The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-26
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Pfc. Paul Johnson, Bethlehem
doesn't mind twenty mile hikes and
such like, but the haircuts he gets
at Fort Sill, Okla, has really got
his dander up, he revealed in a let
ter receive dhere recently. "The
price has gone from 30 to 80 cents
said Pvt. Johnson, and having eX-
amined the last one 1 received, I've
decided to have mine cut outside of
camp hereafter"
Pvt. Maurice OConnel, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Maurice O'Connel, "a Fair
mont street, and Pvt. John David
lombard, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
James lombard, BOT Baldwin street,
have qualified for enrolment in the
four engined bomber mechanics
school at Keesler Field, Biloxi, Miss,
and nave been advanced to the rank
of private, first class.
John j. Linskey, son of Mr. ADD
Mrs. Thomas E. Linskey, 10 Hill
crest avenue, Naugatuck, has been
commissioned a second lieutenant
in the Army Air Forces, having
graduated from the advanced navi-
CATION school at Selman Field, Mon
roe, La.
1t. Linskey left Northwestern
University several months ago to
enlist as al. aviation cadet.
Fort Oglethorpe, Ca, July 90
Auxiliary Margaret McCandlish
Mills, of 80 Kelsey street. Water
bury, Conn. has completed four
weeks of basic training at the Third
Training Center of the Women s
Army Auxiliary Corps here, and has
been selected for specialist training
in administration at the Army Ad-
ministration school, Conway, Arkan-
sas.
She will receive detailed instruc-
ton in preparation for taking over
behind the lines Army job, releas-
ing a soldier for combat duty.
Nicholas T. Verrastro, 90 8 Bur-
ton street, and Charles O'Connor,
"a, 216 Robbins street, are enjoying
ten day leaves before reporting to
new assignments. The men have re-
Gently completed an officer candi-
date course of the medical admins
trative corps at the Medical Re-
placement Training Center, Camp
Berkeley Texas, and have been
commissioned second lieutenants.
Stanley Wyredek, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Wlredek of q Vine
street, who has been stationed
aboard an Aircraft Carrier since
entering the service year ago, has
Just been promoted by the U. S.
Navy to Aviation Machinist's Mate
second class. Currently he is sta
toned somewhere in the Pacific. Be-
fore joining the colors he was en-
plcyerd by the Waterbury Clock
company.
First Lieut.. Richard Rendell, son
of Mrs. Gertrude Rendell, $50 Col
umbia Blvd, recently returned to
this country as courier for the
War Department from England, has
been appointed temporarily as an
instructor in the quartermaster
school at Camp Lee, Va.
Pfc. Joseph A. Valhos, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Gus Valhos, Washington
Depot, recently finished course for
radio operator machanic at the
technical school of the Army Air
Forces Training command at Sioux
Falls, S. D.
James Willard DeLong, husband
of Mrs. James belong, Old North
field Rd., Thomaston, and George
H. Davidson, son of Mrs. Lena
Davidson, Riverside ST, Oakville,
have been transferred from Camp
Croft, S. c., to Camp HOWE, Texas.
Pfc. Bernard j. Kelly. nephew of
Mrs j. T. SedgWick, East St, Litch-
field, is now stationed at Buckley
Field, Colo.
FlC. w lilldul Z. I1CdlCy, lOl l ms
ton, is furloughing at his home from
his duties at Camp Pickett, Va,
where he is attached to the chemi-
cal warfare department.
Pvt. Michael Sanford, son of Mrs.
Caroline Sanford, IS Bishop ST., has
been ordered to report at a cooks
and bakers school of the Army for
a mess sergeant's course at Fort
Benning, Ga.
First Lieut.. Donald Brassee, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Brassee of
Laechmonth farm, Lakeville, will
spend a 15-day furlough with his
parents and will be married to Miss
Laurel Bartie, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Bartie of Lakeville.
Lieut. Brasse was the pilot Of the
bomber "Rigor Mortis" in so COM
bat missions over such targets as
Tunis, Bizerte and Palermo.