The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-23

radio gunner to march with other prisoners for 30 days distance of 900 miles to the prison camp, dur ing which time the Waterbury air man lost 30 pounds. Sgt. Aitcheson holds the Air Medal. He was serv- ing with the 18th AAF in Italy and has completed 12 mission. He en- tered the service in September, 1942.
 Sgt. Henry T. Butler, Jr., son of Henry T. Butler, 254 East Main street, Meriden, formerly of Water bury, was captured by the Germans January 30, 1944 at Cisterna, Italy. In recognition of his work among his fellow prisoners at Stalag 344 in southern Germany, Butler was awarded a medal from the Y.MC.A
 Pvt. Lewis P. Garthwait, Jr., who was taken prisoner last November in France, is also awaiting shipment home, according to a letter received by his wife, Mrs. Clare (Hervey) Garthwait, 191 Davis avenue, Water bury
 Vincent T. McGrath, serving with the Eighth Armored division in the European theater of war has been promoted to the rank of Technician 5, according to an Army dispatch. The soldier, who is the son of Mrs Adelaine McGrath, Cornelius ave- O1le iS tank driver
 Sergeant Timothy J. Coughlin is spending a furlough with his par ents, MT. and Mrs. Timothy J. Coughlin, ST, 499 North Main street after serving 38 months in the Pacific. Sergeant Coughlin be- gan active duty with Battery E., 208th Coast Artillery regiment when l it was federalized in January, 1941
 Staff Sergeant Harvey West, son of Albert West, Al Waterville street. was recently assigned to Chanute Field, H., according to a letter received by his wife, Mrs. Emma West also of Al Waterville street.
 Lubbock Army Air Field, Lubbock, Texas, May - 2nd It. Augustine c. Sillery of 36 Holmes avenue, Wa terbury, Conn, is now stationed al this big AAF Instructors school and is taking part in a program of train ing combat veteran pilots in the latest methods of all weather" in- strument flying
 It. Sillery has been stationed at Perrin Field, Texas, and formerly to that at Bryan AAF, Texas. At LAAF', It. Sillery is an instructor and is helping train the combat veterans in the latest methods of "all wealth err instrument flying, these student officers then return to their base stations to train other fliers the latest methods of instrument fly ing.
 It. Sillery is graduate of Crosby high school in Waterbury, Conn.
 In civilian life he was associated with copper company.
 He has one brother in service, Seaman Second Class Charles Sil- lery with the Navy in California.
 John Dacey, Sic, is spending a 30- day furlough here with his mother, Mrs. Mary Armstrong, B Savings street. The Waterbury seaman has returned from his seventh convoy trip with an armed guard unit to the Mediterranean area
 Robert Hathaway Meyer, Naval Aviation Cadet, has completed the first phase of flight training at Glenview, H., and has been trans ferred to the Naval Air Training Center at Pensacola, Fla.
 Meyer the son of Mrs M A. Meyer, Al Prospect street, is a grad uate of Crosby High school and be- gan training at Chapel Hill, N. c. He also attended Yale University.
 An Air Service Command Sta tion, Somewhere in England-T- Sgt. Bernard Goldberg, the hus- band of Mrs. Esteue c. Goldberg of 85 Cloves Terrace, Waterbury, Conn. recently enjoyed a recess from aerial warfare at an Air Serv- ice Command Rest Home-a re- modelled English manor house where Americas airmen who pro- vide aerial cover for the advancing Allied Armies in Germany may re- lax between missions.
 Here, T-Sgt. Goldberg put on sports clothes and lounged in the restful atmosphere of an old coun- try home complete with butler, tea in bed, and every type of recrea- tional facility. American atmoS- phere, and all the touches of home" are provided by the Amer ican Red Cross, co-partners with | the Air Service Command in the operation of the Rest Home. After | days he went back to his combat station ready to play his part once again in the air battle supporting | the Allied march across Germany. T-Sgt. Goldberg has completed 27 missions over Nazi-dominated Eu- rope. Before entering the Army he was employed as Display manager by the Musler & Liebeskind.
 Pvt. Charles J. Galauskas, son of Mrs. Mary Galauskas of 118 James street, Waterbury Conn, has won the right to wear the Boots and Wings" of the United States Army Paratroops. He has completed fouI weeks of jump training during which time he made five jumps, the last a tactical jump at night in- volving a combat problem on land ing.