CONNECTICUT MEN

28th - Bloody Bucket-Division

September 1945
 28th DIVISION COMES HOME
T h e m a i n body of the 28th (Keystone)
D i v i s i o n sailed from L e H a v r e for the
U . S . on J u l y 31st, w i t h other units follow-
ing shortly thereafter, some 22 months
after the D i v i s i o n h a d e m b a r k e d for
overseas i n October of 1943.
T h e A r m y T r a n s p o r t , James P a r k e r
a n d the U . S . S . General B r o o k e , two of
five ships c a r r y i n g men of the 28th I n -
f a n t r y D i v i s i o n docked on A u g u s t 2 n d
at C o m m o n w e a l t h Pier, B o s t o n . T h e
P a r k e r carried men of the 107th, 109th,
a n d 229th A r t i l l e r y B a t t a l i o n s ; 103rd
Engineers, 728th Ordnance, H d q . a n d
H d q . C o . B t r y . , C I C D e t a c h m e n t , 192nd
P . I . T e a m , a n d H d q . a n d Special Troops.
T h e B r o o k e brought i n men of the 110th
Infantry Regiment a n d 28th S i g n a l
Battalion.
T h e General Bliss a r r i v e d i n B o s t o n
A u g u s t 3rd c a r r y i n g the m e n of the 112th
I n f a n t r y R e g i m e n t . T h e S.S. Excelsior
docked i n B o s t o n on A u g u s t 5th w i t h m e n
of the 108th F i e l d A r t i l l e r y B a t t a l i o n a n d
28th Q . M . C o . , as well as the 28th C a v .
R e c o n . T r o o p M e c h . T h e troop transport
M o r m a c p o r t anchored off P i e r m o n t w i t h
the men of the 109th I n f a n t r y R e g i m e n t
aboard, on A u g u s t 7th.
T h e units w h i c h a r r i v e d at C o m m o n -
wealth Pier, B o s t o n staged t h r o u g h C a m p
M y l e s S t a n d i s h , near T a u n t o n , M a s s . ,
while those aboard the M o r m a c p o r t were
t a k e n off b y s m a l l craft a n d t r u c k e d to
C a m p Shanks, N . Y . F o r the first t i m e i n
more t h a n five years, the D i v i s i o n was
split u p at Standish a n d Shanks into groups
for the t w e n t y - t w o reception centers
throughout the country. C o n n e c t i c u t men
w i t h the N e w E n g l a n d group a r r i v e d about
24 hours after d e b a r k a t i o n at F o r t Devens,
M a s s . , a n d they were for the most part on
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the last lap of the homeward journey
w i t h i n another 24 hours.
C o n n e c t i c u t m e n of the D i v i s i o n are to
report at D e v e n s after their furloughs on
various dates from September 4 t h to 9 t h .
T h e original redeployment p r o g r a m called
for the reassembly of the D i v i s i o n at
C a m p St. L u i s O ' B i s p o , C a l i f o r n i a .
I t is expected t h a t the post-war p o l i c y
w h i c h calls for the screening-out of the
D i v i s i o n of a l l m e n , over 37 years of age,
a n d a l l those who have more t h a n 75
points w i l l be a p p l i e d to the 28th at re-
ception stations on conclusion of the f u r -
l o u g h periods.
SERVICEMEN'S
COMMEMORATIVE BOOKLET
Vol. 1 September 4, 1945 N o . 12
C A R L E T O N B . C L Y M A , Editor
T h i s booklet on the return of the K e y -
stone D i v i s i o n from the E u r o p e a n war
was prepared by the Office of the Governor,
as an addition to the souvenirs and memor-
abilia of those men who participated i n the
defeat of the once great G e r m a n Wehrmacht.
T h e courtesies and assistance of public
relations officers, at the ports and at the
F o r t Devens' Reception S t a t i o n greatly
facilitated the gathering of the material for
this booklet. Some of the group pictures
are from Signal Corps photographs. T h e
factual materials herein were prepared b y
the Office of T e c h n i c a l Information,
A m e r i c a n G r o u n d Forces.
A l i m i t e d number of copies are available
for distribution, to Connecticut men of the
Divisions. T h e y can be secured by written
request to the Office of the Governor,
State C a p i t o l , H a r t f o r d .
Reproduction of original material is
permissible only with written authorization.
 28th DIVISION STORIES
E D I T O R ' S N O T E : Memories of the European experience will blur with the passing of
years. Accuracy will diminish. Details will become vague a n d half forgotten. T o record, i n
black a n d white here a n d now, the mood, the impressions, the exciting events of the worst days
and the best is the purpose of these stories. Connecticut men of the 28th were asked for their
own impressions and experiences and i n their own words they are here so recorded:

Anderson, George J . , P f c , H q . B t r y . , to the rear, a n d after a time another. T h e

229th F . A . , M i l f o r d first b o y made i t o k a y , a n d the second,
" A s far as E u r o p e goes, l e a v i n g i t was under direct observation took cover be-
the best p a r t . " h i n d a b a r n . I headed back, w i t h the m o r -
tar fire increasing i n accuracy a n d fre-
Aurilio, S a m u e l , Pfc., C o . G . , 110th Inf.,
quency, a n d took cover b e h i n d t h a t b a r n .
Bridgeport
R i g h t then a direct h i t blew the b a r n wide
" T h e B r e a k t h r o u g h was tough. T w o
open a n d the cattle a n d hogs stampeded
B . A . R , m e n i n m y platoon got i t there. W e
out past us cut a n d bleeding. I t o l d t h e
came out of a little t o w n a n d started
other l a d to t a k e i t on the run a n d I took
digging foxholes. W e heard t h e m coming.
off about 30 y a r d s b e h i n d h i m . T h e G e r -
T h e n we saw t h e m coming, t a n k s a n d i n -
m a n fire, n o w adjusted, l a n d e d i t right on
f a n t r y . T h e whole t o w n was afire. T h e
us, a n d three different shells l a n d e d so
place was covered w i t h smoke. Fifteen of
close t h a t their explosion increased m y
us met a b u n c h of tankers w i t h d r a w i n g
speed. B y good fortune i n less t h a n a half
a n d they p u t us o n the tanks. A l l b u t one
hour after o u r guns were k n o c k e d out I
of us made i t , a n d we headed for Bastogne.
reached the C P unscratched, a n d reported
B o y ! I was praying'
the s i t u a t i o n . I t was decided we w o u l d
Banks, A l b e r t L . , C p l . , 28th D i v . B a n d , m a k e a t r y to go back a n d pick u p o u r
West H a r t f o r d guns, i n hopes of m a k i n g one good one out
" N o m a t t e r w h a t I saw over there, i t is of the two. T w o of the boys were w o u n d e d
m u c h better here at home. T h e y c a n keep
the whole place as far as I a m concerned'
Biathrow, E l r y James, P f c , C o . A . ,
112th Inf., H a r t f o r d
" O u r machine g u n section, set u p i n t h e
most f o r w a r d positions, was k n o c k e d out
b y m o r t a r fire when V o n R u n d s t e d t broke
t h r o u g h i n December. S i x of the eleven
men i n o u r section were wounded a n d
b o t h guns were buried. T w o of the boys i n
m y gun position were b a d l y shaken a n d
i t was no use to t r y to h o l d there w i t h o u t
weapons. T h e G e r m a n s were 50 yards
ahead of us i n a ravine, b u t d i d not come
up, a p p a r e n t l y not k n o w i n g t h a t our guns
were gone. W e sent a m a n to report the
s i t u a t i o n to the C o m p a n y C P , 400 yards

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o n t h a t t r i p , a n d i n the course of i t I met
a G e r m a n patrol d u c k i n g out of their sight
just i n t i m e . T h e y passed w i t h i n five or six
feet of me. I found out later t h a t the
Jerries h a d infiltrated i n a r o u n d the gun
positions a n d it was a miracle to get back.
F i v e hours later w i t h the wounded a n d C P
people, we got back to our lines, b y l u c k
and bluff, and t h r o u g h the good leadership
of our C o m p a n y a n d B a t t a l i o n C o m -
manders. "'
Brooks, E l b r i d g e F . , C p l . , Service
B t r y . , 229th F . A . , Seymour
" I t h i n k the G e r m a n people are cleaner
t h a n most Europeans. A s for the rest of it
I a m glad to be home w i t h m y w i f e . "
Burke, W a l t e r , S / S g t . , C o . H . , 110th Inf.,
Terryville
" I n the St. Sevier W o o d s i n N o r m a n d y
I saw m y first action. T h a t was the hedge-
r o w country, i t was terrible fighting, y o u
couldn't see a n y t h i n g . H C o m p a n y h a d
it worse there. W e lost t h i r t y men i n c l u d -
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ing our machine gunners a n d the C o m p a n y
C o m m a n d e r was k i l l e d . M y own platoon
leader was wounded. T w o i n the s t o m a c h
a n d one i n the shoulder. I d i d n ' t get h i t ,
thank G o d . "
Cappello, Frank L., P f c , Btry. B.,
107th F . A . , M i d d l e t o w n
" A t C l e r v e a u x at a D i v i s i o n a l rest
camp, I was supposed to be t a k i n g a
vacation when the B r e a k t h r o u g h came a n d
we h a d to fight for our lives. I was w i t h the
110th i n f a n t r y for awhile a n d ended u p
w i t h the 447th A n t i - A i r c r a f t B t r y . W a s t h a t
I n f a n t r y rough? W a s I glad to get back to
the A r t i l l e r y ? Oui! Oui!"
Couture, E r n e s t A . , T / 5 , H q . C o . , 28th
Division, Plainfield
" I hope this job is done once a n d for a l l ,
a n d t h a t the growing generation w o n ' t
have it to do a l l over a g a i n . "
Dellaripa, C h r i s t i e P f c , C o . D . , 110th
Inf., H a r t f o r d
" W h a t got me was a l l those places
b l o w n to hell. W e l a n d e d i n F r a n c e at
L e H a v r e . It was leveled to the ground,
not a house was s t a n d i n g u p . "
Detlefson, C l i f f o r d S., P f c , B t r y A . ,
107th F . A . , W a t e r b u r y
"Rundstedt's Breakthrough in Luxem-
bourg, the speed w i t h w h i c h he m o v e d
a n d the fact t h a t n o b o d y could figure i t
out, is what I remember. W e h a d no i n -
dication at a l l t h a t there was a n a t t a c k
coming o n . "
Foraker, R o b e r t J . , T / 5 , C o . C , 110th
Inf., H a r t f o r d
" W i t h about 60 m e n of C C o m p a n y I
was trapped b e h i n d the J e r r y lines d u r i n g
the B r e a k t h r o u g h . W e held the t o w n of
M u n c h a u s e n , L u x e m b o u r g for two days
u n t i l our a m m u n i t i o n ran out a n d b a t t a l i o n
ordered us to take off at 4:30 i n the m o r n -
i n g . W i t h the t o w n encircled, we h a d to
slip t h r o u g h the G e r m a n lines a n d we
crawled between two of their h a l f - t r a c k s
w h i c h were o n l y a h u n d r e d yards apart.
T h e Jerries must have been asleep. T h e r e
was no cover at a l l a n d they could have
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mowed us d o w n . W e headed for C l e r v e a u x
where the regimental P C was, t r y i n g
to join up w i t h t h e m . B u t , we couldn't get
into the t o w n , J e r r y h a d it completely
surrounded. W e dug in the next night a n d
sent out patrols to reconnoiter to get the
score. W e h a d to wade a s w i f t l y flowing
river b u t we a l l made i t to the other
shore safely a n d split u p i n t o smaller
groups. F o r the next few days there were
about f o r t y men i n the group I was w i t h .
W e h i d i n the woods b y d a y a n d traveled
at night b y compass heading northwest
for Bastogne. F o r seven long nights we
w a l k e d a l l night. W i t h o u t rations a n d
n o t h i n g at a l l to eat — I even ate the roots
of the grass or a n y t h i n g I could find. Some
of the boys just couldn't s t a n d i t a n d
wandered off. W e t r i e d to feel out a spot
to break through the G e r m a n lines a n d
finally got out at M a r c h e , B e l g i u m , where
the 83rd D i v i s i o n was just digging i n .
W e got across the river on the last bridge
just before our people blew it up. W e met
a reconnaissance p a t r o l on the other side,
i n a jeep a n d a n armored car. T h e y gave
us a case of C rations a n d a c a r t o n of
cigarettes, a n d t o l d us it was o n l y two
miles i n t o our lines. B o y ! D i d we take off
t h e n . O n l y 9 of those who made the t r i p
were not evacuated to hospitals. M o s t of
the men who were w i t h me have been sent
home before our D i v i s i o n came for p o i n t
discharges.
A t home a l l of us who were t r a p p e d
b e h i n d the lines were officially reported
missing for about t h i r t y d a y s . "
Foss, H a r r y C , P f c , C o . C , 110th Inf.,
Bristol
" H u r t g e n Forest t h a t was the hardest
t h i n g I saw. S m a l l arms, mortars a n d
artillery — was there a n y t h i n g t h e y d i d n ' t
use on us i n there? O u r C o m p a n y was
using up one h u n d r e d replacements a day.
T h e y t o l d me afterwards t h a t o n l y seven-
teen men were left i n C C o m p a n y w h e n
they were relieved b y the 8 t h D i v i s i o n . "
Fowler, F r a n k E . , 1st L t . , B t r y A . ,
229th A r t . , B e t h e l
" I w o u l d like to p u t i n a p l u g for the
i n f a n t r y , specifically the 1st B a t t a l i o n of
the 112th I n f a n t r y . A s a forward observer
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I saw w h a t t h e y went t h r o u g h , I saw h o w
t h e y suffered. T h e fighting t h e y d i d was
magnificent. T h e i n f a n t r y deserves the
credit. B u t , as for the a r t i l l e r y , the 229th
is the best B a t t a l i o n i n the U . S. A r m y . "
Giesel, R o b e r t , S / S g t . C o . D . , 110th
Inf., W i n d s o r
" T h e a m a z i n g t h i n g about the war was
the s t a m i n a of the G I Joe a n d his a b i l i t y
to keep going when he was really d o w n
a n d out. I was even surprised at myself.
W e made some p r e t t y t o u g h marches.
S i x t y miles or more in less t h a n four days,
under the most adverse conditions. T h e
m u d was knee deep a n d we were c a r r y i n g
those h e a v y weapons, machine guns a n d
mortars. I n t h a t four days we took a
dozen towns a n d m a n y prisoners. W e
even captured a G e r m a n m o r t a r , t u r n e d i t
a r o u n d a n d used i t on t h e m . A l l this was
in the d r i v e f r o m the Vosges to the R h i n e
on the C o l m a r f r o n t . "
Giza, W a l t e r S., P f c , B t r y C , 229th
F . A . , West H a r t f o r d
" I t was just a slaughter-house at B r e s t .
T h e y threw e v e r y t h i n g at us b u t the k i t c h -
-en sink. T h a t was the heaviest artillery
fire I ever was under.''
Goodlavage, E d w a r d W . , P v t . , C o . F . ,
110th Inf., Saugatuck
" E u r o p e isn't too b a d but there is no
place like home. T h e y took a n a w f u l
beating from our bombers. T h e cities are
j u s t flattened right o u t . "
Kleczkowski, W i l l i a m , T / 4 , H q . , 229th
F . A . B n . , Rockville
" I have been w i t h this outfit since
N o v e m b e r , 1941 — one of the old-timers.
I missed out on the N o r m a n d y front b u t
I saw some of the rough parts in the
battles for the Bulge, C o l m a r , a n d the
R u h r Pocket. T h e most impressive t h i n g
I saw was the grand cooperation of the
people back home pushing that equipment
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a n d supplies u p to the front at the r i g h t
time. I a m glad to be back home but I
wish a l l m y old buddies were back w i t h m e . "
Kowalsky, Stewart E . , P f c , C o . F . ,
110th Inf., G l a s t o n b u r y
" T h i s war is just a lot of foolishness.
People wasting a lot of t i m e b u i l d i n g p i l l -
boxes a n d digging foxholes when they
could be b u i l d i n g up a good c o u n t r y for
themselves. E v e r y t h i n g is r i p p e d to hell
over there now. I t w i l l take more t h a n a
couple of generations to r e b u i l d E u r o p e . "
Leopold, Raymond M . , T/4, M . D . ?
3rd B n . , 112 t h Inf., N a u g a t u c k
" I f there ever was a fellow who deserved
the honest respect of every soldier it was
C a p t . J i m T h o m a s of K C o m p a n y who
was killed b y a sniper i n the C o l m a r area.

H e was a t a c t i c i a n and a strategist. H e
was a great h u m a n being a n d a good sol-
dier. N o m a n was ever mere profoundly
missed. T h e w a y I got into the medics is
a good story. A s a scoutmaster at home I
h a d taught f i r s t - a i d for some time. A n d ,
when I was on guard a n d was shot b y a
sniper, I took care of the w o u n d myself
a n d extracted the bullet before I reported.
T h e B a t t a l i o n surgeon asked me about i t ,
and when I told h i m , he asked me to j o i n
the medics a n d I have been w i t h t h e m ever
since."
Liska, J a n A . , T / 5 , H q . C o . , 28th D i v . ,
Stratford
" O n e of the a m a z i n g things was the
change i n reception we received f r o m the
F r e n c h a n d the Belgians when we liberated
their countries a n d t h a t w h i c h we received
at the time we came back t h r o u g h F r a n c e
on the w a y home. It was a w a r m welcome
we got on the w a y in a n d on the w a y out i t
was s t r i c t l y a m a t t e r of dollars and cents."
Mackin, Theodore A . , P f c , C o . H . ,
103rd E n g s . C o m b a t B n . , H a r t f o r d
" T h e first job I went out on was in the
H u r t g e n Forest, when I joined the outfit.
A sniper let one go about two feet above
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m y head. I was scared stiff. I managed to
crawl back to m y squad i n safety a n d got
out of t h a t area to continue w i t h the w o r k
of clearing a p a t h for supplies. I never
strayed out of sight of m y squad again.
M y happiest experience was c o u n t i n g
heads after we finished a job a n d found
t h a t a l l our outfit were safe. T h a t gives
y o u a w a r m feeling t h a t y o u w i l l always
remember."
Martell, W i l l i a m F . , P f c , C o . D . , 112th
Inf., Stonington
" I spent five months in the hospital a n d
was treated v e r y good b y the doctors a n d
the nurses there, but I was glad to be back
to D C o m p a n y i n A p r i l . W e were billeted
on the R h i n e i n a nice hotel a n d we h a d
all the s w i m m i n g a n d recreation we w a n t -
ed."
McGuire, C h r i s t o p h e r R . , Sgt,, C o . D . ,
110th Inf., W a t e r b u r y
" I h a d one good d a y over there. O u r
C o m p a n y p u t on a p a r t y at M o r t a i n ,
F r a n c e . W e hired a little b a n d , r o l l e d
out the barrels; it was a fair d a y . "
Murray, T h o m a s J . , P f c , C o . E . , 112th
Inf., H a m d e n
" I spent most of a year i n E n g l a n d ,
w i t h the 303rd S t a t i o n H o s p i t a l . T h e
people are nice, treated us well, a n d i t ' s a
p r e t t y good country, but for me, I w i l l
t a k e the S t a t e s . "
Pannella, Dominick G., P f c , Co. E . ,
112th Inf., E a s t Porchester
" A t W e t z l e r i n early A p r i l , as a n i n t e r -
preter I was i n charge of about 3,000
Italians who h a d volunteered to w o r k i n
G e r m a n y . T h e y were fat, a p p a r e n t l y well
fed a n d must have been treated p r e t t y
good. W h e n we came t h r o u g h there t h e y
were looting a n d c l u t t e r i n g up the r o a d .
W e rounded t h e m up a n d put t h e m i n a
S t a l a g w h i c h the G e r m a n s h a d used to
house A l l i e d prisoners of war. I was on
t h a t assignment about three weeks before
we t u r n e d the Italians over to the U . S.
M i l i t a r y G o v e r n m e n t setup. B e i n g a
medic I was u n a r m e d . If I h a d a rifle, I
a m sure I w o u l d have been tempted to use
it on some of t h e m . "
Reale, Charles, S / S g t . , C o . C , 112th
Inf., T h o m p s o n v i l l e
" I saw the whole show f r o m N o r m a n d y
to V - E d a y on the R h i n e — t h a t is five
battle stars. T h e worst I saw was at
S c h m i d t , near A a c h e n where the G e r m a n s
t h r e w e v e r y t h i n g they h a d to stop us.
W e took it the first d a y a n d lost i t two
days later. T h a t is the o n l y beating the
28th D i v i s i o n ever took, a n d we well made
u p for t h a t before the w a r was o v e r . "
Rohe, L y n n H . , P f c . C o . B . , 110th Inf.,
Cheshire
" O n e of the tough spots I was i n was a
foxhole full of water near the R h i n e w i t h
the snipers p i n n i n g us down. W e c o u l d n ' t
move for three or four hours, t h e n the
t a n k s came t h r o u g h a n d k n o c k e d out the
snipers. T h a n k G o d for the t a n k s . "
Ryan, T h o m a s H . , P f c , C o . C , 112th
Inf., B r i d g e p o r t
" W h a t impressed me was the thousands
of homeless people. I n their faces y o u
could see resignation, but t h e y were in¬
dustriouslv going to work to clean up the
mess left b y the destruction of their homes
and cities."
Sorrentino, Warren H . , T/Sgt., Co. E . ,
112th Inf., N e w H a v e n
" A s far as the fighting goes, n o b o d y
likes t h a t , but once y o u get i n there
fighting y o u don't t h i n k of i t . It's sweating
it out before y o u go i n t o an a t t a c k t h a t
affects you more t h a n the a c t u a l c o m b a t . "
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Stinson, Lawrence E . , C p l . , C o . D . ,
110th Inf., U n c a s v i l l e
" W h a t got me was the w a y the people
and e v e r y t h i n g else i n G e r m a n y are w a y
behind the times. T h e r e is no comparison
between the E u r o p e a n countries a n d ours
in l i v i n g conditions a n d standards a n d i n
habits a n d customs."
Thompson, Charles B . , T / 4 . H q .
B t r y . , 229th F . A . , B r a n f o r d
" T w o things impressed me in E u r o p e :
F i r s t , the complete job of devastation t h a t
the combined air a n d artillery inflicted
on E u r o p e a n cities a n d i n d u s t r i a l centers,
p r i n c i p a l l y i n G e r m a n y . T h e y really pasted
t h e m . T h e other was the big k i c k I got out
of their agriculture, b o t h i n N o r m a n d y a n d
G e r m a n y . T h e y seem to get e v e r y t h i n g
out of the soil w i t h S3 little to do w i t h . I n
observing the people, I came to the con-
clusion t h a t there is as m u c h difference i n
people as there is in folks basically, a l -
t h o u g h they differ i n customs a n d habits,
they are about the same everywhere."
Voytek, Joseph, T / 5 , C o . B . , 110th Inf.,
Bridgeport
" W e just d i d a day's work t h a t is a l l .
I was w i t h the 242nd Coast A r t i l l e r y , a
C o n n e c t i c u t N a t i o n a l G u a r d outfit before
the war. I went back i n t o the service i n
1944 a n d w o u n d up i n the i n f a n t r y , j o i n i n g
the 28th i n J a n u a r y , to see five m o n t h s ' of
fighting. I was a jeep driver. M y job was
to get up the supplies. I n the last two days
of the last push we were m a k i n g i t t h r o u g h
m u d and snow a n d r a i n a n d sleet. W e h a d
to get out and push time after time.
T h a t was as tough as a n y t h i n g I h a d . "
Watrous, George L . , S / S g t . , Co. D.,
110th Inf., N e w H a v e n
" I have o n l y been w i t h the 28th D i v i s -
ion for a m o n t h . Before t h a t I was w i t h
the 106th D i v i s i o n . W e were i n the lines
only two days when the G e r m a n B r e a k -
t h r o u g h t h a t became the B a t t l e of the
B u l g e started. I was a m o r t a r observer on
the night of the B r e a k t h r o u g h r e l a y i n g
fire orders back to gun crews at their p i l l -
boxes and machine gun nests. On
second night the rest of the Division
p u l l e d back. F o r four or five days we were
out of contact w i t h D i v i s i o n . O u r food a n d
a m m u n i t i o n lines were cut. W e couldn't
get our wounded out. A f t e r t h a t we went
back to St. V i t h w i t h the Germans coming
at us. W h e n one of our A r m o r e d D i v i s i o n s
came t h r o u g h we rode out on their t a n k s
to reorganize. T h i s was o n l y the second
b a t t a l i o n of the 424th Inf. Regiment.
was the o n l y b a t t a l i o n of the Regiment
to get out. T h e other two battalions were
trapped and lost."
Welch, R o b e r t W . , P f c , C o . F . , 110th
Inf., H a z a r d v i l l e
" I n just two weeks it w i l l be a year since
I went i n t o the line. One t h i n g t h a t i m -
pressed me about this A r m y was the close
the relation between officers a n d enlisted men,
p a r t i c u l a r l y in the line a n d i n battle when
we a l l w o r k e d together as one t e a m . "
Wilson, R o b e r t I., T / 5 , Serv. C o . , 112th
Inf., G r e e n w i c h
" T h e R h i n e l a n d is a beautiful c o u n t r y ,
the castles, the r i v e r a n d the vineyards.
T h e people there, l i k e a l l G e r m a n s , c l a i m
they are not N a z i s . T h e y tell y o u i n every
house y o u go t h a t it is the last house on the
It
next street where the N a z i s live. A s near
as I could figure out they were a l l l i a r s . '
Yuchnyk, George, C p l . , 192nd Pl
Team, Bridgeport
" Y e a h , I saw P a r i s . T h e y ought to take
the horns off the autos there, A m e r i c a n s
haven't got a chance i n t h a t traffic. I people i n t h e m were filthy, starved, half-
d i d n ' t see a n y t h i n g i n P a r i s I wanted.
There is no place t h a t compares with
America."
Zdanczukas, John J . , P f c , Co. H . ,
112th Inf., N e w B r i t a i n
" T h e F r e n c h I t a l k e d to i n G e r m a n y
t o l d us that the people t h e y w o r k e d for
treated t h e m p r e t t y good, t h a t ' s i n the
R h i n e l a n d , i t ' s a nice country, good farms,
well t a k e n care of, but this c o u n t r y is
good enough for m e . "
Zongolowicz, Joseph J . , P f c , H q . , 2 n d
B n . , 110th Inf., H a r t f o r d
" T h e country i n S o u t h G e r m a n y is
really beautiful. T h e i r ideas o n homes,
furniture, s w i m m i n g pools, trees, l a w n s ,
a n d nice gardens are like the Americans*
i n m a n y ways. Some G e r m a n s are l i k e a b l e
but I saw the concentration camps. T h e
n a k e d , freezing a n d w o r k e d to d e a t h . "

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 28th DIVISION BATTLE L O G
Normandy—Through F r a n c e a n d even-
t u a l l y i n G e r m a n y itself, the 28th I n f a n t r y
D i v i s i o n blasted its w a y to success against
an enemy w h i c h referred to the K e y s t o n e
u n i t as the " B l o o d y B u c k e t " d i v i s i o n .
T h a t phrase described the fury of the
assaults w h i c h it launched shortly after
l a n d i n g on the N o r m a n d y beaches J u l y
22, 1944. B y A u g . 28, the 28th was i n the
t h i c k of the hedgerow fighting. A d v a n c e s
were made at a crawling pace while cities
like P e r c y a n d G a t h e m o a n d forests like
St. Sever fell to i t . B u t b y A u g . 20, 1944,
the d i v i s i o n could enjoy r o l l i n g down the
highways of F r a n c e . V e r n e u i l , B r e t e u i l
a n d D a m v i l l e fell q u i c k l y .
Paris—The 28th h a d been effective i n
c l a m p i n g a pincers on a goodly portion of
the W e h r m a c h t i n F r a n c e . N o w the job
became one of preventing G e r m a n units
trapped west of the Seine from escaping
a n d the bag of prisoners grew. O n A u g .
29 the d i v i s i o n entered P a r i s . There was
not time for rests, however. O n Sept. 6 the
division crossed the M e u s e R i v e r . Cross-
i n g the B e l g i a n border, the 28th fanned
out a n d swept on a n o r t h - s o u t h line i n t o
L u x e m b o u r g . Average d a i l y advances
were 17 miles.
Germany—Now the K e y s t o n e was set
for the drive into G e r m a n y . G e r m a n y was
entered on Sept. 11, only the Siegfried
L i n e standing before the 28th. I t became
the first division to enter the R e i c h i n
force. A f t e r h a m m e r i n g away at the enemy
the d i v i s i o n was given another assign-
ment, t h a t of securing the H u r t g e n Forest.
T h e a t t a c k there began N o v . 2, 1944.
T h e men stormed t h r o u g h the forest a n d
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the towns of Vossenack, K o m m e r s c h e i d t
a n d S c h m i d t . A t the end of N o v e m b e r , its
H u r t g e n Forest mission completed, the
division once again returned to the front
where it h a d first pushed into the Siegfried
L i n e . O n Dec. 15, 1944, the d i v i s i o n was
stretched along a 25 mile front on the
O u r R i v e r from the northeastern t i p of
L u x e m b o u r g to the v i c i n i t y of W a l l e n s t e i n .
The Breakthrough—In this sector the
Germans unleashed the full f u r y of the a l l -
out effort to smash the A l l i e d line. V o n
R u n d s t e d t ' s legions were on the loose.
F i v e crack enemy divisions were h u r l e d
across the O u r R i v e r the first day of t h a t
G e r m a n winter offensive, a n d later the
28th faced nine G e r m a n divisions. T h e
K e y s t o n e rocked under the weight of this
assault but it refused to become p a n i c -
stricken. T h e defense b y the d i v i s i o n
against V o n R u n d s t e d t ' s assault was
termed b y one correspondent as "one of
the greatest feats i n the h i s t o r y of the
A m e r i c a n A r m y " . B y the time the 28th
was relieved it h a d t h r o w n the G e r m a n
timetable completely off schedule.
Colmar—Early i n 1945 the d i v i s i o n
went on to defend the M e u s e R i v e r a n d
the following m o n t h captured the s t o u t l y
defended c i t y of C o l m a r . I t continued on
b y crossing the R h i n e - R h o n e C a n a l a n d
b y F e b . 23, 1945, i t took up positions
along the Olef R i v e r near Schleiden,
G e r m a n y . I n M a r c h the 28th struck at
the A h r R i v e r . D u r i n g the weeks w h i c h
followed the d i v i s i o n cashed i n on the dis-
organized condition of G e r m a n forces a n d
b y war's end was at K a i s e r l a u t e r n , G e r -
many.
 28th DIVISION FACTS
Nickname—Keystone D i v i s i o n . (Ger- Overseas Training — R e c e i v e d i n t e n -
mans called it the "Bloody Bucket" sive t r a i n i n g in Wales for six months a n d
Division.) i n E n g l a n d for three months.
Awards—109th Infantry Regiment
Shoulder Patch—A red keystone,
received the F r e n c h C r o i x de Guerre for
symbolic of the State of P e n n s y l v a n i a ,
capture of C o l m a r in F e b . 1945.
k n o w n as the K e y s t o n e State. D i v i s i o n
was composed i n 1917 of m e n from P e n n - Commanding General—Maj. Gen.
sylvania National G u a r d units. N o r m a n D . C o t a from A u g . 1944 to
present.
Date Inducted—On F e b . 17, 1941,
Component Units — 109th, 110th
units of the P e n n s y l v a n i a N a t i o n a l G u a r d
112th I n f a n t r y R e g i m e n t s ; 107th, 109th
gathered at I n d i a n t o w n G a p , P a . , to
a n d 229th (L) a n d 108th ( M ) F i e l d
consolidate into an I n f a n t r y D i v i s i o n .
Artillery Bns.
A, G. F. Training—Division t r a i n e d at Higher Commands—July, 1944, d i v i -
I n d i a n t o w n G a p , P a . , a n d i n A u g . 1941 sion was under F i r s t A r m y . O n M a r c h 16,
went to A . P . H i l l M i l i t a r y R e s e r v a t i o n , 1945 it was assigned to the T h i r d A r m y .
V a . , for maneuvers. I n J a n . 1942 the o u t -
Slogan—Roll On.
fit was sent to Camp Livingston, L a . ,
I n M a r c h , 1942, the d i v i s i o n came under
control of A r m y G r o u n d Forces a n d was
placed under the I V C o r p s of the T h i r d
A r m y . F r o m Sept. to N o v . 1942 the 28th
took p a r t i n T h i r d A r m y maneuvers i n
L o u i s i a n a . F r o m J a n . to M a r c h , 1943, the
28th received special t r a i n i n g i n a m p h i b -
ious warfare at C a r r a b e l l e , F l a . , a n d was
assigned to the V I I C o r p s of the Second
A r m y . I n A u g . 1943 the division began
almost two months of maneuvers in
mountainous terrain in West Virginia
after h a v i n g changed its permanent station
to C a m p P i c k e t t , V a . A m p h i b i o u s t r a i n i n g
was conducted b y the A m p h i b i o u s Force,
U . S . A t l a n t i c F l e e t , at C a m p B r a d f o r d ,
Va.

Left This Country—October 8, 1943,

for European Theater of Operations.

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 28th DIVISION PICTURES
The Ships—U. S. S. G e n e r a l B r o o k e
w h i c h brought the 110th I n f a n t r y a n d 28th
Signal, B o s t o n , A u g , 2, p i c t u r e d on C o v e r .
T h e D i v i s i o n ' s B a n n e r on the U . S. A . T .
James P a r k e r w h i c h brought the D i v i s i o n ' s
Artillery, Engineers, Ordnance, Head-
quarters a n d Special T r o o p s , B o s t o n , A u g .
2, picture, Page 3. T h e S. S. Excelsior,
w h i c h brought the 108th F . A . B n . , a n d
d i v i s i o n a l Q M a n d Reconnaissance, B o s t o n
A u g . 5 t h , picture, Page 7. M e n coming
ashore f r o m the U . S. S. T . G e n e r a l Bliss,
B o s t o n , A u g . 3 r d . , w i t h the 112th I n f a n t r y ,
picture, Page 8.
The Connecticut Men—Twenty-eight
m e n of the 109th I n f a n t r y , at F t . D e v e n s ,
A u g . 9, picture, Page 4. F o r t y - o n e m e n of
the 112th I n f a n t r y , at Devens, A u g . 4, p i c -
ture, Page 5. T w e n t y - s i x m e n of the D i v i -
sion A r t i l l e r y a n d Engineers, Devens, A u g . 3,
picture, Page 6. P v t . D o r o t h y D e R o o s e ,
W A C , at C o m m o n w e a l t h Pier, B o s t o n ,
greets three C o n n e c t i c u t m e n of the 110th
I n f a n t r y , Page 9. F o r t y - s i x m e n of the
110th I n f a n t r y , at D e v e n s , A u g . 3, picture,
Pages 10 a n d 11. 1st L t . F r a n k E . F o w l e r ,
of 229th F . A . B n . , Devens, A u g . 4, p i c t u r e ,
Page 13. T h r e e 28th D i v i s i o n H q . m e n , R e d
Cross m i l k a n d doughnuts, C o m m o n w e a l t h
P i e r , B o s t o n , A u g . 2, picture, Page 14.

28th DIVISION HISTORY

T h e 28th D i v i s i o n was organized i n 107th F i e l d A r t i l l e r y B a t t a l i o n has a h i s t o r y
Sept. 1917, at C a m p H a n c o c k , G a . , f r o m going back to service t h r o u g h the C i v i l W a r .
P e n n s y l v a n i a N a t i o n a l G u a r d troops. I t T h e 108th F i e l d A r t i l l e r y B a t t a l i o n dates
went overseas i n M a y a n d J u n e , 1918. I t back to 1840 a n d was the first u n i t to use
p a r t i c i p a t e d i n the C h a m p a g n e - M a r n e the name " N a t i o n a l G u a r d , " a n a d a p t a t i o n
defensive a n d the A i s n e - M a r n e offensive. of Napoleon's G a r d e N a t i o n a l e . T h e 109th
D i v i s i o n ' s o u t s t a n d i n g a c t i o n was i n the F i e l d A r t i l l e r y B a t t a l i o n h a d three separate
M e u s e - A r g o n n e offensive. One of its great companies supporting George W a s h i n g -
achievements was rescue of the famous ton's continental A r m y .
" L o s t B a t t a l i o n " of the 77th I n f a n t r y
D i v i s i o n i n the Argonne. D u r i n g operations
the d i v i s i o n took 921 prisoners a n d its
casualties totalled 13,980. D i v i s i o n re-
t u r n e d to U . S . i n spring of 1919. T h e 109th
I n f a n t r y R e g i m e n t , originally from S c r a n -
t o n , P a . , distinguished itself i n the M a r n e
battle. T h e 110th I n f a n t r y R e g i m e n t bore
the full b r u n t of Ludendorff's Peace
S t o r m " , a b i d to break t h r o u g h a n d
capture P a r i s . T h e 112th I n f a n t r y R e g i -
ment charged over the top at H i l l 201 near
C h a t e a u T h i e r r y . B a t t e r y " B " of the

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 THE CONNECTICUT MEN
T h e names of the officers a n d men f r o m the 28th D i v i s i o n were compiled from a v a i l -
able official records a n d b y personal i n t e r v i e w . Omission of the names of some of the men
of the D i v i s i o n is possible despite every effort made to secure complete rosters:

A G A U S , Ben L . T/5 224 F r o n t St., N e w H a v e n

A L E X , Norman T/5 706 Stanley S t . , N e w B r i t a i n
A M A D E O , Paul J . Pfc. 30 M a d i s o n A v e . , H a r t f o r d
A M E S , Merle E . S/Sgt. 125 C o u r t St., N e w H a v e n
A N D E R S O N , George G . Pfc. 138 Rogers A v e . , M i l f o r d
A N D R E A C C H I O , Ralph J . Pfc. 136 G r e e n w o o d St., N e w B r i t a i n
A N D R E W S , Albert A . Cpl. 59 S m i t h A v e . , N o r w i c h
A N G U S , J o h n S. Cpl. 300 H a l l o c k A v e . , N e w H a v e n
A R C H A C K I , Walter J . Pfc. 276 H i g h St., N e w B r i t a i n
A R R I C O , Augustus M . Pfc. 75 M a r v i n S t . , S t a m f o r d
A U R I L I O , Samuel Pfc. 1617 M a d i s o n S t . , B r i d g e p o r t
B A G I N S K I , George H . Pfc. 64 B a n k St., P o r t l a n d
B A I O , Angelo A . Pvt. 269 W i n d s o r St., H a r t f o r d
B A L A M A C I , Epaminondas S/Sgt. 358 H a n o v e r St., B r i d g e p o r t
B A L D I N O , George Pvt. 66 H u d s o n St., N e w H a v e n
B A N K S , Albert L . T/5 167 A u b u r n R o a d , W e s t H a r t f o r d
B A R I L , Francis J . Pfc. 50 W e l t o n St., W a t e r b u r y
B A R R Y , George R . T/5 13 F i r s t S t . , P l a i n f i e l d
B A R T O L U C C I , Alfred J . T/5 30 H a l l St., A n s o n i a
B E C K , Stanley Pfc. 35 Shelburne R d . , S t a m f o r d
B I A T H R O W , Elry J . Pfc. 8 Lawrence St., H a r t f o r d
B O J A N O W S K I , Chester Pfc. M a i n St., T a f t v i l l e
B O O E , William A. Pvt. 144 G o l d e n H i l l , B r i d g e p o r t
B O U C H E R , Maurice J . Pfc. 421 N o r t h M a i n St., W a t e r b u r y
B R O O K S , Elbridge F. Cpl. 46 W o o d s i d e A v e . , S e y m o u r
B R U N E T T I , Anthony E . Pfc. 23 K e n n e d y St., H a r t f o r d
B U C K W O O D , Edward Cpl. 13 H u b b e l l S t . , A n s o n i a
B U R K E , Walter S/Sgt. 22 C h e s t n u t St., T e r r y v i l l e
B U R R E L L , Jarvis C. T/4 c/o B r i s t o l Nurseries, B r i s t o l
B U S C I L L O , Nicholas J . Pfc. 398 Center St., M e r i d e n
B U T T N E R , Robert J . Pfc. 1348 N . B r o a d S t . , M e r i d e n
C A L K I N S , Richard W. Pfc. 190 M a p l e St., N o r w i c h
C A P P E L L O , Frank L. Pfc. 10 G r i f f i n St., M i d d l e t o w n
C A P U T O , Joseph A . T/5 27 Orange St., S t a m f o r d
C A R O N E , Vincent Pfc. 93 P u t n a m St., N e w H a v e n
C A R P E N T E R , Darwin R. Cpl. 555 L e d g e w i c h A v e . , S t r a t f o r d
C A R R O L L , James G . Pfc. 392 L a u r e l A v e . , B r i d g e p o r t
C A R R O L L , Leslie E . Pfc. R F D 1, B r o a d B r o o k
C H A G N O N , James R . Cpl. 179 C a m p St., M e r i d e n
C H I K A R , George J . Pfc. 41 H u r l b u r t St., N e w B r i t a i n
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C H O M I N S K I , Stanley Pvt. 22 M a i n St., Jewett C i t y
C O N K L Y N , Frederic E . Pfc. M a n a p a h St., W a t e r b u r y
C O R T I G A N O , Michael T/4 81 Russell St., W a t e r b u r y
C O S G R O V E , Donald F. Pfc. 45 N i a g a r a St., W a t e r b u r y
C O U T U R E , Ernest A . T/5 49 Second St., P l a i n f i e l d
C R A I N , William Pfc. 128 A l f r e d St., B r i d g e p o r t
C R E E M , Frank J . Pfc. Niantic River R d . , Waterford
C R I S T O F O R O , Dominick Pfc. 123 W . M a i n St., P l a i n v i l l e
C R O S S L A N D , Kenneth A . Pfc. 134 N o b l e St., W e s t H a v e n
C R U E S S , Robert L . T/Sgt. 148 C h i p m a n St., W a t e r b u r y
C U M M I N G S , Lewis G . Pfc. N e w Street, Ridgefield
C U S S O N , Leonard M . Pfc. 86 D y e r St., D a n i e l s o n
D A G E N I S , Maurice H . T/4 209 E . M a i n St., T o r r i n g t o n
D ' A M E L I O , Raffaele Pfc. 42 C e d a r St., N e w H a v e n
D ' A M O R E , Dominic J . Pvt. B o x 113, D e c a t u r St., C o s C o b
D A N I E L , Charles H . Pvt. 148 Barnes A v e . , F a i r h a v e n
D A V I D S O N , Harry P. Pfc. 78 P e r s h i n g St., H a r t f o r d
DAY, LOUIS M . T/5 35 M a i n St., K i l l i n g l y
D E L L A R I P A , Christie Pfc. 54 V i l l a g e St., H a r t f o r d
D e P A L M A , Ralph J . Pfc. 70 M a p l e St., B r i d g e p o r t
D E M A R S E L U S , Victor T/5 39 Wooster P L , N e w H a v e n
D E M A R T I N O , Marco A . S/Sgt. 155 H u r d A v e . , B r i d g e p o r t
D E M I N G , Howard P. 2nd L t . 186 A r b o r D r i v e , S o u t h p o r t
D E N N I S O N , Robert I. Cpl. 116 H i g h St., M a n c h e s t e r
D E T L E F S O N , C l i f f o r d S. Pfc. 100 K e l s e y St., W a t e r b u r y
D E T M A R , Matthew A. T/S 45 W o o d l a n d Place, S t a m f o r d
D I C E R B O , Munzio M . Pfc. 104 Bluff A v e . , W e s t H a v e n
D O L L , Henry Jr. T/4 39 C h u r c h St., N e w H a v e n
D O N D E R O , Albert S/Sgt. 529 W o o d l a n d St., So. G l a s t o n b u r y
D O W D , Gerald D . Pvt. 21 A l t o n St., N e w H a v e n
D R O S T , Albin J . Pfc. 272 B u r r i t t St., N e w B r i t a i n
D U C E Y , Edward M . Pfc. 34 C h u r c h St., N e w M i l f o r d
D W I R K A , Edward C. Pfc. 139 W a r n e r St., Suffield
E G A N , Edward J . Pvt. 33 Y o u n g St., N e w H a v e n
E S P O S I T O , Pasquale J . Pfc. 81 W o l c o t t St., N e w H a v e n
F A R N H A M , Herman L . Pfc. 256 W o l c o t t A v e . , E a s t H a r t f o r d
F A U C H E R , Rouville J . Pfc. 118 Levesque A v e . , W e s t H a r t f o r d
F E L I C E L L O , Anthony T. Pfc. 76 Ponelle A v e . , N e w H a v e n
F E R R I E R , Roland G. Pfc. 504 N e w P a r k A v e . , W . H a r t f o r d
F O R A K E R , Robert J . T/5 555 Wethersfield A v e . , H a r t f o r d
F O R B E S , James L . Pfc. 627 B r o a d v i e w Terrace, H a r t f o r d
FOSS, Harry C. Pfc. 200 H i g h St., B r i s t o l
F O W L E R , Frank E . 1st. L t . 37 1/2 S o u t h St., B e t h e l
F R A T A N T O N I O , Anthony Pvt. 141 Silver St., N e w H a v e n
F R E E D M A N , John D . T/5 9 Lexington R d . , Hartford
F U S C O , Frank L. Cpl. 143 D o d g e A v e . , E a s t H a v e n
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G A B O R C A K , Joseph S. Pvt. 144 K e n t A v e . , B r i d g e p o r t
G A R R Y , Robert W . Cpl. 238 M a i n S t . , S o u t h i n g t o n
G E I S E L , Robert S/Sgt. 4 Wolcott Ave., Windsor
G I N T Y , Bernard F . Pfc. 5 Foster S t . , D a n b u r y
G I T L I T Z , Louis Pvt. 174 Rosette S t . , N e w H a v e n
G I Z A , W a l t e r S. Pfc. 1299 B o u l e v a r d , W e s t H a r t f o r d
G J A N C I , A r t h u r I. Pfc. 443 C o n n . A v e . , B r i d g e p o r t
G L E A S O N , Robert M . Cpl. 118 E a s t L i b e r t y S t . , D a n b u r y
G L E Z A , Steven Pfc. Yellow M i l l Village, Bridgeport
G L I D E R , Victor Maj. 256 W e s t l a n d S t . , H a r t f o r d
G O B E I L L E , Richard Pfc. 44 M a y n a r d St., P u t n a m
G O C L O W S K I , Henry A. Pfc. 8 P e c k St., N e w H a v e n
G O O D L A V A G E , Edward W. Pvt. 98 Saugatuck A v e . , Saugatuck
H A L I S H , John M . Pfc. 72 C h e s t n u t S t . , M i d d l e t o w n
H A M I L T O N , Robert M . Pfc. 106 F r a n k l i n A v e . , H a r t f o r d
H A R P E R , Samuel Pvt. 20 Beebe St., N a u g a t u c k
H A V E L E V I T C H , Joseph F . Pvt. 38 W i l s o n St., N e w B r i t a i n
H E I G E L , Arthur E . Sgt. 81 P e n n s y l v a n i a A v e . , B r i d g e p o r t
H E N D E R S O N , Donald E . Pfc. 440 L a S a l l e St., N e w B r i t a i n
H E N T S C H E L , Walter C. Pfc. 145 Florence S t . , M a n c h e s t e r
H I C K I N G , C a r l O. T/5 R F D B o x 91, So. C o v e n t r y
H O D D I N O T T , Russell F . Pfc. 286 M a i n S t . , D a n b u r y
H O L L I S , David W., Jr. Pfc. 1 Joliet C t . , P o q u o n o c k B r i d g e , G r o t o n
H O W L E Y , Vincent F . Pvt. 4 M a i n St., Bethel
H U L L , Robert A . Pfc. 691 H u l l s F a r m R d . , Southport
H U R S T , Philip A . Pfc. 311 N o . E l m St., T o r r i n g t o n
I A N N O T T I , Richard D. Pfc. 69 C h e r r y S t . , W a t e r b u r y
I E R O N I M O , Sam J . Pfc. 84 S o u t h S t . , W a t e r b u r y
J A K U B O W S K I , John F. Pfc. 94 G r o v e S t . , N e w B r i t a i n
J O S E P H T H A L , Erwin R. Pfc. 79 T h o m p s o n St., W a t e r b u r y
K A N A V A L , Michael Pfc. 18 V o u g h t P L , S t a m f o r d
K A N E , Fenton G. Pfc. C411 Overlook Terrace, H a r t f o r d
K E E L E R , Franklin B. Pfc. 218 C a r r o l l A v e . , B r i d g e p o r t
K I E R M A N , Hugh E., Jr. Sgt. 192 M a p l e w o o d A v e . , B r i d g e p o r t
K L E C Z K O W S K I , William T/4 14 M o r r i s o n St., R o c k v i l l e
K L E I N , Allen C. T/5 56 K n o l l S t . , W a t e r b u r y
K O B A , Joseph F . Pfc. 69 L a f a y e t t e St., S t a m f o r d
K O K O S K A , Julian J . Pfc. 100 T w i s s St., M e r i d e n
K O P K O , John, Jr. Sgt. 79 V o u g h t Place, S t a m f o r d
K O V A C , Joseph J . Pvt. 418 P a r k St., B r i d g e p o r t
K O W A L S K Y , Stewart E . Pfc. 349 N a u b u c A v e . , G l a s t o n b u r y
K R A J E W S K I , Henry H . Pfc. P . O . B o x 48, M o n t v i l l e
K R A M E R , Otto F . Pfc. 27 C a t o o n a k St., Ridgefield
K R A W F S K Y , Raymond T. Pfc. 11 B y r o n R d . , M a n c h e s t e r
K S I E Z A K , Eugene A . Pfc. 56 F a c t o r y St., D e r b y
K U E N S T L E R , Leo M . Cpl. 104 Saugatuck A v e . , Saugatuck
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K U R L E , Arthur R. Pvt. B o s t o n Post R d . , M a d i s o n
K U R N I C K , Stanley P . T/5 102 G o l d S t . , N e w B r i t a i n
K U R S M A R K , Antone Pfc. Russell St., Jewett C i t y
L A N G E R , Edmund G. Pfc. 34 A r t i s a n S t . , F o r e s t v i l l e
L A O N E , Joseph F . Pfc. 57 S o u t h S t . , W a t e r b u r y
L A S A L A T A , Anthony W. Cpl. 159 Orange S t . , W a t e r b u r y
L A S H , James W . Pfc. 114 Saugatuck A v e . , W e s t p o r t
L A Y , Frank H . Pfc. 22 S p r i n g S t . , D e v o n
L e C L A I R , Donald A . Pfc. 490 Prospect A v e . , H a r t f o r d
L E N I H A N , John P. Cpl. 67 F i f t h S t . , D e r b y
L E O P O L D , Raymond M . T/4 Waterbury R d . , Naugatuck
L E S C I N S K Y , Victor A . Pfc. 141 B r o o k f i e l d A v e . , B r i d g e p o r t
L E W I S , Kenneth C. Pfc. 25 N o . George S t . , M e r i d e n
L I S K A , Jan A. T/5 168 A p p l e t o n S t . , S t r a t f o r d
L I T K E , Arthura S/Sgt, 63 M c G u r n e s s S t . , T o r r i n g t o n
L O P E Z , Bruce M . Pfc. K n a p p St., Easton
L U K A S , John Pvt. 54 N o r w i c h S t . , H a r t f o r d
M A C I E J N Y , Walter J . Cpl. R F D N o . 1, U n c a s v i l l e
M A C K I N , Theodore A . Pfc. 945 Wethersfield A v e . , H a r t f o r d
M A D O R E , Ralph L. Pfc. 571 Z i o n S t . , H a r t f o r d
M A H E R , John G. 2nd L t . 50 G r o v e S t . , W i n d s o r L o c k s
M A J E S K Y , Walter E . Pfc. 348 J a c k s o n A v e . , S t a m f o r d
M A N E N D E , Lawrence V . T/5 120 H i g h S t . , B r i d g e p o r t
M A N G I N A , Daniel C. Cpl. 348 B e r k e l e y A v e . , W a t e r b u r y
M A R C E L L E , Joseph, J r . Pfc. 515 T h i r d A v e . , W e s t H a v e n
M A R M A N I L L O , Eliodoro Pfc. 245 D w i g h t S t . , N e w H a v e n
M A R T E L L , William T. Pfc. R F D B o x 44, S t o n i n g t o n
M A R T I N , William V. Pfc. 30 Colorado S t . , B r i d g e p o r t
M A T I S , John G. Pfc. 178 Clarence S t . , B r i d g e p o r t
M A U L U C C I , Sebastian Pvt. 53 C e d a r S t . , H a r t f o r d
M A Z I A R E K , Charles Sgt. 42 D e a n S t . , S t a m f o r d
M c B R I E N , Robert E . Pfc. 101 D a r u s H i l l , P o r t l a n d
M c G U I R E , Christopher R . Sgt. 40 Rose S t . , W a t e r b u r y
M c H U G H S , John P. Pfc. 70 A t w a t e r S t . , N e w H a v e n
M c K E N Z I E , Eugene K . Pfc. Poquonock Bridge, Groton
M E R C I E R , Albert Pvt. 126 H i l l s i d e A v e . , H a r t f o r d
M E R C I E R , George H . Pvt. R F D 4, B r o o k s R d . , W a t e r b u r y
M E S S M E R , George E . S/Sgt. M u l b e r r y St., P l a n t s v i l l e
M I L A N E S I , Edward W. Pfc. 53 P e r k i n s St., T o r r i n g t o n
M I L A N O , Samuel Pfc. 322 W i n t h r o p S t . , T o r r i n g t o n
M I L L E R D , John F. T/5 526 Pleasant St., W i l l i m a n t i c
M I S E R E N D I N O , William Pvt. 191 W o l c o t t S t . , N e w H a v e n
M I S K Y , Nickolas Pfc. M a t i a n u c k St., W i n d s o r
M O N G I L L O , William R. T/5 133 Greenwood S t . , N e w H a v e n
M O N T A G N A , Nicholas P . Pfc. 3018 W h i t n e y A v e . , M t . C a r m e l

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M U R R A Y , Thomas J . Pfc. 25 M a x e r A v e . , H a m d e n
N A K O N E C A N X Y , William Pfc. 209 M a i n S t . , D a n b u r y
N I E D Z W E C K I , Stanley W . T/4 36 G o l d S t . , N e w B r i t a i n
N O R T O N , Elmer W. Cpl. 162 M a i n S t . , T e r r y v i l l e
O ' C O N N E L L , George D . Pvt. 74 V a n d e n o r t St., P u t n a m
O L I V E R , Charles M . T/4 P . O . B o x 44, W . C o r n w a l l
O ' N E I L , Allan F. Pfc. 13 G a r d e n St., T h o m p s o n v i l l e
P A L A Z Z I , Peter E . Pfc. 46 Bissell St., M a n c h e s t e r
P A L L A D I N O , John R. Pfc. 885 N o . M a i n St., W a t e r b u r y
P A N N E L L A , Dominick T. Pfc. 85 P e m b e r w i c k R d . , E a s t P o r t Chester
P A T T E R S O N , Carl W. Pvt. 326 Sigourney St., H a r t f o r d
P A V A N O , John F. Pfc. 236 P e a r l S t . M i d d l e t o w n
P E C K I N G H A M , Bennett C. Pfc. D o g b u r n R d . , Orange
P E L T I E R , Kenneth W. Pfc. Bricktop Rd., Willimantic
P E T O S A , Emilio E . Pfc. 123 Greene St., B r i s t o l
P I E R C E , Douglas E . S/Sgt. 82 H i g h l a n d A v e . , W a t e r b u r y
P R U Z I N S K Y , Joseph M . Pfc. 107 H o r a c e St., B r i d g e p o r t
P U C C I O , Anthony J . Pfc. West Taylor Ave., Norwalk
P U L V E R , Ray W. Pfc. 49 D a v e n p o r t St., S t a m f o r d
P U S K A R Z , Eugene R . Pfc. 13 N a s h S t . , N e w B r i t a i n
R A D I N , Morris M . Pfc. 600 George St., N e w H a v e n
R E A L E , Charles S/Sgt. 38 R u s s e l l S t . , T h o m p s o n v i l l e
R H O D E S , J o h n S. Pfc. 55 O x f o r d D r i v e , E a s t H a r t f o r d
R I C C I O , John J . T/5 124 Lee A v e . , B r i d g e p o r t
R I T U C C I , Louis G . Pfc. 145 P l a z a A v e . , W a t e r b u r y
R O B A R G E , Arthur 1st. Sgt. 26 P e c k S t . , N o r w i c h
R O H E , Lynn H . Pfc. R F D 2, J i n n y H i l l R d . , Cheshire
R O L F E , Burton W. Sgt. 73 Oneco A v e . , N e w L o n d o n
R O M A N , Ferdinand A . Cpl. 40 M a g n o l i a S t . , N e w B r i t a i n
R O M A N , Paul J . Pfc. 159 J u d s o n A v e . , B r i d g e p o r t
R O O T , James H . Pvt. 233 Orange S t . , W a t e r b u r y
R O S C O E , H o w a r d S. Pfc. 4 H i g h St., N e w M i l f o r d
R U O C C O , Pasquale T/5 111 Freene S t . , N e w H a v e n
R Y A N , John J . S/Sgt. 101 A t l a n t i c St., S t a m f o r d
R Y A N , Thomas H . Pfc. 475 P e a r l H a r b o r S t . , B r i d g e p o r t
R Y D E L , Aloysius P . Pfc. 20 L a S a l l e S t . , N e w B r i t a i n
R Y D Z Y , Theodore J . Pfc. 86 W e s t S t . , T h o m p s o n v i l l e
S A P I A , John A . Pfc. 19 B r o o k S t . , H a r t f o r d
SASIEWICZ, Edward G. Pvt. 117 Newfield A v e . , H a r t f o r d
S C A R P E L L O , Salvatore Pfc. 6 H a n f o r d B l o c k , So. N o r w a l k
S C H R A D E R , Henry J . T/5 83 L i n c o l n A v e . , T o r r i n g t o n
S C H U C H A R D T , Theodore L . Pfc. 35 Soule S t . , Jewett C i t y
S C H W A N K A , Reinholdt S/Sgt. H i g h t St., T e r r y v i l l e
S E B E S T Y E N , William A. Pfc. 74 N i c h o l s S t . , F a i r f i e l d
S E E L E Y , George N . T/5 9 F r e d e r i c k St., H a r t f o r d

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S H E A , Harry J . Pvt. B o x 100, S o u t h E n d R d . , P l a n t s v i l l e
S I M M O N S , Samuel E . Pfc. 11 G r e y R o c k P l . S t a m f o r d
S K I N N E R , Edgar M . Pvt. R F D N o . 1, B o x 49, Oakdale
S M O R A G I E W I C Z , Charles E . Pfc. 64 1/2 W a r d S t . , H a r t f o r d
S O P E N S K Y , Paul P. Pfc. 9 B r a n c h St., Waterbury
S O R R E N T I N O , Warren H . T/Sgt. 191 W h a l l e y A v e . , N e w H a v e n
S P A D L I N O , William P. Pvt. 1040 P e m b r o k e A v e . , B r i d g e p o r t
S T A N T O N , William J., Jr. Cpl. Lakeville
S T A R O N , Albert P. Pfc. 161 Clarence St., B r i d g e p o r t
S T E V E N S , Robert C. Pfc. L a k e St., Manchester
S T I N S O N , Lawrence E . Cpl. R F D B o x 177, U n c a s v i l l e
S U D D A R T H , M a l c o l m O. Sgt. 9 C o n c o r d S t . , So. N o r w a l k
S U L L , E d w a r d S. Pfc. 4399 M a i n S t . , B r i d g e p o r t
S V E N S S O N , Erik Pfc. Y M C A , East P u t n a m , Greenwich
S W A R T Z , Walter A . 1st. L t . 370 N o . F r o n t St., N e w H a v e n
T A B O R , Stanley A . Pfc. 108 Seymour St., N e w B r i t a i n
T A B O R Y , Louis J r . Sgt. T u r k e y H i l l R d . , Green's F a r m s
T A R A S A V I T C H , Joseph Pfc. B o x 45, R F D , T h o m p s o n v i l l e
T H O M P S O N , Charles B . T/4 1 Harbor St., Branford
T O N U C C I , Julio Pvt. 2421 M a i n S t . , H a r t f o r d
T R O E G E R , Howard L. Pfc. 95 Cliff St., N o r w i c h
T U R E K , Henry W. T/Sgt. 30 F a r m i n g t o n A v e . , N e w B r i t a i n
V A N Y O , Joseph T/Sgt. 751 Ogden St., B r i d g e p o r t
V I N C E N Z O , Joseph A . Cpl. 32 M a p l e S t . , Warehouse P o i n t
V O Y T E K , Joseph T/5 538 H a l l e t t S t . , B r i d g e p o r t
W A L E N C Z Y K , Zigmund Pfc. B o x 171, M a p l e A v e . , M o n t v i l l e
W A T R O U S , George L . I l l S/Sgt. 16 T i l t o n St., N e w H a v e n
W E A V E R , Ray H . Pfc. 10 B a r t l e y A v e . , T h o m p s o n v i l l e
W E L C H , Robert W . Pfc. M a i n St., Hazardville
W E L C H , William J . Pfc. 282 H a l l o c k A v e . , N e w H a v e n
W E I S S , Herbert W . Pfc. B l d g . 34, Success P a r k , B r i d g e p o r t
W E R P E C H O W S K I , Felix P. Capt. H u r o n R d . , L a k e Beseck, M i d d l e f i e l d
W E S T C O T T , Walter K . Pfc. 17 R e n w i c k St., S t a m f o r d
W H I T E S E L L , Roderick Pvt. 665 F a r m i n g t o n A v e . , H a r t f o r d
W I C K S O N , John H . Pfc. R F D N o . 1, Oakdale
W I L S O N , Robert I. .. T/5 Sound View C t . , Greenwich
W I T S I L , Frank W. Pfc. Wilton
W O O D , Homer G . 1st. L t . 37 T u r n e r A v e . , H a m d e n
W O O D A R D , - Ernest P. Cpl. North Canton
W O O S T E R , Frank E . T/4 R F D 2, C a r r i n g t o n R d . , B e t h a n y
Y A B R O S K Y , Joseph Sgt. 378 Webster St., U n i o n v i l l e
Y O U N G , Paul W. Pfc. 15A Forest S t . , M a n c h e s t e r
Y U C H N Y K , George Cpl. 645 U n i o n A v e . , B r i d g e p o r t
Z A C H A R E W I C Z , Julius J . Pfc. 16 N o r t h S t . , D a n b u r y
Z D A N C Z U K A S , John J . Pfc. 134 W i n t e r S t . , N e w B r i t a i n
Z O N G O L O W I C Z , Joseph J . Pfc. 106 M o n t r o s e S t . , H a r t f o r d
Z O S S , Oscar E . Pvt. 25 Second S t . , B e a c o n F a l l s