The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-21


located in the heart of the world
famous Delta cotton belt on the
Mississippi river.
Greensboro, N. c., Jan. 21-Pfc.
Richard j. Budd, son of Mrs. Wal
ter l.. Budd, 80 Laval street, Water
bury, Conn, has been promoted to
the rank of corporal at the AAF
Training Commands Basic Training
Center No. 10 here, it has been an
nounced by the commanding officer.
Corporal Budd arrived at BIC 10
on September 7, 1913. He was orig
inally indicted into service on July
16, 1913, at Fort Devens, Mass.
He was formerly employed by SEQ
will Manufacturing Co., of Water
bury, Conn, and was active in the
Scovill Drum Corps. He attended
Leavenworth High school.
Private First Glass Ettore Delfino
of 277 Walnut street has completed
furlough here and has resumed
duties at Camp Davis, N. c., where
he is serving with an anti-aircraft
artillery unit.
Raymond H. Krewson Of Bucks
Hill has completed boot training at
the Naval station at Sampson, N. Y.
and is spending leave at his home.
He entered the service last Dec. /.
Alexander M. Grant, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Alexander Grant of Mer-
iden road, has recently been pro-
noted from Private First Glass to
the grade Of Corporal according to
an announcement by the authorities
at the Army Air Forces Proving
Ground command at Egln Field,
Florida.
Corporal Grant has been in the
Army since July, 1912.
The tremendous increase in Army
personnel has created a great OPP
portunity for men who can prove
themselves capable of holding the
ranks of on-commisSioned officers.
Washington, Jan. 81 Fourteen
Connecticut men, including soldiers
from Hartford, East Hartford, Win
sted and ThompSonville, are named
81 missing in casualty list re-
leased Thursday by the War De-
partment. The Navy, meanwhile,
reported one sailor from this state
missing and another wounded. The
lists show:
Army
Missing in action:
European Area:
Kahn, I'd 1t. Jacob S., Mrs. Yet
ia b. Kahn, mother, $3.50 Iranistan
Avenue, Bridgeport.
Misuraca, I'd. 1t. Angelo j., Jr.,
Angelo Misuraca, father, 144 Spring
Street, ThOmpsOnville.
Park, I'd. 1t. David W., Mrs. Vina
]. Park, wife, so Lincoln Street,
Reichold, I'd. 1t. Walter H., Mrs.
Ludwig ReichOld, mother, 68 John
Street, Winsted.
TOtz, Staff Sgt. Donald F., Rob-
ert TOtz, father, las Ward Street,
WallingfOrd.
Weiselberg, I'd. 1t. Jay r., Mrs.
Pauline p. Fox, sister, 20 Plaza Ave-
nue., Waterbury.
Wetherbee, staff Sgt. Robert O.,
Mrs. Florence L. Wetherbee, moth
er, IS Hammer Street, East Hart
ford.
ZdOnick, staff Sgt. Michael p,
Mrs. Sophie ZdOnick, mother, 1873
Rubber Avenue, Naugatuck.
Mediterranean Area:
Gunther, Tech. Sgt. King p, Mrs.
Sophie ]. Gunther, wife, 81 South
Governor Street, Hartford.
Hughes, Staff Sgt. Robert E., J0-
seph c. Hughes, father, 81 Edge
wood Street, Hartford.
LaBiberte, Pvt. WiIfred A., Mrs.
Lillian LaLiberte, wife, 26 BallOu
Street, Putnam.
LOgiOdice, Pfc. PaSqual j., Mrs.
Anna LOgiOdice, mother, GAS Orange
Avenue, West Haven.
Perrelli, Pvt. Pasquale, Mrs. v.
Perrelli, mother, 527 Chapel Street,
New Haven.
Yotch, Pvt. Bruna B., Barnel
YOtch, father, 81 Prince Street, New
Haven.
Navy
Noel, Joseph Henry, seaman, first
class, USNR, missing, father, WILDER
S. Noel, 428 Dewey Street, Bridge
port.
ChOquette, Benjamin George, fire.
man, second class, USNR, wounded.
parents, MIR. and Mrs. Royal George
ChOquette, StOnehOuSe Road, Long
Hill.
Private First Glass Edward A.
Dyson, son of Mr.. and Mrs. william
D. Dyson Of IS State street, was
presented the Purple Heart award
at ceremonies held at the Marine
Corps Air depot to San Diego, Calf.
last week. The presentation was
made by the commanding officer,
Captain John Bales.
The local Marine was wounded
Sept. -, 1912, during fighting at
Lunga Ridge, Guadalcanal. He was
given the honor of reviewing and
inspecting the troops after the
award was presented.
BOWLING MARVEL