The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-19
NEWS OF MEN IN THE SERVICE

Great Lakes, Illinois, Oct, l0- Among those graduating from an intensive course of dunnery Ins structl0n training at recent Service Schools exercises here was Norman gena, ,21, l4e FarmlngtOn avenue Waterbury, Conn.
 This Biuej was selected for his specialized training on the basis of his recruit training aptitude test scores. Graduates from the twenty specialized courses taught here at Che Service Schools are sent to sea, to shore stations, O. tO advanced schools for further duty.
 An Eighth Air Force Composite Station, England -- Corporal Fran" cis 1T, Durham, of Waterbury, Conn, Is Q member of c befhbafdment group which, with It's division, has been cited by President Roosevelt for c bombing attack on targets in Germany, January il, 1044.
 Corporal Durham Is now entitled to wear tho Presidential Citation Badge, c blue ribbon with q gold border, over the right pocket Of the blouse.
 This group, which is commanded by Colonel Howard Moore, Of blaflo, Texas, also has ben commended by Lieutenant General James II, Doo- little, commanding general Of tho ICiehth Air Force, and Lieutenant General Ira c. Baker, former eoifls mander of the Eighth, for outBtand. ing performance Of duty in tho win. tor of i043-44, when its planes led 90 per cent of the Bighth'B bombing missions,
 Corporal Durham, who is q eryp. tographer in tho communications section of this Dsi7 Flying Fortress station, is the son Of Mrs. Irene Durham, of 379 East Main street, Waterbury.
 An Eighth Air Force Bomber Bta. ton, England-The promotion of Henry E. Bovine, 24, of MerIdeH, Conn.,, from the grade of sergeant Co stan sergeant has been aIls nOunced by Colonel Frank ?. Bos. tF0fa, of Bangor, Me-, commanding officer of the Eighth Ar Force Bs11 Flying Fortress group with which Bovine ls a bail tuFFet gunner.
 Sgt, Bovine is the s0I Of Mrs, Michael Bovine, Of F Fair street, MeFidon, and prior Co entering the Army Air Forces in october, iD42, was employed by the General Mos tors Corporation. His wife, Mrs, Lorraine Bovine, lives at 90 Maple street.
 Sherman Cohen Of 7i HeFkim6F street has completed basic training in the Navy at Sampson, N Yp and is now spending leave with his parents, Mir, and Mrs, Philip Cohen,
 Private First Glass John W. Kan. kel of % Bronson street is OH fur. tough here from Camp IIaan, Calf,
 Philip Thomas Of i90 Woleott street has returned to sea duty after spending 6 leave with his father, Elias Thomas, He is A seaman, see' ond class,
 Private Frank AutOre of 3ei Wal. nut street extension has completed 10 months Of service In New Guinea and has been transferred to thG East Indies, according Co word Fes celVed here.
 Staff Sergeant Irving Rosenfield is spending Q fuFiough from Camp giebert, Ala, ct the home of his brother, Harry Rosenfield Of i24 Plaza avenue.
 An Eighth Ar Force Bomber Sta. ton, EngIand-Siaf Sergeant FlOyd '. Blansfleld, 20, of Waterbury, Conn, has been awarded the Air Medal for "cOuFage. eOOlness and skip displayed while on bombing attacks over Nagl Europe. The aiF' man is . right waist gunner in the Eighth Ar Force B.l7 Flying Fort ress group commanded by Colonel Frank P. BOstFOni, of Bangor, Me.
 Sgt. BlansneId is the son of Mir. and Mrs. Seth Blansneld, of Brad. ley avenue, Waterbury, and prior Co entering the Army Air Forces in April, 1893, was employed by the Waterbury Farrel Foundry Rs an apprentlc machinist.
 An Eighth Air Force Liberator Station England-Sergeant Adrien c. Bisaillon, 24. of 000 South Main street. Waterbury. Connecticut. is now serving as an airplane me- chanlc at B-24 Liberator station in England.
 He is q member of the Liberator group commanded by Colonel Gerry L. Mason of Philadelphia, Pa, which was recently cited by commanding general of the 2nd Bombardment Division, for distinguished and out- standing performance of duty in combat" dropping over four thou sand tons Of bombs oil enemy in- stallationS and destroying over thirty-five enemy aircraft in aerial battle during six months period of operations over enemy occupied Continental Europe.
 Sergeant Bisaillon, who has been overseas for more than ten months, has made material contributions to the achievement of his units out- standing record in line with his duty as an airplane mechanic. In main- taining mechanical perfection in the gigantic and intricate structure of the B-24 Liberator, and in repair ing battle damage sustained by