The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-28
Woodbury Driver Criminally Negligent In
NEWS OF MEN IN THE SERVICE

A Ninth Air Force Troop Carrier Base, European Theater of Opera tions-Flight Officer William R. Boehm of Waterbury, Conn, was recently awarded the Air Medal at a ceremonial review held at a troop carrier base in the ETC. Colonel William B. Whitacre, commanding officer of the troop carrier group of which Flight Ofilcer Boehm is a member, made the award to the glider pilots in the group who had participated In the airborne invasion of France.
 Flight Ofiicer Boehin flew a glider to the Cherbourg peninsula landing there on field behind enemy lines and then fought his way back to the beachhead. Tt was an experience I'll never forget and though often complained at all the ground train ing we went through was certainly happy that we had had 1t when the chips were down." said Flight Ohi- cer Boehm commenting on the dual role glider pilots had to play, first as pilot and then a foot soldier.
 Flight Officer Boehm, whose wife, Gladys, lives in Waterbury, gradu- ated from Roosevelt high school and entered the Army in May, 1883.
 Private First Glass William H. Brodeur, husband of Mrs. Rita Brodeur of 257 North Main street. has been advanced to Technician 5th Grade at his post somewhere in the European area, where he is serving with a U. s. Army trans portation corps port battalion.
 The promotion of Harold L. Ho- gan from the grade of corporal to sergeant was announced recently by Major General Hugh J. Knerr commanding general of the Air Service Command, United States strategic air forces in Europe. Son of Mir. and Mrs. John P. Hogan of 230 Sylvan avenue. Sergeant Hogan was employed at the Scoyill Mfg. Co. during civilian life. He attend ed the St. Louis School of Aeronau- tics.
 Private First Glass Henry Ku- harski, son of Mrs. Rosalie Kuharski of Thomaston has been promoted to the rank of corporal at Camp, Pic- kett, Va, He attended Thomaston schools, and became a member of the Polish National Alliance bas- ketball team and president of the Partners Athletic Club. Prior to his induction. Corporal Kuharski was employed by the Plume and Atwood Company of Thomaston. He is serving at present in the Army Di- rectory Service.
 Sergeant Harold A. Frappier, son of MT. and Mrs. Onesime P. FTap- pier of 330 Sylvan avenue, recently completed an orientation course at an air service command station in England designed to bridge the gap between training in the States and combat soldering against the enemy in France. His next station will be one from which Americas fighting planes cover our liberation of Oeeu- pied Europe. Sergeant Frappier was employed at the Lewis Engineering Company in Thomaston before en- tering the Army Air Forces, 4 promotion to the rank of Tech- nician Grade { has been granted to Technician Grades Ebert E. coley, son of Mrs, Edith L. Coley of 472 Frost Road. according to a report received from the War Department. Techpician Coley is attached to a signal supply division in England.
 Beryl Weinstein, seaman second class, son of MT, and Mrs. Paul Weinstein of 5a WoodlaWn Terrace, is stationed presently at the U, s, Naval Hospital Corps School at San Diego, calif,
 Overseas since last November, John J, Began. son of MT. and Mrs, John c, Began of Grove street, was recently promoted to the rank Of sergeant with an infantry unit ln Italy. He has been in the service slaee December 9, le42,
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