The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-07
Auto Operator Held In Tragic Death Of
NEWS OF MEN LN THE SERVICE

FIG, JOnn u, BufnS, 2U, TOfflnR~ ton, was killed in action in Ger many, February %, according to a telegram received from tho War De- partment by his parents, Mir and Mrs, John Burns, 90 Barber street, that city. The youth, who arrived in England shortly after Thanks giving of last year, also served in Belgium, He had completed two years at Trinity college before en- terlng the service in July, lg43, and was member of Sigma Nu fra- ternity there.
 Pfc. Burns received his basic training at Fort Mcclellan, Ala, and later was an engineering stu- dent in the Army Specialized Train ing program at Manhattan college, New York city, later being trans- ferred to the infantry when the pro- gram was curtailed,
 He is survived besides his parents by one sister Miss Mary Page Burns, a student at the College Of New Rochelle.
 Joseph B. Arots, 2l, son of MT, and Mrs. Peter ArotS, 2l Willard street, has passed preliminary test qualifying him for radio tech- nician training. He will leave for boot training shortly at the Great Lakes Naval base, III.
 A graduate of Northwestern uni- versity with B. s. in chemical engineering, Arots is a member of the Chemical society and the Amer lean Institute of Chemical Engi- neers. He is also a graduate Of Leavenworth high school
 Elizabeth N PukaS, a former Wa terbury nurse, now serving with a Seventh Air Force evacuation nurse unit, has been promoted from first lieutenant to captain. Capt. Pukas enlisted in the military service in January, l943. Her mother is Mrs, Apoionia Pukas, New Haven. The nurse is a graduate of Leavenworth high school.
 Charles II. Gilyard, 2i, son of Dr. and Mrs. A. T. Gilyard, Waterbury and Watertown, was recently pro- noted to sergeant with an Army overseas general hospital. Previous to entering the service in March, i943, Sgt. Gilyard assisted his father in veterinary practice here. He served as a surgical technician at McCloskey General hospital, Temple, Texas, and was later grad uated from the school for veterinary technicianS at William Beaumont General hospital, Fl paso, Texas. He went overseas in October, l944
 Pic. Vincent Di DomiZio. Army paratrooper, who has served in the French and Belgian campaigns, was slightly wounded in action recently in Germany and has been awarded the Purple Heart, according to wort, received by his parents, MT. and Mrs. Joseph Di Domizio, 87 Meri- line avenue. A former employe of the Middlebury plant of the U. s. Time Corp. he trained at Camp Banding, Fla, and Fort Benning, Ga.
 T-Sgt Marvin D. Niven, son of Mrs. Lester J. Niven, 5l Bonair avenue, is being treated for combat fatigue suffered at Leyte in Mo- vember at Lowell General Hospital Fort Devens, Mass He arrived at the Massachusetts Hospital January 3. A member of Company F.. l02nd Infantry, National Guard, Sgt. Niven left Waterbury after the Ma tional Guard was federalized in Feb ruary, l94l. After completing his training at Camp Blanding, Fla, he was sent to the Pacific area in Jan- uary, l942, and returned to this country the following September. After further training at Camp Wheeler, Ga, he was reassigned to the Pacific area in January, l943.