The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-03

He entered the Navy last July 13 while a student at Leavenworth High school.
 George L. O'Connell, Jr., of 35 Edson avenue has been commended for servcie during the amphibious assault on the Normandy beach, head, according to word received ehre. Te was cited by his command ing officer for "meritorious service" and excellent eprformance of duty" He started seas duty last Feb. 24.
 The War Department today announced the temporary promo tion of the following Connecticut officers:
 Major to Lieutenant Colonel
 Torrngton-Wilson Parks Mer- ritt. A. c. Box 7l7.
 Second Lieut.. to First Lieut..
 Forestville-Harriett c. Steed, AVG, 68 Kenney street.
 GloStonbury-Victoria E. Malino- ski, AVG, 9 Addison Road.
 Hartford-Agnes M. Leonard ANC, 40 Shorn street.
 Jewett City-Sophia V. Ambot. AVG, 24 Oak Street '? 2 Litchfleld-Beatrice A. Josey, AVG, North Street.
 New Canaan-Helen E. Klett, AVG, 94 South Avenue.
 Stamford-Julia P. Suttile, AVG, 45 Hornton Street.
 Torrington Reinhold William Herman, Inf, 84 Iowa Street.
 Appointment
 Waterbury-Celia Olga Plekan, 2d It., AVG, 136 Euclid Avenue.
 William J. Andres, Jr., of 135 Cables avenue has graduated as a flight officer at the Army Air Field at La Junta, Colo, where he re- ceived the final phase of flight training as an aviation cadet. He now wears the silver wings of a pi- lot.
 Francis B. Meo of l Noble avenue has been promoted from private first class to technician corporal. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Meo, he has been in the Army two years and is now serving as a medical technician with hospital unit in the Peninsular base section in Italy.
 Fifteenth Army Air Force - Pri- vate First Class Albert F. Chestone, son of MT. and Mrs. Anthony Ches- tone, PA Oak street, Waterbury, Conn.,, member of a 18th AAF heavy bombardment unit in Italy, has been awarded the Good Con- duct Medal for fidelity through faithful and exact performance of duty"
 Private First Class Chestone is 6 graduate of Wilby High school, class Of 40, and attended Ohio University prior to entering the AAF Septem- Der 3, 1942. He was active in sports and was a member of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity.
 Rev. John BalaSa was celebrant of a Memorial Mass conducted Satur- day in St. Stanislaus church for Private John Gwiazdoski Stanley avenue, Oakville, who was killed in action on D-Day. Friends and rela- tives of the fallen soldier attended
 Private Orlando Mancini, 23, son of MT. and Mrs. Domenic Mancini, l53 Washington avenue, was killed in action last month in Italy it has just been announced by the War Department. A native of Waterbury, he began military service Septem- Der 2, l942.
 Robert G. Archambault son Of MT. and Mrs. J. A. Archambault, 96 Ed son avenue. has been commissioned a second lieutenant in Cl.v Army Air Corpys Reserve upon receipt of his silver wings. A former student of Leavenworth High school he re- ceiyed his pre-flight training at Santa Anna Army Air Base. Calf.
 18th AAF in Italy-"I thought my combat career was going to end over Munich, Germany today but thanks to praying-a good plane and a beautiful Psi escort we are all back" said Staff Sgt. Francis x. Dooley, 2l, of 363 sylvan ave- nue, Waterbury, Conr., a waist gum ner on Liberator bomber of the 18th Army Air Force.
 NO sooner did we sight the tar- get when the Germans threw every- thing at us-except flowers. FW- 1908 also attacked us-but the P-5l's put the fear of the Lord in them it was already in us. Don't ever let anyone kid you that he doesn't pray up there -because man would be crazy if he didn't"
 Sergeant Dooley has flown over enemy territory thirty-seyen times and he holds the Air Medal and Four Oak Leaf Clusters.
 The young soldiers promotion to stan sergeant WAS recently announce ed, 4 graduate of Crosby high school, class of Ie40, he was eD- ployed by the 6coVill Mfg, Go, be- fore entering the service.
 W. Y. Walker of 2S2 Hillside ave- nue has been promoted to first lieu tenant, according to . War Depart nlent announcement, He Is now on duty with the Central Procurement District, Army Ar Force Material Command, at DetFOit Mich, Buy War Bonds and stamps