The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-10
News Of Men In The Service

ana MrS. Anthony Mangln1 or 24O Cherry street, and John J. DiLor- enzo, 25, son of MT. and Mrs John DiLorenzo of 77 Bishop street, both of Waterbury, were sent to Spring field Marine headquarters by the local recruiting station today for final examination. Others who ap- piled for enlistment in the U. s. Marine Corps at the Waterbury of flee and were sent to Springfield are William A. Moskaluk, IT, of Thomaston, William P. Detullio, g, of Derby. and Richard D. Hyland, IT, of Middletown.
 Marvin G. Austin, 18, of Oakville has been enlisted into the U. s. Navy. He applied at the local re- cruiting station.
 The following men have applied for enlistment in the U. s. Navy reserves: Amata Mongelluzzo, 21, of 36 Norton street, Howard R. McLar- ney, 20, of 16 Bradley avenue, both of Waterbury, John M. Ostrowski, 30, of Thomaston, and John J. Han ley, 18, of Naugatuck. John OLear, IT, of 38 Albert place, Waterbury, has applied for enlistment in the regular Navy.
 Albert A. Litro, 20, son of Mrs. Agnes Comardo of 305 Congress avenue, has been promoted to a second class petty officer in the U. s. Navy with the rating of machin- ist's mate, according to word receiv- ed here. He enlisted March 2, 1941 at the local recruiting station and is now on duty with a submarine squadron in the Pacific. He is a graduate of Navy machinists' school.
 Jerry Bonvistuo of 106 Sylvan avenue, Waterbury, is stationed at the medical replacement center at Camp Pickett, Va. He will receive training in actual maneuvers illus trating medicalu and evacuation problems encountered on the batle- field as well as basic military work.
 Capt. Maxwell Colby of the medi- cal corps of the U. s. Army will be at St. Mary's hospital Wednesday from 10 a. m. to 3 p. m. and at Wa terbury hospital Thursday at the same time to answer inquiries to local physicians interested in join ing the army.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry L. Hoskins of Forestville have been notified that their son, Pvt. Hoskins Is miss ing in action in the Philippines. It is believed he may have been taken prisoner by the Japanese. The par ents have had no word of another son, Henry L., Jr., since July 4. He was at Pearl Harbor during the Jap attack.
 First Sergt. George H. Byrnes of 196 Newbury street. Waterbury. has been appointed as first lieutenant In the Adjutant Generals department, U. s. Army Postal system, accord ing to word received here. He has had 26 years experience in postal service.
 The new lieutenant who is sta- tioned at the present time at Camp Shelby, Miss, served with the U. s. Navy during the first World War, and later joined the Connecticut National Guard. It is expected he will be transferred shortly to an eastern city where he will be placed in charge of Army mail.
 r. G. Loehmann. local recruiter of mechanics for the U. S. Army ordnance corps, has announced that 30 men have already applied for enlistment. The successful candi- dates will be sworn into the service August 12. They will be given train ing and then will be assigned to service abroad. Enlistment in the ordnance unit ha; been undertaken by the National Automobile Deal- CTS association, of which MT. Loeh- mann is a member. Headquarters here are at 357 West Main street.
 U. s. N. Warrant Officer William J. Egan and Mrs. Egan and their two sons, William, Jr.. and Robert, are back from Pearl Harbor where they witnessed the Japanese attack, and are staying with MT. Egan's mother, Mrs. Anna Egan of 43 Giles street, Waterbury. The family has accounted to friends here the tale of the attack which killed many persons near them.
 Mrs. Egan tells of seeing the Jap- anese planes just before the bombs fell and of the panic that followed once they struck. It seemed tlnbe- 1 lievable, she relates, that such a horrible surprise attack could be made. The family had lived in Ha- wall for two years previous to the