The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-08
Labor Picture In Waterbury Undergoing Change:
NEWS OF MEN IN THE SERVICE

O6pdT IIuGIlL dIlQ IkIe NAVY dIlIlOuIlCS
ed casualty lists Friday which con-
tanned the names of the following
Connecticut men:
Wounded In Action
Central Pacific Area
Comedian, Pfc. Daniel F.-Peter
]. Comedian, father, 119 South Wa
ter street, New Haven.
Gleason, LIST 1t. James Planes
P. Gleason, father, 8 Clay street,
Hartford.
Mediterranean Area.
Bigelow, Pvt. Donald Mrs.
Emma E. Gargiulo mother, 40 Or
chard street, New Haven.
Navy
Wallace, John Robert seaman,
1/c, USNR, wounded, mother, Mrs.
Anna M. Wallace, 684 Washington
avenue, Bridgeport.
Word has been received that
Francis j. Robens Of 813 WATERFOWL
avenue was promoted in March from
Second Lieutenant to First Lieu
tenant. Lieutenant Robens is sta
toned in New Guinea, and has
served in Australia and New Guinea
for the past Is months. He was a
member of the former Battery G,
208th G. A. federalized here in
September, 1940 He received his
commission as Second Lieutenant
in Australia in July, 1913.
Private First Class Joseph N.
Sakocius of John street has COM
pleted a furlough at his home. He
received his aerial engineers wings
recently at Las Vegas, New.
Raymond BrazauSkaS of SO Green
street has arrived in Italy, according
to word received by his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Matthew P. Brazauskas.
Edward F. Finn and Anthony IL
rendi, Of Waterbury. are among
more than 200 students recently as
signed to the University of Penn
sylvania under the Viz Program
which the Navy has established in
various colleges and universities to
train officer candidates.
Finn, whose home is at 46 Wal
nut avenue, is a graduate of Cros-
by High School. Before he was as
signed to the Viz unit at Penn
sylvania, where he is now men,
Der of the Reserve Officers Train
ing Corps, he was in the VIZ unit
at Trinity College.
Tirendi, who lives at 145 Easton
avenue, also was a VIZ trainee at
Trinity. He is a graduate of Will
by High School and Post College
and was serving in the Navy as a
yeoman second class when he was
selected for the Viz Program.
WAC Private First Glass Grayce
H. Marafine of 81 South Leonard
street was awarded the Good Con-
duct Medal at ceremonies yester-
day at Camp Edwards, Mass. Sixty
seven members of the WAC detach-
ment received the medal in recog-
milton of efficiency, faithful per-
Torrance Of duty and good con-
duct"
Private First Glass Raymond A.
Buscemi of al Drake street is re-
ceiving training with an infantry
unit in England in preparation for
ID" day, according to a release from
the headquarters of the European
Theater of Operations.
Sergeant James Luddy of 100 New
Haven avenue is spending fur
Tough in England, according to word
received here. He has been stationed
with an Army unit in Iceland more
than a year.
Gordon Chabot of 40 Bouffard
avenue is receiving aviation train
ing at Maryville college, Maryville,
Tenn.
Scott E. Smith of So Lexington
avenue has been advanced to staff
sergeant at a post in Italy, where
he is serving with an infantry unit
as a platoon sergeant.
Private Vincent P. Daury of 6
Sudbury street is receiving pre-
aviation cadet training at Keesler
Field, Miss. He is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Daury.
Seymour Johnson Field, NJ c.,
April accomplishing a course in
aircraft maintenance and repair.
Private Charles A. Sciullo was
graduated this week as an aircraft
mechanic from this station of the
Army Air Forces Training Com
mand.
The son of Charles Sciullo, 1856
Columbia Boulebard, Waterbury,
Conn.,, he was sworn into the Army
January 10, 1913. Pvt. Sciullo at
tended Crosby high, and was en-
ployed by the Waterbury Farrell
Foundry g. Machine Co., prior to
entering the service.