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12 nOCHESTEn DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE. MONDAY. APRIL 10. 1045 Rochester Medic Gets Combat Experience SERVICE STARS it CiiyPhotographer-Gunnei Really Shoots Japs Rochester Cousins Meet in France Recently united in France were two cousins, SSgt. Eugene L.

Psvlr rn rf Tt- Maru PcvU Honored Fighter Group Includes 7 in Area The 368th Fighter Group, Ninth Air Force, commanded by Lt. Col. Frank S. Perego of Canandaigua, in which six Rochester officers and enlisted men are serving, has been awarded Distinguished Unit battle honors for its part in battering German forces. These clippings and cartoons are taken from newspapers run by men in our armed forces.

Another set of clippings will appear next week in the Service Stars Page. THEN 30 Zeros attacked his Liberator over the Balikpapan oil refineries, SSgt. James Roberts, of 129 Pollard photographer-gunner, was convinced that tha Japs weren't trying to have their pictures taken. So he shot two. "But not with film," the Rochester man explained at the AAP Redistribution Station at Atlantic City, where he is being examined and classified before being given a new Air Force job.

"My plane started for the target nn one of a squadron of nrvrn in a large formation. forced to turn hack by had weath r1 'i Iv I caitiff- 8 (I -J it ACCOMPANYING infantrymen of a reghnent in their crossing of the Sauer River into Germany at Echternach, Pfc. Robert J. Keehn 65 Michigan Company 301st Medical Battalion, recently learned why he had been called a combat medic. He was assigned with three other medics to accompany 12 infantrymen across the swollen Sauer River.

On the night of Feb. 8, they were ordered to take their places in the boat assigned to them. The boat shoved off with 12 men puddling. "It wait very dark and shells were fulling nil around." I'vt. Keehn said.

"We couldn't nee anything, but we knew the direction of the shore and we all paddled like hell. The boat touched the far shore of the river two or three times, but because of the swift current the men were unable to beach the little craft "Suddenly," Keehn explained, "the front of the boat was swamped and we were all thrown into the river. I almost drowned because I was unable to swim with my equipment, but finally caught hold of a limb of a tree out in the A CHAT ABOUT HOME TOWN All Rochesterians and all members of the same bomb group in Italy are, from left, SSgt. Darwin E. Love, 1154 Whittier Pfc.

Rudolph J. Sabatini, 4641 Lake Sgt. Andrew E. Frosini, 282 Fernwood TSgt. Joseph F.

W. Hein-lein, 653 Joseph Ave. Their conversation? About home town. reaericK ana tJtc. Bock-hout, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Frederick Bockhout, 111 Indiana St. The adverse weather recently brought together the Eighth and Ninth Air forces and their meet ing resulted. Psyk is an assistant engineer gunner and Bockhout is clerk In the "Bridge Busters" signal message center. The last time these two met previously was in January, 1913.

Promotion of Aldrn K. Benedict, an armorer-gunner serving with a B-25 Mitchell bomber squadron in the Mediterranean. to staff sergeant, is announced from 12th Air Force Headquarters in Italy. Sergeant Benedict's mother, Mrs. Grace Benedict, lives at 829 Merchants and his wife, Mrs.

Mary M. Benedict, lives at 32 Hazelwood Ter. Staff Sergeant Joe Cologgi, 22, is returning home on leave after eleven months of combat operation in the European Theater of operations. He is an aerial gunner with a light a rdment group His mother, Mrs. Constance o.

loggi, resides at 126 Independence St. T5 Wrilliam F. Hyay of Pcnn Yan, has Colosjl completed 31 months of overseas service with the 825th Engineer Aviation Battalion. A truck driver, Hyatt is serving on the Western Front Overseas assignment awaits Flight Officer John L. Collins, son of Mr.

and Mrs. John F. Collins of 75 Sycamore who has completed combat training at the Mountain Home Army Air Field, Mountain nil Navy Man Veteran Of Pacific Battles Edward J. Fallon, 26, fire con-trolman, second class, of 115 Mid-vale is a veteran of the Mar- 5 from City Attached To Hospital Unit Five Rochester men are attached to the 117th Evacuation Hospital in France aiding wounded men on the Western Front. They are: Pvt.

Russell V. Hoffmeister, 601 Lake- view SSgt. Edwin C. Sprong Dewey Ave Capt TheodoreiMr- and Mrs Joseph E. Fallon.

jPacific ribbon with two stars. Steinhausen, 45 Oliver Sgt. While serving aboard a destroyer whirh was she nf Porrecidor. his! BSl- Hilton L. Blume.

21. son if Home, as a bombardier onnow an appren- The "Thunder Bums," "Panzer Dusters" and Jabo Angels' squadrons received the Presidential Citation for their action at Mons when U. S. forces invaded Belgium last September, destroyed 262 motor transport, 230 horse-drawn vehicles and an undetermined number of ground troops. Dining the fighting to reduce the Belgian Bulge, fighter-bomber pilots of the 368th Group duplicated their feat at Mons, destroying 600 enemy vehicles to highlight a banner day for the Ninth Air Force.

The Rochester officers with the 368th Group are Maj. Leo H. East, son of Mrs. Anna M. East, 548 Gar-son whose wife, Mrs.

Ruth East, is with the American Red Cross in New Guinea, Intelligence officer; Capt. Donald M. Cleary, son of Mrs. Katherine Cleary, 160 Cedarwood chaplain of the fighter group; Capt. Roy L.

Bowlin, son of Col. Roy L. Bowlin, former Rochester Ordnance District chief, and Mrs. Bowlin, of 33 Northumberland recently transferred to become assistant combat operations officer at Tactical Air Command Headquarters, and Second Lt. Helmut F.

Onus-seit, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Onusseit, 1280 Clinton Ave. who joined the group a short time ago. The non-commissioned officers are TSgt.

Edward C. Rabe husband of Mrs. June V. Kcrwin Rabe, and son of Mr. and Mrs.

Edward C. Rabe 3194 Culver William Lourette, son of Mr. propeller specialist, and SSgt. and Mrs. Abraham A.

Lourette, 75 Gorsline an electrical aviation specialist. 2 City Pilots Bomb Nazi Railway Yard Two pilots from Rochester, 1st Lt. Frederick R. Burger, 21, of 4.r)2 Cottage and Capt. Gordon Frederick B.

Burger Gordon 3. Spalty J. Spalty, 24. of 1811 Culver recently piloted their Marauders with the "Annihilators" Bomb Group on a combined bombing and strafing attack against a Nazi railway yard at Butzbach, Germany. Lieutenant Burger, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Fred R. Burger, has flown on 3.8 bombing missions and wears the Air Medal with six Oak Leaf Clus ters. Capt. Spalty, son of Mr.

and Mrs. George Spalty, is a veteran of Marauder missions. He wears the Air Medal with two Silver Clusters. Alphonse J. Nicolosi, 118 Mohawk recently was promoted to tech nician, 4th class.

He has been overseas 15 months nd has served in England and Northern France. Now serving at a century old Civilian hospital in Paris, Nicolosi's job is that of a surgical technician. He entered the service in September, 1942. Tech. Sgt.

Howard A. Sauer has been awarded the Badge for Qualification as Motor Vehicle Driver at a Ninth Air Force bomber base in France. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard A.

Sauer of 187 Browncroft Blvd. im I lorifa ill Moriim and Cpl. Arthur W. Tuccia-rone, 59 Lawndale Ter. Chaplain Joins Unit On Morotai Isle Chaplain (Captain) William D.

Bolger, son of Mrs. Joanna J. Bol-ger, 96 Rugby Avenue, recently joined the 31st Infantry Division on Morotai Island in the Dutch East Indies. Before entering the Army Chaplain Bolger had com pleted six years or stuay at at. Bernard's Seminary.

Coast Guardsman Spry, Min Donald E. nesota is tice seaman basic training at the a nhattan a Coast Training Station, following his entry into iervice in January, Spry is a former i 1 at East Itonald fry High School. Albion Officer Flies Invasion Transport First Lt. Henry S. Dragon, 26, of Albion flew one of the first transport planes to land on a German airfield on the Western Front.

Lieutenant Dragon, a pilot in the Air Transport Group of the Ninth Air Force, was a pilot of a twin- engined C-47 transport which moved a fighter group to a front line base in occupied Germany. His wife, the former Leslie Ann Phillips, is a resident of Albion. He is the son of Simon Dragon Albion. Two Rochester Army Air Forces officers and five enlisted men have arrived at Fort Dix, N. from overseas on leaves and furloughs prior to returning to their homes.

They are First Lt. Eusrene G. Weg-man, son of Mr. and Mrs. Al Weg- man, 716 Glide First Lt.

Donald M. Bennie, husband of Mrs. Gladys S. Bennie, 650 Wellington TSgt. Frank J.

Martello, brother of Mrs. Anna Siragusa, 321 Wood ward TSgt. Joseph A. Gae- tano, 689 Ridgeway T4 Wal ter C. Fedorwich.

son of Mrs. Anna Fedorowich, 22 Kosciusko Pfc. Fred Kemmet, son of Mr. and Mrs Fred Kemmet, 55 Kohlman St. and Pfc.

Max Rosen, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Rosen. 58 Watkina Ter.

Rochester, X. Apr. IB. 1945. a liirreraior DomDer.

jiraes r. Aiornson or az Raeburn wfcis recently awuid-ed the Combat Infantryman's Badge for action with the Glider Infantry during the battl'-of the Belgian Bulge. His wife. P'redia, lives in Rochester. Tfc.

John R. Conlin of 43 Ridge-way recently wiui promote to the grade of sergeant. He with the 346th Infantry Regiment in Germany. His wife, Natalie resides at the Ridgeway Avenue address. Two Monroe County soldiers are helping send a B-26 Marauder medium bomber on attacks against enemy communication centers along the Western Front.

They are: Pfc. Michael H. Sidoti, 21 Ontario and Cpl. Steve Harding, 100 Center Henrietta. Pfc.

Sidoti, an airplane mechanic, ha? been overseas 12 months. Cpl. Harding 22 months. Pvt. Guy J.

Parnell. husband of Mrs. Guy Parnell. 194 Woodstock was graduated from the Camera Technicians' School at Lowry Field, Denver, Colo. Before entering the service in March, 1944 Parnell attended Jefferson High School.

Sgt. John A. Bozza, son of Mrs. Angelina Bozza, 482 Hawley has enrolled at Keesler Field, Biloxi, for a basic airplane and engine mechanics course. Fernand P.

Carson, 20,, eon of Mrs. John Carson, 404 Murray St, has been promoted to technical sergeant. He is a top turret gun ner on the B-17 Flying Fortress "Lovely Lady" and a member of the Third Air Division. Prior to entering the service in December 1942, Sergeant Carson was em ployed by the Trimble Nursery and Furniture Company. A HANDKERCHItr AND I'VE WASTED THE EST FURLOUGHS Of MY UFE ON THAT Ft.

Dix, N. Post "Try again guess the empty hand and win a kiss." By Sanson In Ft. Dix. N. J.

Post Sailor Helps Royal Voyage Henry Andrew Meech, Sonarman Third Class, U. S. Na.al Reserve. 18. of Spencerport, was a member of the crew of the Atlantic Fleet destroyer that carried KiVig Ibn Faud from the Arabian port of Jidda to his historical meeting with President Roosevelt.

To reach Jidda the destroyer had to pass through the Suez Canal into the Red Sea. When the royal party of 48 persona embarked American sailors were treated to a ipht reminiscent of Biblical times. A huge tent was erected on the forecastle completely covering the forward gun mount. In it the king slept, served a banquet for the ship's officers and saw the new film 'Fighting Lady." A corral for the sheep, brought along to supply food for the royal party, was built on the stern of the Bhip among the depth charges. About the decks the personal belongings of the king's ministers, household and guards thick rugs, great trunks and stores of fruit and rice were reflected in the light of the many charcoal fires burned night and day to prepare food and the thick Arabian coffee.

Meech's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Hawkins, reside at 36 Amity Spencerport.

One of the "Rover Bows" of the Pth Air Force Service Command is Sgt. John J. Hallett, 27, husband of Mrs. Gladys M. Hallett, 459 Cottage a machinistwith a mobile reclamation and repair unit Joseph H.

Baker of Nine Mile Point, Webster, been promoted from second to first lieutenant. Charles A. Doering, whose wife lives at 3341 Edgemere Dr. and who is the son of Mr. and Mrs.

Charles G. Doering, 388 Birr been promoted to sergeant. He is serving with the Army Airways Communications System, in the Pacific. First Lt. Robert P.

Hart, whose wife, Ailine, Uvea at 11 Iminel Is a carpenter with on ordnance Imse shop company at Allied Force Headquarters In Italy. Erwin Chudanski, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. M.

Chudanski, 95 Frederick has been promoted to the grade of private first class find has been awarded the Good Conduct Medal. A graduate of Wa.thsngton High School, he was a salesman pi lor to entering the Army Air Force in December, 1041. He has been overseas eince September, 1942. Harry B. Lonthair, aviation chief ordnanceman of Rush, has re turned from the Pacific theater, where he was based on a Navy aii craft earner He was a i nance man for a group of divebombers which struck at targets in the Palau, Formosa, the Philippines and French I o-Chiia.

The son of Mr. and Mrs. George J. Lonthair, he was a Harry II. Lonthair pupil at Rush High School and enlisted in the Navy in February, 1940.

Albert James Nuijens, 27, of 765 Glide has been promoted to aviation machinist's mate first class in the V. S. Naval Reserve, at the Naval Air Station, Seattle. Nuijens, whose parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Nuijens live at 765 Glide has been in the Navy three years. Capt. Frederic C. Moll, who resides at 2057 East has been graduated from the Army Air Forces School of Aviation Medicine at Randolph Field, Texas. Capt.

Moll has recently returned from the Africa-Sicily-Italy theater of operations. He is a graduate of University of Rochester Medical School kl'i er and over the target a phonphor- ous bomb exploded th nixth. Be fore we could edge into another squadron for protection the Zero had us blanketed," the sergeant said. At 70 yards Sgt. Roberts sent one Jap flaming into the Strait of Makassar and a scant second later exploded another in midair.

By that time the Liberator had swung into another squadron and the bombers fought off the attackers until the latter turned back out of gasoline. A veteran of 41 combat mission in 30 months overseas Set. Rob erts wears the Air Medal with two uak Leaf Clusters, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Philip- j-uueiauon with one Oak Leaf Cluster, the Presidential unit Citation and the Asiatic- 1 ana Mrs. H. A.

Blume of "Sil Rhinecliff has been promoted from trie ranic of corporaL He a mapping" work in a photo technical unit of the Hth Army Air Forr in China. has hern over seas for the last year. First Lt. Clif ford S. He wins 23, has re- Hilton cerxly returned home on 'eave Ilium arter completing his tour of duty with the Ninth Air Force.

His Bar ents, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford S. He-wins, live at iri6 Willowbend Rd. As a B-26 Marauder pilot.

Lt. He-wins flew over 60 bombing missionsfirst from England, then from Frame. He has been awarded the Air Medjil and 12 oak leaf clusters. 2-c David Kay Hampshire, ion of Edmund Hampshire. 180 Rockingham has completed his recruit training at Sampson Naval Training Center and has beea granted a leave.

Five Rochester women are taking basic military training at the Third WAC Training Center Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. They are: Pvt. Anna M. Zicari, 371 WTiitr.ev Pvt. Audrey C.

Tougher, W. Spruce Pvt. Bertha J. Vaivoda, 76 Weyl Pvt. Victor ia.

L. Vitkovsky, 273 Rosewood Ter, and Pvt. Betty J. Wagner, 164 Like Ave. MSgt.

Robert G. Bass, aon of Mr. and Mrs. Louis S. Boss.

567 Cild and FO Leo Coveney. son of Mr. and Mrs. William Cov eney, 144 Cameron schoolmates at both Holy Apostles and Edison Technical High Schools, recently met in England and enjoyed several visits together. They are members of the Eighth Air Force, serving from England on B-24s.

Pfc. Raymond Ashton, son cf Mr. and Mrs. W. C.

Ashton. 10 Bet-ford has been awarded th Combat InTan- tryman Badge. In the service since Decem ber, 1942, Private Ashton has been in ac tion in New Guinea and on Lyte. I le Is serving with She Red Arrow Division on Luton. Capt.

Linden II. Schwab, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. H.

Schwab. 173 Ridgeway and husband of Mrs. Elizabeth Schwah. 941 S. Goodman was ecently promoted from first lieutenant whiiu servingn Germany.

In the Army reserve since 1912, Schwab has been on active duty since January, He went overseas last Schwab received his E. A. degree from the University of Rochester and his M. D. from the University of Buffalo Medical School.

Smashing the oil installations la ihe Vienna area Lsn't just a oneway affair. A lot of people know this, and among them is Cpl. Raiph Nietz, brother of Charles Nietz. 108 Keller St. Cpl.

Nietz is an air craft mechanic in a depot repair squadron, with 19 months service overseas. "My hat's off to the men who fly them," he said. "We give them our best." Area Soldier Helps Blow Up Jap Munitions "We blew up at least a dozen ammunition dumps in thow mountains," Pfc. Walter M. Smith, of 92 Ittirhen Way.

told an Army combat correspondent. Smith mum a meinlx-r of platoon of the 15 1st assigned, in addition to their other missions, to destroy the enemy ammunition supplies cached deep in the bills of Zigzag Pass, on Luzon. could see the debris going sky high after our demolition charges set off the Jap dumps," Smith said. "It was a regular Fourth of July celebration." Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs, Earl Smith.

Is a veteran of th battles at Zambales and the lih-ereation hf Rataan. He has been overseas for the last 15 month, I ft- JOLLY ROGERS" Four Rochesterians serving with the "Jolly Rogers" in the Philippines, pose before one of their bombers with its emblem, the skull and crossbones. From left, Sgt. James Jeswinkowski, 18 Thomas and Staff Sgt. Joe Bulavinetz, 66 Widman Joseph Marullo, 107 Sherwood Stuart Guldrandsen, J9 Holbrook St.

Edith Doctor, 199 Chambers Spencerport, has been promoted to technician fifth grade in the Academic Regiment, Infantry School, Fort Benning, Ga. Before entering service in June, 1943. she was employed by Antonelli Fireworks Inc. Back in the United States are Sgt. Redgord J.

Hoad, 34. son of Mrs. Emma Hoad, 67 Vt Prince after 27 months service with the ATC in the Middle East and Africa and Pfc. William E. Mills.

24, son of William P. Mills, Bath, after two years overseas with a unit of the anti-aircraft service. Sgt. Donald Coleman, whose wife, Helen, lives at 96 Clay has been assigned to a unit which services A-26 invader bombers for the Ninth Air Force. A graduate of West High School he was employed by the Coleman Decorating Company before entering service in May, 1942.

Second Lt. Arlene J. Meyenburg, Woman's Army Corps, 1 Middlesex has been promoted to first lieutenant. She is stationed at Northington General Hospital, Tuscaloosa, Ala. She entered the service as a private in January, 1943.

Prior to entering the service, she was employed by the Roche.Hr ter Health Bureau laboratories in Strong Memorial Hospital. The lieutenant's husband, Sgt. Douglas Meyenburg, is now overseas. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Ralph J. Sexton, reside at 91 Middlesex Rd. Moore son of Mrs. Evelyn E. Moore, 208 Reynolds has been promoted to the grade of sergeant.

He has been overseas two months. TSgt. A. Keith Sheriff, grandson of Mrs. Nancy Sheriff, 66 Ardmore has reported to Atlantic City, N.

after a t) i furlough here and with his father. Keith Sheriff of Haliburton, Ontario, Canada. Radioman Shcr-riff is a veteran of 42 missions over enemy territory in the European theater. He holds the Air Medal with four Leaf Clusters, Keith Sheriff four campaign stars, the Good Conduct Medal, the Presidential Cita tion and the Distinguished Flying Cross, awarded on his 20th birth day. The sergeant enlisted just after his 18th birthday two years ago.

Cpl. LaMonte F. Dodgson. 22. of Mendon, aerial gunner on a B-21 Liberator, recently arrived in Italy and has been Assigned to a heavy bombardment group of the 10th AAF.

Prior to entering the Army he was employed by the Delco Appliance Division of General Motors. His father, LaMonte E. Dodgson, and his wife, Mrs. Jennie C. Dodgson, live in Mendon.

T4 Richmond Mnthia, 460 Clarissa has returned from 33 months in the Southwest l'aciilc theater of operations where he served as a radio maintenance man. Mathia whose mother. Mrs. Susie Miles lives in Ormond, is stationed at the redistribution station, Camp Butner, N. C.

SSgt. Fred Whitehead, 35, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. M.

Whitehead. 1244 Long Pond Rd. and Capt. Gordon Puffer, son of Mrs. Margaret Puffer, 9 Stebbins have addci a second battle star to their theater of operations ribbons with tbc Eighth Air Force in England.

The second star signifies participation in the Normandy campaign. The first star represented participation in the air offensive over Europe. Second Lt. John A. Derosa, 22.

42 Backus bombardier on a B-24 Liberator bomber, recently arrived in Italy and has been assigned to a veteran Liberator group. Assignment of Second Lt. Edward G. Goodridge of 15 Webster to a veteran Mediterranean-based B-25 Mitchell medium bomber Wing has been announced by 12th Air Force Headquarters in Italy. His wife, Geraldine and his parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Edward F. Goodridge, live at the Webster Crescent address. Th civilian life he was employed by the Eastman Kodak Co. Paul R.

Haines, Albion, is a weather forecaster with the 18th Weather Squadron, USSTAF. He is stationed in Britain and was recently promoted to first lieutenant. Before entering the service Lieutenant Haines operated his own general insurance agency in Albion. His wife, Dorothy, lives in Holley. water and just held on." He said he "cussed awhile, swam a while and prayed awhile," and finally was picked up by another boat.

The young medics, sepa rated from each other, stuck with some of the infantrymen throueh the night and until the following aiternoon. Pvt. Keehn found himself in a machinegun emplacement with two riflemen. Others crawled into a trench with several infantrymen. The next afternoon, the men found their way to an aid station and returned across the river.

Promotion of John W. LcPeau, brother of Mrs. George Deck. 114 Anthony to sergeant was disclosed in a letter to his Rochester sister. Sergeant LcEeau, now serving with the 179th Infartry in France, was employed by Bausch and Lomb Optical Company and the West End Provision Company before entering the Army.

Ensign Donald F. Wagner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Wagner, of 283 Beach is now serving with a Navy narricr based fighting squadron in the Pacific.

Besides his duties ns i Hellcat pilot, ne serves as an assistant engineering officer Itonsild F. Wacner in the squadron. Serving in a Flying Fortress crew at the Alexandria Army Air Field is Lt. William R. Ardrews, son of Mr.

and Mrs. William Andrews, 400 Fernwood Ave. A graduate of Benjamin Franklin High School, he entered he service in July, 1943. FO Victor R. Bonaldi, son of Mi-, and Mrs.

Louis Bonaldi, 66 Aab recently completed, a com bat course in the Army's newest attack bomber, the A-26 Invader, at Marianna Army Air Field. He was a pupil at Jefferson High School before entering the service. Recently promoted to the grade second lieutenant is Milton Ernest Bush, of 8 Seneca Park Circle. A graduate of Irondequoit High School, Lieutenant Bush's civilian occupation was a marine and engineer. Cpl.

Floyd A. Bohrer son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bohrer, 64 Chestnut Ridge has recently arrived in the European war theater and received a brief orientation course. Before entering the service he was a pupil at Edison Technical High School.

Aviation Cadet William Anderson, son of Mr. and Mia. John Krajowsky of 3 Bessie is at the Lodwick School of Aeronautics, Lakeland, undergoing primary fright training. t. Arnold U.

Goodrich, 19. son of and Goodrich, 76 Kil- Willhim A iKlrrxmi Mrs. Arnold bourn has been graduated from the AAF Training Command's aircraft radio mechanics school at Truax Field, Madison, Wis. Lt. Nickelas G.

Chomyn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kyrald Chomyn, 79 Wakerield and Frederick R. Edmunds, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Ray C. Edmunds, 63 Colvin have recently received wings at an air base in Childless, Texas. Lt. Harry F. Cohen, husband of Mrs.

Marion V. Cohen, 12 Lakeview has recently arrived in the European Theater of Operations and received a brief orientation course. Before entering the service he was employed by the Haloid Company. Commendation from his commanding general was received by SSgt. Wallace D.

Houk, son of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Houk, 38 Peck St. A soldier since August, 1942, he has been overseas 20 months.

He was graduated from I East High School and was previously employed by J. Hungerford Smith Company. Pfc. Angelo J. D'Amico, 23, son of Mrs.

Sarah D'Amico, 110 Bay Is a cook In Italy with a 15tii Air Force Liberator group which has been awarded the Distinguished Unit citation. Cpl Nicholas J. Caparco, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vito Caparco, 95 Kenilworth has been awerded the Good Conduct Medal.

His military duty is that of field cadre with a ground forces replacement unit, Fort Meade, Md. 1 4f If shall Islands, Aitape, New Ireland Morotai and several operations in the Philippines. He is the son of chin mq a hit Kw rm mnt iloa rori ship was hit by projectiles fired from Japanese shore batteries on the island, and although caught in an explosion which killed six men, he suffered only minor injuries and is now fully recovered. In abandoning the gas-filled compart ment, he aided a more seriously Injured man to escape. Before entering service, he was employed by the Bausch Lomb Optical Company.

Three Rochester area officers and four non-commissioned officers have arrived at a Strategic Air Force Station in England for ori entation courses before transfer to the fighting zones in Germany. They are Lt. Glenwood E. Hieber, whose wife, Mrs. Hedwig W.

Hie ber, lives at 132 W. Spruce East Rochester; Lt. Lawrence Deis-inger, 58 Kron Flight Officer Howard W. Anderson, son of Mr. and Mrs.

William K. Anderson, 24 Judson Sgt. Alex M. DeCroce, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Daniel De Croce, 48 Lime Cpl. Donald M. Connors, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam M.

Connors, 79 Gorsline Cpl. William J. Cummings, husband of Mrs. Margaret Cummings, 244 Clay iind Cpl. Robert H.

Har ris of Canandaigua. With a WAC unit attached to the Fifth Army in Italy is Sgt. Kath- ryn B. Garrett, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Harry Garrett, 78 Ontario View a former employe of Lastman Kodak Company.

Pfc. Harold D. Charlton of 517 Magee stationed in the Marianas, has been promoted to technician fifth grade. Cpl. Carl Woggon, is a machinist who manufactures and reconditions parts for battle torn B-17 Flying Fortresses at a large aerial repair depot in England before the planes are returned to service to smash targets in the Reich.

His wife and daughter reside at 143 Barberry Ter. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Herman Wog gon, 98 Barber ry Ter. He has been in England 18 months and has been awarded the machinist technician badge.

Word of the promotion of First Lt. Jack E. Downhill, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Downhill, 67 Lakeshlre to captain in the Army Air Forces was received ry his parents recently.

Overseas witn a Troop Carrier Group, the Rochester air officer Is a veteran of tin Tunisian and Italian the Normandy invasion, the A--dennes battle and the Khi.v crossing. Four Rochester soldiers serving with the 338th Infantry Regiment of the SMh (Custer) Division of the Fifth Army in Italy have been awarded Combat Infahtrymai Badges. They are Pfc. Walter R. Muerb son of Herman Muerb.

93 Burling Pvt. H. Leonard Richardson, son of Mrs. Amy F. Livingston, 142 Anthony Pfc.

Frederick. H. Raymer, son of Harry F. Raymer, 140 Webster and Pvt. Anthony J.

D'Amato, son of Mrs. Rose D'Amato, 429 Jay St. Pfc. Rodger Sparklin recently received a seven-day pass to Rome as a reward for meritorious work during tactical operations on the Fifth Army front in Northern Italy. His wife, Helen, resides at 133 Roslyn St.

Coast Guardsman Michael R. Gagliardi, 17-year-old apprentice seaman of 272 Spencer is receiving instruction at the Coast Guard's Manhattan Beach Training Station. A brother, Peter, is a private first Miclinel It. (ingliartll class in Army. the Pfc.

Edward C. Brooks, son of Mr. and Mrs. William C. Broolu, 205 Conrad was one of a group of combat casualties to arrive at Camp Butner, N.

fiir further treatment and convalescence. Private Brooks was with the 103rd Infantry Division in France when he was hospitalized. He had served five months in the European Theater of Operations. He holds the Purple Heart and the Infantryman's Badge. i i a nail into his foot while directing his firefighters.

On Wednesday four emplojes of Monroe Ordnance were badly burned when the blaze from a flame thrower suddenly filled the ccment-hlork shed from which they were testing it nt McKee and Buffalo Roads. Most seriously burned when his clothing caught fire wa Robert Keefer, 33, of 25-A Thorn who was the victim of a similar accident in the same shop last October. Wilson Park got City Council's official blessing last week as a playground. It will be under Bureau of Parks supervision. Councilmen were told by J.

Emmett O'Brien, attorney for property owners near the park: "You're going to be faced by an injunction on the ground this playground is a public nuisance." BACK HOME yesterday our flags fluttered at half staff as we said prayerful farewell to the Chief. The stunning news or one of the greatest casualties of this war left your honi" city determined to carry on under the new chief. President Truman, in the grand American tradition'. Officially, the city observed President Roosevelt's passing by draping its public buildings in mourning. Memorial services were held or special prayers offered in all churches.

At 3:30 p. m. Saturday the city's business halted. Many of the stores closed until Monday noon. Others, in the essential categories, reopened at 6 p.

m. Theaters were dark, bars and other public gathering places were shuttered until 6. The warplants had periods of silence. Last night the Philharmonic Orchestra gave a public memorial concert in the Eastman Theater. MfHi VIATION FATALITY: Walter S.

Merritt, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest S. Merritt, 124 Mosley Greece, was injured fatally Friday afternoon when the training plane he was piloting crashed on Coleman Terrace Playground. The plane nosedived from low altitude and 20 children on the playground fled to safety when they saw the impending tragedy.

Young Merritt died in City Ambulance en route to Genesee Hospital. Investigators learned that he had only three hours solo time and was not supposed to be flying over the city. Weather report: The mercury went crazy again last week, toppling April "heat" records day after day until it ran smack into Saturday and got an awful chill. After knocking a 49-year record for Apr. 13 into the ashcan by soaring to 86, mad mere plunged perilously close to the freezing mark Saturday night and threatened the far-advanced fruit buds.

Honor: Col. Edward T. Went worth of the Medical Corps, USA, organizer and now commander in Europe of General Hospital 19, has been named unanimous choice ns Albert David Kaiser medalist for 1945 by the Rochester Academy of Medicine. Two fires made top head news last week. On Sunday afternoon an $80,000 fire swept the Charles C.

West Coal Co. yards at 281 N. Union St. Seven firemen and a policeman were burned or injured at the scene. Chief Jack Slattery ran jgPORTS: Please return, with orders that they be thrown into my mush, all them nice woids I have been saying about our Red Wings.

The sports writers covering them at their Oxford, Ohio, training camp told us how they fell apart last week already! and looked chumpish against the Columbus Red Birds, the "cousins' they were kicking around the Miami University campus the previous week. They need a half dozen good players, especially a smart catcher, and they need 'em in a hurry as the season opens Thursday at Jersey City. But where are they going to get them from, the Pony League? Speaking of things slightly smelly or was it seems another one of those pro fight smell-eroos was foisted upon Rochester fandom at the Arena Friday night. The card drew a capacity crowd, but the whole show lasted less than half an hour as fight after fight ended in a knockout, good or otherwise. Rochester's Johnny Flynn won the feature match easily, kayoing flabby Buddy Knox in the third round.

Next day the sports editors warned the promoters that they can't do that again to the fans who pay the shot. Flynn got better than $2,000 for his "work" and Soldier Knox knocked off better than a grand from the overstuffed cash registers that the sucker-taken fans rang long and loudly. I know you're just dying to hear that Whipper Billy Watson decisioned Larry Mouquin in the week's rassle feature. Be seeing vou. HOME FRONT HARRY.

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