The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-22

Aviation Cadet Howard G. Carl
son Of 211 Hauser street has COM
pleted pre-flight training at Carl
Strom Field. Arcadia, Fla. He Is the
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl G. Carl
son.
Aviation Cadet James r. Bassett
Of 1879 FiSke street has received a
new assignment to the Army Air
Forces school at CORTLAND, Ala. He
Is training as cadet pilot.
Private Clarence G. Grandell Of 40
Elizabeth street has completed a
course at the armored school at Fort
Knox, KY.
With The Fifth Army, Italy--Pri-
vate First Glass Donald Dionne, who
lives at 433 West Main street, Wa
terbury, Connecticut, has been pro-
noted to corporal. He Is now Serv-
ing with troops Of the Fifth Army in
Italy.
AAF Instrument Instructors School
Bryan, Texas, Dec. 22-Sgt. Ray
mond r. Rosa, son OF joseph Rosa,
30 Crown St., Waterbury, has COM
pleted an eight week Instrument
Trainer Instructors Course at Bryan
Field, the only one Of its kind in the
Air Forces Training Command.
The course, an outgrowth Of the
revisionS in teaching instrument fly
ing, is a combined refresher and adj
vanced program for enlisted men
stationed at operational bases
throughout the United States as in
structors in the Link trainer phases
of the full-panel system Of flying
training.
The nightly technical instruments,
navigation, radio compass naviga-
ton weather and other subjects re-
lated to the theory and practice Of
teaching instrument trainer techni-
ques.
San Juan, P. r., Dec. 22.-Johu
r. Kelley, "a, Of Waterbury, Conn,
has been promoted to the rank
Of sergeant in the Air Transport
Command, according to announce
ment made here today by Antilles
Air Command Headquarters.
Entering the Army December ~,
1941 at Waterbury, Conn.,, Sgt.
Kelley Joined his present overseas
unit in Puerto Rico, November g.,
1912. He was promoted to the
grade of private first class Janu-
airy /, 1913 and to corporal Feb
ruary /, 1913.
Born June /, 1919 at Waterbury.
Conn, Sgt. Kelley is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. John v. Kelley who re-
sides at Waterbury, Conn. He at
tended Leavenworth high school
and was employed as a welder be-
fore entering the Army.
Bases of the Antilles Air Com
mand, of which Sgt. Kelley Is a
member, are Strategically located
from Cuba to South America, COW
ering an area 4O4 times that of
Connecticut. These bases form a
protective barrier for the gate
ways to the three Americas and
serve as stepping stones on the
air supply route to the fighting
fronts of the world.
Keesler Field, Biloxi, Miss, Dec.
22.-Taking a new step IN his Army
career, Pvt. Patsy William Iacavino,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Patsy Iacavino,
26 Woodbine st., Waterbury, Conn,
this week entered the B-24 LIBERIA
tor bomber mechanics school here.
For approximately II weeks, Pvt.
Iacavino will be trained at this
Army Air Forces Training Com
mand station, learning the intri-
cate details that go into the huge
B-24. Here the soldier will learn
fundamentals, structure, fuel and
electrical systems, propellors, instru-
ment, engine operation, hydraulic
systems adm airplane inspections as
well as undergo field test training
period.
Upon completion Of his course,
the soldier-mechanic will be as
signed to active line duty or sent
to gunnery or factory school.
-Four waterbury bluejackets have
returned home on leave after COM
pleting basic training at the Naval
Training Station at Sampson. N.
Y. They are Oscar G. Teubner, Jr.,
285 Chapman street ext; Joseph
Ksenich, SO Hill street; Claude Nor
ris, 649 East Main street; and
Franklyn j. Miller, 16 Niagara
street. All have attained the rank
Of seaman, End class.
Tech. Sergt. Emilio w. ColangelO,
SON Of Mr.. and Mrs. Cr0ccO COlan-
geIo, 10 Eperry street, reported .
prisoner Of war ON a German broad
cast heard in New Britain last week,
has been officially listed as missing
in action I'm the Mediterranean area
in . War Department List made
] public tadAG