The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-14

A solemn high Mass of requiem will be held Saturday morning at
 9 o'clock at the Immaculate Con-
 ception church in memory of Pri-
 vate First Class John J. Mccarthy
 who lost his life in battle on May
 at Okinawa.
 The Distinguished Flying Cross has been awarded to T-Sgt. John Reed, 1167 West Main street, for extraordinary achievement and heroism while participating in aer- ial flight against the enemy in the European theater of operations on the 23rd of Dec. 1944. T-Sgt. Reed was serving as waist gunner of B-26 type aircraft when twenty en- emy aircraft attacked his forma- tion. Although his aircraft was severely damaged by fire from en- emy aircraft as well as ground in- stallations, he steadfastly remained at his post, Warding off enemy fighters"
 The citation further reads: Not knowing the exact condition of his aircraft because of disrupted inter- phone communication, T-Sgt. Reed gallantly remained in the aircraft to administer first aid to ser iously wounded tailgunner and subsequently prepared a position for the injured gunner when crash landing was inevitable. By his courageous devotion to duty T-Sgt. Reed brought the highest distinction upon himself and the Army Air Forces"
 T.-Sgt. Reed entered the service April, 1943, received gunnery train ing at Fort Myers, Fla, and at- tended radio school at Scott Field, III. He went overseas, June, 1914 and returned to the states last month after completing g missions. He wears the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, four battle stars on his E. T. O. ribbon, Good Con- duct ribbon and the D. F. c.
 Before entering the service, Sgt. Reed was associated with the Oak vile Pin Co.,, Div. Scovill Mfg. Co., and is now stationed at the Conva- lescent hospital, Plattsburg, N. Y. His wife is the former Alice E. Schell, this city.
 U. s. Naval Air Station, Barbers | Point, Oahu. T. H.-Peter R. Di- Giacomo of Waterbury, Conn, now serving at this station, has ad- vanced to ships serviceman, third class.
 DiCiacomo's wife lives at Route 4, Bucks Hill, Waterbury.
 Sgt. Frank DeVorken, son of MT. and Mrs. Harry DeVorken Al Pros | pect street, is a patient at Letter. man General hospital, San Fran cisco, here he is being treated for leg injury sustained at Okinawa Serving witht he 77th Infantry Di- vision, Sgt. DeVorken has been on duty for the past IT months in the Pacific theater.
 Cpl. Eugene L. McGarty, p, son of Mrs. Anne Ospalek, 129O Thom- aston avenue recently received the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service in Italy last March. T he citation states: "McGarty braved hostil mortar and artillery fire, day and night, while laying wires from the fire direct on centers to the foremost forward observer" The corporal went overseas last December with a field artillery unit of the 10th Mountain Division. Dr. Louis M. Yavetz was commits stoned first lieutenant in the Army Medical corps reserve at commence ment exercises of the New York Medical college yesterday at the New York academy of Medicine. He is the son of MT. and Mrs. Da- vid Yavetz, 42 Putnam street. Pearl Harbor, T. H.-Small ships of the Navy assigned to the Centra. Pacific are repaired, Serviced, and supplied at the Section Base here. Operating as an activity of the 14th Naval District, the Section Base personnel are helping to keep the Central Pacific clear of enemy fleet units.
 One of these men is Joe c. Corbo, boatsWain'S mate second class, USNR. of Waterbury. Conn.,, who has been attached to this activity | for two months. His duties here in- volve those of net and boom de- | lenses.
 Corbo is the son of MT. and Mrs. P. Corbo of p Rose street Water bury. Before entering the naval service in August, 1942, he was en- ployed by the Waterbury Manufac- turing Go.
 Sgt. Theodore w. Burmeister was recently awarded the Air Medal for participation in Superfortress missions against Japan, it has been announced from a B-29 base on Tinian. The airman is the son of MT. and Mrs. William H. Burmeis- ter, 611 Meriden road.
 It. Earl H. Guyette, son of Earl Guyette, ST., 57 Center street, ar- rived in New York yesterday and expects to be home in few days. The AAF pilot was liberated in April from prisoner of war camp in Germany.
 Houston, Tex. (UP)-Women in unusual industry aren't entirely an outgrowth of this war. The