The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-13

VICTOR J. MICHAUD
 Corp. Victor J. Michaud, son of
 MT. and Mrs. G. s. Michaud, 108
 Union street, is an interpreter of
 the French language at Ninth Air Force Service command depot
 in France. Corp. Michaud trained
 at Miami Beach, Fla, and Hill
 Field, Utah, and StinsOn field,
 San Antonio, Texas.
 A Ninth Air Defense Command Unit, France: - They call them the "Waterboys" from Waterbury. Seven buddies from Connecticut who are determined to stick together, come what may.
 They all entered the army at the same time and received their train ing together in the states. They were all on the same boat when they landed in England. They were still together when they landed on the beaches of Normandy few short days after "D-Day"
 Five of the boys have been awarded the Drivers Medal for out standing service as a driver during very adverse conditions when driv- ing was hazardous and dangerous. They are Private First Class Joseph J. Flammia, 65 EaSton avenue, Wa teroury; Corporal Joseph T. Razin- auSkaS, 153 Drayer avenue, Water bury; Corporal Thomas F. Driscoll, 30 ElmWood avenue, Waterbury; Corporal Leonard B. Foster, 28 Will son street, Waterbury and Corporal Curtis N. Lovejoy, Chase Park avenue, Waterbury.
 Two of the boys, Mario A. Aureli 107 Harpers Ferry road and Joseph B. Burns, 145 Sylvan avenue, have recently been promoted to Private First Class for their work during the Normandy campaign.
 All seven of the "Waterboys" from Waterbury have been awarded three Bronze Battle Participation Stars for campaigns in France, Yes, Wa terbury can be proud of their own anti-aircraft unit over here.
 Pfc. Harry Lukasewski, g, son of Mrs. Josephine Sryeski, Main sreet, Terryville, was killed in action in Germany January 30. He entered the service December 3, 1942, and had been overseas since last Co., tober. He held the Silver Star and the European ribbon. Pfc. LukaseW- ski is survived by two brothers, S-Sgt. Marshall Lukasewski, in Bel gium, and Edward of Bristol, and two sisters, Miss Irene LukaSeWski and Mrs. Katherine Kolibizynswi of Bristol.
 With the Fifth Army, Italy - Pri- vate First Class Armand J. Dupre, whose wife, Amelia, lives at 443 Pearl Lake Road, Waterbury, Conn, has been cited by the 361st Infan- try Regiment of the 91st Powder River" Division and awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge for &C., tual participation in combat against the enemy with the Fifth Army in Italy.
 4 Ninth Air Defense Command Unit, France - Announcement was recently made here of the promo tiol. of Bronis J. BeneviciuS, Water bur5, Conn, to Private First Class.
 A msmber of the Ninth Air De- fense Command, Private First Class Benevicius is member of an anti aircraft unit charged with the de- fense of a Ninth Air Force Fighter strip against German air attack,
 He is the son of Mrs. Mary Rene vicius, 50 John street, Waterbury, Conn.
 Private John J. PenziWater, a former employe of Scovill Mfg Co.,, who resided in New Haven, was killed in action in Belgium Decem- Der 20. the War Department has notified his sister, MT. Anthony Monte, 800 George street, New Ha- ven. Pfc. PenNwater entered the service June 9, 1941.
 Pvt. Michael A. Salerno, 25, son of Mrs. Catherine Salerno, 21 1-2 Union street, is now a patient In a U. S. Army Hospital in England. The Infantryman was reported miss ing in action in Belgium January 2. and 1945, and was later reported safe and returned to his unit, serving with the First Army Pvt. Salerno attended LeavenWorth High school and was a former employe at the Chase Rolling Mills before entering the Army May p, l944. He has been overseas since last November.
 An VIII Air Force Service Com mand Station, England-The pro- motion of Gustav E. Frodell, son Of MT and Mrs. G. A. Frodell, 84 Oak land avenue, Waterbury, Connecti- cut, from private to private first class has been announced by the headquarteds of this strategic air depot bomber repair base. He is an inspector in the supply division.
 Private First Clas3 Frodell was graduated from Wilby High School in 1882 and prior to his entry into the army August 19, 1922 at Fort Devens, Mass, he was employed by the Scovill Manufacturing Company in Waterbury. He has been stationed in the European Theater of Opera lions since October, 1943.