The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-03

Myrtle Beach Army Air Field, s. C.-Private Kenneth J. Waters, formerly of Waterbury, Conn, now serving with the First Air Force as an Administrative and Technical Clerk at Myrtle Beach Army Air Field, s. O., has been promoted to the rank of Private First Gas, head quarters has announced.
 Pfc. Waters, 25 years of age, en- tered the service at Fort Devens, Mass, on November 1, 1943 and completed his basic training at Gulf port Field, Mississippi.
 He is a 1887 graduate of Wilby High school and prior to his entry into the armed forces was employed as a toolmaker by the Scovill Man ufacturing Company.
 Pfc. Waters is the son of MT. and Mrs. James P. Waters, 65 Wheeler street, Waterbury, Conn.
 Headquarters, 18th AAF, South west Pacific-Two Waterbury, Conn, soldiers, members of 8 chemical com pany, air operations in the 18th AAF, were recently awarded the Good Conduct Medal for exemplary behavior, efficiency and fidelity in the performance of their duties at an advanced airbase in the Nether- lands East Indies.
 The soldiers receiving the medal are:
 Technician Fifth Grade Joseph E. Kenny and Corporal John J. Dorgan.
 Kenny is the son of MT. and Mrs. James Kenny, 38 Rose street, Wa | terbury, he entered the service May 1942 and left for overseas August 1942.
 Dorgan is the brother of Miss Sally Dorgan, 30 Garden street. He entered the army May, 1922 and has been overseas with the 31th AAF since August, 1922.
 With U. s. Army Troops Some where in the Philippines:-Now op- erating in the Philippines, Corporal Richard J. Montoni, 42 High street Naugatuck, Conn, is sweating out his second battle star with vet eran nt-line infantry outfit. Mon- toni has been overseas g months and fought at Bougainville.
 In civil life a defense worker, he serves as medical aid man in this combat area, where remnants of once-strong Japanese forces are be- ing liquidated by hard-drivine doughboys.
 In addition to his battle stars Moritoni holds the Combat Infan- tryman Badge, for exemplary con- duct in action against the enemy, the Purple Heart for wounds receiv- ed in actionl during the battle Of Bougainville, and the Good Con- duct Medal.
 For most of the troops in his out fit, the Philippines are the closest approach to civilization they've seen in a long time. His outfit has spe- cialized in the worst kind of jungle fighting for more than two years.
 Fifteenth AAF in Italy-First It Theodore E. Hill son of MT. and Mrs. Lyall H. Hill of 353 Piedmont street, Waterbury, Conn.,, bom- bardier with a B-24 Liberator bom- bardment group that is stationed in Italy, recently completed his 400tt combat mission.
 This group is the oldest American bombadment unit in the Mediter- ranean theater and has received three Distinguished Unit Citations for outstanding performances and sustained efficiently. It gained fame when it participated in the low level attack on the oil refineries at Ploesti. Roumania in August, l943.
 It. Hill attended Antioch college He entered the Armed Forces in April, 1943, and won his wings at Bombardier School in San Angelo. Texas. He wears the Air Medal with two clusters, and the European African-Middle Eastern theater rib- bon.
 Cpl. Thomas w. Rush, son of MT 1 and Mrs. James Rush, of 354 Will low street, Waterbury. Conn.,. was graduated last week from the Army Air Forces Central Instructors school at Laredo Army Air Field, Texas, a member of the AAF Train ing Command. He is now fully quail flied to become an instructor at one of the nations seven aerial gunnery schools.
 He was prepared for his instruct ing duties by completing a com- prehensive six weeks course in the most modern methods of instruction on aerial gunnery.
 T/3 Arthur Massicotte. 38 Silver street, who has been serving as an electrician for one of the anti-air- craft gun batteries on Leyte Island, recently was awarder the Bronze star for Meritorious service during the period Octiber 20 to November 5, l944, 1t was announced last night in a dispatch from the Philippines.
 He is the son of MT. and Mrs. Arthur J. Massicotte, 38 Silver street.
 With the First Cavalry Division in Manila-One of the men in the famous First Cavalry Divisions Flying Squadron" that crashed through the Jap defenses around the capitol city of the Philippine' and captured Santo Tomas Univer- sity thus liberating more than 370O Allied civilian internees was Sgt. Thomas Bernier, son of MT. John P. Bernier. l87 Willow street Wa. terbury, Conn.
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