Connecticut veterans commemorative booklet. Vol. 6, no. 10. Connecticut Men of the United States Navy, demobilization, Lido Beach Separation Center. November 24 to 29, 1945

              CONNECTICUT MEN
of the United States Navy
Demobilisation, Lido Beach, Separation Center
November 24 to 29, 1945 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.
Y o u r s 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.
Alpert, Paul, GM 2/ c, SJS. Sylvester Pattie, New Haven.
" It was extremely hot below and most of us were sleeping up on deck when we received an alert and ran to our GQ stations. We noticed some tracers go up and fired in their general direction but soon were given the order to cease firing. That was in Okinawa on August 14th and we soon found out the firing was in cele­bration
of the reported Jap surrender. We were overjoyed at the news but the fireworks cost the lives of three men killed by the flak of the explosive shells."
Banfield, Elliott C., SF 3/ c, PC- 1177, Rocky Hill.
" Just off of Okinawa as it was getting dark one day, a wave of six Jap suicide planes attacked us. They came in for the hit with all the guns of all the ships around blasting away at them. One got through far enough to threaten us but our gunners got him just before he got to the ship. He certainly made a big splash when he hit the water. The others were knocked down before they did any damage, but they gave quite a scare. While on convoy duty from New York to Cuba, we made contact with a sub which was taken care of by the ships with the bigger guns. Those two experiences were about the clearest that I can remember/'
Bedell, Kenneth F., MoMM 1/ c, 106th Seabees, Bridgeport.
" On April 23rd we arrived at Ie Shima in an LCI. We met with no organized resistance but there was plenty of sniping.
We were attached to GRO- PAC 12 and our job was to set up installations, build an airstrip, roads, quonset huts and a radio communications building. We went through 177 bombings during our six month stay there. GRO- PAC 12 received a direct hit on their hospital and 133 men were killed. When our job was finished there, we went to Okinawa. Soon after we arrived there the typhoon struck and we ran to the caves for shelter. Some of the men found Japs still hidden in the caves but they were weary of fighting and surrendered. We lost one man in the typhoon and several were injured."
Bellisario, Henry J., AMMC 2/ c, Scouting Squadron 48, Central Village.
" We had the regular patrol duty over the coast of Attu and made two daily runs. We had many false alarms and dropped many depth charges when we thought we spotted a sub, but the only hit we knew of was when a whale came to the surface badly injured."
Boyko, Charles W., Cox, LST- 4, Stratford.
" The worst landing my ship took part in was on the Island of Elba. We had 300 French Commandos and were supposed to take them in on the first wave but we got caught in a cross fire and had to anchor a half mile from shore. We thought we were anchored in a swift stream but later found out we were in the midst of a mine field. The British gun boats and our planes did a good job of clearing the beach and we went in the next morning with
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occasional firing of 88s anti- personnel shells at us. Many of the Commandos were killed in the crossfiring."
Bump, Edward C, Prtr, 3/ c, N. O. B. Trinidad, Stamford.
" I spent 18 of my 20 months in service at Trindad. Things were very dull. We worked all day long and sat around at night shooting the breeze. Recreation was at a minimum and liberty not worth going on. My only consolation was the spare amount of time to think of my wife and two kids."
Chabinec, Myron, SF 2/ c, Destroyer Bennett, Destroyer Duncan, New Haven.
" On October 12, 1942, the Duncan was sunk during a surface battle with 12 Jap ships and I spent 14 hours floating around in the water before I was picked up. The action occurred during the battle of Cape Esperance off Savo Island at Guadalcanal. Eleven of the Jap ships were sunk by Navy guns and the remaining one went down from bombs from the planes. There was a lot of action during the fight but it came so fast that it left nothing for me to remember. We were eight miles off shore when we went down, but I floated and swam so that I was only a mile from the beach when I was picked up by the Marines. There were 55 men killed during the fight and many more wounded, but I got out of it with only a ducking. It was lucky that the water was warm and also that no Jap ships were left to take pot shots at us. I went on the Bennett after that and finished out the hitch as a member of her crew."
Chamberlain, Roger W., RM 3/ c, Landing Party, East Haven.
" A landing party is attached to no ship in particular, but travels on lots of them. The party that I was attached to was in action for 37 months and served in the MTO, ETO and ended up in the Pacific.
We made D- Day landings at Salerno, Anzio and Southern France. We served as liaison between the Army and Navy through communications that we set up on the beach. We went ashore with the initial wave and stayed there until the beach was secured and the nearest port opened. We lived with the Army and dressed like them and did most of the work with them. Salerno was rough going in, but got easier; while Anzio was easy going in, but got rougher in a big way. The landing at Southern France was easy. Marseille was the best place over there to spend liberty. We were on our way to Guam when the war ended. We landed there and stayed put until orders came to go home. It was a good branch of the service to land in and although the duty was sometimes a little rough, I am glad that my tour was with a landing party."
Collins, Joseph T., F 1/ c, Patrol Craft 1149, West Haven.
" The best duty that I had in 36 months at sea was as a gunner on a merchant ship although I was in two air attacks off the coast of France and two in the Medi­terranean.
The ship that I was on didn't get hit, but I guess that the misses were close enough. After the merchant ship, I served for 16 months on a mine sweeper that plied the Atlantic. We were at Salerno for two days and had two air
THREE NEWER WARSHIPS
USS THOMPSON — A destroyer of the Bristol class ( top), commissioned in 1942, carries four five- inch 38s, several twinned Dofors 40s, and smaller A A.
USS BILOXI — One of the 10,000 ton 1940
cruisers of the Cleveland class ( center), com­missioned
in 1943, carries twelve six- inch guns in four turrets and twelve five- inch AAs.
USS COLAHAN — One of the war- program destroyers, commissioned in 1943, picture taken during those ceremonies with tower of the Brooklyn Bridge for background.
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attacks there. We used to blow up mines all over the Atlantic while on this duty. I ended up on the PC in the Pacific. The thing that I remember best about the PC is that we were engaged in sea rescue work. One day off of Iwo, two Army pilots got into a dog fight and one crashed not far away. We picked him up all right and all that he got out of it was a bad ducking. While on the mine sweeper and PC, I used to wish for some of that good food that I used to get on the merchant ship. That was good duty."
Connelly, John J., Jr., GM 2/ c, LCI- 813, Hartford.
" Our biggest job was on Okinawa on D- Day. We were the port directing ship so you can realize things were rather tough for us. Our job was to direct the ships coming into the beach. It put a lot of responsibility on our shoulders for we were directly responsible to see that the landing craft went into the right place at the right time and to be sure that the ships would not cluster together giving the Nips a good target. Planes were coming at us from all directions but we managed to come through it all okay. Many of the landing barges were hit and some by Kamikaze planes. I was in charge of the guns aboard our craft and directed the firing. We accounted for at least one plane."
Convertito, James D., MM 2/ c, 135th Seabees, Bridgeport.
" The luckiest break that I ever got in my life was that I was on duty one night on Tinian when a shell came right through my tent. There was an air raid that night and one of our guns must have fired a dud because it went up and then came right back down and through my tent. We were building an airstrip for B- 29s there at the time. From there, we moved to Okinawa where we built a naval
operations base. We had air raids there all of the time until peace came. It seemed that there were always snipers wherever we worked. All the time we were at Tinian they bothered us. One night two of them were killed right near our tent area. They got hungry and came in to steal food and got a load of lead for dessert. There was never a dull moment."
Donahue, James H., SSML 3/ c, Light Cruiser Columbia, Hartford.
" A Jap Kamikaze plane, carrying a 1600 pound projectile, crashed on our deck at the battle of Lingayen Gulf and gave me the biggest scare that I got in the 12 battles that I was in. There were two planes in the attack, but one overshot the ship and landed in the water. I was in a 5- inch gun mount at the time and did not see him hit, but I certainly felt him. Our gun captain was hit in the eye by a rico­cheting
bullet and a man in the next mount was killed. In the explosion that followed, 224 men were injured and 61 were killed. Besides that, the radar equipment was knocked out. The Jap pilot was splashed all over the deck, but that wasn't much comfort to anyone. I was in the Pacific for 38 months and saw a lot of action, but that was the worst of the lot."
Drumm, Earl R., S 1/ c, Cruiser Chicago, Windsor Locks.
" The Chicago was commissioned on January 10, 1945, and that's the day I went aboard her. We spent some time in the Pacific and then headed for Japan when we participated in bombarding her shores. We took part in three of these raids, the first at Honshu on July 14th. I was an ammo passer on the 40mm relay line. The first time we went in I was scared but when there was no retaliation, I took courage."
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Egeressy, Theodore E., SoM 2/ c, SC- 1268, Bridgeport.
" Although our type of ship was designed as an escort we were assigned to operate with a mine disposal unit. This unit consisted of ten YMs, two other SCs and the ' 68'. When the South Pacific was proclaimed free from any enemy danger, enemy mines had to be disposed of for our own safety. The sweeps would make a run on a minefield and cut loose as many as 200 mines which were immediately surfaced. It was our job to sink the sur­faced
mines with gunfire. Many times the mines exploded showering the ship with shrapnel and water. We did this for two years and in that time sunk 2000 mines."
Finch, Ernst D., MoMM 2/ c, SLCU- 34, Middletown.
" We were at Sorlen Island, in the Carolina group, watching a movie when a Jap plane came in low overhead. We were immediately summoned to our battle stations but by that time the damage was done. The Aircraft Carrier Randolph, lying in the harbor, was severely damaged and a bomb that dropped near us took the lives of three men and injured 20. The plane was knocked out by the concussion of one of its own bombs."
Foucault, Paul E., QM 2/ c, LST- 569, Wallingford.
" Our LST participated in five invasions, Leyte, Lingayen Gulf, Subic Bay, Pala- wayn and Mindanao. Leyte was the worst. We were constantly air attacked from October 24th until the 26th. We landed the 105th Seabees safely although LST- 552 laying on our starboard suffered five hits and an LCI on our port was hit by a Kamikaze and went down within five minutes."
Jayne, David E., MoMM 2/ c, Light Cruiser Biloxi, West Hartford.
" Riding out the most severe typhoon
in the history of the Navy was worse and far more dangerous, I think, than any of the 11 battles that I was in. I was more scared at that time than I was when the suicide plane dropped a bomb on our deck. I was in the sack that time and didn't even know a plane was near until that 1250 pounder landed. Lucky for us it was a dud, but it did some good as the damage caused us to be sent home for repairs. I was at home on leave when the war ended and I can tell you that that news was good to hear."
Klich, Walter J., SF 1/ c, Ship Repair Unit, Stamford.
" We were land based at Adak, Dutch Harbor, and Kodiak repairing ships of the 9th Fleet. Most of the repairs were needed because of the weather. My only comment is, ' A sailor you will never be until you've sailed the Bering Sea.' "
Leahey, Carl L., SK 3/ c, 134th Seabees, Bridgeport.
" I left for Guam on January 20th of this year and arrived at my destination on February 21st. It was a very monotonous and tiresome trip and many of the men aboard were seasick. I joined a spare parts department at the Naval Supply Depot but found things very dull. Just looking at a requisition, finding it in the stock room or putting it on order and marking the slip to show it was taken care of. BAH! I put in for a transfer to the 134th Seabees hoping to see a little action and my application was accepted, but by that time the war was over. My mates said T. S. and that's what it was — a tough situation."
Lenard, Victor P., SF 1/ c, 30th Seabees, Windsor.
" The most impressive sight I'd seen during the war was at Calicoan when we arrived there during the latter part of April. I knew of the terrific bombarding
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and shelling the place underwent and was surprised at the remarkable job the Seabees there had dene in building it up. Our job was the construction of ware­houses
and roads."
McKeon, Edward M., Sp( F) 1/ c, ATR- 3, New Britain.
" While we were in the ETO, we made a pool with each man picking a day when he thought the war there would end. We came back to the States and broke up, and I was surprised one day when I received a money order for 75 bucks. I had picked the right date, but had forgotten all about it. It was nice to get and was a lucky pick for me. I was a fire fighter on the tug which made Utah Beach the day before the invasion. Our job was to salvage ships that were hit. I'm a fire fighter in civilian life so the duty wasn't any novelty to me. Glasgow was a gocd place to spend liberty while on that side."
Misenti, John S., PhM 2/ c, Weapons Co., 7th Regt., 1st Marine Div., Waterbury.
" Although I served with the Marines as a combat first aid man, I still belong to the Navy, or I will until I get my dis­charge.
Then, I will belong to myself again. A first aid man in combat sees a lot of action all of the time, especially if he is attached to the Marines. In the Palau push, I was under machine gun fire for eight hours while caring for the wounded. At Bloody Nose Ridge there I got the Silver Star for caring for five wounded men while being pinned down. That was a long, hard time as one of the men was wounded badly and one of the others had to have an artery clipped. I knew then that we would be lucky to get out alive and I know it more now. Another time there we were moving up to the front on trucks when the Japs opened up and hit three men. I was pinned down
with them for three hours. I'm glad that I got assigned to the Marines because they are a good outfit and did a good job."
Morris, Walter H., AOM 1/ c, Land Based Squadron PV- ls, Waterbury.
" On my seventh mission, our plane was hit by flak and the engines were ready to conk out S3 we had to crash land in the Kurile Islands where we were picked up and interned by the Russians. That ended my war career as an aerial gunner. I guess that mission was about the toughest I was in as it was the last, but we always seemed to run into lots of ack- ack fire. Our missions were generally long, taking up about nine to ten hours for the roundtrip. Being interned in Russia was not too bad, but I am not allowed to say anything about it. Flying was okay for one big reason, and that was the pay that went with it."
Moylan, Arthur R., QM 3/ c, LST- 400, Bristol.
" The first night that we were on Normandy beach, the Jerry planes came over and did their job without any trouble. The same thing happened the second night, but the third night 22 LSTs went in with the tide and were waiting for them when they came. There are 19 guns on each LST and all of us opened up on the Germans at the same time. We shot down the lot of them and were never bothered again. It was just like shooting ducks as they came over nice and low and not expecting any opposition. But we gave them plenty and it must have been a helluva surprise to their base when they never came back. It was too bad that it wasn't as easy for the soldiers as it was for us to get those planes."
Mucci, Julio J., MM 1/ c, Destroyer Uhlmann, Waterbury.
" Sure, I've had experiences! Everybody in the Navy has them, but some guys have better ones than others. I was in nine engagements with the Uhlmann and mine are the same as the other guys. We were bombed and strafed by suicide planes off Formosa but none of them hit us, while we got five of them. On June 27, 1942, in the Atlantic, ten of us from the Uhlmann salvaged a torpedoed British vessel and brought it into Norfolk. We got the Bronze Star for that job. The worst experience that I ever had was when I was injured when our ship collided with another destroyer. I was laying there on the deck with my leg all blood and a doctor yelled at me, ' Get up, you son of a b— How do you like a guy like that? There he was telling me to get up when I couldn't move. That's the Navy for you."
Ohmen, Charles R., MM 1/ c, Naval Air Station, Maui, Hawaii, New Milford.
" When I got to Maui, the natives were cutting sugar cane on a field right near the base. They cut it three times while I was there. It used to be a hope that we would be sent back home before each cutting came around. I remember that everybody used to say that we would never be there for another cutting, but there we were. It was our calendar and though we were always disappointed, we used to get a big kick out of it. I was with a Seabee unit which was responsible for the general upkeep of the airbase. We had lots of air alerts but no raids. It was real duty. I saw Hawaii in war time, of course, but I was bitterly disappointed. There's no glamor there and I figure that everything you hear of the beauty of the island is a big publicity gag."
Oronato, Joseph J., TMV 2/ c, 215th Squadron, New Milford.
" We were on a patrol mission when the nose gunner spotted a sub on the surface. They were making a run for it and when
we came in to about 1,000 feet above them they opened fire with their 20mm. They knocked out one of our engines and hit the release cable of our bomb- bay, re­leasing
all our bombs. Unfortunately we were not near enough for the bombs to do any more than just rock the sub. We were forced to return and let them get away as our fuel was low, one engine gone and our bomb rack empty."
Paganini, Charles S., S 1/ c, Light Cruisers, Bristol.
" A bomb that went right on through the deck and into the engine room had hit just about four inches away from the turret that I was in. The plane had glanced off the turret but I couldn't see him as I had only a peephole to look through. There were 17 men trapped below and all were killed. The storeroom was flooded, and for the whole next month we were on rations that contained spam, spam and spam. It was a diet that made us all love spam! I guess that experience was the one I remember best and I sometimes get the shakes when I think what would have happened if that bomb had landed four inches closer to our turret."
Pohrebnoy, Joseph, MoMM 2/ c, De­stroyer
Escort Bagley, Canterbury.
" The best thing that I remember about my duty is when we sank a sub in the North Atlantic. We were on convoy duty at the time and when the instru­ments
picked up the sub, we drove it to the surface and then sank it. After it went down, we picked up the survivors and brought them into port with us. The convoys that we escorted were attacked twice, but there were no hits nor losses. I was in Plymouth, England, on V- J Day, was in on the big beer party and then went to the celebration in the town. That was the happiest and wildest time that I
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ever had. Those people were just as glad the war in the Pacific was over as I was."
Post, L. Randall, EM 1/ c, Destroyer Rodman, Watertown.
" My ship operated in a wolf pack along the North Atlantic coast and saw very little action. There was one time when a sub was reported being just off the coast of Portland. We dropped depth charges but never knew whether we made a hit. I also served time aboard the K. A. Renate in the Pacific."
Pry or, William J., CM 3/ c, Repair Ship Xanthus, Georgetown.
" Being on a repair ship took me first to the Aleutians, then to Pearl Harbor and finally to Japan. I was in for 35 months and in all that time never did see the menu vary on Wednesdays and Saturdays. On those days we got beans for breakfast and bean soup for dinner. Then if any were left over, we got them on Sunday night. I thought that the Navy was okay except for one big thing and that was the caste system. The officers were in a class by themselves, according to them, and we had to do their work. One night we had just finished our work when we were ordered out to build a bar ashore for the officers. That took us until four in the morning and we had to get right out and do our next day's work too. This took place after the war. The officers didn't care how hard we worked to win the war. They wanted us to win the peace for them too."
Remeika, Edward J., MM 1/ c, Under­water
Demolition Team 7, Bridgeport.
" About three- fourths of our work was pre- invasion operations. My toughest assignment was on Saipan the day before the actual invasion on June 14th. We tried to sneak in on an APD but the Japs spotted us and opened fire with machine guns and mortars. Our squad consisting
of 80 men dived in when we were 800 feet from shore and swam to our various destinations. I went in 180 feet from shore to find out the water depth. Other men were cutting away mines and noting various obstacles on the beach and in the water. The constant firing made things very uncomfortable but we did our job with the loss of only one man and a few minor injuries."
Riley, Robert F., S 1/ c, 148th Seabees, Thompsonville.
" The worst thing that ever happened to me was that one day three of us were working loading hospital equipment on a pontoon when the typhoon struck. There was about 80 tons of equipment already loaded when the storm struck and at the same time the engines died down. We started to drift and there was nothing that we could do but pray. I did my share and I guess that it did some good as we were picked up about ten miles out by the merchant ship, Santa Rita. I can tell you that I was glad to get back to land again, even if it was Okinawa where the Jap snipers were still taking pot shots from their caves."
Robarge, Albert E., MMR 1/ c, Auxil­iary
Repair Ship Beaver, Middletown.
" It was in the fall of ' 42 and we were in a 68 ship convoy headed for Scotland when we were attacked by submarines. The attacks lasted on and off for two weeks and took a toll of 13 of our ships. I'll never forget the tanker on our port side. She was carrying hi- octane gas and blew sky high when she was hit. I could see the men jumping off the sides, their clothes burning, but to no avail for the sea all around the ship was aflame. There were no survivors. My ship seemed charmed."
Schultz, John J., MoMM 2/ c, Auxili- ark Repair Ship Beaver, Bridgeport.
" Going across the Atlantic in 1942 with a convoy of 72 ships cost us ten per cent of the total from torpedoes from German subs. I was on a sub tender at that time and it wasn't a nice trip as we knew that one of the ships was carrying nitro­glycerine
and thought that it was ours. It was, but we didn't find out for sure until we landed in Scotland. The old man had it in his cabin all of the time. One of the tankers was hit on this trip and was blown sky high. I was then stationed in Scotland for almost a year which was very good duty. I got caught in an air raid in London one time and had to go into an air raid shelter. The companionship in the shelter wasn't too bad and me and my buddy had a lot of fun. I was in Okinawa at the end of the war and then went to Japan with a task force. Now, I am home and am ready to say good- bye to the Navy without any regrets."
Snedeker, Robert H., S 1/ c, Cruiser Columbia, New Haven.
" It was during the Luzon campaign that we received our unit commendation. We underwent three Kamikaze attacks. The first attack came on January 6th when a suicide plane came in just over­head
mid- ships. Our 40mms opened up on it and blew it up overhead, spraying the forward part of the ship with gasoline. We had just finished cleaning the debris of the first attack when a second Kamikaze came in on our starboard. The concussion
of our five inch battery knocked it oft balance and into the aft part of the ship it came. The explosion knocked out all our stores but we were able to continue in the campaign. On the morning of January 9th we received our third attack. The plane came in low over our fantail, strafing as it made its way overhead and crashed into our forward battery. The ship stood up under all of it but we had lost 67 men and many were injured. Some of the men were survivors we had picked up in Omney Bay."
Stotts, Adelbert F., AM 3/ c, Naval Air Transport Squadron, Waterbury.
" My crew, composed of 150 men, was competing in an efficiency and speed con­test
against eight other crews. The crews were graded and timed by how well and how fast they could repair the planes that came into our airport at Oahu. It was a hot race with two other teams breathing down on our necks as we came into the final week of the contest. On the 30th day we were declared the winner and collected our prize, a trip to Hilo. We had a swell time and if anyone tells you that island brandy isn't powerful, refer them to me."
Sweeney, Robert J., MoMM 2/ c, Acorn 44, New Haven.
" My outfit was assigned to building a sea base at Okinawa. There was no breakwater and many times the heavy seas would wash away the wharfs we had just finished constructing. We were almost finished with the job when the typhoon struck destroying all our work. When things were normal again, we started construction and had just finished when I left to come home to good old Connecti­cut."
Utke, Arthur, BM 2/ c, Armed Guard Merchant Ships, Southington.
" It isn't often that a merchant ship gets into a battle with a battleship, but
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we did on December 25, ' 43. We were part of a 17 ship convoy on the Murmansk run and were about 200 miles off the coast of Norway near Bear Islands when we were attacked by or rather ran into the German battleship Schoenhorst. The battle be­tween
all the ships in the convoy and the escorts and the battle wagon started about noon. It was dark then, but the flashes from the guns provided plenty of light. The firing lasted from noon until just around six o'clock when the Heinie went under. That was a battle to remember all the way through, and it was especially exciting to me as it was the first trip that I had made as an armed guard. I won't forget it for a long time."
Waldron, Robert J., SoM 1/ c, De­stroyer
Bennett 473, Norwich.
" A Kamikaze plane hit the forward fire room and bounced off into the water but the 500- pound armor piercing projectile that it carried hit the number two boiler and blew it up. Twenty- seven men were wounded and of these seven died later from the injuries that they got. I was work­ing
the sound gear for sub detection when the bomb hit and was knocked on my fanny. That happened at Okinawa and we didn't stay there long after that as the ship was damaged so bad that we had to go to Bremerton, Washington, for repairs. Just as we cleared the yard there to go back to the Pacific, the war ended. That news didn't hurt me a bit."
Woodfield, Harold J., S 2/ c, Tanker Salamonie, Naugatuck.
" In the Leyte invasion, our tanker was strafed so badly that one man was killed and five wounded. We were carrying high octane gas at the time and anybody who thinks that is a nice spot to be in has an­other
think coming. It's a lucky thing for us that the guy didn't have a bomb to drop on us because if he did, it would have been the Fourth of July for the Salamonie. We were attached to the 58th Task Force of the 7th Fleet at that time. The last trip we made was to Shanghai. As far as I am concerned, the Navy was okay during war time, but I wouldn't like to make a career out of it."
THE MUSTER OUT ROLL CALL
Names, ratings and addresses of Connecticut men discharged from November 24 to 29, 1945, inclusive, from official Navy records, Separation Center, Lido Beach, L. I., N. Y.
ABASCAL, Joaquin A., GM 3/ c
50 Lafayette St., New Britain ABRAMS, Lester W., Ptr 1/ c
94 Grassy Plain St., Bethel ACKLER, Eugene J., MoMM 3/ c
1428 Boston Post Road, Milford ACRI, Anthony A., SC 3/ c
238 Wooster St., New Haven ADAMEC, George, S 2/ c
Woodland Road, Windsor ADAMS, Edward F., MMS 1/ c
Shaker Pines Lake, Hazardville ADAMS, Edward R., CM 1/ c
95 Grove St., New Milford AGUGLIA, Stephen J., Jr., SC 1/ c
67 Starview Ave., Waterbury AIVANO, Harry P., EM 1/ c
562 Main St., Middletown ALDO, Arthur A., SC 3/ c
20 Burtville Ave., Derby ALGER, Charles L., RdM
25 Phillips St., New London
ALPERT, Paul, GM 2/ c
496 Winchester Ave., New Haven AMATO, Philip A., QM 3/ c
562 1/ 2 New Park Ave., West Hartford ANDERSON, Samuel W., Jr., PhM 2/ c
312 Riverside Ave., Westport ANDERSON, Wilfred A., St 2/ c
61 Mahl Ave., Hartford ANDRIOLA, Bartholomew, MM 3/ c
40 Woodbridge St., New London ANNELLI, Steve J., MoMM 3/ c
Aston Lane, Middletown ANNIELLO, Louis A., S 1/ c
128 Eldridge St., Manchester ARNOLD, Dan H., Jr., RT 2/ c
Box 212, Washington ARNOLD, George H., CM 2/ c
30 Bayview Ave., Groton ARSENAULT, Joseph H., EM 3/ c
25 Spruce St., Willimantic ARSENAULT, Wallace J., BM 2/ c
Bldg. 46, Success Park, Bridgeport
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AUBIX, Robert L., SF 3/ c
69 Front St., Danielson AUDETAT, John J., MM 2/ c
Lakeville AUSWALD, Otto L., S 1/ c
Box 132, Terryville AVERY, Orrin F., S 1/ c
38 Front St., New Haven BACZEK, Edward J., F 1/ c
Silver Hill Rd., Ansonia BAGG, Richard C., AS
7 South Crossways, Old Greenwich BAGNASCHI, Angel H., GM 3/ c
Box 381, Foote Ave., Canaan BAI, John A., M 3/ c
119 Cherry St., Wallingford BANFIELD, Elliott C, SF 3/ c
105 Main St., Rocky Hill BARBIERI, Anthony, Cox
Rome Ave., Middletown BARBOUR, Everett V., PhM 1/ c
54 Arch St., Greenwich BARIBEAULT, Robert W., EM 3/ c
20 1/ 2 North A St., Taftville BARTON, Kenneth S., RM 3/ c
255 White St., Danbury BASSO, Charles A., CM 2/ c
935 Migeon Ave., Torrington BATTISTA, Edward L., GM 1/ c
118 Peck Ave., West Haven BATULEVITZ, George A., EM 2/ c
RFD, Warehouse Point BAUER, Edward A., Jr., ARM 3/ c
Box 343, Quaker Hill BAZINET, Francis J., Cox
15 Arcadia St., Norwich BEATRICE, Manuel J., AMM 1/ c
172 Percival Ave., Kensington BEDELL, Kenneth F., MoMM 1/ c
39 Jane St., Bridgeport BEECHLER, Austin D., QM 2/ c
117 Porter St., Manchester BELANGER, Albert L., AMM 1/ c
127 Spring St., Willimantic BELLISARIO, Henry J., AMMC 2/ c
School St., Central Village BENDELL, Roland W., SC 2/ c
16 Frederick Road, Manchester BERMAN, Jack M., SK 3/ c
198 Minerva St., Derby BERNINI, Harry V., MM 3/ c
11 Elizabeth St., South Norwalk BERNSTEIN, Stanley, SK 3/ c
94 Hirsch Road, Stamford BETZ, Charles E., Sp ( W) 2/ c
677 Winchester Ave., New Haven BILLINGS, Theodore H., ABM 1/ c
51 Main St., Goodyear BLAKE, Sherman H., Jr., EM 1/ c
1068 Main St., Stamford BLAMEY, Arthur E., BM 1/ c
138 North Main St., Ansonia BOBROWSKY, Victor J., EM 2/ c
107 Cliff St., Shelton BOHACS, Julius M., S 2/ c
114 Pine St., East Port Chester BONITATIBUS, James V., S 2/ c
25 Herkimer St., Bridgeport BOURGER, Frederick H., Jr., AMM 3/ c
314 Meadowbrook Road, Fairfield BOYD, Charles B., S 1/ c
33 River St., Norwalk BOYKO, Charles W., Cox
312 Garibaldi Ave., Stratford BOZENSKI, John F., SC 3/ c
18 Field St., Torrington BRACKEN, Charles H., Jr., S 2/ c
397 Albany Ave., Hartford
BRADY, George W., Ptr 2/ c
210 Lombard St., New Haven BRENNAN, Arthur R., Cox
87 Colonial St., Bridgeport BREW, Donald G., MoMM 3/ c
1854 Broad St., Hartford BROWN, William G., EM 1/ c
55 Marvel Road, New Haven BUCKO, Edward J., BM 2/ c ( T)
RFD 2, Bethel BUCZEK, Edward J., AMM 2/ c
RFD 3, New Milford BUCZEK, Michael E„ RT 2/ c
25 Montgomery St., Meriden BUDEIT, Carl F., S 1/ c
43 West St., New Haven BUELL, Hubert, S 1/ c
16 Maple St., Plainville BUMP, Edward C, Prtr 3/ c
35 Hill St., Stamford BUONGIRNO, John D., MM 3/ c
58 Wrinn St., Wallingford BURNS, Walter F., EM 3/ c
90 Sharon St., Hartford BUSBY, Joseph H., Jr., MMS 3/ c
22 Flatbush Ave., Hartford BUSCHBAUM, Joseph C, Jr., CSp ( A)
996 State St., Bridgeport BUSEK, Charles, CM 1/ c
59 Putnam Ave., South Norwalk CADOTTE, Francis E., MM 2/ c
314 At wood Ave., Waterbury CAIN, Russell E., S 1/ c
88 Read St., New Haven CALDWELL, James R., AMM 2/ c
Bldg. 42, Apt. 303, Dr. 33, Y. M. V., Bridgeport CALLAHAN, John F., CSp ( A) ( T)
40 Hilltop Road, New Haven CAMPBELL, Arnold R., SAI 1/ c ( TR)
26 Kennedy St., Hartford CANESCHI, Americo T., SC 2/ c
532 Wheeler's Farms Road, Milford CANNATA, Salvatore B., CM 2/ c
65 Stack St., Middletown CAPECE, Anthony, CM 3/ c
96 Maltby St., Shelton CAREY, James J., MM 3/ c
1046 North Main St., Waterbury CARPENTER, Raymond E., ABM 3/ c
139 White St., Stratford CARROLL, James F., S 1/ c
Box 15, Oneco CARROLL, Ralph J., SC 2/ c
306 Glenbrook Road, Glenbrook CASEY, Warren T., MoMM 3/ c
52 Bowe Ave., Stratford CASHMAN, Richard F., WT 2/ c
81 Ives St., Waterbury CASS, Joseph B., Jr., TMV 3/ c
Sherman CASSELLA, John N., RdM 3/ c
177 Union Ave., West Haven CAUXX, Harold L., S 1/ c
117 Main St., Ridgefield CAVALIERO, Frank J., Jr., Sp ( X) ( PI) 2/ c
60 Wilson St., Stamford CAYER, Donald J., F 2/ c
846 Stanley St., New Britain CHABINEC, Myron, SF 2/ c
102 James St., New Haven CHAMBERLAIN, Roger W., RM 3/ c
Box 91, East Haven CHESANEK, Edward J., CM 3/ c
398 Chestnut St., New Britain CICCONE, Anthony V., F 1/ c
13 Well Ave., Danbury CIPPOLLINI, Jack J., Cox
47 Austin St., New Haven CLAFFEY, Joseph T., MM 1/ c
16 Elmer St., Hartford CLARK, Frank T., WT 1/ c
58 Nixon Ave., Naugatuck CLARK, Frederick W., CM 3/ c
Geralds Ave., Yalesville CLARK, Melville R., FC 1/ c
15 Park Lane, Glenbrook CLEWELL, John S., GM 2/ c
10 Belvedere St., New London CLINI, Eugene, CCM
64 Hallock St., New Haven CLYNE, Willett B., RdM 2/ c
18 Bliss St., East Hartford COFFEY, Thomas J., S 1/ c
East High St., East Hampton COGSWELL, George F., MoMM 3/ c
71 Schuyler Ave., Middletown COLANGELO, Henry, MM 3/ c
27 Oak St., Hartford COLEMAN, Daniel R., S 1/ c
27 Walbach St., New London COLLINS, Jack L., S 1/ c
Green Hill Road, Madison COLLINS, Joseph T., F 1/ c
104 Terrace Ave., West Haven COMAITOS, Charles W., S 2/ c
281 Cedar St., New Haven COMSTOCK, Howard D., EM 2/ c
80 Rowan St., Danbury CONNELL, Martin F., CM 3/ c
94 Henry St., Stamford CONNELLY, John J., Jr., GM 2/ c
192 Brown St., Hartford CONYERTITO, James D., MM 2/ c
984 Capitol Ave., Bridgeport COOK, Chelsea H., SK 2/ c
227 Court St., West Haven COREY, George M., RM 1/ c
458 Warren St., Bridgeport CORNELL, Albert M., RM 2/ c
63 Wilson St., Hartford CORSAK, John G., S 1/ c
35 Sniff en St., Norwalk COSTE, Allan L., WT 2/ c
44 Carol Drive, Manchester COVILLE, Harry W., MoMM 3/ c
59 East St., Rockville CRANE, Stanley P., S 1/ c
46 Thorns St., Waterbury CREMONIE, Alphonso M., BM 2/ c
21 East St., Ansonia CROOKS, Miles T., WT 2/ c ( T)
131 Main St., Kensington CROWE, Vincent A., SM 3/ c
1645 Park Ave., Bridgeport CROWE, William E., CCM
97 Clover St., Waterbury CURRAN, William P., SF 2/ c
41 Ridge St., New Haven CZARNECKI, Joseph E., SC 1/ c
33 Akron St., Meriden CZARNOTA, Raymond G., Cox
38 Sumner Ave., Milford DALEY, Victor J., MoMM 2/ c
294 Long Hill St., East Hartford DALY, Vincent R., S 2/ c
Dewey Ave., Newington D'AMATO, Andrew, SF 2/ c
80 Wooster St., New Haven D'ANGELO, John J., Cox
107 Chapman St., New Britain D'ANGELO, Joseph J., PhM 2/ c
74 Seymour St., New Britain D'ANGELO, Stephen, MM 2/ c
32 King St., Hartford DANNEY, Francis R., Cox
48 Chappell Ave., Willimantic
DAVIS, Herbert J., MoMM 1/ c
South Kent DAVIS, Thomas J., F 1/ c
27 Buckingham Place, Bridgeport DeBIASO, Louis, MoMM 3/ c
133 Greenwood St., New Haven DeCARLO, Daniel L., SF 2/ c
24 Garden St., Stamford DeGENERE, Herbert R., RM 2/ c
338 Parker Ave., Meriden Dela OSSA, Raymond, CMM
48 Gurley Road, Stamford DeLEO, Philip J., AMM 1/ c
190 East Brodway, Milford DeLUCA, Fred M., SSMB 2/ c
54 Ives Court, Bridgeport DeMATTIA, Michael R., SC 3/ c
32 Waldorf Ave., Bridgeport DeRAY, John B., S 1/ c
2 Elmhurst Circle, Elmwood DERMODY, Joseph P., MM 2/ c
398 Ocean Ave., West Haven DESHUTELS, Maurice U., EM 3/ c
36 Chassey St., Putnam DEVANNEY, Albert R., Jr., QM 2/ c
48 Dean St., Hartford DICKINSON, Carl J., MoMM 3/ c
309 Camp St., Meriden DICKINSON, William A., Y 3/ c
6 Loveland St., Middletown DiGIUSEPPE, Vincent J., SC 1/ c
37 Turner St., New Haven DILGER, Rov E., MoMM 2/ c
78 River St., Thomaston DLUGOS, John F., CM 1/ c
147 Price St., Bridgeport DONAHUE, James H., SSML 3/ c
70 Crescent St., Hartford DONNELLY, Ralph E., RdM 1/ c
RFD 4, Putnam DOWDNEY, Everett J., SK 1/ c
62 Colony St., Bridgeport DOYLE, James A., S 1/ c
453 Barbour St., Hartford DRUMM, Earl R., S 1/ c
22 Webb St., Windsor Locks DUCSAY, Frank D., MM 2/ c
49 Coolidge St., Bridgeport DUERR, Walter E., Y 1/ c
Box 146, Old Mystic DuPONT, Roger A., S 2/ c
11 1/ 2 Wightman St., New London DWY, Dexter J., S 2/ c
32 Main St., New Milford EGERESSY, Theodore E., SoM 2/ c
26 Davis Ave., Bridgeport ELKINS, William E., S 1/ c
31 Park St., Hartford ELLIOTT, Thomas B., MoMM 3/ c
611 Steamboat Road, Greenwich ENGEL, Vernon D., MMR 2/ c
321 West Division St., New Haven ENGSTROM, Arnold G., AMM 2/ c
24 Irvington St., New Haven EPSTEIN, Ben, MM 2/ c
124 Asylum St., New Haven FAGAN, John J., EM 1/ c
117 Hamilton St., Hartford FAMA, Santo V., RM 2/ c
34 Columbia St., Ansonia FANNING, Robert F., SF 2/ c
793 Orange Ave., West Haven FARACI, Sebastian J., GM 2/ c
65 Stack St., Middletown FARLEY, William J., ART 1/ c
158 Foster St., New Haven FARNHAM, William F., StM 2/ c
4 Elm St., Ansonia FECHKO, George J., MoMM 2/ c
397 North Ave., Bridgeport FEHRS, Raymond H., SoM 2/ c
92 Fairlea Ave., Stratford FERBER, William A., S 2/ c
80 Valleywood Road, Cos Cob FERRARO, Nicholas L., CQM
16 Sexton St., New Britain FINCH, Ernest D., MoMM 2/ c
55 Silver St., Middletown FINKLE, Arthur J., S 2/ c
1 Homestead Ave., Danbury FLANAGAN, Thomas F., MoMM 1/ c
89 Chapel St., East Hartford FLEMING, Albert G., CM 2/ c
23 Cedar St., New Britain FORE, James E., SC 3/ c
71 Wooster St., Hartford FOUCAULT, Paul E., QM 2/ c
435 North Colony St., Wallingford FOULKE, Robert P., AMM 2/ c
30 Fourth St., Bridgeport FOY, Arthur J., S 2/ c
25 Elm St., Ansonia FRANKONIS, Bernard C, MM 3/ c
239 West Ave., Bridgeport FRECHETTE, Eugene J., Jr., AS V- 12
372 Central Ave., New Haven FREDERICK, Edward C, CPhM ( PA)
32 Taunton St., Southington FREIWALD, Raymond E., MoMM 1/ c
Wooster Heights, Danbury FRENCH, Leonard M., CSF
26 North Circle, Beacon Falls FROLIGER, Herman C, S 1/ c
4 Crescent St., Ansonia FUCHELLA, Andrew, MoMM 1/ c
20 William St., East Port Chester FURDICK, Michael J., Jr., CM 1/ c
669 Central Ave., Bridgeport GABBEY, Robert E., RdM 2/ c
63 Union St., Manchester GAGNON, Joseph L., MM 3/ c
352 Farmington Ave., Unionville GALASYN, Stanley J., AMM 2/ c
299 Highland St., Wethersfield GARBOLSKI, Chester T., CM 1/ c
57 South St., Windsor Locks GAULAND, John, AMM 2/ c
RFD 79, Madison GAYELLO, Attilio, AMM 1/ c
78 Bissell St., Manchester GEER, Joseph B., CM 1/ c
80 Schuyler Ave., Middletown GIBBONS, William J., S 1/ c
588 Nott St., Wethersfield GIESEN, John P., SK 2/ c
62 Proctor St., Waterbury GILLESKI, Theodore J., MaM 2/ c
262 South St., Stamford GILLETTE, Sterling C, Jr., AMM 3/ c
East Hampton, RFD 1 GILLGREN, Gustave A., Jr., F 1/ c
8 Pine St., Waterford GIOVANELLI, Lino L., S 1/ c
295 Dver St., New Haven GISONDL Julius J., S 1/ c
41 Prospect St., Greenwich GLANVILLE, Frederick M., QM 1/ c
239 West Ave., Bridgeport GLUSKIN, Arthur L, S 1/ c
103 Magnolia St., Hartford GODBOUT, Louis F., MM 3/ c
348 South St., Hartford GODO, John J., CMMS
150 Ward St., Wallingford GOLDER, Norman A., Cox
Middle River Road, RFD 4, Danbury
GOODCHILD, William E., F 1/ c
7 Cumberland St., Hartford GORDON, William H., GM 3/ c
300 Atlantic St., Bridgeport GORFAIN, Alex A., SC 1/ c
70 Brooklawn St., New Britain GRAHAM, Richard F., Y 1/ c
20 School St., Bridgeport GRANT, Arthur A., RM 3/ c
565 Winthrop Ave., New Haven GRANT, Ernest A., S 1/ c
130 Hartford Ave., Wethersfield GRAVES, William M., AMM 2/ c
12 Rowe St., New Haven GREENE, Benjamin W., RdM 3/ c
Box 127, Brooklyn GRENUCK, Chester, Y 1/ c
35 Goodwin St., Torrington GRESHAM, Sylvester, SSM ( L) 3/ c
55 Portland St., Hartford GRILLO, Joseph N., EM 2/ c
80 Noble St., West Haven GRIMALDI, John G., AMM 2/ c
234 Greenwich Ave., Stamford GRUND, Edward C, GM 2/ c
539 Middletown Ave., New Haven GUGERTY, Thomas H., S 1/ c
38 Stewart St., New Britain GUGGENHEIM, Arthur I., M 2/ c
44 Beardsley St., Bridgeport GUNDERSEN, Wallace H., MM 1/ c
Pole Hill Road, Bethany GURA, Andrew, Jr., CRT ( T)
210 Fairchild Ave., Bridgeport HAAS, Leonard A., Cox
250 Dixwell Ave., New Haven HAESSIG, Charles L., SK 2/ c
180 Perry Ave., Norwalk HANSEN, Theodore H., S 2/ c
Walk L, C- 101, Charter Oak Terrace, Hartford HARRIS, Laddie S., SC 3/ c
368 East Broadway, Milford HART, Charles L., SC 2/ c
201 Congress Ave., New Haven HATTER, Harry V., CM 2/ c
193 Southfield Ave., Stamford HECKMAN, George B., SM 3/ c
149 Kensington Ave., New Britain HEDDERMAN, Joseph J., GM 2/ c
Box 832, Bristol HEFFERNAN, Thomas F., M 3/ c
98 Leete St., West Haven HENDRICKSON, Carl W., S 2/ c
78 Elizabeth Ave., Springdale HERMANNS, Henry G., S 1/ c
92 Valley Road, Hamden HEWITT, George W., CM 1/ c
RFD 1, Uncasville HIBBARD, Harland L., EM 3/ c
6 Steward St., New London HILL, Alden S., MM 1/ c
North Branford HILLIKER, Benford J., Jr., SF 3/ c
11 Burr Ave., Middletown HITZLER, Herbert C, S 2/ c
Pine Rock Park, Shelton HIZA, Paul J., CCM
904 Oldfield Road, Fairfield HOFFMAN, Harold, FC 1/ c
New Haven Road, Naugatuck HOLMES, Frank E., S 2/ c
173 Franklin St., New Haven HOROSKO, John J., CCM
25 Lee Drive, Fairfield HOVANAK, Andrew J., Cox
35 Plain St., Torrington HO YE, Joseph W., RdM 3/ c
200 Hamilton St., Hartford HRICZ, John G., BM 2/ c
118 Ellsworth Ave., New Haven HUDAK, Stephen C, GM 3/ c
255 Berkeley Road, Fairfield HUNT, Richard M., SK 2/ c
60 No. Main St., Waterbury HURD, William A., S 1/ c
126 Berkeley Ave., Southington HUSTI, Louis, MoMM 2/ c
101 Oak Ave., Shelton ISLOWITZ, David, SF 2/ c
1192 Success Ave., Stratford JACKSON, Leland M., S 1/ c
30 Lincoln Place, Bristol JALBERT, Norman M., MoMM 1/ c
17 Windsor Ave., Rockville JAMES, William T., GM 2/ c
25 Maddox Ave., Milford JANSSEN, Virgil J., CMoMM
174 Jefferson St., New London JARUK, Michael, MM 3/ c
24 West St., New Milford JAYNE, David E., MoMM 2/ c
506 Fern St., West Hartford JOHNSON, George D., SF 2/ c
47 Bidwell Ave., East Hartford JOHNSON, Geonre W., MMS 3/ c
Box 113, Milldale JONES, William J., QM 1/ c
RFD, West Main St., Chester JUTKIEWICZ, Frank W., EM 2/ c
Box 163, Maple Ave., Montville JUTRAS, Raymond F., GM 1/ c
271 Hillstown Road, Glastonbury KACZOROWSKI, Stanley E., CMM
31 Park St., Hartford KALLAY, Alexander A., MMS 2/ c
497 Bostwick Ave., Bridgeport KAMINSKI, Theodore T., S 1/ c
111 Lockwood Ave., Stamford KAYAN, Steven P., CM 1/ c
22 Thompson St., Rockville KEELEY, Joseph F., CM 3/ c
34 St. John's Place, Stamford KEENAN, Thomas V., ARM 3/ c
527 Zion St., Hartford KELLEHER, Arthur J., PhM 3/ c
595 Savin Ave., West Haven KENN, Joseph W., Cox
Box 114, Uncasville KING, Gordon L., S 1/ c
Scotland Ave., Madison KING, Henry R., S 1/ c
8 Durant St., Danbury KING, Paul, Sp ( A) 1/ c
176 McKinlev Ave., New Haven KINGSLEY, Charles J., RM 1/ c
108 Gardiner St., Noroton Heights KISIEL, Chester J., S 1/ c
42 Gilmore St., Bridgeport KISKA, Stephen P., Jr., EM 3/ c
85 Lexington Ave., South Norwalk KISSKO, Cyril G., MM 1/ c
36 Joseph St., Torrington KITSON, John C, MM 2/ c
152 Stratford Road, New Britain KLATT, Harold A., S 1/ c
Cheshire St., Cheshire KLICH, Walter J., SF 1/ c
102 Brown Ave., Stamford KLINE, William A., CMM ( T)
23 Randolph Ave., Meriden KOCHANOWSKI, Benjamin, Bkr 2/ c
42 Wood St., Waterbury KOHOUT, Robert E., AMM 3/ c
26 Gregory St.. Stamford KOLOS, Leo A., MoMM 2/ c
345 Main Ave., Norwalk
KONDRATIW, John, GM 3/ c
Hattertown Road, Stepney KONOPASKE, Emil H., BM 2/ c
65 Hinsdale Ave., Waterbury KOZIY, David N., CM 3/ c
Main St., Centerbrook KRAMPITZ, Reinhardt O., AMM 2/ c
RFD 1, Box 35- A, Terryville KRUPA, Henry A., Cox
Colton St., Farmington KUNKEL, Thomas J., SC 1/ c
RFD 3, Box 11, Bridgeport LACY, Bertsel W., BM 2/ c
Allentown Road, Bristol LaFONTAINE, Normand A., S 1/ c
93 Aetna St., Naugatuck LaFORTE, Angelo A., SSMB 2/ c
34 Maple Ave., Derby LALIBERTE, Philippe E., ARM 3/ c
2102 East Main St., Bridgeport LAMBERT, Leonce E., GM 2/ c
48 Bidwell Ave., East Hartford LaPOINT, Edward P., S 1/ c
25 Mohegan St., Putnam LEAHEY, Carl L., SK 3/ c
598 Park Ave., Bridgeport LEBEDECKER, Samuel, PhM 1/ c
105 Woodside Terrace, New Haven LEHN, Edward L., SK 3/ c
191 Huntington Turnpike, Bridgeport LENARD, Victor P., SF 1/ c
Tunxis St., Poquonock LESTER, Roderick V., CCM
West Norwalk Road, Norwalk LISIEWICZ, Stanley F., BM 2/ c
43 Granite St., Waterbury LISKIEWICZ, Edward J., SC 3/ c
595 South Ave., Bridgeport LIST, Thomas E., AMM 1/ c
Nutmeg Lane, Westport LLOYD, Fred W., SF 1/ c
1023 Maple Ave., Hartford LONGO, James E., Y 3/ c ( T)
1011 South Main St., Waterbury LUCAS, Ernest S., PhM 2/ c
830 Capitol Ave., Hartford LUCAS, Peter, S 1/ c
349 Valley St., Willimantic LUKAS, Joseph D., SF 1/ c
33 Seneca St., New Britain LUX, Daniel G., CM
15 Beatty St., New Britain LYDDY, John J., BM 1/ c
9 Mott Ave., Norwalk LYON, Richard C, AOM 2/ c
168 Dwight St., New Haven MacBURNEY, Donald C, S 1/ c
195 Chipman St., Waterbury MAGNESI, William B., F 1/ c
57 Jackson St., New Britain MALONEY, Harold F., S 1/ c
765 East St., New Britain MANCINO, Adamo R., RM 1/ c
25 Twiss St., Meriden MANLEY, Raymond F., F 1/ c
27 Drive B., Manchester MANN, Frank A., MoMM 2/ c
1791 Stanley St., New Britain MARAZZI, Leonard R., Y 1/ c
111 Tremont St., Ansonia MARCELLO, Nuncio A., SF 2/ c
237 Campfield Ave., Hartford MARCELLO, Salvatore M., S 1/ c
539 Garfield Ave., Bridgeport MARCHAND, Charles A., S 1/ c
84 Southmayd Road, Waterbury MARCIN, Joseph V., MMR 1/ c
30 Putnam Heights, Hartford MARESCA, Leo J., MoMM 3/ c
25 Spruce St., New Haven MASLOWSKI, John R. t BM 2/ c
137 North St., Wallingford MASON, Joseph S., CM 3/ c
253 Bank St., Waterbury MASTRIANNO, Anthony J., CM 2/ c
124 Hawkins St., Derby MASTROIANNI, John A., PhM 1/ c
23 Henry St., Waterbury MATICA, Stephen W., MMS 3/ c
427 Bostwick Ave., Bridgeport McCANN, Charles P., Jr., PhM 1/ c
120 Laurel Hill Ave., Norwich McCANN, John J., F 1/ c
22 Main St., East Berlin McGANN, Edward H., WT 2/ c
203 McKinley Ave., New Haven McGOVERN, James P., BM 2/ c
209 Spring St., New Haven McGOVERN, John W., SA ( 0) 2/ c
1 Harriet St., Norwalk McKEON, Edward M., Sp ( A) 1/ c
17 Andrews St., New Britain McMAHON, William J., S 1/ c
8 Ridge Ave., Bridgeport McNANEY, James A., S 1/ c
202 Washington St., Hartford McSWEEGAN, Joseph P., GM 2/ c
38 Ashley St., Hartford MEIER, Welles A., GM 3/ c
14 Brewster St., Waterbury MESTUZZI, Angelo, SF 1/ c
63 Minerva St., Derby MICHALOFSKI, Walter S., GM 3/ c
Box 1505, Bristol MILARDO, Victor J., AMM 2/ c
13 Liberty St., Middletown MINER, John H., S 1/ c
Pomfret Center MISENTI, John S., PhM 2/ c
256 Congress Ave., Waterbury MITALY, Michael, CM 1/ c
27 Morton St., South Norwalk MLODZINSKI, Thaddeus F., S 1/ c
88 West Main St., Rockville MOCARSKI, Joseph J., MM 2/ c
64 Spruce St., Stamford MOERSCH, John E., RM 3/ c
RFD 1, c/ o Robert Teator, Lakeville MOLODY, Nicholas, S 1/ c
72 Aetna St., Naugatuck MONAHAN, William F., AMMI 3/ c
32 Taylor St., RFD, Windsor MOORE, Robert E., S 1/ c
163 English St., New Haven MORAN, Francis M., PhM 3/ c
21 Moore Ave., East Hartford MORRIS, Walter H., AOM 1/ c
9 Patterson Court, Waterbury MORSE, Louis B., S 1/ c
203 Foster St., New Haven MOSTYN, Martin J., QM 1/ c
642 Broad St., Hartford MOULTON, Howard F., MM 2/ c
49 Garden St., Thompsonville MOYLAN, Arthur R., QM 3/ c
75 Prospect St., Bristol MUCCI, Julio J., MM 1/ c
1638 North Main St., Waterbury MURPHY, William R,, Sp ( X) 1/ c
Greenwich NAGY, Adolph L., RT 2/ c
604 Kings Highway, Bridgeport NETTE, George L., AM 3/ c
116 Grove St., Stamford NETTLETON, David A., EM 2/ c
718 Atlantic St., Bridgeport
NEWKIRK, Moses W., StM 1/ c
34 Bellevue Square, Hartford NORELL, David V., CM 3/ c
23 Waterside Lane, Clinton NORKUS, Edward, MoMM 2/ c
99 Myrtle Ave., Bridgeport OHMEN, Charles R., MM 1/ c
15 Bostwick Place, New Milford OJA, Frank N., CM 1/ c
Box 152, Brooklyn ONORATO, Joseph J., TMV 2/ c
15 Railroad St., New Milford ORTENEAU, Eugene F., S 1/ c
158 Grafton St., New Haven OSGOOD, William C, S 1/ c
87 New Britain Ave., Hartford OSTROWSKI, Francis A., S 1/ c
381 Garden St., Hartford PAGANINI, Charles S., S 1/ c
Terryville Ave., Bristol PALO MBA, Nicholas J., GM 3/ c
23 Henry St., Waterbury PAPPAS, Charles, GM 3/ c
686 South Pacific St., Stamford PARROW, George J., S 1/ c
11 Clinton St., Stafford Springs PAVLIK, John, Jr., AM 2/ c
37 1/ 2 Spring Hill Rd., Norwalk PAZELA, Joseph S., S 1/ c
35 Forest Ave., Old Greenwich PEKERA, Frank, CM 2/ c
113 Hawthorne Ave., Derby PELATOWSKI, Frank V., CCM
65 Washington Ave., West Haven PELUSO, Joseph A., CWT ( PA)
Box 1505, Bristol PERRY, Francis W., S 1/ c
Third Ave., Riverside Beach, Waterford PESTILLO, Sebastian P., MM 3/ c
37 Winter St., Plainville PETERS, Arthur M., Jr., RM 1/ c
253 Freeman St., Hartford PETRUNIA, Michael E., S 1/ c
1151 Quinnipiac Ave., New Haven PHILLIPS, George J., BM 1/ c
25 West Coit St., New London PHILLIPS, Lawrence I., B 1/ c
Box 115, Jewett City PIERCE, Russell E., SF 1/ c
37 Mohegan Ave., Stamford PINTO, Augustine, ARM 2/ c
90 Knoll St., Waterbury PISAPIA, Francis J., PhM 2/ c
147 Front St., Hartford PLUDE, James A., S 1/ c
864 Birdseye St., Bridgeport POHREBNOY, Joseph, MoMM 2/ c
Canterbury POST, Dewey G., GM 3/ c
195 Griswold St., Glastonbury POST, Louis R., EM 1/ c
69 Baldwin St., Watertown PRICE, George W., ART 3/ c
West Norwalk Road, Darien PRINCE, George F. N., MoMM 3/ c
261 Huntington St., New London PRYOR, William J., CM 3/ c
Peaceable St., Georgetown PRZEKOP, Walter J., GM 2/ c
156 Hickory St., Norwich RADZIMIENSKI, Frank S., MM 3/ c
24 Depot St., Suffield RAFFILE, Charles E., S 1/ c
18 Bassett St., New Haven RAMINO, Alfredo, AMM 3/ c
2657 Main St., Hartford RATH, Frederick W., S 1/ c
103 Lamberton St., New Haven RAUSCH, Richard G., QM 3/ c
57 Pond St., New Haven REED, Wilmont E., RdM 3/ c
Mills St., RFD 33, Westport REFF, Elmer E., CMoMM
Stony Creek REID, Wilfred K., AM 1/ c
1 Waterville Road, Farmington RELYEA, William H., Sr., QM 3/ c
RFD 4, Riversville Road, Greenwich REMEIKA, Edward J., MM 1/ c
175 Newfield Ave., Bridgeport RENDE, Frank J., M 2/ c
78 Horton St., Stamford RICCIO, Armando A., BM 2/ c
397 William St., Bridgeport RIESTER, Robert B., CPhM ( DP)
46 South Quaker Lane, West Hartford RILEY, Robert F., S 1/ c
63 Church St., Thompsonville RINALDI, Anthony R., CM 2/ c
107 South View St., Waterbury RIOUX, Raymond J., S 1/ c ( Y)
Montville RIVERS, Lester M., SSMB 3/ c
99 Fairview Drive, Kensington RIVEST, Joseph M., MoMM 3/ c
2 Orchard St., Norwich ROBARGE, Albert E., MMR 1/ c
180 Liberty St., Middletown ROBERTS, David, MM 3/ c
Lukes Wood Road, RFD 2, New Canaan ROONEY, Robert J., Cox
348 Park Road, West Hartford ROSS, Edward R., GM 3/ c
67 Johnson St., Bridgeport RUSSO, Carl A., SC 1/ c
186 Rowe St., New Haven RUSSO, John J., S 2/ c
5 Pearl St., Mystic RYAN, Ernest S., SC 1/ c
c/ o A. W. Diner, West Ave., Norwalk RYAN, John R., GM 3/ c
12 Spring St., Wallingford RYDER, Donald J., CSP ( S)
34 Albany Ave., New Britain SALADYGA, John T., S 1/ c
Bldg. 76, Apt. 25, Success Park, Bridgeport SALVATORE, Michael G., CCM
9 Fara Drive, Stamford SAMSEL, Francis J., S 1/ c
Box 15, Boston St., Guilford SANDERS, Charles H., EM 2/ c
143 Windsor St., Hartford SANTOPIETRO, Olindo O., AS Y- 12
101 Division St., Waterbury SAUER, Bernard J., MM 3/ c
1108 Main St., Waterbury SAVELLI, Cerseni J., AMM 1/ c
River St., Old Saybrook SCATA, Joseph G., S 1/ c
94 Nelton Court, Hartford SCHULTZ, John J., MoMM 2/ c
297 Hooker Road, Bridgeport SCHULTZ, John N., CM 3/ c
321 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich SCHWARCBHER, Alex K., WT 2/ c
338 Lenox Ave., Bridgeport SCHWARTZ, Frank, S 2/ c
47 Fairfield Ave., Stamford SCOTT, Alfred E., F 1/ c
69 Autumn St., Manchester SCOTT, Hollis, Ck 2/ c
55 Depot Road, Poquonock Bridge SCOVILL, Ronald L., Sr., MoMM 3/ c
8 MacArthur Court, Middletown SEGA, Arthur L., MM 1/ c
New Milford
SELLOCK, Albin M., S 1/ c
454 Washington St., Hartford
SERVIDIO, Albert E., F 1/ c
24 1/ 2 North A St., Taftville SEVERSON, Elmer M., MoMM 2/ c
573 East Main St., Waterbury SHERMAN, Louis, PhM 2/ c
223 Main St., Wethersfield SHRIBER, Norman J., HA 1/ c
163 Kimberly Ave., New Haven SINK, Edward W., S 1/ c
139 Clinton Ave., New Haven SKINNER, Christopher W., CMoMM
Kings Highway, Darien SKORZEWSKI, Leon S., S 2/ c
73 Manilla Place, Bridgeport SLATTERY, Joseph P., MoMM 2/ c
36 Paramount Ave., Hamden SLEDZIK, Stanley F., AEM 2/ c
Lee St., Middletown SLOAN, William H., TM 2/ c
1960 Boulevard, West Hartford SLOSSON, Richard F., Cox
Chapel Lane, Riverside SMERAGLINO, Dominic F., S 2/ c
152 Alice St., Bridgeport SMITH, William D., CM 3/ c
571 Bank St., New London SMITH,. William R., S 1/ c
Box 33, North Canton SNEDEKER, Robert H., S 1/ c
113 Ivy St., New Haven SOKOLIK, John A., Y 2/ c
16 Bird St., Torrington SOKOLOWSKI, Edward W., S 1/ c
475 Maple St., Bridgeport SORRENTINO, Louis F., HA 1/ c
566 Washington Ave., Bridgeport SOTERE, Peter G., ARM 1/ c
60 1/ 2 Asylum St., New Haven SOUCY, Albert, MM 2/ c
31 Eastwood Ave., Waterbury STAKULSON, John J., BM 2/ c
169 Prospect St., East Hartford STAVOLA, John F., SSML 3/ c
70 Retreat Ave., Hartford STENTON, Harold W., MMS 1/ c
105 South St., Danbury STEVENS, Lester H., MMG 2/ c
251 Jordan Lane, Wethersfield STOLFI, Vito W., MoMM 1/ c
270 Frost Road, Waterbury STOTTS, Adelbert F., AM 3/ c
71 South wick Ave., Waterbury STRAIN, Emil T., Cox
41 Ives St., Mt. Carmel STUART, Millard J., S 2/ c
Bridgewater STUBENHAUS, Jay H., AS V- 12
Green Knolls Lane, Fairfield STYMILOSKY, Edward B., EM 3/ c
RFD, Quaker Hill, Waterford SUDIK, Edward J., Sp ( Q) ( RP) 2/ c
84 Roath St., Norwich SUDOL, Walter S., BM 1/ c
85 Grafton St., New Haven SWANSON, Albert A., S 2/ c
31 Hillcrest Ave., West Haven SWEENEY, George V., S 1/ c
558 George St., New Haven SWEENEY, Robert J., MoMM 2/ c
209 Norton St., New Haven SWIDERSKI, John R., SM 2/ c
61 School St., Union SZYMBORSKI, John J., SF 2/ c
185 Wigwam Lane, Stratford TAYLOR, Charles, CM 3/ c
109 Melrose Ave., Waterbury TEBO, Louis J., S 1/ c
21 Quincy Court, Poquonock Bridge TEREBESI, William A., SF 3/ c
633 Bostwick Ave., Bridgeport THOMSON, James, RM 3/ c
24 Eldridge St., Manchester THURESON, Ragnard E., AEM 3/ c
45 Edgerly St., Kensington TILLONA, James V., SSMB 3/ c
233 Windsor St., Hartford TODISCO, Antonio C, SSMB 2/ c
95 Gem Ave., Bridgeport TOLLEY, Robert C, MMS 3/ c
155 Wethersfield Ave., Hartford TOTH, Stephen F., SC 2/ c
1387 Central Ave., Bridgeport TOURVILLE, Rene H., MM 2/ c
1224 Blue Hills Ave., Bloomfield TRACY, Francis W., MN 2/ c
83 Amity St., Hartford TREW, William C, S 2/ c
555 Lydall St., Manchester TRITTO, Francis L., S 1/ c
150 Bush Court, Stratford ULATOWSKI, Mitchell B., BM 2/ c
475 Pearl Harbor St., Bridgeport UTKE, Arthur, BM 2/ c
42 Brook St., Southington VAN LANDEGHEAM, Gustave O, F 1/ c
37 Sunrise Ave.. Fairfield VERTEFEUILLE, Bert N., Cox
10 Pearl St., Willimantic VIARENGO, Caesar J., S 1/ c
59 Park Ave., Torrington WACHTELHAUSEN, Robert L., MAI 1/ c
Maple Ave., North Haven WAGNER, Henry E., Jr., CY
17 Third St., Hamden WALDO, Eugene H., S 2/ c
44 Predem Road, Bristol WALDRON, Robert J., SoAl 1/ c
730 Boswell Ave., Norwich WALIN, Carl AL, AIM 2/ c
873 Brewster St., Bridgeport WALLICK, Steven, MM 2/ c
15 Woodbridge Ave., Ansonia WALSH, Everett S., CCM
156 DeForest Ave., Bridgeport WALSH, John J., MM 3/ c
Ct. D., Bldg. 31, Apt. 105, Y. M. V., Bridgeport WARD, Walter F., AMM 2/ c
38 South Pine St., Creek Ct., Fairfield WARNER, Norman W., S 1/ c
118 Tremont St., New Britain WARSTOCK, Bernard C, S 1/ c
14 Groton St., Hartford WASHIEWICZ, Joseph W., S 1/ c
791 Atlantic St., Stamford WELDON, Charles T., WT 3/ c
7 Rose St., Hartford WELESHKO, John, GM 1/ c
21 East Walnut St., Stamford WHEELER, Joseph W., SoAl 2/ c
82 Cove St., New Haven WILCZYNSKI, Jan S., BM 2/ c
336 Dover St., Bridgeport WILLIAMS, Joseph A., RdM 3/ c
194 Adams St., Bridgeport WILLIS, Nathaniel P., Cox
RFD 5, Danbury WNUK, Joseph A., GM 2/ c
90 View St., Meriden WOODFIELD, Harold J., S 2/ c
Jones Road, Naugatuck WORROLL, George F., SM 2/ c
135 Wheeler's Farms Road, Milford
WORTHING, Milo J., BM 2/ c
17 Seeley St., Bridgeport WREN, Edward J., SF 2/ c
257 Wood Ave., Bridgeport WRIGHT, William T., CCS
119 Washington St., Hartford WRIGHTSON, Charles P., RM 3/ c
324 Valley St., Willimantic YAFFE, Louis, CM 3/ c
26 Tom Thumb St., Bridgeport YALE, Edwin V., S 1/ c
25 Hanover St., Yalesville YARRISON, Walter, FC 2/ c
580 Huntington Turnpike, Bridgeport YOUNG, Donald H., F 1/ c
259 William St., Middletown YURTIN, Theodore J., CSF
Reynolds Bridge, Thomaston ZAWACKI, Joseph AL, BM 2/ c
11 Fuller Place, West Haven ZAWILINSKI, Stanley A., S 1/ c
5 Alaple Ave., Middletown ZENOBIA, William L., EM 3/ c
153^ Delav St., Danbury ZOLNIK, Anthony L., BM 2/ c
91 Simpson Ave., Wallingford
CONNECTICUT VETERANS COMMEMORATIVE BOOKLET
Vol. VI Nov. 29, 1945 No. 10
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 Joseph O. Keating and William M. Roth. The cover illustration of the unloading of an LCM at a PT base in New Guinea and ship pictures are from official U. S. Navy photographs.