The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-22
PRIVATE CAMIBQUE
 KILLED IN ACTION
Graduate of St. Ann's Wilby High School En-
 tered Service in l942

Private First Class George Cam bique, 34. district manager of h. vestors' Syndicate in this city be- fore leaving for service three years ago, was killed in action while serv- ing with the Seventh Army in France on March g, according to word received here yesterday.
 The soldier was previously report ed missing one week after arriving overseas last October. but found his way back to the American lines.
 The son of the late Louis F. Cambique and Mrs. Cambique, 32e Mill street, the serviceman was born in Paquetville, New Brunswick, Canada, and came to Waterbury 20 | years ago. Previous to entering the service he lived on Central avenue, Wolcott.' His wife, Claire, and one year-old son Richard, are now in | Omaha, Neb.
 A graduate of St. Ann's school and Wilby High school, Cambique was member of gthe Kiwanis Club and the Franco-A American Club.
 Surviving besides his mother, wife and son. are four sisters, Mrs. Cecil Theriault of Canada. Mrs. Thomas Frissell, Indianapolis, Ind, Mrs. Jeanne Lovesky, Waterbury, Miss Bertha Cambique, Waterbury; five brothers, Leon Cambique, Keene, N. H., Francis Cambique, Winchester, N. H.. William L. Cam bique, Waterbury; Emil Cambique, Waterbury, and Andrew Cambique of Florida, and several nieces and nephews.
 ] A Ninth Air Force Service Com- { mand Base, France-For having es- abolished and maintained super ; for record of service and mainten- ance to signal equipment of two de- 1 pot areas, the signal company to which Technician Fifth John J. De- Vita belongs, has received the army service forces new unit award Of the Meritorious Service Plaque, Cpl. DeVita, the son of MT. and Mrs Peter E. DeVita, 35 Walnut street, Waterbury, Conn, entered service in October 1940.
 The award, which includes an in- dividudal sleeve patch in addition to 8 unit plaque, came as result Of superiority in the field of service and maintenance to A-26 Invader and APO Havoc tWin-engined bomb- CTS A part of the gigantic supply program of the Ninth Air Force Service Command, Cpl. DeVita's signal supply company was cited for outstanding performance over a period of three months before his organization left England in Sep tember.
 The citation read, "T'his organiz- ation has through its outstanding devotion to duty and high morale, willingly and cheerfully accepted and carried out many extremely dif- ficult tasks. The superior perform ance and untiring effort upholds the highest traditions of the armed forces of the United States"
 Marine Pvt. Joseph D. Malanca. 30. who participated in the invas- l 1OAl VI 1Wd OAAldp Ao NNNA'N~ANS---o from combat fatigue at hospital In the South Pacific, according to a letter received by his wife, Mrs. Grace (Calaprese) Malanca, Bam- ford avenue, Oakville.
 Atlantic City, N. J.-Pvt. Carmine Discepolo, 25, whose parents, MT, and Mrs. Joseph Discepolo reside at 253 Bank street, Waterbury, Conn, is 8 patient at the Army's beach, front Thomas M. England General Hospital here.
 Thomas M. England General Hos pital, one of the Army Medical De- partment,s largest medical centers, is housed in four of this resort city's spacious Boardwalk hotels.
 Pvt. Discepolo served in the In- fantry in the European Theater of Operations for six months and was wounded by shrapnel.
 He has been decorated with the Purple Heart.