The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-06

grMduAte Of Crosby high scnOOl
 and member of the class of 'S6 at
 University of Pennsylvania, Cor-
 poral Darcey Is with the ''Rald.
 CTS" as administration clerk. He
 was employed by the Darcey
 Transportation Co. before he en.
 tered the service Dec. go, 19A2. ...
 Among Q group of l4 American soldiers who came out of the hills near Lyon, France. yesterday after capturing 1000 Germans and help- ing the Maquis take 2.000 more was Sergeant Paul OLear, son of Mir, and Mrs. Andrew OLear of 25 Barnes street. The group was en. gagged In action nearly two months behind enemy lines, and fought, at times, with odds against them 100 1. Last Thursday, at the end of the battle, the outfit captured 2S ofn. cers, including Q colonel with the group.
 Mir. and Mrs. John Labeck of At. wood street. Watertown, were in. formed yesterday by the War De- partment that their son, Private First Glass Michael Labeck, 26, pre- viously reported missing, was killed in action June % in France, A grad- uate of Watertown High school, the youth was employed at the Water- town Manufacturing Company be. fore entering the service,
 Sergeant Stephen sprouSe, 20, son of Mrs. Stephen spgouse of Porter street was among Q group of 900 men, the largest shipment of pass through the overseas reception cen. ter at Fort DevenS returning home from the Italian battlefronts. Wounded in action six times, the youth has four bullet holes in his right shoulder from wounds re. ceived in Italy and is recovering from Q back injury.
 He entered the service in Febru- ary. ioli, when his former Nd. tional Guard unit was federaliEed and served with the Canadian American First Special Service force at Adak and Kiska in the Aleu- tians, and at Ttlnisia, Sicily, Saler- no. Cisterno Anxio and Rome. The infantryman is the first New Eng. land member of the famous Black Devils" to return home. He will spend Q 2l.day furlough here.
 Private zanvil, Private First Glass Morton and Merchant Marine Sam. uel B. Kaplan, sons of MT. and Mrs. Jacob Kaplan of 30 Bronson street are all serving overseas. Morton enlisted March i4. ie4i, and has been serving somewhere in New Guinea since September. io42. He D . graduate of Crosby High school. zanvll, c former employe of the Eastern Malleable Iron Company in Naugatuck, has been stationed in India since June, ie4S. He entered the service October 10. io42. Sam. uei, now somewhere in North Africa, enlisted in the Merchant Marine August 10, io43. He is c former eEil- ploye of the Bristol Company.
 Miss Maureen c. Gabriel, 2O, daughter of Mrs. Gertrude Gabriel of 1926 Baldwin street, will report soon for boot training ct the Naval Training School for Women, Hun. ter College. New York. She is c graduate of Waterbury Catholic High school, and has been employed at the scovill Mfg O. aS . times keeper.
 Her sister, Yeoman Second Glass Myrtle Gabriel, is with c WAVES unit ct San FTAnciSco, wbila c brother Seaman First Glass George Gabriel, Is somewhere at seq.
 Sergeant Joseph Y. Petrocione of 270 Courtland avenue, who returned to this country two months ago after serving for 90 months ia the Aleutian:, Is now stationed ct Pope Field, ". 0.
 Staff Sergeant Samuel Mc0ee of Oakville, who has completed Si nils.
  Sions as an aerial gunner on c Fly. ing Fortress. has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Gross. The son of MT. and Mrs. Samuel J. Mcdee, he is also holder of the Air Medal and three oak Leaf Clusters. He is serving in the European area with an eth Army Afr Force unit.
 Sergeant Paul Maiette, brother of Mrs. Constance BaSsette of Be Wal. nut street extension. is here on furs tough after completing c phase Of service in the China. .DurnsasIndia ares. Re served previously in the Canal Zone an dat Trinidad. Hls brother, Private !talph Maietts, is serving in France with an Army medical unit
 18th ,AAP Tn Italy--cpi. John D. Lombafd!, son of Mrs. Nancy Lorls bardiy 30T Baldwin street. Water.