The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-29

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Cadet Morris n CLARK SON Of Mr..
and Mrs. Harold Q. CLARK Of S0i
Perkins Avenue, waterbury has ar
rived at Freeman Army Air Field
where he win continue his pilot
training. Freeman Field Is . twin
engine advanced flying school. When
CLARK successfully completes the reg
orous nine-week program he will
receive his silver wings and be COM
missioned either q second heuter-
ant or q fight officer.
New York, N. Y. oct. o. chief
Bandmaster Dick Stable, has been
assigned 10 Coast Guard Third
Naval District Headquarters 1t was
announced today by the Coast
Guard Public Relations Office.
It is expected that Stable will
organize an Official Third Naval
District Coast Guard Band. He was
formerly attached to the Coast
Guard Training Station at Manhat-
tan Beach, Brooklyn.
CAPTAIN John Culliton Of Bristol,
formerly assistant pastor Of st.
Thomas church, survived night IN
a New Georgia foxhole, surrounded
by Japanese, according to an article
appearing in this weeks issue Of
Liberty magazine.
An invasion bridgehead was sud
denly attacked by the Japanese who
infiltarated the camp with hand
grenades and attempted to learn
the Americans positions by calling
in English.
After lying in the foxhole on jag
ged rocks, chilled by mud for hours,
American ARTILLERY fire from adj
joining island opened up and dis
persed the Japanese. -
Pvt. Robert Watterworth, 81, son
Of Mrs. Alice Watterworth, 46 Chip
man street, has been missing In &C
ton isnce Sept. 10, and is believed
q casualty of the battle Of Salerno.
He was indicted into the Army
Sept. IL, 1912, and has been over
seas for six months. A brother,
Pvt. william Z. Watterworth, is
stationed at Fort Dix, N. j., after
serving In the South Pacific area Tor
more than q year.
Robert Is O former employe OF the
Chase Metal Works.
Pvt. Francis M. Lovett, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. william j. Iovett, 50
Mansfield avenue, and Raymond l..
MARITIME, son Of Mrs. Catherine Mar
tho, 1856 Wesley avenue, have been
assigned to Greensboro, N. @. for
their basic training in the Army Air
Forces.
Corp. Carl o. Anderson, son Of
Olaf Anderson, Oakville, has arrived
in India with an Army unit.
Pvt. Chester Klimanszewski Is
spending O furlough ere after COM
pleting his basic and advanced
training at Camp Wheeler, Ga. He
has been assigned to Fort Ord, CALI.
Stanley Z. Valaitis, 80 Chambers
street, Robert l.. Marco, 201 Division
street, and Charles s. Gillotti, 80
Howard street, have completed their
basic training at Sampson Naval
Base, N. Y.
Clinton o. Brewster Of Wolcott
has been promoted to o corporal In
the Marine Corps at @ Southwest
Pacific post. The son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Brewster, he enlisted In
July, 1912.
Chester A. Weed OF Torrington
has been given temporary promo
ton to captain, according to q War
Department announcement.
Corporal Ernest Miranda Of Mill
dale, formerly Of Waterbury, is one
Of three brothers serving with the
armed forces. Sergeant Cosmo
Miranda is overseas with q medical
unit, whole Private Amerigo was in
Quoted into the Army recently and
was sent to Camp Devens for assign
ment. He Is now with the 61st Air
Force band.
The three boys are the sons Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Dominic Miranda Of
Milldale. Corp. Miranda following
his first visit home in "a months has
returned TO his Army base In Idaho.