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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-20

Pvt. Nicholas A. Movie. III Dike- man street, patient at Lowell Gen. eral hospital, Fort Devens, Mass, is expected to arrive at his home tomorrw for 30-day furlough. The soldier has undergone five opera tons as the result of a hip wound received last September in France.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-20
SPEAK GAELIC?

If you know -Paramount's Barry Sullivan would like to know you. He just received letter from Fire which he can't read but would like to answer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-20

Strouse, Jr., of 27 Chauncey street is serving with the headquarters company of an infantry unit in the Philippines. In the Army since Feb "A, 1941, he was sent overseas more than year ago. Before re- ceiving his latest assignment to the Philippines, he served at Hawaii and New Guinea.
 Sergeant Eugene M Young of T'homaston. who is serving in Italy, has been awarded the Air Medal, according to word received here The son of MT. and Mrs. John J. Young, ST, he is serving as tail- gunner on a B-24 Liberator. He entered the Army Jan. g, 944.
 Pvt Dolor J. Barrett, son of Mrs. Albina Barrett, 19 Catherine ave- nue, Pvt. John B. McCarten, Bristol, and Pvt. Carlton J. Ford, Plymouth. arrived in this country yesterday with other battle casualties and are now stationed at Camp Shanks, N. Y.
 The S5-year-old Waterbury vet- eran was wounded in action Novem- Der IS in France when he was blown out of a foxhole and suffered con- cussions. He has been hospitalized in England for the past four months. He entered service March Is, 1914, and went overseas last August. Pvt. Barrett Is the father of two chill dren, Roger 13, and John 12. Upon his arrival yesterday he immedi- ately called his wife, Grace Barrett, who also resides at 19 Catherine avenue.
 Pvt. McCarten, 37, who has beer overseas since last June, is suffering from battle fatigue.
 Col. James L. Dalton, a Nauga- tuck native, who directed the 161st regiment of the 18th division in the fight for San Manuel. Luzon, which Gen. MacArthur referred to 'as. hot spot" has not written Nauga- tuck relatives about the rugged fiqhting for the island. his aunt. Miss Esther Dalton, Galpin street. said yesterday. Though Col. Dalton has been serving in the Pacific area since the war ne has written to rela- tiveS in the borough frequently He and his wife, the former Kay Stir bird, were at Pearl Harbor when 1t was attacked.
 He was graduated from Nauga- tuck high school in 1929. and from the U. s. Military Academy, Wes' Point, in 1883. Col. and Mrs. Dal.. ton have two daughters, Kit, 6 and Beth, 2.
 Tn Cpl. Frederick A. (Skip) Mark ham, Jr.. who has been reported missing in action in France since September 8, 1914. is a prisoner Of war at Stalag Luft camp in Ger. many. according to word received by his parents, MT. and Mrs Fred erick A. Markham, 1929 South Main street.
 Cpl. Markham. former Wood, bury resident, whose wife. Mrs, Mabel (Ellis) Markham, now resides in Arlington, Mass, had been with a tank destroyer unit on the French German border.
 The Waterbury men have grad uated from specialized training courses at Great Lakes, III, They are James McBroom. Jr., g Rose street; Peter w. Kelly, 121 Capitol avenue; and George J. Banziger, 779 East Main street.
 S/Sgt. John J. Buckley. son of MT. and Mrs. Jeremiah A. Buckley, 6l
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-20

With the 12th Armored Division of the Seventh Army in France: Wilbur L. Duxbury. son of Mrs. Hilma Duxbury. RED No. 3. has re- gently been promoted to the rank of corporal.
 The local soldiers division is one of the newest on the front of Lieut.. General Alexander M. Patch'S Amer . ican Seventh Army.
 The 18th Armored Division, com- manded by Major General Roderick R. Allen, left the United States with a high reputation earned in It's training in the Tennessee Maneuver area and in Texas. It's official nickname is the "Hellcat Division" "
 Activated on September 15, 1942 at Camp Campbell, Kentucky, the 18th ,Armored Divisions personnei makes it q fighting unit repre5en- tative of every state in the union.
 With U. s. Forces in Belgium -- Staff Sergeant Enos A. Gregorek of Thomaston, Connecticut, military policeman who helped direct troop traffic in British marshalling areas just before D-Day. and who served in France during the Normandy campaign, now helps to keep the stream of troops and supplies mov- ing smoothly to the front in Bel gium.
 Sergeant Gregorek is a member of the 707th Military Police Bat talion, which was among the first military police units to arrive over- seas. After the capture of Cherbourg last June, the battalion took over the policing of that important French port, and Sergeant Gregorek served as patrol and booking Serg- cant, dispatching security squads, traffic control men, and investiga- tors.
 In France, Sergeant Gregorek's outfit played large part in smash ing black market rings, furnished motorcyclists for convoy escort duty from ports and beaches to the front lines, transported prisoners of war from forward area Stockades to rear prison camps, and guarded import ant military Installations. Now the battalion polices vital area in Bel gium.
 Sergeant Gregorek has been in the Army 12 years, and has been over seas for two years. He was mem- Der of Q field artillery battalion in the First Division, before being transferred to military police duty.
 His wife, Mrs. Bernice Gregorek, his father, Adam Gregorek, and Sis- ter. Mrs. Kenneth O'Hollern, live at 155 Railroad. Another sister, Mrs. Marjorie Wild, lives at 2l23 3lst street, Astria, Queens, Long Island, New York.
 Frederick D. Borowski of 30 York stteet has been appointed flight officer at the Army Air Field at Carlsbad, N. M., where he recently comple ted bombardier training. The son of MT. and Mrs. John Borowski he was employed by the Scovill Mfg Go. before he entered the Serv- ice in November 1942. His brother, Reward J. Borowski, is Naval avlation cadet at Miami Beach, Fla,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-20

Private First Class Benjamin Strouse, Jr., of 27 Chauncey street is serving with the headquarters company of an infantry unit in the Philippines. In the Army since Feb "A, 1941, he was sent overseas more than year ago. Before re- ceiving his latest assignment to the Philippines, he served at Hawaii and New Guinea.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-20

Somewhere in the Philippines - Pfc. Benjamin Strouse, Jr., formerly of the Strouse-Adler Corset Com pany. New Haven, Conn, is serving in the Philippines with the head quarters company of an infantry division.
 He is the son of MT. and Mrs. Ben- jamin Strouse, ST, l16 Gamer street, New Haven. His wife, Mil- dred, lives at 27 Chauncey street, Waterbury, Conn.
 Pvt. Strouse has been in the Army since February 24, 1941. and overseas more than year, serving in Hawaii and New Guinea before arriving in the Philippines, where he was awarded the Philippine Liberation Ribbon. He also is entitled to wear the American Defense and Asiatic- Pacific ribbons and the Good Con- duct Medal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-20

The Waterbury men have grad uated from specialized training courses at Great Lakes. III They are James McBroom. Jr. g Rose street; Peter w. Kelly, 121 Capitol avenue; and George J. Banziger, 779 East Main street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-20

S/Sgt. John J. Buckley, son of MT. and Mrs. Jeremiah A. Buckley, 6l
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-20

Lieutenant Samuel Gillett, former Waterburian, has been killed in &C., tion in France, according to word received here. He was the son of Alvin E. Gillett, who served as sec retary of the Waterbury Chamber of Commerce for many years.
 The father of the serviceman is now associated with the Red Cross at Harrisburg, Pa. Lieutenant Gill lett served with an Army Engineers unit and had been overseas six weeks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-20
NEWS OF MEN NV THE SERVICE

Ellery E. Day, 31, nfachinists mate third clasS, who participated in three invaSions since leaving the country last May, died January 10 in the Pacific theater of war, the Navy Department has notified his father, Clarence Day, 77 Lounsbury avenue.
 A native of Houlton, Maine, Day attended high school in Machias. Maine, and came to Waterbury 13 years ago. He was an employe of the Chase Metal Works before entering service in September. 1943. The sea- man trained at Camp Endicott, R. T., and Camp Peary, Va, and Gulf port, Miss.
 Survivors besides his father are his mother, Mrs. Elmira Calvin, 13 Taylor street; two. sisters, Mar guerite Day, and Barbara Calvin, both of Waterbury.
 Tn broadcast by transcription over Station VERY yesterday, Pri- vate First Class Harold Shanahan. son of Detective Lieutenant and Mrs. Cornelius Shanaflan, 15 Walnut street, described the fighting around Metz. Starting the attack at about 8 o'clock in the morning, on snow covered ground, Private First Class Shanahan declared two divisions at- tackled on each side of the town. Tt was really quite a picture with all those doughboys to the right and left of us," he said. "The riflemen did fhn jnh PTTk1nNy I10I fA 0n V-t0hf in and dig them out"
 The soldier, was wounded week after the interview was recorded. He Is member of the 11th Regiment of famed Red Diamond Division" of General George PaCron,s Third Army. He served with a heavy wea- pon outfit, with mortars and mach inc guns.
 The soldier entered service March IT, 1914, and went overseas last Aug ust. After two days In England he shipped to France and entered the battle zone. Mrs. Shanahan is the former Catherine Ferris.
 Also mentioned in yesterdays broadcast was Rober T. Barber, Wa terbury Seabee, who served with an outfit which downed four Jap planes during the Leyte invasion.
 Corporal Gerard l.. Dupont, son of Eugene Dupont, 984 Baldwin street, is authorized to wear the Distinguished unit badge as a Lib- orator mechanic with a 18th Air Force Bomber Group in Italy, which has been cited for outstanding per- formance of duty.
 The soldier who entered service November 5. l942, wears the Euro pean-African-Middle East theater ribbon with four campaign stars.
 It. Francis M. Cunnie, 3l, the son of Mrs. Catherine Cunnie, Burlington avenue, Bristol, has been freed from a Jap prison camp on Luzon, according to word received by his mother, who is spending the winter with her daughter, Mrs. Hazel Merrill in Bristol.
 It. Cunnie served with the Army Medical Corps in the Philippines in Al when the Japs attacked. Pre-. viously he had been stationed in Washington, D. c. His mother was notified about two years ago that her son was a Jap prisoner.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-20

Cpl. Markham. a former Wood, bury resident, whose wife, Mrs. Mabel (Ellis) Markham, now resides in Arlington, Mass, had been with a tank destroyer unit on the French German border.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-20

Sergeant Eugene M Young of rrhomaston, who is serving in Italy, has been awarded the Air Medal, according to word received here. The son of MT. and Mrs. John j.. Young, Sr., he is serving as tail- gunner on a B-24 Liberator He entered the Army Jan. g, 944.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-09-08

A silver salmon was stabbed to death recently, in dory on the waters opposite the Potato Patch. the Mirror learned from fairly reliable sources and the doers were Mrs. A. A. Owen, Mrs. Josephine Taylor, and Mrs. o. Mcdonald.
 The three ladies, suitably at- tired and geared (except for a very light fish line) rowed "clear from Erskine's dock" to the site of the bloody battle.
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Kodiak mirror., 1945-09-08

That New Yorker Ca maga- zine) keeps popping up in these columns.
 We have received additional communications from Jay Maley, Alaska Communications System, APO 980, and Martha Kostro- metinoff, Sitka, calling our ar- tention to that Dora Gregoroff- Dora Gregoroff article in New Yorker, which we have already noted in these columns. And now we have another New Yorker item called to our attention by R. Harlow Schillios, USNR, Bremerton Che was the young blond fellow who used to come to town every day for the contractor's) and in another let ter from It. Hugh Patterson, NOB-this one says;
 Rug, Kodiak bear skin, new, flor sale by original owner. Or 14l74. "-Los Angeles Examiner Classified.
 Original owner once removed let's put it that way. "-com- ments sad New Yorker. No matter how you put it, we don't think the original owner would like t-comments the ] Kodiak Diary.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-09-08
KODIAK
 DIARY

A large bouquetof gladiolus Tn the w. J. Erskine company office this week attracted the attention and admiration of all whose pleasure it was to view them
 These gladioli, grown in the garden of P. J. Watkinson, were of extraordinary size and beauty, in shades from pure white to deep red.
 One variety especially stood out from the others. It was the "Picardy", whose spikes after be- ing cut were over 4 and a half feet in length, and the blossoms, a gorgeous salmon pink, had a petal spread of nearly 5 inches.
The Apache sentinel., 1945-03-30

post to game Of either officers
or enlisted men for the unof-
ficial. post championship.
The Medics are led by high scor-
ing Joe Shipp of Youngstown, Ohio,
and are coached by LIT. Charles d.
Miller, former coach at Highland
Park Jr. College, in Detroit, and Lt.
Carl j, O'Kelley, of Sacramento Jr.
College. Leading the scoring is How
ard Pullen
Other members of the team are
Howard Pullen of st, Augustine Col
lege, 1t. Fred Williams of Shaw Uni
versity, 1t. Milton B. Fleming of
Prairie View College, Charles Holmes
of William Penn, Thomas Coffil of
Xavier, Bill Thomas, Bill Glover,
Lester Mills, Harry Collier of Dan
vile, Ill, Silver Streaks, and Ken
meth Terry.
The Medics are proud of their new
uniforms of maroon and white satin
and at present are planning to play
a few games off the post since they
have been able to find very little
opposition among teams on the post.
Above are, left to right: Pvt G. j.
Holmes, Pfc. Harry H. Camp, TIA
Howard H. Pullen, Pfc. Bill Thomas,
1st Lit. Chas Miller, and seated,
.S/Sgt. Harry j, Collier
The Apache sentinel., 1945-03-30
; With Cannon
Compony

With about tWo-thirds of the
company on furlough, there is very
little news for the week. However,
we are expecting some wild tales
from the fellows as they report back
to the company
The most missed person around the
company this wesk is Capt. Perkins
Ford, our CO. Capt. Ford is now in
the station hospital undergoing an
operation Here's hoping he will
join us soon.
Every company has some particu-
lar SOP. The cannon company is
not different, and here are a few
of the most frequently noticed ones.
To blame the mail man when the
wife or girl friend does not write.
To forget about the deadline and
be caught across the border after
$500.
To jive the mess sergeant into
feeding him early so as to miss the
line.
To be missing on the day to wash
windows.
To buck for room orderly on Mon
day after a drunken weekend
To keep the latest grape going
about what is to happen to the
regiment next.
The pin-up girl of the second
section will come to you next week,
so until then I'll be seeing youa
DOUGLAS L. AMES,
Reporter.
The Apache sentinel., 1945-03-30


Regiment, bar none. Best discipline,
best trained and, whether you agree
or not, the best looking. We've got
the best Company Commander, best
platoon leaders, best first sergeant,
best non-coms and last, but not
least, the best backbone of this here
mans army, the best PRIVATES.
/ could go on line after line let
ting you know just how much we
excell you, or guess should say
how superior we are to you. I will
not embarrass you further with your
shortcomings, SO until next week
this is the Best First Sgt. in the
Regiment signing off by saying:
When better companies are formed,
the men will still be from "E,"
The Apache sentinel., 1945-03-30
AT EASE WITH
COMPANY C

Into each and every life some
rain must fall What do you do when
too much has fallen in yours? Here
is where I take issue with the re-
mainder of the lyrics of that popu-
lar tune; to be brief and concise, it,
takes more than "one grand pas
sion" to lift one out of the depths
to which all of US descend at one
time or another. Invariably, when
soldiers emit a growl there is the
inevitable officers. Its. Dennis and
Scott, in the background, who come
forth with that old saw yep,
you've got growlS; as long as you
growl and grippe we know you are
happy and content.
The growl-of- -the-week honor goes
to Cpl. Charles Porter, who says:
when the supply sergeant hands
him his TIE. equipment, he acts as
though he was doing him favor,
and when the mess sergeant issues
chow, he acts as if he was doing
his boarders a favor. When the CO.
S4VCS q o1IO4U Y L Ol AOASll ~ . q AclVO1'
Analysis soldier is member of
the army and his share in owner
ship is just as great as any other
member.
Remember the old fashioned
masher? The pre-war wolves who
used to stand on street corners og-
ling every doll who happened to
stick out in the best places? Well,
there are probably five or six of
the most accomplished in Company
"C' as a fellow finds on any army
post. S/Sgt. Boon Coon) Edward
Douglas is the CO. of this sadist
clan. Come word from 1t. Samuel
Bailey, stationed in Italy; wants
you guys and also gals to know he
is faring as well as can be expected
under the circumstances.
Sgt. William r. Fassett.
Reporter.
The Apache sentinel., 1945-03-30

The picture you see staring at
yeu with that glowing smile be-
longs to none other than Pfc,
Charles v. Kershaw. We are sure
you would appreciate it much more
if you knew something of the char
acter behind it. He comes to us via
Bordentown, New Jersey. He was
very prominent there in both civic
and social affairs. The many or
ganizations with which he is affili-'
ated are too numerous to mention.
He is class ga" entertainer and
it is from this field we can remem-
Der him best. We are sure none of
you can forget the swell show he
produced in Breckenridge. From
his first day of induction until
now he has very willingly shared
his fine talent with his fellow SOL
diers. At present he is connected
with Special Services and doing a
bang up job to try and keep you
happy.
The Apache sentinel., 1945-03-30
. EYE TO EYE
WITH co. E

Company "E" to date has always
been modest about their bravo.
Week after week we have been en-
during silently the many praises
given to themselves by other COM
panies. Being able to no longer
stand the torture, We, too, join in
with the society of pond praisers. (.
Since, our arrival in Huachuca we
have been busy preparing ourselves
for the day when we could proudly
reveal to the public this fact: We
are the best Company in the entire
The Apache sentinel., 1945-03-30

u. S. Army Signal Corps.
This picture is a formal method
of introducing to you your new
editor. 1 am Pvt. Jodae E. Walker
of the mighty Of" This is my
message to you: The Apache Sen
tinel has very graciously allotted
us two full pages in their paper
so we may let the folks back home
in newspaper form sort of keep up
with our activities. We are not
taking full advantage of this Op-
pOrtunity. To each and every
Company 1 am taking this Op-
portunity to extend to you the
invitation to please submit your
weekly report. Your reports should
be in no later than Monday morn
ing, the place, Field House in care
of the Shield. My motto: You
send it; we print it,"
The Apache sentinel., 1945-03-30
D COMPANY M
NEWS
~ BY
S0t RiII sSI Realize NOU' Pen1h


Sgt. Bill 81 Realize Now" Pemberton
Well chuns, here we are again
with a bit of news from the Mighty
NJ Flashes from here n there come
about to bring us a very fine menu
for this issue. Comprehension is
one of the most important attributes
to be endowed with. But what We
can't seem to comprehend is why
ole Joe Gaines is on so many wild
sprees as of late.
Is 1t because he contemplates hit
ting plank .(gang) to you. Well
Joe have your fling. I guess all
the fellows round about old "Chuca"
are in cohorts with you. In respect
to that last fling, I had mine in
"Chi" with the better half. Say
bub do y'all know bout Fax going
to Mehico and before he could drag
his other foot across the border, was
so much SO in another world that
he wound up in you know where.
Heard about the misfortune of
Johnnie Britto ex-member of M
over there in mountainous Italy.
Britto like many other M Co. bud
dies went over with the 92nd. We
extend our sympathieS to his family.
He was a swell fellow And to all
the other lads we doff our hats in
admiration, for we truly know what
you fellows have gone through.
Old Courtney has been on the
ball and truly soldering. 1t is the
visions of things to come that causes
such reation? Don't blame you
pal. Watch me with my FMS on
the boat. Say whats going on here?
The next guy that snatches the
chickens and beef from the chow
hall is going to get massacred. Ponce
is showing signs of chronic malnu-
triton as of late. Give us a break
will va mister Phantom? We grant
you there's meat shortage but af-
ter all we've got to chase the Japs
or be chased. Now how in the world
can we soldier without our chickens
and beef? Yes indeed Ms a-poppin
so I'll move out smartly and pick
you up at the gang plank.
The Apache sentinel., 1945-03-30

u S. Army Signal Corps.
The Medics of the 372nd Infantry Medical Detachment
have the past few weeks that they efficient
handling baskebals they handling casualties pills.
and sick calls They have rolled record of six straight
many games and they running short of COM
petition.
The Medcs boast composed of experienced Off
and enlisted and hereby challenge the
The Apache sentinel., 1945-03-30

A CT reprieve, pass or a leave,
Is a thing that's SO simple to get,
If you've got the time, and commit
ted no crime
And the COS your friend, you're all
set.
Providing, of course, your absences
no loss,
And there's no one else going that
day.
And don't feel secure, and never feel
sure,
That you're going-'til well on your
way.
Flight Time.
The Apache sentinel., 1945-03-30

Landlady:: How do you like this
room as a whole?"
CT: "As hole it's fine, but as a
rooom not so good"
win Rogers Field News.
The Apache sentinel., 1945-03-30

home next Easter
We looking forward that stroll in
Gee Whiz Daddy rolling without
here to eat them as fast as crack em complaining
its Just that miss mOpme
where you or the other addies all Of will be there too Nom
tells all about what's OF
understand ALL but this trying
with all might place
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-12
.$2, 9O4ConlpensatiOn For Injured Worker.

Peter Pelics Of winsted wiil re- ce.re s7pos as tho result oi an arm injury Eustained June while employed hy tns American Bras CO. ln ToTfington. according 10 an agreement approved today by co1n- pensation Comtg John ]. OCon- nell.
 Payments w1ll bs made at the rate of s26so weekly for iio weeks, for co per cent loss of use oi right arm.
 Other agresmeniA for specific payment ln case of spcfmaneut in- jury or fer weekly payments during disability were approved Ak iol- Iowa.
 Robert Johnson of % EAsi Haw- klns street against Scoyia Aife. CO. s25 e7 for two and s-e weeHs, ss and i-s per cent loss Of iunc- ton of cistAl phaianc oi third left finger
 Beatrice Izso oi "a Pleasant street against scowll Mfg. Co. s2i.75 for two week.. dlsfleufing scar on sec ond right finger
 Oscar 2. Bonaguidi of Torrlnglon against American Bras Co. of Tor rington, si7e7 beginning Nov. %, injury 10 right thumb.
 Arthur Bchryyer Of 605 East Main street against scoyill Mig Co. s2s7s for five weeks, disfisurement ot right cheek
 Ethel NJ. Sullivan of Beacon Falls against U. s. Rubber Go. si642 for 10 weeks. 50 per cent loss of function of left little finger.
 Maud 8. Jones Of Thomaston against Inez M. z. Durfee of Thom- aston, s2260 beginning Nov. 6, in- jury to left hip.
 Milo Decker of IT Sheffield Ter race against Clyde Jennings Of West Main street, $l5.75 beginning Oct. IT. injuries to shoulders and back.
 Catherine Rupenski of 37 Fuller