The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-19
NEWS OF MEN M THE SERVICE

1 A graduate of the only school O it's kind in the Army is S-Sgt Ever cit G. Winston, son of MT. and Mrs Winston of 19 Middle street, Water. bury, Connecticut. S-Sgt. Winston has successfully completed his sil weeks course at the ferrying divis' ions advanced radio training uni (Reno, Nevada Army Air Base. where he learned to operate thu radio on the GAG, the largest twt engined cargo plane in the world.
 Since the C-46 is world-widel! used by the air transport command S-Sgt. Winston's future assignment! will probably include radio opera tion on missions in which the hugl transport carries vitally needed sup. plies to air bases all over the world | Pvt. Gerard Guerin, 30, was killed in action in Germany, Nov. 2S, ac cordlng to a War Department tele gram to his brother, Roland Guerin 619 South Main street.
 A native of Canada, Pvt. Gueril came to Waterbury three years ag' and was employed by the Water bury Mfg. Co.,, before entering ser vice in February, 1943.
 Survivors are his father, Fred eric Guerin of Canada; four broth CTS, Roland of this city, George of St. Johns, Canada, Pvt.Co nrat Guerin in France and Pfc. Mauric' Guerin in England, and a sister Sister St. Frederic of St. Thyacin the, Canada, member of St. Jo sephS order.
 For extreme efficiency" as mem bers of signal battalion durint the invasion of southern France three Waterbury soldiers have beer commended by Maj. Gen. John K Cannon, commanding general of tht Mediterranean Allied Tactical Ali Force and 18th Air Force.
 They are Sgt. Carmine J. Sta bile, son of Mrs. Christine SSabile 43 Summer street; Pfc. Lawrence Minervino, son of MT. and Mrs A. Minercino, 65 Drake street and Cpl Frederick R. Taggert, sor of MT. and Mrs. Fred Taggert, 19! MelroSe avenue.
 It. Thaddeus F. Kobylenski, sor of MT. and Mrs. Chester Kobylen ski, 37 Ward street and Captain Hooker Stoughton, son of Henry E Stoughton, 131 High street, Thom aston, are members of heavy bonn bardment group of the 18th Ali Force which has been awarded { blue battle streamer for outstand ing performance of duty.
 Pvt. Michael D. Lombardl, sol of Mrs Catherine Lombardi, 4 French street, who served in tn drive to Rome, has been granted medical discharge.
 With The Fifth Army, Italy-Si, Waterbury boys recently helped tn 135 Infantry Regiment mark 1t 338th day in combat. They are Pfc. Armand Digliani, 1883 Nortl Main street, Pfc. John Malchionnt 54 French street, Pvt. Edward R Root, 20 Robbins street, Sgt. Nor mand 2. Cyr, 40 West Liberty street Pvt. Charles W. Clark, 52 Cook street, and Pfc. Charles A. Geracc AT Summer street.
 The regiment, unit of the 34tl Red Bull" Division with Lieuten ant General Mark w. Clark's Fiftl Army in Italy, has been in foreigl service continuously for more thai two and a half years.
 Algiers, Hill 609, the Volturno an, Rapido Rivers, Casino, the Anzi beachhead, Rome, Pisa and tn Gothic Line have been fought fo and won by the men of the 34th il their nearly 1000 days overseas.
 S-Sgt. Harold Newell, 468 Yves Main street, veteran of two wars, home on furlough. Serving witt the Canadian army, he went over seas and served in the same uni with his twin brother, Sgt. Johl Newell, whom he left four mile from the Holland border when h received news of his furlough. Sgt Newell, who has two sons in tn service, saw action in France in tn last war. He enlisted in the Can adian Army 31 months ago whel his citizenship papers failed to ar rive in time for him to enlist in thi country.
 Comdr. Robert A. MacKerracher formerly of the Bunker Hill section and son of the late James MacKer racher, has been promoted to tn rank of Captain in the Navy.
 First It. Robert A. Booth, AA1 combat fighter of Oakville, diet saving the lives of group of iso lated men on the front lines il France, Chaplain Harold B. How ard has written the pilots parents MT. and Mrs. Harold c. Booth, IA: Falls avenue. It. Booth was report ed killed in action Oct. 27.
 Pvt. John L. Burke, 20 EaStor avenue, first Waterbury soldier tt be wounded in Germany, is spend ing furlough with his wife ane three children. The former Scovil employe wears three battle stars fol the invasion of Normandy, tht drive to Paris, and the push into Germany. Pvt. Burke received l Communion from Archbishop Francis J. Spellman during Mass 1T the Siegfried line.
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