Cottage St., Danielson
PHELANS, Joseph D. Pfc 124 South St., Elmwood, West Hartford
PIERCE, Philip G. T/ 5 Crystal Lake Rd., Middletown
PIZZUTO, Ernest J. Pfc 61 Spring Ave., Waterbury
POPE, Arthur T., Jr. T/ 5 324 Bosset St., New Haven
POPOWSKI, Joseph M. Pfc RFD 2, Oxford
PORZIO, Ralph L. Pfc 85 Geddes Terrace, Waterbury
PUODZIUNAS, Edward W. Cpl. 636 Washington Ave., Waterbury
QUIGLEY, William A. Sgt. 17 Clovelly Rd., Stamford
RAYMOND, John W. Pvt. 210 Mt. View Ave., Forestville
RICE, Claude A. Pfc 128 Holly St., Bridgeport
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RITCH, Philip E. Pfc. 109 Hazelwood Ave., Bridgeport
ROXAS, Ignatius F. Pfc. Grassy Hill Rd., Orange
ROZINT, Algirt J. Pfc. 27 Homer St., Waterbury
RUBEN, Francis Pfc. 385 Hawley Ave., Bridgeport
SAMMATARO, Anthony Pfc. 19 Denison Ave., New London
SANOSKI, George T. Pfc. 224 Washington St., Middletown
SCARPELLO, Joseph Jr. T/ 5 Hanford Place, So. Norwalk
SCOTT, Everett R. Cpl. 24 So. Chestnut St., Wauregon
SEIPLE, Steward L. Pfc. 6 Columbia St., Ansonia
SHANANHAN, Harold D. Sgt. 15 Walnut St., Waterbury
SHANNON, Robert B. Pfc. 99 Lincoln St., Hartford
SHAPEROW, Edward S. T/ 5 128 Greenwood St., New Haven
SHARPIT, Charles E. Pfc. 85 Belden St., New Britain
SIENA, William E. Pfc. 110 Marlborough St., Portland
SILVERMAN, William Pfc. 444 Salem St., Bridgeport
SIMON, Alfred Pfc. 32 Van Zant St., E. Norwalk
SINGER, Richard E. Pvt. 125 Woodland St., Windsor
SJOBLAD, Harold E. Pfc. Wintonbury Rd., Simsbury
SMITH, Albert W., Jr. Pfc. Sta. 67, East Windsor
SOSIN, William L. Sgt. 246 Enfield St., Hartford
SPARACO, Elliot F. Pvt. Springbrook Rd., Old Saybrook
SPOONER, Raymond G. Cpl. 160 Front St., Middletown
ST. DENIS, Moses L. Pfc. Potvin Ave., Moosup
STICKLE, Oakleigh R. Pvt. 245 Highland St., New Haven
SUSSMAN, Melvin Pfc. 100 Vernon St., Hartford
SWANSON, Eric H. Pfc. 500 Oakwood Ave., West Hartford
TADDUNI, Gaetano Pfc 609 Arctic St., Bridgeport
TAYLOR, William R. Sgt. East Greenwich, Conn.
TEDESCO, John J. Pfc 1147 Pembroke St., Bridgeport
TERISARAGE, George W. Pfc. Park Rd., Watertown
TURKOWSKY, Joseph J. Pfc. 8 Concord St., Bristol
UNDERWOOD, Mitchell J. Pfc. 14 Judson St., Hartford
VARVELLA, Alphonse P. Pfc. Yellow Mill Village, Bridgeport
VICHIOLA, John F. Cpl. Box 330, RFD 3, Bridgeport
WALKER, Robert E. Pfc RFD 1, Storrs
WARHOZA, Walter Cpl. 46 Coulton St., New Britain
WEBSTER, James L. Pfc. 6 Peace Court, Plainville
WELCH, Paul G. Sgt. 15 Lewis St., Hartford
WIECZOREK, Edward S. Cpl. 166 Brooks St., Bridgeport
WISE, Bernard Pfc 130 Barbour St., Hartford
WITTEMAN, Robert A. Pfc. 1451 Quinnipiac Ave., New Haven
WOODTKE, Frederick J. Pfc. 106 Linsley Ave., Meriden
WOOSER, George R. Pvt. 17 Wharton St., New Haven
YESHINKAS, Alphonse P. Pfc. 186 Alder St., Waterbury
YUREWITCH, Leo J. Pvt. 121 Church St., Newington