The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-02
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NEWS OF MEN IN THE SERVICE

NEWS OF
 Army Air Force, Pacific Headquar- ters-Technician Third Grade Zeno E. Lagace of Waterbury, Connecti- cut, surgical technician in a Medi- cal Air Evacuation Squadron, has been awarded the Air Medal at headquarters, Army Air Forces Pacific Ocean Areas.
 The award, marking the first time surgical technicians have been decorated in this theater with the Air Medal. was presented by Major General Robert G. Breene, Jr., deputy commander of administra- tion for AAFPOA.
 The citation accompanying the award reads in part: ". AS sur gical technician aboard Medical Air Evacuation Transport planes, Tech nician Lagace participated in nu- merous, long overwater flights re- turning battle casualties to hospi- tals in the rear area"
 Technician Lagace's parents, MT. and Mrs. dward Lagassey, live at 78 McArthur Drive, Waterbury. He was graduated from Sterns high school, Millinocket, Maine, and was employed by the American Brass Company, Waterbury, before enter ing the armed service in February 1942. Two brothers are also in the service: Eugene, in the Infantry and Claude, in the Quartermaste, Corps.
 Robert F. Davis, carpenters
 mate, first class, was killed in ac-
 tion in the Pacific, according to
 word received by his parents. MT.
 and Mrs. Arthur David, West
 street, Cheshire. He had been in
 service nearly three years. Be-
 sides his parents, his wife, Mrs. R.
 F. Davis, Meriden, he is survived
 by two sisters, Mrs. James Can
 non, New Haven and Mrs. Etta
 Travers, Meriden; two brothers,
 Fred Davis of Waterbury and
 William Davis, Prospect.
 Aboard an IST Qand ship, tanks) in the English Michael J. Accetura, 13 Charles street, Water bury, Conn.,, on this ship since last November, has advanced to radar- man, third class, USNR. Prior to his present duty, he served aboard an infantry landing ship. He en- tered service in March, 1914.
 His wife, Mrs. Alice Accetura, and his parents, MT. and Mrs. Joseph Accetura, live at the, Waterbury ad- dress.
 Before entering the Navy Acce- tura was employed as representa- tive for the Metropolitan Life h. surance Co.,, in Waterbury.
 Clement Blanchard, 176 Grand street, who has been serving with the United States Naval Reserve as chief petty officer since 1922, recently received an honorable dis charge and has returned to his home. He participated in the Normandy invasion, the Brest cam paign, and several Pacific cam paigns. Prior to entering the ser vice, Blanchard was an employe of the Chase Copper and Brass Co.,
 Aboard LIST Qanding ship, tanks Robert McInerney, 20, pharma cist'S mate, second class, USNR, sor of MT. and Mrs. Frank McInerney TO Chestnut avenue. and Rober1 Colon, 19. Pharmacists mate, thirc class, USNR, son of MT. and Mrs R. E. Colon, 152 Chestnut avenue both of Waterbury. Conn, have been together while serving their country They graduated from a Waterbury high school together and entered the Navy on the same day. Since then, they have been separated twice, both times got together again. At present they are on duty on this LST, the ship they served on in the Normandy invasion.
 Londonderry, Northern Ireland. May IA (DelayeO-William Coffey, seaman, first class. USNR, 416 Will low street, Waterbury, Conn.,. was on the destroyer escort USS Robert l. Paine when she represented the U. s. Navy at the formal surren- der of eight German U-boats here today.
 This was the first multiple sur render of the undersea raiders, which earlier had given up and been dis armed at a base in the north of Scotland. The U-boats had been taken over by an escort of surface and air units which had long spe- cialized in sub hunting. Manning each U-boat was a skeleton crew of Germans, guarded by British naval officers and men. Each U- boat flew the white ensign of the Royal Navy.
 Thomas Carman Salemone, Is, seaman. second class, of 11O Platt street, Waterbury, Conn.,, is at the torpedo boat training center, Mel vile, R. l., training to join a PIT squadron. He is the son of MT. and Mrs. Rosario Salamone.
 Salamone is graduate of the Wilby high school. Before joining the Navy, he was employed by the Chase Brass & Copper Co.,, Water bury.
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