The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-13

CLlOWSk1S was A 1OIuleI cAuPEOJC " the Scoviu Mfg. Go. before he joined the service December 4, 1922.
 With The Fifth Army, Italy-Two Waterbury, Connecticut, schoolmates Private First Class Louis Kunofsky and Private Fran: F.'Mark, both 19, are together again and fighting with the 133rd Infantry Regiment, 34th Red Bull' Division on the Fifth Army front in northern Italy.
 They met by chance in chow line, after not having seen each other for four years.
 Both were assigned to Company L in December. Kunofsky had seen continuous action since February with Company c, landing with the 133rd on the Anzio beachhead in March, 1944. He participated in the liberation of Rome, the drive to the Arno river and the smashing of the Gothic Line.
 Both hold the Combat Infantry man Badge.
 Kunofsky was 8 clerk in a First National Store before he entered the army in August, 1943, while Mark was employed as machinist by the Waterbury Farrel Foundry Machine Company until he entered the army in January, 1944. Both are graduates of LeavenWorth High School.
 Mark has a brother, Robert Mark, in the navy stationed in Sampson, New Yol1
 Kunofsky's parents, MT. and Mrs. Sam Kunofsky, reside at Il Ware street, and Marks parents, MT. and Mrs. Emil A. Mark, at 66 Lockhart avenue, Waterbury.
 Sgt. Caron Decorated In China Headouarters, Fourteenth Air Force, China-!Sgt. L. A. Caron, 72 South street, Waterbury, Conn.,, has been awarded the Bronze Star Medal for distinguishing himself by merltori- ous service in connection with mill tary operations aganst the Japanese n South Central China.
 Announcement of the award was made by the Headquarters of Maj Gen. c. l.. Chennault, Commanding General of Che 14th U. s. Air Force. with whose East China Wing Sgt. Caron is serving as an ammunition technician with the Headquarters of Brig. Gen. Clinton D. cCaseyD Vim cent.
 Sgt, Caron Is the husband of Mrs. Germaine 0. Caron, 72 South street. Before he entered the army In March of 1943, he was employed as a salesman for the A. J. Vallerand Company. He has been serving with the 14th Air Force since February of 1943. He is a member of the Franco-American Social Club Of Waterbury. He is entitled to wear battle star on his ASiatlc-Paclfn campaign ribbon for participation ln the ChiHa campagn.
 Fort Thomas, Kentucky, Feb. 13. -(SpeciaD- William F. Gegan, 33, the son of Mrs. Mary Gegan, l Leonard street, Waterbury, Conn, has arrived at the Army Air Forces Convalescent hospital, in Fort Thomas, Ky, for period of rest recreation and therapy.
 A communications technician with the 9th AAF he served overseas for II months in Normandy and Eng land. Injured in an accident ln- cured in line of duty overseas he was a patient in the Cushing Gen. eral hospital. Birmingham, Mass, before he came to Fort Thomas,
 A former employe of the Water bury Box company, he entered the Army on January 21, 1943.
 He is a graduate of Crosby high school, class of 1929.
 A Ninth Air Force Fighter Bomber Base, France-Second Lieut.. Henry Dahlen, Jr., a PAY Thunder bolt fighter bomber pilot of Tor rington, Conn.,, has been awarded the Air Medal after flying five com- bat missions, Ninth Air Force head quarters has announced.
 On these missions the Torrington officer, son of Mrs. Mary F. Conklin, 28 Beechwood avenue, dive-bombed and strafed German tanks, trucks, trains, gun positions, and strong points in front of American dough- boys in the U. s. First and Third Armies. The lieutenant is a mem Der of the Hell Hawk" group which destroyed or damaged 337 Nazi vehi- cles on the first two days of the German December offensive forcing an enemy armored column to turn south, away from the vital Allied supply and communications center of Liege in Belgium.
 Lieutenant Dahlen graduated from Torrington high school in 1889 and was employed by the Hendey Ma chine company, Sumter street, when ne entered the Army in September, 1941.
 An Eighth Air Force Liberator Station, England: Staff Sergeant Earl E. Vinegar, 46 Pulver street, Torrington. Conn, has been awarded the ari medal for meritorious aeral combat.
 AS tail gunner on the B-24 Lb- orator Easy Does It., he has made six bombing missions over Ger many and enemy occupied terri tory.
 Announcement of the award was made by the commanding officer of the 453d bomber group, a unit Of Major Genearl E. Kepners Second Bombardment Division.
 S-Sgt. Vinegar is rhe son of Mrs. I. Solian of 46 Pulver street, Conn.
 After attending the Torring- ton high school, he was employed by the American Brass Co.,, of Tor rington, Conn. He entered the Army in June. 1943, and since August, 1944, he has been serving overseas at this Eighth Ar Force