The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-22

With the U. 5. FOrceS III rTdilCe- Captain Charles R. De Arman, formerly of Waterbury, Chief His torian for the Army Transportation Corps in the European theater, re- gently was promoted to major Ill Paris
 Major de Arman, who landed on D-Day with the 5th Engineer Spe- cial Brigade, was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for his excellent work in writing official history of .he Brigade on Omaha Beach dur iag the Normandy campaign. He also holds two battle participation stars for the Normandy and North ern France campaigns.
 He entered the Army in August 1941, at Birmingham, and lmme- diately was assigned as faculty ln- structor at the Engineering School at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. He arrived in England in January 1943, and worked with the Engineer Corps un- til five months ago when he was as signed as Chief Historian for the Transportation Corps.
 Before entering the service, ne was employed by the Bristol Com pany of Waterbury, Conn, where he lived for five years. His parents MT. and Mrs. Curtis V. de Arman live in Birmingham, Ala.
 Eugene Joseph Johns, 20, gun nel's mate, second class, USNR, Of Waterbury, Conn, manned a 37- mrl. cannon aboard one of two 7th Fleet PIT boats which destroyed a large Jap lugger and two lighters in daring daylight raid in Jap-held Cowie harbor, North Borneo.
 The raid was staged three days before Australian amphibious forces swept ashore on May 1 at the near by Dutch East Indies oil center Of Tarakan
 Johns, son of Mrs. Anna Jones, 305 River street, in Waterbury, has engaged in 18 combat patrols dur ing his seven months duty in the Southwest Pacific. He graduated from Leavenworth High school, in 1943. Before entering the Navy, in July, l943, he was employed by the Waterbury Democrat.
 Bingham, Mass, June p - (U.P0 A high-speed transport named for New York Navy flyer lost in the South Pacific will be commissioner Wednesday at the Bethlehem Steel Copopopv'c Hinpharr1 yard
 The vessel was named for Lieu tenant G.g) Julius A. Raven who was lost when his plane went down in the Aleutian area in August 1942 The ship was launched as des- troyer escort by Lieutenant Ravens widow.
 The vessels commander will be Lieutenant Commander William J Barney, Jr. of (95 Main streeD Southport, Conn, and her executive officer Lieutenant Theodore w Brooks of (236 Middlesex street. Springfield.
 Margaret (Murphy) Lovett NM 3-c has returned to San Francisco Cal, after spending leave with he aunt and uncle, MT. and Mrs. P. Pulley, 15l South Elm street. He | husband was Pvt Jos G. Lovett Wht was killed in action in France Sept 29, 1914.
 Sgt. Fred ORourke, is spending a 3O-day furlough with his parents
 MT. and Mrs. George O'Rourke, 8; Starview avenue, after serving 2 months in England with. the Eighth Air Force.
 His brother, George, who left fol
 boot training a few days ago has been granted an emergency pass ir order to visit with Fred, whom he has not seen for two years. Malcolm F. Burr, IS, has beer sworn in as midshipman at An
 napolis, having completed entrance
 requirements. His is the son O.
 Malcolm F. Burr, IF Wayland ave nue.
 Edward F. Lawlor, son of MT. ant
 Mrs.. Michael F. Lawlor, 123 Charle street, has been advanced to ser. geant in Bavaria, Germany At. | tached to a field artillery unit the soldier has been overseas a year | and half, and has served in Eng