The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-18
THoMASToN Correspondent: Harry Lynch; Phone le6.
lNilitaryFu For Earl J Bertrand
 Veterans of Army Air Corps Were
 Bearers, Full Military Honors
 Paid Late Pilot

rhomaston, April l8-Military funeral services for the late Earl J, Bertrand, veteran World War II Campville who lost his life Sunday in an airplane crash at Mt. Tobe air Field were held Wednesday af- ternoon at 2:S0 p, m. at the Hotch- kiss Funeral Home, 46 High Street, with Rev. Einor Kron, pastor of the Swedish Lutheran Church ofticiat- ing. Mrs. Hildur Squires, Nauga- tuck sang two solos entitled T am a Pilgrim and I am Stranger" We need not Climb the Heavenly steps,, Mrs. Robert Benson was the accompan!St The bearers all veterans of the Army Air Corps, World War II and members of the American Legion were Allen Davis' Ralph Rossi, Eugene Young, An. drew Desroches, Harry Kilman and Floyd Johnston. The color bearers were Arthur Kelley and William Proffitt American Legion and George Seabourne and Norman Westley of Veterans of Foreign Wars.
 The color guards were Arthur Lord Veterans of Foreign Wars and Axel Nelson, American Legion. The firing squad in charge of John La Chance and composed of members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars were: Floyd Wood, Oliver Gold smith, Rheo Desiochers, Joseph Reynolds, Randall Pathway. John Hopey, Donald Lombardi and Al Desiochers. Burial was in Hillside Cemetery, Torrington. Taps were sounded by buglerS Roger Wadmail and Eleanor Delameter as the body was being lowered into the grave.
 The colors were presented to the late veterans parents, MT. and Mrs Joseph Bertrand, by Claude A Thompson, American Legion.
 George Seabourne, Commander of Alexander Gregorek Post No. 572 Veterans of Foreign Wars, was in charge of the detail from the Post Julius FrederickS Commander oi Clifford R. French Post No. 9 Am erican Legion, was in charge of the Legion detail.
 The American Legion baseball team will practice Saturday after noon at 1:30 D. m. at Thomas Reeves Memorial Field,' All play CTS are urged to be present as the season will get underway here May s with a game with the seymour Alumni of Seymour one Of the lead' ing semi-pro teams in the Nauga' tuck Valley The management ex- poets that bleachers will be erected by this date so that fans can wit ness the exhibition comfortably.
 volunteers for the Hot Lunch program sponsored by the Pareni Teachers Association at the Grove Street School for the week of Apri % is 6 s follows:
 Monday-Mrs. Spencer Roesint and Mrs, Joseph Johnston,
 Tuesday-Mrs. Randall Hathaway and Mrs. 0. K. Grifhths.
 Wednesday-Mrs. Richard Kra' mer and Mrs. Everett White.
 Thursday-Mrs. Alfred WehrlC and Mrs. Archie Grano.
 Friday-Mrs. Harold keogle ane Mrs. Harron Kindness,
 Mrs. Spencer Roesing Will o' captain of the week.
 Sgt. Walter DarraS U. $, Marine Corps has received an honorable discharge and has returned to hi home on East Main Street. Sgt parras has been a member of tht Armed Forces for the past ? months, eleven months of whicf were spent in the Pacific.
 He was stationed for sonetim' in the Admiralty Islands, Phillip pines and Hawaii, He has received the Asiatic Pacific ribbon, Ameri can Theater ribbon and Victor! Medal. He is a graduate of Thom' aston High School.
 William Klimanoski, l33 Chape Street is a patient at the Water bury Hospital
 Andrew Henderson, Judson Stree