The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-09

Sixth Army Group, France - A selected number of overseas veter- ans are participating as students or instructors in novel Army educa- tional program now underway at the world-famed University of Di- jon, in the French provisional cap- ital of Dion.
 Glasses in both the French lang uage and in general culture subjects are conducted by the Franco Amer ican Institute, art of the Univer- sity. Extension courses for group study in hospitals, rest areas and base installations some distance from Dijon are also being offered.
 The program is a two-way ex- change of learning and understand ing since a number of American officers and men are conducting classes for French soldiers and civ- ilianS in the language and culture of the United States.
 Educational authorities are view ing the eXeriment with keen in- terest as 1t may provide the pattern for a large scale educational pro- gram for CTS in Europe after the final defeat of Germany and before troops are sent home.
 Among the Connecticut soldiers II, the first course at the Dijon courses are:
 Bridgeport: Private First Glass Chester E. Williams, 223 Beardsley street; Captain Andrew Park, 139t Park avenue.
 Hartford - First Sergeant Max Matt, 148 Cornwall street. New Haven - Lieutenant William H. Pitts, Jr., 87 Dixwell avenue.
 Waterbury Major Bernard A. German, 243 Willow street.
 Corporal Frank w. Goodwin, hus- band of the former Marie G. Ella of 25 Ward street, has been killed in action at Leyte in the Philippines according to War Department noti- fication received by his wife,. He entered the service in September 1S42, and was assigned overseas three months ago.
 Originally he was with an am- phibious tractor battalion, but the War Department report stated he was serving with an infantry unit when he was killed. He was a former employe of the ScOvill Man. ufacturing Company.
 Somewhere in New Guinea = Three Waterbury men, who have served overseas in the Southwest Pacific theater for the past 26 months, are now stationed in New Guinea with an Anti-aircraft Artil- lery unit. They are: Technician Fourth Grade Mike Calo, son of MT. and Mrs. Rocco Calo, 45 Ward street, Technician Fifth Grade Jo- seph Trepiccione, son of MT. and Mrs. Alpito Trepiccione, IA Easton avenue, and Technician Fifth Grade Harold R. Roberts, son of MT. and Mrs. Howard Roberts of 807 Meriden road.
 The men entered the Army in March. 1942, and received their basic training at Camp Stewart. Ga. They saw action during the early Guadalcanal campaign.
 Cpl. Roberts was employed bv the Lightning Protection Engineer Co. prior to entering the service.
 An Eighth Air Force LiberatOr Station: England-SecOnd Lieuten- ant Henry L. Fabiani of S9 Green mount Terrace, Waterbury, Conn.,, pilot on . B-24 LiberatOr, has re- ceIved the Air Medal for meritOrious achievement in combat over Europe, MaJ.-Gen. William E. Kepner, Commanding General, Second Heavy BOmbardment Division, an- nOunced.
 The medal was presented by Col. LOrin L. Johnson of PaysOn, Utah, commanding the SS2nd Heavy BOmbardment Group. The citation read:
 For exceptionally meritOrious achievement, while participating in bomber combat missions over enemy occupied Continental Europe. The courage, cOolness and skill displayed by this man on thess occasions re- fleet great credit upon himself and the Armed Forces of the United States"
 On the S92nd logs are missions to Berlin, Friedrlchshaven. Gotha, Bremen, POlitx, and other targets In Germnay, Poland. Belgium, Holland, Norway and France. Its tooth Enis. sion was made on D-Day In support of the initial Iandings In France. Since then the b0mbers of the 302nd have made many missions in close support of the ground troops.
 Lieutenant Fablani attended the Crosby high school and the Unl- verslty of Purdue. He entered the service In December, 10l2, and re. Ueived his commission in March. l0la. His parents, Mir. and Mrs. Hen- " Fahlanl, also live at the Green. mount street address. Lieutenant Fablnnl was employed by Che ge0vlll Manufacturing Company, Water bury, Conn.
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