The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-01
|Mc Carthy Brothers Obsefge LChristmas n SeattLe, Wash.

Abnougn SsUVU mlleS away rom home and family at Christmas, Dd- ward c. Mccarthy, PhM 2ic, and his brother, William R., 6 2/c, sail- or sons of Mir. and Mrs. George Mc- Carthy, 1880 Thomaston avenue, en- joyed Christmas day far more than either had expected.
 Early Christmas morning the Mc- Carthy household was housed from sleep by Q phone call from Seattle, wash, where William is stationed as an usher in Naval theater at Puget Sound. When the boys father answered the phone, expect ing to hear the voice of his son, William, he came close to hanging up when a strange voice called him Dad"
 Surprise
 But the Dad" wasn't from Will liam; but 1t was authentic. The voice at the other end of the wire was that of the other Mccarthy boy, Edward, who had docked in Seattle only a few hours before after 13 months overseas in the Pacific where he served in Naval Hospital units.
 Ed, who was last heard from in 8 letter from New Caledonia on Dec. g, had told his parents at that time that he wouldn't be home until sometime in January due to the lack of shipping facilities from the Pacific outposts. Ed also thought that his brother was still stationed at Newport, R. |, and after being informed that Bill was now in Seattle, he decided to Hook him up"
 After a fruitless search of Seattle that lasted for several hours, Ed was about to give up the efforts, when, walking down the main street in that Washington city, he unex- pectedly bumped into" Bill.
 The brothers, who haven't met since Bill was best man at Eds wedding in Charleston, South Car olina in October, 1944, held one of the greatest Christmas celebra- tions in the history of the U. s. Navy" according to the boys, who called later Christmas Day to tell the folks of the happy reunion.
 Bill entered the service August IA, l945 and received his boot train ing at the U. s. Naval Station, Sampson, N. Y. From there he was sent to Newport where he served several weeks before being transferred to Seattle where he ush- CTS in a theater while awaiting a ship. He is a former student of Wilby High School and before be- ginning service was employed at the Waterville Division of the Scovill Manufacturing Company.
 Awaits Discharge
 Ed, who is married to former WAVE Agnes Kilgallen, began serv- ice in February, 1942. and took his boot training at Newport Naval Training Station, Newport, R. l. He served at the Marine Hospital at Paris Island, s. C., and from there was transferred to Charleston, 8. C.. where he remained until he shipped out for the New Hebrides Islands lin November, l944, week after hil marriage. Ed will be discharged frozne the U. s. Naval Personne Separation Center, Lido Beach Long Island, N. Y, when he reache. the East Coast sometime in Janu' ary.
 Before beginning his Naval ca reer, Ed was employed at the Ben rus Manufacturing Company. H' is a former Wilby student, anG while overseas he met two of hi classmates, also sailors, Raymond Lodge and Edward Salvatore.
 His wife, who is a native of Jer' sey City, N. J., served 26 months in the Navy and at the time of hel discharge in October of this year she was a PhM 3/c.