The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-10

10 C1ClZenS avenue Is now serving
in the clerical department at Camp
Bowie, Texas. Previously he served
at Fort Knox, KY.
Donald B. O'Reilly of 226 Elliot
avenue has been advanced from
private first class to corporal at
Maxwell Field, Ala. He is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel O'Reilly.
Sergeant Lorenzo Mirizo of Bris-
toll, who was reported missing in
action since Dec. 20, Is a prisoner
o farw Of the Japanese, according to
a War Department communication
received by his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Vito s. Mirizo.
Francis j. Robens Of 813 Water
town avenue has been promoted
from second to first lieutenant in
New Guinea. He has been overseas
Is months.
Private Raymond Zabit of 30 Will
liam street has completed fur1
Tough here and has resumed duties
at Camp Mackail, N. c., where he is
with a medical detachment.
Florence DeSantis of Wilson street
has started training in the WAVES
at Hunter college, New York city.
She has two brothers in the service,
Sergeant John DeSantis, who is at
Fort Bliss, Texas, and Private First
Glass Albert DeSantis. who is sta
toned at Camp Forrest, Tenn.
Four local servicemen who had
been in action in the Pacific for 26
months arrived here for visits yes
terday morning. They are: Sergeant
Louis Ritucci of lot Burton street,
Staff Sergeant Wesley Rood, Jr., of
"a Fort Hill avenue, Staff Sergeant
Arthur Hammel of South Main
street, and Sergeant Ray Upson of
Webb street. The quartet arrived
here on brief passes, and after re-
porting back to Fort Devens, Mass.
tomorrow, they will receive 21-day
furloughs.
Technical Sergeant Edward Your
kstovich of Oakville is spending a
furlough here after serving with a
Marine Corps unit after two years
service In the Pacific area.
Technical Sergeant Felice Delep-
po, holder of the Air Medal and
nine Oak Leaf Clusters, is resting
at an Army hotel in Atlantic City.
He returned to this country recent
ly after completing so missions as a
turret gunner and aerial engineer in
the North African and European
areas. The son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph F. Deleppo Of 206 Orange
street, he was on furlough here last
month.
NJ. Carroll Culhane, former local
dentist, has been promoted from
lieutenant, junior grade, to lieu
tenant, senior grade, in the Navy
at Sampson, N. Y, where he Is
serving with a dental unit. The
husband of the former Rosemary
Bowling, Of 10 Harpers Ferry Road.
he has been A in the service 10
months. He was practising dentist
in Waterbury for three years.
Lieut.. Joseph Linehan, Crosby
high and Annapolis graduate, plays
prominent part as gunnery control
officer of destroyer in book
Condition RFed," written by her
commanding officer, Frederick j.
Bell.
The book describes the actions of
the destroyer which participated in
most of the major naval battles in
the South Pacific. Lieut.. Linehan,
son of the late Joseph Linehan,
teacher in physics at Crosby high,
and Mrs. Linehan, OF Montoe road,
Bucks Hill, has since been given
command of destroyer of his own.
From 18th Army Air Force Base
-S/Sgt. Dom Spadola, son of Mr..
and Mrs. r. A. Spadola, of n East
Farm street, Waterbury, Conn, who
is serving as a clerk in a group
staff section with B-24 Liberator
group in italy, was recently author
lied to wear the Group Citation Rib
bon for being member Of an Or
ganization cited for outstanding per-
Torrance of duty in action.
S/Sgt. Spadola has served with
this group since its activation. Pre-
vious to his present assignment with
group operations he was assigned
to the Headquarters Squadron or
derly room. He has served with this
group overseas for the past twenty
one months. He enlisted in the Air
Corps at Hartford, Conn, on jan
uary %, 1912.
Private Mariana Padula Of 288
Highland avenue Is on furlough
here from Camp Robinson, Little
Rock, Ark. He is the son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Mariana Padula of 546
Washington avenue and husband OF
the former Katherine Carpini.
Sergeant Samuel j. MCGEE, Jr.,
of Oakville. has completed training
as an aerial gunner at DalhaTt,
Texas.
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