The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-04

Willow street, who had been req e.
ed missing in action, is safe, &C
cording to kilograms received by his
parents from him and from the War
Department. He had been report
ed missing since action over Ger
many, February o.. He had two
brothers in the service, Private First
Glass Lawrence j. Bernier and Cor
poral Thomas Bernier, both serving
in the South Pacific. They are
the sons of Mr.. and Mrs. John P.
Bernier.
Naval Aviation Cadets Rowland
Anderson of IA Woodlawn terrace
and Robert Byrnes of 80 Ridgefield
avenue are spending leaves here
from tAe Bunker Hill Naval Air
Station at Peru, Ind, where they
recently completed primary train
ing.
Private Arnold E. Smith Of TIA
Chase Parkway is serving with an
Army Air Force unit in India The
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred 8. Smith,
he entered the service in January,
1913.
Private John Cristino Of 1876
Cherry street Is now stationed at
Fort Crockett, Texas. A former
employee of the u. S. Time Corp,
he entered the Army December 4,
1912.
Sergeant Edwin Schnitman, soa
of Mrs. Rae Schnitman of 148 Plaza
avenue, has arrived in Engl&ld with
an Army Air Force ground crew, &C
cording to word. received here.
Private First Glass Eugene r.
Stetson of 81 Cherry avenue is serv-
ing at Tinker Field, Oklahoma City,
Okla He Is the son of Mrs. Hazel
T. Stetson.
Staff Sergeant Walter Yoursto-
vich and Technical Sergeant Ed
ward Yourstovich, sons of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Yourstovich of Oakville,
are spending furloughs here after
returning to this country from serv-
ice in the South Pacific. The broth
ers, both members of Marine Corps
units, served on the same island.
They will leave April 10 for Miramar,
Calf. The staff sergeant is the hus-
band Of the former Evelyn Pastor of
"a Ledgeside avenue.
Lawrence T. Dowd of 50 Chestnut
Grove road has started basic avia-
ton cadet training at the Army Air
field at Newport, Ark.
Staff Sergeant Hubert F. Pond of
1917 T'homaston avenue is spending
furlough at his home after COM
pleting 43 missions in the South Pa
cific. He is holder of the Distin-
guished Flying Cross, and the Air
Medal with several Oak Leaf Clus-
ters. The son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. L.
Wright, he has been in the Army
more than two years. and has been
serving as an aerial gunner.
First Lieutenant Joseph ]. Boy
Ian, Jr. of SO Lounsbury avenue Is
receiving treatr mt for hand in
jury sustained in action over France
last March 10. according to word
received here. He has been overseas
three months.
Local men who have reported to
Maxwell Field, Ala. for further
aviation cadet training include:
william r. Carroll Of 131 South Elm
street, Donald S. Duncan of 88
Delaware avenue, Arthur j. Fisher
Of 43 Union street, John w. Goepel
of 142 Columbia boulevard, and
William ]. Walsh of 218 Fairlawn
avenue.
Private First Glass Raymond
Leopold of Naugatuck is spending a
furlough here from Camp Chaffee,
Ark. His brother, Sidney Leopold,
is serving as Navy warrant officer
in Newfoundland. A sister, Fran
ces, was recently promoted to
pharmacists mate, second class,
with a WAVES unit in Boston.
Private Clarence Waugh Of Chesh-
ire has completed furlough at his
home and has resumed duties at
Camp Ham, Calf.
Private William Getsinger, son Of
Major and Mrs. Boardman G. Get
singer, is spending furlough here
from Scott Field, Ill. He Is visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Raymond Gaming
Of North street. His father Is sta
toned in Washington, D. c., while
a brother, Boardman Getsinger, Jr.,
Is serving ct Greenwood, Miss.
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