The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-28
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Lieutenant Stephen H. Butler, Flying Fortress pilot, has been missing in action over Germany since Jan. II, according to War Department telegram received by his mother, Mrs. Joel I. Butler of 50 Buckingham street.
 A commendation was received by the serviceman recently for a daring landing of his bomber Grand Duchess after it was dis abled in raid over Bremen, Ger many.
 Lieutenant Butler studied at Taft school and LeHigh University and was employed at the Scovill Mfg. Co.,, before enlisting as an aviation cadet two years ago. He received his commission last March.
 Russell Wyrick of g Vine street is studying engineering at Howard university, Washington, under the Army specialized program. His brother, James, is serving as 8 cor poral at Fort Mcclellan, Ala. They are the sons of MT. and Mrs. Milton K. Wyrick.
 Joseph Cavanaugh of 40 Mel bourne terrace, who recently com- pleted a leave here, is taking an ad- vanced Navy ordnance course at Floyd Bennett Field, N. Y. His brother, William, is now stationed with Navy amphibious unit at Nor folk, Va.
 Private Leverett Miller of Middle bury has been serving in Italy for the past four months. He was Sta- tioned previously in North Africa and Sicily.
 Earl Wooster Jr., of Bethlehem has completed a course at the avia- tion machinistS' mate school at the Naval station at Memphis, Tenn. Private First Class Michael Doc- chic of 99 Pltat street has completed 8 furlough here and has returned to Camp Davis, N. c. The son of MT. and Mrs. Orazio Docchio, he entered the service last March.
 Mario AnastaSio, son of MT. and Mrs. Dominic Anastasio of 564 Frost Road, has been promoted to a second class petty officer in the U. S. Navy. He is serving on an aircraft carrier.
 Edward s. Marinko of 301 Bank street, Joaquin Mobrega, of 43 Union street, and vincent Maddaloni of Cheshire road, have enlisted in the U. s. Navy through the local recruiting station in the postoff1ce building.
 Joseph L. LeClaire of A Maple wood street, has been promoted to technician corporal at Camp Chaf- fee, Ark. where he is serving with an Army armored unit. Edward J. Maher, of 32 Walnut street, has been advanced to corpor- al at North Camp Polk, La. The son of MT. and Mrs. James Maher, he entered the service last March. Russell Truelove of 231 Colonial avenue, who recently completed a course in fire control at Norfolk, Va, is on sea duty with a destroyer. He is a fire controlman, third class.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles H. Elwell of 195 Lincoln street, have received an official report that their son, Technical Sergeant Charles H. Elwell, parachuted to safety last Oct. IA when his Flying Fortress was hit in action over Europe. He has been reported missing by the War Department. The message here came from a relative of a person who claims he saw the local soldier parachute from the airship. Ser geant Elwells wife is the former Edythe R. Powell of 226 Lincoln street.
 REC Ralph L. Hill of the United States Marine Corps has returned to Quantico, Virginia after spending a ten-day furlough with his wife and son.
 Pfc Hill entered the service November 9, 1943, and received his boot" training at Paris Island, ] South Carolina.
 1 He is the son of Reuben D. H. Hill of Guilford. Conn, and was formerly employed with the South em New England Telephone Com pany in Waterbury.
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