The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-30


ficers indicate the reports are ac-
curately prepared and also the re-
ceipt Of the reports on schedule in
dictate an excellent system is in eff
feet for their preparation and trans
mission.
Pfc. David Y. Burns, "A, SON of
Luke T. Burns, Cheshire road, was
killed in action in Germany April
16, the War Department has in
formed his father.
The soldier, who arrived in Eng
land late in 1912, entered the serv-
ice in that year.
He was graduate of the East
Farms school and was active in
athletic programs Of the East End
Community club.
Pvt. Burns, previous to entering
the service, assisted his father in
the plumbing business.
His brother, Sgt. Paul Burns, is
with Signal corps outfit In the
European theater.
BY direction Of the President,
Colonel Oliver j. Pickard has been
awarded the Bronze Star Medal
His wife resides at q Evans street.
Presentation was made in a SIM
pie but impressive ceremony by
Brigadier General Frayne Baker,
Commanding General, Philippine
Base section. Accompanying the
Medal was a citation which stated
that as Executive Officer, Engineer
Construction Section, Headquar-
tiers, Army Service Command, COL
onel Pickard contributed greatly to
success in Leyte and Luzon.
A painting reproduced in the cur
rent issue of Life magazine depicts
Major Richard T. Gilyard of Wa
terbury performing incubation work
in Trinidad. The local veterinar-
ian's service in combating Sleep
ing sickness there won him the Lee
gion of Merit.
Major Gilyard enlisted in the
Army Veterinary corps in 1912, He
Is now stationed at Columbus, Ohio.
A U. S. Troop Carrier Force Base,
European Theater OF Operations:
Four times previously awarded bat
tie participation credit for troop
carrier sorties on the West Front,
S/Sgt. Edwin w. Schnitman, son of
Mrs. R. Schnitman, of $50 Cooke
street. Waterbury, Conn.,, has been
presented with his fifth bronze bat
tie star. significant of service in
five major campaigns in the Euro
pean Theater of Operations.
Sgt. Schnitman's unit, the 438th
Troop Carrier Group, performed
troop carrier operations in the areas
of northern France, southern
France, Normandy, Rome Arno and
Germany. The group was cited for
its successful fulfllment of airborne
drop operations on D-Day in Nor
mandy, and has since carried out
thousands of resupply and air evac-
uation missions between combat
Sorties.
With The Fifth Army, Italy
Cpl. Andrew j. LuceWicZ, 1888 BIZ
shop street is member of the
313th. Engineer Combat Battalion,
recently awarded the Meritorkous
Service Unit Plague by Major Gen.
eral Paul w. Kendall. commander
of the 313th's Parent unit, the 88th
Blue Devil" Division.
Harry F. Westerlund, 8 Sudbury
street, has been promoted to the
rank of corporal, according to an
Army announcement from the Euro
pean theater. Sgt. Westerlund, who
is a clerk, is now serving with the
250th General hospital In France.
Chanute Field, Ill.-Staff Sgt.
Ralph A. Orsini, Jr., son OF Mrs.
Lucy Orsini, Hillcrest avenue. Oak
Vile, has completed his course OF
instruction in the airplane mechanic
course, and has been graduated from
this school Of the Army Air Forces
Training Command
With the Goth Infantry Division
in Germany-T/4 Edward H. Cos
tello, clerk, has received the Com
bat Infantryman Badge. Previous
to entering the service, the Water
bury infantryman resided on Rob-
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