The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-23
NEWS OF MEN IN THE SERVICE

D. OENVlOEl
 samuel P. Maluck. son of Mir. and Mrs. Philip Malack Of "a Elizabeth street, has returned Co san Diego. Calf. after spending a leave at the home of his parents. A chief yeo- man. he recently completed 20 months of overseas service.
 stan Sergeant Alfred !. Rainao. son of Mrs. Mirhnlina Rainao ef hSS Charles street. has arrived in Eng land. where he win serve as an aerial engineer.
 Private First Glass Guerino vic- enzi, son Of Mir. and Mrs. Joseph vicenzi of Chase Park avenue. Is on furlough here from the pecos Army Air Field. Texas.
 18th Army Air Force in Italy -l Stan Sergeant Erwin c. Moe. %. ot aae North Main street. Waterbury. Conn, gunner on a B-2a Liberator bomber. operating from Italy mas been awafded che fourth 0ak leaf cluster Co the alr medal, according Co an announcement by the 18th Air Force.
 In che words of ahe citation, the award was made, fer nseriloFtouS achievement in aerial flight whsle participating in sustained opera. Sional activities against the enemy.
 Sergeant Moe was ind0cted into the army, November ls. 1882. tle is now stationed at a 18th Atr Force heavy bomber base in Italy. tn group. commanded by Lieuaenant Colonel Joseph C. Russell, Of San Antonio. Texas.
 Al A i2th AAF BPS Base-Having rounded out his 18th month of duty on foreign soil, Sergeant Clifford P McCrath, son of Thomas "A. McGrath, 253 Frost road. Water bury. Conn. is entitled to wear three of the newly disignated gold foreign service stripes.
 A recent act Of congress author. izes the stripe to be awarded to all men in the Armed Forces who have served outside the continental limits of the United States for six months. An additional stripe is awarded TOT each six-month period of overseas service. The stripe is worn on tne lower part Of the left sleeve.
 The Waterbury soldier is serving as Ammunition Specialist with a veteran B-25 Mitchell Bomb Group in the Mediterranean Theaier of Operations. His group has flown more than 900 bombing attacks against the enemy throughout the Tunisian, Sicilian and Italian cam paigns.
 Harold D. Coleman, Jr, of 2I Eastwood avenue is receiving pool training at the Naval station at Sampson, N. Y.
 Private Michael BTuneti of ss Namhan street. Private Ralph Atan- eryini ef 22a Oak street, and aAen. tenant Paul CeIldon of Zs56 Eass Main street met recently in Ffanee' according tO word received by sheir families.
 Nicholas J. Rossi of 363 North Main street has been advanced 10 corporal. according to word received here. He is serving as a stan car driver with a Ninth Air Force SerV" Ice Command unit in the European tlleater of operations.
 Frank 2. MeCsnD Of Bristol Das been promoted le captain ln sne Army, according ts a WsT Depast- ment announcement.
 An Eighth Air F0ree senlbeT sta. ton, England. - q senT Oak l'eas Cluster Co his AiT Medal has been awarded lO stsff Sergeant Joseph d. Marcelonls, %, son sf AT. George Marcelsnis, S2 ward street, Aanga' anrk. Connecticut, fer "e0ufsge' eoslnesS snd skill" Mllile paTtlespaa- ing ln several bombing attacks np. on German Hililagy and bsl1pslgia' targets, Ne already helds the te'e- tinguislled Flying Cross tn addition 60 htS Rtg hbeoas sft1 syss ~~~ clusters t0 C.
 Sergeant MaTnei0nis is the eop tnrret gunner and engineer ei go Eighth Air FeFee B-l7 Flying Fors' ress ln Ii,e hesgy bsBsbsrenele group commanded by Ceienel Et' liolt VsndegapteT STY Washington Q, C,
 IliS wife, AlTs. Csr0linf unnieng' Ion MaFnelODiS, aIld sea, Joseph, sr, liVe st s2 LaFksDnT street, spTsng' Held, Massachusetts. Prior se enter ing tlle ATmy Aig Feree to Oesobes g0l0 he was TubbeT inspector ag UDited states RubbfT Gempans' NsMgstNek,
 g1e studied army aiT BaeGhanles st gDBe Academy Of Aerenawsies, b.ong Island, New York, and lsleT yssDsl' GeeTed for aerial gDDDery, ble re- eeiged hiS wings al E Psse, Texas, la OelOheT l9lg. and bfgan b0aeblng 0peEsli0pS against lllf Gernaaas isie following n0Dgb,
 Camp Cooke, Calf, Aug. 2S ~ Promotion of Private First Glass AL fred Ambrose Of Waterbury, Conn, to the grade Of Corporal, vas anr