The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-05

OREL A. DAIGLE
 18th AAF in Italy. Pfc. OreI A.
 Daigle, of 37 E. Liberty St., Water
 bury, Conn.,, former member of the
 Coast Guards, recently observed
 his first anniversary in Italy.
 Daigle is now an ambulance
 driver assigned to a veteran B-24
 heavy bOmbardment group of the
 18th Air Force in Italy which is
 the holder of a war' dearptment
 iStinguished unit citation for it's
 part in 8 bombing attack on an
 important enemy aircraft factory,
 near Vienna, last July.
 He has been in the service since
 January B, 1943, when he was in
 ducted at Fort DevenS, Mass, and
 prior to that time was employed
 by the ScOvill, Manufacturing Co.
 He served four months in OCast
 Guards before entering Army.
 Three former residents of this city, have reported to KeeSler Field, Biloxi, Miss, from the Army Ground forces. They are stationed at the AAF Training Command post await ing reaSsignment to new military duties. A review of theri previous training, aptitudes, experiences, and physical condition, together with consideration of the military needs of the Army, will determine their new assignments.
 Soldiers here for reaSsignment in- clude: Sgt. James Francis Morrissey, son of Mrs. Mary Morrissey, 68 South View street; Pfc. Thomas Wilfred Byrne, brother of Miss Irene Byrne, 239 North Main street, and Sgt. Edward Francis Berube, son of Mrs. Helen Berube, 14 Syl- van avenue.
 Sgt. Joseph F. DePalma, son of MT. and Mrs. Pasquale DePalma, 238 Bishop street Is now a patient at an English hospital, after having been wounded in action January 13 in Luxembourg, his parents have learned. He iS a graduate of Leav- enworth high school and . former employe of scovill Mfg. Company. The soldier went overseas in Mo- vember after training at Camp Croft, 8. c. Sgt. DePalma has two other brothers in service: Pvt. AL fonso DePalma, 8 veteran of 28 months service is the African, 1tal- ian and French campaigns now sta toned at Fort DuPont, Dela., and Pvt. Cosmo DePalma, at Camp Barkeley, Texas.
 Pvt. John J. Calo, a veteran of 12 months duty in the European thea ter, is now a patient at Stark Gen. eral hospital, Charleston, s. C., his parents, MT. and Mrs. Joseph Calo, 40 Maple street, have learned.
 T-Sgt. Louis E. Archambault, Jr., veteran of 48 combat missions in the China -Burma-India theater, Is expected to arrive in Waterbury this evening to spend a furlough with his parents, MT. and Mrs. Louis E. Archambault, Sr., Garrigus Court.
 Sgt. Archambault has been Serv- ing as a radio-operator- gunner on BPS with the 22nd Bomb squadron for the past year. He has been awarded the Air Medal
 Cpl. Edward P. Kuska of 25 Hotch- kiss street son of MT. and Mrs. J. Kuska, who has recently returned from overseas duty, has reported to the Army Ground & Service Forces Redistribution station at Lake Placid Club, New York. The returnee en- tered the service in November 1941 and was overseas for 36 months. He served in the Asiatic- Pacific theater of operations and participated in the Northern Solomons and Bismark campaigns.
 An Eighth Air Force Bomber Sta tion, England - First Lieutenant George L. Benedict, 28, of Thomas ton, Conn, has been awarded m Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal for "meritorious achievement" in aerial warfare according to word re- ceived from the Eighth Air Force. England. It. Benedict is pilot of a B-17 Flying Fortress participating in Eighth Air Force bombing att tacks on targets in Fazi Germany.
 He is a member of the 34th Bomb Group, a unit of the Third Air Di- vision, the division cited by the President for its now historic Eng land Africa shuttle bombing of Mes serschmitt aircraft plants at Regens- burg Germany.
 It. Benedict is the son of Mrs. Ruth L. Benedict, Thomaston. His wife, Mrs. Mary M. Benedict lives at 2l4 South Marshall street, Hartford A 1884 graduate of Thorlaston Higb School, the lieutenant was employ ed as clothing salesman before en- tering the Army Air Forces in March, 1941.
 A Waterbury soldier who has been serving in the southern sector of the European theatre met several relatives in Italy. Pfc. Martin Marano, son of MT. and Mrs. Alfred Marano, IT Newell place, met his grandmother, Filomena Marano, at Monteforte, Naples, in September, 1943 and later met an uncle in Avellino province. While in Flori- dia, Sicily. Pfc. Marano also became acquainted with Raymond Capacci, brother-in-law of his fiancee, Josephine Mancuso, PA South Leon- ard street, who will be married to the soldier Saturday. Before en- tering the service in March, 1922, Pfc. Marano was an employe of the Scovill Manufacturing Company. Dr. Ralph o. Membrino, 32 Silver street, has been promoted to captain with an Army Dental Corps unit in Engls"@