The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-05
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NEWS OF MEN IN THE SERVICE

students at the Yuma Army Air Field, Yuma, Ariz. Previous to that he served in the Australia, China | and Mediterranean area of the war. |
 Private Canio R. Genovese of S4 Barnes street extension is at the Army Air Force radio school at Sioux Falls, s. D. The son of MT. and Mrs. Domenic Genovese, he was stationed previously at Santa Ana, Calf.
 Private William Kaslauskas, son of Mrs. Frank Kazlauskas of SOl Bank street, is with the invasion forces in France, serving as a Ger man interpreter. A graduate Of Crosby High school and Amherst College, he was student at the University of Jena, at Jena, Ger many, at the outbreak of war. He entered the Army September IS and received training at Fort Knox, Ky, before going overseas two months ago.
 Private John Leary of 3l Water street landed in France on D-Day, June 6. with the 234th Combat En- gineers, according to word receiveo by his parents, MT. and Mrs. Cor nelius Leary.
 Howard H. Neubert of 97 Sunny side avenue has been promoted from ensign to lieutenant, (junior grade). He is spending a leave at his home, after returning to this country re" gently from England. The son oi Walter Neubert, he is commanding officer of an armed guard unit on ship. He is a graduate Of washing ton College, Chestertown, Md.
 Headouarters, European Theater of Operations: Patrick DeLeon, hus- band of Mrs. Catherine DeLeon, 70 Crown street, Waterbury, Connectl- cut. was promoted recently to corp oral.
 He is stationed in England as statistician in the Branch Office Of the United States Army Judge Ad- vocate Generals department.
 An attorney for the Ofhce of Price Administration Rent Division before entering military service, Corporal DeLeon attended Amherst College, the University of Connecticut and Yale University. .,
 He is a member of Theta xxi and Phi Beta Kappa fraternities.
 Three Waterbury area soldiers have been wounded in recent &C., tion overseas, accodring to the lat est War Department announcement. Names of the following are on the casualty list: Private Henry H. Hen ault of Torrington, Private Walter R. Worden of Watertown, and Pri- vate Chagpukh Frazier of Bristol.
 Donald G. Nydegger of 1912 Chase parkway has been commissioned a second lieutenant at the Maria Army base, Texas.
 Corporal Anthony Lombardo, for merly of PAS Walnut street exten- sion, was wounded in action June 8. according to a War Department telegram received by his mother, Mrs. Mary Paradise of West Chesh- ire. He has been overseas year and a half.
 Lester c. Heebner, son of MT. and Mrs. Raymond w. Heebner of 149 Bunker Hill avenue, died June A of | wounds sustained while in action | with Navy unit in the South Pa cific, according to Navy Depart ment telegram received by his fam fly.
 The l9-year-old serviceman, the | only child of the local couple, last | wrote June 10. stating that he would be transferred from New Guinea to another area. His parents believe he was serving in the Marianas.
 The official announcement of his death stated he was buried in AL lied territory, but no other details were disclosed.
 A seaman second class, young Heebner enlisted in the Seabees last July and was assigned to the Pa- cific area in February. He was a graduate of Bunker Hill school. and Crosby High school, class of l943.
 A memorial service has been scheduled for o'clock next Sunday at the Bunker Hill Congregational 
 Captain Fred Harmon, son of Frederick Harmon of Prospect street has returned to the Gushing Gen. eral hospital, Birmingham, Mass, after spending a short leave here. He served in the South Pacific with a former National Guard unit, starting service in January, 1922. He is a patient at the Massachusetts hospital.
 Another copy of the Eeoyill Bul- letin has been sent here from Rome by soldier who seeks the $500 prize ! offered to the American serviceman , who is first to bring the local cons eern's publication into the Italian capital, it was reported today.
 The latest entry is the first made exactly according tO rules, 1t was revealed, Other entries received here have been lacking in one or more of the details specified in the contest. The latest Bulletin is en- d0rsed by an officer, in accordance with the rule which states that the signature must be of an ofileef with the rank of . colonel.
 The contest will close Sept. 6, three months after the city Of Rome was taken. Prizes also have been planned for entries into Rome and Berlin