The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-11
News Of Men In nTheService

James Corley of 49 Highlan.. ave- nue has been promoted to the rank of seaman, second class. The son of Hrs. Stella Corley, he is on subma- rine duty ct Pearl Harbor.
 Peter Clarity, Jr., son of MT. and Mrs. Peter Garrity of IS Fort Hill avenue, is training at the Naval base at Newport. R. I.
 Private H. Ellsworth Abbott of Woodbury is studying at the pho- tography school at Lowry Field, Colo. He entered the service last month.
 Private Andrew J. Healey, Jr. of Rye street has been assigned to Camp Gruber, Okla. The son of MT. and Mrs. Andrew Healey, he began Army service last July.
 Private Clayton L. Blick of 26S Willow street is serving overseas, according to latest word received here. The son of Deputy Sheriff and Mrs. Bernard M. Blick, he practiced law in Waterbury before entering the Army.
 Two sons of MT. and Mrs. Claude A. Gray of 2469 East Main street are in the service. Private Philip c. Gray, 31, is serving at an Army sta- tion in North Carolina. His brother, Claude A. Gray, Jr., 24, is on shore duty with the Navy as chief boat swain's mate at Annapolis, Md. He has been in the service since he was IT. Another brother, Caleb Gray, an actor, is currently appearing in Paul Muni's revival of "Chounsel- lor-at-Law' in New York City. Their father is mathematics instructor at Crosby High school.
 Ensign Revill J. Fox of 35 Mitch- ell avenue is completing naval course at Harvard university The son of Mrs. Edith Fox he is a grad uate of Crosby high school and Co., lumbia University. He is well known as swimmer.
 Lieut.. Charles L. Duncan, son of MT. and Mrs. Charles Duncan of Delaware avenue is serving as 6 pilot at Wendover Air base in Utah. He entered the service year ago.
 Richard Palmatier of IS Hunger ford avenue has been promoted to private first class at Camp Clai- borne, La. He is the son of MT. and Mrs. Virgil Palmatier.
 Private First Glass James Santo- pietro is spending furlough from Camp Forrest, Tenn. with his par ents, MT. and Mrs. Anthony Santo- pietro of 1920 Baldwin street.
 William s. Lerose of 55 Burr street is receiving training at the North Dakota State School of Science at Wahpeton, N. D. He will be eligible for a third class petty officer rating in the Navy upon completion of the course. He is the son of MT. and Mrs. Frank Lerose.
 Private First Class John M. Guida of 96 Dikeman street is at Camp Bowie, Texas, where he is serving with quartermaSter unit.
 Edward Gluse, son of MT. and Mrs. Michael Gluse of 558 Columbia boulevard extension, is at his home after being confined for six weeks at the Navy hospital at Brooklyn, N. Y. for an arm injury sustained in action in the Pacific.
 Seaman Second Class Kenneth E. Probst. a member of the Navy sui eide" task force which recently served in French Morocco, is spend- ing furlough with his sister, Mrs Bowman Cohick of Naugatuck. He was member of an anti-aircraft unit on a war ship which captured a French airdrome recently. His home is in Williamsport, Pa. but he is well known here.
 Sixteen men who applied at the Waterbury Navy recruiting station were enlisted at New Haven head quarters yesterday. They are: Charles A. DAversa of 413 South Main street, Arnold M. Norelli of 356 Walnut street. Ralph c. Mar tone of 20 Lawrence street, Wallace B. Straub of 107 Addison street, George A. Carroll of g Melrose ave- nue, John F. Sturtevant of 588 Bald- win street. John A. Cartigiano of 113 Seymour street, Merwin w. 10. Puhakka of 140 Proctor street, Gibbs of 20 Melbourne terrace, Otsa Vincent J. MarozaS of 119 Draher avenue, Lawrence E. Walsh of 40 Walnut street, Joseph F. Johnson of 28 Meriden road, Philip A. Chiar- elli of 45 Watertown avenue, Roger Pellerin of 413 South Main street, Francis P. Sacco of 1037 Highland avenue, all of Waterbury, and John J. Ennis of Oakville.
 l Applications have been accepted from two seventeen-year-old youths, Edward w. Miller of 236 Cherry street, Waterbury, and Burton Camp of Naugatuck. They will be sent to the Navy headquarters in New Ha- ven for final examination.
 ! Four local men were in group of 19' who left for the Marine head quarters in Springfield from the local recruiting station this morning. They will be given their Leather neck" oath and assignments for training will be arranged. The Wa terbury recruits are: John G. Mon roe of 242 Lincoln street, Howard Birch of 2 Donald terrace, Joseph I P. Overton of 20 Steuben street, and Charles F. Renier of 95 Hill street.
 Others in the group were: Ray mond L. Brown of Southbury, John F. Wortcheck, Roland St. Amand, both of Bristol, Herman Buch of Piainville, Robert Davisson of Mid deltown, Edward Erhardt Schroeder ! Of EOreStvi11e William plaSkon and