The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-09
NEWS OF MEN IN THE SERVICE

Private First Class Eugene RoSato
 of 126 Hillcrest avenue is serving with the Ninth Armored division in
 Germany He is the son of MT. and Mrs. Pacifico Rosato
 Clifford Jurgaitis is now attend ing cooks and bakers school at the Naval station at Sampson, N. Y. His brother, Peter is now sta-
 tioned in the South Pacific area
 Both hold the rating of seaman,
 second class. They are the grand
 sons of Mrs. Mary Mitchell of 689
 North Main street.
 Marine Private First Class Philip
 E. McGrath of 357 South Main street, participated in action at Two
 lima, according to word received
 here The son of MT. and Mrs. Philip T. McGrath, he took part in four amphibiouS invasions in the Pacific. He is holder of the Pur- pie Heart for wounds sustained at Tinian, ard has been cited for
 bravery at Saipan. In the service since July, 1942, he was sent over- seas in January, 1944.
 Sergeant Alfred w. Morln of Bristol has been awarded the Air Medal and an Oak Leaf Cluster. In the service nearly two and half years, he was sent overseas two months ago and has completed several missions over Germany as an aerial engineer and top turret gunner.
 Thomas G. Byrnes of 268 Wood- tick road is receiving training at the Puget Sound Navy Yard at Bremerton, Wash, with a ship re- pair unit. A machinists' mate. second class, he entered the service in November, 1943.
 Doris May German of 245 Atwood avenue has started basic training Tn the WAVES at the Naval school at Hunter college, New York city. The daughter of MT. and Mrs. M. Clarence German, she is former employe of the Waterbury Mfg. Co. Her sister, Marjories, is stationed with a WAVES unit in Washington,
 Laura May Adams of South Main street has been advanced to hos- pltal apprentice, first class, in the WAVES at the Naval hospital at New River, N. c.
 Donald G. Tanning of Watertown. who was liberated from 8 civilian prison camp in the Philippines, is ex- pected to arrive at San Francisco shortly. He was business manager for an American firm with a branch on the Pacific island.
 It. William Jones and Sgt. Russell M. Percival, Waterbury, and Sgt, Charles venport, Middlebury three Pacific veterans home on TO- tation furlough, were guests at a dinner and reception of Battery G, 208th Association, at the Central Y. M. c. A., last night.
 Mrs. Francis J. Robens was chair man of the committee for last nights dinner. The associations of- ficers who assisted her on the com- mittee included Mrs. Guy Pagano, Miss Peggy Roberts, Miss Kay Kon- avich. Mrs. w y. Clark and Miss Evelyn White.
 San Antonio Aviation Cadet Gen. ter, Texas-At the San Antonio Aviation Cadet Center, Robert Fred erick Fray, of Middlebury, is attend ing two-week standardization course in Physical Training Instruc- ton.
 At the conclusion of the training period, students will be returned to their former stations in the AAF Training Command for duty as training specialists in their particu- ar field.
 Private First Class Edward H | Frank of II Wheeler street is re- ceiving training at the radio school at Scott Field, III. He is the son of MT. and Mrs. George H. Frank.
 Private First Class Max zusman of Al Prospect street is on furlough here, after serving for nearly year overseas. He served with an Army medical unit in England and France.
 Claire LaBonne of 256 Bradley avenue has been promoted to first lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps at hospital in Italy. She was sent overseas nearly two years ago.
 Private R. Harrison Ryder, Jr., is spending furlough here from Fort Riley, KanS. He is the son of Dr. and Mrs. R. Harrison Ryder of 52 Central avenue.
 Private First Glass Frank Lucian, on of James Lucian of 189 Hope *reet, is now serving in Germany with an Army unit. according to word receivedf here.