The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-08

his wife, Mrs. Stephanie MaSsl- cOtte, go Howard st., was recently informed by the War Department. He was an emp;Oye of the U. $.
 Time corporation before enter ing service, on February II, 1914.
 Pvt. MasSicOtte, trained at Camp Blanding, Fla, Fort Meade, Md, and Camp Pickett, Va, before gO- ing overseas in October.
 S-Sgt William J. Lefevre, son of MT. ard Mrs. William O. Lefevre 98l Meriden road, is serving as armament clerk with the 27th fight CT group of the 12th Air Force in Italy which has been cited for the fourth time.
 Paul Rechenberg, chief petty off, cer in the Seabees, who recently arrived at an unknown base in the Pacific area wrote his parents, MT. and Mrs. Paul Rechenberg, Scott road, he met a former Schoolmate at Rockville school, Marine Cpl. An- thony Sambuco, son of MT. and Mrs. Anthony Sambuco, Meriline avenue.
 The promotion of Patrick J. Ken nedy. 50 Macauley avenue. from staff sergeant to technical sergeant has been announced by It. Col. Robert w. Chrisp commanding off, cer of U. s. Air Force station in England
 Sgt. Kennedy, son of MT. and Mrs. Patrick John Kennedy, Macauley avenue, is an electrical technician on heavy and medium bombers. He | is responsible for the care and maintenance of the lighting and | communications system and other allied electrical equipment
 Kennedy arrived in the European theater of operations in October, 1943. Before cnlisting in the AAF in l942, he was employed by the South ern New England Telephone Go.
 Six Waterbury men have been awarded Distinguished Unit badges as members of the 460th lombard ment group of the 18th Air Force in Italy for outstanding performance of duty" at ceremonies at the base recently.
 The honor unit members are Sgt. Henry G. Gebhart, l74 Willow street; Cpl. Charles Sniekus, 4l5 Waterville street; Cpl. Patrick E. Charrette, IT Judd street; Cpl Mi chael V. Zingarelli. 2l Clairmont avenue; Pfc. Orel A. Daigle. 37 East Liberty street, and Pvt. Edward J. French, 27 Seminole avenue.
 Sergt. Patrick J. Shea, Jr., son of MT. and Mrs. Patrick Shea, 68 Walnut avenue, with an Eighth Air Force fighter group in England. was recently commended by group com mander, Colonel Ben Rimerman, for his untiring efforts in secur- ing replacement part and aircraft supplies without which pilots of the | group could not have achieved their enViable record"
 Sergt. Shea, who has been serv- ing overseas since June, 1943, was especially commended for his work from August IT to November 1, l944. during which period not one of the aircraft of his unit was grounded for lack Of replacement parts.
 Sergt. George Kane 942 West Main street. has returned to his base at Fort Meade, Md, after spending en-day furlough at his home here. Upon entering service in June, l943. Sergt. Kane trained at Camp Stewart, Ga, and Camp Gordon, Ga.
 Pfc, Milton Greenblatt, son of MT. and Mrs. Martin Greenblatt. B Columbia blvd, who enlisted in the Army Reserve while a student at the College Of William and Mary in Williamsburg. Va, is serving with an air force unit in Italy He was called to active duty in Feb ruary, l943.
 His brother First Lieut. Arthur P. Greenblatt, vice-president of Fnl- ton Markets, Inc, arrived overseas in October l043. He entered the service three years ago
 After spending a furlough with his mother, Mrs. Francis Cole, Park road. Woodbury Nj Sergt. Ralph F.. Cole, Woodbury. has reported at the Asheyille. N c. redistribution center for reassignment.
 Overseas 26 month the sergeant served in Tunisia, Sicily, Italy. and was hospitalized because Of illness for five months in Italy and at Lowell General hospital, Fort DevenS, Mass. He entered service in Octo- Der. l040
 Sefgt. Joseph Griffin, son Of MT and Mrs. Dennis Grimm, B2 Walnut street, is shet metal specialist at an Eighth Air Force Bomber Bta- tion in England. fl has been an~ nounced. A member of an 8th Air Force Service Command sub-depot, SeBt. Griffin speeds the repair of battle damaged B-l7 Flying Fort re6ses of the Eighth Air Force. He was employed by the Scoyill Man uiacturing Co, prior to entering service in May, 1892
 Cpl. William r. Delnno, son Of Mir. and Mrs. Italo Delfino. PIT Wal. nut street. has recently arrived at Welch Convalescent hospital, the Armys new reconditloning center in Daytona Beach, Fla, according | 10 word received here. During his 32 months service in the Southwest Pacific. he received the Presidential Distinguished Unit Citation He entered the Army in June. l04i. His brother. Pvt. Elton Dtlhno, is also serving with the armed forces.