Connecticut veterans commemorative booklet. Vol. 6, no. 5. Connecticut Men of the United States Navy, demobilization, Lido Beach Separation Center. October 25 to 31, 1945

              CONNECTICUT MEN
of the United States Navy
Demobilization, Lido Beach Separation Center
October 25 to 31,1945 STATE OF CONNECTICUT EXECUTIVE CHAMBERS HARTFORD
RAYMOND E. BALDWIN
GOVERNOR
To Connecticut Naval Veterans of World War II:
Connecticut has a great seafaring tradition. In every war her men have fought gallantly for freedom. In days of peace her sons have officered and manned ships that have carried our American commerce everywhere in the world. Connecticut people are proud of that tradition.
In this greatest of all wars just ended you, as a- son of Connecticut, have courageously and faithfully maintained that tradition. Indeed, you have raised it to new glorious heights. You have added to that enduring list, started when Midshipman Nathaniel Fanning of Stonington took part in the historic encoun­ter
of John Paul Jones' Bon Homme Richard and HMS Serapis in l779, immortal names - Macassar Straits, Java, Guadalcanal, Savo Island, Coral Sea, Santa Cruz, Midway and Lunga Point.
To the lot of some of you fell the burden of the train­ing
and supply services at home and in ports, great and obscure, the world over. In fact, there are now new ports for the air arm and for the fleet, some of which will endure as monuments to that nev; arm of the Navy, the Seabees.
Your fellow citizens in Connecticut are proud of your
service.
Yours v e r y s i n c e r e l y,
Governor
HERE ARE THEIR STORIES
War correspondents of World War II frequently embellished and often overwrote the action stories of modest sailors. The aggregate result pleased editors, made headlines, and, on occasion, embarrassed the sailors. In retaliation, the correspondents and their victims were labelled, in characteristic service language, " Joe Blow". Actually, the " Joe Blows" were few and far between in this war. The purpose of these stories is to record without embellishment, the mood, the impressions, the exciting events, of the worst and best of the great days, before time blurs memories with resulting confusion as to events, dates and places. These are Navy men's stories, here recorded as near verbatim as possible in their own words.— The Editor,
Baboval, Michael, MM 1/ c, U. S. S. Monterey, CVL26, Hartford.
" The most vivid impression I have is of being tossed around by the typhoon which struck on December 18, 1944. I thought that I would never get out of that one alive. The ship was rather badly damaged. Before the invasion of the northern Philippines, we had plenty of air attacks, and they were not pleasant by any means. I had 39 months in the Navy and 30 of them were spent on sea duty in the Pacific. I didn't like the Pacific, but shew me anyone who did. I think that we had an especially fine body of officers. Discharge paper, come to me!"
Bolan, George E., CQM, LC ( FF) 536, Waterbury.
" We took a very active part in two major engagements, New Guinea and Okinawa, with the latter being, for us, the hardest. The Kami- kaze planes were bent on our destruction as well as their own in that battle and it took expert markman ¬ ship and extraordinary good luck to keep them from hitting us. I spent a liberty leave at Bora Bora in the Society Islands in ' 43 and met up there with a number of my friends who were formerly in the Water��bury
National Guard. That was the first permanent American base in the Pacific. These boys were in that part of the world for a long time. My tour in the Navy will never cause me any regrets."
Bryant, William T., TM 1/ c, USS Kearny, DD432, East Haven.
" The tin cans were in action all of the
time, and I guess that I am lucky to be around here waiting for my discharge. We operated in the Mediterranean, European and Pacific theaters during the 46 months I was on sea duty. I can't pick out any experience that 1 would want again— that is, the action experiences. The Iceland- Murmansk run, on which we escorted convoys, was always tough and there was always plenty of opposition from the enemy. I was a torpedo man and dis­charged
plenty in that stretch. We took part in the landings at Casablanca, Salerno, Anzio, Naples and Southern France. At Toulon, we were shelled by 14- inch guns from the shore and strafed by ME- 109s. The air raids at Anzio were many and vicious. After the enemy had been cleared out of Naples, I spent a rest period there and got scared both from the air raids and Vesuvius erupting."
Burwell, Robert J., CPhM, U. S. S. Alkaid, A K 114, West Haven.
" I think that I saw all of the islands from Wellington to Japan, some of them under rather adverse conditions, and I did not feel any kind of homesickness on leaving them. We took part in two major engagements, Iwo Jima and Okinawa, and many minor ones. We served a dual pur­pose
in that we carried troops for the land­ings
and then evacuated the wounded from the beaches. Okinawa rates as the worst engagement that I was in because of the intensity of the Jap resistance from the beaches and also from the swarms of suicide planes."
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Carlson, Arthur G., CM 1/ c, Locust AN22, Bridgeport.
" Laying screen nets in harbors under fire from shore batteries and strafings and bombings from planes is not work that could be classed by the insurance com­panies
in the ' no danger' brackets, but I did it for 28 months in the Pacific and then got my greatest scare from a typhoon that hit us off Okinawa. That one did lots of damage and really threw the fear into me. Laying nets is tough work. At Guadal­canal,
fire from the beach was so heavy that we would just about get started when we would have to scram. It's a tough way to earn a buck. The Locust was al­most
hit by bombs during an air raid while we were between Guadalcanal and New Hebrides."
Copes, William E., MM 1/ c, U. S. S. Mayrant, DD402, Old Saybrook.
" We got hit at Palermo when a flight of 28 JU- 88 dive bombers attacked us. They hit us, but we got two of them. Our engine and fire rooms were flooded as a result of the hits. Emergency repairs were made and then we went to Malta where we spent two months while the ship was again being readied for combat work. Malta was all right, too. I guess the most popular officer on board was Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., our deck officer. We didn't get in the invasion of Italy as we left for the Pacific after being fixed up at Malta. The MTO was better than the PTO in that there was some place decent to go on liberty. As far as war was concerned, it was just as tough. I'm glad to get out; but if it happened again I would be in the Navy and, if possible, doing the same thing on the same ship."
Cotton, Charles H., EM 2/ c, Bennett DD473, Bridgeport,
" In the sea engagement at Cape Esperance the Destroyer Duncan, of
which I was a crew member, was sunk by enemy surface action and 63 enlisted men and five officers killed. Most of the life boats were destroyed by the fire which swept the ship before she went down. We managed to salvage a number of rubber life crafts and used them for the wounded. Those of us who weren't wounded went into the water with only our Kapoks to keep us floating. The ship sank at mid­night
and I wasn't picked up until 10 o'clock the next morning. That was the most vivid experience that I had and one that I will long remember. After being picked up, we were transferred to the Cruiser Boise and brought back to the States. After leave, I joined the Bennett at Charleston and went back to the Pacific. We took part in the invasions of Bougainville, Saipan, Guam and Palau where we saw plenty of action."
Dallaire, Norman J. E., S 1/ c, LST 37, Hartford.
" A piece of shrapnel that went right between my legs at Bizerte gave me the greatest scare I ever got. That one was too close for comfort. I spent two years in the Mediterannean theatre and four months in the Pacific. I was a coxswain on an LCVD craft which participated in the landings at Sicily. I was on shore patrol duty at Bizerte for some time, and at the same time acted as an interpreter in cases involving French civilians and members of the U. S. armed forces. That was very interesting and, at times, humorous duty. I spent some time at Naples and found it to be a very interesting city. V- J Day found us between Pearl Harbor and Mid­way."
Elliott, Donald R., RM 1/ c, Amph. Force Pacific Fleet, Stratford.
" Manus Island where I was based for four months should have been called Minus Island for it was minus everything,
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especially any facilities for recreation. What a place! I was part of a beach party team of 12 men who went ashore and set up radio gear in order to contact the ship from the shore. After the landings, we set up communication lines all over the island. We took part in seven invasions with the toughest being Okinawa where the artillery fire, rifle fire and attacks from planes were heavy and accurate. We had several close misses from suicide planes before going ashore. The only liberty leave I had was at Pearl Harbor. I'm no career man, but the Navy is a good spot to be in during war time. I think we did a good job."
Faroni, Matthew, F 1/ c, Carrier Wasp, Bridgeport.
" The Wasp was hit at Kyushu, and the best days followed as we were sent back to Bremerton, Washington, for repairs. We were in ten major engagements. After repair to the carrier, we were sent out again and operated off of Tokyo until peace was declared. While there, we were damaged again by a typhoon. That was a rough time. I have been in the Navy for 27 months and spent 22 of them overseas. The experiences that I had are valuable and I guess that I have gained something from them."
Carthwait, Raymond A., S 1/ c, U. S. S. Astoria, CL 90, West Haven.
" I don't know how many more there arc, but my son and I are a father- son combination in the Navy. The only bad thing about it was that we were not on the same ship. I would have liked to have had the kid with me. Still, it might not have been too good for him as the old man might have cramped his style. I was in the Pacific for 18 months serving as a gunner mount captain on a 40mm. We were in 7 major engagements with the 3rd and 5th fleets. We took part in the in­vasions
of Iwo Jima, Leyte, Okinawa and were in the battle of the China Sea. The Franklin got hit at Okinawa and we covered up for her. There was plenty of action there. We were in Tokyo on V- J Day. There wrere three Connecticut men on the ship, and they were all pretty good guys, if I do say so myself. I'm glad to be getting out as I have a lot of civilian life to catch up with."
Gilligan, John F., SK 3/ c, CVE Petrof Bay, Torrington.
" The second battle of the Philippines was the toughest in which we were en­gaged.
During that one we were attacked by subs and by suicide planes. Luckily we escaped damage but two of the planes came mighty close. One hit the water just a little ahead of us and the other landed just a little in back. We made all of the engagements from Palau to Okinawa. We were on our way to Pearl Harbor on V- J Day. When we reached there, we were notified of a change in orders which sent us first to Saipan and then home. Seven­teen
months in the South Pacific was enough for me. I am going to sit back and enjoy a lot of Connecticut from this time on."
Heath, Richard J., QM 2/ c, Cruiser Denver, East Hartford.
" While I was on the bridge of the Denver off of Empress Augusta Bay, Bougainville, an aerial torpedo from a Jap plane landed right in the center of the ship. Being where I was, I escaped injury but there was plenty of damage and plenty of casualties. In November of ' 43, we were exposed to a seven plane attack. There were no hits but plenty of near misses. In fact they were so near that the propeller was rather badly damaged. I was trans­ferred
to AP 151 in October of ' 44. We took released American POWs and cas­ualties
to the States. We were sent to
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France this year, a trip that I enjoyed very much as we were granted liberty there."
Knowles, Don R., MM 3/ c, Cruiser Quincy, Destroyer Carmick, Manchester.
" On August 9, 1942, the Quincy was sunk in an engagement with a Jap task force off Guadalcanal. I was wounded during this battle and was sent back to the States. I was at the convalescent hos­pital
at San Francisco for some time. After recovery, I went to Seattle where I was assigned to the Destroyer Carmick 493, on which I spent 26 months. We were in two engagements on this ship and took part in the D- Day operations at Normandy. Both of the ships were good and I am glad that I was on them. I expect to enter the University of Connecticut under the GI Bill of Rights. After 4 years in the Navy, going to college will be a pleasure and privilege that I am going to enjoy to the best of my ability."
Langellotti, John F., CSF( T), 101st Seabees, Norwalk.
" I belonged to the ' Can Do' outfit, and there is no more descriptive slogan in the world. The Seabees really did the job; and they did it right and under all con­ditions,
varying from bad to worst. We were stationed at Saipan and at Okinawa the longest. Our Camp site at Saipan was on Bloody Acres not far from Suicide Cliff. Those names mean just what they are supposed to suggest. There was a lot of bloodshed at Bloody Acres and a lot of it was ours. There were innumerable skirm­ishes
there, lots of artillery fire and con­stant
danger from snipers. Seeing the Japs jump to their deaths from Suicide Cliff was a pretty harrowing experience. Our job was to build bases, but we did lots of fighting. At Saipan we had a big part in flushing the Japs from their caves, and in this we had lots of men wounded
but none got Purple Hearts. I was in the picture ' The Fighting Seabees.' We went into Okinawa shortly after the invasion and I was stationed there until V- J Day. The Seabees did everything right and I am glad that I was sensible enough to join them."
Lengyel, William J. Jr., EM 1/ c, U. S. S. Searaven, SS 196, Norwalk.
" Easter Sunday of this year will always be imprinted in my memory, for on that day the sub of whose crew I was a member came closer to being hit than at any time during my two years on her. We were off Iwo Jima and down about 60 feet when a Jap air squadron attacked and dropped eggs all around us. That was a very close call. We had to go down to 275 feet to get out of the danger zone. We made five successful patrol runs. That is, we got at least one ship on each run. In the Philippine invasion, a wolf pack, of which we were a part, wiped out a fifteen Jap ship convoy. We accounted for five. In the Okhatsk sea, between Russia and Japan, we ran into a Jap coastal fleet of fifteen ships and got them all with our deck guns. Sub­marine
duty was okay. The chow was excellent, and the crew from officers down was swell."
Little, Frank J., MaM 3/ c, Destroyer 65 Caperton, West Haven.
" If I could have had shore duty at New York all of the time, I would really have enjoyed it. Shore duty at Frisco was also right down my alley. I was overseas for six months and those were hectic months. While on the picket line off Okinawa, our ship was attacked by two Jap suicide planes. The first one was knocked down by our gunners, while the second made a near miss which is not doing him any good in the Jap heaven. We were also in the first attack on Toyko. V- J Day found us in Tokyo Bay. That was a happy day for me."
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Mackovich, Theodore R., BM 2/ c, UDT- 14, West Willington.
" Swimming ashore a week to three days before any landing, scouting out enemy gun emplacements on the beaches and just back of the beaches and the positions of underwater mines or barriers that would impede landings sounds like pretty haz­ardous
business, and I guess it was but our casualty rate was very low. I did this before five invasions— Luzon, Guam, Seguiro, Okinawa and Iwo Jima— and I came out of them all okay. Iwo Jima was the hardest as we ran into a lot of fire there, especially from snipers as we were clearing the beach. Before going to the Pacific, I had a tour of duty in the Mediter­ranean
and the Atlantic. I think that our outfit was about the best to be in as we were given lots of extra privileges and a good deal of liberty leave."
Maguire, Thomas J., S 1/ c, Phoenix, CL46, 7th Fleet, Milford.
" A Kami- kaze plane that almost hit us off Biak gave me my worst scare. We were in 31 engagements— both major and minor— and, while no engagement is easy, I minded the Biak one worst of all. The Phoenix was a flagship during the second battle of the Philippines and things were pretty hot there, too. I was in the Navy 3 years and had 2 years of sea duty. I didn't like it, the Navy, I mean. Too much chicken."
McKenna, John P., SF 2/ c, 24th Seabees, Hartford.
" Let me go on record as saying that the 169th Infantry Regiment, Connecticut's own, was the fightingest and best outfit in the Pacific and that includes all services, even the Marines. We were the only Seabee outfit attached to this regiment, and I am glad to have been associated with them. I was in the Pacific for 38 months and took part in three invasions— Guadal­canal,
New Georgia and Okinawa. These were initial landings. I guess we made all of the campaigns from New Caledonia to Okinawa. The New Georgia landing was the hardest as the weather and Japs acted against us. The Jap fire was very heavy and accurate there. The first night we landed, we went to one end of the strip and set up our equipment. The next morning, two sergeants, Finn and Johnson, from the 169th came storming up to our CO. and told him to get his equipment the hell out of there. We had set up right in front of their machine guns and had completely cut off their fire. It was funny to see them blowing their tops, but it wasn't so funny a few minutes later when the Japs cut loose on us. We had a native son as our CO., and he was a swell guy to head a swell outfit."
McQuillan, Thomas F., MM 1/ c, ARB 2, Oceanus, Stratford.
" Being on a repair ship is like being with the circus in that we were continually on the go. I guess that some time or other we hit most of the main islands in the Pacific. We repaired ships of all kinds except carriers and we never had to go looking for work. It was always there. I guess the most hectic day we had was at Okinawa when we were exposed to a big plane attack while working on a destroyer. There was plenty of noise and fireworks that day. The Pacific is no good because of the monotony and the lack of recreational facilities. Sydney, Australia, and Auckland, N. Z., were all right but we got only one visit at each of them. The other islands are lacking in everything."
Miserendino, Anthony, MM 3/ c, U. S. S. Schroeder, DD501, Norwalk.
" Two months after joining the Navy, I was on sea duty bound for Trinidad. The next trip found us bound for Casablanca. That was the end of our stay in the Atlantic, and the next 30 months found us in the Pacific. We got plenty of action there. While we were on picket duty off Hollandia, we were attacked by 7 planes but managed to drive them off without being hit. We had a really close one at Okinawa when the next ship to us got hit by an aerial torpedo. From there, we went on to engage in the attacks on the Jap mainland. We went into a bay 60 miles south of Tokyo, and, traveling full speed ahead, bombarded a railroad station and left it in flames. We were in Tokyo Bay on September 6. We got the very welcome news to come home there. It's good to get back to a decent country."
Mitchell, Joseph, GM 3/ c, Fleet Tanker, AO41, Hartford.
" Out of 37 months in the Navy, 24 of them were spent on a pleasure cruise. I mean that, for all we had to do was to refuel ships. It was a good deal. I had lots of liberty at Casablanca, Oran, Bizerte
and England. The last named country was the best that I saw on that side of the Atlantic. I had lots of liberty in the South American countries also. I liked Argentina and Brazil the best. There was plenty to see in those countries. I joined the Navy to see the world, and I saw it through rose- colored glasses."
Morgan, Charles C, MoMM 1/ c, YT 154 and 161, Clinton.
" We took a very active part in the land­ings
at Sicily and Anzio and to say that I was scared is putting it mildly. The land­ing
at Sicily was rough from the start while Anzio was not too bad at first, but it certainly made up for it later. We were at both places for a month, and we were kept busy working and ducking. After the first three days at Anzio, the shore bat­teries
and planes really poured it on. Our job was to pull boats off the beach, tow pontoons and do salvage work. Our tug never got hit but there were so many close misses that I couldn't begin to count them. I had shore liberty at Naples, Rome, Africa, Corsica and Southern France, and of all these places I liked Naples best."
Morgan, J. Stanley, RdM 3/ c, ATR 13, Guilford.
" On the way to Cherbourg, we hit a sunken merchant ship and were so badly damaged that we got orders to abandon ship. Then, the orders were counter­manded,
and we threw everything mov­able
overboard to lighten the tug. We just about limped into the harbor. Our job was to tow pontoon barges and also to help in making portable harbors. We took part in the landing at Omaha Beach. That is the time we were almost scuttled. We were towed back to Portsmouth after emer­gency
repairs were made and were dry- docked there. I had leave there and went to Brighton. What I saw of England was okay. We left England in March of this
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year. I went to the Pacific after that and was released from active duty at Nagasaki. I came back on the Hancock. Coming home was the best experience I had."
Mozdzierz, Walter, S 1/ c, U. S. S. Oberon, AKA 14, New Britain.
" Two months after I was inducted into the Navy, I was on board ship bound for overseas duty. That was 30 months ago and that is a long time. Being an amphib­ious
ship, we were engaged in landings at Sicily, Salerno and Southern France. Salerno was by far the toughest as we were under fire all of the time. Southern France which was thought to be rough turned out to be a breeze. Of all the places over there, I thought Palermo to be the best. What I saw of France turned out to be a disappointment. I came into the Navy with a light heart and I am getting out with a much lighter one."
Nelson, Henry W., Cox, Tanker Ken­nebec,
U. S. S. Anne Arundel, LST 937, Bridgeport.
" The women wear shoes in Manila.
Sounds like I'm joking, but I'm not, and don't think it isn't good to see them after those barefoot beauties on some of the islands. Boy, did I like Manila? On the Arundel, I made the rounds of the Pacific. We participated in the invasion of Borneo and also Mindanao. We got plenty of op­position
at both places but no hits were made on the ship. I spent 18 months on the Kennebec in the Atlantic. We were attached to an anti- sub patrol. One of the ships in the patrol, the Destroyer Borie rammed one sub of a pack that attacked us, and then shot another right out of the water. The Borie had to be scuttled after this fight. Our patrol met and sank lots of subs during this tour of duty. I saw Africa, which I didn't like, Ireland, Scotland, Newfoundland and a lot of other places while on the Atlantic patrol. The English- speaking countries are the best, and the Atlantic is far better than the Pacific. The Navy was okay by me." Penebre, Angelo J., S 1/ c, U. S. S. Mobile, CL63, Stamford.
" My troubles came in bunches. On April 18 of this year I was wounded at Okinawa when the powder case of our gun blew up. I was transferred to the Evacuation Hospital Ship Pickney which in turn was hit by a Jap suicide plane. I wras re- transferred to another hospital ship, the Hope, and taken to Saipan. From there I was flown to Pearl Harbor on a C- 54 hospital plane. I was in 35 landing operations and 14 major engage­ments.
Bougainville was especially bad as we were under a Jap air attack for nine hours. While escorting two damaged ships from Formosa to Luzon, we were also under a heavy attack from the air. I got a belly full of war and I guess I am pretty lucky to be around. I have no kick with the Navy. In fact, I found it to be a pretty good deal."
Reid, Kenneth P., CBM, Naval Base, Philippines and Okinawa, 113th Seabees, Cos Cob.
" This was my second venture in the Navy. My outfit, ' Lucky 13th', named by our skipper really deserved the name. In action off Mindoro, P. I., I lost five of my buddies when a Kami- kaze Zero dived on an LST and sent it to the bottom. We received two unit citations and I am proud to have played a small part with such a grand bunch of guys. My most hectic experience happened when ' washing ma­chine
Charley' a Zero pilot dropped his eggs on our ammunition dump at Hol ¬ landia, New Guinea. Two days and a night in a foxhole is a far cry from the Nutmeg State where I hope to be in a short time."
Roberts, Edwin J., SK 2/ c, Seabees, Fairfield.
" Before the war I was selling fountain pens throughout the state of Connecticut,
and that is where I should* have stayed. I have been entirely disillusioned by the Navy. I went in to help fight a war and found that I was a cog in a wheel, the hub of which was the officer and that I was expected to cater to his every whim and fancy. As far as I could see, the Navy was a giant paradise surrounded entirely by gold braid and peopled only by these select few who wore it, while we, the lesser members of humanity, gazed enviously on as they drank their highballs. I was at Ulithi Atoll discharging cargo on V- J Day, and was I happy to hear the news! I'm glad to be getting out."
Roberts, Victor W., AM 2/ c, Naval Air Base, Tinian Island, NorwTaIk.
" There was never a dull moment on Tinian where I spent 14 months. I was attached to a mobile unit service squadron which serviced and maintained B- 24s and PVs. For three months prior to the capture of Iwo Jima, we were under constant bombing and strafing attacks by the Jap planes. One night it was especially bad as the planes were lined wing to wing when the attack came. Two of the planes were hit and in the ensuing fire six more were destroyed. The climate at Tinian was very good. When we were not rushed on main­tenance
work, we spent our spare time converting three 24s into luxury planes for the use of the officers. We didn't like that work as we figured that we were in to fight a war. I also spent six months at Hawaii which was a pretty good place to be stationed."
Saccavino, Thomas C, MM 3/ c, Randolph, CV15, New Haven.
" On March 11, of this year a Jap two- motor job, flying very low, dropped two 500 pounders on the Randolph, hit the antennae, and crashed onto the flight deck and exploded. That was about the closest call we had from the enemy. However
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while we were off Leyte, a P- 38 while stunt flying over the carrier went into a dive and crashed on the deck and exploded, killing 14 men. So you can see that our close calls came not only from the Japs but also from our own men. Leaves and pay days were the times I enjoyed most. New Hebrides wasn't a bad place as the natives were very friendly to the Americans. Waiting around here for discharge had me a little on edge, but I'll be all right when discharge day comes around."
Simons, Adolph F., MM 1/ c, 125th Seabees, Manchester.
" Two days after we went ashore at Okinawa, a suicide plane hit the LST we had been on and killed one man and wounded many others. It's a lucky thing he didn't hit while I was there or he might have punched my ticket. I was a shovel operator and we were plagued plenty by the snipers at Okinawa. I dug into those caves they had there and scooped up bombs, mines and human skeletons. The caves evidently were used as tombs by the natives. The Seabees were red hot in everything they did and they did every­thing.
We worked hard, fought hard and lived on lousy food. I left Okinawa on October 6 and landed at Seattle on the 19th. The trip back to Lido was one big round of laughs and drinks. I am glad that I joined up with the best outfit in the whole service."
Sneideman, Henry M., BM 2/ c, YMS 12, Navy Blimp, CL Savannah, Plainville.
" Two thousand hours in the air, 189 combat missions and not one actual con­tact
with the enemy. Top that if you can! ' How, you ask?' Well, I was on a blimp most of the time and each time we went up counted as a combat mission. We were on anti- sub patrol duty all of the time, mostly on the East coast. We never actually sighted a sub but dropped plenty of depth
charges on positions registered on the instrument board. We went about 350 miles out to sea on patrol and made trips to Brazil and Trinidad. We flew through three fires and rode out one hurricane. Those calls were close enough. Ours was the first blimp to ferry from the East to West coast. We made the trip in 43 hours and 47 minutes, made 4 stops and flew at an average altitude of about 8500 feet. That was a very interesting trip."
Watson, John W., Bkr 1/ c, ARD 15, Hartford.
" Repairing damaged ships is the job for men on a floating drydock, and we repaired plenty of them. Twenty months in the Pacific doing this kind of work left me plenty sour on that part of the world. The work was hard and the heat was tough to stand. I don't see how anyone can get used to it. The only days I liked were the days that we got paid. I liked the Navy all right, and I would be back there if I had it to do all over again. The only kick I have is the privileges the officers get which the enlisted men don't. I think that we should all have the same. We were all in there for the same thing." Wezniak, Henry P., EM 2/ c, Battleship North Carolina, BB55, New Britain.
" One hundred and two days of sea duty at Torpedo Junction without once seeing land was the worst experience that I had. Torpedo Junction is off of Guadalcanal. That stretch was bad due both to the tension we were under at all times and also because of the motonony of the sea. We had lots of air attacks during this time. We got credit for 17 planes destroyed and 57 probables. I was a gun turret electrician on a 16- incher, and my duties were to maintain all the electrical circuits in the turret. We were hit by a torpedo the same day the Wasp was sunk and while the damage was rather extensive, the casualties were small. We stopped at lots of islands in the Pacific and they are all alike in general appearance. I have been in five years. It's okay, but I guess I'll try civilian life again."
Wilson, Walter C., RM 1/ c, Amphib­ious
Force, Watertown.
" The landings at Tinian were about the toughest that I was in although I guess none of them were easy. We made landings at Tarawa, Marshalls ( Tinian), Marianas and Palau. At Tinian, the mortar fire was very heavy and we also got plenty of trouble from the Jap air force. We landed troops first, then returned to the ships and brought ashore supplies. I was a gunner and almost got hit in this landing. After the first landings, we took casualties from the beach and removed them to hospital ships. After all those landings, I am happy to know that I will soon land in Water- bury and be able to call my life my own."
Zollo, Albert V., MM 1/ c, U. S. S. Boston, CA69, Waterbury.
" Twenty- four major engagements, 42 minor engagements and 11 amphibious operations is the proud record of the Boston. We were in them all— from the
Marshalls to Toyko— and we never got hit. I think that Okinawa was the worst we were in as the Jap suicide planes were out in full force; and it is a tribute to our gunners, and also our good luck, that wTe weren't hit. Our sister ship was hit at Formosa, and the next night the Houston was hit. We towed her to Ulithi, and from there we were called to take part in the second battle for the Philippines. In­cidentally,
in the first battle of the Philip­pines,
the 3d Fleet, to which we were attached, knocked down 402 Jap planes. I have been in for 37 months, 28 of which were spent in the Pacific. I plan to attend Yale Art School, so I am anxious to ex­change
these clothes for civies."
CONNECTICUT VETERANS COMMEMORATIVE BOOKLET
Vol. VI October 31, 1945 No. 5
CARLETON B. CLYMA, Editor
This booklet is published by the State of Connecticut, through the Office of the Governor as an addition to the souvenirs and memorabilia of the Connecticut men who served in the United States Navy during World War II.
The courtesies and assistance of public information officers of the 3rd Naval Dis­trict
and the Naval Separation Center, Lido Beach, L. I., N. Y., greatly facilitated the gathering of the material for this booklet. The personal experience stories were re­ported
by Joseph O. Keating. The group pictures are from official U. S. Navy photographs. The cover illustration of a carrier going through the Panama Canal is from the Press Association. The picture of the LST 503 is from International News Photos.
Copies of this booklet are provided for the men whose names appear on the Final Muster Call herein. A copy is on file for reference purposes in each of the 200 public libraries in the State.
Reproduction of the material in this booklet is permissible only with written authorization.
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STATE AIDS AND BENEFITS
The laws of the State of Connecticut provide for many forms of aid, benefits and preferences for veterans, and for their next of kin in varying degrees. The following digest is designed to inform of the aids, benefits and preferences, and to designate the local or state agency charged with providing full information to veterans. There are thirty- four full- time and eight part- time Veterans Centers operating which serve 86 of the 169 cities and towns in the State. In some smaller towns the Town Clerks act as a " Veterans Center".
Tax Exemptions — File discharge with your Town Clerk; notify local assessors and collector.
Local Taxes — Any veteran is exempt from taxes on real or personal property up to $ 1,000 in valuation. Disabled veterans are exempt up to $ 3,000, according to disability ratings. This ex­emption
is in part valid for veterans' wives, and next of kin, as specified by the Statutes. See Local Tax Collector.
Local Business Taxes — ( Personal property) on stock, fixtures and equipment of new businesses established by veterans, for three years. See Local Tax Collector.
Old Age Assistance Taxes — Servicemen are exempt, during active service in armed forces, and veterans may secure refund if they paid while in active service. See Local Tax Collector.
State Unincorporated Business Taxes — On new businesses established by any veteran, good for three years. See Tax Commissioner, State Office Building, Hartford.
Free Business Licenses — Most licenses are free; renewals usually unnecessary for varying periods. See your Town Clerk.
Professional Licenses — Qualified veterans can be admitted to the practice of law or chiropractic without examination in most cases. Contact your county Bar Association, or the Board of Chiro­practic
Examiners, State Office Building, Hartford.
State Employment Preference — Veteran pas­sing
state civil service examination has five points added to score; ten, if he has a disability rating. Names placed on list of eligibles in the order of such augmented score.
The State's general policy on veteran's job preference, which has not the effect of law, was established by the 1945 General Assembly, with passage of the following:
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representa­tives:
" 1. That it shall be the policy of the State, acting through the Connecticut Veterans Reemploy­ment
and Advisory Commission, to encourage Connecticut employers to voluntarily set aside a minimum of 25 per cent of post- war jobs for veter­ans
of World War II.
" 2. That it shall be the policy of the State until July 1, 1950, to give preference to veterans of World War II in all State positions outside the classified service of the merit system act and in all positions involving contractual services and part time services and in all cases where compensation is paid by the State whether on a fee basis or otherwise.
" 3. That until July 1, 1950, it shall also be the policy of the State that appointing officers of the State, as defined by Sec. 2049 of the General Statutes, shall, other conditions being equal, give preference to veterans of World War IT in filling State positions from registers of eligible candidates furnished by the State Personnel Department."
Educational Aids — With satisfactory cre­dentials,
a veteran can secure free a grammar school or high school diploma from the State Board of Education, State Office Building, Hartford.
Free instruction in secondary subjects ( high school courses) will be furnished by the State Board of Education if your town can't do it. See your local school officials.
Financial aid for college educations for children, 16 to 23, of servicemen killed in service. Consult the State Board of Education.
Aid for Needy Veterans — If you are being cared for under legal direction of the Veterans Home Commission, your children under 16, husband, wife or widowed mother can receive weekly finan­cial
assistance up to $ 10. for an adult and $ 6. for a child. Apply to the Commission, through the Veterans Home, Rocky Hill.
If you need temporary financial assistance because of a service disability, contact the Veterans Home Commission, Rocky Hill.
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Fund — Many of the veterans' aid benefits set out above are pay­able
from the income produced by this fund which is to be augmented by a portion of the Connecticut tax on cigarettes until the principal of the fund reaches $ 15,000,000. Disbursements of these funds to carry out aid provisions to veterans, and certain relatives and next of kin of veterans pursuant to statute, are through the State Treasurer of the American Legion, State Office Building, Hartford.
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THE MUSTER OUT ROLL CALL
Names, ratings and addresses of Connecticut men discharged from October 25 to 31, 1945, inclusive, from official Navy records, Separation Center, Lido Beach, L. I., N. Y.
ADAMS, John A., Ptr 3/ c
263 Middlebrook Drive, Fairfield ADAMS, Kenneth T., SoM 2/ c
Station Road, North Windham ADAMS, Raymond F., S 1/ c
22 North B St., Taftville AHERN, Cornelius R., AMM 3/ c
250 Augur St., Hamden ALEXANDER, Saul, RdM 3/ c
140 Washington St., Norwich ALIANO, Paul, Y 1/ c
16 Union St., Manchester ALLEVA, Pacifico M., PhM 1/ c
3 Vermont St., Waterbury ANASTASIO, Lawrence T., BM 2/ c
75 Bellevue Road, New Haven ANDERSON, Francis R., CM 2/ c
227 Washington Ave., West Haven ANTHONY, Harry, F 1/ c
287 Bronx Ave., Bridgeport ARCHIBALD, Charles B., RM 1/ c
Black Point Road, Niantic ARCHIERE, Patsy, S 1/ c
170 Osborne St., Fairfield AUGUSTINE, Joseph F., MoMM 1/ c
131 North St., New Britain AUSTIN, Allen W., TM 3/ c
262 Linnmoore St., Hartford BABOVAL, Michael, MM 1/ c
14 Olds Place, Hartford BAKER, Howard, S 1/ c
Route 1, North Franklin BAKER, John H., RM 3/ c
55 Freeman Ave., Norwich BALDINO, Frederic J., AM 2/ c
31 Gibbs St., New Haven BALL, Edward E., BM 2/ c
64 New Britain Ave., Hartford BARKAUSKAS, Stanley J., ARM 2/ c
57 Falls Ave., Oakville BARNES, Charles E., CMM
66 Spicer Ave., Groton BARNES, Herbert S., ARM 2/ c
19 Quarry Road, Glastonbury BARNES, Lester J., WT 2/ c
436 Burritt St., New Britain BARTEK, George A., CRM
110 South Orchard St., Wallingford BASSETT, Donald B., CSP ( R) ( T)
Maple Ave., North Haven BATTS, John E., Cox
248 Congress Ave., New Haven BEARDSLEY, William E., PM 2/ c
21 Millport Ave., New Canaan BEAUCHEMIN, Paul J., AMM 3/ c
Box 283, Collinsville BECKER, Edward H., S 1/ c
Meadow Road, Farmington BEEMAN, Burton N., Jr., SoM 2/ c
68 Delaware Ave., Waterbury BELINSKY, Paul, CMM
RFD 2, Seymour BELISLE, Ernest W., SK 2/ c ( T)
111 Broad St., Danielson BELL, Franklin G., M 2/ c
Main St., Milford
BELOIN, William D., BM 1/ c
711 South Ave., Bridgeport BERESKY, Michael Z., S 1/ c
158 Webster St., Bridgeport BERNTSEN, Edward, F 1/ c
Rimmon Road, Clintonville BETANCOURT, William, SC 1/ c
28 Maple St., Waterbury BIGCOL, George A., SC 2/ c
Crescent St., Middletown BINKEWICZ, William, BM 2/ c
287 Old Stratfield Road, Fairfield BIPPART, Charles H., Jr., AS
Wesleyan Station, Middletown BIRDSALL, Harold E., Cox
11 Cassius St., New Haven BLEFARI, Frank, Cox
15 West St., Stamford BODETKA, Edward, GM 3/ c
50 Maple Ave., Stamford BODON, Peter, CM 1/ c
26 Remington St., Stamford BOEHN, Frank R., Cox
56 Davenport St., Stamford BOESS, William J., MM 2/ c
11 Gunn St., Milford BOKON, John, S 1/ c
553 North Main St., Waterbury BOLAN, George E., CQM
20 Merrill St., Waterbury BOLAND, Ralph J., EM 1/ c
54 Stuart Place, Bridgeport BONNELL, Howard R., Prtr 2/ c
Isinglass Road, Shelton BORGHI, Richard J., PhM 1/ c
23 Sylvan Ave., Wallingford BOUDREAU, Lionel E., S 2/ c
15 Florence St., Putnam BOUGHTON, Alan P., S 2/ c
McNeill Road, Bethel BOULAIS, Maurice R., AMM 2/ c
46 Dyer St., Danielson BOWMAN, Clarence L., MoMM 1/ c
95 Shepard St., New Haven BRADLEY, Herbert G., GM 2/ c
63 Wyllys St., Hartford BRADLEY, Walter A., S 1/ c
27 Concord St., Hamden BRENNAN, Edward L., S 2/ c
90 Aetna St., Naugatuck BRODEUR, Elmer R., CCM
442 Prospect Ave., Hartford BROWN, Raymond R., GM 3/ c
41 Richard Road, East Hartford BROWNE, Franklin H., CM 1/ c
84 Wolcott Road, Waterbury BRYANT, William T., TM 1/ c
48 French Ave., East Haven BRYSON, Emmett J., CSP ( A)
374 Main St., Portland BUCKLEY, Andrew J., CBMA
215 Monroe St., Hartford BUKSA, Walter J., MM 3/ c
113 Columbia St., Meriden BURLINSON, John K., F 1/ c
7 South Well Ave., Danbury
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BURWELL, Robert J., CPhM
100 Broadway, West Haven BUSTAMANTE, Juan, CCK
28 Starr St., New London BUTTERFIELD, Howard W., B 1/ c
1377 Chapel St., New Haven BYRON, Daniel J., MM 3/ c
384 North Main St., Waterbury CANNAMELA, Paul F., S 1/ c
16 Tenth St., New London CAREY, Albert K., QM 3/ c
383 Bank St., New London CARLSON, Arthur G., CM 1/ c
5786 Main St., Rt. 14, Bridgeport CARLSON, Gustave A., Bkr 1/ c
731 Boston Ave., Bridgeport CARSWELL, Allan, CSF
179 Dwight St., New Haven CARTEN, Edward J., RM 2/ c
1723 North Ave., Stratford CARTER, Steven A., SF 1/ c
794 Broad St., Hartford CASEY, Michael J., MM 2/ c
767 Corbin Ave., New Britain CASWELL, Walter W., SK 2/ c
511 Stanley St., New Britain CATALDI, Rocco A., AEM 2/ c
44 Laurel St., East Hartford CATENZA, Harry R., MoMM 2/ c
36 Crest St., West Haven CERROTTI, Frederick, GM 3/ c
828 Winchester Ave., New Haven CHAMBERLAIN, Leon A., MoMM 2/ c
Box 246, Newtown CHAMBERLIN, Norman A., S 2/ c
25 Beach St., Winsted CHANKO, Edward J., PhM 2/ c
91 Farmington Ave., New Britain CHARRON, Albert A., CM 3/ c
69 Boston St., Guilford CHATFIELD, Frederick, EM 1/ c ( T)
85 Lake St., Winsted CHIANGI, Joseph, MM 2/ c
141 Bromley St., Norwich CHIPOKAS, Peter F., EM 2/ c
53 Housatonic Drive, Devon CIBOROWSKI, Joseph E., BM 1/ c
86 Maple St., Danielson COLLINS, Charles J., M 1/ c
196 North Main St., Ansonia CONCANNON, Howard S., CSF
20 Highland Ave., Bridgeport CONETTA, Tripoli J., MoMM 1/ c
361 Hope St., Stamford CONNELL, Charles T., SF 3/ c
6 Belden Court, New London CUNNINGHAM, Richard L., RM 1/ c
56 Spring St., Greenwich CONTE, Joseph D., SC 1/ c
57 Ley St., New Haven COPES, William E., MM 1/ c
Old Saybrook COPIDA, Salvatore, CCS
479 Pembroke St., Bridgeport COSTABLE, Peter, SM 2/ c
8 Davis St., Norwalk COSTELLO, Lawrence D., RdM 2/ c
71 Madison Ave., Hartford COTE, Joseph N., S 1/ c
14 Burleson Lane, Jewett City COTTON, Charles H., EM 2/ c
RFD 4, Stonehouse Rd., Bridgeport COUGHLIN, James P., SK 3/ c
81 Bonner St., Hartford CRAIGHILL, Claughton W., S 1/ c
1134 Main St., Newington
CRISAFI, Frank A., BM 1/ c
5 Gordon St., East Haven CULLEN, Robert E., CMM
629 Birdseye St., Stratford CURTIS, George H., AS 4
Yale Station, New Haven CZAPLINSKI, Alexander, MMS 2/ c
504 Maple St., Bridgeport D'AGOSTINO, Angelo, MoMM 3/ c
52 North Orchard St., Wallingford DALEY, John J., CY
9 East Main St., Portland DALLAIRE, Norman J. E., S 1/ c
386 Sigourney St., Hartford DANIELE, Martin L., BM 1/ c
300 Hanover St., Meriden DAVIS, Norin L., S 2/ c
113 Park Ave., Danbury DeCARO, Frank J., Cox
93 Commercial St., Bridgeport DELAINY, Andrew P., CM 1/ c
Canaan DeLOACH, Oris L., S 1/ c
141 Barbour St., Hartford DEMERS, Rosaire A., PhoM 1/ c
6 Arnold Court, Bristol DENNISON, John J., CWT
371 Middletown Ave., New Haven DePALMER, Anthony, CM 1/ c
367 William St., Bridgeport DeROCHE, Joseph S., CM 3/ c
102 Rowe Ave., Hartford DESCHAMPS, Arthur J., MoMM 3/ c
Hanover DESCHAMPS, Louis P., EM 2/ c
216 High St., Baltic DESCY, Edmond J., MM 3/ c
226 School St., Manchester DESPINS, Lionel J., SC 2/ c
49 South Second St., Meriden DICKSON, Robert B., TM 3/ c
154 Grant St., Bridgeport DILLON, Harry C, MoMM 2/ c
41 Echo Lake Road, Watertown DIMESKY, Rhuben, AMM 1/ c
246 Sisson Ave., Hartford DINUNZIO, Guiseppi, B 2/ c
10 Cherry St., East Hartford DOMBROSKI, William P., EM 1/ c
67 Arnold St., Hartford DOMEZIO, Pasquale J., MM 2/ c
33 Chew St., West Haven DONZELLO, Anthony C, SK 2/ c
Main St., Clinton DORAN, Vincent L., MoMM 1/ c
1083 Cooke St., Waterbury DORGAN, William S., MoMM 2/ c
759 Washington Ave., West Haven DOYLE, James M., SF 1/ c
60 Urban St., Stamford DUDREY, Reid A., CRT ( T)
River Road c/ o Frank Gates, Mystic DUNNIGAN, John H., TM 2/ c
11 English St., New Haven DUPRE, Carl J., QM 1/ c
49 Gilbert St., East Hartford EAGEN, John E., MM 2/ c
123 Clark St., Hartford EDWARDS, Alexander, CK 2/ c
542 Broad St., Bridgeport ELIOT, John L., Jr., SK 1/ c
18 West Main St., Clinton ELLIOTT, Alfred J., S 1/ c
570 Atlantic St., Stamford ELLIOTT, Donald R., RM 1/ c
64 Oakland St., Stratford
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ESPOSITO, Louis A., S 1/ c
211 Franklin St., New Haven EVTUSHEK, Peter, BM 1/ c
191 Garden St., Hartford FALLON, Raymond V., M 1/ c
30 Pearl St., New Haven FARBER, Louis, CSF
71 Earle St., Hartford FARBER, Morris I., SK 2/ c
375 Garden St., Hartford FARKAS, Joseph J., AOM 3/ c
Bldg. 29, Apt. 34, Success Park, Bridgeport. FARONI, Matthew, F 1/ c
439 Exeter St., Bridgeport FASANELLI, Francis J., S 2/ c
53 Portland St., Hartford FAUGNO, Lewis R., SSMT 2/ c
181 Franklin St., Apt. C- 2, New Haven FENN, Samuel F., F 1/ c
743 Main St., Oakville FENN, William M., S 2/ c
67 East Main St., Box 189, Plainville FENTIMAN, Paul R., S 1/ c
21 Hanmer St., East Hartford FINLEY, James T., CCM
151 Buckingham St., Hartford FIORELLO, Albert J., S 1/ c
441 Center St., Meriden FITZGERALD, Edward A., CM 1/ c
24 Aberdeen St., Stamford FITZGERALD, John J., CCS ( T)
2916 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport FLAGG, Edward F., CGM
83 Truman St., New Haven FLEISCHER, William M., EM 2/ c
15 Belden St., New Britain FLEMING, George H., AMM 2/ c
RFD 2, Bethel FORD, John M., MM 2/ c
48 Franklin St., Meriden FORMICA, Joseph G., S 1/ c
103 Spring St., Middletown FOSTER, James M., CPhM
42 Hickory St., Norwich FOULKE, Thomas W., AOM 2/ c
30 Fourth St., Bridgeport FRANCOEUR, Norman C, TM 3/ c
577 Woodend Road, Stratford FRANK, Max M., CM 2/ c
Quarry Road, Milford FREDERICKS, Edward W., GM 1/ c
48 Willis St., New Haven FREEDMAN, Richard, AS
Scofieldtown Road, Stamford FRIEDLAND, Robert J., Y 2/ c
620 George St., New Haven FRIEDLANDER, Fowler A., Mus 3/ c
3 Osceola Drive, Greenwich FRITZ, Victor R., SKT 1/ c
85 Windsor Ave., Meriden FULLER, Harry C, ART 3/ c
6 Gregory Blvd., East Norwalk FUNGILLO, Robert, AMM 3/ c
46 Farnsworth St., Hamden GAETJENS, William P., CBM ( T)
43 Highland Terrace, Stratford GAGNON, Alfred F., MM 2/ c
82 Crescent St., Hartford GALGOT, Victor A., AMM 3/ c
201 Alder St., Waterbury GAMBARDELLA, Joseph F., AMM 1/ c
97 James St., New Haven GARTHWAIT, Raymond A., S 1/ c
38 Homeside Ave., West Haven GAUTHIER, Francis J. P., CCS
Daggett St., Box 713, Moosup
GEER, Jay C, SC 1/ c
32 Peck St., Norwich GEISTE, Frederick F., MMS 2/ c
255 Hough Ave., Bridgeport GEMETRO, William M., RdM 3/ c
107 Meadow St., Winsted GENKERELL, Ernest J., MM 1/ c
Broad St., Norwalk GIAMMARIO, Pasquale J., EM 2/ c
100 Factory St., Ansonia GILLIGAN, John F., SK 3/ c
109 Fairview Ave., Torrington GOELZ, August, EM 1/ c
Pine Hill Rd., RFD 4, New Fairfield GOLDBERG, Gerald, AOM 1/ c
223 Martin St., Hartford GOLINSKY, Leon, Bkr 1/ c
801 Capitol Ave., Bridgeport GOSTYLA, Edmund, CM 1/ c
Simsbury GRABOWSKI, Phillip P., BM 2/ c
493 Bos wick Ave., Bridgeport GREEN, Fred C, MM 2/ c
73 Merwin Ave., Woodmont GREENE, John R., Rdm 2/ c
100 Howe St., New Haven GREENE, Joseph R., S 1/ c
274 Noble St., West Haven GREGOIRE, Henry W., Rdm 3/ c
Redstone Hill Road, Forestville GUDZINSKAS, William J., PhoM 2/ c
94 Upton St., New Britain GUIDO, Louis, BM 1/ c
166 Bridge St., New Haven GUILFOILE, William R., AMMI 1/ c
24 Vernon St., Waterbury HAGGETT, David H., MM 1/ c
130 Brandegee Ave., Groton HAINSWORTH, Harold, FC 3/ c
32 Orland St., Bridgeport HALSTEIN, John G., SoM 3/ c
53 Hillside Ave., Meriden HANLEY, Alexander, CM 2/ c
423 Whitney Ave., New Haven HARMON, Lloyd, S 1/ c
5 Nelson Place, Norwich HARVEY, Walter H., SF 1/ c
27 Daggett St., New Haven HASSLER, Joseph R., CM 2/ c
50 Commerce St., Norwalk HAYES, David, AS
High Ridge Road, New Canaan HAYES, John S., EM 1/ c
553 Hollister Ave., Bridgeport HEATH, Richard J., QM 2/ c
34 Greene Terrace, East Hartford HELGERSON, Joseph, SM 3/ c
General Delivery, Danielson HICKEY, Bernard F., GM 2/ c
103 Garvan St., East Hartford HILL, Everett H., CMM
Worthington Point, Berlin HILL, Raymond G., AOM 3/ c
83 Hartland St., East Hartford HOBBS, Harvey A., MoMM 3/ c
629 Washington Ave., West Haven HODGE, James E., CPhM
21 Chappell Ave., Willimantic HOFFMAN, John T., F 1/ c
764 Campbell Ave., West Haven HOUSE, Carl B., CCS
38 Cliff St., Norwich HOWARD, LeRoy C, SKT 2/ c
202 Kimberly Ave., New Haven HUBBS, Francois M., PhM 3/ c
565 Knowlton St., Bridgeport
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HUFF, Howard W., MoMM 2/ c
51 Arnold St., Hartford HULTGREN, Albin T., MaM 3/ c
5 Bullard Court, Stratford HUNT, Howard C, AMM 1/ c
22 Harrison St., Danbury HUTCHINSON, George S., CEM
49 Hawley St., Newington INGRAHAM, Kenneth B., CY
West Main St., c/ o Mrs. Frank Lawson, Essex INGRAHAM, Vincent W., Y 2/ c
Manchester Trust Co., Manchester INNES, David E., HA 1/ c
High Ridge Road, Stamford INTEGLIA, Peter V., CM 1/ c
4 Hedge St., New Haven ISSELEE, Mark D., S 1/ c
Noroton Ave., Noroton Heights IVERSON, Norman H., CM 1/ c
Box 218, Glenville JACKMAN, Ralph E., MM 2/ c
139 Lewis St., Naugatuck JOHNSON, Arthur S., S 1/ c
1800 Barnum Ave., Stratford JOHNSON, Axel W., PtR 2/ c
47 Autumn St., Manchester JOHNSON, George V., S 1/ c
50 Clinton St., Manchester JOHNSON, Oscar S., CCM
24 Washington Ave., Hamden JOHNSTON, Edward, S 2/ c
768 State St., New Haven JONES, Hays, RdM 2/ c
Seaview Ave., Branford JONES, William J., AOM 2/ c
40 Gulf St., Milford KABAKOFF, Samuel, SM 3/ c
88 Truman St., New Haven KARBOWSKI, Henry G., GM 2/ c.
Mill St., East Haven KAWRA, Frank J., SP ( X) 2/ c
26 Bishop St., New Haven KEAN, Alexander C, CPTR
41 Dividend St., Rocky Hill KELLER, Philip H., CEM ( T)
7 Nichols St., Seymour KELLEY, George L., GM 2/ c
Litchfield Road, Norfolk KENNEDY, Francis E., PhM 1/ c
14 Poplar St., New Milford KENT, Perley L., F 2/ c
RFD 1, North Road, Groton KENWORTHY, Earl, CM 2/ c
Box 661, Moosup KINLOCK, William, CMM
1391 South Main St., Waterbury KINNEY, Arnold A., CM 3/ c
86 Summer St., Bristol KNOWLES, Don R., MM 3/ c
Manchester KOELLMER, Edward R., MoMM 1/ c
252 Milbank Ave., Greenwich KOWATS, James L., BM 2/ c
498 Knapps Highway, Bridgeport KREST, Marcus B., MoMM 1/ c
24 Huntington St., Manchester KROKOSKY, Louis H., Cox
Box 72, Oronoque KUCHMA, Steve, M 1/ c
Deerfield St., South Norwalk KUCZMARSKI, Stanley S., CCS
54 Town Hill Ave., Danbury KULAS, Charles W., S 1/ c
Box 48A, Glastonbury Rd., Portland KWIATKOWSKI, Andrew E., AOM 1/ c
52 Hick St., Meriden
LABACZ, Edward, SC 2/ c
27 Swan Ave., Seymour LABANOWSKI, Joseph I., EM 3/ c
Hall Hill Road, Somers LaBELLE, Melvin E., S 2/ c
131 Scranton St., New Haven LaFONTAINE, Joseph A., Bkr 2/ c
276 Grove St., North Grosvenordale LAGUNA, Stanley H., Bkr 2/ c
45 May St., Naugatuck LaJOIE, Kenneth E., AOM 1/ c
135 Newbury St., Hartford LANDINO, Nicholas A., SF 1/ c
Meriden Ave., Southington LANGELLOTTI, John F., CSF ( T)
RFD 2, Norwalk LaPORTE, Ward G., QM 3/ c
Black Rock Bank, Bridgeport LARAIA, William A., CM 2/ c
9 Hanmer St., East Hartford LARKIN, Lawrence K., EM 1/ c
340 South St., Willimantic LARSON, Eric E., MM 3/ c
877 Pequot Road, Southport LAVAZZA, Peter J., Y 1/ c
78 North Place, West Haven LAWLER, Robert F., PhM 2/ c
318 Wethersfield Ave., Hartford LeBLANC, Alfred, S 2/ c
Freeman Road, RFD 2, Southbury LEDGER, Fred, MM 2/ c
B- 31 Newfield Ave., Hartford LEDWITH, Edwin J., EM 3/ c
249 West Ivy St., New Haven LENART, Stanley P., RM 1/ c
91 Caroline St., Derby LENGYEL, William J., Jr., EM 1/ c
RR 3, Silvermine Ave., Norwalk LEO, Michael F., MM 1/ c
11 Webb Ave., Old Greenwich LEY, Frederick C, Jr., CMoMM
86 Dover St., Stratford LINCOLN, James E., EM 3/ c
51 Putnam Ave., South Norwalk LINES, Gregory M., AMM 2/ c
RFD 2, Waterbury LITTLE, Frank J., MaM 3/ c
14 Sumac St., West Haven LOGOYKE, Walter, GM 1/ c
1 Billard St.. Meriden LOPEZ, Cecil M., STM 2/ c
311 Jefferson St., Bridgeport LUCAS, Andrew J., AMM 2/ c
241 Flax Hill Road, South Norwalk LUNDIN, Nils E., CM 2/ c
106 William St., Stamford LUSSIER, Fernand R., F 2/ c
Star Route, Willimantic LYNCH, James H., MoMM 3/ c
Windsor Locks LYONS, Alfred F., SSML 3/ c
Box 57, Madison Ave., Bridgeport LYONS, Robert H., Jr., MoMM 1/ c
East Hampton MACK, Robert L., SSM 3/ c
Middletown Road, East Hampton MACKOVICH, Theodore R., BM 2/ c
RFD 1, West Willington MAGUIRE, Thomas J., S 1/ c
47 Oak Ave., Milford MAHER, Edward M., PhM 2/ c
48 Livingston St., New Haven MAHER, Joseph F., Y 2/ c ( T)
110 Henry St., East Port Chester MAHONEY, Philip P., Jr., Cox
c/ o R. A. Crosby, Bartlett Ave., Norwalk
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MAKOWIECKI, Edward J., MM 2/ c
14 North St., Norwich MAKULAS, Frank J., S 1/ c
113 Wells St., Manchester MALINOWSKI, Edward A., BM 2/ c
Oakdale
MALONE, James W., EM 1/ c
69 Frank St., East Haven MANTOVANI, Rudolph A., SF 2/ c
38 Watson St., New Haven MARCINKOWSKI, Edward J., MoMM 1/ c
2 Hamilton St., Hartford MARCOTTE, John H., Cox
61 West Coit St., New London MARSDEN, Charles H., CM 1/ c
412 North Main St., Ansonia MARTIN, Honore, Cox
152 Main St., Baltic MARTIN, Roger S., BM 1/ c
123 Keeler Ave., Bridgeport MASSOUD, George, GM 2/ c
12 Hakim St., Danbury MASTERTON, George, Bkr 2/ c
124 Carmel St., New Haven MAUL, John A., MM 1/ c
90 Diaz St., Stamford MAY, Anthony, MM 1/ c
28 Arch St., Greenwich MAYBO, Andrew, MoMM 2/ c
114 Triangle St., Danbury McCARTHY, Martin F., MM 2/ c
Thompson Ave., RFD, Putnam McCLEARY, S. E. , Jr., MM 1/ c
Echo Lake Road, Watertown McCOY, Robert H., MM 3/ c
72 Sharon St., Hartford McFETRIDGE, Robert J., PhM 1/ c
42 Bigelow St., Manchester McHUGH, John J., Jr., CEM
94 White St., West Haven McILVANE, Hugh P., SF 2/ c
364 Brewer St., East Hartford McKENNA, John P., SF 2/ c
22 Evergreen Ave., Hartford McKRUT, Stanley J., SF 3/ c
530 East Main St., Meriden McLEOD, Frederick E., S 1/ c
10 Cottage Place, Bridgeport McNAMARA, Joseph E., CM 1/ c
713 Sure Ave., Stratford McNULTY, John L., Y 2/ c
35 Summer St., Meriden McQUILLAN, Thomas F., MM 1/ c
164 Winfield Drive, Stratford MEANEY, Daniel J., S 1/ c
14 Imlay St., Hartford MEEHAN, Donald J., SF 2/ c
150 Meadow St., Winsted MELFI, Vito J., QM 3/ c
75 Mvrtle Ave., Stamford MICCINELLO, Runato J., S 1/ c
Apt. 305, Ct. F. 132, Bldg 21, Y. M. V. Bridgeport MIDDLETON, Richard H., S 2/ c
133 Berlin St., Southington MIERZWA, Henry F., SF 1/ c
127 South Meadow St., Putnam MIHALYO, Michael, CGM
94 Lawlor St., New Britain MILLER, Carl J., S 1/ c
274 Campbell Ave., West Haven MILLER, Joseph, Jr., CM 1/ c
Madison
MILTON, Frederick L., CMoMM
818 Baldwin St., Waterbury MINTZ, David C, StM 1/ c
106 Liberty St., Stamford
MISERENDINO, Anthony, MM 3/ c
328 Main Ave., Norwalk MITCHELL, Joseph, GM 3/ c
246 Saybrooke St., Hartford MONDICK, Daniel, MM 3/ c
350 Delavan Ave., East Port Chester MOORE, Kenneth D., RM 1/ c
24 Cambridge St., Hartford MORGAN, Russell C, CM 1/ c
400 Pembroke St., Bridgeport MORGAN, Charles C, MoMM 1/ c
71 High St., Clinton MORGAN, J. Stanley, RdM 3/ c
Union St., Guilford MORGAN, Lorenzo D., STM 2/ c
Cook Hill Road, Windsor MORRIS, John E., SK 1/ c
44 Earle St., Hartford MORRISSETTE, Charles H., MMS 2/ c
52 Judson Ave., East Hartford MORROW, Henry, BM 1/ c
Box 407, Plainville MOZDZIERZ, Walter, S 1/ c
162 Maple St., New Britain MURAK, Stanley M., S 2/ c
Silver Lane Homes, Drive D 30, Manchester NADOLNY, Henry E., S 2/ c
2 Armistice St., New Britain NAGLE, Walter V., Bkr 3/ c
2329 Main St., Hartford NEAGLE, John J., PhM 3/ c
20 Lexington Ave., Waterbury NELSON, Henry W., Cox
257 Gregory St., Bridgeport NELSON, William R., AOM 1/ c
16 Hazel St., New Haven NERKOWSKI, Thomas I., CM 2/ c
95 Chapel St., New Haven NIGRI, Michael, S 1/ c
50 Bank St., Winsted NITCHKE, Wilbur D., S 1/ c
14 Wilkenda Ave., East Haven NOONAN, John J., Cox
10 Dewey Ave., Milford NOVAK, George, SK 1/ c
306 Hope St., Glenbrook NOVAKOWSKI, Vincent J., Jr., EM 2/ c
RFD 1, Maple Ave., Uncasville NOWOTENSKI, Stanley R-, WT 2/ c
524 North Elm St., Wallingford NUZZO, Louis J., Cox
482 Chapel St., New Haven NYBERG, Frank C, MM 1/ c
Wallingford Road, Cheshire NYIRI, William, S 2/ c
18 Laden Ave., Wallingford O'BRIEN, George F., EM 1/ c
118 Haverford St., Hamden O'CONNOR, Francis M., CMoMM
126 Prospect Ave., Shelton OGORZALEK, Bernie S., GM 3/ c
Main St., Rockfall OLEYNIK, Walter L., CCM
88 Union Ave., Bridgeport OPAROWSKI, Frank J., CCS
524 East Main St., New Britain OSBORNE, Edward J., S 1/ c
31 Edgeweood Ave., Greenwich O'SULLIVAN, John J., CM 1/ c
214 Brook St., New Britain O'SULLIVAN, William F., CM 1/ c
1627 State St., New Haven PACE, Nicholas W., GM 1/ c
464 Oak Ave., Torrington PARKER, Carrol B., GM 2/ c
Depot St., Moosup
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PENEBRE, Angelo J., S 1/ c
265 Pacific St., Stamford PERDRIZET, John A., CMoMM
92 Grassy Plain St., Bethel PITKIN, Edward G., Jr., GM 3/ c
165 Ridge Road, Wethersfield POLLARD, William J., F 2/ c
141 Morse Ave., Waterbury POST, Thomas A., AM 2/ c
13 Blackman Ave., Bethel POTHIER, Romeo L., MMS 2/ c
165 Pearl St., Torrington POULOS, John, GM 3/ c
5 Myrtle Ave., East Norwalk QUEOR, William R., FC 1/ c
East Main St., Plymouth RAGO, Francis L., Bkr 3/ c
78 Gilbert St., East Hartford ROMANAUSKAS, John J., RdM 3/ c
15 Quintard Ave., South Norwalk RANDALL, Vernon H., CM 1/ c
166 Margherita Lawn, Stratford RANDOLPH, Gordon C, S 1/ c
7 East Bellevue Square, Hartfcrd REID, Kenneth P., CBM
7 Orchard Place, Cos Cob REILLY, Robert J., SF 2/ c
54 Lawrence St., New Haven REMMEY, Lewis E., WT 2/ c
17 Bond St., Manchester REYNOLDS, John A., CCM ( T)
52 Wheeler St., Watertown RICHARDS, Bruce T., SF 1/ c
22 Glenbrook Road, Stamford RIVOIRE, Robert H. J., S 1/ c
44 Church St., Wethersfield ROBERTS, Charles H., Jr., BM 2/ c
Maiden Lane, Durham ROBERTS, Edwin J., SK 2/ c
260 South Benson Road, Fairfield ROBERTS, Victor W., AM 2/ c
Norwalk RODGERS, John A., S 1/ c
10 1/ 2 Cassidy Park, Greenwich ROGANSON, Harold, SF 2/ c
Bristol St., Short Beach ROMAN, John S., MoMM 2/ c
39 Henry St., New Britain ROMAN, Joseph G., TME 2/ c
3 Nelson Ave., Norwalk ROMANO, Andrew J., SSMB 3/ c
84 Old Town Road, Bridgeport ROMANO, Joseph D., Jr., GM 2/ c
23 Franklin St., Westport ROMAYKO, James J., SF 1/ c
109 Maple St., Manchester ROME, George M., RM 3/ c
55 Brookline Ave., Hartford RONNHOLM, Fred E., QM 2/ c
Box 127, Georgetown ROOT, Robert W., MM 2/ c
28 North St., Seymour ROSA, Joseph, CM 2/ c
88 Hillside Ave., Torrington ROSA, Thomas, S 1/ c
88 Hillside Ave., Torrington ROSAZZA, Aldo M., S 2/ c
22 Riverside Ave., Torrington ROSCELLO, Anthony W., S 2/ c
47 Farnham Ave., Torrington ROSENPLANTER, William F., S 1/ c
742 Grand Ave., New Haven RYBCZYK, Walter S., BM 1/ c
60 Walnut St., Middletown RYSINSKI, Joseph Robert E., WT 2/ c
61 Loughlin Ave., Cos Cob
SACCAVINO, Thomas C, MM 3/ c
432 Chapel St., New Haven SAKSO, Nicholas, MM 2/ c
103 Pauls Place, Fairfield SAMPSON, Robert I., PhM 1/ c
111 Oxford St., Bridgeport SCALZI, Leonard A., SF 2/ c
319 Bunnell St., Bridgeport SCHAEFER, Russell C, SF 1/ c
66 Spring St., Windsor Locks SCHIANO, Joseph F., MoMM 3/ c
19 Windsor Place, South Norwalk SCHIAROLI, Joseph E., PhM 3/ c
129 Blanchard St., Waterbury SCHWARTZ, William R., SM 1/ c
271 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich SCOTT, Lloyd D., S 2/ c
21 Roberson Court, Waterbury SCULLY, Harold F., SF 3/ c
11 Tower Place, Danbury SERPLISS, James, MoMM 2/ c
37 Glendale Ave., Hartford SHAMATOVICH, Frank, AOM 1/ c
40 School St., Fairfield SHEA, James R., S 2/ c
21 Luke St., Waterbury SHEA, John F., S 1/ c
10 Maple Ave., Clinton SHERRY, William, EM 1/ c
125 West Cedar St., South Norwalk SIGNORI, Robert F., CM 3/ c
400 Perkins Ave., Waterbury SILVA, Richard L., RdM 1/ c
616 Kossuth St., Bridgeport SIMMONS, Henry O., S 1/ c
2 Leonard St., Meriden SIMMONS, William C, WT 2/ c
30 Tremont St., Meriden SIMONS, Adolph F., MM 1/ c
183 North Elm St., Manchester SIRICO, Dominick A., Cox
Box 92, New Canaan SIRIGNANO, Carmine C, SC 3/ c
42 1/ 2 Walnut St., Waterbury SIRRE, Peter R., ARM 1/ c
527 Congress Ave., New Haven SKETTON, Jay B., AS
Riverside Ave., Riverside SLADE, Charles A., S 1/ c
85 Fitch Ave., Noroton SLATTERY, Kenneth, S 2/ c
27 Alanson Road, Bridgeport SLAWSON, Edwin L., CM 3/ c
RFD 3, Ingleside Drive, Stamford SMITH, David G., SK 1/ c
22 Warren Place, New Haven SMITH, Harold B., CCM
125 Berlin St., Middletown SMITH, Lewis J., Y 3/ c
135 Estelle Road, East Haven SNEIDEMAN, Henry M., BM 2/ c
27 East Maple St., Plainville SOCHOCKI, Stanley S., WT 2/ c
217 East Elm St., Torrington SOKOLSKI, Richard A., CM 1/ c
63 Miller St., New Britain SOUCY, Clarence J., Y 3/ c
14 Franklin St., Bristol SOUTHWICK, John H., Jr., BM 1/ c
46 Wilson St., Hartford SPADAFORD, Pasquale A., Cox
278 Harwinton Ave., Torrington SPEIRS, Robert G., Jr., MM 2/ c
452 Prospect Ave., Hartford SPILLANE, John J., Y 1/ c
1533 Pembroke St., Bridgeport
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SPINKS, Alwyn D., MoMM 2/ c
76 Church St., Norwich SROKA, John W. f Cox
47 Chestnut St., Southington STANCAVAGE, Winfield J., RM 2/ c
76 James St., Torrington STEFURAK, Raymond G., SF 2/ c 288 Bostwick Ave., Bridgeport STEMPIEN, John J., S 1/ c
Box 26, Hawthorne St., Glenville STEPPE, Joseph W., MoMM 1/ c
65 High St., Rockville STODDARD, William F., CM 1/ c
64 Loughlin Ave., Cos Cob STONE, Fred J., SF 1/ c
2 Oak St., South Norwalk STROKER, John W., GM 3/ c
116 Wall St., Waterbury SULLIVAN, William T., RM 2/ c
92 Bristol St., Thomaston SYMONDS, Henry M., SF 1/ c
11 New St., Shelton SZYMANSKI, Frank S., S 1/ c 24 Burghardt St., Norwich TALARICO, Joseph J., MM 3/ c
18 Montgomery St., Danbury TALLEY, William G., SSMB 3/ c
1050 West Main St., Waterbury TARAVELLA, Angelo T., AM 3/ c 8A Elm Plains, Windsor Locks TARQUINO, John R., S 2/ c
44 Foxon St., New Haven TEREBESI, John A., S 1/ c
608 Bostwick Ave., Bridgeport THIBODEAU, Joseph E., QM 3/ c
30 Knollwood Road, West Hartford THOMPSON, Harry A., Jr., RdM 3/ c
297 White St., Danbury THORELL, Paul F., SK 3/ c
78 East Farm St., Waterbury THRALL, George H., PhM 1/ c
33 Norton Ave., Guilford THRASHER, Edward C, STM 1/ c
21 Griggs St., Waterbury TISDALE, John F., GM 3/ c 24 Sterling St., Hartford TOMMOLA, John M., MM 1/ c
Box 853, Old Greenwich TOMPKINS, Douglas G., AS Yale Station, New Haven TORINO, Albert A., EM 2/ c
53 Gilbert St., West Haven TOSCANO, Anthony J., S 1/ c
23 Perry St., Stamford TRASKERS, Stanley J., Ptr 2/ c
Haddam TREBER, Paul, WT 1/ c
16 Peace St., Danbury TRIPP, Erwin J., GM 2/ c Main St., Centerbrook TROMMLER, Karl J., SC 2/ c 292 Wakelee Ave., Ansonia TURCOTTE, Albert R., BM 2/ c
35 Fremont St., Putnam TURNER, Charles, CPhM
26 Carroll Ave., Norwich TURNER, Martin C, S 2/ c
Box 85 Jordon Village, Waterford TWIBLE, Robert A., QM 1/ c
Box 286, Unionville ULASIK, Frederick, M 1/ c Box 76, Versailles
VALENTE, Louis J., CCS
29 Mott St., Hamden VARHOL, Michael G., SK 1/ c
126 Booth St., New Britain VETTO, Frank W., SC 3/ c
141 Coolidge St., Bridgeport VIGNALI, Joseph R., BM 2/ c
689 North Main St., Waterbury VINCENT, Joseph J., AerM 3/ c
140 Rockwell St., Winsted VRTIAK, Joseph, WT 1/ c
30 Division St., East Port Chester WADE, Edward J., FM 1/ c
396 West St., Bloomfield WADSWORTH, Elwood J., BM 2/ c
264 North State St., Ansonia WAGNER, Paul S., RdM 3/ c
108 Pleasant St., New Britain WALKA, Vincent J., AMM 1/ c
RFD 4, Norwich WALLER, James A., SM 1/ c
116 Grove St., Stamford WALSH, John J., Jr., CSF
141 Elm St., West Haven WATSON, Charles R., SF 2/ c
11 Charter Oak Place, Hartford WATSON, John W., Bkr 1/ c
142 Englewood Ave., Hartford WELCH, William O., GM 2/ c
77 Herbert St., Bridgeport WENTLAND, Paul T., Y 2/ c
131 Park St., Bristol WESLEY, Alexander J., CY ( PA)
451 Naugatuck Ave., Devon WEZNIAK, Henry P., EM 2/ c
New Britain WHALEN, Joseph, AMM 2/ c
Norfolk
WHITE, William D., MM 1/ c
156 Gilman St., Hartford WIGHT, George R., MM 3/ c
135 Euclid St., Hartford WILLIAMS, William E., CEM
Quaker Hill WILSON, Walter C, RM 1/ c
Cherry Ave., Watertown WITKOWSKI, Alexander, Bkr 3/ c
98 Alfred St., Bridgeport WITKOWSKI, Henry J., EM 1/ c
7 North Water St., East Port Chester WOOD, Philip W., S 1/ c
262 Main St., Putnam WOZNIAK, Henry P., EM 2/ c
17 Albany Ave., New Britain WUJCIK, Anthony, EM 1/ c
126 State St., Stamford YACOVANGELO, Michael A., MM 2/ c
2033 King's Highway, Fairfield YANKOV, Edmund S., CM 2/ c
8 Fern St., Hartford YANTZ, Bernard R., CY
BERLIN St., East Berlin YOCZIK, Louis, CSF
27 Madison St., South Norwalk ZATORSKY Nicholas I., S 2/ c
57 Locust St., Greenwich ZAWACKI, Matthew F., Cox
36 Avery St., Norwich ZOLLO, Albert V., MM 1/ c
35 Laval St., Waterbury
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