The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-22

gunner on a 7th Air Force Liber- ator, he made his hit during heavy bomber assault over the Manila area in the Philippines. He is the son of MT. and Mrs. William A. Han cock of Watertown and the hus- band of the former Daisy Dillon. He entered the service in February, 1943 and was sent overseas last June.
 Lieutenant James A. Harty, nephew of Mrs. Joseph Phelan of Fl Wolcott street, IS a prisoner of war in Germany, according to informa- ton given in a shortwave broadcast from Germany recently. A New York listener wrote to the local rela- tive of the newscast. No word has been received from the War Depart ment that the serViceman was mlss- ing or was prisoner.
 Staff Sergeant Arthur E. Han cock. of WatertoWn, Connecticut, waist gunner on 7th AAF LiDera- tor bomber, has been credited with shooting down a Jap Zero, his first enemy plane of the war, 1t has been announced from a 7th AAF base ln the Palau Islands, Pacific.
 Sergeant Hancock's wife, the former Miss Daisy Dillon of Wa tertown, resides with his parents, MT. and Mrs. William A. Hancock, of ll2 French street. He was gradu- ated from Seymour High school in 1932 and was employed by the Oak vile Pin Company, prior to enter ing service in February, l943.
 Since coming overseas last June, Sergeant Hancock has participated in II aerial strikes against the Japs in the Palaus and Philippines.
 With U. s. Army Forces in Guad- alcanal: Private Eugene Oyer, nephew of William Sullivan, of p Welton street, Waterbury, Conn, IS now on duty here with a station hospital.
 A former employe of the Water bury Button Company, Private Oyer is engaged here as a chaplains as- sistant
 He is graduate of Wilby High school in Waterbury, where he play ed on the schools baseball team
 He entered the Army in October of l940 and received training at Camp Banding, Florida. He then served as cadre at Fort Meade, Maryland and Fort Jackson, s. c. He left for overseas in December l943
 fSpcciaD Donald R. Dugan, whose parents are MT and Mrs. Fl. o. DuRan. 284 Mon- roe avenue has been graduated from the Officer Candidate De- partment of the Transportation Corps School, New Orleans Army Air base and has been commissioned q second lieutenant in the Army of the United States.
 Lieutenant Dugan was Q stock clerk with Plume and Atwood Manufacturing Company prior to his enlistment May 25, 1889. He at- tended Wilby High school in this city.
 The officer was assigned to active duty with the Transportation Corps immediately after receiving his com mission The mission of the Trans pOratlOn Corps L tO transport Sol- diers md war materials to theaters | of operations.
 Lieutenant DuRan served in the South Pacific with the Infantry | from January l042 t0 June i0f4.
 Helen SChoGnl. former director Of the Waterbury Little I'henter, has Just returned from two years in the South Pacific N Bed Cross program director,
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