The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-24

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 THOMAS M. IACILLA
 Marine Sergeant Thomas M, Lacllla. son ot Mir. and Mrs, Patrick Lacllla O9 e7e Highland Avenue. returns Co Key West, Fla. today after . l0-day fNrlough here. He has been In the service two years next April. Before joining tho oolOrs he was assistant Co Mel Kelly At the Brooklyn YMCA. He is . graduate of Willy High school where he was . StandOut football player for several years on Che varsity eleven. then coached by James Lee, present Crosby mentor.
 With U, s, Army Forces in the South Paeifie-On duty with the Army at this island base, Sergeant Thomas N. StorSa has been award. cd the Good Conduct Medal for ex- emplary behavior. efficiency and fidelity,
 The infantry unit to which Ser geant SforAa Is assigned is hard al work bringing about final victory Sergeant SforSa Is Q squad leader O. a machine gun squad,
 The son Of Mir. and Mrs, John Sfor1a, ll7 Tudor street, Waterbury, Conn, Sergeant SforSa attended LeaVenworth High School, He en. tered the army ln February l9Al and received his training at Camp Banding, Florida, He left the states with his unit for service overseas II, January lsA2,
 Private Harry c. Stelskal, IT,, Of A59 West Main street, died Oct, 5 In Germany from wounds suss talned In action, according to War department notification received yesterday by hts parents, Mir, and Mrs HAFEl Stelskal,
 A graduate Of LeAvenw0rth High school and Q former empl0ye Of the American Brass O., he entered the service ss months ago, He was Q veteran 0f service tn Iceland, France, Belgium. and Germany,
 stan Sergeant Joseph r, MeEvoy son of Mir, and Mrs, John MeAVoS of 70 South street, has been awarded the Expert 1nfAntrymAn Badge at 1 base somewhere in the central Pa oiile area, according to 0 headquar' terS release.
 Sergeant Frederick ,. MEacsata ot TorFlngtn0 has been awarded thu Bronze Star, according to~ Q Wal Department announcement. He has been cited for leading . reeonnals, sanoe patrol, to obtain Information on Che Munda Alrlleld.
 Atlantic City, N, !, Oct, a. Technical Sergeant John L, shan ahan of Waterbury, Conn., has re, ported to the AAF Redistribution Station No, l here, after eight months of service overseas in thu European theater Of war.
 Sgt, ShanAhan was O radio gun- ner on Q B.26 Mafaudee while overseas, He engaged in 67 combat missions,
 He wears the Air Medal with twt silver and one bronze Oak Leaf elus' ters,
 Before he leaves the Redistrihu' ton Station for his next Air Force assignment, the sergeant will be eX' amined by doctors and interviewed by personnel specialists to deter mine where he can best fit in thl AAF Set.up and aid the war effort
 Sgt. Shanahan Is the son of Mrs Elizabeth Shanahan, who resideI at ll2 South street, Waterbury Conn,
 John Reed of ile7 West MaiI street has been promoted to ser geant at Q 9th Air Force post II France. He is serving as Q radi' gunner with c B-26 Maraudel group. Overseas since last July, ht Is the holder of the Air Medal anC an Oak Leaf Cluster.
 Vito Cappi Of Bucks Hill roaS has been assigned to overseas duts with . Navy Seabees unit. He is seaman second class.
 John Casaly has been advanced to ships cook, first class, accordinl to word received here from thu South Pacific area, where he Is nov serving. He is the son Of Mrs. Mar garet Casaly of 62S Willow street His wife resides at 6l4 Washington avenue.
 Fifteenth Army Air Force-T/Sgt Carmen Rosa, 2S, son of MT. ana Mrs. Joseph Rosa, 90 Crown street Waterbury, Conn.,, has been award ed the second Bronze Oak Leai Cluster for the Air Medal, 1t wal announced by 18th Army Air Fore Headquarters.
 In the words of the citation, Sgt Rosa, aerial radio and gunner, wal awarded the cluster ''fOf merit0riOui achievement while participating fl sustained OperatlOnal activities against the enemy" Sgt. Rosa wal stationed in Italy with Q Liberatol bOmbardment group of the l5tE Army Air Force which has been bombing German held targets iI Europe.
 A graduate of Crosby high school and a glaxier for Modern Glass Go. Waterbury, the sergeant was In ducted into the Army March a