The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-24
OUR MEN IN SERVICE


Kaplan, 48 Hill street, Waterbury,
Conn, is now enrolled as an avia-
ton cadet in the pre-flight school
at Maxwell Field, Alabama, an in
stallation of the Army Air Forces
Training Command.
Here the cadets are receiving
nine weeks of intensive military,
physical and academic training.
cadet Kaplan attended Crosby
High school, 1939-43.
Midland Army Air Field, Mid
land, Texas Completing an IN
tensive six weeks course In the lat
est bombing tactics and advanced
bombardier instruction techntques
Lieutenant George B. Carroll, OF
Waterbury, Conn, today was grad
uated from the Central Bombardier
Instructors school at this head
quarters field of the nations bonn
barber training program. He Is the
son Of Mrs. Joseph j. Carroll OF
Waterbury.
Staff Sergeant Francis Jarlett Of
WATERFOWL has been awarded an
Oak Leaf cluster In lieu of another
Air Medal, according to War De-
.partment announcement. The award
was made for service in connection
with antt-submarine patrol flights
in the Northwest African area.
Corporal Joseph CALI Of $50 Pine
street has sent a Japanese rifle
taken at Guadalcanal to his father,
Getano Call.
Lieutenant Ronald T. Delaney, a
prisoner of war in Germany, be-
came a father yesterday. Mrs. De-
laney is the former Dorothy Lucas
of rs Fulton street. The son will be
named Ronald T. Delaney, Jr. Lieu
tenant Delaney, who is the son OF
Mrs. Emma Delaney of 80 Willow
street, has been prisoner since last
Aug. IT.
Staff Sergeant Raymond G. Car
rington Of 1893 East Main street Is
spending a furlough here from De-
Ridder Army air base, DeRidder, La.
Sergeant Edward Zailckas, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John ZailckaS Of High
land avenue, has completed a fur
Tough here and has left for jack
sonville, Fla, preparatory to taking
a new assignment at a Louisiana
camp. He will meet his brother,
Floyd, who is visiting in Florida, be-
fore returning for military duty.
He served previously at Camp
Myers, Fla. He has been in the serv-
ice since October, 1912.
Eugene Keane, nephew Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Begley Of 1888 West
Main street, has been promoted from
second to first lieutenant at Miami
Beach, Fla. His brother, William,
is stationed with an Army unit at
Camp Ham, Calf. after returning
recently from the South Pacific area
where he served for nine months.
Members Of the Waterbury Civil
Air Patrol will meet at the Armory
at 7:3O tonight preparatory to a
trip to Meriden where they will
attend q special showing OF an
Army motion picture. Members Of
the Meriden unit also will attend.
Rev. Wilbur Ruggles, former
curate at st. Johns church and
a former secretary Of the Y. M. c.
A., has been commissioned in the
Naval Reserve and Is awaiting an
assignment in the Navy Chaplain
Corps. He is now rector of Grace
Episcopal church In Kirkwood, Mo.
STAFF Sergeant Fred M. Falzone
Of 100 Union street has been trans
ferred from an army general hos
pital to q convalescent hospital In
North Africa, according to word re-
ceived by his mother, Mrs. Linda
Falzone. An Army radio operator.
he was wounded while In action In
the Mediterranean last September.
Prospective candidates for the
Aviation Cadet Corps will be In
terviewed by william p. Cahill,
chairman Of the cadet committee
Of Wheeler Young Post, tonight
from 7 to $3.50 at Victory House on
the Green.
James q. Lyon Of woodbury. who
enlisted In the Navy in March,
1913. Is serving with Seabees unit
In the South Pacific.
Theodore r. Hallock, former Wa
terburian. has been promoted from
second to first lieutenant at the
Holabird Signal Depot, Baltimore.
Nd. His wife and son reside In
Dundalk. Md.