The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-02


 Quartermaster third class, Pros
 pect road, Waterbury, Conn, Is
 presently seeing duty somewhere
 along the Philippine sea frontier
 aboard a Coast Guard manned
 Army freight vessel. His vessel is
 assigned to the job of carrying
 vital supplies to outlying bases in
 that sector. Ryan, who mans an
 anti-aircraft gun during general
 quarters, has two brothers serv-
 ing in the Army Air Corps. Robert
 is entitled to wear the Philippine
 Liberation Ribbon with a bronze
 star for performance of duty in
 the Philippine area. 
 Paine Field, Everett, Wash, June 14, -eSrgeant Orris H. Hemen- way, of 32 Anna avenue, Waterbury, has been assigned to attend an eight weeks special course on small arms weapon mechanics training at the Ordnance School at Abereen, Md, 1t was announced at the Fourth Air Forces Paine Field base, Everett, Wash.
 Sergeant Hemenway is the son of Mir and Mrs. Howard A. Hemen- way of Waterbury.
 An Eighth Air Force Bomber Station, Eng.-Captain George L. Benedict, 28, of Thomaston, Conn.,, pilot of the B-17 Flying oFrtress, Pertinent Poop"
 Veteran of more than 25 heavy bombardment mission to objectives throughout the Reich. Capt. Bene- dict holds the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary acheve- ment" as leader of group and squad ron bomber formations during aerial assaults on some of the most heavily defended industrial and military targets in Germany.
 Tn addition to the DEC, the cap tain holds the Aid Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters for "meritorious achievement coolness, courage and skilI' in aerial warfare. He is a member of the 34th Bomb. Group, the division which received a Dis tinguished Unit Citation for its now a unit of the Third Air Division, historic England-Africa shuttle bombing of Messerschmitt aircraft plants at Regensburg, Germany.
 Capt. Benedict is the son of Mrs. Ruth E. Benedict, Thomaston. His wife, Mrs. Mary M. Benedict, and son. John,, live at 280 South Mar shall street, Hartford. A graduate of Thomaston High school, the cap tain was employed as a salesman before entering the Army Air Forces in March, 1941.
 ATC Air Base, Casablanca.-Pvt. Anthony S. Cicchetti, son of MT. and Mrs. Domenico Cicchetti, 2l Vista Place, Waterbury, Conn, has been assigned to Casablanca with the Air Transport Commands North African Division, commanded by Brigadier General James S. Sto- well and now engaged in the greatest air transport movement in history.
 Casablanca is the hub of the air. born redeployment of troops from the European and Mediterranean theaters headed homeward.
 A graduate of Leavenworth hign school, Private Cicchetti was em- ployed by the Waterbury American Brass Co.,, before entering the army in April, 1945. Overseas IT months, he had been stationed in Italy un- til his recent assignment to Casa blanca.
 U. s. Army Medical Depot, M-424. Honeybourne. England = Medical equipment being shipped to the Pa- c.fic is prepared for the long voyage at this depot, the largest of its kind in England.
 Everything from delicate surgi- cal instruments to giant X-ray ma chimes is proceSsed here by medi- cal technicians, among whom IS Pfc. John Yost, 26 George street. Waterbury. Conn.
 Some 2,50O items are included In so-called medical unit, which IS sent as freight and does not ac- company the hospital personnel.
 Bulky machines are torn down to save shipping space. If an item IS damaged or rusted, it is thrown into the salvage pile or "cannibilized for good parts.
 VII Fighter Command Head quarters, Two Jima - Alpi Joseph Ricciardi, %. of Waterbury, Conn. has been promoted to Stan Ser geant at this Seventh Fighter Com mand base on Two lima.
 Sergeant Ricciardi, whose wife. Josephine, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Raffaele Ricciardi, live at ieO Moreland avenue, Waterbury, is an aircraft metal worker for an air engineering squadron. A graduate of LeayenWorth High school in 1888, and was employed by the American Brass Company, Waterbury. prior to entering the Army. He arrived in the Pacific Ocean Areas in April iol6.
 Capt. Fred John Pareilo. 24. Q former Waterbury broker is missing in action according 10 Q War pc. partment telegram received by his father, Samuel V. Parello. Bunker Hill avenue,
 A veteran of three years service. he has been on special assignment in the Pacific about two month.
 Capt. Parello Is a graduate Of Crosby High school and New York University.