The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-04

NlCOOI ". ATOOuopcCN, a., Col PCA~
ter's mate, second class, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Amos Goodspeed, Union
City road, Prospect, has died of
wounds suffered in action, accord
ing to a navy department telegram
to his parents.
Second Lieut.. Leonard Aptec Of
Torrington had narrow escape
while serving as bombardier on
Liberator supporting the allied
beachhead below Rome. FLAX tore
through the map he was reading
but injured no one.
Twenty five local sailors are home
on furlough having completed their
basic training at Sampson, New
York. They are:
Vincent and Louis A. Bianco, lis
Dikeman ST.; Michael Buczak, 81
Fuller street; Edmund P. Bacco,
500 North Main street; Henry Bari
bault, $50 South Main street; John
L. Caputo, so Hopkins street; Paul
Guglielmo, 339 Oak street; SANFORD
Kravitz, u Hill street; David Kari
pavich. 70 Phoenix avenue; Anthony
Piccochi, Ill Avon avenue; Robert
F. Palmer, So Ives street; Edward
j. Mascot, 1862 Baldwin street;
Laurence E. Shapiro. II Savings
street; George ]. Rikteraitis, 215
Alder street; Lawrence Pete Attic
ri, (no address given): A. G. Schia-
vone, 40 Engelwood avenue; Walter
H. Polakowski 236 South Leonard
street; Donald Santopietro, ID
Simsbury street.
Also, Joseph DelPiano, Fortuna
street; Anthony Daloisio, 656 High
land avenue; Charles l.. Foley, go
Lone Oak avenue; Robert r. Fiore,
35 Primrose street; Bennte Hor-
bachuk, 242 Oak street; Thomas w.
Barth, II Brewster street; Robert
w. Hallock, 8 Woodtick road.
A Distinguished Flying Cross
awarded to Staff Sergeant John F,
Astyk, now a prisoner of war IN
Germany, was presented to MS
mother. Mrs. John Astyk OF 1877 Will
low street, at ceremonies yesterday
on the entrance lawn of the Water
bury Mfg. Co. The presentation
was made by Colonel Hubert john
son, commanding officer at Bradley
Field, Windsor Locks.
Among the persons present for the
exercises was the youths fatner,
John Astyk, and employe of the
Scovill Mig. Co. The sons career
was outlined by wallace A. Hustled,
manager of the Waterbury Mrg. Co,
which employed him before he start
ed service.
The award was made for extra
ordinary achievement" while serv-
ing as q radio operator and gunner
on a BLY, airplane on a bombing
mission over Germany last July 20.
Sergeant Astyk, who entered the
service nearly two years ago, was
reported missing last July but two
weeks later he was reported safe. In
August he was again reported miss
ing and then later the War Depart
ment announced he was prisoner
of war.
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Staff Sergeant Thomas w. Mas
Donald of 1872 Chestnut avenue Is
receiving training at the Army Air
Force officers candidate school at
Miami Beach, Fla. He is the son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Macdonald.
Robert P. German of SO Laval |
street has been cited for "meritor-
ious devotion to duty, in the South
Pacific, according to word received
here. A quartermaster, second class,
he has been commended for giving
first aid to 10 wounded men last
July 20 at Pacific post. He is hold
er of the Purple Heart for wounds
sustained last August. At the pres
ent time he Is an instructor with a
Navy PIT boat unit in the South
Pacific.
Private FIRST Glass Lawrence Min
ervino of IS Drake street Is spending
a furlough here from Camp Crowd |
er, Md. where he recently completed
an advanced radio operators course.
He will take a new assignment at
Keesler Field, Miss, next Tuesday.
His brother, Corporal Ernest Min
ervino Is serving at Wilmington, Del
as an Army transport flight en-
gineer.
Private T. E. Dyson Of 1874 Cherry
street has completed course at the
mechanics school at Keesler Field.
Miss. -
Private Patrick Moriarty, Jr. OF
1925 Thomaston avenue has arrived