Casualties Mount With Two Killed And One Wounded
Bristol area military losses mount as two soldiers killed in action and one wounded seriously over the weekend. Pfc Louis Proto, 28, killed in France. Pfc Castigliego, 22, killed in action in the South Pacific. Pvt Joseph Ferreira, 19, seriously wounded in France. Families受 mourning and service records detailed.
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Bristol
Louis Proto
France
Gaetano Proto
Center Street
Proto
Falugo
Samuel Proto
Joseph
Fannie Falugo
Emily Ruotolo
New Haven
Conn
Catherine
Zilda
Madeline
Town
Joseph T. Ferreira
Gilbert Ferreira
Mt. Hope Avenue
Final Formal Dance At Yacht Club Saturday
The Bristol Yacht Club hosts its third and final summer formal dance with the Boston orchestra of Georges Trudeau providing music. Members plan suppers and a clam bake for September 2 to close the season, with chowder at noon and a bake hole opening at five. Reservations are due this week.
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Bristol Yacht Club
Boston
Georges Trudeau
Bristol
William P Gladding
Evelyn Carter Receives Gift at Club Event
Miss Evelyn Carter was presented a gift by Collins and Aikman Girls Club members in appreciation of her work with club activities. She will leave Bristol plant to become secretary to Charles B. Rockwell at Plant M Allendale. Plans include a September clambake and a servicemen dance. Arrangements by Irene Cabral Peggy George Ann George committee. last evening’s social committee was Peggy Morris and Mrs Mary Garvin.
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Donald Gladue
Bristol
American Legion
George R Fish
Domenic Mascola
Leroy L. Doan
Vernon A Gray
Henry Iasiello
Evelyn Carter
Collins and Aikman Girls’ Club
Miss Carter
Charles B Rockwell
Plant M
Allendale
Irene Cabral
Peggy
Ann George
Peggy Morris
Mary Garvin
McNamara Brothers Earn Ranks in Army and Navy
Raymond L McNamara, promoted from second lieutenant to first lieutenant on July 1, is stationed in Northern Italy after a stint in North Africa. His brother Elmer A McNametra, aboard a Pacific destroyer, passed petty officer first class with carpenter's mate rating. They are sons of Mr and Mrs A Elmer McNamara of 402 High.
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Raymond L McNamara
United States
North Africa
Northern
Italy
Elmer A. McNametra
Pacific
A Elmer McNamara
High Street
Gardner
China
Dr Brewster
Shanghai
Wilbur Estes
Huchow
Shangha
Estes
Manila
Brookline
Mass
Group urged to oversee Honor Roll maintenance by town
The Honor Roll committee approved recommending a three to five member maintenance group to the Town Council. They will publish a final financial report and thank supporters, noting about 1400 names once all are added, with shrubbery planting planned for September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P Marshall
Phoenix Office
Richard Bisbano Receives Promotion and Awards
Army corporal Richard Bisbano of the 83rd Infantry Division in France earns the Good Conduct Medal the ETO ribbon a Merit Badge credit with D Day invasion of Normandy and the Expert Combat Infantryman Badge. He trained at Camp Atterbury Indiana and Camp Breckinridge.
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Richard Bisbano
83Ard
France
Normandy
Post Office Sets Overseas Christmas Gift Mailing Dates
Postmaster General Frank C. Walker announces a September 15 to October 15 overseas mailing window for Army and Navy gifts. He urges careful packing, strong materials, and early sending to ensure delivery, with rules limiting parcels to five pounds and 15 inches by 36 inches combined.
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Frank C. Walker
Army
Navy
Walker
Bisbano Brothers Serve. Loom Machinist Goes to Army
Before joining the army on October 28, 1942, he worked in Plant J Collins and Aikman as a loom machinist. He has two brothers in the armed forces, S-Sgt. Or dlanded Bisbano and M-Sgt. John N. Bisbano, plus Raymond Bisbane, a World War II veteran.
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Plant J. Collins and Aikman Corporation
Ordlanded Bisbano
John N. Bisbano
Raymond Bisbane
Rhode Island native Lt. Tevis Shusman to command LSM crew
Lt (jg) Tevis Shusman of Bristol, Rhode Island, assigned as Executive Officer of a premier LSM in the Amphibious Forces. The vessel, nicknamed Whirling Dervish for speed and maneuverability, blends features of LST and LCT. Shusman, at Little Creek Base, is a 1942 RI State College graduate and former chemistry instructor. his wife lives at 574 Wood Street and his brother Maynard serves in the US Army overseas.
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Tevis Shusman
Bristol
U. S Navy
Jg) Shulman
Amphibious Training Base
Little Creek
Rhode Island State College
Phi Kappa Phi National Fraternity
Colt Memorial High School
Wood Street
US Army Signal Corps
Navy
Maynard Shusman
US Army
William F Head Selected From Broadcast Audience
Hollywood, Aug 13 Corp William F Head stationed at Camp Haan California was chosen from the studio audience to appear on the Darts For Dough broadcast at 4 pm EWT on the Blue Network He is the son of Mrs Irene Head of 24 King Philip Avenue Bristol RI After answering correctly he won 30 dollars in three dart throws Orval Anderson is the dart master of the weekly quiz
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Hollywood
Calif
Corp
William F Head
Camp Haan
EWT
Blue
Corp Head
Irene Head
King Philip Avenue
Bristol, RI
Orval Anderson
McGovern Pleads Not Guilty in Nighttime Burglary Charge
James H. McGovern of 10 Mt Hope Avenue pleaded not guilty in Fifth District Court to entering at night with intent to commit larceny. Bail set at 1000. trial scheduled for Sept 11. Judge William T. O’Donnell presided as McGovern, arrested at 1 30 AM, allegedly carried a brandy bottle from the Bradford Street tavern owned by Nicholas Castigliego.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Cistrict
James H. McGovern
Mt. Hope Avenue
William T. O’donnell
McGovern
Bradford Street
Nicholas Castigliego
Dr Harold Brewster shares China wartime trials at Rotary
Dr Harold Brewster speaks at the Warren Rotary Club detailing his 200 air raids in Foochow and Kutien during 1940s China. He recalls inflation, black markets, and famine relief while Covid era travel chaos shaped his family’s 77 day journey home.
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Harold Brewster
Rotary Club
Brewster
Foochow
China
Brewsters
India
Willis F. Pierce Memorial Hospital
Congregational
Methodist Missionary Boards
Kutien
Wiley General Hospital
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Pfe
South Pacific
Steven Castiglego
Constitution Street
Castighego
US Marine Corps
Guadalcanal
Bougainville
Tarawa
Guiteras Memorial
Collins & Aikman Corp
Mary de Fusco
Nicoletta Castigliego
Bristol Mfg Corp
Gilbert, Jr
Manuel
Yacht Club
Bristol Garden Club
Countryside Garden Club
Marshall
Nancy D Bosworth
Anthony J Ferrara
Wallis E. Howe
John W Church
Alice B Almy
Roswell S Bosworth
Elmer S Mapes
Edward L. Leahy
Cpl Bisbane
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Camp Breckin
Charles Boyer
Ingrid Bergman
Joseph Cotten
Dame May Whitty Carton
WED
THURS
Helen—Vinson Lyle Talbot
Noel Neill
Richard Byron
Sasanova
Joe E. Brown
Dale Evans
June Havoc
George Raft
Zorina
Charles Grapewin
Grace McDonald
Minature
Seriss
Don Winslow
THE
Coast Guard
J.g
LSM
Wm. F
Fifth District Court
Warren Methodist Church
New England
Ruth Estes
Thomas R. Gardner
West Barrington
Dr. Brewster
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