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

              CONNECTICUT MEN
of the United States Navy
Demobilization, Lido Beach Separation Center
October 31 to November 6, 1945 STATE OF CONNECTICUT
EXECUTIVE CHAMBERS HARTFORD
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 1779 > 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 new arm of the Navy, the Seabees.
Your fellow citizens in Connecticut are proud of your
service.
RAYMOND E. BALDWIN
GOVERNOR
Yours very sincerely,
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.
Bailey, Gordon K., MM 1/ c, 107th Bn., Seabees, Hartford.
" The Seabees are sent in to do a job and they do the job, and 10,000 snipers won't stop them. The men driving the bulldozers, trucks and scrapers are the guys who should get the credit and they never will. At Tinian the snipers fired at them every night but they kept on. They worked such long hours we never saw them at chow. They got up before day and came back after dark— 15 hours a day was nothing, and seven days a week. It was a race with the Japs to build bomber strips. When a Jap bomb hit the strip, one of our carry- alls with 18 yards of coral would start out to fill the hole again before the plane was out of sight and snipers never let up."
Blesso, Frank A., BM 2/ c, 570th Bn., Seabees, West Hartford.
" I served a four- year cruise about 20 years ago, when I was coxswain for Ad­miral
Hart, then captain of the Mississippi. When the war came along and I joined up again I thought my previous service should let me go overseas. I was sore about that, I tried every which way for sea duty, but no, they sent me to Florida. At Fort Pierce we built underwater obstacles and saw how they stood up against ' invasions.' Everything was secret. They said the maintenance work at the amphibious training base was important— I thought it was a waste of time for me— it didn't seem important when you carried a sack of cement."
BussolinU Peter J., S 1/ c, USNAS, Lakehurst, N. J., Avon.
" You can quote me as saying I had the best damned racket in the Navy. I was stationed about 19 months down at Lakehurst working on blimps. Most of my work consisted of repairing the structures, fins, and so forth; never touched the en­gines,
we left that to the mechanics. Then we had to moor and let- out the blimps. Just a few weeks ago one of our blimps crashed into a hangar due to terrific winds. Although the blimp was a total wreck, no lives were lost."
Cerino, John G., SF 1/ c, Seabees, New Haven.
" If I had to be in service again, I would still choose the Seabees. What an outfit! I've been in the South Pacific most of the time building up islands that we had retaken from the Japs. We built airstrips, huts, shops and cleared the islands of debris. As a matter of fact we built up the first island retaken from the Japs, the Island of Majuro. That was on Jan. 31, 1943. It was on Majuro I experi­enced
my biggest thrill. There we were working on the airstrip and had about 100 yards completed when a crippled B- 25 carrying plenty of ' brass' asked per­mission
to land. We radioed back the information that we had only 100 yards completed, but they decided to land any­way.
One of his engines was out and his left tire had blown. We all held our breaths when he came swooping down on such a short strip. He made it, a perfect landing."
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D'Angelo, P. J., MM 1/ c, U. S. S. Tarbell, New London.
" I don't know whether I hold any re­cord
or not, but in four years in the Navy I have been three years and nine months on the same ship, the Tarbell. We were used for about everything— convoy duty in both the ETO and South Pacific. One experience I will never forget was on con­voy
duty from South America to New York. We were just about 275 miles off the coast of North Carolina when the tanker Dixie Arrow, headed for Texas, was hit squarely by a torpedo. The flames reached to the sky. I was ordered aboard the lifeboat as engineer and put out to pick up the survivors. I'm telling you right now I never saw anything like it in my life. Here were these men swimming in the water just covered with flaming oil. They were trying to get as far away from the burning ship as possible, but the heat was so intense it was drawing them back to the ship. We picked up a few survivors covered with oil. They were yelling in pain. One man asked for something to wipe his eyes with and I handed him a rag, but got hell from the MD for doing so. We got them aboard, washed them down and gave them all the spare clothing we had. I don't think I will ever forget that as long as I live."
Fredrickson, Oliver R., CM 1/ c, 23d Bn., Seabees, Hartford.
" After 16 months in Dutch Harbor and Attu, I got a break and was returned to the States. Four months later, I was on my way to Guam. That was some sort of cycle— going from cold and fog to tropical rains and heat. Our battalion built installations, docks and hangars, and the work in Alaska was very tough as we had to buck the weather as well as the terrain. We worked with face masks and goggles on all of the time in order to com­bat
to some extent the intense cold, rain and snow. I am glad to be getting out; but if it happened again, I would be right back in the Seabees. That's a red hot out­fit."
Hainsworth, William C, PhM 1/ c, YMS- 17, Bridgeport.
" When I joined up I asked for gunnery, but I found myself down in Portsmouth, Virginia training as a PhM. After finish­ing
school, I was assigned to an LST as a member of a team of two doctors and 20 pharmacist mates. Our job was to unload troops and supplies on the beachheads and then evacuate the wounded. We hit the beaches of Normandy on D Day, un­loaded,
then evacuated around 1000 casualties. We were also in the Italian, African and Southern France landings. The big trouble about evacuating wounded on an LST was that we could not fly the Red Cross flag and were therefore legal bait and could be shot at."
Hill, Paul, AOM 3/ c, U. S. S. Yorktown, Hartford.
" I had carefully gone round the ship, picking out a nice well- armored place to take cover in in case of attack. The favor­ite
I chose was a little compartment under the flight deck, reached by the catwalk and a hatch near the forward gun turret. Well, there were several torpedo bombers
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THE SHIPS
USS INDIANA — One of the Navy's newer battleships, ( top), commissioned in 1942 took part in many major Pacific Theater operations, in­cluding
Tarawa, Naura and Kwajalein.
USS BALTIMORE — First of the post- treaty heavy cruisers, ( center), a well armored 13,000- tonner, carries nine eight- inch guns and twelve five- inch AA's.
USS BROOKLYN— Light cruiser commissioned in 1937, ( bottom), carries half a dozen seaplanes in below deck hangars, and her topside bristles with AA's of three calibers. attacking, and when one made a run on us the captain ordered us to take cover. By the time I got to my spot it was filled by others. I figured I'd be just as safe back on the flight deck, in that case, as anywhere. So, that's how I saw what happened when a cameraman took the famous pic­ture
of a five- inch shell blowing up the bomber, 200 yards off the Yorktown's port side."
Holmes, John F., SK 3/ c, Naval Air Station, San Juan, P. R., Greenwich.
" Puerto Rico is such a nice spot that I am going back, under civil service, as the civilian manager of the Officer's Club at San Juan. That spot is terrific. I think that it is about the nicest place in the Americas. We were on coastal patrol there and also made up convoys. I was auditor and accountant in the naval officers' quarters, and it was nice duty. That is in the American theatre of operations. Before the war, I was a high school teacher at Greenwich, but I am not going back to that business— at least, not for a while. The Navy was okay."
Honor e, Villy M., SC 1/ c, Melville Naval Depot, Melville, R. I., Stamford.
" Being in the Navy brought me one great benefit in that my wife and I be­came
full- fledged American citizens with all the rights and privileges of this country. We came to the United States in 1937 after spending eight years in Canada. We are Danes although the name is French. I am a descendant of one of the old Hugenot families which fled France more than a hundred years ago. I guess I must have been a pretty good cook when they kept me 26 months in the same place. It was hard for me to adjust myself to the regimentation of the Navy, but I wasn't any worse off than the other fellows. Regimentation is always hard to take. I am a chef on the outside but I
was a cook in the Navy. It would be hard to chef for 4000 men. I'm glad I had a chance to do something for the United States. It has done a lot for me."
Goyette, Rene J., Y 3/ c, U. S. S. Saugus, Moosup.
" I'm from a small town, but that small town is going to be the biggest small town in the States when I get back. The most exciting moment in all my 26 months on sea duty was when I was on a tanker plying between New York and the British Isles. We were fairly well out into the Atlantic in a large convoy of merchant ships and tankers. The escort was good but you could never tell when a sub was liable to release a ' tin fish' and maybe your number was on it. We heard a terrific explosion off starboard and we found out that a ' tin fish' had gotten one of the destroyers, knocking 50 feet of the fantail off starboard quarter."
Groppo, Atilio, Cox., PC 575, Hartford.
" We were ordered to seek refuge when the typhoon hit Okinawa, that was in September. It was an 80- mile wind. The weather was too dirty at night to make the narrow entrance to Naha. So we dropped both hooks outside. We only had a 15- foot beam. High winds lasted eight hours. We were given a tossing around. The hooks held only by the fate of the Gods."
Jones, Robert B., S 1/ c, AGC- 2 Blue Ridge, West Hartford.
" The admirals are just as keen for mail from home as the rest of us. And another thing, there was less formality on the Blue Ridge when I was mail clerk for Admiral Barbey's staff than there had been on the destroyer James Owens when I was with her. There was to be admiral's inspection at Hollandia where we got two sacks of mail. The flag secretary said we better put the mail away and spruce up because the inspection party was
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coming through. But we were still work­ing
the mail when the admiral appeared— he asked if I found anything for him, and I said not yet, and he said, ' Here's hoping.' "
Kerrigan, Robert J., S 1/ c, U. S. S. Hancock, Bridgeport.
" Four years is a long time, but if I had to do it again I would still choose a carrier. It's plenty dangerous but I think the most exciting job in the Navy. We went through both battles of the Philippines, Okinawa, Iwo Jima and the South China Sea. We were right there on April 7 when Tokyo was first hit by our air groups. We made two strikes on Tokyo, standing just about 90 miles off the mainland. We had one Kamikaze attack. Our air groups had taken off and were taking part in the destruction of the big Jap battlewagon, Yamato. We had a call to GQ and I hurried to my station on the aft deck to man my guns. One Jap managed to get through our fire and hit us forward on starboard side, causing plenty of damage, enough to keep us in Pearl Harbor for 30 days, and casualties. Those Kamikaze guys were rough."
Kervin, Marshall D., CTM, U. S. S. Cero, Submarine, Baltic.
" Eight years of submarine duty has convinced me that this is the best branch of the Navy. Of course, I don't know too much about the other branches, but I do know that the sub crew is a closely knit unit in which efficiency in duty and close harmony among all members is the key­note.
I like the duty and so far it has liked me. All during the war we were stationed in the southwest Pacific, making twelve patrol runs of which eight were successful, which means that enemy ships were destroyed by us. On one of these, a striking incident occurred. For three days, we had tracked a three ship convoy and
finally caught up with them off Nagasaki. Just as we were making our approach, another sub, American, made an approach on us. We had encroached on this sub's territory, and, believing us to be the enemy, it was getting ready to attack us. Just then the enemy ships dropped a depth charge and forced our adversary to submerge. The enemy had not detected us so we made the approach, fired three torpedoes and made three hits. One of the ships we hit was an ammo carrier. It went off like a skyrocket. We got out of there in a hurry. A few days later in the same area we attacked an eight ship convoy, sinking three, beaching three and damag­ing
the other two. The Grayback, Shad and Cero made up the first sub wolfpack in the history of the Navy. After eight years on a sub, I am not certain what I am going to do. I may sign up for another hitch. It's a good life."
Kulic, Stanley, SF 2/ c, APA Haskell, West Hartford.
" I like the Navy, but when I'm in it I want a fighting ship. I'd still be in the Navy if they hadn't detailed me to be a soldier on Luzon. First I was a loader on the No. 1 gun on the PC 479. We brought down four planes. Of all the ships we con­voyed
we never lost one— the tin cans were losing ships. I didn't like it when transferred to the APA. And when they drafted me to go ashore in the Luzon invasion, as a boat repair man in a beach party, digging foxholes, I told ' em if I wanted to be a soldier, I'd join the Army. I wore Marine greens and carried a Marine pack. I spent one night in a hole near the beach. An LST 400 yards off was hit and burned. I wanted no part of the Army after the 10- inch naval shells the Japs were sending over fell all around us that night."
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Lacerenza, Joseph, MoMM 2/ c, Dun- keswell, England, Stamford.
" Seems funny for a Navy man to be stationed inland in the British Islands, but that's just the break I got. We had quite a number of B- 24s assigned to the Navy for patrol duty in the Bay of Biscay, and the spot I was in was just the place to base such an outfit. I remember one time when I was on leave in London and stay­ing
at the Regent Palace Hotel on Picca­dilly
Circus. I had just gone to bed when one of the buzz bombs came over and landed nearby. Boy, did that baby shake the hotel! Although I did not care much for most of England, I did have some great times down in London, and, brother, those Piccadilly Commandos are all they're cracked up to be."
Lyon, Norman E., S 1/ c, U. S. S. Ericsson, New Britain.
" Before I say anything about the Navy, let me tell you about the time I was a landlubber in Paris for five days. We had just docked at Omaha Beach and I got liberty. Sure I knew Paris was ' Off Bounds' but I figured I couldn't lose any­thing
by trying. So I took off. I think I rode in about everything there is on wheels from horsedrawn carts to captured Ger­man
trucks. I finally hitch- hiked my way into Paris but I could not get anything at all to eat along the way. I guess I was the only sailor in Paris, but boy did I have a time! A bunch of soldiers took me under their wing and I really saw the sights. I won't forget that trip."
MacNeil, Perry A., F 1/ c, LST- 1010, Sharon.
" Although I have been in only one major engagement— the landing on Okin­awa—
I spent most of my time in the South Pacific, loading and unloading troops and supplies on the various islands we had taken. I remember one instance on that
Okinawa landing which was pretty un­comfortable.
Three Jap Kamikazes came in on us and blew up two seaplane tenders just about 800 yards on our starboard. The explosions were terrific. Before I came in, I was with the Connecticut State Highway Department and believe me, it's going to be good to get back."
Mahoney, William J., S 1/ c, U. S. S. Henrico, Norfolk.
" When they said ' Join the Navy and see the world' I guess they really meant it in my case. I have been in four in­vasions
and in the ETO, Africa and the South Pacific. I might sound bitter about what I'm going to say, but it's the truth. We were off Okinawa D minus six, standing by as a reserve ship ready to unload when four Kamikazes came in on us. Our screen of destroyers had not yet formed and we were perfect targets. Not one damn round of ammo was fired at the Japs. One crazy Jap dove straight for us, hit the superstructure and then burst into flames. Most of the officers on the super­structure
were killed. When the plane hit our ship, it broke our fire mains and we had no water to fight the fire. The fire raged for about three hours, finally a destroyer hove to, but by that time we had our Diesel fire pumps working and managed to get the blaze under control. There was plenty of damage and casual­ties,
enough damage to put us in the yards for 90 days. Don't ask me what was wrong, someone just screwed up the detail as far as I'm concerned."
Martin, Allyn F., MaM 1/ c, Coco Solo Naval Base, Canal Zone, West Hartford.
" The mailman was very popular, he could get anything he wanted. One of the fellows in the postal unit was in his fifties, he was a railway mail clerk from Seattle before the war. Well, he always wanted to take a trip to Colombia. One day he
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put in a telephone call, saying he had re­ceived
some very important mail for Colombia, and demanded a plane to fly it down. They gave him two planes and flew him with the mail. He just dumped it in the American Embassy and flew back. It was mail for Colombia all right, but it was intended to be handled in the ordin­ary
course. Was he ever punished? No. They didn't know about it until later when another fellow was saying he wished he could get a trip like ' Whosis' did to Colombia. They asked how he got to Colombia. He said, ' He flew.' "
Mason, Hugh W., CM 2/ c, PCE- 847, Bridgeport.
" I was a carpenter in civilian life and in the Navy. Of course, I was not a car­penter
all the three years and three months I spent in the service. I was on a repair ship for 16 months making two trips to South America, Panama, Oran and Casablanca. This was a good tour and I was doing carpentry work which was right up my alley. But we returned to the
West Coast and our ship was reconverted into a weather control ship. This was monotonous. We would go out around 25 days just charting the weather— terribly boring. On the weather deal we would go out about 750 miles into the Pacific and scout the weather. What we were on the lookout for most of ail was the presence of typhoons."
Murawski, Edward, S 1/ c, U. S. S. Preston, AVD 7, New London.
" Although a great deal of my Navy time was spent at schools and aboard a ' tin can' the most exciting time I had was as an ordnance man on a PBY. We were doing anti- submarine patrol along the Atlantic Coast and were stationed at Jacksonville, Florida. Most of the time it was routine and we would never see anything that looked like a sub. But one day around mid- morning we spotted a sub surfaced about a mile away. We dove for her and were surprised as hell to see some of the German crew having a swim. They must either have been dumb or needed a bath badly. We made a run on her and dropped an ash can squarely on top of her, doing plenty of damage. Meanwhile I was strafing it with my 50s. We started another run on her but developed engine trouble and had to head for base. Meanwhile our radio operator had been in contact with shore and a destroyer came out and finished her off. We got credit for the kill, however, and I personally painted the kill on the hull of the plane, and boy it sure looked good!"
Murray, Daniel J., QM 2/ c, U. S. S. Kitten, Hartford.
" We were one of the destroyers de­tailed
to make the torpedo run on the Jap fleet in Surigao Strait, in the Battle of the Philippines. It was a night run, hug­ging
the shore so radar couldn't pick us up. The order was to pick your biggest target and fire your fish at that. The Killen was credited that night with pos­sibly
sinking a cruiser and definitely getting a couple of hits on a battleship. Most of the night I was at the wheel. I got relieved so I could go out and take a look. One Jap ship was burning. Some­thing
was silhouetted in front of it against the flames. As soon as we did our stuff the heavy cruisers and destroyers opened up. It looked scary. Afterwards, everyone said how impressive the fireworks display looked. At the time it's a different story. After a flood you see newspaper pictures which look picturesque, but at the time there's nothing picturesque at all."
Offsianik, Raymond G., FC 2/ c, U. S. S. Power, Meriden.
" I almost earned the nickname of Adam— you know Adam in the Garden of Eden. Sounds silly but it's true. Here's the story. We were standing off Rendova in the Solomons and the Japs were trying to break through our fire. I watched them for a while but we were too good for them.
Whatever made me decide to take a shower then I'll never know. I went below — got into the shower and there I was sing­ing
away— nicely lathered when a call came through for GQ. Dropping the soap I rushed out, grabbed a helmet and beat it for the deck. Without thinking, I ran for my station clothed in nothing but a soapy lather which was fast coming off. The ' Old Man' came by and when he saw me he nearly had a fit. We got credit for shooting down five that day, but I bet it's the first time a FC 2/ c stood by his station in his birthday suit. Embar­rassing?
Hell, no!"
Petrilas, William A., S 2/ c, San Diego Naval Repair Base, Naugatuck.
" Although I did not see any action, I expect to see plenty in a couple of days. You see, I played pro football with the N. Y. Giants in 1943 and I have already made arrangements to go right on playing. My first game will be in a couple of days. No combat duty, but I guess we can't all get what we ask for."
Piantedosi, Anthony P., GM 3/ c, Bridgeport.
" I wasn't on any one particular ship but would spend about ten months as armed guard on one ship, then transfer to another. That's just the way it went. Although I have been in all the theatres of war, the closest call I ever had was on our way to India from New York. We were plowing through the Mediterranean Sea as one ship in a large convoy. It was around 1218 hours and before we knew what had happened, two ships off starboard blew up as a result of direct hits by ' tin fish'. The thing that I haven't yet got straightened out in my mind is why not one depth charge was dropped!"
Pilkien, Peter, MoMM 1/ c, LCI 610, 7th Service Fleet, Hartford.
" We had our celebration before V- J
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Day. It was in San Pedro Bay, Leyte, that a fleet of hundreds of ships got word that the Japs accepted the Potsdam terms. There were battleships and hun­dreds
of amphibious craft— all sending up rockets and flares at night. Whistles, horns, sirens, and a searchlight display above the bay. When V- J Day came it was nothing. All the boys wanted then was to go home."
Raymond, Anthony P., S 1/ c, U. S. S. Ashtabula, Bridgeport.
" You might say I am a convert from the Army. I did a hitch with the ' foot­sloggers'
back in ' 37 to ' 40. The day after Pearl Harbor the old patriotic blood boiled up and I went down to enlist. I wanted the Air Corps but they told me I would have to take my chances on getting the branch of service I wanted so I decided to wait. Well, the draft caught up with me and I found myself in the Navy. Frankly, my life in the Navy has not been too interesting. I spent 30 months on a tanker refueling ships at sea."
Repole, Joseph J., BM 2/ c, LCT 864, Wethersfield.
" I was in on one of the most interesting experiments the Navy tried. You see, usually an LCT is towed from one base, then to an advance base. This took some time. The ' brass' decided that if it was possible to put an LCT aboard an LST and launch it from there, it would save plenty of time. My boat was selected for the experiment. We were under fire at Leyte when it came off. Everything went okay despite the heavy fire and the ex­periment
was a success. As a matter of fact, this procedure was used from then on. It was just off Leyte when we had a close one. Two Jap Bettys sneaked through our fire and dropped two 500 pounders just off our stern. We were damaged and had plenty of injuries. I was working with a great bunch of boys and we were pretty proud when we got a unit commendation for our work at Mindanao." Reynolds, James, MM 3/ c, U. S. S. Power, New Haven.
" Although I finished up on the U. S. S. Power, I was on the Libra, the first ship to unload troops and supplies at Rendova in the Solomons. We thought this quite a distinction — you know, it always makes you feel good to be the first. We expected a helluva lot of shore fire but the Corsairs from the carriers plus the fire from the ships had knocked out quite a number of the shore installations, and the shore fire was fairly light. But don't think it was all gravy. All the time we were unloading we were under fire from the Jap planes."
Rosenfeld, Irving, PhM 2/ c, Am­phibious
Force, France, Bridgeport.
" I was stationed at a hospital at Cher­bourg,
France. I was making my night rounds in the dispensary as I was on night shift duty. While walking from one bar­racks
to another, I suddenly heard a ' ping' but didn't realize at the minute just what it meant. But when I heard another ' ping' I came to my senses and doused the flashlight. I think the only thing that saved me that night was the fact that I was carrying my light extended from my body. I called the shore patrol and we finally discovered that the shots were coming from a tower across the way from the dispensary. We crept up the stairs and our sniper turned out to be a Frenchwoman who had been married to a German soldier. You can imagine our surprise when we found a woman. But woman or not, I guess she paid the full penalty. I guess women are funny when it concerns men."
Rourke, William V., GM 3/ c, U. S. S. Monterey, New Haven.
" They tell me I was in the Navy, but I never spent much time aboard naval vessels. Most of my three and a half years in the service was spent as armed
guard aboard freighters, tankers and transports. I've been in both the ETO and South Pacific theaters, but I think the closest call I had was in the ETO. We were on our way to Naples as part of a big convoy. We hadn't been out very long when about twenty JU- 88s, torpedo bombers, jumped us. They were persistent, and although twelve were shot down, they managed to get direct hits on a freighter and a Dutch ammunition ship. When the Dutchie blew up, the explosion was terrific. The convoy commander ordered us to drop astern and pick up the sur­vivors.
We managed to pick up about 2000 men, most of them in pretty bad shape from shock. Of course, when we fell out of the formation we were just a sitting duck, but we managed okay and were thankful that Jerry did not pay us a return visit while in that vulnerable position."
Smith, Ernest S., Jr., AMM 1/ c
U. S. S Monterey, Hartford.
" Never did I think when I joined the Navy that eventually I would be just off the shores of Japan. As a matter of fact I spent V- J Day in Tokyo Bay. After finishing AM school, at Floyd Bennett Field, I was assigned to Torpedo Squadron 34 aboard the Monterey. The exploits of this squadron included sinking the Jap heavy cruiser Tone when it was docked at Kure. We had a few Kamikaze attacks off Tokyo bay but the Monterey was not hit. I did see the Enterprise get hit and it wasn't too pretty a sight. The closest call I had was when we were loading ammo onto the ship when we were hit by a typhoon. The captain of the ammo ship asked for permission to draw away but we had to get the ammo aboard for further strikes as soon as the storm had died down, so permission was not granted. There was a 500 pounder on the hoist
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when the wind blew it over. Before I knew it, there were 500 pounders all over the deck, falling down the ladders. One of the boys suffered a broken leg when one smashed into him. We had one hectic time retrieving those bombs. It was a damn good thing they weren't fused."
Veils, Barney, MoMM 2/ c, U. S. S. John Penn, U. S. S. Formalhaut, Hartford.
" Were you ever hit by a damn torpedo during the night? Well that's what hap­pened
to us off Guadalcanal. It was around 2030 hours and some of the planes from the carriers were landing. Suddenly a Jap torpedo plane came in showing the same recognition lights as our own planes. So naturally we thought it was one of our own. All of a sudden, without any warn­ing,
he let go his ' tin fish' and hit us on the fantail, exploding the after magazine. In 20 minutes the John Penn was at the bottom of the sea. We were in the water for some time but small craft soon picked us up. The tough part was losing a lot of my buddies."
Wiggins, Daniel S., WT 2/ c, U. S. S. Sigourney, U. S. S. Macomb, Thomaston.
" In the battle off Bougainville, we were given up for lost when we were attacked by 40 Jap planes. That is, the fleet com­mand
gave us up and, personally, I didn't think too much of our chances to get out alive. The APD McLean was hit in the first dive of the planes and sank in a few minutes. Our gunners managed to shoot down nine of the planes. Their bombs came mighty close, but we weren't hit, and, though the attack went on for a long time, we finally managed to fight them off. After they went away, we picked
up the survivors of the McLean. That was while I was on the Sigourney. I was on the Macomb from December ' 42 until August ' 43. We made D- Day at Casablanca on this ship. On the Sigourney, we were in 13 invasions in the Pacific. We were strafed at Leyte which was pretty bad. In the big naval engagement at Surigao Straits, we sank a destroyer. It was all touch and go in that affair. The tin cans played a very important part in the war, and I am glad that I was able to serve on two such good ones."
CONNECTICUT VETERANS COMMEMORATIVE BOOKLET
Vol. VI Nov. 6, 1945 No. 6
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 at the Ports, the Third Naval District and the Naval Separation Center, Lido Beach, Long Island, N. Y., are acknowledged herewith.
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 at each of the 200 public libraries in the State.
Reproduction of the material in this booklet is permissible only with written authorization.
The personal experience stories were reported by Andrew Paterson, George Bragdon and Joseph O. Keating. The group pictures are from official U. S. Navy photographs. The cover illustration of the U. S. S. New York is from the Press Asso­ciation.
Ship Pictures ( Page 5) are from U. S. Navy photographs.
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THE MUSTER OUT ROLL CALL
Names, ratings and addresses of Connecticut men discharged from October 31 to November 6, 1945 in­clusive,
from official Navy records, Separation Center, Lido Beach, L. I., N. Y.
ABBATE, Prisco A., AOMT 2/ c
494 Howard Ave., New Haven ACKYRMAN, Dett M., BM 1/ c
911 E. Main St., Stamford AITKEN, Edward J., Sr., QM 3/ c
122 Broad St., Milford ALBERGHINI, Arthur D., SP ( X) 2/ c
204 Derby Ave., Derby ALBRECHT, Gordon, F 1/ c
266 Maple Ave., Hartford ALLEN, James J., Cox
442 Poplar St., Bridgeport ALLEY, Nahum M., CMoMM
Gen. Del., Thomaston ANDERSON, Frederick W., MoMM 3/ c
297 No. Main St., Southington ANDERSON, Teofil E., CMoMM
2 Phillips Lane, Glenbrook ANDRINI, James T., MM 2/ c
56 Lawlor St., New Britain ANGLISS, Frederick T., CSAO
5767 Main St., Bridgeport ANTON, Anthony A., CM 3/ c
58 Foster St., New Haven APEL, William B., TM 3/ c
50 Bissell St., Manchester ARESCO, Carmelo A., PhM 1/ c
55 Bridge St., Middletown ARRUZZA, Ralph D., S 1/ c
31 Mission St., Stamford ASHNER, Alden L., F 1/ c
Box 61, Pine Meadow ASTON, John F., MoMM 1/ c
Box 222, Guilford ASTRAMOWICZ, Louis S., Cox
106 Arch St., Meriden ATKINS, Algernon D., St 3/ c
28 Winter St., New Haven BAILEY, Gordon K., MM 1/ c
29 Dennison St., Hartford BAKER, John E., CBM
19 Edlie Ave., East Norwalk BAKEVICH, George J., PhM 1/ c
1 Seymour St., New Britain BANKER, Stanley Q., GM 3/ c
61 Waterbury Ave., Stamford BARATTA, Guido J., S 1/ c
60 Ferry St., Middletown BARBIERO, Frank, RM 3/ c
119 Middletown Ave., New Haven BARBOUR, Clarence E., GM 3/ c
453 Main St., Wethersfield BARON, Max M., EM 1/ c
68 Ridge Park Ave., Stamford BARTON, Walter A., SSML 1/ c
26 Meadow St., Danbury BASSELL, Robert F., SAO 1/ c
1 Barstow Drive, Wethersfield BAYUSIK, Joseph P., CM 1/ c
1135 Hancock Ave., Bridgeport BEACH, James M., GM 2/ c
69 Union St., Middletown BELAIR, Armand A., AOM 2/ c
92 School St., Putnam BELL, Andrew T., RM 2/ c 54 Pine St., Forestville
BELLAFRONTO, Gordon J., AerM 2/ c
13 William St., Wallingford BENOIT, Philippe F., PhM 2/ c
132 Crown St., Meriden BENEDICT, Alfred H., PhM 2/ c
4 Moss Ave., Danbury BENTON, Kenneth F., S 2/ c
76 Ellington St., Hartford BERNSTEIN, Raymond, SF 3/ c
77 Sargeant St., Hartford BIEU, Edward R., F 2/ c
40 Campfield Rd., Manchester BINKOSKI, John M., SF 3/ c
150 School St., Union City BIRCH, Thomas S., RdM 3/ c
1437 Boulevard, New Haven BLAIR, Raymond L., S 1/ c
79 Pine St., New Haven BLAUVELT, Francis, ARM 3/ c
16 Novak St., So. Norwalk BLESSO, Frank A., BM 2/ c
55 Knollwood Rd., West Hartford BOGEY, Robert F., GM 2/ c
1361 E. Main St., Bridgeport BOGUSH, Walter J., CMMS
53 Myrtle St., East Norwalk BOLE, George H., RM 3/ c
Box 194, Chester BONSNAS, Ronald D., SK 3/ c
16 Clarks Hill Ave., Stamford BOOTHROYD, John F., MoMM 2/ c
38 Webster St., Hartford BORDACKI, Benjamin J., AC MM
219 Olive St., Meriden BRAGAW, Vincent A., CM 1/ c
Box 23, Long Hill BRANDON, William F., GM 1/ c
189 Burnside Ave., East Hartford BRASSARD, Aime O., S 1/ c
607 Zion St., Hartford BRIGGS, Ernest C, MoMM 2/ c
171 Washington St., Hartford BRITT, Donald Q., F 1/ c
9 Cutler St., New London BROCHU, Edward H.. MMS 1/ c
104 Spencer St., Winsted BRODEUR, Ronald D., PhM 3/ c
251 Providence St., Putnam BRONSON, Stuart M., FC 3/ c
Box 65, Winchester Center BROWER, Henry H., StM 2/ c
289 Alba St., Bridgeport BROWN, Francis J., ARM 2/ c
84 Lilac St., New Haven BROWN, John, CM 1/ c
20 Herkimer St., Waterbury BRUNETTI, Angelo J., SCB 3/ c
9 Sniffen St., Norwalk BRUNO, Nicholas M., SSMB 3/ c
80 Brown St., West Haven BURRETT, Louis T., MoMM 1/ c
42 W. Pleasant St., New London BUSSOLINI, Peter J., S 1/ c
Woodford Ave., Avon BUTTERFIELD, Dalbert G., MoMM 1/ c
231 Sunset Ave., Meriden
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CALLAHAN, Charles B., EM 1/ c
127 Maple St., Plymouth CALLAHAN, John A., CM 3/ c
55 Melrose Ave., Bridgeport CALVER, Sherman C, MMS 1/ c
14 Garden St., Forest ville CALVI, Ernest P., RM 1/ c
93 Centennial Ave., Meriden CAMERON, Donald J., QM 3/ c
119 Newton St., Meriden CAMP, James W., MoMM 2/ c
40 Harrison St., Hartford CARLO, Michael A., Cox
59 Osborne St., Danbury CARLSON, Donald E., PhM 3/ c
382 So. Main St., Seymour CARLUCCI, William D., EM 1/ c
87 Virgil St., Stamford CARPENTER, Edward A., SF 1/ c
63 Gaylord St., Bristol CATALANO, Anthony J., MM 3/ c
568 N. Main St., Norwich CERINO, John G., SF 1/ c
303 Ferry St., New Haven CHABOTTE, Emile A., GM 2/ c 48 Washington St., Norwich CHAMBERLAND, Adelard T., F 1/ c
4 Norwich Ave., Taftville CHAPLIN, John H., S 1/ c
244 So. Main St., West Hartford CHELLIES, William H., CM 2/ c
164 Norwood Drive , New London CHERNESKY, Michael R., M 1/ c
379 Connecticut Ave., Bridgeport CHIECO, Leo P., SSMT 1/ c
27 West Park Place, Stamford CHRISTENSEN, Harold N., AMM 3/ c
40 Bruce Park Ave., Greenwich CLARK, Ellsworth T., F 1/ c
130 Cutler St., Watertown CLARK, Henry B., CM 1/ c
Higganum CLARK, Myron C, SK 3/ c
Box 275, RFD 5, Danbury CLIFFORD, John M., MM 1/ c
29 Dwight St., Ansonia COATES, Thomas E., PhM 2/ c
Middlesex Ave., Portland COFFEY, John L., S 1/ c
BOX 113, Montville COLANDREA, Paul, S 2/ c 36 Ann St., New Haven COLE, John H., GM 3/ c
18 Spring St., Danbury CON ANT, Robert B., S 2/ c
15 Edison St., East Hartford CONKLIN, Clarence E., MMS 2/ c
566 Oldroyd St., Devon CONROY, Thomas H., Cox 40 Orchard St., Norwalk COOGAN, William J., EM 1/ c
69 Pierpont St., New Haven CORRELL, Charles E., RdM 3/ c
230 Frost Rd.; Waterbury COTE, Rolland R., S 1/ c
1611 Park St., Hartford COWART, Charles H., TM 3/ c
114 Wells Road, Wethersfield CUBBERLY, Carle P., CQM
420 East Center St., Manchester CUCCARO, Nicholas F., MaM 2/ c
477 Parker Ave., Meriden CUSANO, Patsy J., GM 3/ c
393 Madison Ave., Bridgeport DAHER, Morad S., S 1/ c
34 Concord St., So. Norwalk
D'ALBERO, Salvatore G., EM 3/ c
314 Lenox St., New Haven DANCE, Chauncey B., CBM
Box 207, Darien D'ANGELO, Pasquale J., MM 1/ c
156 Connecticut Ave., New London DASH, John J., Jr , SC 2/ c
467 Helen St., Bridgeport DAVIS, Elwin H., SK 3/ c
136 So. Meadow St., Putnam DAVIS, Henry V., St 1/ c
608 Grand Ave., New Haven DeANGELIS, Guido, BM 1/ c
260 E. Main St., Torrington DeJENZANO, Salvador, PhM 2/ c
6 Erin St., Middletown DELANEY, Morgan E., AOM 1/ c
140 Seaside Ave., Stamford DELANEY, Peter H., CMM
18 Bungalow Park, Stamford DELEWSKI, Zigmund J., S 1/ c
171 Harwinton Ave., Torrington DeLUCO, Alfred J., F 1/ c
11 Center St., Southington DeMARTINO, Dominick, S 2/ c
17 Kossuth St., South Norwalk DEMAS, Constantine G., BM 2/ c
1306 State St., Bridgeport DEMOPOULOS, Sam N., Ptr 3/ c
155 Washington Ave., Stamford DeROSA, William J., BM 2/ c
1761 West Broad St., Stratford DERY, Roland F., F 1/ c
Box 101, Pine Meadow DETUCCIO, George D., SF 3/ c
154 Liberty St., Southington DEVINE, Thaddeus H., S 1/ c
Vauxhall St. Ext., RFD 2, New London DEWEY, Richard D., AM 1/ c
1950 Kings Highway, Fairfield DiLLON, Patrick J., BM 2/ c
169 Lombard St., New Haven DINGEE, Irving E., MoMM 2/ c
Padanaram Rd., Danbury DINHO, Albert M., MoMM 2/ c
47 State Street, Danbury DIPROTO, James S., Ptr 3/ c
23 Hubbard St., Middletown DOBKIEWICZ, Stanlaus J., Cox
569 Howe Ave., Shelton DOOLAN, Ward S., AMMH 2/ c
32 Sanford Ave., Bridgeport DOUCETTE, Silvio J., AOM 2/ c
152 Russ St., Hartford DOWDEN, James A., SoM 1/ c
893 Burnside Ave., East Hartford DOWNIE, William N., MM 2/ c
37 Deane St., Groton DOYON, Alfred J., SC 2/ c
149 East Liberty St., Waterbury DRAFFAN, Alexander G., TM 2/ c
2 Frank St., New Haven DRAIN, Hunter H., F 1/ c
18 School St., Norwalk DUFFY, Ronald L., SoM 2/ c
Gay St., Sharon DURR, Lawrence J., MoMM 1/ c
62 Church St., Groton DUTCHER, Robert O., GM 1/ c
200 Laurel St., Hartford EASTON, Kenneth, S 1/ c
Box 21, Mansfield Depot ELSER, Robert F., PhM 2/ c
Hadlyme EMIELITA, Edward J., B 3/ c
Brushy Plain, Branford
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ENNIS, John J., MoMM 2/ c
7 Elm St., Ansonia ESPOSITO, Joseph, S 1/ c
80 Fort Point St., Norwalk ESPOSITO, Nicholas C, WT 2/ c
384 Ferry St., New Haven EVANS, Ernest S., MoMM 1/ c
93 Sound View Ave., Stamford FARGH, Arnold E., CMoMM
195 Shaw St., New London FARINA, Rocco, S 1/ c
387 Chase Ave., Waterbury FARNHAM, William, S 1/ c
42 Ranney St., East Hartford FARREN, Donald E., S 1/ c
87 Woolsey St., New Haven FEBBRIELLO, Joseph E., MM 2/ c
147 Fairfield Ave., Waterbury FINLAY, Walter H., RdM 2/ c
38 Howard St., West Haven FISKE, Robert L., Ptr 2/ c
281 Center St., Apt A- 5, Manchester FLETCHER, Warren J., S 1/ c
31 Spring Garden Ave., Norwich FORSELIUS, Joseph L., S 1/ c
52 Dana St., West Haven FORTE, Arthur R., Cox
121 Putnam St., Hartford FOSTER, Raymond H., CM 1/ c
44 Jefferson Ave., Danbury FRANCO, Alfred J., S 2/ c
Beaverbrook, RFD 5, Danbury FRAWLEY, William F., S 1/ c
63 West State St., Westport FREDERICKSON, Oliver R., CM 1/ c
38 Hungerford St., Hartford FRISBIE, George S., RdM 3/ c
145 Bayard Ave., Hamden GAGNON, Roger C, S 1/ c
2 Isabelle Terrace, Newington GAMBORDELLA, Robert C, AOM 2/ c
57 Carmel St., Hamden GARLOCK, John W., S 2/ c
74 Grove St., Middletown GARNER, Edward H., GM 2/ c
1121 Enfield St., Thompsonville GESLIEN, Frank F., Jr., SF 2/ c
774 Howard Ave., Bridgeport GIUNTA, Albert A., S 1/ c
90 Franklin St., Saugatuck GLYNN, Thomas J., RM 2/ c
32 Mechanic St., New Haven GOLAS, Joseph S., MM 2/ c
103 Gold St., New Britain GOLD, Joseph E., AS
100 Auburn Ave., Waterbury GOTHAM, David M., S 1/ c
27 Elmhurst Circle, Elmwood GORMAN, Richard J., S 2/ c
112 Helen St., Hamden GORMLEY, Howard F., Jr., BM 2/ c
168 So. Colony St., Meriden GOYETTE, Rene J., Y 3/ c
Church St., Moosup GREEN, Clifford B., S 1/ c
Canterbury GREEN, Ernest J., S 1/ c
13 Woodmansee Ave., Norwich GREGSON, William W., S 1/ c
36 Torrington Ave., Collinsville GRIGERIK, Joseph J., WT 2/ c
36 Railroad Ave., Unionville GRISWOLD, Clifford E., S 1/ c
110 Broad St., Stamford GROPPO, Atilio J., Cox
84 Prospect Ave., Hartford
GULLI, Dominick N., S 1/ c
37 Roosevelt St., New Britain GURN, Michael J., Jr., S 1/ c
2 Charles St., East Norwalk GURSKI, Andrew, F 1/ c
41 John Ave., Bristol GUT Stanley J., S 2/ c
136 Beaver St., New Britain GUTMANN, Richard A., TM 2/ c
41 Elm St., Shelton GUTTIERI, Patsy J., QM 2/ c
238 Saltonstall Ave., New Haven GUZOWSKI, Edward M., WT 1/ c
154 Park St., Bristol GYURCSAK, William N., AEM 3/ c
252 Ely Ave., So. Norwalk HAGGERTY, Joseph P., ARM 2/ c
64 John St., Waterbury HAINSWORTH, William C, PhM 1/ c
32 Orland St., Bridgeport HALE, Henry H., Y 2/ c
21 No. Quaker Lane, West Hartford HALKO, George M., S 1/ c
Bldg. 7, Apt, 209, Y. M. V., Bridgeport HAMMER, Albert, CMM
82 Hollister St., Stratford HAMMER, Charles E., SC 3/ c
15 Wildman St., Danbury HANLEY, John J., ARM 2/ c
37 Pond St., Naugatuck HANSON, Albert C, MoMM 1/ c
3300 Whitney Ave., Mt. Carmel HARRISON, Charles L., TM 2/ c
RFD 2, Rimmon St., Seymour HELFGOTT, William, PhM 1/ c
306 Palm St., Hartford HELWIG, John H., CM 1/ c
235 Oronoque Rd., Milford HERMANCE, Frank J., Jr., MoMM 1/ c
182 North St., Seymour HERRICK, Frank F., Cox
23 Whitaker Ave., Norwich HIBBERT, William L., SC 2/ c
74 Balmforth Ave., Danbury HILL, Paul M., AOM 3/ c
227 Jefferson St., Hartford HINMAN, Henry W., CCS ( T)
283 View St., New Haven HIRSCHFELD, Edward M., CM 1/ c
RFD, Quaker Hill HNILICKY, William P., RM 2/ c
37 Richard Rd., Greenwich HOLBROOK, Donald G., S 1/ c
B- 98 Cotswold St., Hartford HOLMES, John F., SK 3/ c
53 Orchard Place, Greenwich HONORE, Villy M., SC 1/ c
Stamford HORMAN, Robert C, SK 2/ c
32 Edgewood Ave., New Haven HOWARD, Earle A., CM 3/ c
16 Evergreen Ave., Hartford HOWARD, Leroy C, SKT 2/ c
202 Kimberly Ave., New Haven HOYT, George H., BM 1/ c
219 Adams St., Bridgeport HUDAK, John H., MMS 1/ c
310 Highland Ave., Torrington HULIK, Edward S., MM 2/ c
127 Long Hill Road, Waterbury HUNTER, Miles E., PhM 2/ c
10 Driveway, Guilford HYOUCK, Michael P., SC 3/ c
Walk M., Charter Oak Ter., Hartford INFANTE, Frank L., MoMM 2/ c
288 Davis Ave., Greenwich
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INGRAHAM, William H., EM 1/ c
20 Orchard Place, Cos Cob JACQUES, Robert W., RdM 2/ c
88 Coleman St., New London JAJER, John T., FC 3/ c
Taylor St., New Milford JAY, William, RM 2/ c
991 North Main St., Waterbury JENNINGS, Arthur I., MoMM 3/ c
Tamarack Ave., RFD 3, Danbury JOHN, James P., RM 1/ c
32 High St., Norwich JOHNSON, Axel G., SK 1/ c
61 Connecticut Ave., Thompsonville JOHNSON, Carl J., AMM 3/ c
Middletown Road, RFD 1, Berlin JOHNSON, Walter, GM 3/ c
Greenwich JONES, Robert B., S 1/ c
15 Walkley Road, West Hartford JUDGE, Robert E., S 1/ c
19 Tilton St., New Haven JULIEN, Francis R., MoMM 2/ c
14 Woodlawn Ter., Waterburv KADEC, Stanley, SC 3/ c
40 Givens Ave., Stamford KAMINSKI, Walter P., SK 2/ c
86 North St., Norwich KASHUBA, Edward P., S 1/ c
39 Bank St., Derby KENNEDY, Eugene J., Cox
1474 Quinnipiac Ave., New Haven KENNEY, William F., S 1/ c
15 Howard St., Norwich KERRIGAN, Robert J., S 1/ c
32 Madison Terrace, Bridgeport KERVIN, Marshall D., CTM
Baltic Heights, Baltic KESNICK, William, Cox
734 South Pacific St., Stamford KILBURN, Leonard, MM 3/ c
RFD 7, Norwich KING, John R., ARM 2/ c
29 Garden St., Forestville KING, Martin L., Jr., S 1/ c
269 Humphrey St., New Haven KLECHA, Edward J., CRM
20 Moss Ave., Danbury KLEPACHE, Gregory, Cox
30 Branch St., Waterbury KLINE, Walter L., MM 3/ c
26 Maltby Place, New Haven KNAPP, Robert H., EM 1/ c
1014 South Main St., Waterbury KNAPP, Robert W., MM 2/ c
Box 580, Greenfield Ave., Stratford KOMINAS, Charles, SC 2/ c
22 Hurlburt St., New Britain KORPITA, Andrew, AM 3/ c
210 Osborne St., Bridgeport KOUNACS, David, GM 3/ c
3 Laura St., South Norwalk KRANYAK, Alexander, SF 2/ c
852 Hallett St., Bridgeport KREYKENBOHM, Warren C, AOM 2/ c
Rocky Top Road, Mt, Carmel KRISTOFAK, Stephen G., RdM 2/ c
7 Westfield Rd., West Hartford KRONBERG, Edward G., BM 1/ c
476 Laurel St., West Haven KULIC, Stanley, SF 2/ c
44 Oakwood Ave., West Hartford KULIS, Lucian J., QM 2/ c
72 Booth St., New Britain KUZIAK, Steve, CWT
77 Kneen St., Shelton
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KWOLEK, Stanley P., SSML 3/ c
69 New Hanover Ave., Meriden LACERENZA, Joseph, MoMM 2/ c
138 West Ave., Stamford LADDEN, Joseph P., S 2/ c
306, Bldg. 44, Y. M. V., Bridgeport LADRIGAN, Alfred I., MoMM 2/ c
Byrd Ave., So. Norwalk LAMAR, Henry J., S 1/ c
43 Hartford Ave., New Britain LANDSBERG, Eugene, MaM 1/ c
11 Judson Ave., New Haven LANGELIER, Leonard B., MM 3/ c
Box 185, Wilsonville LaTORRACA, Donato L., S 1/ c
7 Arch St., New Haven LAWTON, George A., RM 1/ c
213 South Main St., Naugatuck LEE, Richard M., CRT ( AA) ( T)
RFD 10, Fairfield LEWIS, Nicholas P., SC 2/ c
3 Hill St., Norwich LEY, John, Jr., AMM 3/ c
RFD 2, Seymour LISEE, Julian R., EM 2/ c
97 North Main St., Jewett City LITHWIN, Edward C, CSp ( A)
613 Main St., Manchester LOMBARDO, Dominick, ART
Brook St., New Canaan LOMBARDO, Louis J., MoMM 3/ c
74 Mitchell St., New Britain LOPEZ, Eugenio T., Ck 3/ c
49 School St., Hartford LOREC, Peter J., EM 2/ c
325 So. Main St., Seymour LUCAS, Daniel, Cox
633 So. Main St., Waterburv LUCKNAN, Irving L., SM 3/ c
60 Mansfield St., Hartford LUICH, Joseph C, MoMM 3/ c
957 Hancock Ave., Bridgeport LYON, Norman E., S 1/ c
86 Ledgecrest Ave., New Britain MacDONALL T., CCM
447 Edgewood St., Hartford MACHRONI, Anthony, PM 3/ c
86 Colorado Ave., Torrington MacNEIL, Perry A., F 1/ c
Box 27, Sharon MAGEE, David, SK 1/ c
99 Nash St., Bridgeport MAHONEY, William J., S 1/ c
Blackberry Place, Norfolk MAHR, Frederick P., GM 2/ c
RFD 1, Rockville MAIER, Harry F., CM
44 Winthrop St., New Britain MAJUSKY, William, EM 2/ c
98 James St., New Haven MAKRAI, Gaza, Jr., Cox
38 Hayes St., Bridgeport MALYN, Clement A., MoMM 2/ c
11 Old Fieldpoint Rd., Greenwich MARCARELLI, Dionisio, BM 2/ c
65 County St., New Haven MARION, Earl R., F 2/ c
100 North St., New Britain MAROZAS, Vincent J., GM 3/ c
125 Draher Ave., Waterbury MARSHALL, Eugene F., Jr., Y 1/ c
1564 Chapel St., New Haven MARTIN, Allyn F., MaM 1/ c
109 Dover Rd., West Hartford MARTIN, Antero J., MM 3/ c
98 Russ St., Hartford MARTIN, Edward H., SoMH 3/ c
34 Lilac St., New Britain MARTIN, William M., S 1/ c
42 Charron St., Bridgeport MASON, Hugh W., CM 2/ c
156 DeForest Ave., Bridgeport MASSARE, Philip J., GM 3/ c
363 Priscilla St., Bridgeport MATYASOVSKY, Ladislaus, WT 2/ c
761 Beechwood Ave., Bridgeport MAYER, Henry E., Jr., RdM 1/ c
93 Sherman St., Fairfield MAZUR, Boris, SC 3/ c
295 Plainville Ave., Unionville McANELLY, Murray W., Ptr 1/ c
33 Shirley Street, Waterbury McCAFFREY, Thomas F., S 1/ c
22 Greenlawn Road, Fairfield McCARTER, David W., SK 2/ c
593 Winchester Ave., New Haven MCCARTHY, Joseph M., MoMM 3/ c
Mill Plain Road, Danbury McGOWAN, John J., MM 2/ c
396 Ferry St., New Haven McLECSINSKI, Frank J., MaM 2/ c
475 Helen St., Bridgeport McNAMARA, John L., PhM 2/ c
22 Eastwood Ave., Waterbury McNERNEY, Robert J., GM 3/ c
23 Rowan St., East Norwalk MELCHER, Ronald P., QM 2/ c
177 Retreat Ave., Hartford MENARD, Edgar C, CMM ( PA)
C- 378, W- P., Charter Oak Ter., Hartford MEZZO, Albert F., RM 3/ c
4 Broad St., Sevmour MIKULKA, John M., GM 2/ c
928 Oldfield Rd., Fairfield MILES, William F., SKT 1/ c
74 Henry St., Stamford MILLER, Clarence A., B 2/ c
1491 Boston Ave., Bridgeport MINER, Willard M., GM 3/ c
835 Broad St., Bridgeport MISH, John, S 1/ c
44 Duffy St., Stamford MEALES, Matthew, S 1/ c
595 Waterview Ave., Bridgeport MONDO, Philip J., Cox
24 Ashton St., Bridgeport MONROE, Richard F., Ck 3/ c
448 Main St., Stamford MOONEY, Thomas J., S 1/ c
14 Talmadge St., Derby MOOSEY, Joseph J., WT 3/ c
7 Farley Ave., Pawcatuck MORRIS, Clifford R., QM 1/ c
Main St., Centerbrook MULDOON, James P., S 1/ c
27 Orange St., Bridgeport MULHOLLAND, John L., AMM 3/ c
Foote St., Cheshire MULLER, Fred E., CCM
High Bridge, Fairfield MURAWSKI, Edward, S 1/ c
New London MURDOCH, John D., PhM 3/ c
24 Riggs Ave., West Hartford MURRAY, Daniel J., QM 2/ c
104 Wilson St., Hartford MURRAY, Robert W., S 2/ c
24 Greenwood St., Watertown NAIMD, Peter P., PhM 2/ c
2 Russell St., Branford NANNI, Frank J., S 1/ c
21 Upson Ave., Winsted
NAPLES, James P., MoMM 1/ c
16 Pearl Court, New Britain NAZZARSKY, William W., BM 2/ c
1 Pine Hill, Simsbury NEGRI, William L., S 1/ c
129 New Litchfield St., Torrington NEILSON, Charles E., S 1/ c
82 Gardiner St., Noroton Heights NELSON, Charles G., S 1/ c
226 Barnum Ter., Stamford NETTLETON, Lauren L., S 2/ c
Thayer Ave., Higganum NEWMAN, Edward M., S 1/ c
Old Saybrook NOVAK, Frank J., SM 3/ c
17 Chestnut St., Norwalk O'BRIEN, John J., CMoMM
23 Tilton St., New Haven OFFSIANIK, Raymond G., FC 2/ c
69 Meridian St., Meriden OKUN, Morris J., SKV 3/ c
136 Magnolia St., Hartford OLIVA, Joaquim, Cox
Starr Rd., Beaverbrook, Danbury OLSON, George W., EM 2/ c
171 Washington St., Hartford ONUFER, Alexander, MoMM 2/ c
60 Anderson Ave., Stamford O'SULLIVAN, John J., CM 1/ c
214 Brook St., New Britain PAGNOZZI, Augusto E., S 1/ c
992 Noble Ave., Bridgeport PARKES, Edward H., MMS 2/ c
5 Woodbury Ave., Norwalk PARRITT, Harold E., AMM 2/ c
66 Howe Ave., New Haven PATTERSON, James, Jr., St 2/ c
42 Clark St., Hartford PAQUETTE, Edwin J., M 3/ c
48 Maple Ave., New London PECKA, Stephen J., SC 2/ c
Wolcott Rd., Waterbury PECOR, Stephen F., Jr. S 1/ c
689 Arctic St., Bridgeport PELLICONE, Myer J., GM 3/ c
16 Ketchum St., Westport PERKO, George, EM 3/ c
5 Maple St., Stafford Springs PERSICO, Salvatore, S 1/ c
53 Front St., Ansonia PETRILAS, William A., S 2/ c
905 Rubber Ave., Naugatuck PHILLIPS, Charles M., S 1/ c
126 So. Main St., So. Norwalk PIANTEDOSI, Anthony P., GM 3/ c
317 Lexington Ave., Bridgeport PICCEVILLO, Guido, SC 2/ c
65 Anderson Ave., West Haven PICHETTE, Rosaire A., SC ( B) 3/ c
69 Sunset Ave., Oakville PIETKA, Edmund H., Bkr 1/ c
838 Atlantic St., Stamford PILIERO, Vincent, MoMM 3/ c
Brook St., New Canaan PILKIEN, Peter, MoMM 1/ c
217 Retreat Ave., Hartford PINSONNEAULT, Harold J., BM 2/ c
318 Howard Ave., New Haven PISANI, Nicholas A., SSML 1/ c
38 Sherman St., Bridgeport PLUCINSKI, George F., GM 3/ c
338 Willow St., Bridgeport POCHRON, Stanley J., CMM
144 Church St., Seymour POLKA, John, F 1/ c
105 Bohemia St., Plainville
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POLITIS, Michael J., RM 3/ c 131 No. Main St., Ansonia
PONZIO, Joseph P., MM 2/ c
175 Forest Rd., West Haven
PORCELLO, James S., CM 1/ c 3 Chapel St., Thompsonville
POST, Avery D., AS V- 12
8 Nelson Place, Norwich POTTER, Vincent P., MM 2/ c
142 Courtland Hill, Stamford PRATT, Raymond H., RM 1/ c
17 Iver Ave., East Haven PRIVEE, Raymond E., SAO 1/ c
475 Valley St., New Haven PROCTOR, John A., AMMC 2/ c
9 Geer Ave., Norwich PRONOVOST, Armand T., MoMM 2/ c
146 Savings St., Waterbury PUCHALA, John J., WT 1/ c
527 Holland Hill Rd., Fairfield RABITO, Paul E., EM 2/ c
206 Clifton St., Wallingford RANNEY, Donald M., BM 2/ c
229 East Main St., Meriden RAYMOND, Anthony P., S 1/ c
62 Sylvan St., Bridgeport REED, Edwin A., SF 2/ c
19 Summer St., Meriden RETTIG, William R., CEM
92 Grove St., Clinton ROBINSON, Harold L., S 1/ c
93 Maplewood Ave., Devon REARDON, Francis M., S 1/ c
161 High St., New Britain REPOLE, Joseph J., BM 2/ c
42 Stillwold Rd., Wethersfield REVES, Julius, AMM 1/ c
1300 Howard Ave., Bridgeport REYNOLDS, James A., MM 3/ c
3 North Bank St., New Haven RICKERT, Stephen, SM 3/ c
21 Limerick St., Stamford RILEY, Lester F., MoMM 1/ c
558 Church St., New Britain RINALDINI, Frank N., M 1/ c
67 Windsor Ave., Meriden RICHOR, Melville J., CM 2/ c
Post Road, Westport ROBERTS, Verne E., WT 2/ c
92 South St., Willimantic ROCK, Gerard J., Y 1/ c
30 Prospect St., Rock ville RODMAN, Woodward K., AMM 1/ c
269 Huntington Tpke, Bridgeport ROLFE, Eldon W., S 1/ c
159 Howard St., New London ROOD, Frank A., CM 1/ c
85 Oak St., Willimantic ROSA, Russell C, S 1/ c
30 Robertson St., New Haven ROSANSKY, Louis, EM 1/ c
14 Perkins St., Winsted ROSENFELD, Irving, PhM 2/ c
340 No. Bishop Ave., Bridgeport ROSER, Elizah J., CMM
St. Luke's Hospital, Greenwich ROSSI, Arthur P., SoM 1/ c
136 Spring St., Thompsonville ROTH, William M., S 1/ c
16 Peck St., New Haven ROURKE, William V., GM 3/ c
25 High St., New Haven ROWLAND, Frederick C, EM 1/ c
18 Clifford Ave., Stamford RUDENKO, John J., CM 1/ c
151 So. Main St., So. Norwalk
RUDZINSKI, Mieroslew E., GM 3/ c
210 Jefferson St., Bridgeport RYDER, William R., SM 1/ c
14 Clinton St., Stratford SACCAVINE, James V., Jr., CBM
186 Chatham St., New Haven SALVAGNO, Fred A., SF 3/ c
432 East Main St., Bridgeport SALZER, Otto S., Prtr 3/ c
105 Victoria Lawn, Stratford SANTUCCI, Albert P., MoMM 2/ c
571 Birdseye St., Stratford SARTORI, Louis, Cox
14 Goodman Place, Hartford SAUNDERS, James B., RdM 2/ c
Old Stamford Rd., New Canaan SCHMIDT, Ernest R., CMoMM
1554 Capito. Ave., Bridgeport SCHNEIDER, Robert, AMM 1/ c
45 Poplar St., Bridgeport SCHRADER, Edward D., MM 1/ c
898 Ocean Ave., West Haven SCHROEDER, Howard W., ABM 3/ c
Box 86, RFD 2, Torrington SCHUBERT, Otto W., MoMM 2/ c
369 Pine St., Forestville SCOOPO, Michael V., MoMM 2/ c
15 Cedar Hill Ave., New Haven SEBASTIANELLI, John J., F 1/ c
9 West Main St., Mystic SERAFIN, John, S 1/ c
Everett St., RFD . Norwich SERRA, Louis, CCS ( T)
171 Albert St., Torrington SETZKO, John E., S 1/ c
541 Zion St., Hartford SHANDRA, James V., F 1/ c
72 Maple St., Winsted SHEARER, George F., F 1/ c
24 South Main St., Unionville SICONA, Salvatore S., EM 3/ c
220 Beach St., Bridgeport SIEGAL, Jacob S., AMM 2/ c
625 Garden St., Hartford SILVIA, Edward, RM 3/ c
4 Rowan St., Danbury SIMALEAVICH, Joseph, BM 2/ c
80 Liberty St., Danbury SINGEWALD, Robert J., WT 1/ c
809 Washington Village, So. Norwalk SMITH, Ernest S., Jr., AMM 1/ c
177 Retreat Ave., Hartford SMITH, Kenneth L., BM 2/ c
21 Franklin St., Putnam SOLEK, Stanley J., S 1/ c
122 Armistice St., New Britain SORENSEN, Charles E., AMM 1/ c
396 New Haven Ave., Milford SORRENTINO, Benjamin J., BM 1/ c
Success Park, Bridgeport SOUCY, Albert J., Y 1/ c
73 Meadow St., Bristol SOULE, George E., CM 2/ c
East River SPEERS, Arthur E., Sp ( F) 2/ c
48 Aner St., New Haven SPERRE, Norman L., PhM 1/ c
1071 Boulevard , West Hartford STABACH, Louis F., S 1/ c
106 Willow St., Meriden STADLER, Bronson I., MoMM 2/ c
115 Roanoke Ave., Fairfield STAUBEY, Leslie E., S 1/ c
RFD 3, Norwich STEMM, Edward L., PhM 1/ c
115 Clematis Ave., Waterbury
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STICKLES, Milton A., M 3/ c
377 West Preston St., Hartford STOKES, William, BM 2/ c
329 Hancock Ave., Bridgeport STURGES, Edward J., MM 1/ c
Carson Court, Bridgeport SURPRENANT, Roger, SF 2/ c
17 Boswell Ave., Norwich SUZANSKI, Joseph W., S 1/ c
572 East Main St., Bridgeport SWABSKI, Walter J., CM 1/ c
11 No. Third St., Meriden SZALL, Henry J., AS
Mansfield Center, Ashford TEKOSKE, Alexander J., MoMM 1/ c
980 Forbes St., East Hartford TEMPLE, Elroy E., AMM 3/ c
35C Dutch Point Lane, Hartford TERENCIO, Anthony R., S 2/ c
272 State St., Stamford THOMPSON, Alphonse L., CM 2/ c
30 Stone St., Danbury THOMPSON, John J., RM 3/ c
23 Eastwood Ave., Waterbury THORELL, Paul F., SK 2/ c
78 East Farm St., Waterbury THORNLEY, Harold, BM 2/ c
90 1/ 2 Prospect Ave., Danielson TILLMAN, Robert J., MoMM 3/ c
809 Knapps Highway, Bridgeport TOLLES, Arthur R., SK 1/ c
11 Elliott St., East Norwalk TOMPKINS, Eugene G., CBM
717 Laurel Ave., Bridgeport TOMLIN, Sidney W., CMMR
1137 Mill Plain Rd., Fairfield TOPPING, John W., Jr., SF 2/ c
East Main St., Canaan TOTTENHAM, William D., AMM 3/ c
103 Myrtle St., Shelton TRIBE, Armand C, Jr., MMR 3/ c
59 Maple St., Waterbury TRIPP, Erwin J., GM 2/ c
TULIPANI, Albert N., Cox
Ivy Hill Rd., Ridgefield TURNER, Henry W., EM 2/ c
773 North Colony St., Meriden UPSON, Leroy S., MoMM 3/ c
11 Highland Ave., Milford UOLONIS, Frank C, S 1/ c
38 Clover St., Ansonia URAM, Peter, MM 1/ c
397 Walnut St., Waterbury URBANSKI, Alphonse S., CM 2/ c
50 Olive St., Meriden URQUHART, Duncan M., S 1/ c
721 State St., New Haven VALINE, Elliott Herman, S 1/ c
RFD 5, Danbury VARGOSHE, John J., MoMM 2/ c
357 Kent Ave., Bridgeport VECE, Carmine T., Bkr 3/ c
393 Goodrich St., Hamden VEITS, Barney, MoMM 2/ c
133 Babcock St., Hartford VICKERS, William T., BM 2/ c
50 Thorpe St., Fairfield VINCEK, Albert A., FC 3/ c
21 Woodmere Road, West Hartford VLECIDES, Constantine, SCB 3/ c
509 So. Main St., West Hartford
YOLLERO, Louis A., GM 3/ c
45 Woolsey St., New Haven WALLEN, Russell A., HA 2/ c
RFD 1, Willimantic WALSH, Daniel A., RM 1/ c
40 Wheeler St., Shelton WALSH, Herbert, MM 1/ c
34 Wilmot Place, Bridgeport WALSH, Kenneth J., S 2/ c
14 Tour Ave., New Haven WARD, John O., TM 3/ c
67 Francis St., East Haven WARJENSKI, Vincent A., MaM 2/ c
2 Kellogg St., Norwalk WARSTOCK, Zenon C, MM 1/ c
33 Bond St., Hartford WATERBURY, Everett P., GM 2/ c
22 Pine Hill St., Manchester WATSON, William, MM 2/ c
2 Camp Terrace, Waterbury WAY, John J., GM 3/ c
Main St., Saybrook WEBB, Roger L., MM 1/ c
87 Patterson St., Torrington WEBER, Walter M., RT 2/ c
Millbrook Rd., Middletown WEBSTER, Morris J., GM 3/ c
109 North St., Bristol WESTON, Harry C, Jr., F 1/ c
44 Pratt St., Meriden WHITMORE, Beverly E., F 1/ c
Bow Lane Rd., Middletown WIGGINS, Daniel S., WT 2/ c
Box 221, Thomaston WILCOX, Ralph G., Sp( Q) 3/ c
18 Rivercliff Drive, Milford WILKINS, Tracy R., Jr., MoMM 2/ c
156 Bayberry Drive, Bristol WILLARD, Lloyd A., Y 1/ c
555 Westfield Ave., Bridgeport WILLIAMS, Robert C, AMM 3/ c
8 No. Elm St., Wallingford WIST, Henry M., MMS 2/ c
96 Hungerford St., Hartford WITKOWSKI, Francis J., TM 2/ c
120 Chapel St., Thomaston WITKOWSKI, Henry J., WT 1/ c
36 Concord St., So. Norwalk WITTEN, Wilbur, RdM 3/ c
773 George St., New Haven WOJIEWODSKI, William J., MM 2/ c
439 Middletown Ave., New Haven WYCINOWSKI, Arthur, F 1/ c
71 Russell St., Middletown YANIK, John, AMM 3/ c
16 Church St., East Port Chester YASKULSKY, Valenty, AMM 2/ c
28 Florence St., East Hartford YOUNG, Robert A., SoM 3/ c
2464 Whitney Ave., Hamden ZAMATA, Joseph P., SF 2/ c
579 E. Washington Ave., Bridgeport ZAPAL, Andrew J., GM 2/ c
121 Highland Ave., Meriden ZAPATKA, Albert J., BM 2/ c
88 Olive St., Naugatuck ZELICH, Peter J., MM 1/ c
311 Bostwick Ave., Bridgeport ZLICEWSKI, Frank G., MM 1/ c
331 Broad St., New Britain
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