The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-11

Lt. (H) william F. Lyncn, U. s. N. R., 320 Grove street, is flight instructor at the Naval Air Station, Ottumwa, Iowa since last October. Previously he was stationed at the Naval Air Sta tion, in Minneapolis. He at- tended the University of Wash ington and Billings Polytechnic Institute, Montana.
 The Ottuma station is a unit of the Naval Air Primary Training command where officers and ca dets receive their first phase of Naval air training.
 Mobile, Ala, The USS Shoveler AM 382, fleet minesweep was re- gently put into commission at the yards of the Gulf Shipbuilding Corporation, Chickasaw, Ala, where it was built.
 The commissioning officer, Cap tain John B. Longstaff, USN, Chief of Staff of the Eighth Naval Dis trict, accepted the vessel from E. A. Hirs, representing the builder. After telling the assembled officers, crew and shipyard workers of the great work that has been done by ships of this type, Captain Longstaff turned the ship over to her Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Commander Ed win H. Jones, Jr., 92 Windsor street, Of Waterbury, Conn.
 A veteran of the Ando and South ern France Invasions, Lieutenant Commander Jones was formerly commanding officer of the USS Sway, AM 120, a fleet minesweep. He is graduate of Yale University and of the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.
 In addition to his duty af1oat, he has served tour of duty in Ber- muda. He wears the American The ater Campaign ribbons with two stars. His father, Edwin H. Jones, ST., lives at 92 Windsor street, Wa terbury, Conn.
 It. (jg) Hazel Jeffries has been transferred to the new Navy hospit- al ship, USS Tranquility for over- seas service. A graduate of the Wa terbury Hospital school of Nursing she has spent the past IA months at the St. Albans Naval hospital, L l., N. Y. She was previously station ed at Paris Island Naval hospital s. c. The Navy Nurse is sister of Mrs. Floyd B. Smith, 123 Windsor street.
 Sgt. Michael Serduck, who has been interned in Japanese prison camp, died November g, 1944, ac- cording to word received by his par ents, MT. and Mrs. Trophy Serduck 290 Railroad street, Thomaston through the International Re d Cross. According to a card written by the soldiers, and dated January ', 1945, Serduck told of his intern ment at a Philippines military camp and stated his health was good. The last card received on May 23, 1945 reported he had been a Japanese prisoner since the fall of Corregidor
 He entered the service in March 1914, and received training at Fort Mcclellan, Ala. He was awarded z citation from Gen. Eisenhower, anc was with an infantry unit of tht Ninth Army and later the Firs Army.
 Santa Ana, alif-Corporal Al fonse L. D'Ambrosi son of MT. ant Mrs. Anthony D'Ambrosi of 16 South street, Waterbury, Connecti cut, is currently assigned to tn. Santa Ana Army Air Base.
 This Army Air Forces base is { reassignment and convalescent sta tion of the Personnel Distribution Command. Here thousands of com bat veterans of the AAf return iron 21 day furloughs at home to be re fitted for duty in the continenta stations of the Air Forces. whil their places are taken by men wh' have not yet seen overseas action.
 Cpl. D'Ambrosi is an Assistan Mess Sergeant at this base. He en tered the service on Aug. 19, 1942 and has been stationed at this bas' for the past 20 months.