The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-04
lSlgT; VEN IN SERVICE


Enid Army Air Field, Okla. -
Recent arrivals here for the lO-week |
basic flying course included Avia-
ton Cadets Patrick F. Golden, 10,
son of Daniel j. Golden, Washing
ton, Conn, and John A. Crane, 20,
son of John ]. Crane, 10 Sycamore |
Lane. Waterbury, Conn.
Before coming here they finished |
the primary flying training course.
After completing basic flight train
ing here, they will 60 to other air
fields Of the Army Air Forces Train
ing Command for advanced instruc-
ton.
Peterson Field, Colo, April 2S-l
CUP)-Col. william Lewis, COM
mandant of Peterson field, has
made public the names Of crew
members Of missing Liberator
bomber.
The planes last report VISA re-
ceived at II o'clock Wednesday
night while on a routine combat
training flight from Denver to
Peterson field.
Members of the crew included:
End 1t. Frank T. Hoffman, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank J. Hoffman Of
GA Spring ST., Wallingfrod, Conn.
cambridge, Ca, May 4.-Now re-
ceiving basic flight training as an
aviation cadet at the cambridge
Army Air Field is Paul A. Lux, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lux, Central
road, Middlebury Con.
He completed pre-fiight training
at Maxwell Field, Ala, and his pri-
mary training at one of the many
fields throughout the southeast.
The Bainbrido Ire flying school.
unit Of the vast Army Air Forces
Training Command, is commanded
by Colonel Mills S. Savage, grad
uate of Georgia Tech and a veteran
in the Army Air Forces.
Cadet Lux, who is a former stu
dent of dartmouth College, Hanover,
N. H., where he Joined Phi Kappa
Psi fraternity, entered the Air Forces
on May 10, 1913.
First Lieutenant Robert T. Walker
of IS FiSke street graduated today
from the Medical Field Service
school at Carlisle Barracks, Pa. He
is now qualified for duty with troops
in the field. He received his MD.
degree from Tufts Medical college.
Lieutenant James r. Bassett, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond E. Bas-
sett of 1879 Fiske street, is serving |
as flying instructor at the Free
man Army Air Field, Seymour, Ind. |
Fabian r. Majewski of 1853 Green |
wood avenue is serving as a sergeant |
technician. fourth class, with an
Army medical unit in Iceland.
Technical Sergeant Donald E.
Nicholas has completed a furlough
here and has returned to Camp
Crowder, Mo. He is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Arnold G. Nichols Of 10
Knob street. and Vle husband &
the former Ruth Shepperd of West
Haven.
Private Bernard ]. Shulkin of 324
Orange street is serving in Italy |
with an Army infantry unit. He
has been in the service eight months.
NEWS OF MEN -. -. -. -. -.
Private Michael F. Mccormack OF
1854 Highland avenue is serving as a
teletype operator with a fighter
bomber unit in England.
George G. Morrison Of Orange
street is receiving advanced Naval
training at the station at Norman,
Okla. He Is a seaman, second class.
Sergeant Kai KnagenhJelm. son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. j. Lehmkuhl OF
Middlebury. has been killed In &C.
ton, according to word received by
his parents. He started training
in December. 1912 with the Royal
Norwegian Air Force IN Canada,
and was assigned overseas last De-
cember.
The youth escaped from Norway |
with his parents In June, 1910 when
the Nazis made their invasion. and
entered Harvard university IN ar
rival In this country. His father Is
president Of the U. 8. Time Cor
poration.
DramatizatIon OF action at Ia.
rawa, In which Marine Sergeant
John J. Spillane Of 81 Bronson
street participated. was made over
the Halls OF Monteguma" program
over Station WOR yesterday. Ser
geant Spillane. holder Of the Navy
Gross. lost his right hand when ne
threw back several grenades the
Japs sent into his amphibious land
ing craft. His action vas credited