The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-20

and Mrs. Joseph Napiello Of 62S
North Main street Is completing adj
vanced training with the y. s. Ma
rine Corps, after which he expects
to be assigned to q warship. He is
q graduate Of Leavenworth high
school and was employed as a tool
setter at the Waterbury Mfg. Co.
before his enlistment.
Stationed at q post somewhere In
England, James ]. Petite, son Of
Mrs. Mary Petite Of rs Dikeman
street has been advanced to the
grade Of private, first class with q
U. s. Army unit. Prior to his enlist
ment seven months ago, he was an
employee Of the Coca Cola Bottling
Co. He Is graduate Of Leaven-
worth high school.
In q survey conducted by the
Miami Daily News, Robert Walsh,
seaman second class, Coast Guard,
Of "a Paramount street, who Is sta
toned at Florida, offered the opin-
ion that radio entertainers and
movie stars should not be drafted
In answer to the query, SHOULD
radio entertainers and movie stars
be drafted?" the Waterbury service
man replied that there are so few
Of them In comparison to the num-
Der Of men throughout the nation
who can be drafted that they should
be left where they are. Son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Walsh, Sea-
man Walsh was known in athletic
circles here as "Knobby." He play
ed In the outfleld with the St
Francis G. Y. o. baseball team last
year. Seaman Walsh Is presently
stationed at Key West.
Upon successful completion Of q
course at the Army Flexible Aerial
Gunnery school at Laredo Army Ali
Field in Texas, James j. Embardo
Jr., Of SO Beech street was promoted
to the rank Of sergeant.
Having completed q course III
Army finance at Fort Benjamin
Harrison, Ind. Private Alexander E
Schwed, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Johr
Schwed of IS Sumac street has beer
assigned to North Charleston, S. G.
He graduated from Crosby high
school and the Bentley School Of
Accounting. Private Schwed began
serving in the armed forces last
December, at which time he was In
the employ Of the Mccarthy Freight
System.
Private Stanley Freedman, we'll
known local concert pianist, APP
peared In q solo rendition at o
concert Of the Army Air Force
symphony in Convention hall at At
lantic City on Sunday.
Private First Glass Domenic Gala
brese Is stationed with a military
police battalion at Fort Custer
Mich, having completed basic train.
ing at Fort Mcclellan, Ala. Private
First Glass Calabrese entered the
service last November 2.
A promotion to the grade of SER
geant has been received by Lewis
Robinson, son Of Mr.. and Mrs
Lewis Robinson of 20 Steuben street
upon his graduation as a surgical
technician from an Indiana train
ing center. He Is stationed pres
emily at Camp Forrest, Tenn. Ser
geant Robinson Is q former en-
ploye Of the French Small Tube d.
vision Of the American Brass Co.
AfGr have been hospitalized al
a Nashville, Tenn, base, Aviation
Cadet John J. Bradley OF 10 Elm
hurst avenue has arrived IN this
city for o furlough OF three weeks
william A. sirica, 90 Morningside
avenue, Waterbury. Conn, has been
promoted to the rank Of Corporal
at Peterson Field. He Is now as
signed to the 18th Photo Squadron
as q photo operator and mechanic.
Corporal Sirica entered the Army
in May, ie42. He Is q graduate OF
villanova College at Vilianova,
Penn.
william r. Smith Of 100 Green
street and John Mccarthy Of 90
South Elm street were enlisted In
the Navy as apprentice seamen last
week, It was announced today by the
local recruiting once.
Camp Shanks, N. r. April 2O.-
Sergeant Walter Comes, Of So Alb
bolt avenue, Waterbury, Conn.,, who
Is assigned to duty with the Mill
tary Police at this camp, has been
promoted to stan sergeant.
stan Sgt. Comes Is the son OF
Manuel Comes Of the same address,
and his wife, Mrs. Nellie Cephas
Comes, lives at % Dewey avenue.
IN civilian life he was Q machine
operator ct the Chase Metal Works,
Wateryiiie, Conn. He attended
LeayenwOrth high school and was
active on the basketball and boxing
teams.
star sgt. Comes entered the
Army June Is, 1912, at Fort Deveng.
Mass, and was stationed at Fort
Mcclellan. Ala, and Camp KilMer,
". j.. before being Transferred 70
this post.
(gEaH sgt. Comes formerly worked
for the Waterbury Democrat Is .
neWsboy.)
After spending o furlOugh with
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Adoniaa
Diamond o. 81 Union street. Private
Aide Diamond has returned 70 hii
station at Cochran Eleld, Macon
Ga. Before he began Army life
last summer, Private Diamond wa
employed ct the Waterbury MIG. %