The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-15

avenue, ana ATIlOIQ M. MOTGlll Cl 900
Walnut street, have completed Navy
boot" training at Newport, r. I.
Two of the most popular boys
Of the 1912 Crosby graduating class
are now serving In the Army ION
land and on the sea- Private Irv- !,
ing Swirsky, co-valedictorian of the
class is now with an Army unit in
Texas, while Cadet Walter Norman,
former president Of the Occupation
club, is stationed at Amherst Col
lege, Amherst, Mass, as a naval
air cadet
A promotion to corporal has Teen |
granted James r. Paz Of 486 n nth |
Main street, who is stationed at Fitz-
simons hospital. Denver, Colo.
Private Rocco M. Rubbo OF 73
Burton street, is with an Army unit
at Scott Field, III.
Robert Campbell, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John D. Campbell of New
York, and husband of Mrs. Mary
Campbell OF 224 Robbins street,
Waterbury, has arrived at the FL
nance Replacement Training Center
at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind. to
begin his basic training In finance.
Upon completion OF an intensive
field training program, he will study
Army pay methods. Prior to his
induction, he was employed by the
British Ministry Of Supply in New
York as an auditor.
Private Russell w. WeWmer, son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Russell M. Weymer
of Woodbury. was a recent graduate
of the aviation mechanics class at
Seymour johnson Field, N. G. Prior
TO his induction on July 81, 1912, Pri-
vate Weymer was employed by the
Shoe Hardware Division of u. S.
Rubber Company. Also graduated
from the same course at the same
Army post recently was Private
Ellard G. Nelson of Middlebury. Pri-
vate Nelson is a former employe OF
Plat Brothers, Inc, and entered
the service OH September Is, 1912.
Lieutenant Ann H. Micuta of $40
Washington avenue is in active serv-
ice with the Army Nurse Corps at
an area of combat somewhere In
the South Pacific, 1t was reported
by the War Department recently.
According to DR.. Creighton Bar
ker, secretary of the State Medical |
Association, 200 more Connecticut
doctors will be commissioned in the
army this year. Dr. Barker said
the state Is In position to furnish
these physicians.
Camp Grant, Ill.--March Is
(SpeciaD Brig Gen. John NJ. Will
lis, camp commander, today an
nounced that Private first class |
John F. Hanlon, 1866 Nelson avenue,
Waterbury, Conn. has been grad
uated as Meat and Dairy Inspec-
tor from the Enlisted Technicians
School, Headquarters, Camp Grant
and Medical Replacement training |
Center, Camp Grant, Illinois.
SOcCOLlu MdICp ISlCNpl NlulA' ACAAS |
LeGarff, French naval officer |
from the crew of the Richelt2u, ex-
pressed his gratitude for the splen-
did hospitality shown him in this
country, in talk at st. AIMS |
parish yesterday. The officer, who
escaped with his wife and child
from Brittany, France to Casa
blanca, was visiting his cousin, sis
ter Louise, at st. AIMS convent.
Christopher Smith Of Camp Bcale,
Calf. has been promoted to the
rank of sergeant. He Is the son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert S. Smith OF
20 Pennington avenue.
A skilled radio electricians course
has Just been completed at Fort !
Knox, KY. headquarters OF the
Armored force of the Army Corps. !
by Corporal dward F.. Burns, son OF |
Mr.. and Mrs. p. J. Burns of Al |
Catherine avenue. who entered the
service Sept. 8, 194l.
Technical sergeant Robert Their
ault, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Their !
ault of this city, recently spent a
furlough here. He has just been
transferred to Camp Crowder. Ga,
from Camp Atterbury, Ind, where
he is PERSONAL sergeant major In
the Signal Corps.
Private Michcael Petraroia of 1874
Perkins avenue will train for IL
weeks at the medical replacement
training center at Camp Robinson,
Ark.
Mrs. James Farland of 38 Spencer
avenue and Joseph Dannis OF Oak
vile are entertaining their brother,
Private John r. Dannis, who Is on
furlough from his post with the mil
itary police In New York City. He
received his training at Fort Bragg. |
N. G.
Private First Glass William M.
LOMBARD is spending l5-day fur
Tough with his mother, Mrs. Mich |