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Corp Edwin LuczaJ son of
Mr. and Mrs. Michael LuczaJ of Oakdale returned to Camp Mackall, North Carolina. Monday night after spending a 10-day furlough with his parents.
He is a member of the 508th Parachute Infantry. Corp Luczaj's picture appeared in The Journal about three weeks ago. He has also been
awarded a good conduct medal.
He enlisted) in the army May 9 1942 and was in the artillery until September 1942 when he transferred to
the paratroops .
When asked Just why he joined the paratroops Corp LuczaJ said he actually
couldn't answer that question because he really didn't know unless it was for the thrills.
He said they have three weeks training before they jump from a plane.
On the fourth week they receive their wings after making five jumps.
Corp LuczaJ has 12 Jumps to his credit. His brother Sgt Raymond LuczaJ Is also a paratrooper and he went
overseas In April. It Is highly probable that he was with the paratroops which landed in Sicily as the last word they received from
him was from Africa.
Corp Luczaj is 21 years old. Incidentally ha said they are a still
accepting volunteers.
[Nashville Journal,
Nashville, IL
19 Aug 1943, Thu • Page 3] |
SCHOOL DEPARTURES ANNOUNCED
MORE MEN LEAVE FOR
SCHOOL
Having passed the
test and been accepted by the field Army Specialized Training Board
more members of our regiment have turned in their boots and taken
off for the classification center from where they will be assigned
to a school.
Pvt. John Macki of
Regt. Hq. Co. and Pvt. Stanley Wagner of 2nd Hq. Co. left on July
8 and four days later the following men left: From service company;
Pvt. Joseph Boner, Cpl. John Boone, Pvt. Joseph Britch, Pvt. Earl
Cornwall, Pvt. Joseph Conklin, and Pvt. Elmer Johnson. From "B"
company: Sgt. Kenneth Hammond and Sgt. Johnn [sic] De Noon. From
"G" company; Sgt. John Callahan, Pvt. Evan Confrey, Cpl. Paul Curry,
Pfc. Columbo De Paulis, and Pvt Theasis C. Duncan.
On July 17 another
18 men pulled stakes and headed in the same direction. They are
as follows: Pvt. Henry F. Bailey, Cpl. Henry F. Bradfield, Pvt.
Michael O'Shea of "F" company: Cpl. William T. Bennett. Cpl. Richard
C. Reardon, and Pvt. Karl Schaffer Jr. of "E" Company, Cpl. Aldo
Bettelli of 2nd Bn. Hq. Co.
Pfc. Herman A. Brown
of Medical Detachment: Pvt. Lawrence W. Otta of company "B": Pfc.
Stanley W. Solley and Pfc. James O. Wood of "A" company; Pvt. Edward
T. Shea of “I” Company; Pvt. Donald A. Shuffield of Reg. Hq. Co.;
Pvt. Forrest C. Simmons and Pfc. Jack Worn of "H" company; T-5 James
L. Staley of Service company; Pvt. Silvio C. Volpe of 1st Bn. Hq.
Co.; and Pvt. Gearhart H. Weber of "C" company.
[The Devils Digest, July 17,
1943]
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