The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-24

theater of operations, the War De-
 partment has informed his par
 ents, MT. and Mrs. Martin Benese-
 vich, 184 Alder street. On sea duty
 for the past 18 months, he parti-
 cipated in the invasion of Nor
 mandy.
 In letter, dated March 4, the
 21-year- old seaman said he hoped
 to return home shortly.
 Seaman Benesevich was born in
 Waterbury December IS, 1924. A
 graduate of St. Joseph's Grammar
 School and Crosby High school, he
 was employed at the Waterbury
 Tool, Division of Vickers, Inc.
 Besides his parents, he is sur
 vived by two brothers, BrOnis, a
 student at St. Mary's Seminary,
 Baltimore. Md, and Cpl. Joseph
 Benesevich, paratrOOper serving
 in Holland.
 At meeting of the Cpl. Francis J. Jamele detachment it was dis closed that two new attachments of the Marine Corp League will soon be organized. o. J. Kingsbury, depart ment ice-commandant, in dis cussion of league activities in Con- necticut, who was accompanied by Richard Veer, Manchester Detach- ment commandant, made the an- nouncement.
 Plans for the organization meet ing of Jamele auxiliary April % were also discussed.
 Pfc. Joseph Cetta, 20, son of Mrs. Kate Cetta, 20 Cossett street, has recently been promoted to sergeant, a dispatch from his base with the 18th. Infantry division on the con- tinent said. He ntrd tn srvicZR tinent said. He entered the service July IA, 1943, and went overseas last October
 Cpl. Domenic Rinaldi, who has served somewhere i nthe Aleutians for the past seven months, has re- gently been promoted to technician fourth grade, according to word re- ceived by his mother, Mrs. Victoria Rinaldi, 35 White street. Sgt. Ri- naldi was inducted into the Army at Fort Devens, Mass, in March, 1943, and received his basic training at Camp Lee, Va. He was a roofing contractor prior to his induction. Cpl. George P. Neale, 2, has ar- rived in India with the Air Forces, according to word received by his parents, MT. and Mrs. Norman Neale attended Trinity college, Hartford, berore entering the service in Aug uSt, 1942. He has two brothers in the service, Keneth with the Navy, and Williams, with the infantry in Ger many.
 T-Sgt. Edward Flood, son of Ed ward Flood, 2 Watertown avenue, has returned to this country and is now patient at Hilton General hospital, Fort Dix, N. J., where he will undergo an operation.
 Sgt. Flood served 16 months in New Guinea and other parts of the South Pacific. Previous to entering the service he was an employe of the Mattatuck Mfg. Co.,, and resides with his sister, Mrs. Charles Keegan, 649 East Main street.
 Frank Sodlick, Hawkins street, has received word from his son Frank R. Sedlick, that his ship was in the following engagements: Mar GUS Island, Wake Island, Saipan, Tinian, Guam where Jap planes were as thick as flies, Palaus, Yap Island, Leyte, Mindanao, and Luzon. His cruiser is credited with destroy ing many Jap planes, carrier and a few destroyers and tankerS.
 First It. George H. Largay, Jr, son of MT. and Mrs. George H. Lar gay, 161 Hillside avenue, has been warded the Bronze Star Medal for MeritoriouS Servicein connection with military operations at Nancy, France.
 It. Largay, who is now serving in Germany as the leader of the in telligence and reconnaissance plat toon. was cited flor superior lea dership, courage and unusual de- votion to duty"
 Beginning Army service as 8 corporal with Headquarters Co.,. 102d Infantry, when the National Guard was federalized in Febru- ary, 1941, the officer served eight months in the South Pacific be- fore returning for officer candidate training. He was commissioned in December, 1942, at For Benning. Ga. and has been in Europe since last August. He served in Luxem- bourg, Belguim, France and Ger