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Pvt. Theodore Dobosz, 19, Killed In Action Aug. 4, According To W. D. WireHe Was The Son Of Mr. And Mrs. Walter Dohosz Of Railroad AvenueREPORTED TO EE WITH UNIT OF INFANTRYNo Detail Is Available Surrounding- Death Of The Young- SoldierAnother Beacon Falls serviceman tuis boon reported killed in action this morning’. Mr. and Mrsu Waiver Dobosz of Railroad avenue received a telegram from the War Department yesterday afternoon informing them that their soft, Pvt. TfcciHi'ire Dobosz, 19, was killed in action in France August 1*1.No t\“tails weer given in the vrki: run,Thr* young soldier, in the army about :i year, was overseas since iast -spring, and was serving with an infantry unit.He received h’s basic training at Cani; Hood. Texas. He attended. Naugatuck high school and v/Atf employed by I ho Fulton Markets s:oiv in Hr;icon Falls, which histether in:i:l.igOS.A bhHwi\ Edward, is A potty oi’icvr. :hird class, In the LT. S.pa p • i »Hv if tfio fifth Beacon Falls soldier tu die as a result of the present conflict.CpI O’Connor Aids Pilot In4Great VictoryLocal Soldier Stationed With F-51 Mustang Fighter Squadron In England(Special U The News)An .Eighth Air Force Fighter Station. England, Oct. 24—The Mustang fighter squadron of radio mechanic Corporal John F. O'Connor of CA2 High street. Naugatuck. Conn.. recently established a new European Theater of Operations squftdtvn combat record by knocking out of the sky IS Nazi inter-eepiers trying to attack a formation of heavy bomber* esc or tod by the guarding fighters. The Jerries dived iruo a cloud closely followed by the Eighth Fighter Command pianos. In a few minutes 13 FWlOQ's were sent crashing to the ground. Three jiioro Nazi ME -llO's were aU-u destroyed on 'a Luftwaffe'airdrome.Corjjpra; O'Connor* s wealing out the return of the Mustang pilots, was or. hand when 1st Lt. v/iIlium J. Sykes of Atlantic Cify, N. J., taxied his P-51 to the dispersal point at his base in England. Li. Sykes, who destroyed a v\V 190 la an aerial battle and was
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Naugatuck, Connecticut, US
Tue, Oct 24, 1944
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