The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-03


is q recent graduate Of the keesler
Field Aviation and Mechanics Tech
meal school In Mississippi, He en-.
tered the service last September 2,
and OH March Q OF this year was
promL ted to the rank Of corporal.
According TO an announcement by
the Third Naval District New York
CITY, the following candidates are
taking their basic training at the
naval aviation flight training school
at Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute,
Troy, N. Y:
Shelley s. Croft, 40 Aurora street,
Crosby high school graduate.
Wilfred T.. Pierpont, 308 Dwight
street, Rutgers University graduate
and former naval r. o. +, Q, stu
dent at Northwestern University,
Clarence Diblasi, 1913 Cooke street
Crosby graduate.
Theodore w. Bandurski, 70 Wood
street, Crosby graduate.
Norman Sena, 148 Pennington ave
nue., University OF Vermont gradu-
ate
Robert j. Bona, Middlebury, Leav-
enworth high school graduate,
Former rector Of AL Saints
church, First Lieutenant Edward r.
Merrill, will be member Of the
graduating class today at the chap
lain's school at Harvard University
Carmine q. Melchlonna, who Is
now on sea duty, deceived O promo
ton to machinist's mate, second
class. He Is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Antonio Melchionna of SO Third
street.
In q class Of 1856 candidates at the
aviation school OF the u. s. Naval
Air Station at Jacksonville, Fla.
Richard w. Wood was graduated as
a petty officer with the 18th high.
est honors.
Private Edward II. Frank, sor
of Mr.. and Mrs. @. II. Frank, has
been assigned to Seymour Indiana's
Army Air Force advanced flying
training school.
Private Francis F. Doran, son Of
Patrick Doran of Bristol terrace Is
serving in England with an Army
engineers unit.
Sergeant Herbert B. Spencer will
be Schooled In combat training tao
tics with the third Army Air Force
range squadron. Myrtle Beach, S. c..
in the near future, having beer
transferred from his post at Denver
Colo.
A promotion was granted recently
to Private Sherbert Cunningham, a
student at Kessler Fields B-24 me-
chanics school to the rank OF priv
ate, first class. He Is the son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. James Cunningham OF
A Linden street.
Having completed a course FOL
Army radio operators and mechanic!
at q technical school in Chicago
Private Michael j. Barry of SO;
Homestead avenue has been trans
ferred to Kelly Field, Texas, where
he will receive his advanced train.
ing.
Carl p. Epstein of l29 Fulton Park
avenue. who Is with an Army unit
In the Panama Canal zone, has beer
promoted to the rank of staff SER
geant.
Stationed at the Marine corps
engineering school at Camp Le-
jeuene at New River, N. c., Private
Norman j. Duncan of 80 Delaware
avenue, was recently graduated from
the photolithography course.
After serving as q tailgunner II
an Army bombardment crew, Tech
meal Sergeant Edward T. Spetch Of
Seymour was granted his first fur.
Tough since 1898 to his home, ant
Is becoming acquainted with his
young son, David Allen Spetch, who
was born In Grimm hospital ir
Derby last August 3. His wife, tho
former Edith Ching, OF Hawaiian
horn Chinese stock, left Hawaii Will
her other two sons. George Rober,
and Edward Thomas, Jr., on April
S, l942. Although he Is the recip'
lent Of the Air Medal. three Oai
Clusters, and has been recommended
for the Distinguished Service Cros'
and the silver Star. Technical Ser
geant Spetch admitted that hi
greatest experience was seeing hi
eight-months-old son for the frs
time Snce his encounters with Nip
ponese planes and their pilots which
kept him busily engaged In active
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