The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-03

Stanley Wyrebek, l7, of 27 Vine street, Waterbury, Conn.,, son of Mfr. and Mrs. William Wyrebek. won a true and false" quiz contest at a recent Sunday afternoon entertain ment program presented by recruits at the Newport, R. l., Naval Sta- tion.
 Wyrebek, who is enrolled with the Navy Reserves, is in his third week of training. The quiz was based on fundamentals of seamansllip. These weekly programs, which include music and skits, are presented eTl- tirely by recruits and attract en- thusiastic audiences.
 Wyrebek left Leavenworth high school in his junior year to join the Navy. He played half-back on the school football team and is 6 men- Der of the lily club. He hopes to attain rating as Aviation Machin- ist'S Mate.
 Lieut.. Joseph J. Bowen, Jr., Lieut.. Thomas J. Grove, and Dr. Frederick Zerkowitz, all residents of Water bury, are among 54 persons who passed July examinations for li- censes to practice medicine in Con- necticut. Lieut.. Bowen and Lieut.. Grove are now serving in the Army, while Dr. Zerkowitz is connected with St. Mary's hospital.
 Lieut.. Bowen, who Is the son of MT. and Mrs. Joseph J. Bowen, Sr., of 81 Alma street, attended Sufheld Academy and the University of Maryland. He began internestip at St. Mary's hospital in July, 1941. At unit at Carlisle, Pa.
 Lieut.. Grove, who is stationed in Pennsylvania, attended Annapolis for a year, and graduated from Syracuse university. He interned at St. Francis hospital in Hartford. He is the son of MT. and Mrs. Patrick J. Grove of 4S1 Sylvan avenue.
 pr. zerkowitz studied medicine at the University of Graz, coming to this country two years ago. He had 1 practiced in Austria for about 12 | years.
 Pvt Leonard H. Hlavna, son of MT. and Mrs. John Hlavna of Wa tertown, has graduated from the clerical division of the Armored Force School at Fort Knox, Ky, &C., cording to word received here. He has been in the service since Feb- ruary.
 Lieut.. Edward A. Guilbert, son of MT. and Mrs. August F. Guilbert of PAP Walnut street, has been pro- noted to the rank of first lieuten- ant at the Middletown, Pa, air de- pot, according to word received here. He is serving as an air freight officer.
 Pvt. Louis F. Pilla, son of MT. and Mrs. John Pilla of 82 Avon avenue is receiving instruction In airplane mechanics at the Army Air Station at Lincoln, Neb.
 Staff Sergeant Salvatore Leon- ardo, son of MT. and Mrs. Salvatore -Bls ST ]ssI4s 1ugd 10 "IS 'opIeuos1 toned at Fort Knox, Ky. He re- gently completed training course at Fort Benning, Ga. He has been in the service for more than year.
 Robert Aston, 21, of S66 Willow street entered the U. s. Naval Train iIlg Station at Newport, R. l., to- day. He is the son of Police Ser geant and Mrs. Edward Aston. Be- fore enlisting in the navy as an ap- prentice seaman he was employed at the Eastern Color Print Co.
 Luigi Biancardi of 89 Rive street who left Waterbury today for serv- ice in the army was feted recently by associates at the Waterbury But ton Go. He was presented a wrist watch at a dinner held at South Main street restaurant.
 Applications for enlistment in the U. s. Navy have been received at the local recruiting station from the following men: Samuel F. Carlin, 29, of 1171 West Main street. George r. Goggins, 20, of 1059 Huntington avenue, Hubert Crane, 18, of 135 Greenwood avenue. all of Water bury; Robert Filippone, 19, and Lawrence M. Holdridge, 19. both of Oakville, Albert Anderson, IT, of Watertown, Anthony s. Belorick, 21, and Charles B. Callahan, 2l, both of Terryvlile, and Ernest w. DAm- prose, 38, of Pequabuck. The men were accepted here and will be sent to New Haven for final physical ex- aminations.
 Fourteen men, including eight Waterburians, were sent by the local Marine recruiting station to Spring field for final examination to- day. In the group were: Stephen J. Adamshy, 21, of 75 Cole street; Ray m0nd J. CharrOn, A, of A Water vile street; Joseph T. Murray, Jr., 2O,. of 603 West Main street; An. thOny 0. MartOne, 26, of AZ Emerald street; Robert L. Walker, 22, of SO Waterville street; Alfred F. Cialh, 21, of 76 Oak street; Edward w. Anderson, "A, of PAP Bunker Hill avenue; Rocco A. Baritone, 19, of 2l Nanhan street, all of Waterbury; Carroll w. Wheeler, 21, Richard L. D0land, IS, Carmine MontemurrO, 22, Joseph R. MOntelIO, 21, Donald E. Bashaw, 19, all of Bristol, and Edward ID. DainS, AZ, of Ansonia.
 Among the men sworn into the U. s. Army at Hartford headquar- ters were Frank J. Ronalter, Jr., ee 28 Second avenue, Pasquale Per- rotti of 266 Homestead avenue; Nunzio Riccuti of 5S Dikeman street. all of Waterbury, and Joseph E. Tautkas, Jr., and John J. Parsons. goth of Wolcott All applied for enlistment at the local Army re- cruiting station.