The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-13

Private Anthony J. Martins, son of MT. and Mrs. Jeremiah Martins of 3 Bond street, is a patient at McCloskey General Hospital, Tem- pie, Texas. He returned to this country last month after serving for IT months in the South Pacific. Keesler Field, Biloxi, Miss, Mar l3.-Two soldiers of this Army Air Forces Training Command post from Waterbury, Conn, have been en- rolled in Keesler Fields B-24 Lib orator bomber mechanics school as reward for the excellent show ing they made recently in the Armys mechanical aptitude test.
 These men will spend approXi- mately 17 weeks learning to per- form the vital task of keeping America's giant Liberatos in light ing trim for long-distance bombing raids against the Axis,
 The Keesler Field school course includes training in B-24 mainte' nance, structures, hydraulic sys- tems, fuel systems, engines, elec- trical systems, instruments, pro- pellers and aiIplane inspection. The students also undergo training period at Fort Liberator.' final branch of the school, where they learn to apply the knowledge they have been given under simulated battle conditions.
 The new students include:
 Pvt. George William Reardon, SOD of MT. and Mrs. Dennis Reardon, 565 Cooke street, and Pvt. Ralph J PronoVost, son of MT. and Mrs. Pierre Pronovost, 1879 Highland avenue.
 Seaman First Class Edmond G. Tanner, l0, son of Mrs Morris Silver, 3l7 North Main street, was one Of a crew manning landing craft which got hung Up on a coral reef during the invasion of Eniwetok in the Marshall Islands. After being subjected to enemy shore fire, which killed one of the crew, for forty five minutes, the men managed to return to a transport with the load of casualties they were evacunting.
 Herbert Toffey has been advanced from lieutenant to captain at a post In England, where he is serving as an executive officer of transpor- tation unit. He is the son of MT. and Mrs. Herbert Toffey of Watertown and the husband of the former Julie Demyanowich of 35 Branch street.
 Sergeant Joseph B. Cook of Wa tertoWn has been serving with ar Army Air Force unit in England since last October.
 Albert J. DeF'eo of 8i Division street has been promoted to corpor- al in England. He is serving with an Army Air transport unit. The son of Mr, and Mrs. Carmen DeFeo, he entered the service last April.
 Private Joseph Julian, son of Mrs, Nancy Julian of OakVille, Is sta- toned at Fort Meade, Md, He began Army service last September.
 Second Lieutenant Joseph c. Co.'S grove of 776 Frost road is at Langley Field, Va. He has two brothers who are in the service, Staff Sergeant Charles Cosgrovc. who is serving in the Marshall Islands, and Corporal Howard CoSgrove who IS at Camp Shelby, Miss.
 Marine Corporal Albert D. Marin gola, son of MT. and Mrs. Serafino Maringola of 80 River street, Is spending furlough here after corl- pleting years service in the Vir-
 Robert F. Crowley of 27 Edson avenue is receiving training as a radio gunner at Charleston, s. c. He recently spent furlough here af- ter completing training at m aerial gunner school at Tyndall Field, Fla.
 Sergeant Walter Megin of Wolcott recently participated in 6 raid con- ducted over Germany by the first aIi-gIlycr fortress. The standard colored camouflage has been aban- doned in favor of the silver finish for the purpose of saving about 50 pounds in weight and giving greater speed. Sergeant Megin entered the service December 2, l042 and re- ccIved gunnery training at Harlin- gen, Texas, and Moses Lake, Wash.
 Herman J. Weisinan, Jr., son of Attorney Herman J. Weismnn, has been promoted to captain at post in England, according to word re- ceived here. He Is Q graduate Of the Hotchkiss school, Yale university, and the University Of Pennsylvania Law school.
 Staff Sergeant Charles Sabis Of 337 wilson street is spending 6 fur tough with his mother, Mrs. Mary Gabls, after completing five years Of service with an Rnti.aiycraft unit in the Hawaiian Islands.