The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-07
NEWS OF MEN IN THE SERVICE

Washington, April 2 The names of the following Connecticut men were listed as casualties by the War Department Thursday: Wounded in Action Mediterranean Area Lamb, 2d It. John D. - Mrs Dor othy G. Lamb, mother, 60 Emerson street, New Haven.
 Lasse, Pvt. Louis w. - Mrs. Rina Lasse, mother, 8 Pleasant View ave nue, Bridgeport.
 Sousa, Tech. 4th Or. Gordon - Mrs. Mabel V. Lycett, sister, 4 Sterl- ing street, Hartford. Killed in Action European Area
 Budleski, 1st It. Stanley P.-Mrs Frank Budleski, mother, Main street, Yalesville.
 Carlson, 2d It. Carl - Burton Carlson, brother, ITO South Whitney street, Hartford.
 Murphy, Staff Sgt. William c. = Mrs. Annie E. Murphy, mother, 101 Broad street. Middletown. Mediterranean Area
 Roguski, Pfc. William A., Jr. - Mrs. Marguerite M. Roguski, wife 75 Birdsey avenue, Middletown.
 Tenis, Staff Sgt. John J. - Mrs. Elizabeth Veturis, sister, 67 Burr street, Waterbury.
 Second Lieutenant Louise Dumond of 26 William street has been serv- ing in England with an Army Nurse Corps unit for the past five months. She is the daughter of MT. and Mrs. Leo Dumond.
 Bertha V. Dzimidas of Chipman street extension is spending 8 leave at her home from the Naval Ali station at Miami, Fla. She is a yeo. man, secaond class in the WAVES. Lorraine E. Stone of 122 CIough road, who is serving as an American Red Cross hospital secretary, has arrived in Australia, according to word received by her father, Earl P. Stone.
 Private Jerry c. Palmento of 2so Long Hill road is receiving basic ill- fantry training at Camp Blanding, Fla.
 Lieutenant T. Lowry Sinclair, son of Rev. and Mrs. Thomas L. Sin clair of IS Hewlett street, is visiting relatives in New Orleans. He was on leave in this city last week. The lieutenant is former skipper of a PIT boat.
 Sherman c. Brown, Jr., of S15 Boyden street has completed a radio course at the Naval Air center at Memphis, Tenn.
 Two sons of MT. and Mrs. John J. Marens of Watertown are in the service. John J. Marens, Jr., who is 8 radioman on an LIST craft, is spending a leave at his hcIle at the present time. Sergeant Michael Ma rens is with 8 field artillery unit at Fort Sill, Okla.
 Warrant Officer Fred Cadotte ot 314 Atwood avenue is spending a leave here after completing more than two years of combat service Tn the South Pacific. He partici- pated in action at Guadalcanal Munda. and Bougainville. John Mastroianni, son of MT, and Mrs. Joseph Mastroianni, 463 South Elm street, has been promoted tc pharmacist mate, third class. at the Naval base at Sampson, N. Y. Mate Mastroianni is married to the for. | nler Elizabeth Palomba, A East Liberty street.
 Lieutenant Harold T. Shalett. for mer commander of the Waterbury squadron of the Civil Ar Patrol. is now stationed at Indiana State Teachers college, Muncie, Ind. Pre- v1ously he served as an admins trative officer at the Bunker Hill Naval Air station at Peru, Ind.
 Raymond J. Beeman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Beeman, 21 Cossett street, now serving at an Air Trans port command base in West Africa has been promoted to technical sergeant.
 Private First Class James Leon- etti of 48 Hill street is serving at Great Bend. Kans., with an Army Air Force unit. He is the son of MT, and Mrs. John Leonetti.
 The Ahearn family, formerly of 182 Echo Lake road, had a family reunion on St. Patrick's day at the Marine base at Quantico, Va. Corp Thomas J. Ahearn, returned from the Caribbean area, bumped into his dad. Corp. Timothy J. Ahearn, who promptly led him to his sister, Mary Ann, a mechanic IT, the Mar inc Corps reserve. The three Mar ines then joined with Mrs Ahearn at her home at the base.
 Daniel Spallone, 9, 419 Washing ton avenue. an ambulance driver with the American Field Service in India was reported safe after an encounter with the Japanese which forced his unit to abandon all equipment and proceed on foot