The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-26

w. LllOll dllClS NOllllOlC, oOll
of Michael Connole of Lavieri ter
race, WinSted, is home after receiv-
ing a medical discharge from the
Army.
He saw action at Pearl Harbor,
New Caledonia and Guadalcanal.
Pvt. Maurice F. Shea, of 20 Luke
street, now in Africa, writes praising
the American Red Cross on doing
swell job of entertaining the boys
in that section. He also writes that
he saw several German prisoners
down to the beach in stockade. I
think you will see plenty of them in
the United States soon"
Corporal Frank Cilfone, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Cilfone, 987
Bank street, has been promoted from
Private First Glass to Corporal with
the Marine Corps. Corporal Cilfone
received basic training at Paris
Island, S. c., and later attended the
training school at Navy Pier, Chi
cabo, for six months. He has been
reported overseas since October,
1912. He was formerly employed by
the New Haven Railroad.
Corporal Ernest B. Rice, former
machinist at the Waterbury Mig.
Co.. has entered the service since
last December and has been pro-
NOTED to corporal at the Army Ar
Base. Syracuse, N Y. Corporal Rice
has received basic training at A.
lantic City, N. j., and later at the
Rome, N. Y. air base. He was
graduate of Baldwin School and at
tended the State Trade School at
Torrington.
William Macchia, musician, sec
ond class has been in the service
since last April. He is the son OF MI
and Mrs. John Macchia, 20 Clair
mont avenue. Macchia is now sta
toned with the Navy at Sampson,
N. Y. He was a student OF CROSBY
high school and former student
of Rensselaer, Polytechnic institute
Amarillo Army Air Field, Amarillo,
Texas. July 20 Pfc. James r.
Shanahan, son of Mrs. Ellzapeth
Shananan of 112 South street, Wa
terbury, Conn, has completed ms
course of studies as an aviation
mechanic in this school of the Army
Air Forces Technical Training COM
mand.
His graduation from this technl-
ca1 school now fits him for alrplane
maintenance and he will be sent 10
some air base where he Will ASSIST
in keeping Americas Flying Fort
resses in the air for Allied VICTORY
Leonard Charles Caputo, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Matteo Caputo' ~
emerald street, and George francs
Keane. son of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Keane, IS Division street. were pro-
NOTED to private first class at KEGS
Ter Field, Biloxi Miss.
Robert Howard Thompson, sea,
man. second class, son OF howard
THOMPSON of Kent, has peeh
Granted a furlough from Sampson,
N Y, Naval Training Station.
Private Donald Mitchell of Bea-
con Falls, former manager OF the
Ton Notch Baseball League, is now
at jefferson Barracks. Md.
Donald Gilland, seaman first class
81 Wall street, is stationed at tne
Navy disbursing office at Camp
Peary, Va.
Private Firt GLASS; S. Medina,
formerly of Oakville, is furloughing
here from IndiantoWn Gap, Pa.
Earl E. Robinson, % Steuben
street has finished an aviation
mechanics course at Amarillo Army
Air Field, Texas.
Private First Glass Merlin Mac
Burney, So West Liberty street has
been graduated from an Army
Aviation Guard school at Miami
Beach, Fla.
Alessio Caporaso, 1876 Wall street.
has been promoted to machinists'
mate. second class, and assigned to
the Navy submarine base, New Lon
don.
Sergeant Richard Lombardo, 81
Locust street, has returned to Camp
Chaffee, Ark. after furloughlng
here.
John A. Kubicsko, 140 Tracy ave-
nue., is now a sergeant in the Mar
inc Corps.
Private Joseph Martone, former
dancing teacher in Waterbury, has
completed basic training at Camp
Miles Standish, Mass.
Donald Hayes, John Callinan,
Paul Purdy and Erwin Didsbury,
all WipStedites, have finished ap-