The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-04
OUR MEN IN SERVICE


 Joseph F. Sullivan, son of MT, and Mrs. Dennis M. Sullivan of Marion, has just been promoted to a first lieutenant according to word re- ceived from the War Department. Lieutenant Sullivan is stationed with an anti-aircraft company now located in Seattle, Wash.
 A member of the regular Army, he has been in the service for five years and has riven to his present rank from Q private. He is a ne- phew of Rev. William R. McCar- thy, Maryknoll missioner from Wa terbury now interned by the Japan csc at Los Banos. Philippines, as reported here previously.
 Two other brothers of Lieut., Sul- livan are with the U. s. Army and one with the U. s. Marines.
 San Antonio Aviation Cadet Gen. ter, Texas, Jan. 4-In training at the preflight school of the San An tonic Aviation Cadet Center are 8l from Connecticut, including five from Waterbury and one from Cheshire.
 The future pilots receive nine weeks of instruction at the center, learning the fundamentals neces- sary for actual flight training in primary, basic and advanced schools. They are prepared physic- ally and mentally to attain their common goal, the silver wings of Army Air Forces pilots.
 The prefiight cadets include: Raymon s. Bradshaw, Jr., 815 East Main street; Francis A. Ciminera, 50 Oakland avenue; John A. Crane, 16 Sycamore lane; Harry P. Finley 67 Delaware avenue; John Layton Lowell, 53 Pine street, Waterbury; Edward Stephen Clark, Preston ter race, Cheshire.
 Private Paul J. Foster of 400 Perkins avenue is receiving Army training at Camp Shelby, Miss. He is the son of MT. and Mrs. Salva- tore Fortunati of 37 Ruel street.
 Herbert Burwick of l94 Walnut street is on sick leave from the Naval hospital at Norfolk, Va. His brother, Ralph, is an aviation stu dent at Michigan State College, East Lansing, Mich, They are the sons of MT and Mrs. Max Burwick
 Shelley E. Croft of 8 Aurora street has been transferred to the pre-f1ight school at Memphis, Tenn. He served previously at Austin, Texas.
 Homer V. Bernier of 1891 East Main street is enrolled in an Army aviation course at the University of Vermont, Burlington, Vt.
 Ernest A. Pistellis of II Summer street is receiving basic training at Fort Bragg, N. c.
 John J. Rose of 161 Robbins street has been advanced to staff sergeant at the Army post at Gulf port, Miss.
 Private First Class Carl Trosino of 27 Winchester avenue has re- turned to the Marine Station at New River, N. C., after spending furlough here.
 Naugatuck, Jan. 4.-James J. Din- niny, son of MT. and Mrs. John J. Dinneny, 1858 German street, has been commissioner lieutenant, ]. g. in the U. S. Navy.
 Lieut.. Dinneny received his com mission Christmas eve. H. spent the recent holiday with his pav- ents and left Saturday for Folt Schuyler, Bronx, N. r., where he is stationed.
 A graduate of Columbia Univer- sity, lieut.. Dinneny was employed at the Labor Department in Wash ington before entering the service a few months ago.
 A brother, Joseph, is in Guadal- canal, and another, Edmund, is in England.
 Naugatuck, Jan. 4.-Sergeant Paul Al LOlZites, l5 Park Place, Naugatuck, has been awarded the Good Conduct Medal at the Bain- bridge Army Air Field, Bainbridge, Georgia.
 Sergeant LOlkitis, who joined the Army February 19, 1942, is assigned to the officers mess at the baisc pilot school at Bainbridge, Ga.
 Corporal John Walters of 296 North Harker avenue Is serving in New Guinea with an anti-aircraft unit. His brother. Elmer, is taking a radio operators course at Savan- nah, Ga. They are the sons of MT. and Mrs. Frank Walters.
 Private William J. Mercier of 1l5 South street is studying at the Army airplane mechanics school at Gulfport Field, Miss.
 spect. the city would find it's own expenses running around $500. The new ordinance entirely superseded