The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-26

George s. Gyuricsko of Mill street has completed leave here and has returned to his Navy base in Boston,
 Marine Private First Glass Ruth H. Goodrich of Woodbury is serving as driver in the transportation di- vision of the Marine station at El Centro, Calf, She enlisted more than year ago.
 Dr. James P. Lawlor, former Wa terbury denist, has been promoted from first lieutenant to captain at Camp Willard, Ohio. He is a gradu- ate of Crosby High school and the New York University Dental school, and practiced dentistry in this city l4 years before starting Army duties,
 Private Edward Grochowski is serving with an armored division in England. The son of MT. and Mrs. Felix Grochowski of 7S Dikeman street, and husband of the former Marion McKenna of Lincoln street, he received an overseas assignment six months ago,
 Private First Glass Walter '. Wall of 26 platt street has completed training as an aerial gunner at Harlingen, Texas.
 Five Waterury sailors who sur- vived the sinking of the aircraft carrier Block Island in the Atlantic several months ago met here Sat- urday night for their first reunion since the sinking,
 They included: Thomas Pisco, machinist mate 2c, son of Mrs, Dorothy Pisco, 149 Easton avenue, Edward L. Pace, seaman, 1c, son of MT. and Mrs. Mario Pace, 62 Nel- son. avenue; John M. Walsh, sea- man %, son of Mir. and Mrs. James J. Walsh, 10l Fuller street: AL bert Orsini, seaman lc, son of Mrs. Vincenza Orsini, 72 Bellevue street; Gordon Steer, fireman 1c, son of MT. and Mrs. Elwin J. Steer, 56 Monroe avenue, and Walter Ober- nier, son of Mrs. Lena Obernier, Fulton Park avenue.
 Robert s. Decker of Woodbury has been promoted to first sergeant at Maxwell field, Ala. The son of MT. and Mrs. E. N. Decker, he en- tered the Army Nov. lS, 1922.
 Sergeant John M. Connolly of Bridgeport, formerly of this city, has been reported missing in action over France since June 2. He en- tered the Army two years ago. Pre- viously he served six years in the Navy.
 Sergeant Albert M. Gioiele of Torrington has been wounded in action in Italy, according to word received by his family.
 Staff Sergeant Robert r. Crowley of 27 Edson avenue has arrived in Italy for service as radio gunner on a B-24 Liberator bomber, ac- cording to word received by his par ents, MT. and Mrs. Frank Crowley.
 Robert T. Cahill, grandson of Mrs. Gertrude Confer of 18 Johnson street. has been promoted from sec ond to first lieutenant at his post in Italy. He has completed 50 bombing missions as bombardier- navigator, and is holder of the Air Medal and two Oak Leaf Clusters.
 keesler Field, Biloxi, Miss, June 22.-Pvt. Harry Charles Keshian, son of MT. and Mrs. H. c. Keshiar, g Melbourne terrace, Waterbury. Conn, is now beginning medical and psychological tests, classifica- tion and training at this unit of the Army Air Forces Training Com mand. This Army processing Is designed to determine his Qualifica- tions as a pre-aviation cadet.
 Upon successful competition of this phase he will be sent either to Q college or university for five months of further study or directly to Q pre-fiight center for cadet training, depending upon his pre- vious academic background.
 A Ninth Air Force Service Com mand Unit. E.TO.-The promotion of Private Anthony DiMaria of Wa terbury, Conn. to the grace of corporal was announced recently in ETC. by headquarters of the TX Air Force Service Command depot to which he is attached.
 Corporal DiMaria is the son of Mrs. Marian DiMaria of 23 Galivan street, Waterbury. He is a grad uate of Leavenworth high school and just prior to induction into the armed forces was employed by the Scovill Manufacturing Go. He has three brothers in the armed forces.
 The corporal is now with med ical supply platoon attached to a TX Air Force fighter base where combat planes, currently engaged in the invasion of continental Europe, are being serviced.
 Stan Sergeant Delmas UhIer of
 WatertOwn. was killed in action in
 Italy May 29, according to word
 received here. Overseas since last November, he was assigned to Italy ln February. He entered Che Army December s. 1942.
 Three Of his brothers are In the aervices Earl. lieutenant who is ssrYing ovesseas. vie1og. seFg-