The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-26
NEWS OF MEN IN THE SERVICE

AV1A4 IA 4 HI cant at Lakeland, Fla; and James
 . private at Camp Croft, s. c. They are the sons of MT. and Mrs, Walter Uhler of Lebanon, Pa.
 Private Joseph w. Angurio of 26 Edson avenue was wounded in ac- cording to War Department corn- munication received by his mother, Mrs. Angelina Angurio. He has been overseas eight months. His brother, James, is a seaman, second class, in the Navy.
 Private First Glass George K. Woodward, Jr., of 30 Newton Ter race, has been transferred from Fort Benning, Ga, to Camp Mccain Miss.
 Julius J. Stevens of Bristol has been reported seriously wounded in action in France June 2. Overseas since last September, he served as a paratrooper.
 Pricate Victotr Stulpinas, son of MT. and Mrs. Anthony Stulpinas of IS Railroad Hill street, has arrived at Camp Livingston, La, for duty with the 96th motorized chemical battalion.
 Matilda L. NavikauckaS, daughter of George Navikauckas of 27 North Leonard street, has be nepromoted private first class in the WAC at the Army Signal Corps training center at Forth Monmouth, N. J., where she is a clerk in the special or ders department. She enlisted in the service last October.
 Staff Sergeant Francis T. Coakley, son of Mrs. Margaret Coakley of 45 Howard street, has been awarded an Oak Leaf Cluster to his Air Medal, according to an announce ment from the 18th Army Force headquarters. A radio operator and gunner he is stationed in Italy with @ Liberator bombardment group.
 A Ninth Air Force Service Com. mand Unit, European Theater of Operations: Nicholas J. Rossi of Waterbury, Conn. has been pco- noted from the grade of private first class, 1t was announced re- gently at Headquarters, Ninth Air Force Service Command.
 Private Rossi is connected with the transportation section here. His wife, Anna, resides at their home, 36S North Main street, Waterbury, Conn. Prior to entering the serv- Ice in April, l94S, Private Rossi was employed for six years at the Chase Metal Works.
 The Ninth Air Force Service Com mand, to which Private Rossi Is at tached, is the organization which is responsible for maintenance and re- pair of all fighting planes of the invasion-supporting Ninth Air Force.
 An Eighth AAF Fighter Station, England.-S-Sgt. Thomas J. Aurio, Waterbury, Conn, was busy man on invasion day.
 The airplane mechanic stuck to his job of keeping the ships flying for hours as the pilots took off in wave after wave forming the air umbrella protecting the invading ground forces. ..
 From the commanding officer, Col. Donald W. Graham, down to Pvt. Bill Smith, jeep driver. the person. nel of this Eighth AAF fighter sta- tion worked together as one man.
 John W. Nolan, U. S. N. R., son of MT. and Mrs. Thomas r. Nolan, Randolph avenue, will receive his commission as Ensign at Midship- mems School, Plattsburg, N. r., to- morrow.
 Midshipman Nolan is a graduate at Crosby High school, 1889, and a postgraduate in le40. He was in his junior year at Holy Cross College when he enlisted in the Navy in August l942. Following his boot training at Newport, R. I. he served at the Naval Air Station, Norfolk, Va, from October l942 to July 1943, when he was assigned to Duke Uni- versity. Durham, N. C.. under the Via Naval Training program. On the completion of his course at Duke last March he was assigned to Midshipmen'S School at Plattsburg.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank H. Bailey of Milford, formerly of Waterbury, have received word that their son, Corporal Frank H. Bailey, Jr., has been awarded the Good Conduct Medal at his post in England. He is serving with a medical unit.
 William F. Butler, son of NGr. and Mrs. Edmund Butler of 735 Cooke street. has been awarded the Purple Heart for wounds sustained last September when the destroyer Bris- tol. was sunk during the invasion of Salerno. He is a fire controlman, third class.
 Paul H. Scanlon has been pro- noted to sergeant at his post in England. where he is with an en- gineers' unit.
 He is the son of MT. and Mrs. John Scanlon of l7 Sheffield ter race, and the husband of the form CT Elaine Doran of Fuller street.
 Technical Sergeant Frederick A. peJoseph. son Of Mrs. Anna DeJo-