CONNECTICUT MEN of the United States Navy Demobilization, Lido Beach Separation Center December 14 to 17, 1945 STATE OF CONNECTICUT EXECUTIVE CHAMBERS HARTFORD

RAYMOND E. BALDWIN GOVERNOR

To Connecticut Naval Veterans of World War II:

Connecticut has a great seafaring tradition. In every

war her men have fought gallantly for freedom. In days of peace

her sons have officered and manned ships that have carried our

American commerce everywhere in the world. Connecticut people

are proud of that tradition.

In this greatest of all wars just ended you, as a son

of Connecticut, have courageously and faithfully maintained that

tradition. Indeed, you have raised it to new glorious heights.

You have added to that enduring list, started when Midshipman

Nathaniel Fanning of Stonington took part in the historic encoun•

ter of John Paul Jones' Bon Homme Richard and HMS Serapis in 1779,

immortal names - Macassar Straits, Java, Guadalcanal, Savo Island,

Coral Sea, Santa Cruz, Midway and Lunga Point.

To the lot of some of you fell the burden of the train•

ing and supply services at home and in ports, great and obscure,

the world over. In fact, there are now new ports for the air arm

and for the fleet, some of which will endure as monuments to that

new arm of the Navy, the Seabees.

Your fellow citizens in Connecticut are proud of your

service. Yours very sincerely,

Governor HERE ARE THEIR STORIES War correspondents of World War II frequently embellished and often overwrote the action stories of modest sailors. The aggregate result pleased editors, made headlines, and, on occasion, embarrassed the sailors. In retaliation, the correspondents and their victims were labelled, in characteristic service language, "Joe Blow". Actually, the "Joe Blows" were few and far between in this war. The purpose of these stories is to record without embellishment, the mood, the impressions, the exciting events, of the worst and best of the great days, before time blurs memories with resulting confusion as to events, dates and places. These are Navy men's stories, here recorded as near verbatim as possible in their own words—The Editor.

Aleksejczyk, Walter W., F 1/c, Am• planes — which boosted our morale to a munition Ship Akutan, Hartford. high level." "I spent nine months aboard the Aku• Bernier, Robert A., SC 2/c, 1050th tan and my job was to take care of the Seabees, Danielson. evaporation system aboard her. We served "When my outfit left California there the Third Fleet with munitions and went was much speculation as to where we within 50 miles of Tokyo with her. We were heading as we could not be told our also served at Leyte and Okinawa. We destination beforehand. Scuttlebutt had never hit any real tough spots although it we were heading for almost every place the suspense was always there." in the Pacific and some of the optimists Baker, Michael C, SK 3/c, Repair had it we were going around the Panama Ship Oceanus, Bridgeport. Canal and into the Atlantic, but we wound "I'll never forget the time we were at up at the Admiralty Islands, probably the Palu. We had many air attacks at night last place most of us expected to get to. but they couldn't see us for we were We repaired the ships, took care of all the always under a smoke screen, but neither heavy equipment and did minor repairs could we see them as the nights were around the island; but my job was the dark and the moon was very small. galley for I am a cook. I did the cooking There was a ship tied up alongside of us for about 600 men a day and can't kick that was hit in her ammunition room but much for some of the men had tough jobs the fire control men put the fire out before to do." any serious damage was done. It had us Campaga, Salvatore P., AMM 1/c, scared though for if the munitions went Carrier Hancock, Middletown. up we would have gone up with them." "I went aboard the Hancock when she Baril, Philip J., BM 2/c, Destroyer was commissioned in May of '44 and ac• Taylor, Bridgeport. cording to the records I sailed 127,859 "The major sea battle at Guadalcanal miles on her. We made major strikes was where I saw the most action. The against Formosa, the Philippines, French Nips were trying to take a foothold on the Indo China, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Wake island again and came in with every sort Island and Tokyo. Okinawa was our of ship imaginable. We intercepted them worst for it was a 52-day campaign and and sank quite a few of their ships as we suffered a Kamikaze attack there on well as all their landing barges. They put April 7th and had to go back to Pearl up a fight, sending their planes over us at Harbor for repairs. On September 10th regular intervals and sinking about 32 of it was a dream come true for I went on our ships. We foiled their plans, sunk liberty in Tokyo. Everything was in their ships and brought down their shambles but I felt quite at home there 3 for I am very short and the people seemed quarters almost all the time. The convoy much shorter. Tokyo was the first place suffered many Kamikaze attacks, one of we visited where we could see the de• which struck near enough to cause me to struction our planes had done." be hit by shrapnel in the eye. I was offered Chinigo, Frank J., MM 2/c, Attack but refused the Purple Heart. The ship Transport Colbert, Norwich. I was aboard at the time was the Half "I had my biggest thrill more than a Moon, a seaplane tender. After the battle month after the Japs had decided to sur• I was stationed at the Philippines and our render. We were on our way to Okinawa squadron was engaged in air-sea rescue with a shipload of former American work, day and night patrols and night prisoners of war from Mukden when we bombing attacks. In November of '44 hit a mine. In the engine room where I we left our mark at Leyte, to soften the worked there was a hole 20 feet high and Japs for the forthcoming invasion." 30 feet wide. We were lucky enough to Czernicki, Edward F., M 1/c, Repair get towed into Okinawa, but the explosion Ship Zaniah, Hartford. had killed four men and wounded others. "We were the first ship into Kerama What made us feel especially bad was the Rhetto at Okinawa and immediately set fact that a lot of the passengers we were to the task of repairing the sunken vessels. carrying had been captured at Bataan and It wasn't as easy as it sounds for the Nips some of them had been in the Death had other ideas as to how wre were to March." occupy our time and they came in over us Clark, Byron M., MMS 2/c, loth in bombers all day and night. There Seabees, East Hampton. were a few seaplane tenders lying nearby "We were warned a typhoon was about and they received many direct hits and to strike our base; at Okinawa and took were being knocked off steadily. We came whatever precautions we could to make out of it without any damage to our ship things fast. I spent about two hours but many of the ships we thought we making our tent fast and I think the fact could salvage were sent to the graveyard." that it stood up while most of the others Czyz, Louis M., CM 2/c, 7th Seabees, went down proved that if more precau• Hartford. tions had been taken less loss would have "We came in at Okinawa just as our resulted. Just after the blow passed over ships were bombarding the shores to five Japs were shot trying to sneak into soften things up for a landing. It was an Army hospital across the road. One quite an impressive sight at night for the of them was a doctor who had a number of hypo's in his pocket. The conclusion THREE FIGHTING SHIPS was that he was trying to steal some fluid USS KIDD—Two thousand ton destroyer (top), to treat wounded Nips somewhere but a saw much active service in the Pacific, including a part in engagements at the Marshalls, Gilberts search for the wounded men proved Wake, and Raboul. fruitless." USS SANTA FE — Ten thousand ton cruiser, Colella, Guy A., ART 1/c, Patrol (center), in a 25 months' continuous tour of duty participated in 42 air strikes, 12 shore bombard• Bombing Squadron 25, Waterbury. ments, and four surface actions.

"The Mindoro campaign was filled with USS NEVADA— Thirty-two thousand ton pre- perilous moments. Our convoy was under World War I battleship was a familiar sight to the hundreds of thousands of servicemen who took steady attack and we stood at general part in the Mediterranean and European D-Days.

4 shells would light up as they hit the killed. The only survivors were the four shore and sometimes you could swear men who had set out to the shore." you saw bodies flying through the air as Dowling, John H., EM 2/c, 14th the shells struck. A suicide boat hit the Seabees, Hartford. KA-74 that was just alongside of us, kill• "We were just finishing construction on ing many of the crew. We managed to get a bridge at Okinawa when one night the in on the beach the next day without too Japs blew it all to smitherines. The Army much trouble and went along okay for went down to the area the next day and some time until one day while we were cleaned the Nips out and told us it was unloading a cargo ship, five Kamikazes safe to start our construction work again. came in at us. Some of the men helped The following day one of the bulldozer man the guns while others took refuge drivers and two other men were killed by wherever they could. Two of the planes machine gun fire from three Japs that the were shot down before they could do any Army had overlooked. A large scale damage but one of the planes hit the ship, campaign was launched the next day and killing the skipper and some others." all the Nips were wiped out never to IVAmato, Nicholas D., EM 2/c, trouble us again." Ocean-Going Tug Bannock, Torrington. Burner, Arthur D., PhM 2/c, Trans• "After suffering many air attacks at port Heywood, Westport. I wo Jima we were sent to Okinawa. When "The Heywood anchored 800 yards off we first arrived there we ran aground on a Leyte and the Higgins boats started to reef and we were stuck for three days but take the Army troops we had aboard onto finally got off on our own power. It's a the shore. It was the second wave and good thing we got off when we did for the things were still hot. There were many following day the typhoon struck. The planes overhead shooting down at the ship tossed around and the sea washed invasion boats and many of the boats over the ship from time to time. We were hit. I was in sick bay at the time the didn't know whether we were coming or Higgins were first launched, awaiting any going as visibility was zero. There was no casualties that might be brought back. trying to control the ship for she was Plenty of the men did come back injured. determined to have her way and she did." I think there were 1200 men treated for Donohue, William E., RM 3/c, Com• injuries aboard my ship and 18 of them mander Service Squadron 10, Norwich. died." "It was while I was at the Admiralty Dzura, Joseph, EM 1/c, Seabees Special Islands in October of 1944 that the Mount Detachments, Manchester. Hope lying off our starboard was blown "The different outfits I was with on sky high. I was aboard the USS Argonne Guam helped make it possible for all the at the time and was watching four men lights they turned on to celebrate the of the Mount Hope motoring into shore surrender of the Japs. From March on we for what I speculated was the mail when built five big power plants at different suddenly there was a loud report and the Mount Hope seemed to be just a puff of points on Guam and they were really big smoke. All hands were instantly killed ones. I was in the sack myself when the and a pharmacist mate off our ship who big news came in and I was too tired to attempted to get to the stricken ship was want to do very much celebrating."

6 Floryanski, Benjamin J., S 1/c, 33d deployed to the spot we originally headed Special Seabees, Bridgeport. for. There were times we would zig-zag "On December 24th Tokyo Rose said near Japanese-held islands and note she would send us a Christmas gift because where the guns were hidden and what we were so lonesome at Samar. She kept obstacles were in the harbors. This made her promise for while we were working at things easier for the invasion forces that the docks unloading a ship, a plane came generally followed us three to five days in on a slow glide and dropped a torpedo later." in the #1 hold of a ship nearby. Four men Gingras, Gerard L., SSMB 2/c, Acorn were killed as they were in the sick bay 46, Montville. being treated for some minor ailment. "I spent nine months at Saipan just There were many others injured but none cutting up. We had a few bombing at• seriously. The plane had come in so tacks but I just stayed at my job, cutting. slow that it couldn't rise again and hit I'd cut all day and sleep all night, if the the sea. Two pilots came out of the plane Japs were considerate and let us sleep. but they didn't get far as some of the Most of the men were out repairing or boys fired at them and down they went." building an airstrip, but would they Fortuna, Ralph A., S 1/c, 33d Special take me along? No, they'd send me back Seabees, Bridgeport. to my cutting! What did I cut? Hair — "We were at Mindanao on December I was the battalion barber." 5, 1944, heading for Leyte when we were Goodfrieml, Joseph J., AMM 3/c, attacked by Jap planes. It was not a Patrol Bombing Squadron 212, Stamford. constant attack but they seemed to be "My 26 months in the service didn't coming over in waves every hour. We offer much excitement. I spent most of were on a Norwegian vessel and were my time at Trinidad and Puerto Rico quite worried for the bombs kept coming making routine patrols. There were times too close for comfort. A ship near us was when we had reports of enemy action off hit and 180 men were killed. Many of the the coast but we found nothing when we LSTs suffered hits and quite a few were got there. There was one time just after sunk. My ship came out without a scratch V-E Day when we received a report that a and when what was left of the convoy sub was operating off Block Island but could get started again, we made our by the time we arrived there, the ship way to Leyte." was blasted to hell by another plane and a Frisketti, Angelo P., SC 2/c, PT destroyer." Squadron 8, New Haven. Gorman, Daniel T., MoMM 1/c, "The Luzon invasion was really a battle 1091st Seabees Detachment, New Haven. of wits. The day before the actual invasion "My travels included the Admiralty my ship, as part of a small task force com• Islands, New Guinea and Okinawa. I posed of three PT squadrons and 24 LCIs, didn't witness too much action although made a farce attempt to land at Luzon we did receive a few bombing attacks at and the Japs rushed reinforcements to the Admiralties. There were a few men that area. However, the actual invasion hurt, but none serious enough to warrant was made the next morning at the other them being sent to a hospital. My job side of the island. The mock invasion was to repair the trucks and jeeps of my worked perfectly for the Japs were all battalion. On one occasion a truck came

7 in for repairs and one of the men noticed into our base. Although Honolulu was just some bullets imbedded in the tail but no a few miles away I didn't bother going one knew where they came from." there on many liberties as the place was Hartmann, Harold W., FC 2/c, deader than a door nail. The scenery was Cruiser Santa Fe, West Haven. very beautiful and I think the Pali Pass "I spent 37 of my 40 months in the was the nicest sight I have ever seen. Navy aboard the Santa Fe. She went When you are at the top of the Pass you through 14 engagements without any real are about 2,000 feet in the air and the damage, getting a real banging-up only Pacific is stretched out below with its when we pulled in alongside to help the ships going into and coming out of Pearl Carrier Franklin after she'd been hit off Harbor." Japan. The Pittsburgh towed her and we Jensen, Clarence T. H., S 1/c, Cruiser picked up the survivors. The men who Alaska, Higganum. stayed on the Franklin did a great job in "The Alaska was classified as a large' keeping her afloat because she was in cruiser, but just the same we went right mighty bad shape. Our own ship was in a on off the beaches at Iwo Jima and Okin• lot of action, all the way from the Aleu• awa. It seemed to some of us that we tians to Tokyo, working with the First, were near enough to have Jap soldiers Third and Fifth Fleets." start shooting at us with small arms. Any• Holyst, Michael W., RM 3/c, LST- way we knocked out a lot of Nip gun 1120, New Haven. positions and strong points, which helped "On April 17th we came into the bay at our buddies who were doing the fighting Okinawa to deliver rockets, bombs, fuel on the land. I think my biggest thrill out cans and all sorts of ammunition. We there was when we took part in the first came in unopposed until we were near Tokyo raid. We went right into the Japs' the beach and then the Japanese planes backyard." started coming in overhead. A smoke Kasica, John C, CM 2/c, 117th Sea• screen was laid up and we were given bees, Ansonia. orders not to fire which didn't strike us "My battalion landed at Saipan three too well for I know how my fingers felt — months after the invasion and, believe it itching for the feel of a gun. The smoke or not, there were more Japs killed and screen was so thick that we couldn't see taken prisoner after we got there than them nor could they see us and the only before. On Christmas Day of 1944 Tokyo thing they could do was come in low with Rose broadcast she would give us a gift Kamikaze planes and hope they could because we were alone and so far from home. accidentally strike a ship. Well, they did. She said she knew just how we felt and They sunk two seaplane tenders, killing wanted to be sure we received an ap• 35 men on one and quite a few on the propriate gift for the occasion. She kept other. My ship came out of it okay as did her promise by sending over 15 Jap most of the others." bombers at early noon, followed by 25 Ingraham, Francis, AOM 2/c, Com• planes that night. Quite a few of the men mand Service Squadron 11, Danielson. were killed and there were many injuries "I spent my 20 months overseas at the because of our little gift from Rosie." Kaneohe Bay air field in Hawaii as ord• LaFountain, Raymond O., BM 2/c, nance man servicing the planes that came General Command #7, Avon.

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"We were at Kerama-Rhetto, which is I was on an LST and thought we'd never just about 10 miles from Okinawa, when get to Hawaii. It took us 19 days to reach suddenly the Kamikaze and suicide ships Pearl Harbor, which was a long time. Then came in at us from all angles. I'll never I was lucky enough to get on the Saratoga, forget the day as it was on my buddy's which made it to the west coast in five birthday, the 26th of March. My ship days." was the flag ship of our amphibious force Miller, Robert E., ARM 2/c, Patrol and our aim was to establish artillery Bombing Squadron 104, Middlebury. guns on the island. The suicide planes "My squadron operated at different came very close to us at times but I guess times from bases at Morotai, Okinawa, our time just wasn't up for they kept Borneo and the Philippines. We carried hitting the ships on all sides but let us out the bombing missions against enemy intact. The Japs kept up the attack for shipping and land installations. I was a three days and then let up. From there radio man and top turret gunner on my we came back to the States to prepare B-24. During one of our missions over for the occupation of Japan and on Hainan our plane was hit by light guns September 25th I took my first liberty in and flak. One of the men was killed and Sasebo, Japan. The people were in pretty two wounded. Our landing gear was also bad shape with no food to eat or homes to shot away. We were stationed at Clark shelter them." Field at the time and radioed in our Lombardi, Nicholas J., AOM 2/c, situation. The landing turned out as good VPB-28, Fleet Air Wing 2, Danbury. as could be expected under the conditions "We operated our flying boats, PBMs, and with very little further damage to the from Lingayen Gulf, hitting the China plane. There were over 200 flak holes in coast and a lot of other targets. I was an the plane and when I heard this my knees aerial gunner. Over Hong Kong the Jap buckled from under me." anti-aircraft guns hit us with flak a few Olesak, Paul J., AMM 2/c, CAS U-18, times, but we managed to get back to our New Britain. base without too much trouble. The Japs "Before I went into CASU-18 I was did their best to protect Hong Kong aboard a seaplane tender and made the and it was never an easy mission when we invasion of Kwajalein on D-Day plus 2. had to go in there." There were many ships in the convoy Madubiel, Michael A., SF 2/c, 1059th including battle wagons and carriers. We Seabees Detachment, East Hartford. suffered many air attacks and bombard• "Now that I see tires are so hard to get ments from the shore but the actual land• here in the States, I think back to the big ing for the men was the worst thing re-capping plant we had out at Guam. It imaginable. Many Marines and Seabees was the biggest one in all the Pacific and were killed even though they were not we handled tires by the thousands from part of the initial landing. I can imagine all the islands. That was only part of our what it must have been like on D-Day." work as we did salvage of all kinds. I did Palmer, William J., AOM 2/c, CAS U- welding in the machine shop where we 47, Hartford. repaired automotive equipment of all "My nine months at Saipan were rather kinds. If it could be fixed, we fixed it. dull. All I did was load bombs and service It was good to start home from Guam, but the guns. We had many types of planes

10 at the base including F4U, TBM, F6F and knocked it down and almost into the F4Fs. On one occasion the pilots took off W^asp wThich was lying alongside us." on what they thought would be a routine Quirk, Andrew' A., Sp(F) 3/c, LST- bombing trip over Rota but they came 271, Hartford. back badly shot up for the flak was very "My ship took some of the 4th Division thick that day. Some of the planes had to Marines in on the invasion of Saipan. Re• make forced landings as their landing sistance from the air, sea and on the shore gear was shot away. There were many was the greeting we received. We hardly injuries but none were fatal. I came back expected to be welcomed with open arms to the States on the Salerno Bay and was but neither did we expect the Japs to put very much impressed with the welcome up the fight they did. There were quite we received at San Diego. There were a few men of the 4th lost on that day and welcome home signs all over the place on the days that followed. I don't like to and it felt good to think the people talk about it and right now my mind is hadn't forgotten us as soon as the war occupied with thoughts of the Hartford was over." Fire Department for that was my job for Planinsek, Cyril, MM 3/c, 121st Sea• years before I entered the service bees, Hartford. and now after three years I am returning "I've just come in from Saipan where I to it." spent five months. Before that I was at Scussel, Mario A., GM 2/c, Destroyer Tinian for eleven months. I did nothing Daniel A. Joy, Stafford Springs. spectacular in the war; as a matter of fact, "Leyte in the Philippines proved the In ever even fired a shot. About the only most exciting campaign my ship par• thing I've done during the war was build ticipated in. We went in about 28 days foxholes for officers and heads for the after the initial landing and the air raids men. We had a few bombing attacks but were constant but useless. The Japs were I dug way down in my foxhole — if I trying to knock out the Tacloban airfield had gone any further down I would have and as the planes came in to the beach, been AWOL. I claim no recognition in the Army anti-aircraft would direct their winning the war but I suppose my little firing to force them out to us and we bit helped somewhere." would knock them out most of the time. Prescott, Harold F., AOM 3/c, Carrier I wTas the pointer on a 5-inch gun and we Richard, East Hartford. probably accounted for many of the "While we were at Sugami Bay I felt planes; but because of the cross firing rather strange as this was the thing we and the amount of guns firing at the planes were looking forward to — Tokyo. Our no one gun or ship could make any ship was the second ship behind the claims." Missouri, which was the ship Admiral Sivo, Walter, QM 1/c, Destroyer Cald• Halsey was on, and we were the second well, Georgetown. ship to raise the Victory flag when the "It was at exactly seven minutes after official surrender was announced. There 8 a.m. on the morning of December 12, was one time just before we entered the 1944, that the Caldwell was hit. I was at bay as we were coming around the coast of the wheel at the time and steering the Japan when a Kamikaze came in at us. ship to San Pedro from where we were We shot at it and the force of the blow supposed to return home. We had been

11 having a little trouble with the suicide the fan-tail at the time the plane struck planes the night before when one of them and received burns on my face and hands hit the water nearby, splashing shrapnel for which I was awarded the Purple all over the deck; but we hadn't noticed Heart. I was taken aboard the LST Help• any that morning until this son of a Nip ful and treated as our sick bay could not came at us. He circled the bow of the ship accommodate all the wounded. I then re• and then came around and hit us on the turned to the Caldwell and home." starboard side right near the handling Woodward, Paul E., GM 2/c, 8th room where all the ready ammunition Seabees, New Britain. was stored. I saw him come in and let "There was a Jap that bothered the me tell you I was plenty scared. When he hell out of our battalion while we were hit the explosion knocked all the glass at Iwo Jima. Every night at sundown he out of the ports on the starboard side of would shoot down from a high hill at the the wheel room and many of those pieces men, but we could not see him as when embedded themselves in my right side we looked in that direction we would from my head to my waist line. I was have the sun's rays shining in our eyes. treated and came back to the States on He got away with it for a long time but the Caldwell as she managed to stay never hit any one. Ambush after ambush afloat." was laid for him with no results. One time Swan, Earl J., Jr., RM 3/c, Com• we were laying an area for the Bomber munication Unit 431, New Haven. Command and trapped three Nips who "We went in to Leyte on November were hiding in the bushes and since then 13, 1944, and let me tell you it really was we never heard any more from our little a hot spot at the time. There was a sniping friend. We tried to find out if one major battle being waged off the coast of of the men was the sniper but they weren't Samar and we seemed to have come in talking. We named the Jap 'Sunset during the midst of it. The sky was full Charlie' and tales of his escapades still of planes but we were afraid to fire as circulate the Seabee battalions." many of them were our planes and we Zielinski, Carl B., MM 1/c, 135th hoped they would take care of them Seabees, Bridgeport. rather than take the chance of shooting "I was lying nude on my cot in my the wrong plane down. When we finally tent at Okinawa listening to the boys got ashore we set up installations and shoot the breeze about the coming typhoon maintained the phone communications when suddenly it struck. The tent blew for the Philippines." up into the air and there I was stark naked Wilenski, Teddy C, MoMM 2/c, wondering where to run to. I could find Destroyer Caldwell, West Haven. no refuge for the only thing left standing "The battle of Ormac Bay near Leyte in our area were two of the heads and they was the worst battle I participated in during the war. It was on December 12, looked as though they were ready to 1944, that our ship and many of my mates come down any minute. I finally ran into met disaster. A Kamikaze hit us, killing a cave and stayed there until it blew over 30 men and wounding 75 of our crew of the next day. No, I wasn't nude all the 250. The radio shack was demolished and time as I managed to pick up some rags guns 1 and 2 were knocked out. I was on and draped them around me."

12 STATE AIDS AND BENEFITS The laws of the State of Connecticut provide for many forms of aid, benefits and preferences for veterans, and for their next of kin in varying degrees. The following digest is designed to inform of the aids, benefits and preferences, and to designate the local or state agency charged with providing full information to veterans. There are thirty-four full-time and eight part-time Veterans Centers operating which serve 86 of the 169 cities and towns in the State. In some smaller towns the Town Clerks act as a "Veterans Center".

Tax Exemptions — File discharge with your "2. That it shall be the policy of the State until Town Clerk; notify local assessors and collector. July 1, 1950, to give preference to veterans of Local Taxes — Any veteran is exempt from World War II in all State positions outside the taxes on real or personal property up to $1,000 in classified service of the merit system act and in all valuation. Disabled veterans are exempt up to positions involving contractual services and part $3,000, according to disability ratings. This ex• time services and in all cases where compensation emption is in part valid for veterans' wives, and is paid by the State whether on a fee basis or next of kin, as specified by the Statutes. See otherwise. Local Tax Collector. "3. That until July 1, 1950, it shall also be the Local Business Taxes — (Personal property) policy of the State that appointing officers of the on stock, fixtures and equipment of new businesses State, as defined by Sec. 2049 of the General Statutes, established by veterans, for three years. See shall, other conditions being equal, give preference Local Tax Collector. to veterans of World War II in filling State positions Old Age Assistance Taxes — Servicemen are from registers of eligible candidates furnished by exempt, during active service in armed forces, the State Personnel Department." and veterans may secure refund if they paid while Educational Aids — With satisfactory cre• in active service. See Local Tax Collector. dentials, a veteran can secure free a grammar school State Unincorporated Business Taxes — On or high school diploma from the State Board of new businesses established by any veteran, good Education, State Office Building, Hartford. for three years. See Tax Commissioner, State Free instruction in secondary subjects (high Office Building, Hartford. school courses) will be furnished by the State Free Business Licenses -— Most licenses are Board of Education if your town can't do it. See your local school officials. free; renewals usually unnecessary for varying Financial aid for college educations for children, periods. See your Town Clerk. 16 to 23, of servicemen killed in service. Consult Professional Licenses — Qualified veterans can the State Board of Education. be admitted to the practice of law or chiropractic Aid for Needy Veterans — If you are being without examination in most cases. Contact your cared for under legal direction of the Veterans Home county Bar Association, or the Board of Chiro• Commission, your children under 16, husband, practic Examiners, State Office Building, Hartford. wife or widowed mother can receive weekly finan• State Employment Preference — Veteran pas• cial assistance up to $10. for an adult and $6. for sing state civil service examination has five points a child. Apply to the Commission, through the added to score; ten, if he has a disability rating. Veterans Home, Rocky Hill. Names placed on list of eligibles in the order of If you need temporary financial assistance such augmented score. because of a service disability, contact the Veterans The State's general policy on veteran's job Home Commission, Rocky Hill. preference, which has not the effect of law, was Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Fund — Many established by the 1945 General Assembly, with of the veterans' aid benefits set out above are pay• passage of the following: able from the income produced by this fund which is Resolved by the Senate and House of Representa• to be augmented by a portion of the Connecticut tives: tax on cigarettes until the principal of the fund "1. That it shall be the policy of the State, reaches $15,000,000. Disbursements of these acting through the Connecticut Veterans Reemploy• funds to carry out aid provisions to veterans, and ment and Advisory Commission, to encourage certain relatives and next of kin of veterans Connecticut employers to voluntarily set aside a pursuant to statute, are through the State Treasurer minimum of 25 per cent of post-war jobs for veter• of the American Legion, State Office Building, ans of World War II. Hartford.

1 3 THE MUSTER OUT ROLL CALL Names, ratings and addresses of Connecticut men discharged from December 14 to 17, 1945, inclusive, from official Navy records, Separation Center, Lido Beach, L.L, N.Y.

ACKERSON, William A., GM 3/c BLUM, Francis E., SM 2/c 26 Broad St., Stamford 307 Farmington Ave., Unionville ADAMICKI, Chester D., S 1/c BONETTI, Orlando P., MM 2/c 1459 State St., Bridgeport 25 Suburban Ave., Bridgeport ADAMS, Kenneth H., MM 2/c BORYSZEWSKI, Frank J., S 2/c 388 West Main St., Norwich 65 State St., Hamden AGUZZI, Bruno, EM 3/c BOWERS, Richard A., SF 1/c 8 Highland St., New Britain 295 Commonwealth Ave., New Britain ALEKSEJCZYK, Walter W., F 1/c BRASSARD, Charles E., FC 2/c 523 Hillside Ave., Hartford RFD 1, Putnam ALLEN, Max C, S 1/c BRAYNE, Francis T., S 1/c 641 Capitol Ave., Hartford 114 Dwight St., New Britain ANCEFSKY, Walter J., AOMT 2/c BRIGANTI, Arthur M., ACMMH 171 Beechwood Ave., Bridgeport 140 Lexington Ave., New Haven ANDERSEN, Arthur W., PhM 3/c BRUSTOLON, Samuel, Cox 210 Scott St., Naugatuck 30 Avery St., Mystic ANDERSON, Almon J., S 1/c BRUZY, Edward A., S 1/c 541 Hillside Ave., Hartford 20 Wood St., Meriden ARMSTRONG, Walker B., RdM 2/c BUCCI, Anthony, RM 1/c Box 96, Darien 67 Alexander St., Greenwich ARNOLD, William, Cox BUGG, Leo, Jr., F 1/c 84 Rock St., Torrington Snow Lane, Clinton ARSENAULT, Philias J., AM 2/c BURBLIS, John G., S 1/c 1875 Thomaston Ave., Waterbury 177 Hodge Ave., Ansonia ATASHIAN, Aram A., PhM 1/c BUSHEY, Francis W., GM 1/c 18 Locust St., New Britain Box 14, Oneco AVELLANI, Joseph A., CM 3/c BUXTON, Thomas F., BM 2/c Williams Ave., Oakville 127 Worthington Ridge, Berlin BAHN, Robert J., CM BYRON, William D., AEM 3/c 497 Villa Ave., Fairfield 255 Seaside Ave., Stamford BAKER, Michael C, SK 3/c CAIAZZA, Alessandro M., MM 1/c 824 Kossuth St., Bridgeport Woodford Ave. Ext., Plainville BARDOT, Raymond E., AMM 2/c CALLAHAN, Raymond E., SF 2/c RFD 1, Box 600, Torrington 1060 Capitol Ave., Hartford BARHAM, James U., BM 2/c CAMMARANO, Nunziando A., S 1/c 223 Legion Ave., New Haven 113 Shultas Place, Hartford BARIL, Philip J., BM 2/c CAMPAGNA, Salvatore P., AMM 2/c 487 Colorado Ave., Bridgeport 43 College St., Middletown BARKAUSKAS, John E., S 1/c CAMPOMINOSI, Francis J., S 1/c 81 Draher Ave., Waterbury 28 Church St., Windsor Locks BE ALL, Clarence Q., MM 3/c CAPPELLACCI, Americo A., F 1/c 421 Main St., Ansonia 7 Seventh St., Derby BEEMAN, Gunnar, CCM CAPRILOZZI, Joseph E., SSML 3/c 123 Shuttle Meadow Ave., New Britain 125 Baltic St., Norwich BEKSZIA, Joseph P., GM 3/c CARAPELLE, George A., BM 2/c 62 Sixth St., Bridgeport 4 Tower PL, Danbury BENKO, Alexander J., S 1/c CARLSON, Irving C, SoM 2/c 82 Patterson St., Bridgeport 69 Williams St., Bristol BERGSTROM, Thomas A., SF 3/c CARLSON, Russell A., EM 2/c Walnut Hill Rd., Bethel Kelsey St., RFD., Middletown BERK, John T., GM 2/c CASEY, James J., HA 1/c 14 Glenwood St., Manchester 90 Richard St., West Hartford BERNIER, Albert F., ARM 2/c CASSARINO, John F., BM 2/c 15 Main St., Terryville 443 Albany Ave., Hartford BERNIER, Robert A., SC 2/c CATENO, William J., GM 3/c 28 Maple St., Danielson 481 South Main St., Torrington BERTRAND, James F., S 1/c CATUCCI, Joseph J., PhM 3/c Center St., Stafford Springs 82 Sherman St., Bristol BIALOWAS, Stanley J., S 1/c CHAGNON, Marcel, SF 2/c 174 Central Ave., Norwich 41 Prospect St., Waterbury BIERKO, Bronisiaus F., AM MI 2/c CHANCE, James A., WT 2/c 186 Old Stratfield Rd., Bridgeport 44 Norwich St., Hartford BISCHOFF, Joseph H., AMM 2/c CHAPIN, Clifford I., S 1/c 195 Collins St., Hartford 611 Howard Ave., New Haven BISIGNANO, John A., MoMM 2/c CHASE, Ernest D., CM 56 Park St., Bristol 120 Terry PL, Bridgeport BLAKESLEE, Robert H., EM 3/c CHEKAS, Ernest, Cox 51 Greenleaf Ave., Waterbury 6 Earl St., Bristol BLASKEWICZ, Bernard, GM 3/c CHENETTE, Raymond C, CM 2/c 9 Carley St., Shelton 18 Barber St., Putnam CHIAPPETTA, Louis P., QM 2/c DAME, Prudent W., S 2/c 155 New Spruce St., Stamford 906 Park St., Hartford CHINIGO, Frank J., MM 2/c DAMMILLER, Raymond A., F 1/c 68 Roosevelt Ave., Norwich 46 Princeton St., Elmwood CHMIELEWSKI, Frank S., S 1/c DARCY, Francis J., Sp(Q)(RP) 2/c 33 Greenlawn Rd., Fairfield 220 Atwater St., New Haven CIANCIOLO, Fabiano, S 1/c DA VIES, Thomas W., S 1/c (QM) 171 Torrington Heights Rd., Torrington Main St., Sterling CIARLO, Peter J., S 2/c DAY, Edward J., QM 2/c 66 West St., New Haven 196 Lexington Ave., New Haven. CICHON, John W., S 1/c DeBAISE, Michael J., SF 2/c Derby Rd., Rockfall RFD, North Colony Rd., Wallingford CISCO, Frederick O., CM 2/c DeCORLETO, Frank J., EM 2/c 29 Spring St., Torrington 913 Wethersfield Ave., Hartford CIVITELLO, Andrew P., CCM DELANE, Edward T., S 1/c 636 Orchard St., New Haven 340 Brightwood Ave., Torrington CLARK, Byron M„ MMS 2/c DEMPSEY, John J., SK 1/c 2 Hills Ave., East Hampton 7 Meadow St., Ansonia CLARK, Ralph I., Jr., RdM 2/c DeSTEFANO, Salvatore P., S 1/c 73 Central Ave., Hamden 11 Edgar St., New Haven CLOUTIER, Joseph M., SC 3/c DeTULIO, Andrew, S 1/c 9 1/2 Westport Ave., Nor walk 46 Warren St., New Haven COE, Victor M., Jr., AOMT 3/c DEVEAUX, Richard, Cox Railroad St., Canaan 208 Beasley St., Bridgeport COFFEY, Robert H., PhM 1/c DiVIRGILIO, Domenic D., S 1/c 129 Hoffman St., Torrington 498 Baldwin St., Waterbury COLE, Edwin R., F 2/c DOANE, John W., Jr., RM 3/c RFD 2, Rockville Pond Meadow Rd., Westbrook COLELLA, Guy A., ART 1/c DOMBROSKI, Frank, S 1/c Waterbury 164 Grove St., New Britain COLELLA, Joseph P., S 1/c DONAT, Felix A., S 1/c 364 South St., Bristol RFD 9, Norwich CONLON, Francis X., QM 3/c DONNELLY, James J., GM 3/c 83 Division St., New Haven 57 Hine St., West Haven CONNELLY, James P., CM 1/c DONOHUE, William E., RM 3/c Westbrook 192 Talman St., Norwich CONNOLE, Vincent L., MM 1/c DOOMEY, William J., AMM 2/c 55 Rockwell St., Winsted 303 Circular Ave., Waterbury CONNOLLY, Joseph L., RT 3/c DOWLING, John H., EM 2/c 153 Bassett St., New Haven 242 Ashley St., Hartford CONWAY, Joseph M., SC 3/c DOWLING, Thomas, Cox 262 Park Ter., Hartford 3 Bradley St., Naugatuck COOKSON, Edwin P., SM 2/c DOWNIE, Arthur E., AOM 1/c 481 Broad St., Meriden 34 Lower Blvd., New London COX, Manning O., RM 2/c DUBIEL, Michael A., SF 2/c 707 Laurel Ave., Bridgeport 95 Brookfield Dr., East Hartford CRANDALL, Edwin C, PhM 1/c DUCHESNE, Jean M., S 1/c 282 Arch St., New Britain North Grosvenordale CRANE, Alfred C, PhM 3/c DUFRESNE, Eugene H., MoMM 1/c 184 Larrabee St., East Hartford 39 Shetucket St., Taftville CRAVINHO, Ernest P., SoM 1/c DUREN, Harry E., S 1/c 12 School St., Stonington 1183 North Main St., Waterbury CRONAN, James H., MoMM 1/c DURICA, Joseph J., Jr., MoMM 3/c 59 Olive St., New Haven Bldg. 19-G-44, Y.M.V., Bridgeport CROSBY, Voyle H., MoMM 3/c DURNER, Arthur D., PhM 2/c 11 Welcome PL, Manchester 40 Baker Ave., Westport CROTTY, Gerald M., CM 3/c DUSZAK, Frank S., S 1/c 241 1/2 Sigourney St., Hartford 108 Aim St., Meriden CUBANSKI, John S., S 1/c DYKEMAN, Charles H., ARM 3/c 48 Starr St., Norwich 234 Beach St., c/o H. B. Dykeman, West Haven CUFF, William S., GM 2/c DZURA, Joseph, EM 1/c Pine Rock Park, Shelton 168 Oak St., Manchester CULLEN, James T., SAI 2/c EBERLE, Arthur A., Jr., SSML 3/c 178 Gregory St., Bridgeport 213 Edge wood Ave., New Haven CULVER, Gerald A., BM 2/c ECKERT, William R., RM 1/c 50 Exchange St., New Haven 313 Seaview Ave., Bridgeport CUTTING, Charles C, ART 2/c EDWARDS, John, S 1/c 827 Whitney Ave., New Haven 37 Hart Ter., New Britain CZERNICKI, Edward F., M 1/c ELLSWORTH, Walter H., CEM 59 Sherbrooke Ave., Hartford RFD 2, Hampton CZYZ, Louis M., CM 2/c ENO, Kenneth L., S 1/c 901 Broad St., Hartford 42 Cedar St., New Haven D'ADDIO, Henry, MoMM 3/c ERDOS, Paul J., MoMM 3/c 48 Church St., Naugatuck 173 Mt. Pleasant St., Meriden DALLAS, Matthew, B 1/c EVERS, Edwin J., MN 2/c Shepard Rd., Danbury 606 Park St., Bridgeport D'AMATO, Nicholas D., EM 2/c EVON, William J., SK 2/c 27 Center St., Torrington 100 Bennett Ave., Waterbury EVONCIW, Edward, AOM 2/c GOODFRIEND, Joseph J., AMM 3/c 166 Fairmont Ave., New Haven 16 Waverly Pl., Stamford FACEY, Robert E., F 1/c GORANSON, Donald G., AETM 2/c 52 Wilson St., New Britain 188 Whiting Lane, West Hartford FAHAN, Thomas E., Cox GORMAN, Daniel T., MoMM 1/c 116 Woodward Ave., Norwalk 142 Putnam St., New Haven FAIRCHILD, Hanford B., S 1/c GRACE, Martin F., RM 1/c 40 Westville Ave., Danbury Autumn St., Norwalk FAUCETT, John W., Cox GREEN, Donald C, S 1/c 53 Fairfield Ave., Stamford 133 Hanover St., Meriden FELENCHAK, Edward, CMM GREENIER, Peter J., GM 3/c 67 Hubbell Ave., Ansonia 205 West Washington St., Forestville FENYES, Tibor L., CM 1/c GRELLA, John, SF 3/c Box 143, Trumbull Rd., Bridgeport 126 Congress Ave., Waterbury FINEGAN, Christopher T., AMMF 3/c GRIFFIN, Charles W., BM 2/c 102 Burnham St., Hartford 265 Bruce Ave., Stratford FITZGERALD, James W., SK 1/c GRIFFIN, James D., Jr., S 1/c 90 Hazelwood Ave., Bridgeport 32 Bishop Rd., West Hartford FLEMING, Kenneth, CM 2/c GUERRERA, Daniel, F 1/c 34 Division St., New London 102 Wolcott St., Waterbury FLORYANSKI, Benjamin J., S 1/c HADDAD, Ameen L., PhM 1/c 54 Clarence St., Bridgeport 110 Baldwin St., Waterbury FOGGIA, Ricardo, S 1/c HANNON, John E., S 1/c 3 Piatt St., Ansonia 53 French St., Seymour FORTUNA, Ralph A., S 1/c HANSON, Harry L., S 1/c Bridgeport 174 Francis St., New Britain FOSA, Raymond F., CMoMM HARRICK, Richard A., Cox 61 Madison St., Hartford 4 Isaac St., Norwalk FRANKLIN, Bernard, SF 3/c HARRIGAN, George J., CM 2/c 97 Wadsworth St., Hartford 310 Bond St., Bridgeport FRENCH, Wellington D., PhM 3/c HARRIS, William H., AMM 2/c 237 Grandview Ave., Waterbury 31 First Ave., West Haven FRENETT, L. Joseph, S 1/c HARRISON, Clifford L., AMM 1/c Box 533, Moosup Apt. 54, 1575 North Ave., Bridgeport FRISKETTI, Angelo P., SC 2/c HART, Robert W., M 1/c 729 Grand Ave., New Haven 33 Nassau Circle, East Hartford GALVIN, Walter F., EM 2/c HARTMANN, Harold W., FC 2/c 78 Chestnut Ave., Waterbury 329 Savin Ave., West Haven GAMELIN, Donat N., CBM HARTOG, Ferdinand, Jr., S 1/c Main St., North Grosvenordale 17 Thames Ave., Norwalk GANSECKI, Benjamin A., RT 3/c HARVEY, William K., HA 1/c 383 Center St., Meriden 759 Connecticut Ave., Bridgeport GARAFANO, Edward T., RM 3/c HASTIE, John P., GM 2/c 901 Bank St., Waterbury 411 Poplar St., Bridgeport GARMS, Karl W., AMM 2/c HATHAWAY, Lorenzo E., Cox Frederick St., Oakville 106 Summitt St., Norwich GARSTKA, Marion P., CSF HAUSER, George, TM 1/c Box 242, Jewett City 347 Weber Ave.. Bridgeport GARVEY, John P., GM 3/c HAWLEY, Robert D., F 1/c 69 John St., Hartford 29 Taylor St., Stamford GECI, Andrew J., CEM HEINZ, Emil F., CSF 32 Beaumont St., East Hartford 10 Whitlock St., Danbury GEDRIM, Steve W., BM 1/c HELWIG, Bernard, Jr., MM 2/c 205 Lloyd St., New Haven c/o Mrs. Schappals, RFD 4, Box 161, Danbury GEORGE, Edward J., FC 2/c HEMSTREET, Glenn G., CM 1/c Guilford 224 Water St., Naugatuck GERARDI, Aniello A., FCO 2/c HENDERSON, Walter A., RM 3/c 306 York St., West Haven 70 Victoria Lawn, Stratford GERNER, Francis G., AMM 3/c HEPP, Richard N., GM 3/c 30 Housatonic Dr., Devon 41 Rocky Hill Ave., Newr Britain GERRITY, Lawrence P., BM 2/c HILL, Howard H., MaM 1/c 3 Elm St., Milford 295 Noble St., West Haven GESNER, Lewis G., SM 3/c HILLER, Russell J., S 1/c Garnet Rd., East River, Madison 279 East Main St., Rockville GILBERT, Charles B., Ill, AMM 1/c HILTON, Lawrence D., SF 2/c 270 Washington St., Norwich 3 Vincent Ave., New Britain GINGRAS, Gerard L., SSMB 2/c HODORSKI, Joseph B., S 1/c Montville 92 Spear St., Torrington GIORDANO, James, S 1/c HOLMES, Leonard C, EM 3/c 9 Mayo St., Willimantic 202 Nichols Ave., Stratford GLAVIANO, Salvatore, AMMH 1/c HOLST, Carroll H., S 1/c Box 87, East Center St., Wallingford 144 Olive St., Bridgeport GODBOUT, Lawrence, S 1/c HOLYST, Michael W., RM 3/c 284 Whitney Ave., Bridgeport 136 Butler St., New Haven GONSALVES, Manuel P., ML 2/c HORGAN, Anthony J., S 1/c 21 Carroll Ct., New London Christain Hill Rd., Cromwell GOOD, Robert W., RMi2/c HOSSOFSKY, Paul, S 1/c 112 High St., Torrington 467 East Ave., Bridgeport HOYT, Edmund F., BM 2/c KRANMAS, William E., S 1/c 219 Adams St., Bridgeport 581 Zion St., Hartford HOYT, Elmer A., S 1/c KRESGE, Walter M„ Y 3/c 305 Putnam St., Bridgeport 394 Park St., New Britain HUDAK, John J., GM 3/c KRZEWSKI, Julian M., MoMM 2/c 355 Capitol Ave., Hartford c/o A.H. Benton, Maple Ridge Farm, Andover HULLEY, Frederick, AEM 1/c KUEHN, Robert G., AMM 3/c 42 Holbrook St., Ansonia 50 Garfield Ave., Bridgeport HUNTINGTON, Harry E., AMM 1/c KULIS, Benny W., MM 3/c 37 Rector St., East Hartford 59 Fairfield PL, Fairfield IGNATOWICZ, Thaddews X., MM 3/c KURISKO, Paul P., MoMM 3/c 212 Hamilton St., Hartford 536 Bruce Ave., Stratford INGRAHAM, Francis, AOM 2/c KWASNIK, Henry C, SC 1/c 92 Prospect St., Danielson 1008 Dixwell Ave., New Haven IZZO, Louis F., SSML 3/c LaBONE, Jesse J., AM 1/c 122 Mill River St., New Haven Walden Ave., New London JAMES, Edward R., S 1/c LACHOWECKI, Walter W., TM 1/c 36 Kossuth St., Bridgeport Box 23, Moosup JAMROGOWICZ, Frank W., S 1/c LACROIX, George, S 1/c 34 School St., Hazardville 1902 East Main St., Waterbury JASKO, Albert J., MM 3/c LaFOUNTAIN, Raymond O., BM 2/c 10 Carpathian Ct., Bridgeport Box 154, RFD, Avon JENNINGS, Philip S., QM 2/c LaGANGA, Arthur R., S 1/c Crescent Rd., Westport 478 Park Ave., Torrington JENSEN, Clarence T. H., S 1/c LAHEY, William G., Jr., MM 2/c Higganum Turnpike Rd., RFD 2, Wallingford JESKI, Stephen J., RM 2/c LANDRY, Rene P., MoMM 2/c 62 Pleasant St., Manchester 136 Flatbush Ave., Hartford JESSUP, Ralph R., SF 1/c LAPOSKA, Edward R., EM 1/c 48 Field St., Glenbrook 1021 Howard Ave., Bridgeport JOHANSON, Herbert T., RdM 3/c LaROSA, Salvatore F., AM 3/c Box 256, Falls Ave., Oakville 224 Benefit St., Waterbury JOHNSON, Delbert O., SC 1/c LARSON, Howard W., EM 1/c 18 State St., North Haven 139 Starr St., New Haven JOHNSON, Ernest A., S 1/c LAUGHLIN, John J., EM 2/c Crane Rd., Stamford 21 Willow Brook Ave., Stamford JOHNSON, Fred E., CK 3/c LAURETANO, Anthony R., Cox 92 Mill River St., Stamford 25 Park St., Thomaston JOHNSON, James C, Cox LENDRUM, John F., BM 2/c 374 Huntington Ave., Waterbury 293 Grovers Ave., Bridgeport JOHNSON, Walter M., MoMM 3/c' LENGYEL, Zoltan, S 1/c 94 Sachem St., Norwich 499 Spruce St., Bridgeport JONES, Arthur K., FCO 2/c LENTINI, Charles J., S 1/c 75 Churchill St., Fairfield 63 Court St., Middletown JONES, Harold M., Cox LETO, James, S 1/c Clifton Ave., Ansonia 55 Bond St., Hartford JOYCE, Ralph, Jr., GM 3/c LITZ, Daniel J., MM 3/c 153 Tunxis Hill Rd., Bridgeport 45 Vine St., Waterbury KALAGIAN, Michael, S 1/c LOBDELL, Donald C, RM 2/c Bldg. 19, Apt. 106, Y.M.V., Bridgeport 55 Granville St., Fairfield KAILUKAITIS, Peter P., AOM 3/c LOEFFEL, Arthur F., Cox 995 Bank St., Waterbury 274 Park St., West Haven KALINSKI, Bolas W., S 1/c LOMBARDI, Nicholas J., AOM 2/c Box 143, Glenville 47 Pleasant St., Danbury KALLAUGHER, Frank D., RdM 3/c LONG, Francis, MM 1/c 60 East Harold St., Hartford 633 Main St., Gildersleeve KASICA, John C, CM 2/c LOUGHLIN, James H., CM 2/c 83 1/2 Factory St., Ansonia 189 Fairlawn Ave., Waterbury KAVANAUGH, Thomas S., GM 3/c LUCAS, Edward M., F 1/c 32 Nash St., New Haven 3 Windermere Ave., Rockville KAYESKI, Albert S., S 1/c LUCAS, John M., CM 3/c 415 South St., New Britain 126 Clinton St., New Britain KEARNEY, William J., S 1/c LUPPERT, Valentine L., Jr., SC 2/c 95 Benham St., Torrington 54 Otrobando Ave., Norwichtown KELLOGG, Donald G., Y 1/c MacCALLA, Alfred H., MM 1/c 664 Main St., Torrington 896 Stratford Ave., Bridgeport KENNESON, Albert J., GM 3/c MADUBIEL, Michael A., SF 2/c 2 Grove Ct., Waterbury East Hartford KERN, Donald W., SF 1/c MAGNON, Oscar, MM 2/c 448 Main St., Norwalk 16 Putnam Hts., Hartford KIRSCHE, Richard W., Jr., SoM 2/c MAHANEY, George F., AMM 2/c 54 Strongs Ave., Portland RFD 6, Oswego KOFFINKE, Paul R., F 1/c MAHONEY, John D., S 1/c 21 Outlook St., East Hartford Main St., Long Hill KOSTIN, Miron S., Cox MAIN, Walter D., MoMM 2/c 77 Martin St., Hartford 80 Water St., Stonington KOZYRA, Joe P., AOM 2/c MALLOY, Francis J., SC 3/c 11 Curcombe St., Hartford 752 Hope St., Springdale MALONEY, Edward J., PhM 3/c NESBITT, William T., StM|l/c Bldg. 19, Y.M.V., Bridgeport 808 North Main St., Waterbury MANSFIELD, Kenneth W., M 2/c NOMELLI, John A., SM 3/c 1194 East Main St., Bridgeport 62 Wadhams Ave., Torrington MANWARE, William A., SC 1/c NORTHROP, Loren F., PhM 2/c 821 South Main St., Plantsville Cross Highway, Westport MARANO, Daniel M., F 1/c NOVAK, Walter S., MM 2/c 167 Nichols Dr., Waterbury 579 East St., New Haven MARCHETTI, Frank I., MM 3/c O'BRIEN, John H., PhM 2/c 348 Bunnell St., Bridgeport 89 Garfield Ave., Bridgeport MARI, John J., EM 3/c O'BRIEN, Thomas J., BM 2/c 52 St. Mary St., Hamden 38 River St., Stamford MARSAN, Lorenzo J., QM 3/c OLDAKOWSKI, George J., S 2/c 53 Main St., Norwalk 99 Galpin St., Naugatuck MARSILLIO, Bennie J., S 1/c OLENKIEWICZ, John W., GM 2/c 45 Jackson Ave., Bridgeport 56 Hunters Ave., Taftville MARSTON, George A., MM 2/c OLESAK, Paul J., AMM 2/c 4 Peck Ave., West Haven 49 Carlton St., New Britain MATYEZEWSKI, Walter W., M 1/c OLIVA, Victor B., MoMM 3/c 55 Hallett St., Bridgeport 106 West St., Danbury MAYERNICK, Steve J., F 1/c OLKO, Frederick J., MM 2/c 72 Bell St., Bridgeport 27 Asnuntuck St., Thompsonville MCCARTHY, James M., S 1/c O'LOUGHLIN, Clifford L., MoMM 2/c 2209 Main St., Bridgeport 60 Brewster St., Waterbury MCCARTHY, John A., TM 2/c O'MALLEY, John R., EM 1/c 11 Englewood Ave., Waterbury 105 Grandview Ter., Hartford McELVERY, Arthur W., AEM 1/c ONORATO, Frank M., S 1/c 5 West End Ave., Old Greenwich 98 Taft Ave., Bridgeport McGINTY, Francis X., S 1/c ORNSTEIN, Aaron P., SoM 3/c 23 Harding Ave., Cos Cob 86 Union St., Bristol McGRANE, Kevin C, S 1/c OSIPOW, William, MoMM 3/c 81 Rock St., Winsted 30 Williston St., Bridgeport McKENNA, William L., AMM 3/c PALMER, William J., AOM 2/c RFD 2, Newton St., Norwich 23 Hawthorne St., Hartford McLAUGHLIN, Roger W., BM 2/C PAPPAS, Andrew J., S 1/c Norfolk Rd., RFD 1, Torrington 50 Washington St., Norwich McLEOD, Arthur J., EM 3/c PAPSIN, Charles E., SM 3/c 433 Housatonic Dr., Devon 725 Judson PL, Stratford MEAGHER, Patrick D., GM 3/c PARKS, Harold, HA 1/c 358 Prospect Ave., Hartford 16 Orchard St., Ansonia MERCIER, Joseph F., TM 2/c PASTERNAK, Jack, AEM 1/c 58 Kent St., Hartford 58 Cooke St., Waterbury MESSIER, Rolland L., S 1/c PEAT, Stephen J., HA 1/c 103 Spruce St., Manchester 7 Burbank St., South Norwalk MILBRANDT, Leonard A., MM 3/c PECK, Morton T., SC 1/c 774 Broad St., Meriden 61 Walnut St., New Haven MILLER, Paul J., MM 2/c PECORARO, Vincent M., SM 2/c Box 97, 18 Philo St., Stratford 189 Poplar St., New Haven MILLER, Robert E., ARM 2/c PELUSO, Philip P., SF 1/c Sherman Hts., RFD 1, Middlebury 46 Broadway Ave., Bridgeport MITCHELL, Frank, Jr., GM 3/c PENGUE, Orten L., QM 3/c 527 Main St., Rocky Hill 181 Housatonic Ave., Stratford MLYNARSKI, Henry S., F 1/c PEREZ, Joseph, EM 2/c 20 Convoy Dr., New Britain 112 Lafayette St., New Britain MOLCHAN, Peter, SK(T) 1/c PERINE, Walter E., Sp(X) 2/c 291 High St., New Britain 31 Mather St., Manchester MONGILLO, Peter E., RdM 3/c PESAVENTO, Albert A., MoMM 2/c 15 Miller St., New Haven 33 Ash St., Bridgeport MONTOGUE, William, WT 3/c PESCE, Adolph S., Bkr 3/c 250 Washington Ave., Bridgeport 273 Oak Ave., Torrington MORAN, Harold E., S 1/c PETERSON, Carl E., S 1/c Box 83, 165 Boydon St., Waterville 774 Main St., Torrington MORONITI, Vincent C, SC 3/c PETRUCCI, Edmund T., MM 3/c(T) 495 East St., New Haven 24 Bassett St., New Haven MOSHIER, Arthur C, F 1/c PHELPS, John H., BM 2/c 176 Lincoln Ave., New London 2 South Cliff St., Ansonia MULLER, Henry J., MM 3/c PIRRUCCIO, Louis P., Y 1/c High Ridge Rd., Stamford 152 Grand St., Middletown MURPHY, William J., PhM 1/c PLANINSEK, Cyril, MM 3/c 290 E. Bruce Park Ave., Greenwich 62 Albanv Ave., Hartford MURTHA, John R., GM 3/c PLUDE, Francis C, Cox 27 Pratte Ave., Taftville 1387 Wood Ave., Bridgeport NAGLE, Matthew C, S 1/c POCKL, William J., MM 3/c High St., Canaan 678 Summer St., Stamford NEILAN, James F., CCM POLAND, William T., MoMM 2/c 29 Williams St., New London 7 Hadley St., Bridgeport NERI, Joseph E., S 1/c POSLUSZNY, John F., MM 1/c (T) 123 Trumbull Ave., Plainville 153 Mt. Pleasant St., Derby POULIN, Edward J., SF 2/c SCANLON, Robert W., GM 3/c 3 Church St., Naugatuck 45 Clifford St., Hartford PRESCOTT, Carl F., MM 2/c SCANLON, Thomas F., CM 1/c RFD 1, Willimantic 74 Nilan St., Hartford PRESCOTT, Harold F., AOM 3/c SCARAMUZZA, Joseph, S 2/c 15 Village St., East Hartford 23 Third St., Hamden PUKAS, Joseph J., CM 2/c SCHULTZ, Andrew J., MoMM 3/c 645 Main St., New London 127 Albany Ave., Hartford QUINTILIANO, Michael A., AMM 1/c SCREEN, Ernest R., SK 2/c 39 Ashwell Ave., Rocky Hill 217 Garden St., Hartford QUIRK, Andrew A., Sp(F) 3/c SCUSSEL, Mario A., GM 2/c Hartford West Main St., Stafford Springs RADOMSKI, Henry A., AMM 2/c SECORA, Tyler J., SF 2/c 97 Grace St., Bridgeport 92 School St., New London RAMATOWSKI, Joseph B., EM 3/c SENURKOWSKI, Charles, RM 1/c 16 Eagle St., Ansonia 19 Sylvester St., Norwich RAMOSKA, Edward, SF 2/c SERFILIPPO, John F., GM 3/c 33 Hamilton St., Hartford 103 Sedgwick Ave., Stratford RANDI, Edward, BM 2/c SEVERINI, Harry R., RM 2/c 132 Hamilton St., New Haven 32 Summit Ave., New London RAUSO, Alexander, S 1/c SHANNON, William E., CBM 40 Center St., Bridgeport 130 Albany Ave., Hartford REILLY, Thomas A., Y 1/c SHARPE, Joseph T., EM 2/c 3 Lake PL, New Haven 195 Field Point Rd., Greenwich REMEIKA, Joseph P., RT 3/c SHAWAH, Henry J., TM 1/c 178 Hungerford St., Hartford 701 Broad St., Bridgeport RENZONI, Leone E., MoMM 1/c SHUMWAY, Robert C, ARM 1/c 302 Montauk Ave., New London 521 Woodtick Rd., Waterbury RICHISKI, Louis F., PhM 3/c SIEBER, William L., MoMM 2/c 12 High St., East Port Chester 58 Suffolk Dr., East Hartford RILEY, William J., SF 2/c SIERZPUTOWSKI, Joseph P., MM 3/c 156 Water St., Stonington 280 Shelton Ave., New Haven RISSELL, Warren M., S 2/c SIGMUND, George C, EM 3/c 197 West Main St., Milford 9 Cherry St., New Canaan RIZZO, Anthony, S 1/c SINKEVICH, Bernard E., MoMM 2/c 50 Belden St., Hartford 381 Gregory St., Bridgeport ROBERTS, William H., SK 1/c SIVO, Walter, QM 1/c 146 Cheshire St., Hartford Georgetown ROCHE, James C..SF 1/c SLATER, Milton, Jr., GM 3/c 5 Evergreen Ave., Hamden 895 Bank St., New London ROGERS, Philip M., SC 2/c SLISZ, Kazimer F., S 1/c 127 Maple St., Norwich North Rd., Cromwell ROGOZINSKI, Joseph, S 1/c SMITH, Andrew J., CM 1/c 98 Chapel St., Thomaston 229 Newfield Rd., Torrington ROMAN, Walter E., MoMM 3/c SMITH, Charles E., Jr., Cox 49 No. Pond St., Bristol Old Windham Rd., Willimantic ROMAN, Walter J., MMS 2/c SMITH, Charles J., SC 2/c 1854 Broad St., Hartford 302 Washington Village, South Norwalk ROMA NIELLO, Nicholas W., Jr., M 2/c SMITH, Maurice C, S 2/c 42 Aberdeen Ter., Stamford 234 North Main St., Waterbury ROTZKO, John, MM 2/c SMITH, Stanley G., QM 3/c Power House Rd., Uncasville Apt. 203, 35 Owen St., Hartford ROWE, John C, S 1/c SMITH, William E., S 1/c 341 Prospect St., East Hartford 3822 Main St., Bridgeport ROZANSKY, Benedict A., SC 1/c SOBON, George T., CM 3/c 106 Poquonock Ave., Windsor 365 Stillman St., Bridgeport RUTIGLIANO, Michael A., CM 2/c SOK, William J., S 1/c Forest St., RFD, Plainville 235 Highland Ave., Torrington RYLEY, Edward J., TM 3/c SOSINSKI, Joseph, Cox 146 Ashcraft Rd., New London 230 West Washington St., Hartford RYSKO, Edward C, CM 3/c SPADER, George B., SF 1/c 87 Linden St., New Britain RFD 1, Mystic SADLOWSKI, Vincent J., ART 1/c SPEAREN, Donald E., MoMM 2/c 169 Gale Ave., Meriden 153 Jubilee St., New Britain SAGLIANO, Michael S., MM 3/c SPECK, John F., SC 3/c 390 Harlem Ave., Bridgeport 505 Park Ave., Torrington SANTORE, Nicholas A., RM 2/c SPENCER, Robert L., SM 1/c 67 Meadow St., Ansonia c/o Mrs. Liscord, 11 Ridgewood Rd., Windsor SAMPECK, Raymond H., FC 1/c STANDISH, Joseph, S 1/c 109 Poquonock Ave., Windsor 224 Old Turnpike Rd., Southington SAPPI, Herman, Sr., MM 3/c STEELE, Joseph W., MoMM 2/c 7 E. Bellevue Sq., Hartford 208 Alsace St., Bridgeport SARUBI, John P., QM 1/c STEFANSKI, Stephen M., MoMM 1/c 314 Barbour St., Hartford 15 Fourth St., New London SATALINO, Armond G., PhM 2/c STEVENSON, Edward W., AM 2/c 408 East St., New Britain 30 Jetland PL, Bridgeport SAVCHIK, Alexander E., PhM 2/c STONE, Frank E., Ml 2/c 44 Mill St., Meriden 317 Marion St., Bridgeport SUCHY, Henry R., S 1/c WILSON, Bernard G., SC 3/c 325 N. Bishop Ave., Bridgeport 147 Fifth St., Bridgeport SWAIN, Victor C, SM 3/c WILSON, Wilbur R., Cox 96 Minor Ave., Stratford 156 Poplar St., New Haven SWAN, Earl J., Jr., RM 3/c WINTER, Robert T., MMR 2/c 536 Whalley Ave., New Haven 46 Tunxis Ave., Bloomfield SWANSON, Carl W., CEM WISHNAFSKI, Stanley P., TM 3/c 34 Bradley PL, Stamford 306 Greenwich Ave., New Haven SWEET, William H., AM 2/c WIXTED, Edwin A., AM MP 2/c 121 Jackson Ave., Stratford 014 South St., Danbury SZEWCZYK, Tony P., S 1/c WOLAK, Frank G., GM 2/c 23 Mt. Pleasant St., Derby East St., c/o Butkus, Suffield TEACH, Samuel, CM 1/c WOODWARD, Paul E., GM 2/c 242 Woodtick Rd., Waterbury 463 West Main St., New Britain TERASE, Jack J., CM 3/c WORDEN, Dwight G., AMM 2/c 13 Nelson St., Hartford 14 Mott Ave., Norwalk TERWILLIGER, Elting, S 1/c WRONSKI, Frank C, Ptr 2/c 74 Woodland St., New Britain 290 Exchange St., New Haven TESEI, Americo L., BM 2/c XINIS, Jerry, CCS 148 Central Ave., Bridgeport 45 Princeton St., Bridgeport TESTER, Edward J., EM 2/c YASKEVICH, Michael, MoMM 1/c 107 Church St., Wallingford 63 Bullard Ct., Stratford THAXTER, James B., SM 2/c YIAGHER, William A., SKV 1/c 73 Durant St., Middletown 383 Hillside Ave., Hartford THIVIERGE, Francis P., S 1/c YORK, Frank W., SF 2/c 56 Mathewson St., Jewett City Old Lyme THOMAS, Gerald E., SF 1/c YORK, Frederick H., Jr., AMM 1/c 67 Reynolds St. Ext., Norwich 15 Lancaster Rd., West Hartford THORNTON, Wesley E., GM 2/c ZAMUKA, Andrew W., S 1/c 36 Belmont Ave., Bridgeport 351 Broad St., Hartford TIERNEY, Francis X., AMM 2/c ZELZ, Francis J., GM 2/c 62 Kenyon St., Hartford 47 Grant Ave., Stafford Springs TOMASOVITCH, Andrew A., S 1/c ZEGARSKI, John, S 1/c 43 First St., East Norwalk 497 Maple St., Bridgeport TOTH, Gordon J., M 3/c ZENORINI, Guy L., EM 2/c 175 Ellsworth St., Bridgeport 87 Ash St., Bridgeport TRENN, Arnold L., RT 1/c ZIELINSKI, Carl B., MM 1/c 54 Highland Ave., Windsor 587 Capitol Ave., Bridgeport URBANOWICZ, Joseph M., HA 1/c ZMITRUK, Stanley T., Jr., GM 3/c 143 Orchard St., Bridgeport 52 Farmington Ave., New Britain URSO, Vito M., F 1/c ZURAW, Nicholas, RdM 1/c 24 Monroe St., South Norwalk 263 Division St., Ansonia VELTURO, Salvatore D., GM 3/c 21 Mt. Pleasant St., Derby VITALE, Michael F., M 1/c 104 Cedar St., New Haven WAITE, Kenneth T., F 1/c CONNECTICUT VETERANS 29 Lorenzo St., Norwich WALSH, Redmond W., Cox COMMEMORATIVE BOOKLET 76 Third St., New Haven WARD, Walter E., S 1/c (SAD) Vol. VI Dec. 17, 1945 No. 15 116 Pearl St., Thompsonville WARDLOW, Robert H., F 1/c (MoMM) CARLETON B. CLYMA, Editor 23 Wells St., Groton WASICKI, Eugene S., SC 2/c 42 Cedar St., Stamford This booklet is published by the State WASILEWSKI, Anthony, GM 1/c 36 Geneva Ave., Wallingford of Connecticut, through the Office of the WEINER, Edward, EM 1/c Governor, as an addition to the souvenirs 256 Cedar St., New Haven and memorabilia of the Connecticut men WEISS, Harry M., Cox 124 Dwight St., New Britain who served in the United States Navy WENDOLOWSKI, Alfonse V., ARM 3/c during World War II. 195 Edna Ave., Bridgeport WERBESKY, William J., SM 3/c Reproduction of the material in this 33 Noble St., Stamford booklet is permissible only with written WIEBER, George J., S 2/c authorization. 141 Nelton St., Hartford WILENSKI, Teddy C, MoMM 2/c The personal experience stories were West Haven reported by William M. Roth and Raymond WILKES, Lawrence A., MM 1/c 11 Grandview Ave., Bridgeport J. Fitzpatrick. The cover illustration of WILLARD, Lester J., S 1/c "Main Street" on Attu Island in the 153 Oak St., Hartford Aleutians and the ship pictures are from WILLIAMS, Vince N., Bkr 1/c 106 East Main St., Bridgeport official U.S. Navy photographs. WILLIS, Howard A., MM 3/c 17 Starr Ave., Danbury