The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-24

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Kearns, Utah June 24-Pre-avia-
ton cadet Joseph A. Ricci Of Oak
Ave, Waterbury, Conn. is now sta
toned at this Army Air Forces
Basic Training Center, it is an
nounced by Col. Converse R. Lewis,
Commander.
Sgt. Ricci is the son of Mr.. An
tonic Ricci of the same address
The Army Ordnance Department
announced today that Technician/5
Alphonse j. Ranaudo, 263 So. Leon
ard street, Waterbury, has completed
a tank engine maintenance course
in Detroit at special Ordnance
school conducted by the Continental
Motors Corporation.
Technician Ranaudo was selected
to attend the course in practical up
keep operated by the Ordnance De-
partment, which sponsors schools in
cooperation with manufacturers
throughout this country.
Concentration of many schools in
the heart of the automotive induds-
try Is in keeping with the moving of
the Ordnance Departments Tank
Automotive Center from Washing
ton to Detroit. The Tank Automo-
| tive Center is responsible for the
design, development and mainten-
ance of tanks, trucks. lf-propelled
gun mounts, jeepS and combat cars.
The program conducted by the
Ordnance Military Training Division
| Is aimed at creating the greatest
force of trained specialists in the
history of mechanical transporta-
ton to meet the demands of mech
anized warfare.
First Lieut.. Roy l.. O'Neil is home
on a visit with his aunt and uncle,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wendell L. Cross,
Hamilton avenue, after having serv-
ed as bombardier on 40 bombing
missions in North Africa. In active
service since Sept. 3, Lieut.. O'Neil
has been decorated five times.
Although aerial cannon fire once
struck the seat next to him, and
five times shattered the glass in
the nose of his bombardiers COM
partment, Lieut. O'Neil smilingly
recalled that his only injury had
been sustained in an automobile COL
llsion with a jeep driven by a Bri-
fish Captain at Sfax.
Seventeen more Waterbury boys
have been granted leaves following
| completion of their basic training at
Sampson, N. Y, Navy public rela-
lions officers announced yesterday.
They are: Seaman Second Glass
George P. Gagnon, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter j. Gagnon, 429 South
Main street, Seaman Second Glass
Thomas F. Solury, 218 Oak street,
Seaman Second Glass Bernard Syl-
VeSter Prescott, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bernard S. Prescott, ST., 142
Proctor street, Robert F. Kearney,
seaman, second class, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Kearney, 81
Altyre street, and Edward P. Dvilin-
skas, seaman, second class, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dvilinskas, 1915
Bank street, Michael A. Galucci, sea-
man, second class, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel A. Gallucci So Temple
street.
William F.. Murphy, 10 johnson
street, advanced to temporary
rating of petty officer, third class;
Francis j. Healey, SIS Pemberton
street, Joseph Kennedy, II Woodtic
road; Mrs. Phyllis Gomulinski, 731
Hamilton avenue; Henry F. Monroe,
89 woodward avenue; Philip L.
Phillips, 2096t East Main street;
Irving r. Blondeau, 38 Taylor street,
Edward j. Mackiewicz, 255 FairlaWn
avenue; Patsy R. DiSapio, II Brad
ley avenue; Albert 2. ARnusauskas,
90l Bank street, and Leslie H. Coley
472 Frost road.
Charles H. Shepherd, q, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Shepherd,
375 WaterVllle street, was graduated
recently from a course in aircraft
engines conducted by the Army Air
Forces Technical Training command
at the Wright Aeronautical Corp,
Paterson, N. j. Before entering the
service, Shepherd was an assem-
bier at the Indian Motorcycle Co.
Six Waterbury bluejackets are now
now at the Naval armory in Detroit,
where they are taking special train
ing for electricians mates.
They are: Wilfred j. Bourassa,
10, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Bourassa, SAL Watertown avenue;
Anthony c. Gallo, 10, son of Mr..
and Mrs. C. Gallo, As Ward street,
Louis Bianco, 20, son of Mrs. Mary
Bianco, II Dikeman street; Michael
j. Broderick, 81, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Michael Broderick, 80 Louns-
bury avenue, Chester A. Marytko,
10, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Michael
Marytko, 243 Hope street; and Wal
ter Klein, 10, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph E. Klein, SO Lexington ave-
nue..
David Bennett Bronson, son of
Bennett Bronson of % Cliff street,
Waterbury, won his navy wings
of Gold and was commissioned a
second lieutenant in the U. S. Ma
rine Corps after recently completing
flight training course at Pensacola,
Fla.
Lieutenant Bronson enlisted as an
aviation cadet with the Navy last
Aug. 4. After completing his pri-