The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-30

With the 101st Airborne Division on the Western Front-Members of the 101st Airborne Division received the first Presidential Unit Citation to division in U. s. military his- tory for extraordinary heroism and gallantry in action during their epic stand at Bastogne, Belgium.
 Among the veterans of the great battle, perhaps the most outstand- ing of the European theater, was Cpl. Matthew Wisniewski, 163 Wood street.
 Among the units within the di- vision is the 377th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion, the First Field artillery outfit in Normandy, which had already received the Presiden- tial Citation for gallantry in action in Normandy. Members of the 377th who took part in the defense of Bastogne against the December break-through in the Ardennes are entitled to an Oak Leaf Cluster to the United Citation ribbon, a rare decoration.
 Corp. Uberto Calo, son of MT. and Mrs. Rocco Calo, g Ward street, has returned to Waterbury for 6 30-day furlough. He has been serving eight months overseas with the 97th Division in Czechoslavia, Belgium, and Germany. The com- bat veteran, who wears three stars on his European ribbon, is the for mer manager of Everybody's Mar ket, Bristol.
 Napeir Field, Ala, June T.-An- thony s. Pagoni, of Waterbury, Conn.,, today received the silver wings of an Army Air Forces pilot and was sworn in as second lieu tenant at ceremonies at Napier Field, Alabama, an advanced single engine pilot school of the AAF Training Command.
 It. Pagoni is graduate of the Crosby, Waterbury, Conn, high school. Previous to his acceptance for aviation cadet training he was employed as the Auto Screw Ma chine inspector with the Chase Brass and Copper Works in Wa terbury.
 Hugo Frank Davino, 18, of 51 Norman Strete, Waterbury, Conn, has advanced to seaman first class, USNR, aboard a destroyed tender of the Pacific fleet. He has also seen service in the Mediterranean as mmeber of the crew of a mine sweeper. H has two stars for com bat operations in Italy and south ern France.
 Davino is the son of MT. and Mrs. Joseph A. Davino, of Waterbury. Be- fore entering the Navy he was em- rloyed by the U. s. Rubber Go.
 Aboard Repair Ship in the Pa cific-John G. Bagloe, 27, has been advanced to storekeepr, third class. aboard this large repair ship now operating in the forward area.
 Bagloe, who enlisted in the Navy in October, 1943, is graduate of Boston English high school and the New York School of Advertising. He was employed by the National Bis cult Co., Waterbury, Conn.,, before entering the service. His mother, Mrs. Etta G. Bagloe, lives at 51 Riverside road, Brighton, Mass.
 Corporal Walter Mordenti, who has served in the European theater for the past g months, has been as- signed to Casablanca with the Air Transport Commands North Afri- can division. The son of MT. and Mrs. Ettore Mordenti, 621 Meriden road, he is former employe of the Laube Interstate Trucking Com pany.
 Lieutenant James c. Ney, son of MT. and Mrs. Edward J. Ney. 90 Proctor street, has received his commission and pilots wings at Turner Field, Ga. Lieutenant Ney received primary training at the Lodwick school of Aeronautics, Lake land, Fla.
 Blanch s. Sakalas. daughter of MT. and Mrs. Simon Sakalas, g Summit street, has been advanced from the rank of first lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps. She entered the service 34 months ago, and has been stationed at Oakland Regional hospital, Oakland, Calf. The Army Nurse is a graduate of Waterbury Catholic High school and Waterbury Hospital School of Nursing.