The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-03
News Of Men In The Service

In The Service
 Rev. Thomas F. Shea, U. S. chap lain and first lieutenant, has re- ceived a promotion to the rank of captain, 1t was learned according to telegram received by his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Shea of Fairmount avenue. Chaplain Shea who has been In the service since last November, conducts Masses i'm the field for army men in Australia.
 John w. Nolan, son of MT. and Mrs. Thomas F. Nolan of 19 Ram dolph avenue. has been transferred to the Naval Air station at Norfolk, Va, after completing his basic train ing at Newport, R. I. Before enlist ing, Nolan was in his Junior year at Holy Cross College.
 The following local youths were sworn into the Navy recently at the New Haven recruiting center.
 Richard H. WiIke. 20. of 36 Shef- field street: John F. Donnelly. 20, of 1S Ayers street; Merlin V. Duffy, 42. of 56 Center street; Irwin Lawr- ence, 19,. of Southbury; Armand Massarelll, 19, of 1O5 Division street; John R. Riley, 31, of 5S Mill street; Carmine CiriellO, 20, of SIS South Leonard street; Ira ShallcrOss, IT,, of Durfee Hill; Philip Rubano, 20, of 4T Webb street; Walter Evans, IT,, 20 of l84 Columbia Blvd; Adolf C. DeMcCarty. of IA Grove street: William c. Bryadt of 12S Lockhart street; Robert Whiteley of Thom- aston. and Edward I. Nagle of 91 Virginia avenue.
 'Tf some of the folks over here ever saw how the people have to live in Scotland, they would ap- preciate everything more" said Louis Abbondola, 20 seaman End class, of POT Charles street, who las just returned from active sea duty in the Atlantic.
 Two local men were sworn into the Marines yesterday at the Springfield recruiting center. They were:
 George H. Light, 20, of 90 Albion street; and Frank D. Miilette, 20, Of l2 Sherman street, Bristol. Applica- tions for enlistment have been re- ceiyed from Paul N. Vanese of 27 Lawson street, Bristol; and Robert =, Seymour of IS Cherry avenue, Watert0wn.
 Celester L. Hungerford, l9. son of Mrs. Alma Hungerford of B Nit chell avenue, is home on nine-day furlough after completing his train ing at Great Lakes Naval Training station. He has been promoted from apprentice seaman to third class petty officer.
 Now a sergeant in the Army Air Corps, Robert F. Bronson. of 54 Oak land avenue. is stationed at Lang" ley Field, Va.
 MT. and Mrs. H. H. Scott-Smith of g Mildred avenue, have been ad- yised by mail that their son, First Lieut.. Herbert H. Scott-Smith. Jr, is dividing his time between posts in London and Scotland. He has been overseas since June.
 Writing esOm Midway Islands where he ls stationed. George An- drews. g, metalsmith, first class. UsN, son of MT. and Mrs. Kenneth of A7O Piedmont street, stated that @some cold air from Connecticut and a bucket full of snOw," would be most welcome amid the sultFy cii- mate of the island.
 Robert J. German. son of James J. German of 36 Laval street, has finished his l6-week course at the Navy Quartermasters school. Great Lakes. Ill.
 Carl sorenson. 24, son of Mir. and Mrs. Hans S0rensOn of R. Y. D. 2. Waterbury, has been promoted to a sergeant. He is stationed in the south Faeuie.
 Recently commissioned lieutenant U. g.) in the Navy, Laniel c. Cook. | io2 Prospect street. reported yester- day for training at the Boston sta ton. MT. Cook is a graduate of Yale.
 Maxwell Field. Ala, Nov. 3-Six youths from Waterbury and nearby cities have reported to the Army | Air Forces Pre-Flight School for Pilots at Maxwell Field. Alabama. from the Classification Center at Nashville. Tennessee. to begin the 7 second phase of their training to , become pilots in the nations ex- banding air forces.
 Here they are receiving nine weeks of intensive military. physical and academic instruction prepara- tory to their beginning actual flight training at one of the many pri- mary flight schools in the Southeast Army Air Forces Training Center.
 These men include: Cadets Rus sell Charles Bartlett. 35 Lee street. Waterbury: Prank Savarlo Capobi- l anaO. ins Rnss street. Waterbury: