The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-28

61 Morningside avenue, has been missing in action over Germany since Dec. g, according to War De- partment notification received by his parents, MT. and Mrs. Oren B. Maxim. Tn the service since May p, he was sent overseas in Novem- Der with an infantry unit.
 Private Maxim graduated from Wilby high school and was em- ployed by the ScoyiH Mfg. Co., be- fore entering the service. His broth CT, Private First Class Lendall H. Maxim, a veteran of action in the Pacific aea, is at a Naval ammu- milton depot at Higham, Mass.
 Lieutenant Wilbur s. Deming. Jr, of Washington has been awarded the Air Medal and has been rec commended for the Navy Cross. The son of Rev. and Mrs. Wilbur $. Deming, he is now home on 3O- day leave. He participated in 50 bombing missions against the Japs.
 Private Angelo Christopher of Oakville is now at an Army hospital in action in France. His brother, Technical Sergeant Domenic Chris topher, is now stationed in England. They are the sons of MT. and Mrs. Frank Christopher.
 Word has been received by Mrs. Raymond Zorn, Auburn avenue, that her sister, Miss Helen Petersen has recently received the promotion of lieutenant in the WACS, Lieut.. Petersen, who joined the service two years ago, recently arrived in New Guinea Previously she was station ed in Australia and Dutch East In- dies.
 Petty Officer Paul Rechenberg, of the Seabees, has arrived in Hawaii. according to recent letter received by his parents, MT. and Mrs. Paul Rechenberg, Scott road. After com- pleting his training, he spent IA months at an undisclosed base in the Atlantic theater of war before being assigned to thc Pacific base.
 Army Lieut.. Clarke Sillerby is spending a 14-day furlough at his home on Holmes avenue. He has been stationed in Tapma Florida for the past several months
 Staff Sergeant Arthur H. Goodwin son of MT. and Mrs. Dwight s. Goodwin, Woodbury road, Water town, crew chief of GAY in the 315th Troop Carrier command, was member of the first crew to make recovery of a glider droppd in combat area
 His plane picked up glider used by the First Allied Airborne Army, from the Arnheim area in Holland, and deposited it at rear depot in Belgium. Major General Paul L. Williams shook hands with all crew members who participated in the flight.
 Mrs. Antoinette Forino, 294 South Leonard street, who has three other sons overseas, has received the Pur- pie Heart awarded posthumously to Pvt. Domenic Forino. 26, who died of wounds in France Aug. 15.
 Although the family had been notified of the death in August, MT. Forino had requested the War Department that publiction of the death be withheld until after she had notified her sons in the service. Eight day previously she had been informed Pvt. Forino was wounded.
 The soldier, who was married to Gertrude Palazd, "A John street, shortly before going overseas last May, entered the service Feb. 21, 1943, and trained at Camp Wolters, Texas. and Camp Butner, N. c.
 Surviving, besides his wife, are his parents, MT. and Mrs. John B. Forino, with an Army unit in h. d1a; Pvt. Francis Forino, with an Army company in France; Alfred J. Forino, RM3c, on Navy ship in the south Pacific, and Vincent Forino, Waterbury; four sisters, Connie, Victoria. Marie, and Susan, all nf WafnYhI1ry