The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-03

Camp Crowder, Mo-, April g.
Technician, Fifth Grade, Roland
Lamadeleine, Co. / 800th Signal
Training Regiment, Central Signal
Corps School, has been awarded the
Good Conduct Medal. He is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Adelard Larnade-
leine, 204 Edwin street, Waterbury,
Conn.
The medal is awarded to soldier
who has served continuously for a
year with exemplary behavior, eff
ficiency and fidelity" upon recon-
mendation Of his immediate COM
manding officer.
Michael r. DerviS of 1896 Baldwin
street, who is serving as an Army
cook at a post in Italy, has been
promoted to corporal. He Is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. 1gnace M. Dervis.
Aviation Cadet John A. Crane of
16 Sycamore lane, who was recently
classified as a pilot, is studying at
a flyer school at ChickaSha, Okla.
Floyd Hamm, Jr., of 16 North
Riverside street has been advanced
from sergeant to staff sergeant at
a post in Italy. He is serving as an
assistant engineer and gunner on
B-24 Liberator bomber.
Frederick B. Beardsley, Jr., Of SCI
Willow street has been promoted to
technician corporal at the Aberdeen
Proving Ground, Md.
Bryant O'Connor has returned to
Quebec after visiting with his sister,
Mrs. John Doran Of 40 Lockhart
avenue. He is G. flight sergeant with
the Canadian Air Force.
Corporal Edmund j. Lupkas OF 1872
Woodbine street has been awarded
the Good Conduct medal at an army
post in the South Pacific. He has
been overseas more than two years.
Private First Glass John J. Rau-
gals of this city is spending his
first furlough here. He entered the
Army II months ago and has been
stationed with an engineering unit
at Portland, oregon.
Keesler Field, Biloxi, Miss, April |
st. Sergt Charles Elmer Duren,
son of Mrs. Esther A. Giovannlello,
1888 North Main street, Waterbury,
Conn, has reported here and Is now
undergoing Army processing to de-
termine his qualifications as pre-
aviation cadet.
While at Keelser Field, a station
of the Army Air Forces Training
Command, he will be given training,
classification, and medical and pSy-
Geological tests. If he successfully
completes this phase he will be sent
to a college or university for five
months further study, or depending
upon his academic background, oil
rectly to a pre-flight center for
cadet training.
Private First Glass James Con-
nelly of is Magill street recently
visited relatives in Bradford, Eng
land, according to word received |
here. He is serving with an Army |
Air Force unit. His brother, Cor
poral Francis Connolly, is with an
Army unit in Georgia.
Charles r. Phillips of 88 Cornwall |
avenue has been promoted to cap
tain at a post in England, where he
Is serving as an Army pilot. He has
completed more than 20 missions,
and Is holder of the Air Medal and
several Oak Leaf Clusters.
Staff Sergeant Herbert D. Spencer
Of 375 Waterville street has been
wounded in action in New Guinea, !
according to word received here. He !
had been overseas since December.
Seven Connecticut men were
members of the class of air crew
students graduated last week from !
the AAFs 37th College Training
Detachment at Clemson College,
Clemson, S. c. The graduates have
NCOAA 0AoECA oCd W C4uooAtACuIAOAA CCAA-
tiers to be grouped as pilots, naviga-
tors and bombardiers. At Clemson
they completed an intensive five
month training period in academic
courses, military and physical train
ing and 10 hours flight instruction.
The Connecticut graduates are:
Raymond B. Bechard and Joseph
L. Bell. both Of Hartford; John S.
Torrington; Anthony F.
Chiarella. Jr., Waterbury; Joseph L.
Crowley, West Haven; Rosario Des-
Jarlais, Willimantic; and Ernest e.
Gray, oxford.
Private First Glass Carmine De-
Lucia Of n Welton street has COM
pleted advanced training with an
Army Medical Corps unit at Fort
Meade, Md. His brother, Vincent,
also a private first class. recently
completed Q course with field ar
tillery unit at Camp Shelby. They
are the sons Of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM
cent P, DeLucia. i