The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-16
NEWS OF MEN IN THE SERVICE

"A NluLn AIT EOrCe 6cuVlCe COkus mand Unit, Germany = The pro- motion of Theodore Hansen of Wa terbury, Conn, from sergeant to stan sergeant was ammounced re- gently by Ninth Air Force Head quarters.
 Sergeant Hansen, mechanic, is a member of the 323rd White Tailed" Marauder medium bomber group which is now stationed in Germany as an air disarmament unit. Before cessation of hostilities the groups twin-engined planes had rolled up more than 300 missions against enemy targets in the European the- ater of operations.
 The sergeant entered the armed forces on February 19, 1942. He has been serving overseas since May 5, 1943.
 His sister, Miss Mildred Hansen, resides at PAP Madison street, Wa terbury. His wife, Mrs. Ruth Han- sen, lives at 6 Seminole avenue, Wa terbury, Conn.
 The 10th General Hospital, 1 Blandford Camp, England - After treating 4,742 who were wounded or became i'll on Europe's battleflelds this United States Army general hospital has completed its mission in England.
 Among those who helped operate the hospital was Private First Class John A. Butman of II Laval street, Waterbury, Conn, clerk in the Registrar Department.
 Private First Class Butman is the husband of Mrs. Lorette Butman of the Laval street address and son of Mrs. E. E. Butman of 47 Pros pect street, Waterbury. Before en- tering the Army in April, 1943, he was employed at The American Brass Company, Waterbury.
 Among the staff members of the 374th Station hospital at Chisle- don, England, which closed recent | ly, was Pfc. Nerve J. Gagne, 20, son of MT. mad Mrs. Alderice Gagne of Il Baldwin avenue. A cook in the Moses department of the hospital Pfc. Gagne arrived in England in January, 1944,and was assigned to the Chisledon medical unit in three months later. Before entering the service, he was employed at the Am erican Sheet Metal Works.
 Sergeant Sidney Block, veteran of the Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland and Central Europe cam paigns, arrived in this city Satur- day to spend 30-day furlough with his mother, Mrs. Casper Block of 25 Chauncey street. A commercial artist before his entry in the serv- ice in 1941. Sergeant Block was sts:ioned overseas 19 months. He is graduate of Cooper Union Art school in New York city. A brother, Private Fred Block is with an in- fantry unit in Germany. Another brother, Howard, who was stationed with the AAF in Egypt with the rank of sergeant, was discharged last November. A third brother, Lieutenant Leonard Block of the field artillery, was killed in action Feb. 28.
 Patsy Cicchetti of 36 Park Place recently paid visit to his nephew. Lieutenant Vincenzo Cicchetti of the Italian Army Construction Bat talion at Camp Haan, Calf. The lieutenant has a brother here, Patsy Cicchetti, owner of the P 6, J. East Main street. His parents Domenic and Adelina (Perrella) Cicchetti, were married in Water bury at Our Lady of Lourdes church in 1903 and were visiting in Italy when Lieutenant Cicchetti was born. The lieutenant has five aunts and g cousins here.
 Sergeant Raymond J. Fitzpatrick of 60 Pleasant street is expected to arrive here for a furlough to- morrow. He has been in the Pa cific area as a Marine combat cor respondent for two years. Before entering the service, Sergeant Fitz- patrick was City Hall reporter for The Democrat.
 John Flaherty, nephew of Mrs Elizabeth Taylor of 63 Wildemere avenue, is spending a leave here, following 19 months of service with Navy salvage unit as a machin- ist's mate, first class.
 Private Michael A. Zinolli of 131 East Farm street has reported to the Army Ground & Service Forces Redistribution Center at Lake Placid, N. Y. He had been spend ing a furlough here, following re- lease from the Bad Orb prison camp in Germany.