The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-24
RECRUITING IN BARRE.
U. S. Army Officer Will Answer Ques-
lions Till Friday

A United States army recruiting Off
Ger is in the city, having arrived yes
terday afternoon, and is ready to re-
ceiye applicants for any branch of the
United States army. Robert f. Car
rono the officer, speaks Italian huently
and is anxious to meet any residents
of the Italian colony as well as others
who are interested in any way in the
educa tional or vocational advantages
available to soldiers of the United
States army.
His visit to Barre is one of several
in Vermont, he having just recently
spent two weeks recruiting in st.
Johnsbury and two in Burlington with
equal success He win be at the Barre
postoffice to-day, Feb "a, and Thurs
day. Feb. 20, from 8 O'Clock in the
morning until o'clock III the evening,
ready to explain any part OF the Unit
ed States army, or the benefits'a man
would derive from enlisting in the
service. To. morrow he will be in Mont
pelier carrying on similar duties and
from here he goes to Rutland Friday
morning.
Interpreter Carronno, whose rating
is practically a second lieutenant, is
very capable of divulging or explaining
any part of the service, if a service
record would enable him to do so He
has been decorated several times for
calamity in army service and wears
Fa.iuGs badges for such, but wears no
s,gSite stripes gF0n his sleeve. For
Lie bnett uf those who might ques-
tion his service record the following
are a few facts concerning him. He
served three wears and six months in
France during the war; took part IN
nine mai or engagements, being one OF
the ~ survivors OF the famous Black
Watch" regiment, tho ~ Royal High
landefs Of the Canadian eXpedtionary
forces, receiving during these engage
ments two bullet wounds, shrapnel and
was "a ssed besides being under liquid
fire. Following his return to Canada
and discharge from the Canadian army,
in which he had enlisted in 1913 at the
age Of Is, Carronno began working in
Albany, y. y. His education and abil-
itv to speak several languages, to-
gether with his onviable war record,
caused recruiting officers to enlist his
services.
He was decorated for particular gal
lantry in action, with the British Mill
tary medal and tls Mons star, given
to those who performed so vigorously
in defense Of the town OF Mons. He
fought with the Canadians in these
battles: Ypres, third battle, festubcrt,
the Somme, Nimy Ridge Arras tl9i7
and 1918. Amiens, Cambria. hill ~ at
Mons. When the armistice was signed
ON Nov. IL. lnls, he was attending a
British officers training camp at Box
hill. England. from which he was dis.
charged a. an honorary lieutenant on
Jan. "a, 1910,
1t is, therefore, evident that he has
a generous know ledge oi army life and
its opportunities lie states that the
following branches Of service are open
for one year enlistments, in any part
of the United States. field artillery,
engineers and construction divisions.
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