The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-03

Diverg1lio of 63 Sumac street, Wa terbury, Conn.,, teletype operator for 8 BPS Mitchell signal company wing at an undisclosed base in the Mediterranean theater, 1t is an- nounced by 18th Air Force head quarters in Italy. .... The corporal tecllnician, who went overseas in August. 1943, has seen action in North Africa and Italy before arriving at his present B-25 base. He is also entitled to wear the Good Conduct Medal and the European African-Middle East campaign ribbon.
 In civilian life he was employed by the Chase Co. of Waterbury,
 His parents. MT. and Mrs. Antonio Divergilio. are residing at the Symac street address.
 A Ninth Air Force Fighter Bom- Der Base, To: Second Lieutenant Arthur P. Charbonneau, Waterbury, Conn.,, has been awarded the air medal for completing 10 operation al Sorties" over enemy occupied Europe. Now assigned to a Ninth Air Force PA Thunderbolt fighter bomber squadron, he has flown IS combat missions.
 Lieutenant Charbonneau and the other pilots in his squadron are working closely with the ground units forging inland on the con- tinent. The main task now is bomb- ing troops, conveys, tanks, gun em- placements, and other tactical tar- gets just ahead of the infantry. The squadron has operated from land- ing strips on the beachhead, refuel- ing and taking off again, and re- turning to their home base in the late evening.
 Living conditions are anything but luxudious. The pilots live in tents and their runway is a steel mat laid across a once peaceful English meadow. However, they re- port that even this is far superior to living conditions on the beach, head.
 Lieutenant Charbonneau's par entS, MT. and Mrs. Napoleon P, Charbonneau, live at 102 Wolcott street, Waterbury. He graduated from Crosby High School, and was employed as an apprentice tool maker for the Scovill Manufactur- ing Company in Waterbury.
 Enlisting September IA, 1942, he completed his flying at Marianna, Fla. He received his wings and com mission November 3, l943, and join ed his present unit in this theater.
 With the Fifth Army, Italy - Pri- vate Harold J. Deschenes of Water bury, Connecticut, has been award- ed the Silver Star for gallantry in action during the Rapido River crossing in Italy.
 Son of MT. Ferdinand Deschenes of 553 South aMin street, Water- bury, Private Deschenes serves with a medical detachment of the Fifth Army's 36th Texas" Division.
 Deschenes, litter bearer volun- teered as an aid man with an in- fantry company in the second cross- ing of the river. With the remnants of the company he reached the enemy -held bank where they joined two companies of another battalion.
 Casualties had so depleted avail able aid men that many wounded of both battalions were unattended Displaying calmness and efficiency although constantly harassed by in- tense enemy fire. Private Deschenes tirelessly rendered first aid to the wounded.
 When his own company withdrew to safety for reorganization, he re- fused to leave teh wounded man he was then treating. By his contempt for personal security when his wounded comrades were exposed to danger. he saved the lives of many men.
 Pfc. Stanley Freedman, son of MT. and Mrs. Nathan Fraedman, 7l5 Coke street, played the piano as guest artist with Paul White mans orchestra over WIZ last night in a radio tribute to the late George Gershwin.
 Pfc. Freedman, who has been playing on coast to coast bond selling tour with Whiteman, played Rhapsody in Blue" and his own arrangement of "Honeysuckle Rose" !"
 An article written by Lieut.. Clyde Henderson, dog training di- rector of the Marines, for the Amer ican magazine, cites the work of four Connecticut dogs in aiding Marine Raiders on Nov. l. l943. in the Bougainyille operation. Among the dogs cited are Otto, a Dober- man pinscher. noted by Rose E, Wakelle of Waterbury, and Ruf and Rollo given by M. Clyde Hol- man and Evelyn Randazzo of Tor- rington respectively.
 Private Arnold Bauby of a West Main street. whose wife was found dead at her home last week, is iE an Army hospital in Italy, copyalesc- ing from Q leg injury. according to word received here. No details have been given about the injury, or how 1t was sustained. His brother. Private George Bauby, completed q phase of training at Camp Bland. ing. Fla,. last week,
 The War Department has cons Armed 6 report that Sergeant Pred. eTick A. DeJ0sepb Of Giles street has been wounded in action in the Mediterranean area. Others named on the casualty list were: Private Charles BaFbieFl Of Berry street; Sergeant Edward R, Blascilke Of i Bristol; Private William x. Porter @g WaieFt0Wn, and Second Lieuten- aaak IAnnaiAl NK mnlnaanaA AA GhAgla.