The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-21

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 A letter dated North Africa, May 27, 1943, has been received from Staff Sgt. Henry Osowiecki, son of MT. and Mrs. Alexander OsoWieckl of Railroad street, Thomaston. Sgt OsoWiecki reveals that he served in the African campaign as a gunner on a BPS bomber, taking part in Is bombing missions, most of them taking him over the shipping lanes in the Mediterranean Sea. He also discloses that he bagged an enemy plane on his first mission.
 Sgt. OsoWiecki ha srecently recov- cred from a shrapnel wound in the leg suffered when an anti-aircraft shell exploded near his plane while on a raid over an Axis held field.
 With the Purple Heart medal al- ready to his credit, Sgt. OsoWleckl is now up for an Air Mems medal.
 Edgewood Arsenal, Md, July 24- Second Lieut.. Cecil B. Lee, 12 John street, Waterbury, Conn.,, is among the members of the Chemical War fare School Unit Gas Officers course completing their four weeks train ing this week.
 Some of the subjects studied by the officers attending the course were protective clothing, decontam- ination, treatment of gas casualties, and chemical warfare material and tactics.
 Upon returning to their stations these officers will serve as unit gas officers and chemical warfare in- structors for their organizations.
 Edward F. Culhane of Johnson street has been promoted to the rank of sergeant at Vellejo, Calf. A former employe of the Connecti- cut Light and Power Company he began army service in February, 1942, receiving basic training at Paris, Tenn.
 Edward J. Kosikowsky of Torring- ton has been commissioned sec ond lieutenant and presented with silver bombardier wings at San An gelo, Tex, where he recently com pleted training course.
 Angelo Guarino of 37 Catherine avenue has completed basic train ing at the Maritime Service station at Sheepshead Bay, N. Y. and has been assigned to the stewards mate training division.
 Hervey E. Stetson, son of Mrs. Hazel T. Stetson of WatertoWn has completed an army course at Chil- dress, Texas, and has been con- missioned second lieutenant.
 Alfred Cavello of 32 Pilgrim ave- nue has been promoted to private first class at Keesler Field, Miss. The son of MT. and Mrs. Leo Ca vello, he is enrolled at the Army bomber mechanics school.
 Thomas J. Aurio of 40 North Bea- con street has been promoted from sergeant to staff sergeant at an un- disclosed location. He is the son of MT. and Mrs. Frank Aurio.
 Silence is the greatest virtue civilians can possess for the dura- tion of the war and it's the greatest contribution they can make to the war effort" declared Pfc. Thomas Lawlor, Jr., who spent brief fur tough with his parents early this week away from the base hospital on Staten Island, New York. He recently returned from the South Pacific war area.
 "All I would have to do is come out with few phrases and the en- emy would get to work on them and supply the missing links,' he declared.
 People are too eager to know what's going on, but should be able to satisfy their curiosity by listening to the radio and reading the stories being released by the war correspondents whose copy is being properly censored. he added.
 The world will "know all" when this mess ends and the people will have more than thei;' fill of inter- esting stories, he concluded.
 Private Anthony Lembo of Peter son avenue has returned to Hall- oran hospital, State Island, N. Y, where he is under treatment, after spending a furlough with his father Fred Lembo. In the service for 16 months in the South Pacific area, Private Lembo is possessor of the Good Conduct medal presented by his infgantry commanding officer before his return to this country last week. A former employe of the Waterbury Button Company, he en- tered the Army more than two years ago after serving here with a Ma tional Guard unit.