The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-18

Andrew Cow, 1899 south Main street, recently received the Purple Heart awarded her son, Cpl. William Cow, who was wounded in action in France last September.
 Cpl. Cow was cited for assisting in evacuation of wounded while serving as assault gunner in a tank battalion with Gen. Pattons Third Army, later returning to his post after the enemy had scored a direct hit on his tank.
 A solemn high memorial Mass will be celebrated Saturday at 800 at St. Francis Xavier church for Pfc, Raymond F. Mikolsky, who was killed in action in France Nov. l0. The Serviceman was the son of Mrs. Margaret Mikolsky.
 Pvt. John l., Burke. who has been concalescing at Lowell General hos pltal for injurieh received Septem- Der % on the Siegfried line, has been granted an honorable dis charge from the Army as q result of physical disability.
 George Frederick Sauer, seaman 2ie. has completed recruit training at Sampson, N. Y. and has been assigned to the Naval Air Techni- cal Training center, Norman, Okla He is the son of MT. and Mrs George c. Sauer, l649 East Main street.
 Vincent Musco, seaman lIc, as signed to an LST in European theatre where he participated in the Normandy invesion, is spending leave here with his parents, MT. and Mrs. Angelo Musco, 84 South Riverside street.
 T/Sgt. Joseph KleNum, husband of the former Catherine Mazziote, 36 Spring street, has been awarded the Combat 1nfantrymans badge in France. The infantryman is the son of Mir. and Mrs. Larion Klegllm, All North Main street.
 Cpl. George Larrow, Pearl Lake road, is spanding'a 30 day leave at his home on Pearl Lake road. The soldier returned last week from the South Pacific where he served for 34 He will report for reaSsign- ment on January 30 at Lake Placid, New York.
 Pvt. George Layden, son of MT. and Mrs. John Layden, SC Louns- bury avenue, was slightly wounded in action In Luxembourg according to n War Department telegram re- ceived by his parents
 The soldier, who arrived overseas last March, wrote his parents on December 26, he had received a slight facial wound and was hos- pitali2ed in Paris.
 Pvt. Layden has four brothers In the service: Richard, electricians mate l-c; Daniel, machinist's mate 2-c with the SeabeeS, Cornelius, 10, seaman i-c; and Eugene, ships cook l-c.
 
 A solemn high memorial Mass will be celebrated tomorrow at 7;30 at the Church of the Sacred Heart for Pfc. William R. Lucian, killed In Germany, November 27. The sol- dier is the son of MT. and Mrs William J. Lucian, l48 Joseph street.
 Cpl. George J. Martino, son of MT. and Mrs. Peter Martino, 38 avenue, is a member of the first fighter squadron in the Eighth Air force to destroy 300 enemy planes, 1t has been learned. He is serving as q radio mechanic of P-5l fighter planes, which have shot down l97 Na2i craft in the air and destroyed l06 more on the ground Cpl. Martino was former ly employed by A. J. Patton Co.,, as an assistant survey and civil engin- ger.
 Sgt. Bernard A. Stockna, Middle bury, has been awarded the Bronze Star medal for heroism in France last September l2, 1t has been learned,
 The citation states;
 "Sergt. Stockna remained at his post and continued to fire his ma chine gun until the weapon was put put of action and his ammunition set afire by m enemy grenade dur ng a counter attack which forced ,he withdrawal of rifle platoon.
 "Sergt. Stockna's action made possible the successful withdrawal and reorganization of the platoon with q minimum of casualties,
 Previous to entering the service | n April, 1922, he was employed by | the American Brass Go. and graduat- ,d from WatertoWn high school. The sergeant is the brother of An- la Max, Yale avenue, Middlebury.
 Capt. Rlnato F. Spadola, 20, an in- who has been serving 'yerseas since November l, l944, has cen missing in action since Decem- er lG in Germany, according to q telegram received by his wife, the ormcr Elsie Fox of Charlotte, N C., lho lives at 75 East Farm street
 The last letter received from the fficer was written in Belgium ated December l3. He has previous 7 served in England France.
 Upon entering service July i5, l040 japt. Spadola attended officer can- Idate school at Fort Benning, Ga ie is graduate Of Crosby high chool and the Uniersity of Connec- Icut.
 The son of MT. and Mrs. R. A. padola, of East Farm street, he aG two brothers in service: Staff ergt. Domenic Spadola, headquart- rs clerk with the 18th. Air Force in taly, and Sergt. E'tore J. Spadola, ,ith q field artillery unit in Bel iun.
 Pvt, Abraham Atkin has returned