The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-28

deterred the Waterbury jeep-
 driver and Staff Sergeant Robert
 A. NOwell, of Athens, Tex, mess
 sergeant from delivery of food
 and hot coffee during a twO-day
 counter-attack in Germany two
 months ago. it was reported.
 Private First Class Shulkin re-
 lated they had presisted in their
 efforts against surmounting diff
 culties because our guys are
 awfully fussy about getting their
 meals on time."
 Private First Class Shulkin. the
 Son of MT. and Mrs. Nathan Shul-
 kin, 324 Orange street, is the
 former owner of Bernie's Clean
 CTS.
 It. William A. Kaynor, who has been serving as co-pilot on a B-24 Liberator based in Italy with the 18th AAF, is spending three- week furlough with his parents, MT and Mrs. Warren r. Kaynor 16s Buckingham street before report ing to the redistribution station al Atlantic City, N. J. Lt Kaynor, holder of the Air Medal, was forced to land on the Adriatic coast, but found his way back to his base. He is a graduate of Taft School, and was a sophomore at Yale Univer- sity when he entered the service. The officer received his commis- sion at Stuttgart, Ark, March II, 1914.
 Three Waterbury soldiers, who spent more than three years in the Pacific theater, have returned to this country.
 Sgt. Samuel Goldstein, son of MT and Mrs. Louis Goldstein, 583 Cooke street, has just returned from New Guinea and is spending a 22-day furlough here with his parents. Sgt. Goldstein, grad uate of Crosby high school, was the chief pharmacist of his divi- sion. His brother, Cpl. William GoldStein, is now serving in Ger many.
 Two other Pacific veterans have completed their furloughS and are now stationed at the Army Ground and Service Forces Redistribution station, Lake Placid, N. Y.
 Cpl. Theodore P. Voegtlin, son Of Raymond H. Voegtlin, 124 Geddes terrace, entered the service March IA. 1941, and was overseas 37 months with an infantry unit i'll the Asiatic- Pacific theater of oper- ationS.
 Pfc, Thomas J. Acas, Al Draher avenue, served overseas 38 montlls with an infantry unit in the Ger tral Pacific theater of war. He en- tered the service March IA, l94l.
 18th AAF in Italy-S Sgt, William c. Ershler, son of MT and Mrs Mack Ershler, 1O4 Robert street Waterbury, Conn.,, tail gunner on a B-24 Liberator bomber of the 18th Air Force, has recently flown his 2Oth combat mission. The announce ment was made by Col Leroy L. StefonaWicz, Wildrose, N, D., the group commander.
 Since arriving overseas, Sergeant Ershler has flown missions against the most heavily defended targets of the 18th Air Force. He wears the Air Medal with one bronze clus- ter flor meritorious achievement in aerial flight while participating in sustained operational activity against the enemy"
 A graduate of Crosby high school, Sergeant Ershler entered the Army on Sept. 2, 1942.
 18th AAF In Italy-S-Sgt. Peter Butkevich, 20, of 621 Buckingham street, Oakville, Conn, veteran Liberator bomber lower turret gum ner, has been awarded the Air Me- dal, it has been announced at this base in Italy.
 According to the citation which accompanied the decoration, "hls work has demonstrated fidelity through faithful and exact per- formance of duty and efficiency to produce desired results. It also mentioned "his behavior has been such as to deserve emulation.
 A former tool and die setter, Sgt, Butkevich is now stationed with a veteran 18th AAF group which is blasting vital enemy lines of sup ply and oil installations in con- junction with Russian armies on the eastern front and Allied armies in northern Italy.
 The so..- of MT. and Mrs. John Butkevich, of 621 Buckingham street, Oakville. Conn, he entered the service July 27. 1943, and won his gunner's wings at Harrington, Tex. Sgt. Butkevich also holds the Air Medal with one oak leaf clus- ter.
 Maj.-Gen. Hugh J. Gaffey, com manding officer of the Fourth Al . mored Division of Lt.-Gen. George s. Pattons outfit which is racing across Germany, has relatives In Waterbury, 1t has been learned. Two cousins. Mrs. Anna Gatfey aud Maude Gaffey, reside at 100 Bridge street. His mother, whose maiden name was Conlon, is a native oi Waterbury.
 Gen. Gaffey was born in Hart ford and lived there until the last uar NErs GaffeV and his two