The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-19
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B NEWS OF MEN LN THE SERVICE

Miami, Fla.-Speeded home from overseas with oil the comforts of an Ar Transport Command trans ocean plane, which landed at the Arcs Miami Army Ar Field, Cpl John J, Sullivan was among the hundreds of veterans today conval- escing at the AAF Regional hospital at nearby Coral Gables, Fla, for- merly the Biltmore, one of the swanky hotels of Florida's winter resort region.
 Cpl. Sullivan, 36, Idylwood avenue, Waterbury, Conn, has served l0 months in the c. B. I. theater and has just returned from India, He lives with his mother, Mrs. Cath crime Sullivan, of 39 fdylwood Ave.
 Pfc. Thomas J. Teleesca, assigned to a medical corps ut the front lines in France, recently write his wife, Mrs. Mary Telesca, 4l, Pilgrim avenue, that a German sergeant aided his unit in searching for Ameriean unit, simultaneously or- dering the Germans to cease firing until the injured men had been found.
 The Americans found three wounded Americans and within n half hour after the party left the field the war was resumed.
 Charles Malon, %, coxswain, is speeding Il To-day lurlough with his grandparents, Mir. and Mrs. Alex Cameron, 63 South View street. He spend l8 months in the combat area of the Soutr Pacific abroad light cruiser and wears six battle stars.
 SiSgt Edwin Schnitman, son of Mrs. Rae Schnltman, 659 Cooke street helped prepare and inspect troop carrier planes for the Bas- togne operation, it has been learn cd.
 A member of the ground crew for the first airborno division based in England, the soldier related in a letter Go his motherhc had only six mours of sleep within the week pre- ceding Christmas.
 Sgt. Schnitman expressed the de- sire Co sec his hometown "alI lit up for Christmas with snow on the He said though they had no snow in England during the holi- days, the cold was penetrating. The soldier enlisted for service in Sep- tember, lD42, and has been over seas since October l043.
 18th AAF in Italy - Sergeant William c. Ershlcr, son Of MT. and Mrs, Mack Ershler, l04 Robert street Conn, ball turrct gum ner on a B-24 Liberator bomber rev, has been authorized to wear ,hc Distinguished Unit Badge with ono cluster as a member of a vet ,ran group which twice has been 'itCd by the President of the United States flor outstanding performance )f duty in armed conflict with the enemy"
 The group received it's original gold-rimmed blue ribbon for an at- tack on the Prufenlng aircraft fac tory at RegenSburg, Germany, on February 18th, The cluster was add cd for mission over the Ploesti, Rumanla, oil reflncrieS on April 5th.
 The citation reads for Rcgensburg In part:
 Notified to prepare maximum personnel worked fcv- nrishly, enthusiastically and with intensity The tre- material damage inflicted
 contributed greatly to the cur ,ailment of aircraft production by ,eh enemy at time of great im- 
 For Ploesti
 Under the most difficult and try ng conditions on the ground and lespitc extremely adverse weather in the air, the group .. delivered q devastating blow to the important enemy oil in- ;tallationS.
 'T'hc grim determination md heroic courage of the combat 'rcws, together With the professional kill and devotion to duty of the round personnel are outstand- ng in the history Of aerial war are"
 A graduate of Crosby High school, Sergeant Ershler had Eeen attending Washington College until his enlist ncnt into the army.
 With an Air Service Squadron of he Fifteenth Air Force Service in Italy-Carl F, F. Olson, Route No. 6, Orlando, Florida. has been promoted to the grade of cor )oral, according to q recent an- louncemcnt by his commanding of icer. Cpl Olson is the husband ,f Mrs. c. k, Olson of Orlando and he son of Carl Olson of Cheshire, Conn.
 Corporal Olson. who Is an air 'orps supply clerk assigned to aM Ilr service squadron of the Fifteenth Alr Force Service Command, Is a 932 graduate of the Crosby higf Waterbury, Connecticut, anC las been in the United States Army ince June, l943. .u......zsz=s