Local Veterans to be recognized at Danbury World War II Ceremony on August 15th

The Danbury Council of Veterans' World War II 70^th Anniversary & Remembrance Ceremony will be held on Saturday August 15, 2015 at 10:00 AM at the Rose Garden WWII Memorial on Memorial Drive in Danbury.  The ceremony is organized by the Catholic War Veterans Post 1042.  The CWV WWII Host Committee Members are Commander Richard Raymond, and members Al Mead and Tom Saadi. 

            During the ceremony the names of the 103 servicemen from Danbury who lost their lives during WWII will be read aloud.  Also honored will be the living WWII veterans of Greater Danbury with certificates and citations from the City and State.   In order to recognize the living WWII veterans at the ceremony WWII veterans who were either born in Danbury, or are member of a Danbury Veterans' Post or currently reside in Danbury or a Connectciut town boarding Danbury should contact Tom Saadi no later than August 5th at: tomsaadi@aol.com or 203-797-1797 and provide their name, branch of service, dates of service, home & email address & phone number.

            "It is only fitting that on the 70th Anniversary of our victories over Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan that we memorialize those Danbury men who died in battle and honor those living WWII Veterans with us today, they truly are members of the Greatest Generation" said WWII Host Committee Member Tom Saadi. 

See below for those honored: 

WORLD WAR II HONOR ROLL

103 Danbury Residents Killed in Action, 1941 - 1945

            Cpl. Stanley, J. Balazy, Army

            M/Sgt. Alex Baran, Army

            2^nd Lt. Richard M. Bassett, Army

            S/Sgt. Richard F. Baur, Army

            PFC Edward Belorit, Army

            PFC Kenneth Breggren, Army

            S1/C Arthur Bloomberg, Navy   (Seaman 1^st Class)

            PFC Joseph P. Bradley, Army

            PFC Thomas E. Brady, Army

PFC Joseph Breznicky, Army

CS1/C Malcolm A. Carrara, Navy   (Culinary Specialist 1^st Class)

PFC William J. Casazza, Army

QM3/C Joseph F. Cassidy, Navy   (Quartermaster 3^rd Class)

PFC Chester J. Chelso, Marines

S/Sgt. Renaldo Chiavuzzi, Army

1^st Lt. Edgar P Coury Army

PFC Thomas D. Critelli, Army

PFC Thomas Davenport, Army

F/O Henry W. Davis, Army  (First Officer)

PFC Robert A. Davis, Army

PFC Thomas S. Dunn, Army

RD3/C Andrew R. Durkin, Navy  (Radar Man 3^rd Class)

Pvt. Vincent Farioly, Army

Cpl. Richard P. Finaldi, Army

ACK Francis J. Gaffney, Marines  (Assistant Cook)

Sgt. George R. Garavel, Army                      

PFC Joseph F. Garavel Jr., Army

Pvt. George A. Gerstenmaier, Army

PFC Frederich A. Gervasoni, Army

Sgt. James F. Gould, Army

Pvt. Charles Hajj, Army

PFC Ludwig A. Halas, Marines

Pvt. Samuel Hamad, Army

PFC Andrew D. Hliva, Army

PFC John Holick, Army

CDR. Joseph C. Hubbard, Navy   (Commander)

MM1/C Nicholas A. Hugyo, Navy   (Machinist Mate 1^st Class)

PFC Chester, E. Jednack, Army

S/Sgt. Frank E. Johnson, Army

PFC Stephen Jurik, Army

CBM Frederick W. Kane, Navy   (Chief Boatswain’s Mate)

PFC William J. Kasperwicz, Army

PFC Francis S. Kellogg, Army

CYN Philip E. Kelly, Navy   (Communications Yeoman)

Pvt. Robert J. Kent, Army

Pvt. Andrew A. Kaperno, Army

Sgt. Stephen W. Kosack, Army

2^nd Lt. Arthur H. Koslow, Army

Pvt. Sidney McKotok, Army

Cpl. John Krizan, Army

PFC Archibald L. Lake, Army

PFC Eugene A. Lamy, Army         

Cpl. Elmer F. Lauf, Army

S/Sgt. Angelo M. Lavelle, Army

S2/C Emile M. LeBlanc, Navy   (Seaman 2^nd Class)

Sgt. John M. Leonard, Army

Pvt. Vincent A. Light, Army

Cpl. Nelson M. Linster, Army

Cpl. Adolf M. Loorman, Army

PFC Fred G. MacDonald, Army

PFC Frank M. Machado, Army

Pvt. William T. McCarthy, Army

PFC Harold E. McFarland, Marines

Pvt. Edward P. McGee, Army

2^nd Lt. Robert J. McNamara, Army

2^nd Lt. Joseph E. Mead, Army

PFC Moses G. Mitchell, Army

PFC Michael W. Mockovak, Army

Lt. John F. Mooney, Navy

S1/C James N. Nash, Navy   (Seaman 1^st Class)

Cpl. Leo Null, Army

PFC Luther M. Onerheim, Army

A/C Anthony G. Palermo, Army   (Aircraft Commander)

S2/C John S. Pearl, Navy   (Seaman 2^nd Class)

Sgt. Stephen Plisko, Army

S/Sgt. Robert Pollick, Army

PFC Anthony R. Ragaini, Army

Sgt. Donald F. Schmeltz, R.C.A.F.   

MM1/C Robert L. Shea, Navy   (Machinist’s Mate 1^st Class)

Cpl. Joseph Silver, Army

Pvt. Fred G. Simon, Army

T/Sgt. George H. Smith, Army

BM2/C Vernon W. Smith, Navy   (Boatswains Mate 2^nd Class)

Sgt. Sidney C. Spencer, Army

Cpl. John A. Stavola, Army

WOJG Peter Stec, Army

Pvt. Benjamin Steinfeld, Army

Cpl. William R. Stolzenberg, Marines

1^st Lt. Carl C. Strait, Army

Pvt. Ray A. Thieman, Marines

PFC Walter C. Tilford, Marines

PFC Fred M. Underhill, Army

Pvt. Vincent J. Vigna, Army

Cox Harry M. Waldron, Navy   (Coxswain)

Pvt. Charles T. Ward, Army

EM2/C William H. Waterbury, Navy   (Electrician’s Mate 2^nd Class)  

EM1/C Edward J. Waytaszik, Navy   (Electrician’s Mate 1^st Class)

Sgt. Leroy H. Wilkins, Army

S2/C Robert L. Williams, Navy   (Seaman 2^nd Class)

AD1/C Leo A. Wixted, Navy   (Aviation Machinist’s Mate 1^st Class)

PFC Willis A. Woodin, Army

Capt. John F. Zimmermann, Army

Pvt. Stephen Zotos, Army