The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-23
NEWS OF MEN in THE SERVICE

Four Waterbury boys have been
granted leave following completion
of their basic training at the U. S.
Naval Training Station at Samp-
son, N. Y, Navy Public relations
officers announced today.
The bluejackets, Tony H, Elm,
Co. Leonard ST.; George O'Connell,
Jr., 35 Edison Ave; John j. Felth,
1923 Washington ST.; and George
M. Despins, 229 Washington ST.;
are now eligible for further assign
ment where additional specialized
instruction will be given. Upon
completion of this next step in
their naval careers, they may quail
fly for a petty officer rating, and
will be available for assignment to
ship or shore station.
Raymond w. Martineau Of Is
Fourth street has been sworn into
the U. S. Navy at the New Haven
Office, according to an announce
ment made at the local recruiting
station where he applied.
A promotion to the rank Of master
sergeant has been received by John
KorbusZeWski of SIT, North Main
street, stationed at Shaw Field, S.
C, with an Army basic flying squa-
dron.
The following local youths have
completed clerical courses in the
Army Air Force at the Colorado
State College of education in Gree
ley, Colo.
Pfc. Mario E. Claps, 30, 1870 Oak
ST., son of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Chaps; Pfc. Joseph F. Gar
vey, So West Liberty ST.; Pfc. John
E. Clarke, %, Of Al Kaytonne Ave;
Pfc. Thomas E. Brophy, 20, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas E. Brophy,
1873 Baldwin St, and Pfc. Michael
Divinchi 20, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Divinchi, 43 Winchester st.
Pct. Garvey began service last May
and the others have been in the
Army since February.
Former local attorney, Chase
Kimball, who began Army serfice
last October, is presently attending
an officer candidate school at Fort
Washington, Md. He was stationed
previously at Fort Hale Colo, with
mountain infantry unit.
Stationed with Marine Corps
unit the South Pacific, Domenic F.
Serlise, %. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Serlise of 119 Orange street
was advanced to the rank of pri-
vate, first class, in a recent pro-
motion.
Captain James r. Healey, son of
Probate Judge and Mrs. Patrick
Healey Of At Chapman avenue, will
fill the office of battalion supply
officer when he returns to his pres
ent post at Fort jackson, Columbia,
S. c., after two weeks leave in
this city. Captain Healey had been
stationed previously with an army
field artillery regiment at Puerto
Rico. He is graduate of Crosby
high school, and Yale university. A
former r. o. T. c. officer, he was
assigned to Puerto Rico in Septem-
Der of 1941. He took special
course at Fort Sill, Okla, from Janu-
airy to March, 1912, and was at home
on furlough in April, 1912, before
returning to his Puerto Rican base.
In the service since last July, Sec
ond Lieut.. Lyman A. Sachs, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Sachs of II
Frederick street, has been assigned
to the Ogden Air Service Command
at Hill Field in Ogden, Utah.
Joseph R. Sloss, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George. SloSs of $50 Willow
street has been promoted to the
grade of corporal at his post some
where in Africa. Corporal Sloss,
mechanic in the Army Air Force,
has been in the service since last
May and overseas since February.
Service in the Army Enlisted Re-
serve Corps will begin soon for
Arthur l.. Wholey, Jr., son of Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur L Wholey of AZ
Crescent street, when he reports
Saturday at Fort Devens. His broth
er, Gerard T. Wholey. has been on
active duty in the Army Enlisted
Reserve Corps since May 6 and is
now stationed at Camp Lee, Va,
Both youths are graduates of Mia
CARA University.
Private Mario Aurelli, 10, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Aureli of LOT
Harpers Ferry Road was recently
transferred to Fort Fisher, NC, fol-
lowing completion Of basic training
at Camp Davis, N. c. He is a for
mer meploye of the Eyelet Mfg. Co.
Heavy pine production in the
Northern California-SoIthern Or
egon area totaled one billion feet
in 1922 record.
CALIFORNIA; 1943 wheat crop is
estimated at 8,942, 900 bushels.
The term ''two-bitS" was coined
in San Francisco in mint days
when gold wire was Clipped up for
currency.