The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-13

WILLIAM s. JOHNSTON Headquarters Army Air Forces Central Flying Training Command, Randolph Field, Texas, Dec. 13 - ClimaXing a year of peak produc- tion of fighting airmen, the eleven advanced pilot schools of the cen- tral unit of the Army Air Forces Training Command today awarded silver wings to thousands of new fighter and bomber pilots.
 Even as the graduates were dis persed to new assignments prepara- tory to entering active operations against the Axis the training sta tions were beginning work with new group of advanced flying stu dents who will form the first grad uating class of 1914 early in Janu- ary.
 Fighter pilot stations participat- ing in today's graduation ceremon- ies are those at Moore Field in Mission, Eagle Pass, and Foster and Aloe Fields at V ictoria, all in Texas. Potential bomber pilots were graduated at Brooks, Lubbock, FL lington, Pampa and Blackland Fields in Texas and at Altus and Frederick in Oklahoma.
 Among the new pilots are the following men for the Connecticut area who were commissioned sec ond lieutenants: Frederick H. Mar shall, 1O8 Humphrey street, Sey- mour (Foster Field, Victoria. Texas); William H. Fricker, 70 Strawberry Hill, Stamford (Foster); William s. Johnston, Waterbury Road, Thomaston (Pampa Field, Pampa, Texas); Robert E. Gingras, 100 High street, Wallingford (Pam- pa): Charles J. Misiaszek, TT Bull avenue, Wallingford (Blackland Field, Waco, Texas.).
 Pvts. Richard and Russell Gill bert, twin sons of Mrs. Harriet Gill bert, of French street, WatertOwn. spent a week end furlOugh at their home. They are stationed at Fort Meade, Maryland.
 Mrs. Burger Callahan of Terry vile has received word her husband. in the submarine service of the U s. Navy, has been promoted from petty officer, third class to petty officer, second class.
 Mrs. William Brink of Ives Road. Plymouth, has received word her husband has been promoted to cor poral in the Army. He entered the service August 10, 1942 and is now serving overseas.
 Pvt Constant Blum, son of MT. and Mrs. John Blum of West Main street. Terryville, has completed his basic training at Fort Benning, Ga, and has been assigned to Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Me, where he will study engineering under the Army specialized training program. Michael GlOWa, son of MT. and Mrs. Philip GlOwa of West Main street, Terryville, has enlisted as an Air Cadet in the U. s. Army and has reported at Fort Devens. Mass, for assignment. He is a graduate of Teryville high school, class of 1943.
 | Private First Class John Gnatuk. son of MT. and Mrs. M. Gnatuk of ThomaSton, has resumed duties at Camp Fucker, Ala. after complet- ing 15-day furlough at his home.
 Agnes J. McDougall of Torring- ton was among IS Connecticut women recently sworn into the WAVES.
 l After an absence of IS months Corporal Anthony Bigolin of Mid dlebury returned to his home for furlough Saturday. The son of MT. and Mrs. Matthew Bigolin, he serv- ed recently in the Italian campaign and was one of several soldiers al- lowed to return to this country for a visit.
 William c. Deadly, son of Major and Mrs. William Deadly of II Cor don street has been promoted from corporal to sergeant, according to word received here. He is serving in the North Atlantic wing of the Air Transport Command at Presque Isle, Maine. He has been in the service since September, 1942. Writing in the American naga- zine, Gordon Gaskill, author, in an article on '"The Holy Land, Soldiers Paradise speaks of contracting Pfc. Blaise Bosso. brother of James Bosso, 107 Wolcott street Water bury.
 Describing the great modern arc1li- l lecture of the famed city of Tel Aviv, the author writes in part: Tel Aviv is a gay, fine, bustling completely western city. Most of the soldiers react to it like Pfc. Blaise Bosso of Waterbury, Conn. "It's so clean,' he marveled, If you just overlook the signs in Hebrew and some of the funny languages you hear you'd almost think you were back in America"
 Stationed with the Troop Carrier Command, Lieut.. Ellis ID. Davenport, son of Mir. and Mrs. Ellis D. Daven- port, Middlebury, is one of the pilot officers now participating in ma neuvers involving an entire division of air-bOrne troops at Camp MackalI, S. c.