The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-18

OHCETy bVTeob IN EUCelVulR WuVuuVeu training at Fort 0Rlethorpe, Ca, She enlisted four months ago.
 Stan Sergeant John ]. Sullivan of lsl Central avenue is with Q 18th Ar Force Ps47 Thunderbolt fighter group, which has been awarded the Presidential Unit Citation. He has been serving overseas with the group for the past 10 months aS clerk,
 Corporal Harold M. Johnson of S4S Piedmont street is spending Q furlough here after serving for 90 months in tho South Pacific area. He will report next to . rest camp at AshVille, N, o,
 A Ninth Air Force Bomber Base, '. T. 0. -- Sergeant Santo Blan- cato, i4S East Liberty street, Water. bury, Conn.,, ls Q crew chief In one of tho first Ninth Ar Force medium bOmbaFdment gFOups) to operate from French soil after the invasion.
 Sergeant Blancato's group, com. manded by Colonel Thomas D. Hall, has been officially commended sev- eFal times for lts pre.lnvaslOn At- tacks, It's precision bombing on D. Day and for It's current operations In support of ground forces In the continent. Its B.20 Marauders have blasted targets in France, Holland and Belgium,
 Before entering the service in August, l0aS, Sergeant BlancatO was Q chemical process operator for the Naugatuck Chemical Company. He ls the son of Mir. and Mrs. Joseph Blancat0, Waterbury, and has been overseas for more than six months,
 AUS. Ninth Air Force Bomber Base, ETC - First It. Joseph J, DoylNn, of Waterbury, Connecticut, Q pilot of the crack Black Death" Maraudcr Group commanded by Colonel Gerald Y, Williams, has been awarded the Silver Star Medal by Headquarters, Ninth Air Force.
 The citation accompanying the award read: 'F'or having diS- tinguished himself by extraordinary achievement while participating In aerial combat, the Silver Star Medel is awarded to ist It. Joseph ?, Boy- Ian, who served as pilot of B-26 type aircraft dispatched on mis- sion to an important military in- stallation in Occupied France.
 Lieutenant Boylan was injured by Q burst ot enemy anti-aircraft fire which also injured his bom- bardler and radio.gunner, The hy- draulic system of the aircrafe was rendered useless, Although his plane had been thrown out of the formation by concussion. Lieuten- ant Boylan regained his spot and held 1t while the formation made a second run on the target. Later he was forced to drop the formation but determined to bring his ship home. Despite his painful wounds, which rendered his left hand use- less, and the critical condition Of the airplane, Lieutenant Boylan, with masterly skill, crash-landed SC successfully that not one member of the crew sustained further injur- les and much of the valuable equip- ment on board was salvageable."
 Lieutenant Boylan'S undaunted bravery, his stoical indifference to intense pain, his devotion to duty and his magnificent skill as pilot reflect the highest credit upon him. self and to the Service"
 Lieutenant Boylan is the son of avenue, Waterbury, Connecticut. Tn Joseph P. Boylan, of 36 Lounsbury civilian life, he was laboratory as- sistant at the Scovill Manufacturing Company, Waterbury, Connecticut. Tn civilian life, he was a laboratory assistant at the Scovill Manufactur- ing Company, Waterbury, Copnecti- cut.
 It. Boylan quickly recovered from his wounds and has since flown many missions.