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Somewhere in England
He)l« 26, 1944
Ecusta:
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tai, ^ Am cooking on a hospi-
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tfy j?!|^Jed troops over the coun-
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illy back in North Carolina
Sincerely,
CHARLES B. PEEVY,
Corporal
Southwest Pacific
L April 29, 1944
Straus:
you for your kind letter
Meyo,^? from home and peo-
* lett means a lot to get
expressing such good
S Ecusta often and all
Se who worked and con
Work there. Most of those
taking part in the great
in progress so that they
fe th ®Sain enjoy the way of
knew. The one
\ to ^®®ire in every man’s heart
N thing forever over
”' n home. We have made
Progress and .will continue
as long as God gives the
rift jj ®nd courage to go on. My
V' relatively small so
:l time and opportunity
ife I may have a larger
ly^ bringing about an end to
Unprintables.”
the best of health and
a good time as far as
iCfribie.
has been a constant
Ve enjoyment.
? 0* ^ye a relatively large sup-
Nlly P^Sarettes at all times. I
>y inspect each one I smoke
tliS and sometimes.
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regards to all the re-
Ij^ feel rather liberal, give
^ friends.
Very sincerely,
WILLIAM SILVER,
Ensign
COMPANY
yA p H. Bishop writes from
'• ® of Postmaster, New
^ boys
\ from North Caro-
. from my home
^ t t —
Hamilton has return-
^ i ^ ®^®wart, Georgia, after
V fo^ 10-day furlough here.
vkujj ^er employee of Ecus-
V crew and left in
' Pfc. Hamilton is in
searchlight branch
Missing In Action
DRIVES A PRIME MOVER
T-5 Cpi Albert Grindstaff write*
from somewhere in Italy: “ . . . I
am still in Italy, still on my old
job driving a prime mover. I have
been driving it over one year now.
... I have been overseas thirteen
months, but I hope we can get it
oyer, this year, for I am sure get
ting tired of this kind of life....”
BURWELL F. HALL, JR.,
above, son of Dr. and Mrs. Bur-
well F. Hall, 170 West Chestnut
street, Asheville, has be,en pro
moted to the rank of major in
the marine corps. Prior to his
call to active duty in February,
1942, Maj. Hall worked in the
Filter Plant.
Now In Calif.
A message from the War De^
partment, received by Mrs. E. V.
Fowler, of Brevard, stated that
her son, 2nd. Lieut. Fred Gordon
Fowler, a pilot on a fighter plane
in the Italian theatre of war, has
been reported missing in action
over Corsica. The message stated
that he has been missing since
April 13, but gave no further
details. Lieutenant Fowler has
been overseas two. months and
enlisted in service in May, 1942.
He is 23 years old. The last
letter his mother had from him
was written on April 11. Before
going into the service, Lieut.
Flower was employed in Cham
pagne’s Printing department.
NOW IN THE FLEET MARINES
George M. Hollingsworth, Phar-
I macist’s Mate, 3-c, writes from
Camp Lejeune, N. C.: “ . .. Things
I have changed a bit for me since
I wrote you last. About three
I weeks ago I was transferred over
to the Fleet Marines. I am down
here in New River, N. C., now for
a few more weeks of school. They
gave me an issue of Marine clothes
I which was quite a change-over af
ter wearing the Navy blues for 17
months. . . . Give my best regards
I to the fellows in the Pulp Mill.”
IS AT ADVANCED MESSAGE
CENTER
Second Lt. Ansel R. Jones writes
from Warrenton, Va.: “ . . . I have
been moving around some since
being at Ft. Monmouth, N. J. At
present I am taking a course in
advanced message center, crypto
graphic, which is proving to be
rather interesting. My stay here
will probably be for four or five
more weeks. They never tell us
anything much in advance. ... It
is a good station and I have found
living conditions good . . . Give my
regards to the fellows of Refining.
I would like to see them all.”
WRITES FROM NAVAL HOSPI
TAL
Pfc. Harold MisenJbelmer writes
[from the Naval Hospital in Nor
folk, Va.: " ... I am getting along
pretty well, but I’m still having
trouble from my sinus. . . . How
are things going at the plant? How
is bowling? Will you be playing
any baseball this summer? I wish
we were all back and could start
the interdepartment league again.
I really enjoyed the games. ...”
BURDER WILLIAM TEAGUE,
seaman second class, is now at
San Francisco, California, await
ing further orders. He recently
spent a short furlough here.visit
ing his wife. Seaman Teague en
tered the navy in February and
received boot training at the
Great Lakes naval station, Great
Lakes, III. Before entering ser
vice, he was employed at Ecusta.
IS BACK IN STATES
Pvt. Fred W. Laughter writes
from Camp Crowder, Mo.: “ . . . I
am back in the U. S. A. for one
more time, and I like the States
the best and I like old N. C. the
best of all. ... I stopped at the
plant while I was on furlough
was glad to be there.... Best wish
es and luck to all at Ecusta. .
STATIONED IN CALIFORNIA
Pfc. George J. Smith writes from
I Camp Haan, Calif.: “. . . I’m now
in California and doing fine. . . .
I’m hoping to see everyone in a
month or so. Sure will be nice to
see the plant again. Only wish I
could be coming back to stay. . . .
Keep everything going and I will
keep on smoking. . . . Sending
good luck to all, and to everyone
in the Finishing Department.
[Lights are going out now and
Graveyard must be coming in.
I Keep it up, kids. ...”
VERSATILE TRAINING
Pvt. Ted Schepkowski writes
from Camp Wheeler, Ga.: ** . . .
We have completed our seventh
week of training and physically I
feel much better. We are getting
hard and toughened up. You
should see my G. I. haircut. It is
surprising how many things an
infantryman has to leam how to
do. At fh-st you might f-hfalr all
he has to do is carry a rifle and
march or walk. That is not so. He
must be a very versatile soldier.
He must know how to handle many
different types of weapons, when
to use them. He must know how to
read maps, not the kind we use
when traveling but the kind that
will tell him what kind of country
he is in. He must be able to dls-
tmguish between different kinds
of gases that may, and probably
will, be used against us. All in 11,
he must have a thorough knowledge
of practically anything and every*
thing that he may run up against
in combat ...”
Pfc. James B. Waldrop, former
Ecusta Pre-Washer Helper, who
left January 5, 1942, has arrived
safely in England. Pfc. Waldrop
was on the Alcan Highway in
Canada for 21 months then was
transferred to Camp Edwards,
Mass., before going overseas. His
wife, Nell Lance Waldrop, is an
employee of Champagne’s Stitch
ing department. ■ “
GERMANS ARE STUBBORN
Pfc. Floyd Evans writes from
somewhere in Italy: “ ... I am
very glad to know about the good
work that is being done back there
toward winning the war. I want
everyone to know that we really
appreciate what they are doing. I
think the war workers are doing
a splendid job. . . . Times get
pretty tough occasionally over here,
but we just say they could be worse
and keep going. The Germans are
pretty stubborn and have to be
convinced the hard way, but they
pe gradually getting what is com
ing to them and I think we are
beginning to realize that we are
over here to win the war. , , , ”
HAS AGAIN CHANGED CAMPS
Ben H. Bishop writes from
Camp Cooke, Calif.: “ . . . How is
everything getting along at the
Machine Shop? . . . TeU all my
feUow workers heUo for me
to keep the wheels rolling.
Well, we have changed camps.
We are in California now. We are
gomg to fire all next week and
then we are going to get a fur
lough. Then it is off for a long
ride but nobody knows where....”
IS IN CALIFORNIA
Gordon Leslie, S 2-c, writes from
Shoemaker, Calif.: “ ... I am out
here in California and like the
country fine, but the base we are
on isn’t as good as the one we left,
but I guess we can’t have every
thing like we want it... I’ve been
getting the Brevard paper from
home, and have been seeing where
all at Ecusta have been buying
war bonds. Keep up the good work
and pretty soon the war will be
over, ...”