The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-02-23
Conference Today On Labor Shortage In Waterbury Area
NEWS OF MEN IN THE SERVICE

Stephen s. Benedetto, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Stephen s. Benedetto of
1854 Bank street, has been promoted
from corporal to sergeant at a post
in the Middle East, where he is serv-
ing with a military police battalion.
Sergeant Benedetto was employed by
the Chase Metal Works in Water
vile before starting active duty with
a National Guard unit Feb. "a, 1941.
His wife is the former Rose San
zisera of Middle Village, L. l., and
they have a 10-month- old son.
Thirteen men of the Waterbury
area enlisted in the Navy recently
through the local recruiting sta
ton. They are: Amelio Pinto of 81
America street, Vito Coviello of 189
Easton avenue, inactive duty; Ed
ward j. Marine of Teryville, Vincent
S. Musco of "a Riverside street, Sal
vatore Rinaldi of 10 Starview ave-
nue., Francis ]. Porto of As Ridge
street, Leoy B. Noble of Naugatuck,
Lawrence w. Graham of 81 Idylwood
avenue, Leopold DePaola of 10 Rose
street, Charles Short of Bucks Hill,
Ralph E. Jaques, Jr, of 214 South
Elm street, Anthony A. Nitro of "a
North Elm street, and Leon S.
Dervis Of 1924 Baldwin street.
A repot that Technical Sergeant
Albert V. Strauss of Henry street
has been killed in action was con-
firmed by the War Department in
an official release today. Sergeant
Strauss, the son of Mrs. and Mrs.
Joseph Strizauskas, had been serving
In the Asiatic area. His family was
notified previously of his death.
First Glass Seaman Joseph Lyttle,
U. S. Marines, has returned to his
base in Puerto Rico, following fur
Tough spent with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Floyd ]. Lyttle of &c Mel
rose avenue.
Edmund S. Smith, 229 Columbia
Blvd, and member of the firm of
the j. E. Smith Lumber Co. has
been promoted to Captain with the
United States Air Corp. it has been
announced. Captain Smith is sta
toned at Sheppard Field, Texas.
Two other brothers are also in the
service. Lieutenant Harold w. Smith
is with the Navy finance department
and Corporal Steele Smith is with
the U. S. Army.
Camp Shanks, N. Y, Feb. %
Colonel Kenna G Eastman, COM
handing officer of Camp Shanks,
has approved the award an an
Army Good Conduct Medal to Staff
Sergeant Walter Comes, IS Abbott
avenue, Waterbury, Conn.
Good Conduct Medals are award
ed outstanding soldiers" with more
than one years continuous service
since Pearl Harbor. To be eligible
soldiers were required not only to
have completed the requisite period
OF service, but to have demonstrat-
ed exemplary behavior, efficiency
and fidelity, and to have been rated
not below excellent in character
and efficiency.
The medals will not be available
for the duration of the war. but
in temporary lieu thereof, service
ribbnoS will be presented soldiers
cited for the award.
Staff Sergt. Comes is assigned to
military police detachment at
Camp ShankS. In civilian life, he
was employed with the Chase Metal
Works in Waterville.
Staff Sergt. Comes entered the
Army in June, 1912. Prior to his
transfer to Camp Comes he was
stationed at Fort Devens, Mass,
Fort Mcclellan, Ala, and Camp
Kilmer, N. j.
An Eighth AAF Bomber Station,
England-First Lieut.. Grenville Cd
Braman, Is, bombadier of the Eighth
Air Force Flying fortress, after sue
cessfully completing Is combat mis-
sions received a certificate from
his squadron commander, Major
Charles D. Birdsau of Galesburg.
Ill.
The AAF bombardier is the son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Hunneweu Bra
man of Washington, Conn.
George Garfield of 81 Newton
terrace is serving as a fireman first
class on an aircraft carrier. He has
been in the Navy since November,
1912. His brother, Norman Can
field, is serving as a seaman second
class with Navy Seabees unit at
Camp Thomas, R. I.
Commodore Denis S. O'Connor,
former local physician, will report
to Sampson, N. Y, at the end of
this week. He recently returned
here after completing 20 months of
service in the South Pacific. His
wife is the former Lillian Hodson.
Robert j. Holmes of Southmayd
road has been named a warra,
officer at post in England, ac-
cording to word received by his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John w.
Homes. He entered the service Feb.
10. 1912.
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