The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-06

< SAA duty with the Army in Africa.
 Edmund J. Daly, 3d, of 93 Con- cord street was commissioned a Naval ensign at exercises held at the Annapolis Reserve school, An- napolis, Md, yesterday. The son of MT. and Mrs. Edmund J. Daly, Jr., he is graduate of Holy Cross college. He started his Naval train ing Sept. Il.
 Private Francis l.. McGrath, son of MT. and Mrs. Edward McGrath of 914 Baldwin street, is serving in North Africa, according to word re- ceived here. He entered the serv- ice May 16.
 George A. Carroll, son of Patrol man and Mrs. Michael Carroll of 22 Melrose avenue, has started basic Naval training at Newport, R. I.
 William D. Shea, Jr., son of MT. and Mrs. William D. Shea, of Mid- dlebury, who has been spending a furlough at his home, departed to- day for Concord, N. H., to continue his training in the U. 8. Naval Air Reserves Division.
 Lieutenant Robert Healey, son of MT. and Mrs. Patrick Healey of Chapman avenue, has been trans ferred from Camp Eustis, Va, to Camp Edwards, Mass.
 Men seeking volunteer induction in the U. s. Marine Corps crowded the local recruiting station yester- day and today. Those who were sent by their draft boards to the Waterbury Marine station and who will now take final examinations at the district headquarters in Spring field are:
 Frank. Guisto of 245 Macauley avenue, Philip DiStisio of 129 Ed son avenue, Ronald w. Robson of 20 Nathan Court, all of Waterbury; Francis w. McCleary and Richard A. McCleary, brothers. and Ernest w. Bergenabb, all of Watertown; Francis H. Wood of Naugatuck; Walter s. Waranowicz of Union City; Charles W. Ritchie of Meri- den; George c. Barnum, Armando J. Farsi, and John w. Singer, all of Danbury; Robert Frenette of New Britain; and Pasouale Cirillo of Derby.
 Seventeen-year old youths who have been accepted at the local re- cruiting station directly are: Carl Beeman, Jr., of 183 Maple street, Robert H. Coll of Washington, and Charles Marlor of Naugatuck.
 Staff Sergeant Maxwell P. Dicker- son, local Marine recruiter, has an- nounced many openings exist for men over 38 for enlistment as spe- cialiStS. Among those needed are office workers, carpenters, painters, mechanics, machinists, cooks, bak- CTS, tailors, gunsmithS, electricians, plumbers and engineers.
 Salvatore B. CoviellO of { Hopkins street has started advanced train ing at the sub-receiving station at Portland, Ore. He hold the Naval rank of fireman, first class.
 Howard E. Humphrey of 75 Ives street, Zigmund Borkauskis of 87 Madison street, and Raymond Mo- leski of Union City, are the latest 17-year-old youths to be enlisted in the Navy at New Haven headquar- terS.
 Private Ernest Caron, son of MT. and Mrs.. Joseph Caron of 1911 Thomaston avenue, will report at the Naval base at Mare Island, Calif., at the end of the week. He was wounded in action while in the Holomons and was granted sev- eral weeks furlough here. He is be- Heved to be the only local man to have been wounded while serving in the Solomons. Private Caron was stationed at the post at the height of fighting for 76 days. He enlisted Dec. 8. A brother, Albert. is receiv- ing training at the Marine base at New River, N. c.
 Staff Sergeant Wesley A. Rood. son of MT. and Mrs. Wesley w Rood of 24 Fort Hill avenue. is sta tioned with c transportation uni: in New Zealand. He enlisted in August, le40. and served at Camp Edwards, Mass, and Australia, be- fore getting an assignment to New Guinea.