The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-16

in October, 1940, and was stationed in Oregon previous to leaving for the European theater of war. He was a graduate of the Webster school here, and attended Wander child high school, New York city.
 Surviving besides his parents, are three sisters, Mrs. Arthur Harman, Glenbrook; Mrs. Albert Mairano, and Miss Anne Scavuzzo, both of Waterbury.
 Armand Dupre, whose wife, Ame- lia, lives at 443 Pearl Lake road has been promoted to the rank oi sergeant in Italy where he is serv- ing with the 361St. Infantry regi- ment of the Power River Division with the Fifth Army. He is the Sor of MT. and Mrs. Joseph Dupre of 1056 Meriden road.
 A solemn memorial Mass will be celebrated tomorrow at 10 a. m. ill St. Philip Neri Roman Catholic church, the Bronx, N. Y, for Rev John A. Mulry, s. J. The priest died January 13 while prisoner of the Japanese at Los Banos internment camp in the Philippines. He was an uncle of Mayor John s. Mona- gan.
 The following Waterbury men have completed recruit training at Sampson, N. Y, and have been granted leaves: Thomas F. Sevigney l63 Circular avenue; Nicholas Api- cello, 1294 East Main street; An gelo DiLeo, 32 Howard street; and Vito Lovallo, g North Beacon street.
 Pfc. Arthur Hansen, paratrooper who was wounded in France August 19. 1944, has returned to the United States and is now a patient at Camp Patrick Henry hospital, New port News, Va. He entered tho service September 4, 1942 and went overseas April 27, 1944.
 Pvt. Dolor J. Barrett, 19 Gather inc avenue, is spending a 2l-day furlough here after returning from the European theater, where he was slightly wounded in action, Nov Is, at Luxembourg. He will report to Camp Edwards, Mass, March 19 Before entering the service March Is, 1944, he was employed by the Chase Brass & Copper Go.
 Sgt. Michael A. Tranci, who ls serving as a radio operator and gum ner on a BPS Maurader, has been awarded the Air Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster for "meritorious achievement" in the European the ater. of war. His wife, the former Vivian Foster, 165 South Main street, recently received the medal.
 An VIII Air Force Service Com mand Station, England - Sergeant Anthony J. Torsiello, whose wife. Mrs. Catherine TorSiello, and daughter, Barbara Jane, live at 1l6 Funston avenue, Torrington, Con- necticut is a member of the train ing section of the administrative division at this strategic air depot bomber repair base.
 Sergeant Torsiello was graduated from Torrington High school ln 1889 and prior to his entry into the military service January 30, l945 at Hartford Connecticut, he was employed by the American Brass Company, Torrington, Connecticut. Sergeant Torsiello recently met his counsin, Private Alfred c. Torsiello at this depot. It was the cousins first meeting in over a year and a half Private Torsiello is a mem Der of an infantry division fighting in France and is on combat fur- tough in the United Kingdom.
 Sergeant Torsiello's parents, MT. and Mrs. Albert Torsiello live at 39 Colt avenue, Torrington. Con- necticut. He has been stationed ID the European Theater of Operations since August, 1943.
 Ithaca, N. Y., Charles w. Pa lomba, Jr., of 888 West Main street. Waterbury, Conn, was commission ed an ensign on March 9th in the U. s. Naval Reserve at graduation exercises for the ninth class of mid shipmen to complete training at the Neval Training School at Cornell University