The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-18

has been promoted Co the rank ot masnr aeeordlnR Go word received here recently. Major pasett0 la pres.s entity stationed at ouadAlcanal, Where he ls ln charge os the X.ray department co the station hospital.
 upon his enlistment ln the Q. ,. Army two years ego with the grade nf cantAin, Major paaetto served At Fort nevens for several months ne. fore hls transferral Go New Gale. glonla ln the South Pacific area, and his subsequent assignment Co ouads alcanal. A local x.ray specialist. Major pasetto ls Q Dlplomate ok tns American Beard Of RadiologS.
 Miami Fla. Aug. ie.--flarold Colbassanl, a, Motor Machlnist Mate. third class, USco, water. bury, is awaiting orders at the Naval Training Center here.
 The son oe Mir. and Mrs. oscar colbassanl, 22s oak street Water. bury. he enlisted ln the Navy on Dec, 3, ieal at Springfield, Mass.
 fe served aboard a patrol craft for 10 months. A graduate of Crospy hlgh school, he was employed at the Naval Ordnance Deptp Wa terbury, prior to joining the serviee'
 Miami. Fla. Aug. is.-Holder ol the Purple Heart, Vito V. MarineIli aA Motor AIachlnlst's Mate first class. Waterbury, arrived at the Naval Training Center here rec cently and is awaiting new orders
 Son of MT. and Mrs. Ambrose Marinelll, IS Edson avenue. Water bury, he enlisted Feb. iS, le40 et Waterbury. He attended Crosby hlRh where he was prominent in baseball, basketball and football.
 He spent two and one hall years with the fleet serving on varaous shlps including carriers.
 Tn addition to the purple heart he has Q godo conduct ribbon. He also wears several campaign badges, Atlantic theater, South Pacific and North African.
 Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, can. fornla. August le - Private First Glass Frank A. Bayores. USING. son of Mr. and Mrs. William Bajores, or 2oa South Leonard street. Water. bury, Connecticut, has been graou- ated from the rank school at Trains ing Command here.
 Marines graduating from this school are trained 10 be operators, assistant operators, gunners. assist. ant gunners, tank commanders ana mechanics. They are also vcrsed m the operation of the 75mm and 37mm cannon. 50 and 30 caliber machine guns and the Thompson sub-machine gun.
 Graduates are assigned to duty with tank battaiions. or replace" ment units.
 Private Bajores. born, January 22. 1922. in Waterbury. Conn, attended eT.avenworth High school, where he was a member Of the basketball team. He was employed by the Chase Brass and Copper Company before enlisting at Waterbury, on August II, io3 His hobby Is drum. ming.
 Cherry Polns. North Carolina, August l8. - Robert w. Des Jars dins, uSMCR, son Of MT. and Mrs. Nelson Des Jardins. lii0 Pearl Lake Road, Waterbury, Conn, has been promoted from Corporal to ser' geant.
 Sergeant Des Jardins is serving as an aviation technician with the Ninth Marine Aircraft Wing which is in combat training here at the largest air station in the Marine Corps. He enlisted in the Marines December i6, 1892.
 William S. dyuricsko. seaman first class, has returned to his sta- ton in Virginia, after spending a lO-day leave with his wife. the former Doris M. Maloney of Wash. ingt0n street. Son of MT. and Mrs. Fred Gyuricsko of Chestnut avenue. Seaman GyuTicsko received his training at the Sampson. ". Y.. Naval Training Center and at the Newport. R. I. base.
 Joseph W. Shea. of TST Baldwin street is on leave here from Ocean Side, Va. An aviation machinists' mate, second class, he enlisted in the Navy in March, ies2.
 Rene Vachon of is0 Maple street, who recently completed . year of convoy duty with Q gunner crew, is . leave here with his par. ents, MT. and Mrs. Joseph Vachon.