The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-03

| 1eTTyFule, Jan. o-(OEp. SdIA N' Anderson, stationed with the Army Signal corps in California, has writ ten to his father, Carl J. Anderson of Crescent Heights, that while walking along 8 street in Los An- geles, Calif., Christmas Day he met As Rollin w. Taylor, son of Will liam Taylor of Agney avenue, who is attending the Pilot pre-Fltght school at Santa Ann, Calf. The two youths, classmates in Terryville high school, were greatly surprised to meet on the West Coast.
 Robert T. Harriss of IT Ambrose street has been advanced from pri- vate first class to corporal at Camp Gruber, Okla He is the son of MT. and Mrs. Thomas J. Harriss.
 Two local Coast GuardSInen are home on leave from the post at Du- luth, Minn. They are Ralph Devito of 236 Bank street, fireman first class. and William Curley of l29 Washington street, seaman first class.
 Private Victor Verbyla of 46 North Leonard street is stationed at Camp Wheeler, Ga. He has oeen in the Army since September.
 John Callahan of 300 Willow street has received a new assignment to Fort Summer, N. M. Her recently completed basic Army training at California post. He is training as an aviation cadet.
 Carlo J. Palomba of Oakville has been commissioned a second lieu tenant at Fort Custer, Mich, where he is with a military police unit.
 Edwin O. Grimes of 57 Lockhart avenue has been assigned to a Flor ida post for advanced training. He was recently commissioned a second lieutenant at Dig Spring, Texas. He is the son of MT. and Mrs. J. O. Grimes of Clifton Forge, Va.
 Terryville, Jan. 3-Benjamin B. Truskoski of Terryville has been promoted from major in the civilian personnel division Of the U. s. Army at headquarters of the Third Army Air Force at Tampa, Fla, to the rank of lieutenant colonel.
 The son of MT. and Mrs. William Truskoski of 2 Birch street, Lieut.. Col. Truskoski, reserve officer, was called into service in September of l940 and for 20 months thereafter was stationed at Fort Devens, Mass, where he was personnel adjutant of the fort reception center and also acted as athletic director. Following this he was sent to the adjutant generals school at Fort Washing ton, MT, and then assigned to Washington, D. O., where he re- ceived the rank of major January 10, 1943.
 A first lieutenant at the time of his call to service, having won that rank while connected with eco per- sonnel work for two years, Lieut. Cod. Truskoski was named a captain in August of l94l. Before entering the service he was connected with the U. s. Employment Service in Waterbury.
 He was graduated from Terryville high school in 1929 and from the University of New Hampshire in 1883, where he was an outstanding athlete. Following his graduation from school, he played several sea- sons with St. Casimiris team in the State Polish league.
 Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Truskoski are now visiting at the home of his parents.
 A brother, Corp. Leon Truskoski Is stationed at Westover Field, Chicopee. Mass, and is also spend ing a tour-day leave at his home here.
 Fort Benning, Ga, Jan. 3-Sgt Edward J. Pills son of Mfr. and Mrs. J. Pills of 24e Falls avenue, Oakville Conn, has won the right to wear the w0Tid-famous wings and boots of the United States Army Volunteer Para trooper, World War ITS most feared warrior. He made his fifth and qual- flying jumps 6 night tactical leap in- identical to actual combat work in sicily, which completed hls four weeks of jump training.