The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-26

With U. s. Supply Forces in France-Promotion of Hugo Guasta- ferri of Mount Vernon avenue, Wa terbury, Conn.,, to the rank of ser- geant has recently been announced at headquarters of the Disc section, an advance United States Army communications zone supply base in France. Sgt. Guastaferri is as- signed to the engineer branch of Disc section headquarters command.
 With the 26th Infantry Division in France-Staff Sergeant John A. Frank has been awarded the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service in connection with military operations in France during the period Octo- Der 10 to November IS, by order of Major General Willar dS. Paul, commanding the 26th Infantry Di- vision.
 Sgt. Frank is the husband of Mrs. Rose Frank, S8 Garden Hill road, Waterbury, Conn.
 At Al Eth AAF B-25 Base-As a member of Corsican based BPS Mitchell bomb group which has car- ried out continuous attacks in sup port of the Fifth and Eighth ar- mics in northern Italy, Private Roger Connor has been awarded a Bronze Battle Star for his units participation in the Rome-Arno phase of the Italian campaign.
 His parents, MT. and Mrs. Daniel B Connor, reside at R. F. D. No. 2, Waterbury, 82, Conn
 The new battle star is the fourth to be won by the Waterbury serv- iceman in the Mediterranean area. It will be worn on his European African Middle East campaign ribbon. Each star represents a major campaign.
 His group now holds the Air Force record for bombing accuracy. The B-25s have averaged better than nine bombs in the target area out of every 10 dropped during the past three months of sustained combat operations.
 18th AAF In Italy-Cpl. Richard 19, 57 Myrna, Waterbury, Conn, has arrived overseas and has been assigned to duty as a nose turret gunnery in 18th Air Force B-24 Liberator group, commanded by Col. Philip R. Hawes, Pearl Ri- yer, N. Y.
 With more than 140 combat mis- sions to its credit, the group to which he has been assigned has made bombing attacks on key Nazi targets throughout southern Eu- rope.
 Mcclure entered the AAF on April 28, 1943 and received train ing at the aerial gunnery school, at Laredo, Texas, and received further training at Casper, Wyo. Prior to his entry into the army he was em- ployed by the United States Postal Service, in Waterbury, as truck driver. He was graduated from Crosby High School. during 1943.
 His parents, MT. and Mrs. w. c. Mcclure, live at the Waterbury address.
 Advanced Base, Western Pacific Area December 1944 = Franklin Hall Browne, formerly of 133 Chest nut avnue, Waterbury, Conn.,, re- ceived Government Issue Christ mas present this year in the form of for outstanding accom- plishment and proficiency with Con- struction Battalion Maintenance Unit 597. During the holiday season he was advanced to Petty Officer, first class.
 Petty Officer Browne enlisted in the famed Seabee branch of the United States Navy in September l943, and for the past six months has been on active duty in the Pa cific area.
 Before entering the service, Browne was employed at the City Engineers office at Waterbury, Conn.,, and was widely known in the community.
 Three Waterbury area soldiers are members of the 11th Armored In- fantry battalion which has been lighting on foot in the mountain country between Florence and Bol- ogna, Italy, according to an Army release received here. They are: Pri- vate First Class William J. Schwed
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