The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-24

avenue, is spending q 7uriough from the Naval Training station ct Saiiips son, N. Y., with his parents, Mr. anw Mrs. Arthur J. Watts. After completing specialized training, he will be given Q petty officer rating
 Private Thom W. Corby, who entered the Army Dec. 3, Is stationed at Camp Croft, 6. c. He will re- ceive training ct on officer candidate school.
 Waiter s. wilson of Watertown has left for Bedford Springs, Pa, where he will train at the Naval Aviation Radio school. The son Of MT. and Mrs. Waiter K. Wilson, he enlisted in the Navy as seaman Oct. 2l mad received basic training at Sampson, N. Y.
 Lieutenant Emile U. Chagnon, son of MT. and Mrs. Joseph N. chagncfl of % Linden street, Is serving as q chaplain with an Army bombing souadron in North Africa. The Catholic priest entered the service last April and was stationed at Langley Field, vap before going overseas.
 Private First clasg Caron Of 1911 Thomaston avenue, who Is spending q furloueh with his parents, is the first Marine who saw action at Guadalcanal to return here for q visit, He was wounded while oil duty in the SolomorIS Oct. 10 and was granted a leave to resupefatc'
 Business and professional men not over 42 years old and engineers not over 50 may apply for coininisSiofls for the U. s. Navy, according 10 an announcement made by the director of office procurement for New Eng: land. A college degree Is required in most caseg. but outstanding OK" oerience will substitute for the edus cation requirements. Application forms may be secured from tic Bes- ton office.
 
 Leroy D. Murphy of NaugatucE, Kenneth M. Cooper Of New PreSton, and Joseph M. Cheney of Washing. ton are the latest i7.year'old youths 10 be accepted for enlistment in the U. s. Navy at the local re- cruiting station.
 The local recruiting stations will be closed tomorrow.
 Bruce A. Benway Of 66 Chestnut avenue has been accepted for ernst- ment In the U. S. Marine Corps at the Springfield district headquart- CTS and Is awaiting an assignment for training.
 Staff Sergeant Maxwell P. Dick ersor. local Marine recruiter, has announced that 17-year-old high school seniors. who are in the upper half of the scholastic list may apply for secondary officer candidate training. They viii be enlisted upon completion of their studies.
 Men between the ages of 20 and 31 who are college graduates or who have had two years of college study and two years of business experi- ence also are being enlisted for officer candidate schools.
 Two 17.year- r-old youths left for the Marine district headquarters in Springfield today to take their "Leatherneck' oath. They are AL bert c. Bolduc of Ansonia and John J. Osowiecki of Thomastoh.
 Adam E. sierbitowicz of Nauga- tuck has been accepted at the local recruiting station and will be sent to Springfield for final examination shortly.
 Edgewood Arsenal. Md, Dec. 24-- The members of the graduating class of the Chemical Warfare Serv- ice Officer Candidate School will be commissioned second lieutenants here today having successfully com- pleted their thirteen weeks train ing.
 These men were chosen from the ranks for this school by their su- perior officers. Their military rec- ords, educations and characters were among the qualifications taken into consideration.
 The following named men are among the graduates: John c. Bock- with of 365 Willow Street and Mor- d. .R