The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-16

ed by Major General William E. Kepner
 Sergeant West has flown thirty one combat missions, participating in attacks on Aschersleben, Bre- men, Kempten, Hamburg, Han- mover, St. Lo, Munich, Saarbruck- en, Arnhem, Berlin, Kiel, and mil itary installations in conjunction with Allied ground advances.
 Sergeant West has been in the army two years. He received his wings at Tucson Arizona, and com- pleted his combat training at Wen- dover, Utah, and Westover, Massa- chusetts. His wife, Mrs. Emma West, lives with his parents, MT. and Mrs. Albert West, at Al Waterville street, Waterbury, Conn.
 Headquarters 18th AAF, Philip pines - Anthony A. MaStrantuone, son of MT. and Mrs. Nunzio Mas trantuone, GA Garden Hill road, has been promoted from sergeant to Staff Sergeant.
 Mastrantuone is platoon leader in a chemical company attached to the 18th AAF, veteran jungle air force" that has battled the Japs from Guadalcanal to China in more than two years of continuous cam paigning.
 In the service since May, 1922, he began overseas duty in September the same year.
 Corp. Edmund White, has return ed to his station at Camp Polk, La, after visiting his parents, MT. and Mrs. Thomas White, North Main street.
 An Eighth Air Force Fighter Sta tion, England-Among those observ- ing the second anniversary in the European theater of Operations of the famous 56th Fighter Group, highest-scoring fighter outfit in Eighth Air Force, was Private Ray mCnd s. Condron of Waterbury, Conn.
 Pvt. Condron is member of the ordnance company which services this crack PAY Thunderbolt fighter outfit. He is an automotive mechanic in the ordnance garage at this base, ai.d repairs jeeps, trucks. trailers, staff and command cars and other motor vehicles.
 His group has destroyed 829 Ger man planes-666 in the air and 163 on the ground-the first fighter group in the Eighth Air Force to reach the 8OO-figure. The job which he has been doing has contributed much toward making the aerial mis- s!ona over Germany a success.
 Colonel David c. Shilling of Ira verse City, Mich, group commander ard one of the Air Forces top scclers with "A enemy planes de- st!oyed in the air and lL more on the ground. extended congratula- ticns to all the men serving with his P-41 Thunderbolt fighter outfit.
 Pvt. Condron entered the military service May 16, 1942, and has been stationed overseas for two years.
 He was employed as truck me chanic by Information Harvester Company, Waterbury, Conn, before he entered the armed forces.
 His wife, Mrs. Cecilia Condron, lives at 21 Watsrville street, Water bury, Conn. His parents. MT. and Mrs Joseph E. Condron, reside in Berkshire, Mass.
 Corp. Norman Woods, who has served three years with tank di- vision, in the South Pacific, is spending a leave here. Previous tG entering the Army. he was an em- ploye of the City of Waterbury.
 Sgt. Arthur RabinoWitz, son O.. MT. and Mrs. B. M. RabinoWitz, 66O Cooke street, sent his best wishes 10 his parents and friends in Wa terbury in a recent radio interview from France. Rabinowitz is a flight officer and lead navigator on B-26 Marauder and has beeK awarded the Air Medal with two Oak-Leaf Clusters. He has two brothers in the service, Simon and Gerald Rabinowitz.
 Corp. Anthony Amato, who is sta toned at Fort Bragg, N. C., recent ly spend furlough here with his wife, Frances, 735 Watertown av- enue.