The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-13

Shoemaker, Cal1f.-BurtOn N. Bee- man, Jr., Sonarman Second Glass, USNR, 9, son of MT. and Mrs. Bur ton N. Freeman, 68 Delaware ave- nue, Waterbury, Connecticut, has arrived at the worlds largest naval receiving station, a unit of the U. s Naval Training and Distribution Center, for reclassif1cation and fur ther assignment.
 Beeman formerly served aboard a destroyer. He wears the American area and Asiatic-Pacific area cam paign bars with three battle stars in the latter.
 Beeman has two brothers in the Navy. Everett Charles Beeman is an ensign, and Irving Paul Beeman, all aviation radioman third class.
 With the 18th Airborne Division in France-Private First Class Jo- seph Pitino, 326 South Main street, as a member of Company A, 129th Airborne Engineer Battalion of the 18th Airborne Division, has been assisting in the local repair of war damaged municipal buildings and installations.
 Stationed in AuXerre, a city whose water plant suffered bomb damage in July of 1914, all men of the com- pany became stone masons for the reconstruction of retaining walls along the water plants inlet canal. Tho Rana1 diYnnte to water-driven turbine pumps pro- v1ding power for pressure in the city's water system. Prior to the rebuilding of the walls, the city and American troops stationed in the area were limited to 10 hours of water service daily.
 With the 31Oth Bomb Group in 1taly-Staff Sergeant Donate Masi, son of MT. and Mrs Charles Masi of French street, Waterbury Conn.,, will arrive home soon from his tour of duty with the veteran 310th bom- oardment group of the Twelfth Air Force in Northern Italy.
 A veteran of 52 combat missions over German held targets in North ern Italy, Yugoslavia and Austria. Sergeant Masi served as a radio operator and gunner on a B-25 Mitchell bomber.
 He has been awarded the Air Medal with five oak leaf clusters for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight. In addition to this he is entitled to wear the European-African-Middle East theater ribbon with three bat tie stars signifying he has played an important role in three major campaigns.
 Enlisting in the Army in June. l943, Sergeant Masi attended radio school at Scott Field, H., and re- celved his gunner's wings at Yuma. Arlz. He furthered his combat training at Greenville, s. c.
 A Ninth Air Force Service Con- mand Unit, Belgium: Corporal Vic- tor J. Michaud, Waterbury, son of MT. and Mrs. George Michaud of loS Union street, recently received the oath of allegiance as a United States citizen from Robert Winfree vice-conSul of the United States Consulate in Brussels, Belgium.
 Formerly British subject, having been born in Canada, Cpl. Michaud entered the States in 1923 and has made his home in Waterbury since that date. He entered the army in 1942 and has been overseas with the 30th Air Depot Group for two years. serving in England, France and Bel gium. The Depot Group services the famed A-26 Invaders of the Ninth Air Force.
 Prior to his enlistment, Cpl. Mic haud was employed by the Torring- ton Company, -Torrington, Connect cut.
 Johnston Berry has been promo ted to machiniSt's mate, third class, at a Seabees post in the Philippines 1t has been learned. For the past Is months he has served in New Guinea and Australia. The son of MT. and Mrs. John Berry, PIT Hope street, he is former employe of the Chase Rolling Mills.