The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-06


hurya FIRE Department has re-
turned 10 the United states for q
20-day leave, after more than IS
months overseas duty.
The A2-year-old former fireman
who lives ct l7o Willow street, with
his wife and two children, II q vet
Gran Of Q previous three year
hitch" In the Navy.
Dowd and his mates Of the S0th
Seabee Battalion participated In
the Improvement, construction ana
maintenance Of naval installations
on the islands Of the British and
Netherland West Indies, British
and Dutch Guiana and the Gala
pages Islands Of Eucador-guard~
ians to the approaches Of the Pan
ANA Canal.
One Of the toughest jobs under
taken by Dowd's Battalion was the
construction Of Maracas road on
Trinidad. Dubbed Trinidad's own
Burma Road" more than one and
one-haH miles Of the seven-mile
road was blasted out Of the solid
rock Of o huge mountain. The Sea-
bees achieved what was probably
the most tremendous undertaking
in the field Of road building In the
history Of the Eland, involving the
removal Of about one million cubic
yards Of earth, clearing and grub
bling on precipitous Inountainsides
much Of It performed at great
risk.
The l4-foot paved highway, term
ed an Engineers dream" will re-
place centuries-old donkey trails
which have been the only means Of
access by land to MaracaS Bay.
Richard A, Mckinney Of 1SC
Maple street has been advanced To
sergeant at New Orleans. La. THE
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. McKin-
ney. he entered the service October
20, l042.
Private Gordon Chabot OF A
BouiSard avenue is receiving pilot
training at the Sigma Air base
Tennessee. He was stationed previ-
otsly ct Greensboro, N. G.
Ruth v. Borg Of 50 Southmayd
road has been transferred to q Naval
hospital at Mare Island, California
where she Is serving with q WAGES
unit. A hospital apprentice first
class, she recently completed q
course in hospital training ut Be.
thesda, Md.
Second Lieut.. Hilma A. Ostrom Of
Naugatuck Is serving with q Army
Nurse Corps unit ct Seymour John
son Field, ". g. She Is O gradu.
Of st. Mary's hospital school Of
nursing and entered the service last
January IS.
Jossph Coddington OF Oakville Is
serving as a hospital apprentice
seconud class at on undisclosed
overseas post. He Is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. william Paige. and has
been in the service since last May
Ho received basic training at the
Naval station at Sampson, N. Y.
and latre was transferred to the Ma.
rine branch Of the Navy.
John l.. Scarpa Of Highlawn street
has been commissioned @ seconf
lieutenant at San Angelo, Texaa
where he received training as q
bombardier. He Is o graduate OF
Crosby high school and has been ir
the Army since January, 1943.
Alfred Bungardner Of EOS Glover
street has been advanced from Sec
ond to first lieutenant, according to
a War Department announcement.
He Is serving In the Army ordnance
department.
Aviation Cadet Joseph p. Del
Gaizo OF 70 Wilkenda avenue has
completed o course at the gunnery
school at Fort Myers, Fla, ana Is
now receiving training in naviga.
ton. He will be given O commission
as second lieutenant on completion
OF the course.
Richard Beaulieu Of Waterbury
has been commissioned q second
lieutenant and ordered to active
duty. according TO O War Depart.
mcnt announcement.
william r. Thompson Of Bethany
has been advanced TO captain in
the Connecticut State Guard. Joseph
y. Burns Of Bristol has been pro-
NOTED TO second lieutenant, &C.
cording to an announcement by
Brigadier General r. B. Delacolir.
Technical Sergeant Paul J. Mussc
Of 12I Hillview avenue Is o prisoner
of war in Germany, according to
al ofIicial list released today by the
War Department. He is one OF o
group Of 1874 soldiers captured by the
Germans, It was revealed. Three
other Connecticut men are listed
among them. Sergeant Musso Is the
son Of Salvtore MusSo.
Lieutenant Nathaniel Greene Of
81 Fairview street has arrived over
iessS. according to word received by
- parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
IS. Greene. He Is serving In the
SaSny Medical Corps.
Fort Knox, Ky. Especially - Intent
anon mastering the mysteries Of
operating q radio set from rumbiing.
rolling tanks and half tracks, a
new class Of enlisted men had re-
ported today to the Armored School
Communication Department.
Among the soldier students were
Private Domenic p. Musco son Of
Mr.. ana Mrs. Salvatore Musco Of
50 Wilkenda avenue, Waterbury,
Conn.
The school trains annually thou.
sands Of officers and enlisted tech
nicians for the nations mobile.
powerful armored divisions and
separate tank battalions. Command
ant Of the school Is Brig. Gen. p.
M. Robinett. The Communication