The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-07
War Casualties
 Army, Navy Lists

issued the following casualties with next of kin. In case of divergence between this list and information sent to the next of kin, the last Navy Department telegram or let ter is always the appropriate final authority.
 Navy Dead
 Di Bella, James Vincent, Jr pharmacists mate Sc, USNR. Wife Mrs. Anna DiBella, 36 Hill street, Waterbury.
 Fibre, Richard, Pfc, USMCR. Parents, MT. and Mrs. Michael Fibre, 2160 North Main, Waterbury.
 Mazuroski, Stanley Thomas, Water tender Sc, USNR. Parents, MT. and Mrs. Frank Mazuroski, 59 Fuller street, Waterbury.
 Margolis, Joseph Gurmon, Pfc, USMCR. Parents, MT. and Mrs. Benjamen Margolis, 232 Plaza ave- nue, Waterbury.
 Navy Wounded
 Clark, Charles Francis, Pfc, USMCR. (Wounded second time) Parents. MT. and Mrs. John R. Clark, 39 West street, Naugatuck.
 McAllen, Thomas Francis, electri- clans mate Sc, USNR. Wife, Mrs. Rosemary Teresa McAllen, 61 Plaza avenue, Waterbury. Scarmozzino Nicholas Alphonse, Pfc, USMCR. Parents, MT and Mrs. Joseph Scarmozzino 1903 North Main street, Waterbury.
 Seven men fro mthiS area were discharged from the Army under the point system at the Separation Center at Fort Devens, Mass. They are:
 Sergeant John DeFranzo, 570 South Main street, Naugatuck.
 Staff Sergeant William A. Zenick, 6l Spring street.
 T-5 Leroy F. Connolly, P. o. Box 324, Field street, Naugatuck.
 T-4 Peter P. Poggi, Al Grandview avenue.
 T-5 Nicholas Morea, 5s Sperry street.
 Private First Glass Michael Mori- arty, 143 Proctor street.
 T-5 Gerold J. O'Connell, 64 Fair mount street.
 | Commander James F. Cunning ham, Naval chaplain who holds the Bronze Star and Purple Heart, yes- terday received convertible coupe from former Shipmates on the Bat tleship South Dakota. Father Cum ningamS family resides at 116 South View street.
 Father Cunningham was recently transferred from the South Dakota on which he served 20 months, to shore duty. He has been in eight major campaigns.
 Somewhere in the Pacific - Two Waterbury men have been promot. ed to seaman first class aboard $ new 45,000-ton battleship which has been participatig in recent carriel task force strikes against the Jap. aneSe homeland. They are EdwarC Christiano, 40 Union street; and Charles T. Burlenski, 517 North Main street.
 Major Thomas H. Beeson, listed as from Torrington, was among siz brigadier generals and other Ali Force officers decorated recently ir Paris by the French government, ii is reported. The major received the Croix De Guere with the vermillior Star.
 With the Fifth Army In Italy = Private First Class John J. DeSan- tis. is 8 member of Battery c, 33stt Field Artillery Battalion, which re- gently received a division citation from the 88th Blue Devil" division for having destroyed 8 German force in freight on the Fifth Army frone near Bassano, Italy.
 DeSantiS, light artillery gur crewman and other members of his unit were commended by Majol General Paul w. Kendall. The cita. tion reads in part:
 For exceptionally meritoriou! service on 29 April 1945. When larg. groups of enemy troops attempted to infiltrate through the artillery positions of Battery c, alert guard. discovered their presence, and ths battery personnel immediately en. gagged the enemy with small arms machlnegunS, and used direct fir, from howitzer to completely des. troy the enemy.
 Seven of the enemy were killed live were wounded and 37 taken pri. soner. The personnel of the battery by their alertneSs and courage ir the face of enemy fire by smal arms, saved much valuable euuip. ment and prevented the enem, from diSrupting our lines of com. munications."
 Miami, Florida - A few days agt Connecticut was long, long way for 8 group of fighting men to gt home - 1900 miles of ocean, lanc and space. The Connecticut meY were in far-off Casablanca. Africa Among those recently arriving her, from Trinidad Airport were T.: Peter Q. Polletta. 28, 937 Norti Main street, a veteran of 30 month. service in China -Burma-India the. ater. wearing two battle stars: ans Second Lieutenant William J. Ma. ton, Jr.. 55 Woolson street, also O the Medical Corps, who has beer on duty S5 months in Italy.