The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-21

 street Waterbury. Prior to enter ing the armed forces in July lsa2 he was employed as a government inspector with the civilian army ordnance at EcOyill's Mfg. Go, at Waterbury.
 The Ninth Air Force Service Command is a gigantic ground net work which supplies, maintains ana repairs assault planes of the Ninth Air Force, the United States tac- tical component Of the Allied Ex- peditionary Air Force.
 First It. Joseph S. Steven. who was wounded in the battle ol Sai- pan. is expected home this week according to a telegram received by his mother, Mrs. Joseph P. Stew ems. eco Willow street.
 It. Stevens. who was severely wounded in the left arm. is enroute from San Francisco. He is the son of the late Detective Inspector Capt. Joseph P Stevens.
 With the Fifth Army. Italy-Stop- ping his munitiOn-laden truck on the brink of a 4O-fOot psecipice in Italy, Pryiate Theodore Van Duzee, eeth Infantry Division dnger from New Milford. Connecticut, recently had another fin a series Of close calls.
 His first hair-raising experience was during enemy artillery concen- frati0n E1lile he was transporting infantry replaeements to th Fifth Army front. The smelling got so hot that all hands had to abandon the truck and take cover in a roadside ditch.
 On another occasion. a German Teller mine exploded only 20 feet away from the truck in which Van Duzee was carrying ammunition te a coastal city.
 He was driving !n blaek0ut when be experienced his most neeeat brush gith death. The 2 i-2-toSl truck. loaded with TINT powder charges for I55-millimeter howiizer shells. rolled up a sheer cliff which had resulted when retreatlng Ger mans had blown Ol.t a bridge. Be cause of darkness, Van Duze saw his DredieameDt only when it might have been too late. but vigorous ape plieati0n of the brakes was just enough to prevent a catastrophe
 'Eo far" Van Duzee commented, I've been lucky. but I'm keeping my fiDeeFs crossed"
 The accompanying sketch Of the driver, showing the blue, G0ur-leal clover, symbol Of the Bstb Division was drawn by PTjytae Gus Pager holm. 8 fellow soldier iD the same division.
 Private Van Duzee Is the son 0l MT, and Mrs. Arthur Van Duzee ot New Milford.
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 Private Pirst Glass Prank 4. Ba- l0Tes Of a0g South Leonard street has completed training at the tank sehO0l at Camp PeDdlet0p, oeeaDs side, Calf
 GaTp0rst SasleS Pa1Nsne, balshsead ef sie faF1aeF N0nlie EtaFafsis et tes lTeeewea1 RgeBpf, has eFTbgea iw gRgisa9 wbgb ' Raadieat HDbg.
 Private abeFt WO0ding Of 26s eiedm0pt street has graduated from the armament school at Lowry Field, DeDyeT, Colo. Be Is the son 0f Mrs. Ella 4, W00ding.
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 William c, FenD 0f 0aksllIe has been edgaileed to private fltsl class gitb 2 Ninth Ar Force Service Command lD the European tIleater 0f operstI0'as, where ne Is . poser plant FepairmaD, bie has been 0yeTs seas nine Dl0Dfhg,
 EFaak z, EfegV, aon 0f Agg. and MFs, RafFlek GAagy ef se Cfewn street, 6 an leave hRge 6Fam elbe (iaast 1naF6 station nt fseste9. ife sas EeseDtlv psemeie9 C speeisiisf. seeoB1 fiass,
 Corporal James v, WhItegay and Ills brother, HtslI Sergeant Robert C. Whlteway, JT., are spending ftiFs lOligb6 witil llleiT parents, Mf. and AlFs. lsoleFt c. Whlieway. GT., Of 2l Sparks street. The brothers had not seen each other lF twO years. The sergeant ls stationed at soea Baton. Wla. B'islle the corporal is serving af Fort Riley, ksns.