The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-28
NEWS OF MEN IN THE SERVICE

Sergeant Thomas Brown, son ox Mir. and Mrs. Peter Brown of S7l North Main street, arrived here last night for Q furloush after complete ing Q phase of overseas service. He was with the first wave of troops to land ct Normandy on D-Day, June 6. He is holder of the Purple Heart, awarded for wounds Sus. tained in action at Cherbourg.
 Private First Glass John F. Ham lon Of 10 Nelson avenue has com- pleted . furlough here and has TO. turned to Grand Island, Neb. He Is the son of Mir, and Mrs. Jere- naiah Hanlon.
 Dominic Daddona of li0i North Main strete has been stationed in New Guinea for the past three months. The son of MT. and Mrs. Joseph Daddona he entered the Navy Seabees in July, ie4S and holds the rating of seaman, first class.
 Sergeant Morris E. Ryler, hus. band of the former Lena DelPo Of 622 Congress avenue, is spending . furl0ugh here. He returned to this country earlier thls month after serving for Si months In the South Pacific area. He ls the son of Nsr. and Mrs. Robert W. Tyler of MeFi. den rOad.,. .,,. .. .. ., ., |" q.
 Corporal B. Rabbit, son of Mrs. Alice M. Rabbit of 2i3 North Elm street, Q mechanical engineer, as at the present time in Belgium. He has been in the service three years.
 Private JOhn Andrew Krause, son of Mrs. Katherine KFause Kollsko, of 100 Orange street, died Sept. 2A from wounds sustained In action five days earlier at Palau Islands, according to War Department notl. flcatlon received by his family. ...
 Entering the service October 90, l04e, he received training at Camp Rucker, Ala., Camp Horn, Arix. Camp Beal and San Luis 0blspo, Calf. He spent his last fuElOugh here in February and In July wrote from E9onolulu that he had been assigned to tho Palau Islands. He served with an infantry unit.
 Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Helen Wasllesky of SSl West Main street, and Mrs. Mary Pranulls of Naugatucl, and Q brother, Nicholas A. Krause, who ls serving ln the Navy In the Southwest Pacific area.
 Peter Butkevich of Oakville has been advanced to sergeant at his post in Italy, according to word re. celved here. He is Q lower turret gunner with e Liberator bombard- ment group. Tn the Army since July, le43, he was sent overseas several weeks ago.
 Lieutenant Adelln0 I. Macedo of 190 Hope street has reported to Miami Beach, Fla, for reassign- ment. He is holder of the Air Medal and five Oak Leaf Clusters for serv. Ice rendered while on duty eight months in the Mediterranean area as . B-2A Llberator navigator.
 Private Roland Barone of S5 Woodlawn terrace Is now serving with e paratroop unit in Holland. Tn the service two and half years, he was assigned overseas six months ago.
 Avon Park. Flcrida-- doubtedly one of the most surprised persons ever seen at Avon Park Army Air Field was Q young man who walked into the personnel section at base headquarters last Saturday. Pass ing the desk of sfSgt. T. F. Van sickles. of New Haven. Conn, 6 special orders clerk, the man in question was handed piece Of paper. 1t was a special order trans- ferring him to Greensboro, N. o. for eventual overseas shipment.
 Much bewildered. the llnsuspect- ima lad didn't understand why he should he given army orders, as lle exclaimed, 's11n only tho newsbcy and came in hero to sel1 eoplss as llae Tampa ually Tlmssl"