The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-30

Francis l.. Thomas, Y Montgom-
cry street, Thomas j. Doyle, 135
Southmayd road, and Thomas L
Summa, 122 Roseland avenue, al
of this city, have started classes al
the Pennsylvania State College as
| basic engineers under the Army Spe-
cialized Training Program.
They are among the IT'S trainees
selected by the Army as having quail
ifications for engineering studies
and assigned recently to Penn State
Even III the face OF manpoWel
shortages in certain areas. officials
said, the need for specially trained
men in the Army is so great that
trainees have been assigned to col
legeS to acquire background that
may better fit them for special mill
tary tasks.
In addition to military training
and physical fitness, their 61-houl
weekly schedules include mathe-
mates, physics, English, history
geography, chemistry or surveying
and other subjects.
Kearns, Utah, June 3O.-Pvt. Ar
chic AitcheSon of Is Wilson street
Waterbury, Conn, is now a pre-
aviation cadet at the Army Air
Forces Technical Training Com
mand's Basic Training Center (No
81, it is announced by Col. Converse
r. Lewis. post commander.
Prior to his enlistment for ayia-
ton cadet training Pvt. Aitchesor
attended the Leavenworth High
School.
Cadet Aitcheson is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. A. R. Aitcheson of Is Will
son street.
Col George w. Gillette, New
England Division Engineer, made
public today list of men in New
England who have been indicted
recently into the Army under the
Engineers program for voluntary
induction of construction special
lists.
Included in the list was Michael
A. Geneva, II Bradley avenue, Wat
erbury.
After completing basic training
Geneva will be assigned to an En-
gineer organization to perform the
job he has been doing in civilian
life construction carpenter.
Col. Gillette pointed to the ur-
gent need for all kinds of construc-
| ~, of
gineers. Skilled men who are IA il
the draft and about to come into
the Army should know that they car
carry on their civilian skillS while
in the Army.
The Engineers plan to enlis
100000 men all over the country
Residents of Waterbury may apply
at the U. S. Engineer Office in West
Hartford for more information
about the program.
Charles Burton CurtiSs of Ban
tam and Wallace Edward Truss o
Southington have been enlisted IL
the U. S. Navy at New Haven head
quarters, according to an announce
ment today at the local recruiting
station where they applied.
Sergeant Edwin B. Cleary Il
spending a To-day furlough at th'
home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs
Edward F. Cleary, of 48 Stiles stree
Sergeant Cleary is attached to TIT
Medical Corps, Curtis Aircraft
Technical School, Caldwell N. J.
The War Department yeSterda.
announced the names of six Con
necticut men being held prisoner II
Germany. Among them was Private
Frederick Rock, 314 Buckingham
street, Oakville, who as membel
of a field artillery medical detach
ment was recently listed as missing
in action in North Africa. Names o
the other men are:
The Navy office today called at
tention to the Can Do" day of tn
Seabees to be observed on July 4tl
in commemoration of 'jobs vel
done" and also as a reminder o
the need of additional skilled trades
men for the service. A drive TO
1OO,0 900 addition recruits in the con
struction unit is now in progress
it was reported. Local enlistment TO
the unit is conducted in coopera
ton with draft boards.
After four years foreign service
Chief Warrant Officer Robert D
Thomas, 26, Army Air Corps, il
spending his first leave at his homt
at "a Montgomery street His bro
ther, Francis L. Thomas, 10, ha
started classes at the Pennsylvani;
State College as basic enginee,
under the Army specialized train
ing program.
Two other Waterbury youths arr
also stationed at Pennsylvani;
State College. They are Thomas j
Doyle. 1873 Southmayd road, anC
Thomas L, Summa, 122 RoselanC
avenue.
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