The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-14

Pfc. William ]. Ionerpan, U. 6. Army, has just been transferred from North Africa to c location "Somewhere in Italy,"
 Lonerean has been ln the service since December io42 and arrived overseas on June z, io43. He resides on Huntingdon avenue, Waterviile.
 18th AAF Tn rtaly-Tech. Sgt. Fred Howe of Beacon Falls, Conn, has been awarded the air medal for ''meritoriotis achievement in aerial flight while participating in sustain- cd operational activities against the enemy"
 Sgt. Howe. son of Mrs. Emma Wal- dron, 6s Railroad avenue, Beacon Falls, Conn, is flying conbat as aerial engineer -gunnsr on one of the big B-24s attacking Nazi installa. tions in the Mediterranean theater of operations.
 The former Naugatuck. (Conn) high school student received his gunner's wings at Fort Myers. Fla, last May after enlisting in the air force of January g. i943.
 With the Fifth Army, Italy-First Lieutenant Walter c. Moss of Wa terbury, Conn, recently was promote ed to captain. He is commander of a company in the 85th Custer" Di- vision with the Fifth Army in Italy.
 Captain Moss entered the army at Waterbury in February, l94l and was commissioned December l. l942 at Fort Benning, Georgia. He was stationed in the French Society Is- lands in the Pacific theater and has been at one time and another pla- toon sergeant, leader of rifle and weapons platoons and company ex- ecutive officer.
 He has served at Camp Banding, Florida, Fort Moultrie, South Caro- lima; Fort McArthur, California; Camp Wolters. Texas: Camp Shelby, Mississippi: Camp Polk. Louisianna; and Fort Dix, New Jersey.
 Captain Moss sister. Mrs. Thomas Grady Jr., lives at 99 Cole street, Waterbury.
 
 Staff Sergeant Carmen Rosa. 28, son of Mir. and Mrs. Joseph Rosa of 30 Crown street, Waterbury, has been awarded the Air Medal. it was announced by 18th Army Air Force Headquarters.
 Tn the words of the citation, Sgt. Rosa, aerial radio operator and gun ner, was awarded the Air Medal flor meritOrious achievement while par- ticipating in sustained operational activities against tho enemy" Sgt Rosa is stationed in Italy with a Liberator bombardment group Of the 18th Army Air Force in Italy which has been bombing German held targets in Europe.
 4 graduate of Crosby High school, and a former employe of Modern Glass Co, the sergeant was inducted into the army in Junc 1922.
 18th AAF Tn Italy-6ecoad Lieu tenant Robert w. Jensen, 22, son Of MT. and Mrs. Otto Jensen, 1860 Og- den avenue, Bronx, New York City' bombardier on Q B-24 Liberator bomber, is now assigned to a veter- an bomber group in the Mediterran- can theater.
 Lieutenant Jensen's new bomber group, commanded by Colonel Ro- bert E. L. Eaton. li9 South Charles street, Belleyille, H.. has been en- gagged in operational bombing against the enemy throughout the Mediterranean theater for the past seven months. and has flown over 90 combat bombing missions, striking such vital target cites as Ploesti, Munich, and Steyr,
 Entering the Army as a cadet on October 10, i942, he attended bonn bardier schools at Houston, Tex. and San Angelo, Tex, He received his commission and wings on Janu- aFy IS. i044. His wife, Mrs Jane R, Jensen. lives at l2l Waterville street, Waterbury, Conn,
 A promotion to the grade of staff sergeant has been granted to Rlch- ard ". Lockhart. son of MT and Mrs Fred B, LOckhart of 23 Meriden road who Is now in England as an 8th ip lnR0a OlaRanAp np 0A \ ihar-