Local veterans 

honored

DANIELSON — Several local Korean war veterans received the Korean Ambassador’s Medal for Peace, presented by Congressman Joe Courtney last week at the RSVP Veterans Coffeehouse.

Honored were: 

John (Jack) Malloy, Putnam, U.S. Army Company A 303rd signal service Battalion; Fred Spring, Putnam, USMC; Anthony Gregarick, Thompson, U.S. Army Company C 179th INF REGT; Edward Radlo (deceased – award accepted by his wife Irene), U.S. Army 6012 ASU SEP CTR DET; Clifford Buttermark, Pomfret, U.S. Navy USS Sandoval APA-194; Ronald Gabriele, Moosup,  U.S. Army Military Police; Theodore (Ted) Sabourin, Dayville, U.S. Army Battery 501st AAA Gun Brn; Morris (Micky) Evans, Danielson, USMC; William (Will) Wolchesky, Pomfret, U.S. Army Company B 13th ENGR BN; Norman Babbitt, Thompson, U.S. Army Battery C 59th AAA AW BN; Robert Polhemus, Plainfield, U.S. Army 1729 Company B 14th ENGR BN;Archille (Arch) Bourque, Putnam, U.S. Army Executive Officer Rifle Company;Irving Post, Putnam, U.S. Army 937th Ordinance HAM Company; John (Jack) Tucker, Canterbury, U.S. Coast Guard Loran Station Elmo; Al Guilmet, U.S. Army 527th QM SVC CO.