The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-26
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ing to word received here. He hes been in the Army since March IS, 194l.
 Private First Class E1nmit Gan- non of 10 Vermont street is spend- ing Q furlough at an Army rest home in Italy. A member of Q quartermaster port battalion, he was recently discharged from hospital after receiving treatment for injur- les.
 Private Edward Edelberg of Ches- hire has arrived In England, accord- ing to word received by his parents, MT. and Mrs. Herbert Edelberg. He entered the Army last December.
 Lieutenant -ohn Bonn, Navy chaplain, is spending a leave at the home of his father, John l.. Bonn, Sr., of 47o Willow street. He is sta- toned at the Naval Air base at Ot- tuna, Iowa.
 Private Lester Nicholas of 8 John street is now serving in India. A former employe of the Scovill Mfg, Co.,. he entered the Army 8 year ago.
 First Lieutenant Daniel W. Cos tello of l37 Robbins street has been seriously wounded in action in Nor- mandy, according to word received by his wife. The War Department reported he was wounded June 10. Tn the Army seven years, he was sent overseas last January.
 The War Department Sunday aIl- nounced award of the Silver Star to Pfc. Charles L. Macdonald, 345 West Grove street, Waterbury. The cita- ton reads:
 "On March {, 1914, at Los Negros Island, Admiralty Group, our troops occupied narrow defensive peril meter and because of continuous infiltration and sneak attacks by the enemy, orders required all per- sonnel to remain in their foxholes and fire at any moving object. At 2:45 a. m. at the height of an en- emy counterattack he heard e machine gunner call for additional ammunition. Disregarding the in- tense enemy fire and his extreme peril in exposure to the fire of friendly troops, he left his foxhole and secured supply of ammunition which he brought to the machine gun to enable 1t to remain in action. Thereafter he returned to the dump, secured additional ammunition and again made his way through heavy ire to the gun position where he found the gunner killed at his post. Although the machinegun was the target for the concentrated enemy fire and genrades he unhesitataingly manned the gun and continued 1t in operation against the enemy. aiidng greatly in stemming the en- emy attack"
 It's just round disc of shellac but it's going to make Mrs. Palmina Patrdicelli Papa, 5l Norman street Waterbury, happier than any gift she's received lately.
 Tt" is a special recording of the voice of her son, Sergeant Anthony Patricelli, who is a member of Gen. eral MacArthur's headquarters pub- lic relations ofice. The record will be presented to the soldiers mother despite the fact that young Patri- celli is at present stationed ind Aus tralia.
 Patricelli spoke with screen and radio stars Ronald Colman and Maureen O'Sullivan on a recent broadcast of the Colman %Every- thing for the Boys" radio program via a two-way short-wave hookur between Australia and the NEG studios in Hollywood, where the pro- gram originated.
 During the overseas portion of the broadcast, Patricelli introduced his Australian bride via the short-wave air lanes to his mother living ir Waterbury, Conn. Patriceln met and married the young Australian girl since arriving in the antipodes, and the couple now have a one-month- old child.
 The recordoing of Patricelli's talk with the screen an dradio stars will be presented to his mother Wednes- day by Mayor John s. Monagan and representatives of the Electric Auto. Lite company sponsors of the Col man radio program.