The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-29

Lieutenant William J. Shea, son of MT. and Mrs. William D. Shea, Middlebury, has arrived at Brook lyn Navy Yard, N. Y, and is ex- pected home shortly to spend 30- day furlough with his wife and young son, William James, Jr., who reside at 35 Homer street, Water vile. The Navy lieutenant has been serving for the past 15 months as Ripper of PIT boat in the Mediter- ranean theater. He participated in the campaign in Southern France and the battle of Elba.
 Eleventh AF Headquarters, Aleu- i tions - Frank P. Guth, a former resident of B Roseland avenue, Wa terbury, Conn.,, assigned to admin istrative duties with the Eleventh Air Force in the Aleutian Islands, has been promoted to the rank of Master Sergeant, Eleventh Air gently.
 Master Sergeant Guth recently completed his third year with the Army Air Forces including twenty five months on the Aleutian Chain. Prior to entering the service, he was employed by the French Small Tube Branch, Waterbury, Conn, in the Sales Department.
 His wife, Mrs. Maybelle Guth, now resides at 164 Hillside avenue in Teaneck, N. J.
 AS member of the Eleventh AF, Master Sergeant Guth is part of the first Air Force to bomb the Jap- anese homeland in this war. After routine bombings of Attu in 1943, the Eleventh AT lent air support to the ground troops retaking that is- land, then pounded Kiska daily un- til the Japanese deserted that island and, with the Aleutians retaken, crossed 1000 miles of water to hit the Kuriles and become the first air raiders to hit the Japanese home 1 land since General Doolittle's fam ous Tokyo raid in 1942. First at tempted as daring reconnaissance missions, these Paramushiru and ShimShu bombings, and deeper Ku- rifles raids, are now routine 18th Army Air Force in Italy After tour of duty in Italy with the 18th Air Force, two Waterbury men are returning to the United States for training and re-equip- ment, according to an announce ment by Brig. Gen. Fay R. Upthe- grove, their wing commander.
 They are: S/Sgt. Peter Butkevich, 19, of 621 Buckingham street, Oak vile, and S/Sgt. James Mcdonnell, l9, Of 63 Fifth street, Waterbury.
 Since coming overseas, both have been assigned to the 456th Bom- bardment group, commanded by Col. Thomas w. Steed, of Etowah, Tenn. The veteran unit is being returned to the states for brief period of training and receipt of new equip ment before jumping into the bat tie against Japan
 In the Atlantic-Edward Mason Jr., machinist'S mate, second class. son Of MT. and Mrs. Edward Mason Sr., Highland avenue, Naugatuck. Conn.,, is serving aboard a destroyer escort of the Atlantic Fleet. He is in the engineering department, and wears the American and European African-Middle Eastern ribbons.
 Before entering the Navy Mason attended the Naugatuck high school. and was employ by the Waterbury Farrel Machine Co.,, at Waterbury, Conn.
 S-Sgt. Leo w. Gagne, 38 East Dover street and Pvt. Edward c. Haddad, 261 Beecher avenue, were discharged from the Army under the point system at the Separation Center yesterday, at Camp Devens Mass.
 Butt CT, Pa.-Captain Abraham L. Rosenzweig of 166 Pearl street, Wa terbury, Conn, was recently assign ed to the duty staff of the Armys Deshon General Hospital here. He will serve in the Laboratory Depart ment as bacteriologist.
 In the service 39 months, the cap- tain has been stationed at Hilton General Hospital, Woodrow Wilson General Hospital and Camp Pickett. | He received his professional educa- tion at the University of Connecti- | cut and the University of Michigan where he completed his course, did | postgraduate work and was asso- ciated with the school prior to en- tering the service.
 Capt. Rosenzweig's wife, Char lotte, and daughter. Carol Lois, re- side in Trenton, New Jersey, and his | father, MT. Samuel Rosenzweig, in