The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-25

MARGARET TRACY
 Sergeant, WAC
 Sgt. Margaret Tracy, WAC, is
 spending a 15-day leave with her
 mother, Mrs. Belinda Tracy, 1S1
 Coniston avenue. She has been
 stationed at the air field at Mem
 phis, Tenn, for the past 16 months
 where she has served as chief
 clerk of statistics.
 The WAC sergeant entered the
 service in January, 1944, and
 trained at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.
 She is a former employe of the
 Waterbury Tool, Division of Wick
 CTS. Sgt. Tracy has received the
 Good Conduct Medal
 Capt. David B. Brighton of Wood- bury, pilot of a 21st Bomber Con- mand Superfortress based on Saipan has been awarded the Distinguish ed Flying Cross for participation in a series of heavy incendiary bomb ing commissions against Japan in March.
 Mary Perrell, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Vincent Perrell, Geddes Ter race, has been promoted to yoeman third class, in the WAVES at Arl- ington, Va. Her sister, Flora Perrell, s 1-c, is serving at the Naval Air Station at Memphis, Tenn, with the same branch of the service.
 Kay Donahue Cleary, who has been serving with the Army Nurse Corps at Auxburg, Germany, for the past four months has been promot- ed to first lieutenant. She is a grad uate of Crosby High school and the Waterbury Hospital School of Nurs- ing. Her parents, MT. and Mrs. Pat trick J. Donanue, reside at 28 Laval street.
 A Purple Heart Medal awarded Pvt. Richard Palmatier, for wounds sustained in France last September while serving with the Third Army, has been received by the soldiers wife, Mrs. Ann Palmatier, 854 Bank street. Palnatfer Is veteran of the Normandy invasion and has served in France, Belgium and Germany.
 Morton R. Tracy, serving with the BPS Ferrying Squadron of the Med iterranean Air Transport Service, in Italy has ben promoted to cap tain. He is a graduate of Crosby High School and later attended Carnegie Tech and the University of Pittsburgh. Since arriving over seas in May, 1943, he has seen serv- ice in Africa, France, the Balkans, Sicily and Italy. He holds the Air Medal.
 Childress Army Air Field, Chil- dress, TeXaS.-Aviation Cadet Cor don P. Chabot, son of Philip J. Cha tot, 40 Bouffard avenue, Waterbury, Conn, has begun "A week training period at this Central Flying Train ing Command school to earn his wings as bombardier-navigator.
 Army Ground and Service Forces Redistribution Station Camp Rutner N. C.-Cpl. Arthur w. Kingsepp, brother of Mrs. Arthur Peterson, 157 Easton avenue, Waterbury, Conn.,, IS currently stationed at the Re- distribution Station where he will spend two weeks before reporting to his new assignment in the United States. Cpl. Kingsepp, was returned recently to the United States after having served 33 months in the European theater of opera tions, where he served as a clerk | in a hospital. He holds the Good | Conduct ribbon and the European theater ribbon with two campaign | stars.
 Atlantic City, N. J.-Flying Tone wolf" missions over Germany af- forded the greatest thrill to 1st It. Thaddeus F. Kobylenski of 37 Ward street, Waterbury, Conn.
 A former B-24 pilot with the 18th AAF in Italy, It. Kobylenski said | today at AAF Redistribution Sta ton No. that his three solo harass- ing missions were "the most excit- ing" of any he flew in his eight | months overseas.
 We usually took off at night in | weather that had grounded the regu- lar formations and plowed through | the ice-laden clouds to the objec- tive" he explained. Our bomb | loads comprised delayed action ex- plosives and screaming 'meemies', which were designed to harass the enemy during periods when the rest ol the air force was unable to hit the regular targets"
 It. Kobylenski was awarded the i Distinguished Flying Cross for his successful penetration of the wealth CT which turned back four other ships from his wing. He also wears the Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters and the European theater ribbon with three battle stars.
 A veteran who spent forty months in the Pacific, and left bride in Australia, Staff Sergeant James w, Cunningham, arrived at Fort Dev- ems. Mass, yesterday to spend a furlough with his parents, MT. and Mrs. James Cunningham. 135 West Main street. His bride is waiting for visa to join him in the United i States.
 Sergeant Cunningham is gradu- ate of Crosby High school, and was employed at the aPtent Button Company before entering the serv- ice October IT, 1941. He went over-