The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-29

parents, MT. and Mrs. Angelo
 ArioIa, 193 Bradley avenue, after
 completing his bacic training at
 Fort Riley, Kansas. He is now sta
 tiOned at Fort Meade, Md. Pvt. Ariola was junior student at LeavenwOrth High school when
 he joined the service and a part
 time emplOye of the Coca Cola Co.
 Marine Corps Air Depot, Miramar, Calf, Jan. 29 - Marine Sergeant Robert Edward Montgomery, 22, son of MT. and Mrs. E. L. Montgomery, of PIT Dwight street, Waterbury, Conn, has returned here from the South and Central Pacific where he served as an aviation ordnance man with a fighter squadron in the Fourth Marine Air Wing.
 He was stationed at Hawaii, Sa- moa, New Hebrides and Guam.
 Sergeant Montgomery attended LeaVenWorth High school in Water bury where he was active in base ball and football. Prior to enlisting in October, 1942, he was employed | by the ScoVill Manufacturing Con- pany, Waterbury.
 He was promoted to his present rank in July, 1943.
 With the 36th Texas Division of the Seventh Army in France - The second gun section of Battery c, Field Artillery Battalion, began getting its gun ready.
 The men of the section included Private Edward Wedzunas of this city, Staff Sergeant Raymond Davis, of Marshall loaded their piece, aim- ed and stood back.
 "Fire!" shouted Sergeant Davis in command from the telephone.
 Hitler, count your children" yelled private as he billed the lan- yard that sent the projectile on it's way.
 That did it!" exclaimed another. That's our first. shell in Germany" Private Wedzunas is the son of MT. and Mrs. s. Wedzunas, of 89 Hill avenue, Waterbury, Conn. Joining the 36th at Venafro, he fought at San Pietro, Cassino, at the, Anzio breakthrough to Rome, and parti- cipated in the invasion of Southern France prior to the Vosages Noun tains fighting in eastern France with the Seventh Army.
 Cpl. Charles F. Ingraham is re- ported to be missing in action in Belgium since January ?, according to a War Department telegram, re- ceived by his parents, MT. and Mrs Arthur c. 1ngraham, Al Rosette street. The infantryman, who wen overseas almost four months ago. was an employe of the Scovill Mfg Co., before entering the service ir December, 1942. His brother, Paul s. Ingraham, pharmacists mate. third class 20, has been in the Navy 33 months and the South Pacific since February 1944. The. servicemen are the grandsons of Mrs. Mary Mellon, 163 East Main street, a Gold Star mother of World War I. Sgt. Michael Breen has returned to his post at the South Weymouth Air base, after spending furlough at his home, 105 Woodland avenue. He has been in the service since April, 194l.
 Second It. Albert Rogo, director of two parachute school road 'shoWs, was recently promoted to assistant welfare and recreation officer at the parachue school, Fort Benning, Ga He sthe son of MT. and Mrs. Amer. ico Rogo, 29 Field street.
 The officer, who has been para trooper since June, 1922, recently graduated from the infantry of1l- cers' candidate school at Benning' He is a former employe of ScoviE Mfg. Go.
 It. Rogos' brother, Lee, was killed in action in France last August
 Somewhere in New Guinea-For heroism in rescusing the crew of a burning plane, First Lieutenant Francis J. Grove, son of Mrs. Mary A. Grove, East street, Wolcott' Conn.,, has been awarded the Sol- dier's Medal. With the assistance of other soldiers, and with complete disregard for his own safety, It. Grove rescued two of the planes crew, and by his action saved the life of one of them. It. Grove en- listed at Waterbury in July, 194O, and rose to the rating of Technician Third Grade before going overseas in February, 1942 He received his commission as a second lieutenant as a member of the first graduating class at the Officer Candidate school | in Australia. He is now a battery commander in an Antiaircraft Artil- lery Gun Battalion stationed in New | Guinea.
 T.-Sgt. George Gazarian, 38, for mer employe of the Chase Brass & Copper co. rolling mills, has been | msising in action over Belgium, since Dec. 26. the War Department has notified his mother, Mrs. Mary T. Gazarian, formerly of Windsor street. who now resides in New York city.
 The commissioned officer has been serving as crew chief of a troop-carrying plane, which partici- pated in the Normandy invasion on D-day and later aided in evacuatlng the wounded nd carrying supplies between the western front and Eng land.
 Sgt. Gazarian holds the Air Medal and three Oak Leaf clusters as well as the Presidential citation. He went overseas in November, 1943. and is a graduate of Crosby high