Connecticut veterans commemorative booklet. Vol. 8, no. 10. Connecticut men of the United States Army, demobilization, Fort Devens, Massachusetts. November 21 to 24, 1945

              CONNECTICUT MEN
of the United States Army
Demobilization, Fort Devens, Massachusetts
November 21 to 24, 1945 STATE OF CONNECTICUT
EXECUTIVE CHAMBERS HARTFORD
To Connecticut Veterans of World War II:
Connecticut men have written brilliant pages in the military history of this nation since the days of Bunker Hill. Indeed, in days of peace Connecticut men prepared for war so well that they always have been among the first to fight.
In this, the greatest of all wars just ended, you, as a son of Connecticut, have courageously and faithfully main­tained
that tradition. In fact, you have raised it to new heights. You have added immortal names to the historic list of victories — New Georgia, Tunisia, Cassino, Anzio, Normandy, Ardennes Bulge, Hurtgen Forest, Leyte, Luzon, Ruhr Pocket, Apennines, Okinawa-, and more#
Chance and talents assigned many of you to tasks along the supply routes, in hospitals and at bases, or to toil and sweat in such places as the Lido Road and along the Persian Gulf. All this made victory possible. Connecticut men, too, played a glorious role in that part of the victory which is credited in the ledgers of history for the Air Force.
Your fellow citizens in Connecticut are highly proud of your service. And they are very, very grateful.
Yours very sincerely.
Governor
HERE ARE THEIR STORIES
War correspondents of World War II frequently embellished and often overwrote the action stories of modest soldiers. The aggregate result pleased editors, made headlines, and, on occasion, embarrassed the soldiers. In retaliation, the correspondents and their victims were labelled, in characteristic G. I. language, " Joe Blow". Actually, the " Joe Blows" were few and far between in this Army. 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 soldiers' stories, here recorded as near verbatim as possible in soldiers' words. — The Editor.
Alvaro, Dominic D., T/ 5, 770th Railway Co., Meriden.
" I hope I never see another train as even a train whistle makes me jump. For seven­teen
months we hauled supplies on the White Pass and Yukon railway. Our route was from White Horn, Canada, to Skagway, Alaska. At first I enjoyed the trip as the route was wild and lovely and along the way one could always see deer in abundance, mountain goat or sometimes a rare moose. It was to Alaska and back to Canada and back again and again. I think I'll take the bus home."
Amendola, Anthony M., Pvt., 92d Chem. Mortar Bn., 30th Div., New Haven.
" At St. Lo a Jerry shell blew me right out of my hole when it landed about 20 feet from me. I was shaken up but I didn't catch any of the flying steel and I thought it would be a good idea if I moved to a safer hole. Just before the breakthrough at St. Lo, our planes were going to bomb the area ahead of us to make our advance easier. Something must have gone wrong because when the planes came over they dropped the bombs on us and killed a few of our men. It was a queer feeling to know that your own men were bombing you instead of the Jerries."
Arciero, Silvio A., T/ 4, Co. D., 36th Tank Bn., 8th Armd. Div., Waterbury.
" We were the main element in the axis of advance against the town of Rhineburg and the first three tanks were all hit. Three men were killed in each of the other two tanks, while in ours we were all alive but wounded
and burned. We were all captured and re­moved
to a hospital at Doreston, Germany, and a little later moved again to another hospital in Holland. After recovery from my wounds and burns, I was placed in a small prison camp at Amevesfort where I remained for a short time. I was later moved to the camp at Aleesmere, Holland. This was an old monastery that the Germans had con­verted
into a prison camp. I remained there until released by the Canadians on May 7. I got lousy treatment in the prison camps and never did get enough to eat. Like everybody else, I had to go into the Army. It was a good experience and it has taught me that com­pulsory
military training is a good thing. If we have that, we will never be caught with our pants down."
Barnes, Frank W., T/ 5, Med. Det., 52d Inf., 9th Armd. Div., New Haven.
" When I was captured the Jerries ordered me to treat their wounded and they gave me a bottle of beer for doing it. I was captured in Germany when they outflanked our posi­tion
and was held for five months. I lost 55 pounds from lack of food and when I was questioned about my outfit the Germans seemed to know more about it than I did. I was held in Coblenz and every building there was hit by our planes except the one I was in. The Russians liberated us and we were told we would have to wait there until we were sent for by our troops. They treated us good and when we decided to walk to our lines they just turned their backs and let us go."
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Blake, Clifford L., T/ 5, 556th Ord. Tank Maint. Co. 3d Army, Centerbrook.
" During the fight for Metz the forts were so hard to take that we were told to make our tanks into demolition carriers. We loaded the tanks with high explosives and fixed them to operate automatically so they could be di­rected
into the forts. It was a ticklish job be­cause
we set fuses to explode in a certain time and if the tank stopped short it would have blown us up. When those tanks hit the forts it blew Germans right out of them and our infantry was able to go in. I had to go out into mine fields to drag knocked- out tanks back so they could be repaired and missed several mines by inches."
Chamberlin, Ernest C. Jr., Pfc, Co. C, 2d Inf., 5th Div., Baltic.
" The Germans had me for eight months and treated me like an animal all the time. I was captured in Metz when I was encir­cled
by 30 of the lousy creatures. They tried to get information from me by threats and told me that if I didn't talk I'd be shot. The only thing that saved me from starving to death were the few Red Cross packages that were brought to us by the Germans. The food we got from the Krauts wasn't enough to keep a cat alive. Just before the war ended they started to treat us better because they knew the 7th Army was closing in on them. When I saw our boys again it was the mo­ment
I'd been waiting for a long time. Most of our guards had taken off to avoid being captured."
Collins, Daniel F., Pfc, 4th Ranger Bn., 5th Army, East Hartford.
" Anzio was the toughest deal I was in on. I hit the beach with the first wave and the Jerries were throwing everything they could at us. I was hit by a bullet when our com­pany
tried to take a strong point and was sent to the hospital in Naples for three months. When I rejoined the outfit at Anzio they broke us up and made us into a special
service airborne force for the invasion of Southern France. When we landed on French soil I expected to see Anzio repeated but it wasn't and it turned out to be an easy land­ing."
Colloso, Fred, Pfc, 512th Med. Hosp. Ship Platoon, New Haven.
" Being a medical aid on a hospital ship gave me almost as much time at sea as though I was in the Navy. I made ten trips to and from the ETO and one from the Pa­cific.
We went through a lot of stuff includ­ing
bombings from enemy planes while tak­ing
aboard the wounded at Naples and Marseille. We were also attacked by enemy subs in the English channel one time, but managed to get away without being hit. There was always a lot of action for if we didn't get it from the enemy, we would run into a storm that was almost as much trouble. I was in a good outfit, liked the European theater best, and am glad that it is all over."
Currier, Charles R., S/ Sgt., 28th Air Service Group, Pomfret.
" Last Thanksgiving I was in the hospital and last Christmas night I spent in a fox­hole,
but those things will never happen to me again if I can help it. At least they won't happen to me in India again. I was there for 22 months and spent most of the time in and out of hospitals. We were stationed about 122 miles from Calcutta, India, which is about the worst place on earth. For four long years I have waited for today to come to get that discharge."
Deane, Robert C, S/ Sgt., Hq., Base Sv. Sq., Putnam.
" I was caught in a bomb dump during an air attack. I didn't stay there very long but ran like hell until I found a big coral boulder for cover and there I remained until all clear sounded. I spent 16 months on Saipan where I was a cryptograph operator. I de­coded
all important messages and though
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sometimes a little exciting, it was at best a long and tedious job. The climate on Saipan was wonderful but except for my work there was little else to do there. Every month seemed to take a year to pass by."
Delphia, Robert L., Jr., Cpl., 15th Sq., 16th Bmb. Grp., 20th Air Force, Hartford.
" The biggest and nicest surprise that I ever got in all my life came on Guam when the news of the end of the war with Japan was broadcast. I was only over there for six months but that was long enough for me to find out that the Pacific was no place to be stationed. I served as an electrical mechanic on B- 29s. It was a good outfit and the planes are good and did a swell job in the war."
Evans, Richard J., T/ Sgt., Co. K., 415th Inf., 104th Div., West Haven.
" Usually I've cursed the mud found over there in Europe but I remember the time I was glad to have mud around me. I was looking for our machine gun positions when the Jerries spotted me and started to lay in artillery fire on me. Three shells landed in quick succession around me but when they hit they sank in the mud and the shrapnel just sunk into it. I've gone into German lines on patrol to capture some Krauts for information but all we ever did was get into fire fights with them and get driven into our own lines."
Falconer, Colin, T/ 5, 67th Med Depot, ( Sep.), Westport.
" New Caledonia wasn't too tough a deal after all. There one could go to a dance once a month and a rationed amount of soda and ice cream could be purchased once a week. The only action we saw there was once when a high octane gas tank caught on fire and ignited an ammunition dump beside it. The dump went up with a bang and smashed every glass bottle in our depot. It took us a week to police all the glass up."
Fitelson, Eugene S., Pfc, 328th Inf., 26th Div., Bridgeport.
" It was T. S. for us when the tail end of our 50 man patrol took off when we ran into the Germans. That left the flanks unpro­tected
and so we were captured. I was sent to Stalag 2B at Hammerstein where the treatment wasn't so bad but the food was lousy and we didn't get enough. Then I was put out with some other guys to work on a farm and that was a good deal. The work wasn't so tough and I got three meals a day. Besides that, we stole a lot of food from the farm, and this with a few Red Cross par­cels,
kept me filled up. When the troops started to come closer, we were marched from Hammerstein to Hanover where we stayed until liberated by the British 2d Army. It wasn't too bad, but I don't want it any more."
Fitzgerald, Thomas A., S/ Sgt., 389th Bmb. Grp., Waterbury.
" Buzz bombs sneak in before you know it. We were in a hangar in England when a red alert rang out, signifying enemy aircraft dir ¬ rectly overhead. We dashed out of the hang­ars
just in time to see two ' buzzers' detonate on trees on the edge of the field and explode. The concussion hurled us all to the ground and shook the hangars. After Africa and France I liked England the best because there the people spoke our language. Many of the boys in our group married English girls; however, American girls are still my first choice."
Flewellyn, William D., Sgt., 87th Sq., 497th Bmb. Grp., Norwalk.
" Guam was no rest camp during the seven months I spent there because the B- 29s on which I was a ground armorer flew almost every day, and I was always busy cleaning and keeping the guns in repair and bomb loading. I was in the Army for 41 months and spent most of the time in this country training combat crews. The Army was all right, but I wouldn't want it again. The best part of the whole deal was when they de-
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cided to fly the men for Devens back from Frisco."
Gillin, Thomas F., S/ Sgt., 870th Sq., 497th Bmb. Grp., New Haven.
" The Montrose docked in San Francisco on my birthday and coming home was a pretty good present to get. I was in Saipan for 16 months as an armament crew chief on B- 29s. We landed in Saipan just two weeks after it was taken and the Japs were still holed up in the hills. After the first 29 raid to Tokyo, the Japs came over and gave us a bad strafing. That was during the day and I was in bed after working all night. Most of the planes were out on a raid and only two were destroyed. However, there were a lot of casualties as the Japs really tore up the tents. I got the Bronze Star for rigging up a special wiring device for the bomb release mechanism. It was a good experience all the way through."
Jackson, Lewis F., T/ Sgt., 62d Sq., 39th Bmb. Grp., Springdale.
" The best bomber that I ever flew in is the B- 29. I made 26 missions on one of these ships as a central fire control gunner. The plane is fast, carries a big bomb load and has a very long range. The first of our mis­sions
over Japan were tough as the Japs threw up lots of flak at us, but toward the end they got easier and easier and were al­most
milk runs. On the Otake raid, we ran into some fighters and lots of flak. I had a fighter to my credit on this raid, but the ship was hit by flak in three different places. Ours was not the ship that carried the atomic bomb. The 29s did a good job on Japan even before the bomb was dropped. Flying on one of these planes is not the worst job in the Army, and I am glad that I got that kind of duty."
Jefferies, Ernest W., Sgt., 870th Sq., 497th Bmb. Grp., Stratford.
" There are no foxholes on a coral island but after the Japs strafed us at Saipan, we
found places along the cliffs where we could hide if they ever came back. I was eating chow that time and I came out of that mess hall like a champ. I just got to the cliffs when the tents started to go down from the Jap bullets. There wasn't much protection where I was, but I made sure that I was a poor target by getting as close to the ground as I could. I couldn't get any closer without going right through."
Laidlaw, Robert S., T/ S, 8th Gen. Hosp., Fairfield.
" The most casualties came from the battle of Saipan. For 29 months I was a ward mas­ter
in a hospital in New Caledonia and my ward was always well filled. Though we were hundreds of miles from the battlefront the wounded soldiers came from there and as these were our own, there was nothing too good we could do for them. Sickness from jungle contracted diseases and battle casual­ties
ran hand in hand. In the Pacific the Jap wasn't the only enemy an American soldier had to fight. Our unit was well staffed with highly competent doctors and nurses. Often our doctors worked night and day until they had to be evacuated. Helping those kids that America owes so much to kept me satisfied throughout the war."
McGrath, Donald D., Pfc, 1892d Avn. Engrs., Portland.
" Running a bulldozer didn't mean that I was exempt from the fighting. I got lots of that on Ie Shima and New Guinea. The bull­dozer
was very effective in keeping the Japs in the caves and it also helped in smoking them out. You have seen the way the guys use these things in the movies when the Japs were holed up. Well, that's the way I used mine and I didn't have to go to the movies to learn how. We ran into some bombings and strafings at both places. That Pacific is no good. It's all swamp and jungles and who wants to live in the swamps and jungles? Also, the GI beer that we got there was no
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good. They should have fed it to the Japs; it would have softened them up in a hurry."
Milardo, Sebastian P., T/ 5, Hq. Btry., AW. Bn., 902d A. A. A., Middletown.
" The way that the officers worked us in the Canal Zone, you would think that we were going to be attacked at any time. There was more chicken there, I think, than there was any place else in the Army. I was down there for two years and had no furlough. The CO couldn't afford one for me, I guess. We used to get passes to go into the cities around there but those places didn't have anything to offer, so we used to stay at camp and play or watch athletic sports. It is hot, humid and rainy there, but I suppose there were worse places to be stationed though I don't know where."
Miller, Albert H., T/ S, S56th Ord. Tank Maint. Co., 3d Army, Danbury.
" Who ever said that war was hell didn't say half enough. We were camped in a Ger­man
ammo dump in France which hadn't been cleared by our men. I threw a match on the ground one day and it almost came up and hit me in the face because the ground was soaked with gas that the Germans dumped before we got there. It was such a dangerous place that we had to move out
and no one was allowed within a mile of the place after that. V- E Day we were in Nurem­berg
and we were on our way to the Pacific via the States within three days after the war ended."
Mitchell, Floyd W., S/ Sgt., Det. Engr. Sec, Manchester.
" We called it the land of the Willawawa. That was Kiska in the Aleutians— a bleak, windblown, treeless wasteland and not worth a damn to anyone. A Willawawa was a minia­ture
hurricane that sprung from nowhere and always ended up on Kiska. It reached gale- like ferocity and picked up everything loose and swirled it through the air. Those days it was dangerous outdoors. In Kiska where the wind always blows, there is no summer and a heavy snow storm in August is not unusual. In the early months of the war, the Japs occupied the island and worked like beavers fortifying it. Throughout the island there are thousands of caves, empty gun emplacements and even well- built un­derground
hospitals. The first American forces found the island empty and unde­fended.
Why they didn't remain to defend it is one of those mysteries, but luckily they didn't as it would have proved tough to take. I guess Kiska was too rough for even the Japs. We were the last group there and our job was to remove the installations. We even removed the stoves from the Nissen huts. The huts alone remained and as we pulled off shore, they seemed to stand out as a monument to the toughest deal any Ameri­can
soldier ever had."
Murphy, George J., Jr., Cpl., Co. D., 303d Inf., 97th Div., Bridgeport.
" Trying to take the town of Selb in Ger­many
was one of the toughest things we did. We were pinned down by small arms fire for six hours before we could move on again. I was in a hole that wasn't deep enough for me and sweated it out trying to figure out what I was doing in a hot spot like that. We got into the town, but only a third of the men that started for it made it. I was in a cellar of a house that was hit by 88s and I crawled out of the wreckage, shaken up a bit, and went out to find myself a nice safe hole."
Petrie, Charles B., Sgt., 301st Depot Rpr. Sq., 20th Air Force, New Haven.
" After 38 months in the Army, I think that I am entitled to the permanent furlough I am going to get today. I never had any other kind so I am going to appreciate this one. I was in the Pacific for 32 months being stationed at Hawaii, Kwajelin and Guam. The best time I had there was at Bellows Field, Oahu, where I spent eight months. I had charge of special service and recrea­tion
there and enjoyed it very much. The rest of the time I worked at experimental stations where modifications for all kinds of planes were worked out. We did a lot of work on B- 29s. Of all the places I saw down there, Guam and its people was about the best. As for glorified Hawaii, you can give that away any time and it won't make me mad."
Piteo, Theodore D., Pfc, 88th Engr. Hv. Pontoon Co. 3d Army, Hartford. " I helped build bridges from the Meuse
River to the Danube. We built sixteen bridges in all. The bridge over the Rhine was the toughest and the longest. There, too, was my closest call. I was out in the middle of the stream attaching a pontoon section when suddenly a plane dived down at us, dropped his bomb load and returned to strafe. Lucky for scared me, he missed. We finished the Rhine bridge in record time and the 90th Division, followed by Patton's famous 4th Armored Division poured across. The last river we bridged was one of Eur­ope's
largest, the Danube. One more river to cross— the Connecticut— and then home for keeps."
Raguseo, Joseph J., Pfc, Co. G., 119th Inf., 30th Div., South Norwalk.
" The same time I was hit, I was captured. That happened at Aachen on October 18, when our whole platoon was surrounded by a Panzer division. I was sent to a hospital at Cologne where I didn't get good treat­ment.
When the doctors said that I had re­covered,
I was sent first to the Wismar prison camp, then to Hanover and finally to New Brandenburg. There we were put in work details and the union scale of hours or wages did not prevail. I worked from 5 in the morning until 11 at night. I didn't actually work that long, but I was up at 5 and didn't get back to bed until 11. We had dandy food, mostly potato soup— one plate a day— and some bread and a little meat. It was a tough grind, especially when a guy is hun­gry
all the time. Being in prison didn't help me to love the Germans any more than when
1 was fighting them. I was released on May
2 by the English and was taken to one of their camps. From there, I went to the American lines and was sent by plane to Rheims. Then I went to Le Havre where I got the boat for home. I won't forget the prison camp nor the Germans for a long time."
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Rao, Patrick G., Pfc, 566th Air Sv. Grp., 20th Air Force, Plainville.
" The section of Guam I was on was just a mud hole. We lived in tents with mud up to our cots and lizards and hoptoads crawl­ing
all over us. The work wasn't too hard but the living conditions knocked us for a loop. I don't have anything to say because nothing of interest ever happened there."
Ribadeneyra, John A., Pfc, Co. C, 334th Inf., 84th Div., Stratford.
" At Prummern, Germany, 25 Germans sneaked into our area and I was captured when one of them covered me from behind my hole. For six months I ate nothing but the worst cabbage soup made. They were a pretty cocky bunch until they saw the war was lost and then they just took off and left us by ourselves until rescued by our own troops. Last Thanksgiving I was eating black bread and soup and this Thanksgiving I am getting my discharge."
Rogowski, Stanley J., Cpl., 3604th Q. M. Truck Co., South Norwalk.
" A QM outfit generally doesn't see too much in the line of actual combat, but that didn't hold true in our case. We seemed to be always in the thick of things, as we hauled not only supplies, rations, gas and
ammo to the front lines but also troops. I landed on Omaha Beach on D plus 8, and my detail lost three trucks right away. The snipers were still there and one of the men in my detail was wounded. After the first day, we moved as the troops moved and ended up in Pilsen, Czechoslovakia on V- E Day. We arrived there after dark and found the streets lined with Czechs in native cos­tume
to welcome us. There was plenty of good beer and champagne for the taking and we took enough so that no one went thirsty. We were then with the 16th Tanks of the 2d Armored Division. I had two rather vivid experiences. The first was when we stopped the two trucks at an underpass one day to take a break and were surprised by a German tank which fired on us, hit one truck which burst into flames and set off the other. The other time was when we were supposed to meet the 9th Armored with a load of gas. We came to an outpost but were not allowed to get through, so we took another road and ran into a bunch of Germans. We fired at them and the firing was heard back at the outpost and an armored car escort came up. They went with us the rest of the way and kept the Germans away from us by firing on both sides of the road." Salvi, Edward T., Sgt., 28th Air Sv. Grp., 20th Air Force, Waterbury.
" I was on Tinian when the first atomic bomb was loaded on a B- 29. At the time we too didn't know a thing about it. The bombs were kept quite a ways away and so well guarded you couldn't get within a mile of them. We knew something big was coming but what it was only a chosen few really knew and they weren't talking. Before Tinian, I spent over 18 months in India— a country of filth and dirt beyond the imagina­tion.
One trip I'll always remember was a four and a half day train ride from Calcutta to Bombay. The train itself was stinking dirty and the coaches were overrun with vermin and all the varieties of crawling in­sect
life with some as big as your fist. Add to this heat, 140 in the shade, and then you really have something you can't forget."
Scafariello, Joseph, Sgt., 837th Sig. Co., ( Sep.), New Haven.
" I had a chance to visit our Latin- Ameri­can
neighbors in Brazil. Our job was to keep intact a telephone line 150 miles long. The line was deep in the interior and most of it through jungle land. To repair the line we had to travel by boat, burro and often on foot. Once during the rainy season a stream overflooded and stranded us in the jungle. There the natives were kind to us and gave us food. Two days later a rescue party found us not too much the worse for wear. The people are alert, progressive and friendly. In all I think I had a real experience yet in the future, I'll be satisfied just being a Nut- megger."
Scozzafava, Louis J., T/ 5, 556th Ord. Tank Maint. Co., 3d Army, Danbury.
" When I went to France on detached serv­ice
I thought I was getting a good deal, but I almost wound up with my head shot off. I was supposed to go up forward to service an artillery unit but they had moved and I was in German lines without knowing about
it until they started shooting at me. I just hesitated for one minute and then ran like a bat bound for somewhere right back to our lines. I don't think I'll ever catch my breath after that run because I can still hear those bullets going by my head."
Sloan, Samuel, Pfc, Hq. Co., 414th Inf., 104th Div., New Haven.
" My duty was to try and get information from Germans we captured at the front lines. I speak German, Russian and Polish and I was in the lines as an interpreter. In Wewer, Germany, we met unexpected op­position
from SS troops who fortified a church and started firing at us as we moved into the town. I jumped off a tank I was rid­ing
on just before it was hit by a bazooka, setting it afire and killing the men inside. I was sent out on patrol to meet the Russians who were on the other side of the Mulde River because I spoke Russian and when I met them they were inquisitive, friendly, and anxious to cooperate with me. When my CO met the Russians it meant work for me because I was the only one in the company who spoke the language."
Spielman, James E., Pfc, 556th Ord. Tank Maint. Co., 3d Army, Pomfret.
" During the breakthrough we were ordered to pull out in a hurry but we did not have enough trucks to carry our equipment. I didn't feel like waiting around any longer than I had to because the Germans were get­ting
close so I just loaded as much stuff as I could on my truck and took off for the rear. Outside of Metz I was able to be near a hole at all times because we were getting strafed often and any hole was the safest place to be in. It was hard to keep my mind on my work repairing tanks because you had to keep one eye and ear out for planes."
Stanton, William J., S/ Sgt., 556th Ord. Tank Maint. Co., 3d Army, New Haven.
" For six weeks we waded in mud repair­ing
tanks and trucks for the drive on Metz.
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All it did was rain for 24 hours a day and artillery going over our heads added to our misery. I was the biggest liar in the company because as supply sergeant I promised the men the equipment they wanted and it would never show up. Many times I had to go out and steal equipment for our use. Our out­fit
was with Patton when he broke through at St. Lo and it was our job to keep his tanks in repair. We followed him across Europe and it was one hell of a job to keep up with such a fast- moving Army."
Termeulen, John A., Pfc, 503d M. P. Bn., 3d Army, Danbury.
" I directed traffic for Patton's Third Army. We were usually placed on crossroads where vehicles might turn off. Our jobs were to assist stragglers and prevent the traffic from snarling up. During the big drive it was really something to see— with mile after endless mile, hour after hour, thou­sands
of vehicles passing by. My closest one came one night in Nancy. I was driving a jeep and a JU- 88 swooped down after me. I stopped the jeep and jumped behind a stone wall. When I cautiously looked up, he was gone and I didn't waste any time getting back to my base."
Thompson, Frank A., Pvt, Co. H., 120th Inf., 30th Div., New Milford.
" You can't knock out German Tiger tanks with heavy machine guns. We tried to, but that was all that we could do as we were ahead of the lines and had no other support. There were two squads of us and one rifle squad. Most all of the men were killed and the rest captured. That was just outside St. Lo, and the next day I found myself im­prisoned
in a French monastery. We called it ' Starvation Hill,' and that's what it was. Then we were marched all the way across to Chalon- Sur- Marne, and it was a tough hike as we had to average 25 to 30 miles a day, most of the time on empty stomachs. From there we were loaded on Ford trucks
and taken to Paris where we were put in boxcars for the trip to Germany. That took five days and for food we got one loaf of bread a day and very little water. At one stretch we were without water for 48 hours. When we landed in Germany, we were sent to camps and I ended up in Muhlburg where I, with all other privates, was put to work. When the Americans were getting close, we went to Freiberg and then set out on another march. I was hit in the leg when strafed by Russian planes who thought we were Heinies. The guards fled and I found eight bicycles, so me and seven other guys took off. We landed in Czechoslovakia and met some 7th Army trucks at Kometau. They took us to a hospital and then I got to Le Havre and the boat for home. Prison life was tough. I lost about 20 pounds on the diet of one loaf of bread for every eight men and 25 grams of horse meat a day. The meat was tough and must have come from old horses. It was a tough deal to have, but it's all over now and there's no use in bitching."
Vasques, Sebastian J., Cpl., Co. K., 331st Inf., 83d Div., Hartford.
" My buddy had been hit in Normandy and I tried to help him reach the aid station. I couldn't make it alone and I left him in a field while I went looking for some medics to help me take him back. I started to walk to our lines and I ran smack into 15 Jerries who took me prisoner. I was held for nine months and I'll never know how I stayed alive. The food was rough, when we had any, and when we had food it was just some old soup. I went on a march that lasted seven days and nights when we were moved deeper into Germany. Three of those days we didn't have a thing to eat and then they gave us a half a loaf of dark bread that to me tasted like mud, but I ate it. We were liberated by the Russians and when they found out we were Americans they gave us the best of everything."
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THE MUSTER OUT ROLL CALL
Names, rank and addresses of Connecticut men discharged during the period November 21 to 24, from the official Group Rosters, Fort Devens Separation Center, Mass.
1945
ABLONDI, John V., Pfc.
26 West Ave., Bridgeport ALEXAWICZ, Joseph, Cpl.
416 Main St., Ansonia ALICKY, Edward F., T/ 5
49 Pulaski St., Torrington ALLAIRE, Raymond D., Pfc.
55 Foley St., Bristol ALLARD, Camille F., Pfc.
1860 Chopsy Hill Rd., Bridgeport ALVARO, Dominic D., T/ 5
3 Pasco St., Meriden AMARANTE, Stephen, Cpl.
112 Olive St., New Haven AMENDOLA, Anthony M., Pvt.
476 Chapel St., New Haven ANDERSON, Boyd, Pfc.
50 E. Hawkins St., Waterbury ANDLE, Louis T., Cpl.
132 Tolland St., East Hartford ANDRZEJCZYK, Ignatius J., S/ Sgt.
199 Retreat Ave., Hartford ANTOS, Frank R., T/ 5
17 Bolton St., Hartford ANZIDEI, Michael F., T/ 5
37 Hawkins St., Derby ARCARI, Anthony, Pvt.
28 Winthrop St., Hartford ARCIERO, Silvio A., T/ 4
Spring Ave., Waterbury ASSELIN, Louis F., Cpl.
56 Ashland St., Jewett City ATTARDO, Joseph L., Pfc.
25 Madison St., Hartford BAJGER, Anthony E., T/ 5
311 Main St., Willimantic BARANOWSKI, Ziegmont W., Cpl.
6 Broad St., Seymour BARNES, Frank W., T/ 5
Willow St., New Haven BARTGIS, Shannon B., Cpl.
966 East Main St., Stratford BARTON, Stewart W., Pfc.
20 Morrison Ave., Wethersfield BASCH, Sidney, T/ 5
79 South Highland St., West Hartford BASHURA, George, Sgt.
54 Humphrey St., Seymour BASQUILL, Francis X., Sgt.
29 Lester St., West Haven BEAUCHEMIN, Wilfred E., Pfc.
308 Church St., New Britain BEAULIEU, Adhemar, T/ 5
1444 Broad St., Hartford BECKWITH, Jacques M., Sgt.
22 Market PL, Guilford BEDIENT, Stanley I., T/ 5
5 Eversley Ave., Norwalk BEHN, Russell J., S/ Sgt.
26 Pond View Ave., Bridgeport BELIS, Daniel P., S/ Sgt.
3 Pearl St., Terryville BELONICK, Anthony S., Sgt.
105 South Eagle St., Terryville BENIS, Peter C, T/ Sgt.
10 May St., Ansonia BIAGIARELLI, Albert G., Cpl.
Rockrimmon Rd., Stamford BIELITZ, Carl B., T/ 5
44 Garden St., Thompsonville
BISAILLON, Edward J., Pfc.
1796 Park St., Hartford BLACK, Ralph L., Jr., Pfc.
Canaan BLAIN, Lionel M., T/ 4
North Grosvenordale BLAKE, Clifford L., T/ 5
Main St., Centerbrook BOGUSLAWSKI, Julius P., T/ 3 198 Bristol St., Thomaston BOHAN, Edward T., T/ Sgt.
439 Howard Ave., New Haven BONA, Arthur J., Pfc.
New Milford BOOTH, Robert E., S/ Sgt.
31 Ruden Place, West Haven BOSCO, Peter, T/ 5
298 Mill St., Waterbury BOTTONE, Louis J., S/ Sgt.
Strawberry Hill Ave., Norwalk BOWERS, Charles A., T/ Sgt.
C- 192 Charter Oak Ter., Hartford BOWES, Peter, Jr., Cpl.
Bldg. 27, Apt. 20, Success Park, Bridgeport BOWEY, Joseph T., T/ 4
203 Lounsbury St., Waterbury BOWMAN, James R., Pfc.
10 Center St., Hartford BRADLEY, Ralph L., S/ Sgt.
929 W. Main St., Waterbury BRANIGAN, Robert G., Sgt.
491 Orchard St., New Haven BREEN, William R., S/ Sgt.
255 Shelton Rd., Bridgeport BREMER, John C., T/ Sgt.
2567 Ann St., Berlin Tpke., Newington BRENNAN, Edward B., T/ 4
334 Reservoir Ave., Bridgeport BRENNAN, John J., T/ 5
38 Beacon St., Waterbury BRESSON, Frank G., Pfc.
103 Culvert St., Torrington BRIGGS, George A., Cpl.
Winthrop Rd., Deep River BRIGHENTI, Frank, Pfc.
163 Clark St., New Britain BRIGHT, William T., Sgt.
82 Dickerman St., New Haven BRIM, David W., Cpl.
Lakeville BRISTOL, Louis E., Sgt.
36 Middlefield Drive, West Hartford BROWN, Allan J., T/ 5
81 Central Ave., East Hartford BRUND, John F., Sgt.
31 William St., New Haven BRUNETTI, Dante R., Cpl.
1 East Ridge Ave., Ridgefield BUNTING, Leroy, Sgt.
46 Stevens Lane, Middletown BURKE, Arnold W., S/ Sgt.
777 Main St., South Glastonbury BURMEISTER, Theodore W., S/ Sgt.
611 Meriden Rd., Waterbury BURNANGE, George R., T/ 5
38 Railroad St., New Milford BURR, Harold G., T/ Sgt.
Redding Ridge BURRITT, Elihu W., M/ Sgt.
588 Woodlawn Ave., Stratford
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BUSH, Norman, Cpl.
391 Poplar St., New Haven BUSHNELL, Francis H., Sgt.
Deep River St., Centerbrook BUTLER, Joseph L., T/ Sgt.
508 Main St., Rocky Hill CABLES, Leonard H., T/ 5
84 Winter St., New Haven CAMPBELL, Frank J., Sgt.
158 Bradley St., New Haven CAMPO, Etalo J., T/ 4
72 Prospect St., Stafford Springs CANAVAN, John J., Sgt.
Nearwater Lane, Noroton CAPECE, Vincent J., T/ 5
175 East Kneen St., Shelton CAPELLI, Joseph, Pfc.
17 Richards St., New Haven CARLOW, Edward, Sgt.
20 Beers St., New Haven CARLSON, Francis W., Cpl.
27 Second St., Bristol CARPENTINO, Frederick H., Pfc.
410 Treadwell St., Hamden CARR, William L., Pvt.
446 Washington Ave., West Haven CARRIER, Burton W., T/ 5
152 Bond St., Hartford CARZASTY, Thaddeus E., S/ Sgt.
85 Spring St., Naugatuck CASELLA, Andrew, T/ 5
46 Quarry St., Glastonbury CESAREO, Vincent W., Pfc.
3 Colahan St., Stamford CESERO, Louis W., Pfc.
1997 Main St., Bridgeport CICCHETTI, Anthony S., Pfc.
21 Vista PL, Waterbury CIVALE, Frank J., Jr., Pfc.
5 James St., Meriden CIZAUSKAS, Michael J., Pfc.
878 Highland Ave., Waterbury CHAMBERLIN, Ernest C, Jr., Pfc.
Box 128, Baltic CHARNEY, Andrew, Pfc.
211 Mary Ave., Stratford CHOTNER, Julius, T/ 4
305 Broad St., New Britain CLARK, Charles H., T/ 5
Bldg. 18, Apt. 203, Y. M. V., Bridgeport COLLINS, Daniel F., Pfc.
31 Springside Ave., East Hartford COLLINS, Earl J., Pfc.
65 Spring St., South Norwalk COLLOSO, Fred, Pfc.
106 Wooster St., New Haven COPELAND, Isaac J., T/ 4
23 Vine St., Waterbury COREY, Willard E., Jr., T/ 5
125 Main St., South Glastonbury COSGROVE, Walter J., Pfc.
30 Vernon St., Hartford COTE, Irenee, S/ Sgt.
8 South Woodbine St., Hartford CRETELLA, Alfonso T., Pfc.
53 St. Joseph Ave., Waterbury CRETELLA, Joseph, Cpl.
53 St. Joseph Ave., Waterbury CROWLEY, James E., Cpl.
56 Holly PL, Stamford CURRIER, Charles R., S/ Sgt.
Pomfret CUSANO, Ernest R., S/ Sgt.
241 Davenport Ave., New Haven CUSTARD, Paul F., Pfc.
Box 162, Trumbull CYBART, Andrew J., S/ Sgt.
90 1/ 2 Olivia St., Derby
CYBULSKI, Edwin, T/ 4
57 Pleasant St., Thompsonville D'AMATO, Anthony, Cpl.
62 Gaylord St., Bristol DAMSKY, Benjamin J., T/ 4
103 Golden Hill St., Milford DART, Edward W., Pfc.
1448 Stratford Ave., Bridgeport D'ATTILIO, Francis P., Pfc.
56 Sylvan Ave., Waterbury D'AVERSO, Dominic R., Pfc.
6 Phelps Ave., Oakville DAWKINS, Thomas H., Cpl.
37 Highland Ave., West Hartford DEANE, Cecil F., T/ 5
97 Wadsworth St., Hartford DEANE, Robert C, S/ Sgt.
Hurlbut St., Putnam DeFILIPPO, Louis P., T/ 4
317 Main St., Branford DelFAVERO, August H., Pfc.
336 Fairview Ave., Bridgeport Delia VENTURA, John R., Pfc.
630 Woodward Ave., New Haven DELPHIA, Robert L., Jr., Cpl.
870 New Britain Ave., Hartford DeMAYO, Philip F., S/ Sgt.
138 Porter St., New Haven DEMIRJIAN, Albert M., Jr., Cpl.
1422 Seaview Ave., Bridgeport DEMOTT, Elwood G., Pfc.
447 Success Ave., Bridgeport DePAOLIS, Joseph P., Cpl.
27 Kilbourn St., Hartford DESIMONE, Salvatore A., Pfc.
22 Oak St., Bridgeport DEVANNEY, Edmund J., T/ 5
110 Westbrook St., Hartford DiDONNO, Dominic J., T/ 5
64 State St., Hamden DIGIOIA, Silvio J., Pfc.
175 Plymouth St., New Haven DILLISTIN, Wilbur H., Cpl.
Box 100, Long Hill DOBBINS, Leroy C, S/ Sgt.
293 Maples St., Seymour DOERSCHUCK, Louis D., S/ Sgt.
83 Linnmoore St., Hartford DOHANYOS, William F., Pfc.
58 Brooker St., Torrington DONCH, George J., S/ Sgt.
397 Hope St., Glenbrook DONOGHUE, John W., S/ Sgt.
497 Colorado Ave., Bridgeport DONOVAN, Charles W., Cpl.
92 William St., Hartford DORNFRIED, Alfred, T/ 3
RFD 2, Middletown DOSSA, Steve M., T/ 5
338 Halley Ave., Bridgeport DOW, David, Pfc.
23 Factory St., Ansonia DOWNING, Raymond F., Sgt.
58 East Middle Turnpike, Manchester DRAGAN, John, Cpl.
681 Hallett St., Bridgeport DRISCO, Harold M., T/ 5
Box 97, Plainfield DUBENETSKY, Paul, Pfc.
66 High St., Norwich DUFRESNE, William T., Pvt.
RFD 8. Norwichtown DUNION, Robert S., S/ Sgt.
239 Boswell Ave., Norwalk DUNLAP, Edward H., T/ 5
38 Fuller St., Waterbury DZIADUL, Emician I., Cpl.
53 Park Ter., Bridgeport EAGAN, Raymond J., Jr., Cpl.
88 Plymouth St., New Haven EGAN, John F., Jr., 1st/ Sgt.
Main St., Hazardville ENRIGHT, Walter F., T/ 5
130 Broad St., Stamford ERICKSON, Raymond A., T/ 5
68 Chestnut St., Bethel ERISMANN, Walter H., T/ 5
17 Chamberlain St., Rockville ESELUNAS, John, Pfc.
162 Russ St., Hartford EVANS, Richard J., T/ Sgt.
52 Main St., West Haven FAIRLEY, John W., Sgt.
20 Admiral St., New Haven FALCONER, Colin, T/ 5
c/ o A. Knell, Jellif- Mill Rd., New Canaan FANOTTO, John A., Cpl.
45 North St., Seymour FENICHEL, Albert, T/ 4
1635 Chapel St., New Haven FERENC, Edmund C, Pfc.
208 Glen St., New Britain FERRIGNO, Francis T., Pvt.
27 Catherine St., Hartford FERRIS, Irwin, Pvt.
South Britain FILIPPONE, John, T/ 4
791 East Main St., Waterbury FIORE, Felix A., Cpl.
334 State St., Stamford FINN, Lawrence J., Sgt.
434 Post Rd., Cos Cob FITELSON, Eugene S., Pfc.
117 Lorraine St., Bridgeport FITZGERALD, Thomas A., S/ Sgt.
868 Baldwin St., Waterbury FITZPATRICK, Joseph F., T/ 4
Naugatuck FLEWELLYN, William D., Sgt.
4 Nottingham PL, Norwalk FORDIANI, Alfred, Pfc.
40 Clearview Ave., Meriden FORTES, Manuel J., Pfc.
2 Lyon PL, New Haven FREDELLA, Anthony F., Pfc.
39 William St., New London FREEDMAN, Sydney, Sgt.
27 Norton St., New Haven GADBOIS, Claude M., Sgt.
188 Lincoln Ave., New London GADELL, Arthur J., T/ 5
793 Park St., Hartford GALLIPOLI, Anthony A., T/ 5
71 Hood Ter., West Haven GARDNER, Albert C, Sgt.
250 Greenwood Ave., Bethel GARNSEY, James E., Pfc.
RFD 3, Box 102, Norwich GARTHWAITE, Charles B., Pfc.
Johnson Ave., Plainville GAVELL, Edward J., S/ Sgt.
11 Golden Hill St., Danbury GEARY, Joseph D., Sgt.
271 Sargeant St., Hartford GEARY, Robert H., S/ Sgt.
101 Russell St., Hamden GEHEAN. Ernest R., T/ 5
22 Sanford Ave., Bridgeport GENTILE, Peter, Pfc.
21 Dryden St., Stamford GERMAN, Leonard C, Sgt.
Nest St., Columbia GIAIMO, Thomas, Pfc.
19 Wooster PL, New Haven GIALLOMBARDO, Anthony, Pfc.
5 Winthrop St., Hartford
GILLIN, Thomas F., S/ Sgt.
402 Huntington St., New Haven GOLDMAN, Jacob, T/ 5
140 Porter St., New Haven GOLIAS, Stephen F., S/ Sgt.
115 Ash St., Bridgeport GOMBOS, Edward J., Sgt.
65 Linden Ave., Noroton Heights GOSS, Thomas W., Pfc.
133 Emerald St., Bridgeport GOUIN, Antonio J., Sgt.
176 Windham Rd., Willimantic GRAMMATICO, Joseph J., Cpl.
19 Wildman St., Danbury GRANT, William F., Jr., T/ Sgt.
64 Dickerman St., New Haven GRAVA, William A., S/ Sgt.
24 Pearl St., New Haven GREENE, Thomas P., T/ 5
29 Nicoll St., New Haven GREENSPAN, David L., Cpl.
166 Central Ave., Bridgeport GRODECKI, Stanley J., S/ Sgt.
29 Beach Ave., Terryville GROSSO, Andrew F., Sgt.
58 N. Main St., Thomaston GUERRETTE, Robert J., Pfc.
186 King St., Bristol GUIFFRE, John, T/ 5
1047 Main St., Hartford GUILFORD, Irving M., T/ 5
West Main St., West Cheshire GUILMETTE, Paul R., Pfc.
270 Naubuc Ave., Glastonbury HAAS, William E., S/ Sgt.
139 Porter Brook Ave., East Hartford HABESHIAN, Harry, S/ Sgt.
285 N. Bishop Ave., Bridgeport HALL, Lawrence K., Jr., Cpl.
Kent
HALL, Robert A., S/ Sgt.
84 Atkins St., Meriden HAMEL, Adelard A., T/ 5
53 Holmes St., North Grosvenordale HARAY, Joseph F., Sgt.
48 West Ave., Bridgeport HAZEN, Edward R., Sgt.
218 Jefferson St., Hartford HEBERT, Joseph S., Pfc.
1 Lake St., Norwich HENNESSEY, Alphonso, Pfc.
46 Scofield Ave., Glenbrook HENNION, Frederick T., Pfc.
Freemile Hile Rd., Middlebury HERZOG, Reinhold G., T/ 4
201 Kelsey Ave., West Haven HESS, Richard H., S/ Sgt.
978 New Britain Ave., Elmwood HIGGINS, William T., Sgt.
275 Center St., West Haven HOFFMAN, Walter C, Sgt.
174 Brookside Ave., Baltic HOPKINS, Elmer A., T/ 5
45 South St., Bethel HORTON, Jones D., Pfc.
26 Haig Ave., Stamford HOYT, Richard H., Sgt.
60 Deer Hill Ave., Danbury HOWELL, Ned W., T/ Sgt.
71 Broad St., Danielson HUDIMATCH, George V., T/ 3
RFD 2, New Milford HUGHES, Henry R., Pfc.
104 Main St., Southport HUGHES, Raymond F., Sgt.
738 George St.. New Haven HUNKER, Arthur, Cpl.
93 Elm St., Winsted HYLER, Loninie P., Pvt.
51 Freeman St., Bridgeport IEZZI, Dominic P., T/ 5
53 Hillside Ave., Plainville IMPERATO, Louis, Pfc.
1158 Baldwin St., Waterbury INGLESE, Nicholas J., S/ Sgt.
RFD 1, New Canaan INGRAHAM, Burton S., Cpl.
606 Wethersfield Ave., Hartford INNOCENZI, Adam L., T/ 4
179 Cedar St., New Haven IOVIENO, Frank, T/ 5
6 Colorado St., New Haven JACKSON, Lewis F., T/ Sgt.
61 Chatfield St., Springdale JARZAVEK, Stanley, Pvt.
1 Wall St., Cromwell JEFFERIES, Ernest W., Sgt.
1317 Broadbridge Ave., Stratford JENSEN, Eric A., Pfc.
170 New Britain Ave., Hartford JESEVITCH, Joseph M., Pfc.
117 Portland St., Hartford JOHNSON, Fred T., Sgt.
18 Cave St., New Haven JOHNSON, Gilman H., Pfc.
410 Park Rd., West Hartford JOHNSTON, Frederick A., Pfc.
56 Mason St., Greenwich JOYAL, Roland, T/ 4
17 Hillcrest Rd., Wallingford KALE, George M., Pfc.
126 Andover St., Bridgeport KEANNEY, Paul E., T/ 5
151 Alden Ave., New Haven KEHMNA, John, T/ 4
33 Marlboro St., Hamden KELLER, George O., Cpl.
31 Ellis St., New Britain KELLY, Robert E., Sgt.
279 Laurel Beach Rd., Milford KENNEDY, William R., T/ Sgt.
14 Poplar St., New Milford KENNESON, Edward L., Pvt.
2 Grove Court St., Waterbury KERELEJZA, Michael, Pfc.
74 Spring St., New Britain KERTENNIS, Victor, T/ 5
325 Boys Ave., Goodyear KIDA, Frank S., Pvt.
River Blvd., Suffield KILIAN, Milton H., Pfc.
32 Walnut St., Seymour KISKA, Frank J., T/ 3
12 Cleveland Ter., South Norwalk KOBER, Emil, Cpl.
47 Pear St., Fairfield KOCH, William J., Cpl.
66 Clark St., Ansonia KOON, Alfred H., S/ Sgt.
14 Cedric Ave., Derby KOPAS, Stephen, Pvt.
62 East St., Hartford KOPKO, Michael W., Pfc.
Box 32, Montville KOSAK, Louis, Sgt.
64 Corey St., Wilson KOTFILA, Stanley J., Pfc.
2 South River St., Thompsonville KRALOVENEC, Stephen, T/ 4
20 Church St., East Port Chester KUBASEK, Steve A., Jr., S/ Sgt.
78 West St., Rockville KUBLNICK, Alexander, Pfc.
573 Ellis St., New Britain KULPOWICH, William, S/ Sgt.
41 High St., Ansonia
KULZYCK, Edward E., Pfc.
Box 6, Quinebaug LABAS, John, S/ Sgt.
143 Tremont St., New Britain LABBANCZ, John W., M/ Sgt.
56 Carlisle PL, Stamford LACERENZA, Vito V., T/ 4
8 Schuyler Ave., Stamford LADABOUCHE, Bernard E., T/ 4
32 Annapolis Drive, West Hartford LADD, Henry L., Jr., Sgt.
Masonic Ave., Wallingford LaFLEUR, Henry A., T/ 4
21 Riverside St., Hartford LAIDLAW, Robert S., T/ 5
47 Howard St., Fairfield LAMOUREUX, Ovila A., Pfc.
RFD 4, Box 25, Putnam LANGELLO, Patrick C, Pfc.
143 Shaw St., New London LAPELLA, Michael A., Pfc.
18 Linden PL, Stamford LaPORTE, Frank J., Pfc.
56 Bond St., Hartford LATHROP, John P., Pfc.
133 Dixwell Ave., New Haven LATTE, Dante J., Pfc.
13 Liberty St., Stamford LAUDANO, James, Pvt.
10 Hamilton St., New Haven LAZAPECKI, Stephen, Pfc.
10 Bloomfield Dr., Fairfield LEFFINGWELL, Donald R., Pfc.
92 Clark St., New Haven LeFRANCOIS, Gabriel W., Pfc.
7 South Second St., Taftville LEROY, Stephen J., S/ Sgt.
336 Fairview Ave., Hamden LEVERE, Charles W., T/ 4
205 Elm St., West Haven LIBBY, Oscar W., S/ Sgt.
19 Townsend Ave., New Haven LINCOLN, Edwin H., 2nd, Sgt.
Roseville Rd., Westport LISTRO, Ernest P., T/ 5
217 Chestnut St., New Britain LOMBARDO, Patrick, T/ 5
311 Wethersfield Ave., Hartford LOPEZ, Mario, T/ 5
43 Liberty St., Hartford LOWELL, Frederick, Jr., Sgt.
1 Stillwell Ct., New Britain LUCAS, Edward G., Pfc.
53 Hillview St., Bridgeport LUGRIS, Anthony, T/ 4
159 Bridgeport Ave., Shelton LUTHER, Edgar W., T/ 5
121 Washington St., Hartford MacDONALD, Frederick G., T/ 5
63 Grove St., New Haven MacLANNAN, Gordon A., Pvt.
59 Mercer St., Stratford MacNEIL, Edwin R., M/ Sgt.
Box 301, Lakeville MAESTRO, Arthur P., Pfc.
2 Hanford PL, South Norwalk MAFFUCCI, Michael L., T/ 4
242 Riverside Ave., Torrington MALO, William F., Pfc.
Scotland Rd., Madison MALTESE, Salvatore, Cpl.
30 Ann St., New Haven MANCINI, Louis, Sgt.
9 Driveway, Guilford MANGANO, Joseph L., Pfc.
956 Main St., Willimantic MANIYAK, John F., T/ 4
88 Benham St., Torrington MARCOTTE, Lester H., Sgt.
180 Goodwin St., Bristol MARIANI, Paul P., T/ 4
Box 68, Montville MARTINEDES, Emil J., Sgt.
282 Ridgefield Ave., Bridgeport MASONE, Andrew, T/ Sgt.
391 So. Main St., Waterbury MATTIS, John, Cpl.
15 Linder Place, Rockville MAXCY, Raymond A., Pvt.
Candlewood Isle, Danbury MAZZEO, Michael J., Sgt.
288 Marion St., Bridgeport McGRATH, Donald D., Pfc.
72 Main St., Portland McGUIRE, Thomas J., Cpl.
50 Dodge Ave., East Haven McINTER, James J., Pvt.
399 No. Main St., Union City McKEIRNAN, Edward C, Pvt.
300 Shelton Ave., New Haven McKENNA, Thomas P., Cpl.
Brookfield McMAHON, Francis E., S/ Sgt.
1197 W. Main St., Waterbury McNAMARA, James J., Sgt.
142 Edwards St., New Haven McQUEENEY, Raymond F., Cpl.
388 Main St., Newington MELECHINSKI, Andrew J., T/ Sgt.
90 West St., New Britain MELROSE, George J., Jr., T/ 4
Riverside Rd., Simsbury MERCIER, Mario, Pfc.
152 South St. Ext., Bristol MERTENS, Charles, Jr., T/ 5
16 Litchfield St., Manchester MIANO, Paul S., Sgt.
1 Westfield St., Middletown MICHAUD, Victor J., Cpl.
108 Union St., Waterbury MIERJEWSKI, John, Cpl.
16 Warsaw St., Deep River MILARDO, Sebastian P., T/ 5
70 Ferry St., Middletown MILLER, Albert H., T/ 5
2 Grand St., Danbury MILLER, Daniel W., T/ 4
Miller Rd., East Granby MILLER, Elmer J., Pfc.
RFD 1, Baltic MILLER, Ralph C, Sgt.
Beckett Ave., Short Beach MILLER, Thomas R., Pfc.
55 Cherry St., Milford MINERVINI, Joseph L., S/ Sgt.
224 Oak St., Waterbury MITCHELL, Floyd W., S/ Sgt.
468 Adams St., Manchester MODENA, Giacomo A., Pvt.
95 West St., New Haven MONTANYE, Forrest W., Sgt.
84 James St., Fairfield MONROE, Melvin K., Pfc.
Box 2, Litchfield MORAN, Harold C, T/ 5
Old Mill Rd., Middletown MORGAN, Thomas J., S/ Sgt.
300 Pasadena Pl., Bridgeport MULLIGAN, Charles P., T/ 3
645 Burnside Ave., East Hartford MURPHY, George J., Jr., Cpl.
329 Willow St., Bridgeport MURPHY, John J., Sgt.
49 Dutton St., Wallingford MURRAY, Leonard T., Pfc.
150 West Main St., Plainville
NATALIZIO, Frank J., Pfc.
287 Jackson Ave., Bridgeport NELSON, Richard H., S/ Sgt.
RFD 1, Terryville NERO, Saverio F., Cpl.
13 Nash St., New Haven NESSING, Stanley G., S/ Sgt.
43 Veteran St., Meriden NEWTON, Douglas H., Cpl.
44 Ward St., Rockville NICHOLSON, John T., T/ 5
Box 39, South Windsor NILAN, Martin J., Pfc.
37 Grace Ave., Waterbury NISTA, Peter D., T/ 5
517 Winchester Ave., New Haven NORRIE, Benjamin A., T/ 4
323 Mapleton Ave., Suffield OBERSTADT, William F., S/ Sgt.
RFD 1, Southbury O'CONNOR, Albert X., S/ Sgt.
26 Hartford Ave., Thompsonville ORIO, Humbert M., Pfc.
31 Leete St., West Haven ORTONE, Ralph A., T/ 5
4 Marion Ave., East Norwalk OWENS, Philip A., Sgt.
58 Fourth St., Norwich PACE, Jerome T., Sgt.
287 Honeyspot Rd., Stratford PALMER, Ralph L., Sgt.
115 Harlem Ave., Bridgeport PANOZZA, Gerald L., Pfc.
17 Wildman St., Danbury PAPPAS, James J., T/ Sgt.
68 Crown St., Bristol PARIS, Aisno G., Cpl.
294 Walnut St., Waterbury PARKHURST, Fred W., T/ 4
254 Putnam Ave., Hamden PARKYN, Stanleigh F., Cpl.
129 Lebanon St., Hartford PAROWSKI, Walter S., Cpl.
340 Bostwick Ave., Bridgeport PATTERSON, John W., T/ 4
Bethany Rd., Beacon Falls PEASE, Donald K., T/ Sgt.
261 Ridgewood Rd., West Hartford PELTIER, Leo E., Cpl.
15 Walnut St., Unionville PERUGINI, George R., T/ 5
46 Dougherty St., Waterbury PETERSON, Richard H., S/ Sgt.
239 East Middle Tpke., Manchester PETRIE, Charles B., Sgt.
312 Orange St., New Haven PITEO, Theodore D., Pfc.
591 Blue Hills Ave., Hartford PLUMRIDGE, Robert F., Pfc.
36 Livingston Rd., East Hartford POCCIA, Frank J., Cpl.
14 Greenwich Ave., Stamford POPOLIZIO, Alfred, Pfc.
169 Wolcott St., New Haven PORTER, Ralph N., Sgt.
Congdon St., Middletown PORTERFIELD, Sherwood R., S/ Sgt.
178 Oak Grove St., Manchester PROVANCHER, Leo, T/ 5
605 N. Riverside St., Waterbury PYTLIK, Charles J., Sgt.
Higganum QIEGLER, Ernest L., Pfc.
1166 Bank St., Waterbury RAGUSEO, Joseph J., Pfc.
76 Lexington Ave., South Norwalk RAO, Patrick G., Pfc.
Loomis Ave., Plainville RAPILO, Raphael R., Pfc.
204 Washington St., New Britain
RAYTAR, John E., Pfc.
Bldg. 22, Apt. 235, Marina Village, Bridgeport REFFELT, Richard H., Sgt. 42 Winthrop St., New Britain REID, Lawrence H., T/ 4
RFD 1, Norfolk REID, John F., T/ 3
84 Benton St., Manchester REILLY, William G., Sgt.
504 Atlantic St., Bridgeport RENTZ, George W., Cpl.
44 Jordan St., Torrington RIBADENEYRA, John A., Pfc.
107 Yale St., Stratford RICHARDS, Earl H., T/ 5
RFD 2, Litchfield RIGNEY, John P., Pvt.
Box 254, Cheshire RITCHEL, Norman W., Cpl.
111 Beachview Ave., Bridgeport RIZZIO, Eugene J., Sgt.
26 Bank St., Derby ROCHFORD, Raymond D., Pfc.
Mixville Rd., West Cheshire ROGOWSKI, Stanley J., Cpl.
33 Oxford Ave., South Norwalk ROMANOWSKI, John C, Pfc.
274 Fitch St., New Haven ROSS, Hubert B., T/ Sgt.
77 Admiral St., New Haven ROSWELL, George W., T/ 5
Main St., South Britain ROTONDO, Emilio P., Pfc.
118 Poquonock Ave., Windsor RUDYK, Carl C, Sgt.
2 Goodwin Lane, East Hartford RUSSO, Victor C, Pvt.
124 Monroe St., New Haven RUTA, Alfred A., Sgt.
8 Woods St., South Norwalk SACHUK, Maxie M., Pvt.
791 Atlantic St., Stamford ST. THOMAS, Edward L., S/ Sgt.
150 Carlton Drive, New Britain SALVI, Edward T., Sgt.
394 South Leonard St., Waterbury SANDERSON, Leslie, T/ 4
149 Arundel Ave., West Hartford SANTELLA, Joseph, Pfc.
37 Davenport Ave., Westport SARGEANT, Frederick, T/ 4
20 Prospect St., Greenwich SAUNDERS, Raymond H., Cpl.
C217, Walk N, Charter Oak Ter., Hartford SAVELLI, Raymond F., Sgt.
River St., Old Saybrook SCAFARIELLO, Joseph, Sgt.
200 St. John St., New Haven SCARPA, William A., Cpl.
119 Hawthorne Ave., Derby SCARUNLEY, Joseph J., Pfc.
8 Jetland PL, Bridgeport SCAVOTTO, Louis J., Cpl.
55 Walnut St., Thompsonville SCHAEFER, William H., Pfc.
594 Lafayette St., Bridgeport SCHICK, Richard R., Cpl.
North Stonington SCHNEIDER, Donald W., Cpl.
43 Cady St., Stamford SCHURMAN, Albert G., T/ 4
527 Central Ave., Bridgeport SCIRA, John A., Cpl.
225 Shaw St., New London SCOZZAFAVA, Louis J., T/ 5
431 Main St., Danbury
SEBULA, Andrew, Pfc.
102 West St., Manchester SENDOBRY, Stephen F., T/ 5
76 Griswold St., Meriden SHAUGHNESSY, Edward E., Pfc.
1817 Broad St., Hartford SHELLEY, Joseph F., Pfc.
90 South St., Waterbury SHIPPEE, Robert F., T/ 3
RFD 1, Box 205, Killingly SHOBY, Edward F., T/ 3
20 Lockhart Ave., Waterbury SHOOR, Alan, S/ Sgt.
200 Brace Rd., West Hartford SHOREY, Eugene A., T/ 5
RFD 1, Jewett City SHUBERT, Francis H., T/ Sgt.
388 Woodland St., Hartford SILANO, John P., Pvt.
174 Harwinton Ave., Torrington SIMKO, Joseph S., T/ 4
117 Brightwood Ave., Torrington SIMONE, Peter P., S/ Sgt.
552 State St., Bridgeport SKEBA, John E., Pfc.
45 Howe St., Meriden SLOAN, Samuel, Pfc.
672 Howard Ave., New Haven SLOMIANY, Joseph S., Pvt.
74 South Main St., Colchester SMITH, Duncan R., Sgt.
11 Bannister St., Hartford SMITH, Emanuel H., T/ 4
152 Derby Ave., New Haven SMITH, Robert T., T/ Sgt.
5 Grant Ave., Thompsonville SMITH, Thomas C, Sgt.
1186 Stanley St., New Britain SMITH, Walter E., Pvt.
132 Hubinger St., New Haven SMITH, Wilbur G., Pvt.
80 Lamberton St., New Haven SMITH, William E., Pfc.
17 Walnut St., Willimantic SNYDER, Herbert L., Cpl.
240 Auburn Rd., West Hartford SNYDER, Leonard R., Pfc.
541 Tolland St., East Hartford SOUTHERGILL, Norman G., Pfc.
84 N. School St., Manchester SPIELMAN, James E., Pfc.
Pomfret SPRAGUE, Francis J., Cpl.
Soundview Ct., Greenwich STANTON, William J., S/ Sgt.
291 Norton St., New Haven STASKO, John F., T/ 5
37 Indian Hill St., East Hartford STAWARZ, Edmund J., Sgt.
153 Union St., Rockville STEVENS, Edward P., T/ 3
76 Griswold St., Meriden STEWART, Alexander, Cpl.
93 Knapp St., Springdale STILL, Donald I., Sgt.
51 Chestnut St., South Norwalk STOCKING, Earl G., Sgt.
Cromwell SUCHCICKI, Casmir A. J., Pfc.
18 Seeley St., Bridgeport SULLIVAN, George H., Cpl.
12 Grand St., New London SURAPINE, William V., Sgt.
19 Putnam St., Hartford SZUFLAT, Alexander J., Pfc.
83 Kelsey St., New Britain TAGG, Frederick R., T/ 5
109 Melrose Ave., Waterbury TAYLOR, Robert D., Cpl.
76 Hamilton Ave., Norwich TERMEULEN, John A., Pfc.
28 1/ 2 Westville Ave., Danbury THOMAS, Harry L., T/ 4
53 Prospect St., Stratford THOMPSON, Frank A., Pvt.
5 High St., New Milford THOMSON, Philip L., T/ Sgt.
Pillar House, Southbury TIERNAN, James F., T/ 5
109 Bushnell St., Hartford TIOLAND, Joseph, Cpl.
1516 Baldwin St., Waterbury TIROLETTO, Peter P., Pfc.
535 Lombard St., New Haven TOAL, Francis J., Cpl.
49 Northfield Rd., Fairfield TOCE, Gerald L., T/ 5
51 Darlin St., E. Hartford TOMATORE, John N., T/ 4
48 Everett St., Bridgeport TOURVILLE, Camille R., Cpl.
579 Park St., Hartford TROUGHTON, Joseph, Pfc.
13 Arnold St., Hartford UMSTATTER, Raymond J., Pfc.
105 Palm St., Bridgeport VALHOS, Joseph A., Sgt.
Box 207, Washington Depot VANDUZEE, Theodore J., Pfc.
Wellsville Ave., New Milford VASILIOU, Vasilios A., Cpl.
363 Main St., Middletown VASQUES, Sebastian J., Cpl.
130 Temple St., Hartford VELUSH, Frank W., Pfc.
Twin Lakes Rd., No. Branford VENESS, Robert H., Pfc.
29 Chestnut St., Danbury VERCILLO, Fred J., S/ Sgt.
4 Gordon St., East Haven VIERING, Benjamin N., Cpl.
73 Evergreen Ave., Hartford VITOLO, Paul G., S/ Sgt.
241 Hamilton St., New Haven VOTTO, Michael, T/ 4
832 Dixwell Ave., Hamden WADESWORTH, John E., T/ 5
South Coventry WALKER, Robert S., Cpl.
248 Corbin Ave., New Britain WALLACE, William J., T/ Sgt.
1318 Post Rd., Fairfield WALSH, Bernard J. T., S/ Sgt.
60 Upson Ave., Winsted WALSH, John H., S/ Sgt.
21 Housman St., Danbury WARD, Charles S., S/ Sgt.
45 Bissell St., East Hartford WASICKI, Roman J., Cpl.
217 Ludlow St., Stamford WASIK, Rudolph, Cpl.
161 Governor St., Hartford WATERS, Wilfred H., T/ 5
Box 22, Griswoldville Ave., Newington WATSON, Frank O., Pfc.
65 Hicks St., Meriden WHITE, Elmer M., Sgt.
81 Richard St., W. Hartford WHITE, Howard, Pfc.
75 Counter St., New Haven WIATR, Theodore K., Cpl.
134 Hill St., Waterbury WILLIAMS, Henry C, Sgt.
67 Canton St., Hartford
WILLIAMS, Henry T., T/ 4
19 Warren St., Hartford WILLIS, Francis E., Sgt.
RFD 2, Rockville WILSON, James R., Sgt.
44 Bruce Park Ave., Greenwich WINNIE, Virgil W., S/ Sgt.
282 Washington St., Hartford WISE, David O., Jr., Cpl.
131 Elizabeth St., Hartford WISNESKI, Chester F., T/ 4
57 Wildemere Ave., Waterbury WITLICKI, Bryan T., Cpl.
146 Water St., Unionville WOOD, Charles T., T/ Sgt.
20 Elm St., Stonington WOOD, Rosyln H., Sgt.
New Canaan WOODWARD, Morris, Jr., Pfc.
42 Sperry St., New Haven WUTTEWICZ, Stanley V., Cpl.
132 Crystal Ave., New London YACEK, Leo J., T/ 4
90 Ward St., Wallingford ZACCHIA, Adolph J., S/ Sgt.
131 Harlem Ave., Bridgeport ZAJAC, John, S/ Sgt.
59 Cambria Ave., Newington ZAK, Henry W., T/ 5
22 Hamilton St., Hartford ZANAVICH, Edward S., Pfc.
204 Alder St., Waterbury ZARZCKI, Stanley V., Pfc.
60 West St., Thompsonville ZUNDA, Frank S., Pfc.
13 Church St., Wallingford
CONNECTICUT VETERANS COMMEMORATIVE BOOKLET
Vol. VIII
Nov. 24, 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 Conn­ecticut
men who served with the United States Army in World War II. The cour­tesies
and assistance of public relations personnel at the Ports and Separation Centers are herewith acknowledged.
Copies of this booklet are provided for the men whose names appear on the Muster Out Roll Call, herein. A copy is on file for reference purposes at each of the 200 public libraries in the State.
Reproduction of material from this booklet is permissible only on written authorization.
The personal experience stories were reported by George E. Allis, Joseph O. Keating and John L. Caillouette. The cover illustration of the U. S. A. T. Cristobal is from a U. S. Army Signal Corps Photograph.
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