The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-27
NEWS OF MEN IN THE SERVICE

(xne 1OUOW1Hy StVEy W&S WAAtSCA by Staff Sergeant Donald A. Hall- man of 51-1 39th avenue, Long Island City, New York, Marine Corps Combat CorreSpondent.)
 Somewhere in the Southwest Pa cific-(Delayed)- the final chapter of the Marines is written, 1t might be fair to mention Marine Private First Class Mathew J. Pa guralo.
 Just because Private First Class Paguralo is the barber for his out fit his first sergeant insists he should make an excellent grass bar Der too-and puts him on work par ties equipped with lawn mower.
 Plumbing was my line," lamentS Paguralo, 23, of 68 Riccardone street, Torrington, Conn.,, who has been both barber and plumber in private life.
 In the Marine Corps, however, he has been mostly barber. When he joined the Corps early in 1922, he carefully omitted from his record any mention of barbering. He went to Guadalcanal, and
 "Well, the boys didn't have 8 barber and they were getting pretty shaggy, so I cut hair for few and the first thing you know I was set up as barber" explains Paguralo.
 And now I can't get out of it" he adds.
 He uses his own tools and charges a quarter haircut, but If Marine is broke the trim is on the house.
 After finishing Torrington East school, Matthew took up barbering as a trade, but soon decided he pre- ferred plumbing. He went into that business and is quite certain now that he is going back to it after the war.
 Meanwhile there's job to be done. His outfit needs barbering so, when it recently moved into the field, Private First Class Paguralo was told to set up shop. His first problem was 8 chair.
 From the wreckage of an airplane not too far away, he salyaged some parts and metal. The blacksmith ollOp
 He is the son of MT. and Mrs. Jo- seph Paguralo of Torrington, and a brother, Angelo, a corporal in the Army Air Force.
 This barbering wouldn't be so bad at that" concluded Paguralo, eff it wasn't for the grass cutting Some day I'll get that top sergeant in my chair. I won't even charge him."
 George Koval of Long Hill road Is spending a leave from the Naval station at Sampson, N. Y. with his parents, MT. and Mrs. Michael Kov- al.
 Raymond Booth, Jr., of 253 Brad ley avenue has received & citation for service rendered while serving or a Coast Guard cutter in the At- lartic. He was praised for his brav cry when the cutter aided in capture of a German held island.
 Private Victor E. Pagano of 20 Englewood avenue is spending furlough here from Mana Beach, Fla. He is serving with an Army Air force band.
 Francis E. Feeley, former local at torney, has started aviation cadet training at Yale university.
 Corporal Theodore T. Keidel of l95 North Main street, who is sta tioned in England, was recently awarded the Good Conduct Medal.
 Private Ernest Hohimer of Wood bury has completed parachute training at Fort Benning, Ga.
 Sergeant Sylvio J. Battistrada of 28 Dikeman street, who recently completed a radio course at Sioux Falls, s. D., is on furlough here. He will report next to an Army base in Indiana.
 Ronald w. Schofield of Nauga- tuck holds the rating of machinists' mate, first class at the Naval Air station at Richmond, Fla.
 Sergeant James M. Amodeo of 409 South Leonard street and Ser geant America Pettinicchi of 442 Sylvan avenue have completed course at the gunnery school at Fort Myers, Fla.
 Private First Glass Charles W Whitley of Waterville Is receiving basic Army training at Greensboro, N. c.