CONNECTICUT M E N

30th - O l d Hickory - Division

September 1945
 30th DIVISION BATTLE LOG
Normandy — T h e 30th came ashore
i n N o r m a n d y on J u n e 15, 1944, spearhead-
ed the S t . L o B r e a k t h r o u g h and kept i t i n
the forefront a l l the w a y on to P a r i s a n d
i n t o G e r m a n y . I t was one of the first to
enter B e l g i u m a n d H o l l a n d . Its first
mission on l a n d i n g i n F r a n c e was to secure
the h i g h ground n o r t h of the V i r e et T a u t e
C a n a l . L e R a y soon fell before the r o l l i n g
30th a n d the mission of clearing the n o r t h
b a n k of the canal was completed b y J u n e
17. O n J u l y 7 the d i v i s i o n m o v e d f o r w a r d
again, crossing the V i r e R i v e r a n d pene-
t r a t i n g as far as S t . J e a n - d e - D a y .
St. Lo Breakthrough — Beginning
J u l y 25 the 30th took p a r t i n one of the
war's memorable actions, the S t . L o
B r e a k t h r o u g h . A d v a n c e s were slowed late
i n J u l y , b u t b y A u g . 6 the 3 0 t h relieved
the 1st I n f a n t r y D i v i s i o n near M o r t a i n .
S u d d e n l y the d i v i s i o n was a t t a c k e d b y
five a r m o r e d divisions of the enemy, the
G e r m a n s ' purpose being to drive to the
sea at A v r a n c h e s a n d split the A m e r i c a n
F i r s t a n d T h i r d A r m i e s . T h e 1st B a t t a l i o n
of the 117th R e g i m e n t bore the b r u n t of
the assault a n d was so hard-pressed t h a t
all available personnel was t h r o w n i n t o
action. T h e b a t t a l i o n held fast. In a
week the N a z i spearhead was broken a n d
the enemy t h r o w n back. I n A u g . 1944 the
t o w n of R e u i l l y fell to the 30th a n d the
Seine R i v e r was soon crossed.
Belgium — I n Sept. 1944 a n offensive
was started near T o u r n a i a n d Brussels.
I n mid-September, after the A l b e r t C a n a l
a n d the M e u s e R i v e r were crossed, the 30th
took objectives near H o r b a c h , G e r m a n y
a n d completed plans for the assault on the
Siegfried L i n e . T h i s a t t a c k opened Oct. 2,
1944 a n d a breach was made the following
d a y . C o n t a c t w i t h the 1st I n f a n t r y D i v i s -
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i o n was made O c t . 16, 1944 a n d encircle-
ment of A a c h e n was completed. T h e 30th
continued on the offensive i n H o l l a n d ,
Belgium and Germany.
The Bulge — W h e n V o n Rundstedt
a t t e m p t e d his B r e a k t h r o u g h i n December,
the 30th was rushed to the M a l m e d y -
Stavelot area. H e r e the 30th gave such
a m a u l i n g to some of H i t l e r ' s best troops
t h a t the G e r m a n s called the d i v i s i o n
"Roosevelt's SS Troops". After helping
to stem the G e r m a n winter d r i v e , the
d i v i s i o n m o v e d to the M o n t V i e l s a l m ,
Sart, L i e r n e u x areas. A t war's end the
d i v i s i o n was stationed at Saalfield, G e r -
many.
SERVICEMEN'S
COMMEMORATIVE BOOKLET
Vol. 1 Sept. 25, 1945 No. 15
CARLETON B. CLYMA Editor
T h i s booklet on the 30th Division's
return from the European war was prepared
by the Office of the Governor, as an addition
to the souvenirs and memorabilia of those
who participated i n the defeat of the once
great G e r m a n W e h r m a c h t .
The courtesies and assistance of public
relations officers, at the ports and at the
F o r t Devens Reception Station, greatly
facilitated the gathering of the material for
this booklet. Group pictures are from
Signal Corps photographs. The cover
picture is from the N e w Y o r k D a i l y News.
The B a t t l e L o g and Facts were prepared
b y the Office of Technical Information,
A.G.F.
A l i m i t e d number of copies are available
for distribution, to Connecticut men of the
D i v i s i o n . T h e y can be secured by written
request to the Office of the Governor, State
Capitol, Hartford.
Reproduction of original material is
permissible only with written authorization
 30th DIVISION STORIES
E D I T O R ' S N O T E : Memories of the E u r o p e a n experience w i l l blur with the passing of years.
Accuracy will diminish. Details will become vague and half forgotten. T o record, i n black and
white here and 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 30th were asked to relate their own personal
stories and impressions and i n their own words, they are here so recorded:

Augustyn, Joseph S., Pfc., C o . B . , Benson, Lawrence L . , P f c , H q . 2 n d

119th Inf., M i d d l e t o w n
" T h e combat days are the b a d days.
I don't k n o w how to explain i t . Y o u have
to be i n there to k n o w what I m e a n . "
Barquin, Paul M . , P f c , Cannon Co.,
120th Inf., B r i d g e p o r t
" I thought i t was great l e a v i n g the
States a n d a r r i v i n g i n S c o t l a n d a n d
r i d i n g t h r o u g h E n g l a n d , w h i c h is a nice
l o o k i n g c o u n t r y , u n t i l I found out t h a t
i t rains i n E n g l a n d most of the t i m e . I
joined the 30th D i v i s i o n i n the Siegfried
L i n e . I t was p r e t t y b a d there, as anyone
who was there w i l l tell y o u . A m I glad
to get back to the S t a t e s ! "
Beach, Charles B . , P v t . , C o . C,
119th Inf., D a n b u r y
" T h e t h i n g I like best was the destruc-
t i o n i n G e r m a n y . I t was a d a m n good job
b y our A i r C o r p s a n d A r t i l l e r y . One of
the toughest things the G I h a d to take
over there was the a t t i t u d e of some of
our officers after V - E D a y . T h e r e were
unfair distinctions as to the enforcement
of rules a n d regulations. T h e commissioned
officers got a w a y w i t h a n y t h i n g . T h e n o n -
coms got broke a n d p e n a l i z e d . "
Beard, J o h n W . , P f c , B t r y . C , 230th
F. A . , Lakeville
" W e landed in Glasgow, S c o t l a n d on
W a s h i n g t o n ' s B i r t h d a y , 1944. T h e E n g l i s h
a n d the Scotch are nice people a n d t h e y
treated me o k a y b u t those countries are
far b e h i n d the States i n m a n y ways. T h e
best d a y I h a d i n E u r o p e was V - E D a y . "
B n . , 119th Inf., N e w H a v e n
" I saw the whole show w i t h this outfit,
eighteen months overseas a n d eleven
months i n combat. T h e best shooting I
h a d was just after our B r e a k t h r o u g h
beyond St. L o i n N o r m a n d y . One night
we were h o l d i n g a road block, well d u g i n
i n the Jerries' o w n trenches, when we
heard a lot of footsteps f r o m the rear.
T h e y failed to halt when we challenged
t h e m a n d w h e n we could m a k e t h e m out
for G e r m a n s , I opened u p w i t h m y s u b -
machine gun on a n officer who was out i n
front. W h e n the shooting was over, we
counted nineteen dead a n d wounded
Jerries. T h e y h a d three machine guns
t h a t t h e y never got a chance to use on u s . "
Bero, J o h n P . , Sgt., A n t i - T a n k C o . ,
119th Inf., D a n b u r y
" I spent fourteen months i n the t a n k
destroyer school a n d I was b i t t e r l y d i s -
appointed w h e n I was transferred to the
I n f a n t r y for overseas service. I was
assigned to the a n t i - t a n k c o m p a n y i n
the 417th I n f a n t r y of the 7 6 t h D i v i s i o n .
I n m y first few days i n combat m y
feeling of d i s a p p o i n t m e n t at being t r a n s -
ferred to the I n f a n t r y disappeared. W h e n
the 417th was first c o m m i t t e d against the
Siegfried L i n e at E c h t e r n o c h , i n L u x e m -
bourg, I went along w i t h m y s q u a d w h i c h
was a t t a c h e d to a leading rifle p l a t o o n .
I t was a d a y l i g h t a t t a c k on a fortified
position. I saw the I n f a n t r y a t t a c k u p -
h i l l under h e a v y shellfire a n d airbursts.
T h e y never faltered. T h e y never took

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cover. T h e y just kept going f o r w a r d .
W h e n I saw t h a t , I was no longer dis-
a p p o i n t e d at being a n I n f a n t r y m a n . I
felt p r o u d to be serving w i t h such m e n .
T h e r e is no glamour a n d not m u c h glory
for the foot soldier b u t the I n f a n t r y is
really 'the Queen of B a t t l e ' . "
Billingham, Wainwright A., Pfc,
Serv. C o . , 120th Inf., N e w H a v e n
" I d o n ' t t h i n k m u c h of the F r e n c h a n d
Belgians b u t the people of H o l l a n d are
really tops. T h e F r e n c h were out to get
a l l t h e y could f r o m us. T h e Belgians were
o n l y a l i t t l e better, a n d the D u t c h were
friendly a n d sociable a n d w o u l d go out
of their w a y to do things for u s . "
Brazee, W i l l i a m , P f c , C o . C , 119th
Inf., S a l i s b u r y
" T h e worst t h i n g I saw over there was
an a i r battle over our lines d u r i n g the
B u l g e . J e r r y planes came d o w n out of the
clouds a n d k n o c k e d out seventeen of our
fighter planes w h i c h were escorting our
bombers. T w o or three minutes later our
planes came i n a n d evened the score. W e
c o u l d see the J e r r y fliers b a i l i n g out a n d
their planes coming d o w n i n flames.
T h e y d i d n ' t have a chance. I counted
twelve J e r r y planes k n o c k e d out i n less
t h a n three m i n u t e s . "
Bull, F r e d e r i c k E . , l s t / S g t . , H q . B t r y . ,
230th F . A . , B r i d g e p o r t
" I have been i n the A r m y seven a n d a
half years. I n p r e - P e a r l H a r b o r days I
served w i t h the 1st D i v i s i o n at F o r t s
E t h a n A l l e n a n d D e v e n s . I was t r a n s -
ferred just before the 1st sailed for A f r i c a
to the C a d r e of the 76th D i v i s i o n a n d saw
service i n t h a t outfit i n the B a t t l e s of the
B u l g e a n d the Siegfried L i n e , a n d i n the
combat t e a m from the 76th w h i c h spear-
headed the d r i v e for K o b l e n z . I have 83
points a n d expect I can get out if I want to.
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I n those seven a n d a half years of A r m y
life, there have been b a d days as w e l l as
good. I learned a l o t . "
Carlson, R o b e r t G . , Cpl, B t r y . C ,
113th F . A . , D e e p R i v e r
" I s a w B u c h e n w a l d b u t it was p r e t t y
well cleaned up when we got there. W e
could still see the charred bones of some
of the v i c t i m s i n the furnaces where t h e y
had been cremated. I saw the pieces of
tattooed h u m a n s k i n w h i c h the G e r m a n s
h a d cut f r o m the bodies of their v i c t i m s .
A f t e r seeing B u c h e n w a l d I t h i n k we are
treating the G e r m a n s m u c h too easy."
Chikla, Joseph J r . , T / 5 , B t r y . A . , 230th
F. A., New Haven
" I got stuck i n the S t . L o b o m b i n g
w h e n bombs f r o m our o w n planes landed
i n areas where our D i v i s i o n was d u g i n .
T h e r e were quite a n u m b e r of casualties.
T h e y were using 200 a n d 500 p o u n d b o m b s ,
b o t h anti-personnel a n d h i g h explosive.
A f t e r it was over there were craters a l 1
a r o u n d our B a t t e r y position. T h a t was
the worst spot I was i n d u r i n g the w a r a n d
I saw the hedgerow fighting at M o r t a i n ,
too."
Cimbor, Joseph W . , P f c , H q . B t r y . ,
113th F . A . , S t r a t f o r d
" T h e b o m b i n g of St. L o is something
I w i l l always remember. W h a t impressed
me was the n u m b e r of planes we h a d i n
the air t h a t day. T h e sound a n d the effects
of t h a t b o m b i n g scared me just as m u c h
as it must have scared the K r a u t s . "
Daly, T h o m a s J . , S / S g t . , Serv. B t r y . ,
230th F . A . , S t a m f o r d
"Our doughboys crossed the Sauer
R i v e r i n L u x e m b o u r g against terrific
odds a n d I w i l l remember t h a t crossing
always. T h e river was flooded. The
opposite shore was sheer cliffs, studded
w i t h concrete pillboxes. T h e G e r m a n s
were l o o k i n g right d o w n the doughboys'
throats. Three times t h e y threw pontoon
bridges across a n d three times they were
swept a w a y b y the current of the flooded
river. W h e n the doughboys finally d i d
get there t h e y took their revenge. T h e y
blew u p the bunkers a n d pillboxes a n d
c a r v e d the G e r m a n s a l l to h e l l . "
Fiore, George, Sgt., C o . B . , 119th Inf.,
Norwalk
" I don't remember a n y t h i n g v e r y good
over there. T h e B u l g e was the worst I was
i n . T h e weather was b a d a n d cold a n d the
G e r m a n s were still fighting t h e n . "
Fleischner, M a r t i n , Sgt., B t r y . C . ,
113th F . A . , N e w H a v e n
" W h e n we took the t o w n of Zelitz,
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G e r m a n y , i n the freight y a r d s there we
f o u n d about one h u n d r e d freight cars
j a m m e d p a c k e d w i t h thousands of J e w i s h
slave laborers, a l l s t a r v i n g , some d y i n g
a n d m a n y dead. T h e G e r m a n s were
t r y i n g to keep t h e m out of A l l i e d hands,
b u t the speed of our drive was such t h a t
we over-ran the G e r m a n s . T h e J e w i s h
people were p a c k e d i n these freight cars,
m e n , w o m e n a n d children, i n c l u d i n g t i n y
babies. O u r B a t t a l i o n took the job of
p r o v i d i n g some food a n d w h a t comforts
we could for these people. W e forced the
G e r m a n s to bake thousands of loaves of
bread. T h e m e n i n our outfit c o n t r i b u t e d
whatever t h e y c o u l d i n the w a y of spare
rations, c a n d y bars, cigarettes a n d clothes.
G e r m a n civilians i n this area t r i e d to c o n -
ceal their canned food supplies b y b u r y i n g
t h e m i n manure piles. W e h a d been
t i p p e d off a n d were able to recover a c o n -
siderable a m o u n t of those supplies for the
s t a r v i n g Jews. W e p u t t h e m i n a G e r m a n
hospital c a m p n e a r b y a n d w h e n we t u r n e d
t h e m over to our m i l i t a r y government
people just before we left the area, t h e y
were i n m u c h better s h a p e . "
Gardner, H a r l o n M . , M / S g t . , Serv.
C o . , 120th Inf., N e w C a n a a n
" I was a m a z e d at how good the G e r m a n
w o m e n looked. T h e y were the o n l y good
l o o k i n g w o m e n i n E u r o p e . A s for close
shaves, the closest I h a d was w h e n our
C P near M a g d e b u r g was under a r t i l l e r y
fire a n d the buildings a l l a r o u n d i t were
wrecked b y the s h e l l i n g . "
Goss, W i l b u r A . , J r . , P f c , C o . I , 119th
Inf., O l d L y m e
" I j o i n e d the 119th a n d went i n t o the
line on C h r i s t m a s E v e at S t u m o n t ,
B e l g i u m , near M a l m e d y . T h a t is a
C h r i s t m a s E v e I w i l l remember a l l m y
life. I w i l l also remember the d a y a m o n t h
a n d a half later at R a n d i g a n , i n G e r m a n y ,
where I was h i t b y a shell fragment t h a t
p u t me i n the h o s p i t a l for a m o n t h .
Those were the worst days. T h e best days
I h a d were seven on f u r l o u g h in E n g l a n d . "
Harris, Laurence V . , J r . , P f c , M e d .
D e t . , 119th Inf., N o r f o l k
" T h e worst fighting I saw was i n the
B a t t l e of the B u l g e at L a Glieze, B e l g i u m .
W e met the F i r s t (Adolf H i t l e r ) SS
D i v i s i o n there. T h e y were the ones who
massacred A m e r i c a n prisoners near M a l -
m e d y . I t was the f a n a t i c i s m of the SS men
a n d the concentration of G e r m a n t a n k s
t h a t made the B u l g e b a d . "
Hathaway, P h i l i p J . , T / 5 , Serv. C o . ,
119th Inf., M a d i s o n
" I w i l l remember for a long t i m e the
welcome we got from the slave laborers we
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liberated at the G o e r i n g Steel W o r k s .
T h e y m u s t have been treated p r e t t y b a d ,
h a l f - s t a r v e d a n d over-worked. Later,
we l i b e r a t e d m a n y A m e r i c a n a n d B r i t i s h
soldiers who h a d been prisoners of w a r
confined at S t a l a g 3 a n d came t h r o u g h the
lines while we were at M a g d e b u r g , on the
E l b e R i v e r . T h e y were almost n a k e d
a n d t h e y looked worse off t h a n the slave
laborers."
Jachymczuk, Joseph, P f c , B t r y . C ,
113th F . A . , N e w H a v e n
" O u r biggest A r t i l l e r y show was the
barrage before the I n f a n t r y crossed the
R o e r R i v e r , F e b r u a r y 23rd. I t was a
steady r o l l i n g fire f r o m our guns, l a y e d
h u b to h u b . O u r b a t t e r y fired about 2,000
rounds i n 9 hours. I saw the results a few
hours later. T h e A r t i l l e r y h a d done its
job, k n o c k e d out the G e r m a n fortifica-
tions, a n d drove the G e r m a n I n f a n t r y
back. W e d i d our job, b u t I w o u l d l i k e
to give a l l the credit to the I n f a n t r y . "
Keating, Hugh M . , Pfc, Btry. A.,
113th F . A . , N e w H a v e n
" M o r t a i n was the place. W h e n we
m o v e d i n there, there was supposed to be
o n l y a l i t t l e pocket of G e r m a n s . I t t u r n e d
out t h a t there were five G e r m a n panzer
divisions w h i c h h a d b r o k e n t h r o u g h our
lines. Y o u ought to give credit to the B r i t -
ish A i r Force. T h e y k n o c k e d out 132 G e r -
m a n t a n k s a n d a r m o r e d vehicles j u s t
about 600 yards i n front of our p o s i t i o n s . "
Kos, W a l t e r C , 1 s t / S g t . , C o . L , 119th
Inf., Suffield
" I was a prisoner of w a r for six days
after being captured d u r i n g the B a t t l e of
the B u l g e b y SS troops. A t the t i m e , I was
a staff sergeant, a n d took over a p l a t o o n
because there were no officers w i t h us. I
sort of k e p t the p l a t o o n together w h e n the
G e r m a n t a n k s a t t a c k e d a n d closed i n on
us. I n t h a t scrap I k n o c k e d out two t a n k s
a n d a h a l f - t r a c k w i t h a bazooka. T h e
G e r m a n s flanked us a n d cut off the o n l y
r o a d into the t o w n we were i n a n d w i t h
a b o u t eighteen m e n I was captured. W e
gave u p o n l y when our bazooka shells gave
out a n d we h a d n o t h i n g to use against the
t a n k s . T h e SS took us back i n t o the G e r -
m a n lines about four miles to a t o w n a n d
p u t us i n a cellar under guard. T h e y gave
us n o t h i n g at a l l to eat a n d we l i v e d on r a w
potatoes t h a t we f o u n d i n the cellar for
those six days. These S S were the same
D i v i s i o n t h a t m u r d e r e d 128 of our m e n
i n cold b l o o d at M a l m e d y w h i c h was
o n l y eight or ten miles f r o m where we
were i n this cellar. O u r morale on the
s i x t h day, the 24th of December, was low.
O u r o w n 30th D i v i s i o n h a d been j o i n e d
b y the 3rd A r m o r e d a n d were counter-
a t t a c k i n g at t h a t t i m e . A b o u t 11 o'clock
i n the m o r n i n g , they h a d surrounded the
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t o w n we were i n , t r a p p i n g the S S troops,
a n d we heard the shooting getting nearer
a n d nearer. T h e n f r o m the cellar w i n d o w
came the y e l l , ' C o m e up out of there y o u
'. W e hollered, 'We're Y a n k s ' .
I t was our o w n 3rd B a t t a l i o n a n d we were
free again. I w i l l never forget t h a t D e c e m -
ber 24th. W e just cried, e v e r y b o d y cried,
when we came u p out of t h a t c e l l a r . "
Lamothe, R a y m o n d G . , P f c , C o . H . ,
119th Inf., J e w e t t C i t y
" T h e action i n taking Konigshoven
i n G e r m a n y was the toughest fighting
I saw i n 8 m o n t h s ' combat service. I t
took us most of the day to get i n t o the
t o w n a n d t h e y were t h r o w i n g e v e r y t h i n g
at us i n c l u d i n g the k i t c h e n s i n k . "
Lombardozzi, Peter M . , Sgt., H q . 3 r d
B n . , 119th Inf., N e w H a v e n
" A s soon as I h i t the beach on the first
day, the first shell gave me a f u n n y feeling.
I made u p m y m i n d right t h e n t h a t I
w o u l d have to get used to shelling. I n
the eleven m o n t h s ' combat after t h a t
first day, I got used to i t b u t i t k e p t us
t h i n k i n g fast. W e k n e w there was a job
to be done. T h a t kept us going ahead so
t h a t the l u c k y ones someday w o u l d go
back to the States. Often d u r i n g those
eleven m o n t h s , p a r t i c u l a r l y i n the N o r m -
a n d y hedgerow fighting where the G e r -
mans were p l e n t y good, I thought t h a t
I w o u l d never be l u c k y enough to get on
a boat for home. T h a t good o l d w o r d ,
' f a i t h ' , is w h a t brought me t h r o u g h . "
McCarthy, W i l l i a m J . , P f c , B t r y . C.,
113th F . A . , D a n b u r y
" A f t e r our b r e a k t h r o u g h i n F r a n c e i n
M o r t a i n , we cut loose for the l o n g drive
through France, Belgium and H o l l a n d
to the line where the G e r m a n s made their
stand. W e met v e r y l i t t l e resistance b u t
were held u p for a n hour or two here a n d
there b y G e r m a n rear g u a r d action.
T h e people welcomed us as liberators,
h a n d i n g out bottles of wine a n d cider as
we went t h r o u g h a n d t h r o w i n g bouquets
of flowers i n t o our vehicles. Some of the
worst sights I saw were d u r i n g t h a t drive,
the results of our A r t i l l e r y a n d A i r
F o r c e w o r k . T h e r e were hundreds of
wrecked a n d b u r n e d out G e r m a n vehicles,
hundreds of dead horses, a n d hundreds of
dead G e r m a n s . "
Noll, L o u i s , Sgt., C o . K , 120th Inf.,
New London
" I remember best the crossing of the
Roer. W e h a d a b u n c h of new replace-
ments who were i n the lines for the first
time. G o i n g u p we r a n into a h e a v y ar-
t i l l e r y barrage a n d the replacements
c a r r y i n g the tripods for the light m a c h i n e -
guns dropped t h e m a n d r a n for cover. I
h a d to go out w i t h the G e r m a n 88 m m ' s
d r o p p i n g a l l a r o u n d a n d p i c k t h e m up.
S
I t took me fifteen or t w e n t y m i n u t e s
a n d t h e n I h a d to get the m e n back i n t o
line again to start off. T h e m u d was waist
deep i n p l e n t y of places. T h a t was the
toughest spot I was i n . "
Norrie, Thomas M . , P f c , Btry. A . ,
230th F . A . , M e r i d e n
" W h a t impressed me most over there
was the contrast between l i v i n g conditions
a n d standards i n the E u r o p e a n countries
a n d the States. T h e States are w a y ahead
in everything."
O'Dell, L o u i s H . , P f c , C o . G . , 119th
Inf., N e w H a v e n
" T h e whole B a t t l e of T h e B u l g e was
miserable. T h e first night was a d a r k
night a n d after we h a d met the first a t t a c k ,
they t o l d us to p i c k positions for the n i g h t .
So, E r n e s t H a c h e y of Worcester a n d me,
spotted a lone b a r n a n d picked i t to spend
the night. I t was b i t t e r l y cold a n d no
lights whatsoever were allowed. W e got
i n t o the b a r n a l l right a n d felt a r o u n d for
a soft place to lie d o w n . A b o u t i n the m i d d l e
of the b a r n floor we f o u n d what seemed to
be some sacks of meal or stock feed. So,
we spread our blankets a n d crawled on
there to sleep. W h e n d a y l i g h t came, a n d
we woke u p , we were amazed to find t h a t
our soft spot was not a pile of feed sacks.
I t was two dead horses."
Perrett, George A . , P f c , C o . G . , 119th
Inf., M a n c h e s t e r
" C h r i s t m a s D a y , 1944, w i l l always be
i n m y m i n d . W e were b o m b e d a n d strafed
b y our o w n A i r c r a f t . W e h a d dug i n along
a r a i l r o a d t r a c k a n d the G e r m a n s were
i n the woods just the other side of the
track. W e got i n too close for the A i r to
m a k e a d i s t i n c t i o n . Instead of t u r k e y a n d
the fixings, we h a d chicken t h a t some of
our fellows rounded u p i n coops nearby
a n d cooked themselves. F i r s t we boiled
t h e m a n d then we fried t h e m a n d they
were good u n t i l the last bite. I t was just
about then t h a t our P-47's came over a n d
gave i t to us. W e thought t h a t was b a d
when our P-38's came over w i t h more. W e
finally made contact w i t h A i r b y radio
a n d t h e y stopped i t . A s far as m y i m -
pressions of G e r m a n y are concerned, I
d o n ' t see how t h e y can be so far ahead i n
some things a n d yet so far b e h i n d i n
others."
Pitruzzello, Joseph S., P f c , C o . L . ,
119th Inf., C r o m w e l l
" I a m l u c k y . I got stuck i n 'Reppledeple'
for two months. I d i d n ' t like E u r o p e a n d
I a m glad to be b a c k . "
Rae, D a v i d I., P f c , C o . E . , 119th
Inf., N e w B r i t a i n
" O u r crossing of the R o e r R i v e r on m y
b i r t h d a y , F e b . 23rd, is w h a t I w i l l always
remember. W e m o v e d out at 2 A . M .
under one of the heaviest barrages on a
c o l d clear night. W e crossed on a foot
bridge. T w o or three minutes after I
stepped off t h a t bridge one of the men i n
our c o m p a n y got i t f r o m A r t i l l e r y fire."
Ralston, W i l l i s F . , J r . , P f c , H q . B t r y . ,
113th F . A . , N e w H a v e n
" I remember N e w Y e a r s D a y i n B e l -
g i u m when our outfit gave the Luftwaft
It
a hell of a beating. W e were i n a l i t t l e
v a l l e y surrounded b y hills w h e n the G e r -
m a n planes came i n low, hedge-hopping
over the trees. O u r ack-ack shot the hell
out of t h e m . I saw one h i t a n d fall right
b e h i n d a ridge. A J U - 8 8 fell right behind
our k i t c h e n . W e got eight of t h e m i n our
area."
Sandillo, F r a n k A . , Sgt,, C o . D . , 119th
Inf., N e w H a v e n
" I t took those screaming meemies to
m a k e us dig. W h e n we heard t h e m , we
w o u l d d i g a foxhole seven feet deep. W e
were at S t . V i t h , B e l g i u m , w h e n t h e y op-
ened u p w i t h the b u z z bombs. M a n y c i v i l -
ians were k i l l e d a n d wounded a n d we were
glad to get out of there. A t Liege d u r i n g
the B r e a k t h r o u g h we h a d some of our
toughest days. W e stood off a concentrated
Panzerfaust a t t a c k a n d our A r t i l l e r y d i d
some fine w o r k there. W h e n we m o v e d
u p a n d saw the results i t d i d m y heart
good to see the G e r m a n dead a n d wounded.
T h e r e were p l e n t y of t h e m l a y i n g a l l
a r o u n d w h e n we went t h r o u g h . I went
i n t o a cellar there, where there were
fourteen w o u n d e d Jerries, l o o k i n g for one
of those little portable stoves for m y fox-
hole. I asked one of the w o u n d e d Jerries,
a n officer, w h e n he thought the w a r w o u l d
be over. H e spoke a little E n g l i s h . H e
answered, ' W h e n y o u h i t the R h i n e , y o u
w i l l be stopped'. W h a t I t o l d h i m then
t u r n e d out to be true three months later,
w h e n we h i t the R h i n e , crossed i t a n d
k e p t on g o i n g . "
Sasso, R o b e r t H . , P f c , C o . L . , 119th
Inf., N e w H a v e n
" T h e toughest t h i n g over there is miss-
i n g m a i l f r o m home. W e h a d beaucoup
rations, such as t h e y were, a n d we always
f o u n d enough to eat one w a y or another.
Our outfit's toughest d a y was w h e n our
C a p t a i n went on reconnaissance a n d was
captured. W e were p i n n e d d o w n for five
hours b y a r t i l l e r y fire w h e n we t r i e d to
retake h i m . I t was cold a n d rained
steadily while we w a i t e d for a relief. W e
never d i d recapture the C a p t a i n t h a t day,
b u t we d i d eight days later i n a n entirely
different a r e a . "
Schumacher, Howard II., P f c , Co.
F . , 119th Inf., N a u g a t u c k
" I was impressed most i n combat b y the
w a y the G.I.s act, the things they do,
especially w h e n the stuff is f a l l i n g a l l
a r o u n d us. I n the worst spot, under the
heaviest fire, the G . I . can still p u l l a joke
a n d something like a s m i l e . "
Sedlock, E d w a r d J . , Sgt., C o . I., 119th
Inf., B r i d g e p o r t
" T h e toughest p a r t was the B u l g e . Y o u
were d a m n e d l u c k y to l i v e t h r o u g h i t .
T h e r e were o n l y 23 left out of 150 i n our
c o m p a n y when we came out of S t o u m o n t ,
b u t we recaptured most of t h e m , who
h a d been t a k e n prisoners, about seven days
later."
Sgro, Ruggero, F . , P f c , B t r y . A . , 230th
F.A., New Haven
" M y narrowest escape was just east of
the R h i n e after the crossing. T h e ground
was too water-soaked a n d too soft for
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foxholes. W e h a d n ' t u n l o a d e d our guns
from the t r u c k s w h e n the G e r m a n s
started shelling the position, w h i c h was
o n l y 500 yards a w a y f r o m the I n f a n t r y line.
T h e o n l y shelter we h a d was under the
t r u c k s , w h i c h were loaded w i t h a m m u n i -
t i o n . T h e shells were d r o p p i n g a l l a r o u n d
us. I saw one m a k e a direct h i t about 200
yards a w a y f r o m me. I k n e w somebody
got h i t , b u t I d i d n ' t k n o w who i t was. I
found out afterwards t h a t i t was m y
buddy."
Sharkey, Joseph H . , P f c , H q . C o . ,
119th Inf., J e w e t t C i t y
" G e r m a n y is p r e t t y w e l l beat u p . I h a d
a five d a y pass a n d got to see a lot of t h a t
c o u n t r y i n c l u d i n g the r u i n s of A a c h e n ,
J u l i c h , a n d Cologne. T h e y are just a lot
of wreckage a n d ruins. T h e o n l y b u i l d i n g
i n Cologne t h a t is w o r t h a n y t h i n g now is
the C a t h e d r a l . "
Smith, W i l l i a m A . , P f c , C o . I., 119th
Inf., S t o n i n g t o n
" T h e h o s p i t a l i t y of the Belgians i m -
pressed me. Soon after I l a n d e d as a
replacement, I was assigned to a depot
and later to detached service a n d I got
to k n o w the Belgians. W e m o v e d i n t o the
t o w n of T h e u x , a n d the people there i n -
sisted t h a t we sleep i n their homes a n d
they w o u l d n ' t take a n y t h i n g for i t . A n y -
t h i n g they could do to help us they d i d .
W e stayed six weeks a n d their h o s p i t a l -
i t y got better the longer we stayed. T h e
f a m i l y , i n whose home I l i v e d , con-
t i n u a l l y insisted t h a t I eat at their table.
T h e y w o u l d n ' t take 'no' for an answer a n d
we finally agreed t h a t I w o u l d take one
meal a week w i t h t h e m . "
Squeglia, Anthony P., P f c , H q . Co.,
120th Inf., N e w H a v e n
" W h e n our outfit crossed the R h i n e , at
L o n e n i n M a r c h , I was w i t h our k i t c h e n
t r u c k . W e went i n right b e h i n d the I n f a n - Sutherland, John M . , Jr., T / 5 , Co.
t r y a n d i t was the first k i t c h e n to cross the L . , 119th Inf., N a u g a t u c k
river a n d the o n l y one there for three days. " I n m y experience overseas I was most
W e were cooking hamburgers w h e n a
impressed b y the o v e r w h e l m i n g power, the
shell l a n d e d right between two houses
mechanization and the armor of the
where our k i t c h e n was set up. W e h e a r d
U n i t e d States A r m y , a n d b y the A r m y ' s
the shells coming a n d left the hamburgers
for the nearest foxhole. W h e n we got drive across c e n t r a l G e r m a n y . I was i n the
back we f o u n d the hamburgers h a d p l e n t y 76th D i v i s i o n when it was teamed w i t h
of shrapnel i n t h e m , b u t the boys ate t h e m , the 6 t h A r m o r e d D i v i s i o n . W e drove f r o m
shrapnel a n d a l l . " K a s s e l almost to D r e s d e n where we were
halted to wait for the Russians to come
Stinehour, Norman P., P f c , Co. F.,
119th Inf., M a d i s o n u p . W e h a d made the deepest penetration
" W e h a d a rough d a y t a k i n g Koning¬ of a n y I n f a n t r y i n G e r m a n y a n d we were
shoven. W e h a d to advance across a n open well b e y o n d the M o l d e R i v e r w h e n we met
p l a i n for about a mile under p l e n t y of the Russians. T h e y were p r e t t y rugged
artillery, t a n k a n d machinegun fire. W e characters."
h a d our t a n k s w i t h us b u t t h e y r a n i n t o a
barrage i n the m i d d l e of the p l a i n a n d were Sylvia, Joseph M . , J r . , T / 4 , B t r y . C ,
held u p . W e got u p about two h u n d r e d
113th F . A . , N e w B r i t a i n
yards from the c i t y when our scouts came
" T h e most gruesome sight I saw were
i n a n d reported two t a n k s i n a g u l l y just
the G e r m a n dead i n a p i l l b o x i n the
ahead. T h r e e of our men volunteered to go
Siegfried L i n e , some 50 or 60 of t h e m . T h e
u p w i t h a bazooka. T h e y k n o c k e d out one
t a n k a n d the other was fired b u t it got bodies not o n l y showed the effects of our
a w a y . O t h e r elements of our outfit came artillery fire b u t they also showed the
i n on the flanks and then things quieted results of savage fighting w i t h our I n -
down a little." fantry."
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 Tarasevich, D a n i e l R . , Pfc., C o . L . ,
120th Inf., N o r w i c h t o w n
" J u s t after V - E D a y , I was assigned as
interpreter to 1st L t . B . S. K u d e n , of the
U . S . S . R . A . , a R u s s i a n liaison officer.
O u r job was to go a r o u n d to the G e r m a n
camps where there were R u s s i a n prisoners
of war, to investigate conditions i n the
camps a n d to prepare Russians for re-
p a t r i a t i o n as fast as t r a n s p o r t a t i o n was
available. T h e conditions i n these camps
were f i l t h y — so b a d I couldn't tell y o u
about i t , a n d the filthiest barracks were
for the Russians a n d the Poles. M o s t of
the Russians h a d been captured on the
E a s t e r n F r o n t while serving i n the R u s -
sian A r m y . T h e G e r m a n s h a d done n o t h -
i n g for t h e m . T h e y had no food, no
clothes, no soap, no means to keep clean
a n d the s a n i t a r y conditions were lousy.
T h e Russians a l l w a n t e d us to get t h e m
guns so they could go out a n d shoot
G e r m a n s , a n y G e r m a n s . Y o u can figure
it out for yourself how the G e r m a n s h a d
treated t h e m . T h e Russians I met were
d a r n nice fellows a n d after V - E D a y we
celebrated i n a b i g w a y . "
Taylor, I r v i n g H . , P f c , C o . A . , 119th
Inf., B r i d g e p o r t
" T h e D u t c h are the cleanest people i n
E u r o p e w i t h the G e r m a n s next. G e r m a n y
is the most modern c o u n t r y i n E u r o p e
a n d the most like the U n i t e d States.
G e r m a n l i v i n g conditions were w a y ahead
of those i n other E u r o p e a n countries."
Tessier, George H . , T / 4 , 2 n d B n . M . D . ,
120th Inf., H a r t f o r d
" T h e worst spot I was i n was at Stavelot
i n the B a t t l e of the B u l g e . I h a d a case of
G I ' s , we spent C h r i s t m a s E v e sleeping
i n three feet of snow p i n n e d d o w n b y
a r t i l l e r y fire a good deal of the t i m e . "
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Thompson, J o h n A . , P f c , C o . I., 119th
Inf., D a r i e n
" T h e E u r o p e a n s a n d their ways are
n o t h i n g like the States. T h e most b e a u t i f u l
c o u n t r y is central G e r m a n y a n d the
nicest people are the H o l l a n d D u t c h . "
Tomlinson, John E., P f c , Co. L . ,
119th Inf., S t r a t f o r d
" W h a t struck me was the b a c k w a r d
condition of I t a l y . I h a d expected to see
a m u c h nicer c o u n t r y a n d I c o u l d n ' t
believe it could be so b a c k w a r d . I t a l y
is b e h i n d G e r m a n y , F r a n c e a n d other
E u r o p e a n countries i n l i v i n g conditions
and standards."
Torino, A l b e r t M . , T / 5 , Serv. B t r y . ,
113th F . A . , N e w H a v e n
" J u s t after crossing the R h i n e I was at
our B a t t a l i o n H e a d q u a r t e r s to get info on
a m m o needs. I n the house next to B a t t a l -
i o n H e a d q u a r t e r s , three members of a
G e r m a n f a m i l y h a d been k i l l e d b y our
a r t i l l e r y fire. O n l y the o l d m a n of the
house was alive. I spoke enough G e r m a n to
understand h i m when he asked me to get
permission f r o m our officers to b u r y his
f a m i l y i n his b a c k y a r d . T o show his
appreciation, after I secured the necessary
permission, he offered me a l i t t l e p u p p y ,
so s m a l l I could c a r r y h i m i n the pocket
of m y field jacket. T h a t was six m o n t h s
ago a n d I brought the p u p back to N e w
H a v e n despite inspections, regulations
a n d a l l k i n d s of difficulties on shipboard.
O u r C a p t a i n , before we left, wrote out a n
'official order', m a k i n g the dog a corporal
a n d I h a d her i m m u n i z e d for rabies a n d
distemper a n d deloused w i t h D D T , a n d
I have a certificate to prove i t . I h a d a
tailor-made b l a n k e t fixed u p for her w i t h
a l l the ribbons, i n c l u d i n g the good conduct
m e d a l on i t . W h e n our t r a i n , en route f r o m

K i l m e r to D e v e n s passed t h r o u g h N e w
H a v e n , I h a d m y cousin meet the t r a i n to
take off the dog a n d so she got home
before I d i d . "
Trull, S a m u e l F . , Sgt., C o . L . , 119th
Inf., W e s t H a r t f o r d
" N o one who saw it w i l l forget the c o m -
pleteness of the destruction i n G e r m a n y
b y our A i r Force a n d A r t i l l e r y . "
Wolf, M o r r i s , P f c , B t r y . C , 113th
F.A., New Haven
" T h e hottest spot I was i n d u r i n g the
war was near M a l m e d y , where we got
l o w on a m m u n i t i o n a n d h a d to go t h r o u g h
the t o w n a n d out i n front of the line to
l o a d u p on a m m u n i t i o n f r o m one of our
d u m p s w h i c h the G e r m a n s h a d o v e r - r u n
previously. T h e r e were about 20 of us i n
four-ton t r u c k s , a n d the fighting was s t i l l
going on i n the t o w n . W e lost two of the
t r u c k s to direct a r t i l l e r y fire b u t we got
some a m m u n i t i o n back to our b a t t e r y
positions. N e x t to M o r t a i n t h a t was the
toughest I s a w . "
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30th COMES HOME
E i g h t e e n m o n t h s after they sailed for
E u r o p e a n d w i t h a b r i l l i a n t battle record
i n c l u d i n g p a r t i c i p a t i o n i n three of the
greatest battles of the E u r o p e a n war —
St. L o , Siegfried L i n e , a n d the B u l g e —
a n d w i t h 228 continuous days i n combat,
the 30th (Old H i c k o r y ) I n f a n t r y D i v i -
sion came home i n late A u g u s t on two
transports, the G e n e r a l B l a c k and the
great C u n a r d L i n e r , T h e Queen M a r y .
T h e Queen M a r y , w h i c h sailed f r o m
S o u t h a m p t o n , brought the entire d i v i s i o n ,
less the 119th I n f a n t r y R e g i m e n t , w h i c h
came home aboard the a r m y transport,
General Black.
T h e huge B r i t i s h liner a r r i v e d i n N e w
Y o r k on the evening of A u g u s t 21st, a n d
d e b a r k a t i o n proceeded throughout the
n i g h t , w i t h the m e n f e r r y i n g f r o m the N o r t h
R i v e r P i e r across the H u d s o n a n d e n t r a i n -
i n g for the staging camp, K i l m e r , near
N e w B r u n s w i c k , N e w Jersey. F r o m t h a t
c a m p after swift processing, the C o n n e c t i -
cut men, w i t h N e w E n g l a n d e r s , proceeded
b y t r a i n to F o r t Devens.
T h e G e n e r a l B l a c k d o c k e d at B o s t o n ' s
C o m m o n w e a l t h pier, A u g u s t 19th, a n d the
men of the 119th 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 .
B o t h ships got the s t a n d a r d A r m y Ser-
vice C o m m a n d welcome, t h o u g h t h a t
accorded the Queen was less effective due
to the hour of docking.
C o n n e c t i c u t m e n of the 3 0 t h are
scheduled to complete their 30 d a y re-
cuperation furloughs on Sept. 25 a n d 26.
P r e - V - E D a y orders called for reassembly,
v i a D e v e n s i n the case of the C o n n e c t i c u t
m e n , at F t . J a c k s o n , C o l u m b i a , S . C . R e -
deployment plans made p r i o r to V - J D a y ,
scheduled the d i v i s i o n for further service,
but at this w r i t i n g e v e n t u a l disposition of
the d i v i s i o n h a d not been announced.
 30th DIVISION FACTS
Decorations — T h e m e n were awarded
a p p r o x i m a t e l y 20,000 P u r p l e H e a r t s , 9,107
A m e r i c a n decorations a n d 97 decorations
from foreign countries.
Prisoners — T h e d i v i s i o n took 50,374
prisoners a n d destroyed 434 enemy t a n k s .
Nickname — Old Hickory Division.
(So-called after A n d r e w J a c k s o n ' s n i c k -
name, f a m i l i a r to the t e r r i t o r y f r o m w h i c h
original personnel was drawn.)
Shoulder Patch — A n o v a l m o n o g r a m
O H c o n t a i n i n g the R o m a n N u m e r a l X X X
i n the center, a l l i n blue on a m a r o o n field.
History — T h e d i v i s i o n was formed
f r o m N a t i o n a l G u a r d u n i t s f r o m the four
states n a m e d above i n O c t . 1917, at
C a m p Sevier, N . C . A f t e r a brief t r a i n i n g
period here the 30th went overseas for
combined t r a i n i n g w i t h the British.
I n A u g . 1918, elements took over the
C a n a l Sector southwest of Y p r e s , B e l g i u m ,
h o l d i n g there u n t i l a n A l l i e d offensive
opened u p late t h a t m o n t h for the entire
Y p r e s - L y s sector. D u r i n g the Somme
offensive i n Sept. a n d O c t . 1918, the
d i v i s i o n helped break the H i n d e n b u r g
L i n e near B e l l i c o u r t a n d later p a r t i c i p a t e d
i n the battle of L a S a l l e R i v e r . The divi-
sion took 3848 prisoners a n d suffered 8954
casualties.
Activation Date — C a l l e d i n t o F e d e r a l
Service Sept. 16, 1940.
Training — B e g a n its t r a i n i n g at F o r t
J a c k s o n , S . C . a n d i n J u n e 1941, took part
i n Tennessee maneuvers. D u r i n g October
a n d N o v e m b e r , 1941, the d i v i s i o n p a r -
t i c i p a t e d i n the C a r o l i n a maneuvers. O n
M a r . 9, 1942, the 30th came under
control of A r m y G r o u n d Forces after
h a v i n g changed its station to C a m p
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B l a n d i n g , F l a . A t t h a t t i m e it was under
the Second A r m y . I n M a y , 1943, the
d i v i s i o n was transferred to C a m p F o r r e s t ,
T e n n . a n d i n September of t h a t year
took p a r t i n the Second A r m y maneuvers
held i n Tennessee. I n N o v . 1943 it w e n t
to C a m p A t t e r b u r y , I n d .
Left This Country — F e b r u a r y , 1944
for the E u r o p e a n T h e a t e r of Operations.
Awards — 1st B a t t a l i o n , 117th I n -
f a n t r y R e g i m e n t received the D i s t i n g u i s h e d
U n i t C i t a t i o n for a c t i o n o n A u g . 7, 1944,
d u r i n g the battle of M o r t a i n , near S t .
B a r t h e l m y , F r a n c e . C o m p a n y E . of the
117th I n f a n t r y R e g i m e n t received the
D i s t i n g u i s h e d U n i t C i t a t i o n for a c t i o n
i n G e r m a n y on Oct. 16, 1944.
30th DIVISION PICTURES
The Ships — T h e giant C u n a r d L i n e r ,
the Queen M a r y , as she m o v e d s l o w l y
t h r o u g h the lower N e w Y o r k B a y , is
p i c t u r e d on the cover. T h e p h o t o g r a p h
was t a k e n f r o m a n airplane. T h e G e n e r a l
B l a c k , just as tugs edged her i n t o the slip
along side of C o m m o n w e a l t h P i e r , at
B o s t o n , is p i c t u r e d on Page 5.
The Men — T w e n t y - f i v e C o n n e c t i c u t
m e n of the 119th I n f a n t r y R e g i m e n t ,
photographed at F o r t Devens, A u g u s t 21,
picture, Page 7. T h i r t y C o n n e c t i c u t m e n
of the 117th a n d 120th I n f a n t r y R e g i -
ment, photographed at F o r t D e v e n s ,
A u g u s t 24, pictures, Page 9. T h r e e C o n -
necticut officers of the 30th D i v i s i o n , a n d
four C o n n e c t i c u t men of the 120th I n -
f a n t r y at F o r t D e v e n s , A u g u s t 24, pictures,
Page 11. N i n e C o n n e c t i c u t m e n of the
117th I n f a n t r y , at F o r t Devens, A u g u s t
24, picture, Page 13.
 THE CONNECTICUT MEN
T h e names of the officers a n d men were c o m p i l e d f r o m available official records a n d
b y personal i n t e r v i e w . O m i s s i o n of the names of some of the C o n n e c t i c u t m e n of the
D i v i s i o n is possible despite every effort made to secure complete rosters:

A D A M Y , William M . Pfc. 105 M c K e e St., M a n c h e s t e r

A L V A R E X , Joseph J . , J r . Pfc. 10 A e t n a S t . , N a u g a t u c k
A N G E L L , Francis E . Pfc. Pomfret Center
A R C I D I A C O N O , John F. Pvt. 53 B e a v e r S t . , N e w B r i t a i n
A S M A N , Robert J . T/5 1041 F o r e s t R d . , N e w H a v e n
A U G U S T Y N , Joseph S. Pvt. 168 So. M a i n S t . , M i d d l e t o w n
B A I A D , Joseph Pfc. 72 Pleasant S t . , D a n b u r y
B A R A N O W S K Y , Frank Pfc. R F D 2, B o x 72, Shelton
B A R Q U I N , Paul M . Pfc. 417 G o l d e n H i l l S t . , B r i d g e p o r t
B A T T E N , Frederick A . T/4 577 H u n t i n g d o n A v e . , W a t e r b u r y
B A T T I P A G L I A , Joseph Pfc. 475 C h a p e l S t . , N e w H a v e n
B A T T I S T A , Frank A. Pfc. 307 G a r i b a l d i A v e . , S t r a t f o r d
B E A C H , Charles B . Pvt. 66 T o w n h i l l A v e . , D a n b u r y
B E A R D , John W . Pfc. Lakeville
B E A U D E T T E , Wilfred R. Pvt. 33 N a t c h a u g S t . , W i l l i m a n t i c
B E N E V E N T O , Anthony Cpl. 161 P i n e S t . , N e w H a v e n
B E N N E T T , George H . T/5 101 N o r t h S t . , D a n b u r y
B E N S O N , Lawrence L . Pfc. 24 C a s t l e S t . , N e w H a v e n
B E R K O W I T Z . David W. Pfc. 2450 M a i n S t . , B r i d g e p o r t
B E R O , John P. Sgt. 27 L a w n c r e s t S t . , D a n b u r y
B I L L I N G H A M , Wainwright A . Pfc. 152 L a m b e r t o n S t . , N e w H a v e n
B L A K E S L E E , Leslie K . Sgt. 215 D a y t o n S t . , M i l f o r d
B R A Z E E , William Pfc. Salisbury
B R E C H T E L , Robert E . Pfc. 15 S t i n s o n P L , W i n d s o r
B R E L L I S , Frank A. Pfc. 195 S p r i n g S t . , U n i o n C i t y
B R O W N E , William E. T/5 868 H o w a r d A v e . , N e w H a v e n
B U L L , Frederick E . 1st Sgt. 103 E a g l e S t . , B r i d g e p o r t
B U S S O , Carmen C. Pfc. 163 Jones A v e . , B r i d g e p o r t
B U T E A U , Theodore T . Pvt. 115 G r o v e S t . , M e r i d e n
C A C A C E , Ralph F. T/5 173 O l i v e S t . , N e w H a v e n
C A L L A H A N , Edward J . T/3 91 G r a n d S t . , M i d d l e t o w n
C A P , George S/Sgt. Beach St., Bridgeport
C A P R I O , Ralph Sgt. 33 G r a n d A v e . , N e w H a v e n
C A R E Y , Leo F . S/Sgt. 79 M a p l e A v e . , W i l l i m a n t i c
C A R L S O N , Robert G . Cpl. 27 E l m S t . , D e e p R i v e r
C A V A L L A R O , Frank L . Cpl. 389 Orange St., N e w H a v e n
C A V A L L A R O , Ralph Pfc. 134 W a r d S t . , N e w H a v e n
C H A C K A N , Peter P . S/Sgt. 71 S m i t h St., N e w B r i t a i n
C H A P M A N , William E . Pfc. 55 M e c h a n i c St., D a n i e l s o n

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C H I A T R O N I , Nello J . Pfc. 36 M o r g a n A v e . , B r i d g e p o r t
C H I K L A , Joseph J . , J r . T/5 65 L a m b e r t o n S t . , N e w H a v e n
C H O P , Nick T/4 173 B a r n u m Terrace, S t r a t f o r d
C I C H O N , Frank A. Cpl. 29 I n g r a h a m S t . , B r i s t o l
C I M B O R , Joseph W . Pfc. 516 Sedgewick A v e . , S t r a t f o r d
C I R I O N I , Albert Pfc. 110 O r f o r d S t . , W e s t H a v e n
C L A I R , Edward J . Pfc. 270 S o u t h S t . , H a r t f o r d
C L A R K , Stephen J . Pfc. 74 Shelton A v e . , N e w H a v e n
C L E A R Y , Andrew J . Pfc. 91 S a m p s o n S t . , B r i d g e p o r t
C O L L I N S , Rodney J . 1st L t . 950 E l m St., N e w H a v e n
C O M P U T A R O , Nicholas Sgt. 7 A r c h St., N e w H a v e n
C O O K , Eugene Pvt. 5 Bennett C t . , Stratford
C O R R E N T Y , Benedict Pfc. 5 Benedict St., N o r w a l k
C O R R E T T E , Eugene Pfc. D 5 5 Brookfield St., E l m w o o d
C O U L T E R , Thomas R. T/5 115 E l i z a b e t h Terrace, S t r a t f o r d
C R I B L E Y , John R. Pfc. 1579 C h a p e l S t . , N e w H a v e n
C U S H I N G , George E . T/5 N . Washington St., Plainville
C Y R , John R. Pfc. 34 G r o t o n S t . , H a r t f o r d
C Z E R W I N S K I , Casimer E . Pvt. 37 M a n o r S t . , S t a m f o r d
D A L Y , Thomas J . S/Sgt. 12 L i n d e n P L , S t a m f o r d
D A N D Y , Russell B . Pfc. 60 T o m a c A v e . , O l d G r e e n w i c h
DAPSIS, William F. Pfc. 97 H u t c h i s o n S t . , W a t e r b u r y
D A V I D S O N , William J . , Jr. Pfc. East Haddam
D A V I S , Lindsey E . Pfc. 17 G u n n S t . , M i l f o r d
D A V I S , Timothy C. Sgt. 536 M a i n S t . , M i d d l e t o w n
D E A N G E L O , Gemaro Pfc. 60 W h i t e S t . , N e w H a v e n
D ' E L I A , James J . , J r . T/4 369 F r a n k l i n A v e . , H a r t f o r d
D e L I S E , Salvatore A . Sgt. 88 C a r m e l S t . , N e w H a v e n
D E L O R E N Z A , Joseph T/5 241 W a s h i n g t o n A v e . , N e w H a v e n
D E L U C I O , Peter T/5 280 F r a n k l i n S t . , N o r w i c h
D I B I A N C O , Pasquale Sgt. 196 F r a n k S t . , N e w H a v e n
D I B I A S I , Treng J . Pfc. 1572 M a i n S t . , H a r t f o r d
D I E L S I , Carmen J . Pvt. 61 P u t n a m S t . , N e w H a v e n
D I G I O I A , Arthur Pfc. 133 F r a n k S t . , N e w H a v e n
D O N A L D S O N , Arthur E . Cpl. 183 Jefferson S t . , S t r a t f o r d
D R O P O , Milton 2nd L t . B o x 750, M o o s u p
D U C H E L L E , Francis J . , J r . Capt. 75 Second S t . , H a m d e n
D U M B L A U C K A S , Felix F . Pfc. R i v e r St., Poquonock
E L L I O T T , Harold W. T/5 5 H i g h St., E a s t Hartford
E L L I S , Victor T/4 80 Prospect S t . , B r i d g e p o r t
E V A N S , George T . T/5 174 M a p l e S t . , M a n c h e s t e r
F A I N , E r n e s t S. Pfc. S t a r R o u t e , Stafford Springs
F A I N E R . Stephen M . Pfc. 74 C o l o n y St. A n s o n i a
F A R R E L L , William L. Pfc. Echo Lake R d . , Watertown
F E R N A N D E S , Joseph J . Pfc. 54 L i b e r t y S t . , N e w H a v e n

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F I O R E , George Sgt. 18 W a l t e r A v e . , N o r w a l k
F I O R E N T I N O , Antonio F . T/5 55 C a r l i s l e St., N e w H a v e n
F I T C H , Daniel J . Pvt. Bailey R d . , North Haven
F L E I S C H N E R , Martin Sgt. 149 W e s t St., N e w H a v e n
F O L S O N , Hollis H . Pfc. B o x 96, E a s t R i v e r
F O U R T I N , Richard P. Pfc. B l d g . 51, Success P a r k , B r i d g e p o r t
F U S C O , Peter H . Pfc. 277 H o u g h A v e . , B r i d g e p o r t
F U T O M A , F r a n c i s S. Sgt. 6 W a r d St., R o c k v i l l e
G A G N O N , Ephraim J . T/4 55 School St., D a n i e l s o n
G A L I P A U L T , Albert P. T/5 54 N i a g a r a St., W a t e r b u r y
G A L L A G H E R , Arthur R. Sgt. 83 C l i n t o n A v e . , N e w H a v e n
G A L L A G H E R , James C . Pfc. 643 B r i d g e p o r t A v e . , M i l f o r d
G A L O T T I , Joseph R . Pfc. 14 M a p l e B r a n c h , M e r i d e n
G A R D N E R , Harlon M . M/Sgt. 7 Lakeview Ave., New Canaan
G A T T O , Fred M . Pfc. 3991 M a i n St., B r i d g e p o r t
G A U D R E A U , Robert L . T/4 17 P r i n c e St., D a n i e l s o n
G I A N A N T O N I , Elmo J . T/5 76 Prospect St., Stafford Springs
G O D I N , Simeon T . Pfc. 54 M a y St., P u t n a m
G O L D B L A T T , Melvin L. T/5 14 W i l t s h i r e L a n e , W e s t H a r t f o r d
G O L D E N , P h i l i p S. T/4 Washington
G O O D W I N , Frederick A . Cpl. 861 Congress A v e . , N e w H a v e n
GOSS, Wilbur A., Jr. Pfc. Old Lyme
G R A B E R , Laurence T/4 174 W i n t h r o p A v e . , N e w H a v e n
G R A Z I A N I , Louis P. Sgt. 186 Spruce St., B r i d g e p o r t
G R I E C O , Edward C. Pfc. 261 C e n t e r S t . , M e r i d e n
G R I F F I N , Theodore H . Pfc. 52 C e n t e r S t . , T h o m a s t o n
G R O H O L , Albert J . Pfc. 678 S t i l l m a n St., B r i d g e p o r t
G U N U S K Y , Gerald W . S/Sgt. R F D 2, M y s t i c
H A N G G I , Joseph Pfc. 23 M e a d o w St., A n s o n i a
H A R K O , John C. T/4 B o x 141, C a n t e r b u r y
H A R R I S , Laurence V . , J r . Pfc. Locust Lane F a r m , Norfolk
H A R T M A N , George R . S/Sgt. 31 C l i f t o n St., W a l l i n g f o r d
H A T H A W A Y , Philip J . T/5 R o u t e 80, M a d i s o n
H I R C H A K , Rudolph R. Sgt. 84 P i n e St., T o r r i n g t o n
H O L M Q U I S T , Sune G . Pfc. 131 T h o m a s St., W e s t H a r t f o r d
J A C H Y M C Z U K , Joseph Pfc. 82 H a l l o c k St., N e w H a v e n
J A N N E N E , Ralph E., Jr. T/4 R F D 3, P u t n a m
J A S E , Charles J . Pfc. 41 O v e r l o o k A v e . , N e w B r i t a i n
J O H N S O N , Carl E . S/Sgt. Washington Depot
J U L I A N E L L E , Anthony J . T/5 192 S p r i n g St., N e w H a v e n
K A D A R , William J . Pfc. 316 State St. E x t . , B r i d g e p o r t
K A D E R , James J . Sgt. 60 B r i t t o n A v e . , B r i d g e p o r t
K A Z A R I A N , John S/Sgt. 1904 B r o a d St., H a r t f o r d
K E A T I N G , Hugh M . Pfc. 266 W e s t R o c k A v e . , N e w H a v e n
K E E N A N , Paul M . Pfc. 1792 M a i n St., S t r a t f o r d

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K E N N Y , Joseph F . T/5 405 M a i n S t . , A n s o n i a
K I D D , Paul A. S/Sgt. 17 D e n n i s o n S t . , H a r t f o r d
K L E I M S C H M I D T , Wilfred E . Pfc. B o x 40, A n d o v e r
K L E I N , John C. 2nd L t . 265 C h u r c h S t . , N a u g a t u c k
K L I M C Z A K , Joseph W . Cpl. 210 K i m b e r l y A v e . , N e w H a v e n
K O S , Walter C. 1st Sgt. Suffield
L A M O T H E , Raymond G. Pfc. B o x 194, 145 A s h l a n d S t . , Jewett C i t y
L A Y C H A K , John L . Pfc. 715 H e n r y S t . , E a s t P o r t Chester
L A Z A R O F F , Gilbert D . Pfc. 287 G r e e n w i c h A v e . , N e w H a v e n
L E A R Y , John P. Pfc. 329 C o o k e S t . , W a t e r b u r y
L E O N A R D , Alfred J . Pfc. 42 C e d a r St., N e w H a v e n
L I S C I N S K Y , Steve T . Pfc. 50 G r a h a m S t . , S t r a t f o r d
L O M B A R D O Z Z I , Peter M . Sgt. 88 C a r l i s l e S t . , N e w H a v e n
L O R K O W S K I , Stanley J . T/Sgt. 147 B u r r i t t S t . , S t r a t f o r d
L U C I B E L L I , Andrew J . T/4 178 Foster S t . , N e w H a v e n
L Y N G E , Carl H . Pfc. Sycamore Lane, Fairfield
M A C I E J O W S K I , Peter Pfc. 277 Wethersfield A v e . , H a r t f o r d
M A C M I L L A N , Stanley Pvt. Sharon
M A C N E I L , William Pfc. 15 B i r m i n g h a m C t . , P o q u o n o c k B r i d g e
M A G N I N I , Carmen Pfc. 610 W i l s o n S t . , W a t e r b u r y
M A N N I E , Harold J . Pfc. 163 F i t c h S t . , N e w H a v e n
M A R Z U L L O , James, J r . Pfc. 65 Legrande A v e . , G r e e n w i c h
M A S S I M I N O , Ralph Pfc. 45 H a v e n S t . , N e w H a v e n
M A T R I C A R I A , Dulio A . Pfc. 8 R u t l a n d St., Ansonia
M c C A B E , Richard E . T/4 208 N e w B r i t a i n A v e . , H a r t f o r d
M C C A R T H Y , William J . Pfc. 56 L i n c o l n A v e . , D a n b u r y
M c D E R M O T T , James E . Sgt. 36 A d m i r a l S t . , N e w H a v e n
M c G E E , Harold J . S/Sgt. 594 T o l l a n d S t . , E a s t H a r t f o r d
M c G R A T H , Lawrence J . Pfc. 1250 F a i r f i e l d A v e . , B r i d g e p o r t
M C N A M A R A , John A. Pfc. 365 H o w a r d A v e . , N e w H a v e n
M E I N U S , John E . Pfc. 644 N o . R i v e r s i d e S t . , W a t e r b u r y
M E R C I K , Theodore J . Pfc. B o x 144, Versailles
M O O D Y , Harry A. Pfc. R F D 3, D a n b u r y
M O R A N , Joseph H . Pfc. 195 W e s t A v e . , B r i d g e p o r t
M O R L O C K , W m . F., Jr. Pfc. 25 B r a g g S t . , E a s t H a r t f o r d
M O R R I S S E Y , George T . Pvt. 212 Jefferson S t . , B r i d g e p o r t
M U L L E T , Irving W . S/Sgt. 84 C l i f t o n St., N e w H a v e n
M U S Z Y N S K I , Joseph G . T/5 11 W i l l o w S t . , N e w B r i t a i n
N A I L O R , Joseph L . Pfc. 74 H o b s o n A v e . , B r a n f o r d
N A V I T S K Y , Raymond A. Pfc. 115 A l l e n P L , H a r t f o r d
N O L L , Louis Sgt. 579 M a i n S t . , N e w L o n d o n
N O R R I E , Thomas M . Pfc. 728 H a n o v e r S t . , M e r i d e n
N O T H N A G E L , George W . Pfc. 124 S h e r m a n A v e . , M e r i d e n
O D E L L , Louis H . Pfc. 15 R e d f i e l d S t . , N e w H a v e n
O K S Y S , Alex C. Sgt. B o x 88, T a r i f f v i l l e

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O L D E N , Fred A., Jr. T/Sgt. B o x 146, T a r i f f v i l l e
O L S O N , Robert J . T/5 30 S u m m e r St., P o r t l a n d
O S D E N , Raymond A. Sgt. A r c h St., C o l l i n s v i l l e
O S I E C K I , Theodore J . Pfc. 39 C l o v e r St., A n s o n i a
P A O L E T T O , Leonello J . Pfc. 110 R e a d S t . , B r i d g e p o r t
P A P P A S , James P . Pvt. 207 M a i n St., D a n i e l s o n
P A P P O L L A , Joseph M . Pfc. 62 W o o d w a r d A v e . , So. N o r w a l k
P A R S O N S , Henry J . Pfc. 489 Winchester A v e . , N e w H a v e n
P A T T I , David J . Pfc. Beaver Brook, D a n b u r y
P E G N A T A R O , Donald F. T/5 58 W l l s w o r t h A v e . , N e w H a v e n
P E R R E T T , George A . Pfc. 357 W o o d b r i d g e St., M a n c h e s t e r
P E T R I C C I O N E , Frank Pvt. 160 A l b a n y A v e . , H a r t f o r d
P E T R U Z Z E L L A , Sebastian S. Pfc. 509 B u t t e r n u t S t . , M i d d l e t o w n
P I T R U Z Z E L L O , Joseph S. Pfc. 10 W a l l S t . , C r o m w e l l
P L O U R D E , Francis Pfc. 95 S c o v i l l S t . , W a t e r b u r y
P O L V E R A R I , Orlando Pfc. 160 C o l u m b u s A v e . , N e w H a v e n
P R E G O Z E N , David Pfc. 49 A c t o n St., H a r t f o r d
P R E S C H E R , Robert J . Pfc, 191 C a m p f i e l d A v e . , H a r t f o r d
P R U T T I N G , Robert D . T/5 53 M a d i s o n S t . , H a r t f o r d
Q U I S T B E R G , Gustave T . Pfc. 73 R i c h a r d St., N e w B r i t a i n
R A E , D a v i d I. Pfc. 600 A r c h S t . , N e w B r i t a i n
R A L S T O N , Willis F., Jr. Pfc. 882 Q u i n n i p i a c A v e . , N e w H a v e n
R A N D O R F , Herbert B . 1st L t . 790 E d g e w o o d A v e . , N e w H a v e n
R A Y M O N D , Arthur J . Sgt. B o x 526, P l a i n f i e l d
R E I L L Y , Eugene E . S/Sgt. 1381 A l b a n y A v e . , H a r t f o r d
R H O D E S , Clifford E . Pfc. 495 J o r d a n L a n e , Wethersfield
R O A C H , Francis P . Pfc. Yellow M i l l Village, Bridgeport
R O N D I N A , Raymond F . T/4 407 Y a t e s A v e . , N e w H a v e n
R O S E N T H A L , Alexander Pfc. 102 G i l b e r t A v e . , N e w H a v e n
R O U R K E , James J . , J r . Pfc. 224 H o w e A v e . , Shelton
R U L L I , Charles J . T/5 132 H i l l S t . , N e w H a v e n
S A D D I G , George A . Pfc. 713 Winchester A v e . , N e w H a v e n
S A M P I E R I , Michael G. S/Sgt. 164 H o d g e St., A n s o n i a
S A N D I L L O , Frank A . Sgt. Quinnipiac Ave., New H a v e n
S A S H E R , Charles G . S/Sgt. 2118 W h i t n e y A v e . , H a m d e n
SASSO, Robert H . Pfc. 297 L a f a y e t t e St., N e w H a v e n
S C A M P O L I N A , Frank P. T/5 21 R i v e r St., W a t e r b u r y
S C A R P A , John W . Pfc. 417 P o p l a r St., N e w H a v e n
S C H U M A C H E R , Howard H . Pfc. 64 M a y St., N a u g a t u c k
S C U T E R I , Anthony M . Pfc. 14 N o . S p r i n g St., A n s o n i a
S E D L O C K , Edward J . Pfc. 468 W i l l i a m St., B r i d g e p o r t
S E I L E R , Rudolph R. Pfc. 176 E a s t M a i n S t . , F o r e s t v i l l e
S G R O , Ruggero F . Pfc. 41 D u t t o n St., N e w H a v e n
S H A R K E Y , Joseph H . Pfc. 174 N o r t h M a i n S t . , Jewett C i t y
S H A R P E , Charles L . Pfc. 92 I v y St., N e w H a v e n

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S H E P A U M , Edward J . T/3 182 So. P a r k St., W i l l i m a n t i c
S I N N O T T , Frederic R . Cpl. 85 L i n c o l n St., H a r t f o r d
S I R Y , Edward W. Pfc. Higgins Ave., Plainville
S M I T H , David G. Sgt. 282 M e r i d e n P L , W a t e r b u r y
S M I T H , Harry G. Pfc. 61 W o o d w a r d A v e . , So. N o r w a l k
S M I T H , Hughey N . Pfc. 31 A l d e n St., H a r t f o r d
S M I T H , Rodney R., Jr. Pfc. Stone St., W e s t Suffield
S M I T H , William A. Pfc. 1 M i l l e r St., Stonington
S Q U E G L I A , Anthony P. Pfc. 169 O l i v e St., N e w H a v e n
S T A N L E Y , John P., Jr. Pfc. 70 P e c k A v e . , W e s t H a v e n
S T I N E H O U R , Norman P. Pfc. B o x 613, M a d i s o n
S U T H E R L A N D , John M . , Jr. T/5 56 W a l n u t St., N a u g a t u c k
S W I A C K E , Andrew Sgt. 428 B o s w e l l A v e . , N o r w i c h
S Y L V I A , Joseph M . , J r . T/4 38 W i l l o w St., N e w B r i t a i n
T A F U T O , Joseph Pfc. 51 M a n i l a A v e . , W o o d b r i d g e
T A L B O T , William P. Pfc. 58 D w i g h t St., N e w B r i t a i n
T A R A S E V I C H , Daniel R. Pfc. R F D 9, N o r w i c h t o w n
T A Y L O R , Irwin H . Pfc. 30 W h i t e St., B r i d g e p o r t
T E M K I N , Lee Pfc. 411 W i n t h r o p A v e . , N e w H a v e n
T E N D L E R , Russell T/Sgt. 19 Stanley St., N e w H a v e n
T E S S I E R , George H . T/4 128 B o n d St., H a r t f o r d
T E T L O W , William J . T/3 46 H a z e l S t . , H a r t f o r d
T H O M P S O N , John A . Pfc. 256 Post R d . , D a r i e n
T O M L I N S O N , John E . Pfc. Oronoque St., S t r a t f o r d
T O R I N O , Albert M . T/5 659 H o w a r d A v e . , N e w H a v e n
T O W E R , John J . T/4 5 B a l d w i n St., N e w H a v e n
T R U L L , Samuel F . Sgt. 22 S t r a t f o r d R d . , W e s t H a r t f o r d
T Y M I N S K Y , Joseph 2nd L t . 236 M i l l S t . , E . P o r t Chester
VAN L O A N , Floyd A. Pfc. Noroton
V E R R I O L I , Pasquale C . Pfc. 31 W i l l i a m s St., N e w H a v e n
W A L L E T , John C. Pfc. 164 G r a n d St., M i d d l e t o w n
W E I G O L D , Arthur W. Pfc. 84 R i v e r s i d e A v e . , T o r r i n g t o n
W H A L E N , John J . Sgt. 124 R i d g e R d . , M i d d l e t o w n
W I L K I N S , Noel F. 1st L t . 99 H a r r i s o n A v e . , M y r t l e B e a c h , M i l f o r d
W I L L M O T T , Arthur Pfc. I l l Old Mine Rd., Long Hill
W I L S O N , E a r l C. Pfc. R F D 1, B o x 68, C l i n t o n
W O L A K , Walter G. Pfc. 103 Pleasant St., Thompsonville
W O L F , Morris Pfc. 106 L a f a y e t t e St., N e w H a v e n
Y O U N G , Leslie A . T/5 25 O r c h a r d St., C o s C o b
Z A R A S C H I , Joseph L . Sgt. M a p l e St., Chester
Z E L I S K O , Joseph F . Pfc. 59 Roosevelt St., B r i d g e p o r t
Z E R C I E , Ernest T. Pvt. 33 C e n t e r St., W i n d s o r L o c k s