The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-09
NEWS OF MEN IN THE SERVICE

E SERVICE
 18th Army Air Force in Italy - Staff Sergeant Erwin c. Moe, 27 Of i40 North Main street, Waterbury, Conn, gunner on B-24 Liberator bomber, operating from Italy, has been awarded the third Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal, according to on announcement by the 18th Air Force.
 Tn the words of the citation, tn award was made, for meittorious achievement in aerial flight while participating in sustained opera. tional activities against the enemy"
 Sergeant Moe was inducted into Thearmy, November ie, l042. He Is now tsationed at 18th Ar Force heavy bombers base in Italy, in . group, commanded by Colonel Thomas W. Steed, of Etowah, Tenn
 George Morrison of POS Orange street has been transferred from Norman, Okla, to the Navy aerial gunnery school ct Jacksonville, Fla. His brother, Robert Morrison, re- gently completed recruit training at the Naval station at Sampson, ", r., and has been assigned to Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
 Private Thomas Hopkins Of 54 Warren avenue has completed furlough here and has returned to Camp Ellis, H., where he is with a medical unit. He entered the Army six months ago.
 Local men who recently complet- ed orientAtion courses at the Air Service Command station in Eng land include: Second Lieutenant Francis Barzilauskas of % North Leonard street, Staff Sergeant John Cicchetu of 2i Vista street, and Sergeant America Pettinicchi of Sylvan avenue.
 Private Daniel Spardone, son of MT. and Mrs. James Spardone of 29l Bank street, is serving in France with General George Pattons Third Army, according to word received here. In the service since April :3, le43, he was sent overseas In July.
 First Lieutenant Ellie E. Daven. port of Middlebury, who participat- cd in the invasion of Normandy, is now taking part in action in south- ern France, according to word re- ceived by his parents, MT. and Mrs, B. E. Davenport. He entered the army in January, i942.
 The War Department has an. nounced that Staff Sergeant Joseph Iannone, son of MT. and Mrs. Patsy 1annone of Spring avenue was re- ported missing in action in a raid over Germany on August 24. He completed 20 aerial missions and received the Air Medal on Aug. 20, for participation in heavy aerial ! bombardment over the continent of Europe"
 Sergeant Iannone was an aerial | gunner on a BPS bomber. He en- tered the service Sept. l, I942 and went overseas in June, 1943. He is graduate of Wilby high school. where he was an outstanding mem Der of the football team. Before going into the Air Force, he was employed at the Benrus Watch Co.
 A brother. Corporal Carl Iannone. has ben serving with quartermas- ter corps in Iran since March, l943.
 Names of nine Waterbury area men, who were wounded n faction, appear on the latest War Depart ment casualty list. They are as fol- lows:
 Private Raymond J. Farrell of l68 Mill street, European area; Private First Class Armand A. Adam of BPS Mnl street, Mediterranean area; Private First Class John J. Pabil. ionis of BIO Bank street, Mediter- ranean area; Private John K. Klampe of Willard street south- west Pacific area; Private First Glass Arthur W. Fenn of Oakville, European area; Private First Class Marian Chmielewski of Union City. Mediterranean area; First Lieuten- | ant John w. Cushner of Bristol, | European area Private First Glass Leo Canesse of Bristol; European area; and Corporal James J. Ken- nedy of Bristol, Mediterranean area
 A promotion to the rank of pri- vate, first class. has been granted to Joseph DiPietro. son of Major and Mrs. Joseph DiPietro of Wilde mere avenue. The marine is sta- tioned in the Pacific area with the Fleet Marine Forces. He entered the service February. l9a3. and trained at Paris Island. S. c. and Corpus Christi, Texas. Major DiPietro is stationed with the D. S. Army in China.
 Corporal Victor S. Kapshevich of Union City has received the Bronze Star for valarous action at Bousain- vile in the solomons. 1t was an- nounced yesterday in an official army citation. The infantryman was cited for his bravery in crawl ing forward under heavy Jap fire to help rescue two wounded com