The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-26

Among many Waterbury troops
 now seeing action in the Rhine
 section. Germany, in Private Will
 liam Boucher, son of MT. and
 Mrs. William Boucher of Railroad
 Hill street. He is with the 9th
 Army. He has been in the service
 for over two years and Is formem
 employe of the Mattatuck Manu-
 featuring Company.
 Sgt. Walter o. Morgan, brother of Mrs. Bertha Welton, Scovill road, was recently enrolled in one of the AAF Training Commands airplane mechanics courses at Keesler Field, Miss. The course will extend over period of 76 days and will qualify him for additional specialized train ing.
 Sgt. Joseph Nagrabski, 27, son of MT. and Mrs. Jacob Nagrabski, 48 Benefit street, turret gunner on B-A Liberator bomber with the 18th AAF in Italy, has been missing over Jugoslavia since March 8, the War Department has notified his par entS.
 Sgt. Nagrabski went overseas about five months ago. His unit, which had passed the 100-mission mark, was awarded the Distinguished Unit citation.
 Sgt. Nagrabski was employed by Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Co.,, as an airplane mechanic before enter ing the service October 20, 1942.
 His brother, Edward, is with the U. s. Navy, and another brother, Alex, is with the paratroopers.
 Walla Walla, Army Air Field, Wash.-Pfc. Walter J. Montambault, 19-year-old son of MT. and Mrs. Err nest Montambault of 20 Terrace av- enue, Waterbury, Conn.,. l. now re- ceiving his final phase of training as gunner of a B-24 Liberator bomber at this base of the Fourth Air Force.
 It is at Walla Wall, Army Air Field that combat crews on the mighty Liberator bombers are form ed and here that final training is given. Before arriving at Walla Wal la the men have finished specialist school in preparation for their par ticular job. When they become mem berS of combat crew their indiv- idual talents are coordinated and they become unified fighting team.
 With the 24th Infantry Division in the Philippines.-Private Allan C. Franken, who is the son of Mrs Jeanette Franken, 26 Delaware avenue, Waterbury, Conn, haa joined the veteran 21st Infantry Regiment of this famed "Victory' Division. He has been assigned at a rifleman.
 In the Fist, Franken, is sur rounded by combat-wise troops of the Pacific's crack regiments. As part of the hard-hitting 24th Divi- sion it went through the DemembeI ' sneak attack on Pearl Harbor has since taken revenge on the Japanese at Hollandia, where it spearheaded the Divisions attack, and on Leyte. where 1t fought and won the bitter battle of Breakneck Ridge, as well as in numerous smaller operations.
 The regiment is 8 regular army unit and rich in tradition. It was organized during the Civil War, and has vanquished the enemies ot America for almost century,
 Somewhere In New Guinea: Pfc. Mario B. Del Conte, son of MT. and Mrs. Carmine Del Conte, 521 Vol. colt street, Waterbury is now serv- ing with an anti-aircraft artillery gun battalion in New Guinea. Prior to his present assignment he served a year on Guadalcanal.
 Pfc. Del Conte gave the boys oi his outfit a surprise recently when during a regular movie he inserted a reel of picture of his son who was born to his wife, Teresa, after he had left for overseas. He is grad uate of Pratt Institute of Brooklyn, and plans to engage in mechanical engineering at the conclusion of this war.