The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-02
NEWS OF MEN IN THE SERVICE

rev. InOmaS Dlgnam was tHc
celebrant of a memorial Mass at
st. Patrick's church at 1880
a. m. today. as requested by
the third shift of the American
Brass Casting Shop for the late
Private Richard J. Wilkinson,
United States Marine Corps. who
lost his life with the Fourth Mar
inc Division, during the invasion
of Two Jima in the South Pacific.
He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Wilkinson of South
Leonard street.
Pfc Joseph A. La Madeleine was
slightly wounded in action in Ger
many April Is, the War Depart
ment recently informed his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Adelard La
Madeleine, 204 Edin street. A for
mer student at Leavenworth high
school and an employe of the Wa
terbury Mfg. Co., Pfc. La Madeleine
entered the Army September IA,
1914, and went overseas last Feb
ruary.
S/Sgt. Primo M. Sanford, son of
Mr. and Mrs Quirino Sanford, 30
Granger street, is now being treated
at a hospital in England accord
Ing to word received here He was
recently liberated as a prisoner of
war. His wife, the former Magda-
lere Shaffer resides at the, Granger
street address.
Cpl Donald Cole, son of Mrs.
George Cole, 30 Crescent street. is
now stationed at an Army post Of
nee at San Francisco, Calf, after
serving for three years in the Pacific
theater. He has served in Hawaii,
Guadalcanal, Munda, New Georgia,
and New Zealand
Cpl. Daniel R. Zarrelli son of Mrs.
John B. Zarrelli, At Heminway Park
road, Watertown, was seriously
wounded on Okinawa April 2. the
War Department has informed his
mother. Going overseas in Febru-
airy, 1913, he served at Attu, Kwa-
JdIeIIl, ana Leyte.
Cpl. zarrelli, prior to his entrance
in the service in August, 1912 was
associated with the Cameo theater,
WATERFOWL.
Marie Patricia Collins, daughter
OF Mrs. Marie Collins, 722 Frost
road, has enlisted in the WAVES as
an apprentice seaman, and will
shortly begin training at Hunt<~
college, N. Y. Seaman Collins. pre-
viouS to enlisting was a member of
the office force of the Patent But
ton Co.
Maj. A. Donald Bowman, head of
the production section. at the East
ern District. Air Technical service
command, New York, recently left
for Europe on a special mission. a
dispatch from his unit said. The
announcement did not disclose the
nature of Maj Bowman's new du-
ties, merely stating the assignment
is temporary one.
Maj. Bowman, whose wife and
two children live on Whittemore
road, Middlebury is a veteran of
World War I. He entered the AAF
as captain in August, 1912
18th AAF in Italy Sergeant
Leo Sambuco 24-year-old ball tur-
ret gunner in a 18th Air Force Fly
ing Fortress, of LOT Meriline avenue.
Waterbury Conn has herr awarded
the Air Medal for meritorious
achievement while participating in
aerial flight
Sgt, Sambuco joined the Army on
September Is, 1912, and received his |
basic training at Westover Field, |
Mass. He is graduate of Kingman,
Ariz., Gunnery School, and came
overseas in February, 1915. Since
coming overseas. he has taken part
in Is sorties over various parts Of |
the Axis territory
His mother. Mrs Mary H. Sam
buco, lives at the Waterbury address. |
Pfc. David V. Blacker, 10, is being
hospitalized for leg wound receiv-
ed April II in Germany, his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Valentine V. Blacker,
As Revere street, has learned Pfc.
Blacker, who holds the Bronze Star
for ''meritoriouS achievement in &C
ton, has been awarded the Purple |
Heart. Previous to entering the serv-
ice last June he was an employe of |
ScOVill Mfg. Co.