The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-27

Sgt. Philip White, son of Mir.
 and Mrs. Irving White, Plymouth,
 was killed in action recently on
 the western front, according to
 telegram received by his par
 ents recently. He was previously
 reported missing in action.
 Sgt. White, an employee of the
 Waterbury Tool. Division of Vick-
 CTS, Inc. entered the service May,
 1S44, and went overseas with an
 infantry unit in November, I944.
 Cpl. Samuel T. TropaSSo, 89 River street and Sgt. Harry L. Savage, ll4 Woodbine street, now serving with the 469th Engineer company. performing maintenance on enpi- neer equipment supporting U. s. seventh Army troops in Gen. Jacob l.. Devers' 9th Army group, have turned out approximately 10000 jobs during almost two years of combat in Sicily, Italy and France.
 These men are repair experts on 75 different machines, ranging from the little 55-gallon water pump to the large two-yard shovel crane. Weekly output averages 100 jobs on machines, or their assemblies, that include bulldozers, road grad CTS, electric generators and air compressors. Some jobs take but a few hours while others occupy four men for as many as 30 days.
 The 469th was activated on Dec. l, 1941, and landed in North Africa in April, 1943. It followed assault troops onto the invasion beaches ot Sicily, Italy and Southern France as the only engineer maintenance unit supporting the armies. Attain ment of "a peak of maintenance far above normal capacity" won the company the Fifth Army Plaque in Italy.
 18th AAF in William E. StillWell, 23, of 130 Park terrace, Waterbury, Conn, ar1norer-gunne1 on B-24 Liberator, was recently promoted to the grade of sergeant.
 Since arriving overseas last De- cember, Sergeant Stillwell has par ticipated in bombing missions, at, tacking vital rail installations, en- emy airfields. industrial centers and harbor installations in Germany, Italy, Austria, Rumania, Hungary and Yugoslavia.
 Sergeant Stillwell entered the Army in October 1943. He received his armory training at Lowry Field, Colo, and gunnery training at T'yn- dall Field, Fla.
 He was graduated from Crosby high school in June 1940 While at school he was member of the swimming team Prior to entering the Army he was employed by the Chase Brass & Copper Mfg. Co.,, Waterbury. His father, William H. Stillwell, lives at the Waterbury address.
 Allied Force Headquarters, Italy - Private First Class John Francis Carroll, son of MT. and Mrs. Francis Carroll 292 Baldwin street, Water bury, Connecticut. is now serving as marine traftor operator with the 488th Port Battalion which has served for 18 months overseas as a stevedoring unit for the Peninsular Base sestion of the Mediterranean theatre of operations.
 The battalion loaded and un- loaded thousands of ships with war materials for the armies, often, as at Anzio, under bombing raids and German Shellf1re. In that time 26 men have been killed in action and 60 founded.
 Since coming overseas the unit has received six concentrations for it's work. In December, 1914, the battalion unloaded 37,275 long tons of war equipment in the Leghorn harbor area. In January, 1945, the l88th Company of the battalion handled 4O,914 long tons, in addition to loading eight hospital ships.
 Overseas 18 months, Pfc. Carroll wears the Mediterranean Theater Ribbon with two Battle Participa- tion stars and has been awarded the Good Conduct Medal.
 Fifteenth AAF in Italy-Sergeant James R. Cooper, 19. son of MT. and Mrs. Earle D. Cooper of Pomperaug avenue, Woodbury, Connecticut, an armorer gunner on B-24 Liberator, now serving with 18th Air Force heavy bomber group, has recently been awarded the Air Medal, TOT maritorious achievement in aerial flight while participating in sus- tained operational activities agalnst the enemy.
 Sgt. Cooper entered the service, September 15, 1943. and recelVeo his gunnery training at Denver Colorado and Daredo, Texas, before coming overseas.
 Capt. Renato F. Spadola, son oi MT. and Mrs. R. A. Spadola, " East Farm street, is a prisoner Of war III Germany, it has bene learned. The officer was previously reported mss ing in action in Germany on Decem- Der 16. 1S44, the first day the Ger mans broke through Allied lines in the Belgium Bulge. He recen'4y wrote his wife, Mrs. Elsie F'oX former Army nurse, now residing in Charlotte. N. C., that he lost a leg and is being treated at a German hospital. The infantry ot- ficer, entered the service in July 194O, following his graduation from the University of Connecticut, and went overseas November 1, l944.
 He has two brothers in the Army, Domenic, in Italy, and Ettore, h Germany.
 Private First Class Henry Jacovino was wounded for the second time ln combat on March ' in Germany, the War Department has informed his parents, MT. and Mrs. Joseph Jaco- vino, 77 Division street. He was first wounded August 28, 1944, in France and was hospitalized in England ;,.a. Ae