The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-07
NEWS OF MEN IN THE SERVICE

Cpl. Paul J. Foster, medical clel with the 244th Engineer Combat battalion on the western front, has recently been appointed Special Service NCO, according to word re- ceived by his wife, Mrs. Della Fos- tal, 400 Perkins avenue.
 Among Fosters many duties are writing releases for hometown pa- pers, aiding in producing entertain ment for hospitalized soldiers al. ] assisting in the publishing of an Army paper.
 Foster the son of MI. and Mrs Salvatore Fortuant
 Salvatore Fortunati, 37 Ruei street entered the service in October, 1943, and went overseas eight months ago.. He has served in England, France, Belgium, Holland and Ger many. He was a painter and deco rator previous to entering the ser- vice.
 Pvt. Robert R. Northway. 19, wounded in Germany is now hos pitalized in France, according to word received by his parents, MT. and Mrs. George NorthWay, 426 North Main street.
 A former student at Leav nworth high school, Northway was en- ployed at the Waterbury Mfg. Co.,, before entering the service March Is, 1914 Previous to going over- seas in March he trained at Fort Beivoir and in camps in Texas and California.
 Patrolman John Sasso, ambulance driver for the Waterbury Police De- partment for the past four months, viii enter the service May 14.
 Cpl. Augustine D. Fennesey, a veteran of two years service in the South Pacific, has arrived at the Oliver General hospital, Augusta Ga, where he has been assigned to duty as a member of the Army s Medical detachment. He was wound cd by shrapnel while in the Pa clfic area. He is the son of James Fennesey, 2 Spencer avenue.
 Lieutenant John F. Butler, U.S.N. R.. of POS Walnut street, Waterbury, Conn, who flew a Hellcat fighter plane from the flight deck of one of our large aircraft carriers based in tho ponifIn a<j |, on leave.
 The T-year-old naval officer, who served with Air Group 80, flew 20 strikes against such targets as the Philippines, Formosa, French Indo- China, Two Jima and the Ryukyus.
 The Waterbury pilot, is the son of Mrs. Anna Butler of the Wa terbury address and was educated at Fordham university.
 On its first strike against Tokyo, his air group shot down II Japa- nese planes - record for carrier based aircraft.
 The fighters, dive bomoers and torpedo bombers of Air Group 30, led by Lieut.. Commander A. O. Worse. Jr., U.S.N., of Harrisburg, Pa, shot down 169 planes and dam aged 50 others in the air. In addi- tion, they destroyed 30 and damaged 174 on the ground. Thirty-fve Jap ships were blasted to the bottom, 25 probably were sunk and 68 damaged. These results were not accomplished without a price. for Air Group 80 lost IT pilots and IA aircrewmen, listed as killed or missing in action
 An Air Service Command Depot, England-Hailed by leading civil ian aircraft experts for scoring one of the outstanding production tri- umphs, two Waterbury area sol- diers and their fellow technicians at an air service command depot in England recently overhauled their 2,50Oth Packard Roll-Royce engine after one year of operation.
 A congratulatory cablegram from the heads of the Packard Motor Car Co.,. told them that their sen- sational record had topped that of any other depot by 1900 engines"
 The soldiers are Corporal Henry P. Rogozinski, son of MT. and Mrs. Felix Rogozinski, 61 Center street, Thomaston, and Private First Class John G. Griffin, son of Mrs. Dennis Griffin, 82 Walnut street, Waterbury.
 Army Air Field, Ardmore, Okla, May 7.-F1ight Officer Richard W. Clark. son of MT. and Mrs. Leland " Clark of 174 Prospect street. Waterbury, Conn, is assigned to this 2nd AAF flying field, where he is completing final phase train ing as navigator of heavy bom- bardment unit.
 Clark entered the service Aug. Is, l943 He received Army air force navigation training at Selman Field. Monroe. La. and gunnery training at AAF Kingman, Ariz.
 He received his commission Dec. 23. 1914.
 Before entering the service he was a student.
 With the 78th Infantry Division in Germany-Private First Class Elias c. Voulgaris, whose mother Mrs. Helen Voulgaris lives at 363 Oakville avenue. Waterbury, Con- necticut, has been awarded the Combat Infantryman's Badge for exemplary conduct in action against the enemy"
 Pfc. voulgaris is serving with the 3llth regiment of the Seventy