The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-27

newport, kL. l., NCI. ~ - TOuA Wd- terbury men recently completed their basic naval training at this station and will attend a Navy trade or technical school for special instruction, a shore base or ship of the U. s. fleet for duty They are:
 Arthur E. Somma, 20, of 49 Full Ter street, son of Mrs. Anna Son. ma; and Cornelius J. Walsh, 20, of 68 Fuller street, son of Richard M. Walsh.
 Somma attended Leavenworth High school and has been employed by the Scovill Manufacturing Com pany. He seeks a rating as Yoeman
 Walsh attended Wilby High school and has been a freight clerk for the American Brass Company. He also seeks a Yoeman's rating.
 Also Albert P. Civitate, q, of q Poplar place, son of Mrs. Mary Civi- tate: and Salvatore Beccatelli, p, of 129 Ridge street, son of MT. and Mrs John Beccatelli.
 Civitate has been coremaker at the Waterbury Farrel Foundry and Machine Company His wife is the i former Aralia Chase.
 BeccateIli has been employed by the American Brass Company and 1 the Waterbury Buckle Company. He seeks a rating as radioman.
 At this station they received in- structions in the fundamentals of seamanship and underwent. drills and calisthenics to prepare them for service at sea or ashore, wherever the Bureau of Naval Personnel finds they are needed most.
 At Westover Field, Chicopee Falls, Mass, Master Sergeant Burton Newkerk of Waterbury, received an honorable discharge from the Uni ted States Army Air Forces to en- able him to accept a commission as a Second Lieutenant in the Army He has over 15 years service on his record book.
 Sergeant Newkerk, who has serv- ed in Hawaii and China, is now en- route to his new station at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga, having received his honorable discharge yesterday. He first entered the armed service March 4, 1927. Since then he has served In the infantry as well as ir the air forces, including service ir Hawaii and China during the 1930s He has been parachute rigger al Westover since his arrival January A, 194l.
 Son of MT. and Mrs. Leo New kerk of Middlebury road, Water bury, he is regarded by his superior , officers and fellow commission. ed officers as very outstanding non-commissioned officer. He was z member of the 1924 graduating class at Woodbury High school. Before he entered the armed service he wa! employed as machiniSt with tht ) Scovin Manufacturing Company.
 Nine local men and two other
 from this vicinity applied and wer
 accepted for enlistment in the Nav . at the local recruiting station yes terday The men included Charle
 Mallon, IT, of 63 South View street Benjamin Bannick, 25, of flaw : , kins street; John Rosato, 20, of 1 ' Slocum stret; Ambrose P. Shea, 3(
 of 100 Fairmont street; Nelson .
 Boulanger, 20, of 173 Chestnu street; Charles Rice, 21, of Al Cook ', street; Domenic J. DiMartino, IS, ( ;. 279 South Main street; Edwar j, Grant, 19, of 113 Porter street II Peter Sloboda, 20, of 60 Aide
 street; Robert Patierno, 20, CheSh
 ire; and William F. Luschenat, 1
 Naugatuck.
 Thirteen men from Waterbur
 and the surrounding area enliste Q in the Army recruiting station i Hartford recently. They include Q Francis X. Dooley 20, of 363 Sy van avenue; Henry M. Kane. S4. ( s A Central avenue; Hollis l.. D. '. Vines, of 136 West Main stree e Jimmie Grushuskas of 39 West | bury Park road; James P. Baker ( t R. F. D., Waterbury: Emil Accc' e tura of 13 Charles street; Harry. $ Mclean of 1450 Highland avenu' u Frank Raduka, 21, of Naugatucl tt Richard R. Wilson, 22, Watertowl t Raymond J. Adamson, 1o, Naug;
 tuck; Charles Roman. 2l. of 2