The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-02
VETERAN OF 5 ] ARMIES AGAIN
 GOES OVERSEAS
BY FRANCIs McCARTHY

BY FRANCIS MCCARTHY YUnlted Press War Correspondent
 Advanced Allied Headquarters, Dutch New Guinea (UP)-Late ar- rival in the Southwest Pacific the ater of war is thrice-married, much bemedalled It. Col. Joseph c. Steh- lin of New York city and Miami Beach, 48-year old veteran of two wars.
 Members of the famed Lafayette Escadrille in the last war, in which he was one of the United States Army,s youngest Eleutenant-colonels, Stehlin today handles the public relations of Maj. Gen St. Calir Ctreet's 18th USAAF. He has been overseas here and in England, more than two years.
 Proud wearer of 13 decorations, bestowed by five governments. Steh- lin has served in the armed forces of Poland, Latvia and Russia, as well as those of France and America. He wears the Brevet Militaire FrancaiS, one of the highest flying awards in the world, as well as the Croix de Guerre with palm, among his dec orationS.
 His only son, Charles Stehlin, 22- year-old lieutenant in the Free French Air Corps, promises to carry on the proud traditions of the fam fly. Charles, despite his youth, al- ready has seen active service in Le- banon, Syria, North Africa and the Southwest Pacific.
 With a newly organized medium bomber group now operative from a Dutch New Guinea airbase is Col. Charles c. Kegelan of Reno, Okla, one of the first American fliers to go up against the enemy in this war.
 Col. Kegelan, who participated in the invasion of Africa with the 18th USAAF, formed in England for that purpose, flew in the first Anglo-Am- erican air strike of the European war, a medium bomber attack on July 4, 1942, directed against four airdromes ill enemy occupied Hol- land.
 Prior to his second trek overseas Col. Kegelan trained fighter pilots at Sarasota, Fla.
 Seeking absentee reelection to the New York State Legislature, of which he has been member for the past Il years, is 37-year-old Daniel Flynn, now lieutenant in the U. s. Naval Reserve on active duty with the 7th Amphibious Force of Rear Adm. Daniel E. Barbey.
 Flynn, presently on leave of ab- Sence from the legislature, is the Democratic candidate from what is now the 18th Assembly District, that area from 125th and 161st Sts., in Washington Heights.
 Immediately called to active duty in September, 1922, after being com misFioned as lieutenant (jg), Flynn has since participated in the inva- sions of the Marshalls and Halmahe- ras. His duties aboard Adm. Bar beyig flagship are those of First Lieutenant and Officer of the Deck.
 Official commendation for out standing service in the Mediterran- can theater, and a year later in the Southwest Pacific, has been confer red upon Robert Francis Sloane, Jr., of South Brooklyn, N.s r., Gunners Mate 3-c USNS.
 Sloane, now attached to the Sev- enth Amphibious Force flagship of Rear Adm. Daniel E. Barbey, was a member of the armed guard unit of the SS William. w. Gerard during action against enemy aircraft in the Mediterranean in August, 1943.
 Under repeated enemy attack while unloading cargo at Palermo, Sicily, and, later, while en route to Gibraltar, "the Navy gun crew cour- ageously remained at battle stations, fiercely striking back at the enemy with an accurate and sustained bar rage of shellfire which inflicted se- were damage" according to the com- mendation.