The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-02
NEWS OF MEN IN THE SERVICE

Guuport Army AIT Flelu, MISS, Jan. 2.-Cpl Sdward C. Dauphinais, 60 Burton street, Waterbury. and now lower ball turret gunner in training on a Flying Fortress based at Gulfort Army Air Field, Miss, was honored this week when his flying team was chosen Grew of the Week" by the commanding of- ficer of this B-l7 bomber training station where thousanuds Of airmen have received final preparation for combat duty.
 Headquarters Twelfth Army Group -T-5 Monroe Rhodes, IF LeXing- ton avenue, Waterbury, Conn, is in the cast of an all-GI musical comedy hit, You've Had It!' which is playing before front line troops.
 The show is presented by men of the 3l03d Signal Service Battalion, and depicts a review of the life and times of CTS from the moment of preparation for service overseas through England, France, Paris. and the Statue of Liberty in New York harbor.
 Costumes and properties in the show are composed mainly from ammunition boxes and have been used as seats and as staeS props; German blankets, painted with cap tured materials, are used as back drops.
 Footlights and overhead lights come from varied sources. and cos tunes have been borrowed from Paris. Wigs used by the chorus girls have been lent by Paris Opera officials. Not one franc has beer spent for the entire produc- ton.
 Keesler Field, Biloxi. Miss, Jan 2-Having arrived at Keesler Field, Miss. Pvt Franklin A. Miller, son of MT. and Mrs. Louis Richarolso Ia Savings street. Waterbury, Conn. is now being examined by the AAIH Training Command station Medical ana Psychological Unit to determine his qualifications as a pre-aviation cadet.
 Flying officer training as pilot, bombardier or navigator will be given Pvt, Miller upon successful | completion of the processing he is | undergoing at Keesler Field.
 Myrtle Beach ArmS Air Field, s. C.-Private First Class Nicholas P. Galante. formerly of Waterbury, Connecticut, now serving with the Third Air Force at Myrtle Beach Army Air Field. South Carolina, has beer promoted to the grade of Corp oral, Headquarters has announced.
 Corporal Galante, 27 years of age, entered the service at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, on l6 of March, l943. and completed his basic training at Miami, Florida.
 Cslante is the son of MT and Mrs. Anthony Galante of l02 America stieet, Waterbury, Connecticut. His wife, the former Virginia Dew, re- sides at the same address. He has che brotter Private Ernest Galante ill Anti Aircraft Artillery serving overseas.
 MT. and Mrs. Edward F. Leonard | of 133 Lockhart avenue have re- ceived the Purple Heart awarded posthumously to their son. First Lieutenant Harry J. Leonard, who was killed in action in France. Sept. l9. They also have his Presidential unit citation.
 1 In letter to the local couple, Colonel Robert A. Griffin, com- mander of the 18th Infantry, de- scribes the Serviceman as the mod el of a platoon and capable of talk ing command of a company at any time" He commended the local sol dier for his "affectionate attention l to the comfort of his men, his good sense of humor and gallantry.
 Private First Class Thomas l., l Summa of l22 Roseland avenue has been awarded the Verdun Medal as a member of field artillery unit which liberated Verdun a few months ago. The son of MT. and Mrs. Paul Summa, he has been overseas since July.