The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-04

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 Aviation Cadet James C. Ney is receiving his primary flight instruc- ton at the Lodwick School of Aero nautics at Lakeland, Fla. He is the son of MT. and Mrs. E. J. Ney, 90 Proctor street.
 Technical Sergeant Adam D. Ko- nisky, son of MT. and Mrs. Osip Shusko, 90 Griggs street, is now at Saipan. according to word received here by his parents. He was known as Adam Kohen in boxing circles.
 Private Bruno Mariani son ol MT. and Mrs. Louis Mariani, 65 Elizabeth street, is spending a fur tough with his parents, after serving in Africa and France with an Army Transportation corps unit.
 James Mcdonnell, top turret gunner, has been promoted to 2. staff sergeant in Italy. He is the son of MT. and Mrs. Jerome Mcdonnell, 63 Fifth street
 Aviation Cadet James E. Driscoll, son of Patrolman John J. Driscoll, 69 Lounsblry street, is receiving ad- vanced flight training at Carlsbad, N. M., Army Air Field.
 Ned CouScy seaman, second class, son of MT. and Mrs William CouSey, 10 By street, has resumed his train ing at Sampson. N. Y, after spend- ing a furlough with his parents.
 Lieutenant-Coloncl Frank Roland, son of Mrs. Myra Roland, ll8 Pros pect street, is now stationed at headquarters of the First Fighter Command, Mitchell Field, N. Y.
 Fort Oglethorpe. Ga, Privat Ol- ganette NeWSom, B Ponham street of Waterbury Conn, who has been stationed at the Third Training Center of the Women's Army Corps here, has been assigned to WAC De- tachment, Fort Mcclellan, Ala.
 Blytheville Army Air Field, Blythe vile, Arkansas. FliB h [ Officer Philip D. Ditillo, sCn ur cohn Ditillo of Waterbury, Conn, was awarded pilots silver wings and appointed a Flight Officer) in the Army Air Forces at graduation exercises held here recently. The winning of his wings marks the successful com pletion of three phases of flying training. primary, basic, and ad- Vanced
 He is the husband of Angeline Baritone Ditillo.
 Quantico. Va. Dec. 4-Lt. Ken meth Franklin smith, son of MT and Mrs. Howard M. Smith of 445 Farmlngton avenue, Waterbury Conn. has bee graduated with the 57th class. Reserve OiiiecrS school, Quantico. Va.
 Lieut.. Smith enlisted in the Ma rine Corps in November. l942. and was assigned to Officer Candidates schotl in July l944 from New Riycr. North Carolina.
 He was graduated frmo Syracuse University in May. l944. with B 5. degree, majorlnG h. Marketing and is member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity
 Sgt Anthony w. Wishinski. 84 Charles street, thIS city. was recent iy awarded the Combat Infantry men badge while fighting with the tooth Infantry Division in France. The local soldiers division Is one of the newest on the frtnt Of Ut Gen. Alexander M. Patch'S Amcri- can Seventh Army.
 Bernard A. Wojcicchowski. Boats Wains Mate Second Glass, U, $ N R.. whose home is al 10 WcllSville avenue, Litchiield. Conn. was com mended for mcritOrious service rendered at a U. s. Naval Advanced Amphibiols Training Sub-Baae in the training of men and the pre- pairing of craft for the invasion of the European continent, it has been announced.
 Pvt. Pandi Pani. l29 South Elm street and Pvt Victor F. Rla2ales, l56 Orange street are connected with an engineers regiment, now fighting with inc Seventh Army in the sixth Army group sector ac- cordlng t0 recent War Department announcement The combat cn- geneers have been commended for their valiant display of galantry since their arrival overseas at SalernO In addition to lighting with the infantry, have built mOr" than 100 spans across streams in Italy and France.
 Cpl Robert E. Polci. 2Gl River street and Pvt. Peter P. s,yirdowsky, AT North Main street are connect ed with the 398th Infantry Regl- ment of the tooth Division. Il was recently announced By the Army. 8he 398th. Infantry. and other units of the Century division. wont into action for the first time in one of the toughest sectors of il.c long Sixth Army Group front in eastern France.
 
 A War Department telegram has been received by MT and Mrs Ed ward M. Wall announcing leir son, Sgt. Walter E. Wall. i9, AAF tail gunner on a B-24, has been missing