The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-21
NEWS OF MEN IN THE SERVICE

With tho Ath Armored Division in FTanee-Five shots were all that the inexperienced crews of two tank destroyers with this division needed to knock out two new German Mark V Panther tanks in their first real battle.
 The huge German tanks had knocked out several medium tanks in an attack on Q hivouac area and the chips were down for real for the boys of the tank destroyers "Bos- ton and Both Barrels,
 The German tanks were being followed by waves of Pan3er infan- trymen in Q strong effort to wipe out an entire cavalry reconnaissance unit.
 Sergeant Roland Rreault, a. of 2 Mcbride street. Northrldge, Mass, commander of the destroyer ''Bos- ton" saw the first Panther coming through the early haze at 1900 yards, Gunner Corporal Harold Glynn, 28, of 70 Roberts street, Portland, Me, fired two quick shots and the tank burst into flame,
 The destroyer Both Barrels" opened fire on the second Panther at an even greater range, and two shots from 1t and one from "Ros- ton" had 1t blazing from stem to stern, Tho German tanks had not had chance to fire Q shot and in the infantry battle which followed two companies of Germans were killed or captured
 The defeat of the attacking NaAs was broken as result of those five shots, and 6 counter attack, launched immediately, swep through Q French village resulting in the destruction of 12 more tanks and the capture of more than 800 Germans,
 The other members of the crew of the tank destroyer Boston" were:
 Cpl, Alfred Kinta, 24, of 2T5 Wash. ington avenue, Waterbury, Conn, driver; Pfc, Warren Marshall 22, Main street, Livingston Manor, New York, assistant driver; Pfc. Frank R, Rauchman, g, of Man kato, Minnesota, assistant gunner.
 The new crew of Both Barrels" was composed of Sgt, Clyde E, Fogle, 24, of II Pleasant avenue, Trotwood, Ohio, commander: Cpl, Ted Parimenter, Ss, of Epping, New Hampshire, gunner; Pfc. Walter J, PlauslSy, 30, of 2li Elm street, Cam bridge Mass, assistant gunner; Cpl. Anthony Ristueeia, 26, of 264 Elm street, Marlboro, Mass, driver; and Pfc, Roderick K, RonenX, 25, of 1910 T, 8Srd Street, Chicago, Illinois, assistant driver,
 Private Peter A. Zaecaria of lS Nill street has graduated from the transport school at the Marine sta. ton at Camp LeJeune, N, C,
 Private First Glass James J, Me- Inter, former Waterhurian, was slightly wounded in action in Ger many Sept, 6, according to War Department telegram received by his sister, Mrs, Walter J. selle o: Union City,
 Chester Ford of llIS West Main street Is spending leave here after completing . phase of overseas Serv- Ice with Naval beach battalion. His brother, Richard. is serving with an engineer unit at 0ceanside, Calf.
 Thomas r. Donahue, son of Mir, and Mrs, James Donahue of Willow street, has been promoted from pri- vate first class to corporal in the Marine Corps ct Cherry Point, N, O., where he is serving aS Q combat swimming instructor. He has been in the service since March IT, His brother, James Donahue, is serving aS staff sergeant at the Army Ar Transport Command Station at Miami, Fla,
 Paul F. Smith, son of Mir, and Mrs Irving r. smith of WatertOwn, has been assigned to Hendricks Field, Fla, for training as Q Flying Fort. ress combat pilot.
 Corporal Anthony DiHattiste of A04 Baldwin street has been awarded the Purple Heart ct an Army hos- pitayl in England. The son of Aug pSt D!BattiSte, he was wounded In action h France September 6, His brother, Paul Di1attiste, is serving In Iran with an Army quartermaster unit.
 Richard II. LawtOn of 1902 Bald. win street has completed Q course at the Naval Radio School at Bed. ford. Pa. The son Of Mir. and Mrs. William M. LawtOn, he entered the Navy last April and received re. Criit training at Sampson, N. Y.
 Pfc. Thomas F. dunshanan, 2s, has been missing in action In France since Sept. 2S, c War De. partment telegram informed his mother. Mrs. Thomas 0. dunshanan, 20 Vermont street, yesterday.
 Pfc. 0unshanan was employed by the Scovill Mfg. Co. before leaving Tor service Dec. 2, ie43. He res ceived his training at Camp Bland- Ing. Fla, and Fort Meade, Md and left for overseas service last June. He Is Q graduate of Wilby high school.
 His mother last heard from him In Q letter dated Sept. i2, ct which time he stated that he was in Bel gium.
 Private Herbert L. Collins of 266 Orange street has completed q course in bomb handling and verI- cle maintenance Rt on Air Service Command station In England. He has been In the Army since Febru. aTy, ie4S.
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