The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-21

Frederick Gibbs, aviation machin- ists' mate, third class, is spending furlough from the Naval Air sta ton at Clinton, Okla, with his par ents MT and Mrs Leroy Gibbs of 800 Pennington avenue. He was en- ployed by the Chase Brass and Copper Company before entering the service two years ago.
 Two members were selected by the Corporal Francis J. Jamele de- tachment, Marine Corps League, at a meeting last night to attend the state department convention in Hartford Saturday night. They are Edward c. Scholey, commandant, and Frank M. Hoffman, paymaster. Daniel Wagner of 322 West Grove street has been advanced to the grade of corporal at Fort Jay, N. Y. where he is serving with an Army Signal Corps. unit. He entered the service last December. His brother, Major John H. Wagner, is serving in Washington. They are the sons of MT. and Mrs. Henry Wagner.
 Robert Quinn, Jr., of 261 Cooke street has been promoted from technical sergeant to master serg- cant at Camp Cooke, Calif A grad uate of Crosby High school and Holy Cross College, he served with a National Guard unit in Febru- ary, 1941, spending IA months in the South Pacific area. He has been in California since April.
 Private First Class John J. Med- ling of Cheshire is serving with Marine Corps unit in Panama.
 Private Edward Flanagan of 23 Thompson street has completed furlough here and has resumed du- ties at Camp Sibert, Ala.
 Corporal Michael Zinolli of 131 East Farm street has returned to Camp Swift, Tex, after completing a furlough with his parents, MT. and Mrs. Louis zinolli.
 Ernest Book, Jr., of 846 Frost road is completing basic training at the Naval station at Sampson, N. Y. The son of MT. and Mrs. Ernest Book, he was employed by the h. gersoll division of the Waterbury Clock Go. before enlisting.
 Virgilio Morini, son of MT. and Mrs. Gioacchino Morini of 57 Gates avenue, is studying at a radio oper- ator's school at the University of Wisconsin. A seaman second class in the U. s. Navy, he recently com pleted basic training at the station at Sampson, N. Y.
 Private Vernon H. Bradley of Middlebury, who had been critically ill with pneumonia at the army hos pital at Pueblo, Colo, is out of dan- ger, according to communication received by his parents, MT. and Mrs. Arthur Bradley. Their son, Corporal Kenneth Bradley is com pleting furlough and will return to Camp Siebert, Ala, tomorrow.
 George w. Husker, former local resident, has been advanced from staff sergeant to technical sergeant in England, according to word re- ceived here. He is the brother of Mrs. D. H. Miller and Mrs. Edward Moriarty of this city. A graduate of Brown university, he was manager of the Newark office of the Travel CTS Insurance Go. before entering the Army.
 Pvt. Charles F. Andrews, 21, is stationed at Camp Mackail, N. o., with a paratroop unit, and his brother, Richard G. Andrews, 19 was recently promoted to corporal, technician, fifth grade, with cav- airy unit at Fort Riley, Kansas They are the sons of MT. and Mrs Charles P. Andrews of Oakville.
 Daniel Sforza, 22, son of Mir and Mrs. Carmine Sforza, PAT Hill St., was recently promoted to sergeant at Lebanon, Tenn
 Donald Robbins, aviation machin- ist's mate, third class, U. s. N, son of Mrs. Warren s. Robbins, 109 Con- iston avenue, is home on a short furlough from his station at the blimp school at Glynco, Ca.
 The two sons of MT. and Mrs. Domenic Cicchetti. 21 Vista Pl., have been made first class privates: An thony s. Cicchetti, and John F. Cic- chetti.
 Lieut. James G. Kelsey who was wounded when the carrier HORNET was lost has baan promoted to