CONNECTICUT MEN OF THE 97th (Trident) DIVISION On Redeployment Furloughs June-July 1945 ENROUTE TO TOKYO

The 97th (Trident) Infantry Division, ing the 387th Infantry Regiment did not the second of the combat units enroute reach the port of New York until the night from the European Theater of Operations of June 28. to the Pacific, arrived in the United States The men on the Brazil and the for redeployment furloughs late in June, Angel received the standard welcome pre• 1945. pared by the New York Port of Embar• Preceded by a small group of division kation Army Service Forces. They were headquarters personnel, the three major serenaded by WAC bands aboard small contingents of the Division, with 14,184 boats which cruised along side of the trans• officers and men on their rosters, crossed ports as they steamed up the bay, harbor the ocean on the transports Marine Angel, and river at New York, and escorted by Brazil, and Marine Panther. harbor craft carrying the press and pho• The Marine Angel, with 1,463 members tographers. Other ships in the harbor of the division aboard arrived at New York and harbor craft sounded their whistles on June 23, 1945, and proceeded up the as men crowded the decks and lined the Hudson River to Piermont, New York. rails to get the first good look of their Men were debarked from the Angel to homeland. At the Pier 86, Red Cross per• small craft, went ashore, and proceeded sonnel were on hand to distribute coffee, by truck to Camp Shanks, for processing lemonade and crullers. Similar welcome preparatory to entraining for the Fort home ceremonies occurred at Boston Devens, Massachusetts, reception center, Harbor for the Panther. in the case of New England men, with High spots at Camps Shanks and Myles others going to twenty-one like centers Standish was the "homecoming meal", throughout the United States. featured by steaks, ice cream and all the The second contingent arrived in New fresh milk the men wanted, all of which York on Sunday, June 24, and included was greatly appreciated after five months 6,520 men and officers, aboard the Brazil. of overseas rations — and the oppor• Docking at Pier 84, North River, the men tunity to phone the good news to the home went by ferry and rail to Camp Shanks for folks. processing and the trip to Devens. Then the long, and frquently tedious, The third group, comprising the 386th processing there and at Devens, and Infantry, came into the Port of Boston, finally two or three days after debarka• aboard the Panther, on June 24. The regi• tion, leave orders,, the last long miles from ment with 3,199 men on its rosters, pro• Devens to Connecticut, and — home. ceeded by truck to Camp Myles Standish, At the conclusion of the furlough periods near Taunton, Massachusetts, and ar• the division is to be reassembled at Fort rived at Devens, Tuesday morning. Bragg, N. C, for retraining and eventual Delayed by hurricane winds for several embarkation from a West Coast Port for days, the transport Marine Raven carry• the Pacific Theater of Operations. ing 3,002 men of the 97th Division includ• The original World War I 97th Division

2 was in the process of organization at Camp It was assigned to the 15th Army and Cody, New Mexico, at the time of the subsequently to the First Army. It saw 1918 Armistice. In this war it was activ• major action in the Battle of the Ruhr ated at Camp Swift, Texas, and trained Pocket and at the time of the surrender of there and at Fort Leonard Wood, Mis• the German Armies was in Czechoslo• souri. It participated in the Louisiana vakia. In the course of its European Maneuvers in 1943. experience most units of the Division saw The Division sailed for Europe in Feb• parts of five countries: France, Belgium, ruary. 1945, commanded by Brig. General Holland, Germany and Czechoslovakia. Milton B. Halsey, an Alabaman and a The component units of the Division in West Pointer, who succeeded, on Jan• Europe were 303rd, 386th, 387th Infantry uary 1, Brig. General Louis A. Craig, Regiments, and the 389th, 303rd, 365th, who had organized and trained the outfit. and 922nd Field Artillery Battalions.

3 A 97th DIVISION DIARY There are official resumes of the 97th's USS Monticello, former Italian Luxury European itinerary, and there will be Liner, Conte Grande; received hot coffee official histories of the Division after the and doughnuts from Red Cross. Morale war, replete with technical military terms was very low. and names of then long forgotten villages in Europe and Asia; but here and now, In The Convoy what tells the story better than the FEBRUARY 19. Sailed from harbor while Doughfoot's Diary? Here is one com• we slept. Company A quartered on F piled by a group of men of the 303rd In• Deck, the bottom deck. Two meals a day, fantry, printed verbatim as it was drawn served at 6 A.M. and 4 P.M. Food was up in Europe after the firing ceased: awful and sea generally calm throughout JANUARY 30th. Left Camp Cooke by the trip. About 40 ships in convoy, largely troop train for somewhere on the East transports, protected by destroyers and Coast; went through Arizona, New sub chasers, about 15 in all. Mexico, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, MARCH 2. Disembarked at Le Havre, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Penna., Maryland, France; loaded on trucks and went to Washington, D. C, and New Jersey, ar• Camp Lucky Strike, France, near Vitte¬ riving at Camp Kilmer, N. J. fleur, Cany Barville, and Fecamp. Lived FEBRUARY 18th. Left Camp Kilmer in in tents; very little activity. a troop train to Jersey City, N. J. Crossed MARCH 30. Train trip on 40 and 8 cars the Hudson River and New York Harbor (40 men and 8 horses). Straw used as to Staten Island on ferry. 97th Division bedding. Went through the following Band played as we loaded on to the places in France: St. Valery, Dieppe,

4 Abbeville, Amiens, Mamn, Nestle, St. for the first time. Many a prayer was said. Quentin, Bohain, Le Ceateau. In Bel• We crossed the river under fire from enemy gium: Charleroi, Namur, Liege. In Hol• 88s, 20 mm ack-ack guns and machine gun land: Maastricht. We finally ended up in fire, since we were the assault company. the town of Bellinghoven, Germany. We were pinned down by machine gun fire. APRIL 3. We crossed the Rhine River It was here that we had our first casualties. at 3 P. M. in trucks over a pontoon bridge Lt. Woods was hit in the leg and others at Bonn, a few miles north of the Remagen were wounded including Ball, Brooks, Bridge. There were 25 barrage baloons Cummings, Wedeen, Prince, Lorusso and and plenty of AA batteries around. Bil- Jagielski. Continued to attack through letted in Bueul. the town despite mortar fire. Set up security in a house for the remainder of Relieving the 78th the night. All night long we were being fired on by the 88s. The 2nd Battalion APRIL 4. Moved to Hanngelar to act crossed the river after us and had heavy as a reserve battalion. casualties in the center of the town. APRIL 6. Moved to the outskirts of Neider Pleiss on the Seig River to take Attack Resumed up a defensive position. 97th Division APRIL 10. Resumed the attack at 6:30 relieved the 78th Division. A.M. with enemy apparently withdrawing APRIL 8. Shelling of Seigburg from us to next town. Reached objective at 8 A.M. day and night; no return fire. Famous Pontoon Bridge was built across the river Hitler Autobahn was our right flank. and the 13th Armored Division crossed. APRIL 9. Received the order to cross Slept all night in foxholes as 88s still the Seig River at 6 P.M. Sure did feel shelled Siegburg. Seventy-three prisoners strange for we were going under enemy fire were taken.

5 APRIL 11. Resumed attack at 6 A.M. three German 150 mm guns, with their Henry and Wyatt were run over by a crews of 28 men. We had quite a brisk tank during the night while sleeping in battle for a while that resulted in killing their foxholes. Both had to be evacuated. three Germans and two horses, the others Met no resistance. Crossed Agger River were all captured. Artillery was horse in water chest deep, wet all day. Biv• drawn and when first observed it was being ouacked in the woods. fired. Marched on into Hilton, where we APRIL 12. Lots of mail came today. spent the night, slept on mattresses and Many tanks came into our area and we beds for the first time. were sure glad to see them. Jumped off APRIL 17. Started out in reserve, passed in the attack, again at 4:30 P.M. It was through Unkerath and beyond that we really raining. No Germans sighted as we were held up by 20 mm flak guns. Flanked followed the armor. Continued through to the left and moved up to the western low, swampy land until 8:30 P.M. Slept outskirts of Dusseldorf, where the com• under raincoats and froze all night long. pany spent the night on straw mattresses in a Hitler Youth Camp. The 2nd and Attack With Armor 3rd Battalions went on into Dusseldorf APRIL 13. Attack at 9 and what a on tanks and met no resistance. drive! Led by Armor, we went about 12 APRIL 18. Went into Eller and later in miles into the Ruhr, much of the way on the day went back for temporary occupa• the Autobahn leading to Dell-Bruck. tion duty. Ruhr Pocket officially closed. Flushed some Germans out of dug in Lived in beautiful homes not touched by positions; they had two multiple-barreled the war. What a treat! machine guns but didn't get a chance to APRIL 19. Called out about noon to use them. Spent the night in a factory run down Field Marshal Von Model, who under shell fire. (Batallion in reserve.) was supposed to be in the area. No luck APRIL 14. Remained in reserve all day after a fruitless search. All we got were a and didn't move as the 2nd Battalion was bunch of drunken Russians and a lot of held up on our right. laughs. Rumors that we are to transfer APRIL 15. Again in reserve. At 1 P.M. from 1st to the 3rd Army. we were committed to relieve the 2nd APRIL 20. Quiet day in Benrath. Battalion. Crossed the Dunne River, water knee deep, and pushed onto the outskirts of Opladen, where we met fierce The Cold, The Rain fire from 88s, 20 mm, and small arms. We APRIL 21. Being transferred to the were pinned down in an open field by 3rd Army is no more rumor as we are now machine gun fire and then shelled heavily. in the 3rd Army. We started out at 5:30 Shrapnel was falling in our holes as if it A.M. and at 6:30 we were rolling across were rain. the Reich. It rained all day and we APRIL 16. Resumed the drive at 6:30 nearly froze to death riding in the trucks. A.M., flanked the railroad yards at So instead of continuing on we spent the Opladen. Held up twice by machine gun night in a farm house. fire, flanked on both sides. Crossed the APRIL 22. Arrived at Rahau (seven Wupper River, reached the Division miles east of Hoff), in the southeastern objective, but pushed on and captured part of Germany. 6 APRIL 25. Moved in a regimental con• MAY 5. Plans changed; moved out at voy to Mitterteich. Acted as a flank 9:30 A.M., through Malmemy and into guard at Tirschenreuth for the 3rd Army. Czech. Took town of Drmanl after 15 Our home for the next week was a farmer's mile match. 75 prisoners were taken by large hay barn. surprise. APRIL 26. Took up a defensive position MAY 6. Jumped off at 8 A.M. and guarding the 3rd Army's right flank. Dur• after taking one small town moved into ing the day we slept in the barn; but at Marienbad without firing a shot. A lovely night we had to stand guard in our fox resort city turned into Nazi Hospitals. holes just in case enemy's patrols did get Moved on to take three towns on tanks. through. We spent a whole week here in Spent the night in an old farm house, in a defensive position. Hirschau. MAY 2. Started an attack to the east MAY 7. Up at 6 A.M. and ready to at 8 A.M., toward Czechoslovakia border move out when the order came to cease with plans to patrol. No enemy! At all forward movement. Germany had sur• 5:30 P.M. we let up in the woods but rendered! Rode back to Marienbad and because of intense cold and sleet, we into luxurious hotels. moved into a nearby town for the night. MAY 10. We left Marienbad for Lieb¬ MAY 3. Up at 5:30 and into our posi• renstein, Germany, where we lived in tions in the woods. Hung around all day farm houses. and at 7 P.M. we moved up 2000 yards MAY 17. We moved in a truck convoy to the Czech border. Spent the night in to Bamberg, Germany, to a bivouac area the woods and froze all night long. in the woods. MAY 4. Sent patrols into Czechoslo• Two days later we moved into the field. vakia. Next move is the STATES!!! PICTURES OF THE 97th Home Again — The men who made the Panther with the 386th Infantry aboard crossing on the transport, Brazil, dis• preceding the trip to Camp Myles Stan• embarked at Pier 84, North River, New dish and Fort Devens. York. The photograph reproduced on Riding the Trucks — 97th men who the cover was taken as the Brazil lay at came in on the Marine Angel were trans• the Pier on June 24th. ported (Page 8) from Piermont, New At Camp Shanks — Two men of the York, to Camp Shanks by trucks. 97th (P. 2) indulge in a little horseplay Toting Barracks Bags — Transporta• with one of those long to be remembered tion was also provided between Piermont steaks which featured the "Home-coming and Camp Shanks (Page 9) for the heavy Meal", at Champ Shanks soon after the duffle bags. transport, SS Marine Angel docked on Welcome Home — An Army Cutter June 23rd. with a WAC Band aboard is shown (Back Docking at Boston — Two views of Cover) as it serenades the men of the 97th 97th men as they line the rails (Pages 4 as they steamed up New York Harbor and 5) of the Army transport Marine aboard the Transport Marine Angel.

7 97th DIVISION STORIES

It has been the experience of all veterans around. We pulled out our driver who was that time brings a blurring of detail, that wounded, just before the truck exploded. memories are less exact after events, and Then we strung out in a line of skirmishers, that first hand recordings in print on the surrounding the house. I fired two rounds spot serve best to put down in black and from my bazooka and 36 Germans came white what happened. out with their hands up." The following are brief interviews with JIULIANO, ARMOND, Cpl., Battery C, men of the 97th Division, secured by 389th Field Artillery, East Haven: reporters at distribution and reception "You had to watch the German civilians centers, either for newspaper use, or for more than the German soldiers. Every this leaflet. They are reproduced here one of them has a gun, a pistol or a re• without change. volver. The houses were full of guns and MONIZ, JOHN A., Pvt., Headquarters swords, particularly in the Sudeten Area Company, 3rd Battalion, 303rd Infan• in Czechoslovakia." try, Naugatuck: Where Women Work "There were six of us moving up in a truck through East Cologne, when we DEMARTINO, LEWIS P., Cpl., Battery A, were fired at from a building, and the 303rd Field Artillery, Bridgeport: truck started to burn. The 'whistling "Working conditions in those European Betties' (German 88s) were dropping all countries are certainly different from ours, especially for women. Over there, the women do all the heavy work even the plowing in the fields."

KAHRMANN, ARTHUR R., Pfc, Battery A, 303rd Field Artillery, New Britain: "Germany is one big mess of rubble. Aachen is really flattened and Julich is even worse. We talked to a lot of the liberated Russians. Some of them had been slaves for five years. The Russians are good people. They are a lot like Americans."

D'AMICO, JOSEPH J., Pvt., Company L, 387th Infantry, Bridgeport: "We haven't got much use with Ger• mans. We don't like the way they act or the way they treated the slave laborers."

BLACKER, WILLIAM J., Pfc, Company A, 303rd Infantry, Thomaston:

8 "What I remember most is the time we MUSKATELLO, MICHAEL E., T/4, Service were billetted in a beautiful German resi• Company, 303rd Infantry, Portland: dence. It was a big house built of stone "Holland and the Dutch were not so with more than twenty rooms. Our ma• good. As far as I could see about one-half chine gun squad (Blacker is a machine of them that I met were for the Germans." gunner) was quartered in a nice big bed• room with two swell beds. It felt darn WASILEWSKI, STANLEY T., Cpl., Company good to really sleep in a bed after those F, 303rd Infantry, Norwich: long cold nights in those foxholes." In every army there are recruits and replacements who often get a kick out of Concentration Camps being greeted as a soldier back from the ULATOWSKI, RAYMOND H., Pfc, Com• wars, whereas as a matter of fact they pany D, 303rd Infantry, New Britain: have yet to hear a gun fired in anger. "You have to see one of those Con• One such case was Wasilewski. CCR him centration Camps where they kept the D Day was also V-E Day. For after 34 political prisoners and the Jews, Poles, months in the Air Corps in the United and Russians, to really know the Germans. States he landed in France on the day the You have to see Europe to know what it is surrender of the German Army was offi• the Germans did. Conditions there are cially announced. terrible. France is in ruins and in most of the places we saw it was the same story Likes The Czechs — ruins, hungry, starving people. All LOMBARDI, FRANK, Cpl., Battery B, 389th over Europe there are breadlines, espec• Field Artillery, Hamden: ially in the countries occupied by the "Put in a good word for the Czechs, Germans. The people don't even have the they really tried to help us out. On the ordinary things and luxuries are out of the question. I don't see how Germany is going to survive either, but I wouldn't give them a nickel's worth of anything. They brought the war on. They brought all that on themselves."

CAPPELLA, GEORGE R., Pfc, Company M, 387th Infantry, New Haven: "In the countries of Europe nothing is worth as much as a cake of soap. In Ger• many and France we could trade a cake of soap for two good loaves of bread any time. We did a lot of swapping. A can of 'C Ration is good for a dozen eggs any• where. One thing got me was that lots of Germans had on G.I. (U.S. Army Issue) clothing and many of them had American cigarettes."

9 outskirts of Pilsen the women offered us ESPOSITIO, CARLO, Pfc, Battery C, 389th food and even offered to wash our clothes. Field Artillery, New Haven: We couldn't take them up on it, because "I'll take Belgium; the people are nice the anti-fraternization rules were in force. and handed out coffee and sandwiches as The way those people work — why even we went along." on V-E Day they started to plow and plant the ground right around the guns of our DACUNTO, ALFRED W., Cpl., Battery B, battalion." 389th Field Artillery, New Haven: "What got me was the ten and twelve CUMMINGS, WILLIAM T. Cpl., Battery C, year old kids in the German Army. It's 303rd Field Artillery, New Haven: a hell of a thing to have to fight kids like "What got me was the way the German that." people, nearly every one of them, claimed they weren't Nazis. The Germans we SKOLNICK, GEORGE, Pfc, Company M, saw were all healthy and well fed, as com• 387th Infantry, New Haven: pared with the French who had nothing "We saw and talked to hundreds of left after the occupation." liberated Russians. They were very Cummings was disgusted with the way friendly and very appreciative." the Germans starved and beat the slave laborers and prisoners of war.

GORSKI, BENJAMIN J., T/5, Battery C, * * 303rd Field Artillery, New Haven: "Those Germans had a wonderful coun• try, rich farms and no wasteland. I don't NOTES AND see what they were fighting for." He told how good the champagne was ACKNOWLEDGMENTS and he has a good story about a liberated This little souvenir of the 97th Division's Pole who set himself up as Burgomeister redeployment furloughs was prepared by at Hermannsreuth, Germany, as soon as the Office of the Governor of the State of the Americans drove the Germans out. Connecticut. It is believed that it will NELSON, ANDREW C, JR., Pfc, Battery C, make a welcome addition to the souvenirs 303rd Field Artillery, Hamden: and memorabilia of the men who partici• "Maybe some of those Germans are pated. A limited supply of copies are decent but most of them put on a good act. available for distribution on request from They pat you on the back with one hand members of the Division from Connecticut. and you know they were ready to stab They may be secured by writing direct you in the back with the other — if they to the Office of the Governor, State Capitol had a chance. I'll tell you what I mean. Building, Hartford, Conn. We were taking some German soldiers In the preparation of this leaflet, Public back as prisoners of war and the German Relations Officers at the distribution and women were crying and waving to them. reception centers cooperated. The Dough- We came back on the same road later foot's European Diary was loaned for re• without the prisoners and the same women production herein by Pfc. William J. were waving and smiling at us." Blacker, Company A, 303rd Infantry.

10 THE CONNECTICUT MEN The following named men and officers of the 97th (Trident) Infantry Division went on redeployment furloughs from the Fort Devens, Massachusetts, reception center in June, 1945. The names are taken from divisional rosters provided at the center:

ABESHOUSE, JORDAN T/Sgt. 506 Elm St., New Haven ALPERT, LEONARD T/5 173 Bronx Ave., Bridgeport ALTIERI, VICTOR E. T/5 63 Orchard St., New Haven ANDERSON, JOSEPH J. Cpl. 38 Sylvan Ave., Unionville ANDRECHUK, JOHN Pfc. Ansonia APPLEGATE, ASHER T. T/5 308 No. Quaker Lane, West Hartford BACKOFEN, EDWIN F. Pfc. 8 Cherry Lane, Rockville BAGNALL, CHARLES I. T/5 58 Mountain St., Rockville BANGO, JOSEPH E. S/Sgt. 727 3d Ave., West Haven BARTON, ROBERT E. Pfc. Ferry St., Orange BASKOWSKI, ANTHONY S. Pfc. 96 High St., Rockville BELBUSTI, ORLANDO G. Sgt. 158 Frank St., New Haven BELLIS, CHARLES E. Cpl. 366 Hartford Rd., Manchester BERGLUND, KENNETH R. T/4 15 14th St., Norwich BIELAWA, JOHN J. T/5 72 Clinton St., New Britain BILL, FRANK H. 1st Lt. 19 Frederick St., Hartford BLACKER, WILLIAM J. Pfc. 94 E. Main St., Thomaston BOOTH, JOSEPH H. T/4 West Hartford BOUTIN, WILBUR H. Pfc. 81 High Lawn Rd., Bridgeport BREUER, WILLIAM E. Pfc. 89 LeMay St., West Hartford BUONERBA, RICHARD W. T/5 39 Meadow St., So. Norwalk BUSS, EARL R. 2nd Lt. 57 Yale St., Stratford CAFALDI, DOMONIC A. Pvt. 76 Perry St., Unionville CALO, UMBERTO V. T/5 45 Ward St., Waterbury CAPPELLA, GEORGE R. Pfc. 20 Cain St., New Haven CATANIA, CARMELO J. Pfc. 19 New King, Thompsonville CHARBONNEAU, HOWARD R. Cpl. 33 White Ave., West Hartford CHAVES, JOHN A. Cpl. 281 Flatbush Ave., Hartford CHIPELLO, SAMUEL S. Pvt. 256 West Main St., Milford CHRISTENSEN, LLOYD C. Sgt. 2559 Albany Ave., West Hartford CIABURRI, ALFRED A. Pfc. 52 Elliott St., New Haven CIARLELLI, MICHAEL A. Sgt. 321 Blatchley Ave., New Haven CLARK, ALFRED E. S/Sgt. 8 Park Hollow, Ansonia CLARK, RICHARD J. Pfc. Box 734, Windsor Locks CLARK, WILBUR F. Pfc. 79 Woodbridge Ave., Ansonia COLLINS, THOMAS R. Pfc. 106 Hopkins St., Hartford CUMMINGS, WILLIAM T. Cpl. 105 Downing St., New Haven CWIRKA, JOSEPH F. T/4 RFD 1, Wallingford CZAJKA, VICTOR L. S/Sgt. 80 Chapman St., Willimantic

11 CZUPRYNA, STEPHEN F. Pfc. 61 Hopkins St., Danielson DACUNTO, ALFRED W. Cpl. 309 Exchange St., New Haven DALY, JAMES A. Pfc. 42 Shultas Pl., Hartford DALY, RAYMOND D. T/5 RFD 1, Putnam DAMATO, COSMO J. T/5 196 Greene St., New Haven D'AMATO, PATSY G. Cpl. 7 Prospect Place, Middletown D'AMICO, JOSEPH J. Pfc. 106 Johnson St., Bridgeport DARRAH, ELLIOTT W. Pfc. 80 Hillcrest Ave., Wethersfield DECKELMAN, ROBERT C. Capt. North Granby DEFONZA, ROCCO Pfc. 106 Bradley St., New Haven DE GREGORIO, JOSEPH T/Sgt. 9 Cairn St., New Haven DELEO, JOHN P. T/4 103 Herriam St., Bridgeport DE MAR, LAWRENCE T. Pfc. 63 Lincoln St., New Britain DE MARCO, FRANK P. Pvt. 212 Clark St., New Britain DE MARCO, JOSEPH L. Pvt. 212 Clark St., New Britain DEMARTINO, LEWIS P. Cpl. 155 Hurd Ave., Bridgeport DEMMA, JOSEPH Pfc. 110 Park St., Hartford DEPEIO, FRANK A. T/5 1031 State St., New Haven DE ROSA, NICHOLAS Pfc. 1 Frost St., Norwalk DIASIO, MARIO J. Pfc. 259 Grove St., New Britain DICAPRIO, JAMES P. Sgt. 45 Hamilton St., New Haven DI PIETRO, PASQUALE T. Pfc. 21 Laura St., So. Norwalk DI STEFANO, ALFRED Pfc. 200 Forrest St., Rocky Hill DOMAIS, RAYMOND C. Pfc. 256 Main St., Putnam DRAKE, CHARLES E. T/5 RFD 1, Gaylordsville DRUCE, BURTON W. T/5 764 Grand Ave., New Haven DUDA, HENRY L. Pfc. 32 1/2 Pulaski St., New Haven DUPERRY, ARMAND J. Pfc. 15 Elliott St., Hartford DUNN, JOSEPH F. Cpl. 96 5th St., Norwich DYNOWSKI, HENRY G. Pfc. 14 Elbow Lane, Plainville EDEN, EDGAR L. T/Sgt. 32 No. Riverside Ave., Terryville ESPOSITO, CARLO Pfc. 243 Hamilton St., New Haven FERENCZ, ALBERT J. Pfc. 107 Harbor View Ave., Bridgeport FIMBEL, THOMAS F. Sgt. 282 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport FREIMUTH, EDWARD E. T/4 237 Bayberry Drive, Bristol FRISKETTI, ANTHONY J. Pfc. 33 St. John St., New Haven FRIZZELL, CHARLES W. T/4 Roxbury FUSCO, LOUIS T/4 Box 28, Yellow Mill Village, Bridgeport GAFFNEY, ROBERT E. Pfc. 270 Brooklawn Terrace, Bridgeport GALLEHER, JAMES P. Pfc. 179 Chapel St., New Haven GARRETT, FRANCIS J. T/5 220 Huntington St., New London GARTMAN, ARTHUR A. T/4 87 School St., Bristol GAUGHAN, PETER J. S/Sgt. 40 Davis St., Bristol GERMANO, SAMUEL T/5 418 Burritt St., New Britain GIACCO, SEBASTIAN A. Pfc. 29 Hotchkiss St., Middletown

12 GILBERT, FRANKLIN H. Pvt. 112 Harold Ave., Bridgeport GIOCO, MARIO S. Pvt. 5 Green Place, Middletown GLOTZER, WILLIAM B. Pfc. 47 Brace Rd., West Hartford GOLDEN, JOSEPH E. Cpl. 1837 No. Main St., Bridgeport GORSKI, BENJAMIN J. T/5 209 Chapel St., New Haven GRZYB, FRANK J. T/4 28 William St., New Britain GUALTIERI, ALBERT T/Sgt. 24 Elizabeth Ave., Norwich HARRINGTON, EARL V. S/Sgt. 60 Fair St., Forestville HAYDUK, EDWARD Cpl. 124 Hillcrest Rd., Bridgeport HEWITT, PRESTON G. T/4 23 High St., Danielson HOAGLAND, LEONARD P. S/Sgt. 34 Beckwith St., Norwich HOGAN, MATTHEW J. JR. Pvt. 175 Coe Ave., East Haven HOLKO, PAUL Sgt. 34 Euclid Ave., Stamford HOUSE, GEORGE V. Pfc. 231 Oakwood Ave., West Hartford HOYNAK, HARRY Pfc. 72 Douglas Road, Forestville HUDOCK, JOHN G. Pfc. 228 Dunnlea, Fairfield IMPIOMBATO, SAM T. Pfc. 125 So. Main St., So. Norwalk JACOBSON, ARTHUR L. Pfc. 179 Benton St., Hartford JAGIELSKI, JOSEPH S/Sgt. 37 Broad St., Forestville JIULIANO, ARMOND Cpl. 20 Michael St., East Haven JOHNSON, WALTER J. S/Sgt. 81 Center St., West Haven KAHRMANN, ARTHUR R. Pfc. 129 Leahy St., New Britain KAPLENSKI, JULIUS T. T/5 31 Roberts Ave., Bristol LABRECHE, ROLAND G. Pfc. 44 Edgewood St., Stafford Springs LANGHANS, JOSEPH J. Sgt. 817 Capitol Ave., Bridgeport LAP SON, THEODORE R. T/5 RFD 9, Norwich LAWSON, KENNETH E. S/Sgt. 6 Niles St., East Hampton LEVEGNALE, MICHAEL G. T/5 157 Eastern Ave., Waterbury LIPPMAN, HAROLD C. Pfc. 64 Vine Hill Rd., West Hartford LISCE K, GEORGE J. S/Sgt. 25 Allyn Place, Stamford LODZINSKI, STANLEY J. T/5 106 Silver St., New Britain LOMBARDI, FRANK Cpl. 305 Morse St., Hamden LORENZETTI, RAYMOND W. Pfc. 171 Prospect St., Bristol LOUGHMAN, JACK P. 1st Lt. 116 Ashcroft Rd., New London LUSSIER, ROMEO J. Pfc. 102 Greenwood St., Willimantic MAC LEOD, GEORGE A. Pfc. 25 Quaker Lane, Bristol MALERBA, GUIDO S. T/5 210 Rosette St., New Haven MALINOWSKI, CHESTER J. Pfc. 266 Jefferson St., Hartford MALINSKI, EDWARD J. Sgt. 14 Crown St., New Britain MALY, EMIL J. Pfc. Box 125, East Haddam MANCHESTER, LESLIE S. T/5 16 Judd St., Bristol MANN, WILLIAM H. Pfc. 8 Longworth Ave., Middletown MARSHALL, ALEXANDER Sgt. 29 Warren Terrace, West Hartford MATULUNAS, PAUL R. Pfc. 38 Populan St., Waterbury MAZZERA, JOSEPH A. Pfc. 36 West Center St., Southington

13 MC NAMARA, RICHARD T. Cpl. Quinebaug MC NAMARA, THOMAS J. Sgt. 60 Ashland St., New Haven MC WEENEY, ROBERT E. Sgt, 121 Campbell Ave., West Haven MELVIN, GEORGE E. Pfc. 84 North Main St., Terryville MENDONCA, MANUEL J. Pfc. 237 So. Cherry St., Wallingford MESSIER, PHILLIPPE L. Pfc. 17 Mt. View Ave., Forestville MESSINO, SIMONE F. Pfc. 362 Sylvan Ave., Waterbury MEUSEL, REINHARDT W. T/4 43 Jacob St., Bristol MIELE, PETER J. Pfc. 198 Maple St., Naugatuck MILLER, ARVINE S. JR. Pfc. 3 Porter St., Quaker Hill MONAHAN, JAMES B. T/5 754 Campbell Ave., West Haven MONIZ, JOHN A. Pfc. 34 Tolles Square, Naugatuck MOREASH, RAYMOND E. Pvt. 75 10th St., New London MORGAN, WILLIAM R. Pfc. 22 Way Hill Rd., Route 1, Oakdale MULLIGAN, THOMAS F. S/Sgt. 22 Cypress Ave., Waterbury MURPHY, GEORGE J. Cpl. 329 Willow St., Bridgeport MURPHY, MICHAEL J. T/4 28 Ray St., Waterbury MURRAY, DANIEL E. T/5 1684 Post Rd., Fairfield MUSKATELLO, MICHAEL E. T/4 3 Cross St., Portland MUSTO, DOMINIC T/5 83 Chestnut St., New Haven NAJAM, GEORGE E. Pvt. 103 Elm St., Danbury NALEPA, EDWARD Pfc. 55 Oak St., Hartford NELSON, ANDREW C. JR. Pfc. 2559 Dixwell Ave., Hamden NESDALE FRANK E. Pfc. 33 Lakeshore Drive, North Guilford NETTI, DOMINICK P. S/Sgt. 41 Gridley St., Bristol NOWELL, HAROLD G. T/4 204 Mt. Grove St., Bridgeport NOVIASKY, JOSEPH E. Pfc. 20 Vernon St., Hartford NURCZYK, JOHN S. S/Sgt. 15 Pulaski St., New Haven O'BRIEN, DONALD E. Capt. 247 Campfield Ave., Hartford O'CONNELL, JAMES F. T/5 23 Garden St., Wethersfield ODAYNIK, AVON J. Cpl. 182 Sheffield Ave., East Haven OLSEN, WILBURT A. T/5 223 Brennan St., New Haven OZAJKA, VICTOR L. S/Sgt. 80 Chapman St., Willimantic PALAZZO, RALPH R. Pfc. 651 E. Washington St., Bridgeport PEARSON, RICHARD W. Pfc. Hillside Terrace, Deep River PEASE, CHARLES A. Pfc. Stafford Springs PEHR, FRANK S. S/Sgt. Moss Farm Rd., Cheshire PERNO, ANTHONY J. Cpl. 25 Wooster Place, New Haven PERROTTI, NICHOLAS J. Pfc. 67 Woodvine Ave., Oakville PLOURDE, LAWRENCE H. T/Sgt. 60 Jewelry St., Waterbury POGLITSCH, CARL J. JR. T/5 46 Pearl St., New Britain PURINTON, CHARLES N. Pfc. 10 Murray St., Waterbury RADAVITCH, ANTHONY F. Pfc. 62 Smalley St., New Britain RADWAY, ALLYN L. T/4 18 Union St., Deep River RAINES, FEROL B. Pfc. Box 36, Glenville

14 RAYDENBOW, ROY D. Pfc. Winsted REYNOLDS, GEORGE J. Cpl. 23 Atwater St., West Haven REYNOLDS, HARRY N. JR. Pfc. RFD Box 57, Danielson RICHARDS, WARREN H. Pfc. 74 West Main St., Clinton RIGGS, JOHN J. T/5 127 George St., Bristol RINGWOOD, MAURICE A. Pfc. 540 Main St., Winsted RIQUIER, LAURENT J. Pfc. 268 South St., Bristol ROBBINS, JOHN H. Pfc. 124 West Town St., Norwich ROGALA, JOSEPH F. T/4 81 William St., Middletown ROMAN, DANIEL P. Pfc. Quarry Lane, Portland ROSA, FRANK Sgt. 4 Hazel St., Waterbury ROSSINI, ELIO Pfc. 43 Abbott Ave., Ridgefield ROSSINI, JOHN J. Sgt. 250 Terryville Ave., Bristol ROTHROCK, JAMES W. T/4 288 Roosevelt Drive, Derby SALAMON, WALTER J. S/Sgt. 60 Biruta Ave., New Britain SALES, PAUL A. Pfc. 103 Grove St., New Britain SANDLER, BENJAMIN WOJG 375 Sigourney St., Hartford SARAFIN, DONALD W. T/5 23 East St., Wallingford SCHOWISKY, RICHARD Pfc. 21 Bainbridge Rd., West Hartford SCOLLIN, VICTOR E. JR. Pfc. 223 Bronx Ave., Bridgeport SEGAR, EARL D. Cpl. Windham Center SERIO, DOMINIC T/4 175 Hemingway Ave., East Haven SERRA, JOHN Pfc. 374 Broad St., Forestville SEVIGNY, GERARD A. Pfc. 915 So. Main St., Waterbury SHORKEY, OREN F. Pfc. 57 Hemingway Ave., East Haven SILLS, ROBERT J. Pfc. 18 Maple Ave., Meriden SIMMONS, JAMES T. 2nd Lt. RFD 3 Colchester, Salem SKOLNICK, GEORGE Pfc. 115 Beers St., New Haven SMITH, RAYMOND A. Pfc. Overlook Rd., Woodbridge SMYZER, EARL M. Pvt. 7 Rutledge St., Waterbury SPINELLI, ADAM P. Pfc. 261 Orland St., Bridgeport STANGE, RICHARD H. Cpl. 105 Kenny St., Forestville STERLING, NORMAN L. T/3 103 Hamlin St., Manchester STRZELEWICZ, JOSEPH J. T/4 North Grosvenordale SUNDGREN, ROBERT L. T/3 49 Batterson Park Rd., New Britain SWANSON, FREDERICK C. JR. Pfc. 666 E St., New Britain SYMONDS, NORMAN L. Pfc. Shelton SZCZESIUL, STANLEY H. T/4 17 Pond St., Naugatuck TANGUAY, ALFRED A. JR. T/5 5 Commonwealth, New Britain TENCZA, JOSEPH S. T/3 Box 115, New Milford TENCZA, LOUIS F. T/3 Box 115, New Milford TERWILLEGER, ROBERT E. Pfc. Route 1, Killingly TESTANI, SANTE Pfc. 693 Madison Ave., Bridgeport TIRENDI, FRANCIS S/Sgt. 42 Duane Rd., Hamden TRAVERS, ALEXANDER L. S/Sgt. Curtis St., Southington

15 TREMBLAY, FERNAND A. Sgt. 21 Montgomery St., Meriden TRESCHUK, JOHN W. Pfc. Manchester ULATOWSKI, RAYMOND H. Pfc. 45 Silver St., New Britain VITALI, BARTHOLOMEW Pfc. 247 Hamilton St., New Haven WALSH, THOMAS F. S/Sgt. 89 Nicoll St., New Haven WASILEWSKI, STANLEY T. Cpl. 72 Roath St., Norwich WASILEK, HENRY A. Pfc. 13 Feldspar Ave., Beacon Falls WAZ, FRANK S. Pfc. 338 Wadsworth St., Middletown WEISBERG, HAROLD Pfc. 26 Woodrow St., Stamford WELSH, GEORGE B. Maj. 60 Willowbrook Rd., East Hartford WHITNEY, DONALD R. Pfc. 307 Washington Ter., Middletown WILLIAMS, EUGENE S. T/5 21 Academy St., Forestville WITHAM, CHESTER L. Pvt. 9 East Long St., New Britain WOJENSKI, VICTOR Pfc. 81 Lawndale Ave., Bristol WOODWARD, ALBERT C. Pfc. RFD 1, Thomaston WORROLL, HARRY E. Pfc. 238 West Main St., Milford WOZNIKAITIS, PETER T. Pfc. 162 So. Leonard St., Waterbury YORKER, DONALD J. Sgt. 430 Main St., Winsted ZACE, FRANCIS J. T/4 860 Enfield St., Thompsonville ZADROZNY, CHESTER W. Pvt. 557 Strong St., East Haven ZEKSEWICZ, STANLEY M. Pfc. 65 Broad St., Ansonia ZICHICHI, NICHOLAS Pvt. 994 1/2 Ocean Ave., Prospect Beach, West Haven ZYSK, LUCIAN J. Cpl. 64 Booth St., New Britain