The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-01
BOYS IN
THE SERVICE

Sergeant Louis E. Freilich of 1874
Pine street has completed a fur
Tough here and has reported for
duty at Fort Wayne, N. Y. He re-
turned to this country month ago
after 20 months service ovrseas. He
had been stationed on the British
Isles, at North Africa, and italy.
Rev. George J. Vilciauskas, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. julius Vilciauskas of
10 Green street, has been advanced
from first lieutenant to captain in
the Army Chaplain Corps at Staun-
ton, Va. A graduate Of st. Joseph S
parochial school, and Crosby high
school, he studied at Indianapolis
college, Thompson, and st. Ber-
nard's Seminary In Rochester, N. Y.
He was ordained three years ago
and served as assistant pastor at
the Holy Trinity church in Hartford
before entering the service last
Sept. 26.
Albert B. Corideo of 81 Ridgefield
avenue last night, while listening to
short wave broadcasts in hope OF
word from his missing sailor-son
intercepted a message from a Ger
man war prisoner to Hamder
resident. The message was COM
municated to Miss Adeline Fitch OF
Hamden. 1t came from Captain
william Peck of Birmingham, Eng
land, who said he was a prisoner,
but was well. Mr.. Corideo tunes in
to the German broadcasts each
night, hoping to get some news
about Richard Corideo, who was re-
ported missing in the Atlantic last
month.
An Eighth AAF Bomber Station,
England - The promotion of Ern-
est D. Medhurst, %, of Waterbury,
Conn, ball turret gunner on an
Eighth AAF Flying Fortress, from
the grade of sergeant to staff SER
geant has been announced by Eighth
AAF Headquarters in England.
Staff Sergeant Medhurst is the son
of william Medhurst, Divident Road,
Rocky Hill, Conn, and his wife is
Mrs. Helen Medhurst. 375 Waterville
street, Waterbury, Conn. He was a
mail clerk before entering the Army,
and is a former student of Wildly
High School. He also was employed
by Scovill Mfg. Co.
An Air Service Command Depot,
Somewhere in ireland. - Private
First Class Thomas A. Thomas, son
of Joseph Thomas Of 1876 Bradley
avenue, Waterbury, Conn. is now
serving in the European theater of
operations and is a member OF the
Station Complement Squadron of an
Air Service Command Depot some
where in Ireland. The Station Com
plement Squadron of the depot is
responsible for the operation of the
base. which includes maintenance
of buildings and equipment and
supply Of vital war materials.
Before entering the service Pfc.
Thomas was employed as a produce
dealer. He attended Crosby High
school.
Headquarters, European Theater
Of Operations - Converting an old
style gasoline powered heater into
an efficient electric sterilizer is all
in the days work for Corporal Frank
J. Walsh. A. 4 Camp Terrace, Wa
terbury, Conn. utilities man serving
with a United States Army general
hospital In England.
The sterilizer is used in the Dental
Clinic to insure instant readiness
of sterilized implements for emer-
gency extractions. Two control
speeds keep the water at tempar-
ature ranging from 100 degrees to
2i2 degrees fahrenheit.
Corporal Walsh worked as an
electrician for the Scovill Manufac-
turing Company, OF Waterbury. be-
fore his induction into the Army In
October. ie42. He received his basic
training at Camp Forrest. Ten
neSsee.
His wife. Mrs. Leta Walsh, lives
with their four children at the Camp
Terrace address.
One year ago today 1t. Col. Max
r. Traurig of Waterbury q member
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