The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-28


 poral Robert c. Whiteway, Jr., of Waterbury, Conn, who is stationed at Boca Raton fielG, Florida, one of the Army Air Forces Technical schools has beer promoted to the grade of sergeant.
 Sergeant WhiteWay attended high school in Waterbury and was inducted into the army on April 9, 1922. His mother, Mrs. Clara Whiteway lives at 455 Boyden street.
 Promotion of Andrew Di Vergilio fro private to private first class has been announced at Camp Pine dale, Cal, where he is stationed as member of the signal wing unit. He is the son of MT. and Mrs. A. DiVergilio of 63 Sumac street, eWa- terbury, Conn.
 In civil life Di Vergilio was em- ployed by the Waterbury Manufac- turing Co.,, Waterbury, Conn.
 Miami, Fla, June 28.-John R. Miklinevich, 147 Allen street, (Wa- terbury), is among thoese studying antl-Submarine warfare at the navy submarine chaser training center here.
 Young Miklinevich, son of MT. and Mrs. Michael Miklinevich, formerly was employed by the Scovill Mfg company.
 He is rated fireman first class
 Fort Knox, Ky, June 28.-Intent upon mastering the mysteries ot operating a radio set from rumb- ling, rolling tanks and half tracks new calSs of enlisted men had reported to the Armored Force School Communication Department upon orders of Mai Gen. Alvin C. Gillem, Jr., acting commanding gen. eral of the Armored Force.
 Among the soldier students is Private First Class Frederick Voke- etaitis, son of MT. and Mrs. Joseph Voketaitis of 589 Highland avenue Waterbury.
 The school trains annually the thousands of officers and enlisted technicians for the divisions and separate tank battalions that make up the mobile, powerful Armored Force.
 Private First Class Carmelo Man. cuSco, son of MT. and Mrs. Angelo Mancuso of " Ridge street, Wa terbury, is attendin gschool for special technical training in the Wheeled Vehicle department.
 After an eight-day furlough in this city Sergeant Thomas J. Aurio son of MT. and Mrs. Frank Aurio of 40 North Beacon street, has returned to his post at Santa Rosa, Califor- mia. In the Army since last June, he is a graduate of Leavenworth high school and former Waterbury Mfg Co. employe.
 U. s. Naval Air Station, Jackson vile, Fla, June 18-Micnael Rim aldi, Slade avenue, Oakville, Conn. recently graduated from the Avia- tion Metalsmith school here and was promoted to Aviation Metalsmith Third Class.
 He enlisted in the Navy Nov 14 1942, and was sent to Newport. R l., for indoctrinal training before being transferred to the Naval Air Technical Training Center at thtis air station.
 Rinaldi is now a qualified avia- tion metalsmith and will probably see service with Naval Aviation unit.
 Pvt. William Accousti, who serv- ed with the Marines at Guadal- canal and other bases in the Solo, mons, is spending his 30-day fur tough with his mother, Mrs. Clo- tilda Accousti, 245 Bishop St. In a brief interview he declared that he is confident of United States vic- tory over the Japs. and added that you've got to be aware of them all the time"
 He pointed out that the treach- erous and cautious Japs would lie on the beach at the pretext of play ing dead--in the hope that they could attack Marines investigating the bodies. He smiled as he added that the American outwitted them by driving heavy amphibious tanks over the bodies.
 Arthur James Nelson of 46 and 1-2 Williams street and Raymond Norris Naylor of 51 Catherine ave- nue have been enlisted in the U. S. Navy at New Haven, according tc announcement at the local recruit ing station where they applied. Trans-oceanic wires revealed to- day that Staff Sergeant John J Tenis, g, of this city, was highly praised for downing two Messer' schmitt-109s as a member of tht American crew of a crippled flying fortress which fought through twt groups of enemy fighters in las" Fridays raid over Messina, Sicily The plane was forced to land before it returned to its own base yester-