The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-26
NEWS OF MEN IN THE SERVICE

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; Corporal Joseph Star Of 46
Chestnut avenue has been transfer
| red to Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. He
served previously at Fort Custer,
Mich, with a military police escort
guard.
. Frank E. Gilhooly Of 52S Sylvan
avenue is on leave here from the
Naval Station at Sampson, N. Y.
/ Private Natalie ]. Covallo Of "a
Burton street is serving at Fort
Devens, Mass, with an Army Med
ical unit.
August v. Farina of 4 Dikeman
street and Edward Cocchiola of
/ 1871 Charles street are on leave here
from the Sampson, N. Y, Naval
Station.
| Private Maurice r. Bessette of 294
Mill street Is stationed at Sarasota,
| Fla, with an Army Air Force unit.
Private First Glass John F. Cic-
chetti of 81 Vista Place has COM
pleted course in airplane mech
anic at Keesler Field, Biloxi Miss.
| Major Ralph M. Roberts, son of
/ Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Roberts Of 800
Frost road, is serving with an anti
aircraft battalion in England. His
wife and family are living at TuS-
caloosa, Ala.
Private Francis B. Meo and his
brother, Robert, a seaman, met re-
Gently in North Africa, according to
word received by their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Meo of 1877 Noble
avenue.
Private Hugo Guastaferri, former
local attorney, has completed basic
training at Mississippi Southern
college and Is spending furlough
here.
Master Sergeant William Feeley
and his brother, James, met recent
! ly In Australia. They are sons of
; Police Sergeant William j. Feeley Of
% Wyman street.
Herbert D. Leece of 1892 Baldwin
street has been promoted to cor
poral, according to word received
here. He IS serving with an Army
air depot unit In the Panama Canal
Zone
The Legion Of Merit has been
awarded to Technical Sergeant Jo-
seph Pizzuto Of Spring avenue for
service In Australia, according to
word received here. The citation,
made by General Macarthur, states
the local youth played an important
part in returning a disabled bomb
er to use after 1t was damaged in
an isolated forest.
Confirmation was given by the
War Department Of q previous re-
port that Private Robert E. Waiter
worth, son Of Mrs. Alice Waiter
worth Of 466 Chapman street, is
missing in action. His family had
been notified previously.
Although Private Charles G. Chi
linski of Torrington has been re-
ported to be missing In action his
family believes he Is safe. Letters
received from the soldier are dated
later than the day on which he was
reported to have disappeared fol-
lowing action.
The official War Department
missing" list released today con-
tains the name of Second Lieuten-
ant Charles w. Fegan, son of Mrs.
Thomas H. Fegan of Woodbury.
Word was received recently by his
family from the War Department.
Robert w. Ferrari OF TAT North
Main street, who participated in the
invasion Of Italy, returned yester-
day to his ship after spending a
leave with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel Ferrari. The 18-year
old youth saw action in six en-
gagements in Italy.
Private Leonard Samela Of 1871
Fulton Park avenue Is serving with
an anti-aircraft unit in England.
His brother, William, Is with mi
litary police unit at an Army post
in California. They are the sons
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Donate Samela.
Private Frank Hoffman Of 142
Atwood avenue Is serving with pa
ratroop unit at Fort Benning, Ga.