The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-20
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NEWS OF MEN IN THE SERVICE

With the Fifth Army, Italy Staff Sergeant PaSquale L. Zualo, 1854 Bank street, Waterbury, Conn, has been cited by his regiment of the 88th Infantry Division and awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge for actual participation in combat with, the enemy on the Fifth Army front in Italy.
 Private Raymond Langlais, hus- band of the former Norma Ruocco of 40 Chatfleld avenue, is stationed at San Francisco with an Arms medical unit. A veteran of action in the South Pacific, he was wounded last Oct. l9 while serving on a Fiji island.
 Ensign Shier Jacobson, son of MT. and Mrs. Aaron Jacobson of 190 Plaza avenue, is on leave here. He was recently commissioned at the Navy midshipman's school at Colurn- bia university, New York city.
 Private Thomas 0. Schweitzer of Watertown was recently presented the Purple Heart at ceremonies at an Army hospital in England. The son of MT. and Mrs. Conrad Schweit- ger, he sustained a leg wound in France July 12 when booby trap exploded.
 Private Peter L. McGrail of 34 Scovil, street has completed a spec ial assignment in the Florida jung les and has returned to Camp Lee, Va. He was with a group of soldiers who were assigned to experiment on jungle clothing and equipment.
 Private James Farrell of 65 Plaza avenue is on furlough here from the Marine station at Paris Island, S.. C., where he recently completed basic training. The son of Frank Farrell, he was reported next to New River, N. c.
 Robert B. Humphrey, husband
 of the former Dorothy Miller of
 75 Ives street, has ben reported
 missing at sea since last Thurs
 days hurricane. The destroyer on
 which he served, the Warrington,
 sank during the hurricane.
 The local serviceman, 8 seaman,
 second class, is the son of MT.
 and Mrs. Robert Humphrey, ST.,
 of 75 Ives street. He entered the Navy in March and was assigned
 to the Warrington a month ago.
 Private First Glass Edward R. Hotchkiss of 62 Ayres street has re- turned to Elkins, West Virginia, where he is with an engineers unit, after completing furlough here.
 Raymond Flaherty is spending a leave here after completing 20 months of service on destroyer in the South Pacific area. His brother, John Flaherty. is serving in the Navy at the Normandy beach. An- other brother, Thomas Flaherty, is stationed in France. They are nep- hews of Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor of 54 Wildemere avenue.
 Private First Class John T. Dil- lon, Jr, of Hartford, former Water burian, was killed in action in France, Aug. 26, according to a War Department telegram received by his parents, MT. and Mrs. John Dillon of Hartford.
 He entered the service in Novem- Der, l942, and was sent overseas a year later. Before starting Army duties he was employed by the First National warehouse.
 Naugatuck. Sept. 20.-Sgt. Ray mond A. Walsh of Woonsocket, R. l., a navigator on an Army bomber, who was reported missing after d flight over France, March 27, is safe and in England after having been aided by the French underground
 His father, Leo A. Walsh of 364 North Main street. Naugatuck, re- ceived a letter from him Monday. Sgt. Walsh said he and three other members of the crew were saved byp the French and kept hidden until the Allies liberated the part of France in which they were forced down. He said he was treated roy- ally by the French underground.