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Wmber, 1942 Now In The Navy THE ECHO Page 3 LETTERS HOME Dear Mr. WeUs; November 1, 1942 haven’t gotten around to it. Since you su?e i/a f “yhas changed, I’m in Pennsylvania now. It su^P ? }u N^val Radio Schools. We terestlnl Whiff f T' very in- bovf T tnS L ^ enjoyed seeing the mv next^Mvp 7 Personnel. I hope to come back around on ^ fnr?l K suppose the Plant has quite a number of boys in the arm ed forces by now—Quite a number were in when I was there. It vnil wr»lll/i nVinnrm -JJ -r .. ... ,, . contmue gettmg the Echo. FORMER ECUSTA MEN EXPERIENCE THRim IN SINKING OF THE “WASr Harold McNeely And Edwin Hollar Visited Plant Recent ly After Sinking ure»^ trii' tlifi rely’! take much longer. I have ately; they all talk about it. is this war is over so I’ll close now. Tell all I. DRAKE October 7, 1942 ;lad to get it. It was the ,ng news took my interest ine was mixed up, or may- isic Training Center No. 4, a. dress. s, ! EDMUNDSON, Pvt. October 12, 1942 I, yesterday and certainly y of cigarette papers some ped by mind to write and y kindly for the cigarette ), as it was the first one ^ood, Missouri. fous year so far and will ere. Wish that you could This is war—total, expensive war! Every dollar, every resource, every energy must be devoted to it if victory is to be ours. Are we doing all I we can to win, at home, on the farm, in the factory.^ Not when we allow j preventable fires to destroy thousands of lives and hundreds of millions of I dollars every year, lives and dollars that would have built great fleets of bombers and much-needed tanks and ships. I We Americans have long had the feeling that our resources were so I bountiful, our strength so great, that we couldn’t possibly lose a war. But I we’re inviting defeat when we cripple our production lines and lay waste lour farms with fires that could have been prevented if we’d been on the alert. I Fire is the friend of the enemy! We MUST reduce our staggering fire I losses, and we must do it now! Fortunately, it isn’t too late; but it’s later Ithan we think! ^ GEVEDON, Pvt. I October 19, 1942 land I will be glad. The would like to get another myself. I hope you and r EUGENE HAYNIE Dctober 21, 1942 > I like for the Echo to hat I was unable to fur time, but I hope to have liere. I am also looking Jture. ! weather is turning very re to return to the moun- this time of year. I miss jare of growth. AEL Harold Fisher McNeely, former first helper in the Refining Dept., and Ed Hollar, who worked in the Champagne Gumming Dept., were on Uncle Sam’s modern aircraft carrier, Wasp, when it was sunk on Sept. 15, just off the Solomons Islands. How ever, they escaped without injury and were recent visitors at Ecusta. The two men arrived about a month ago but were unable to dis cuss the ship’s sinking until the Navy officially released the story. Three torpedoes were fired at the $20,000,000 aircraft carrier and the ship caught fire. McNeely was in his bunk asleep at the time. The im pact was so great that many of the men were knocked off their feet and others out of their bunks. Mc Neely grabbed his clothes and ran for the deck. About 45 minutes later the order was given to abandon the ship. Wearing life belts, they went down the ropes and into the water. About three hours later he was picked up by a boat and later was sent, with the entire surviving crew, which amounted to about 90 percent of the total, back to the United States. Ed’s experience was about the same. The two boys who had enlisted in the Navy at the same time, didn’t see each other again for about 12 days. In discussing the significant ^vent, Harold was quiet and calm, and did- n t seem to be the least bit excited. He said U. S. destroyers circled them as they swam in the water and re leased death-charges to get the Jap subs. The two men joined the Navy last January, and took their training at Norfolk. They went on the Wasp last February and had been on it since that time. Harold is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. McNeely, of Lake Toxaway and has a grandfather who lives in "^®vard. He was in the signal corps, iiid, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Hollar, of Brevard, and Harold have been together all of the time since they entered the Navy last Febru ary, except the 12 days they were separated following the sinking of the ship. The boys have returned to their duties and expect soon to be aboard another carrier. Writes Long Letter National Firo Protection Association Printed in U> S. A. Cr.^fiicken as fat as the hostess, it have w - uave been a good dinner. for that matter, if the soup If ® as substantial as the old manag- jt jji)^ the corned beef as lean as k manager, and if you got the on a plate instead of in the Would I go for that luncheon. . speaking of animals, it is safe that whatever the British do to ^hi, they wont get his goat. .'^'1 hear a lot about blockbusters They are bombs so big a whole block. Congress 'V buT' ’em worst of aU. ^ (Continued From Page 2) '^ndred pound hog when he gets ^ to kill it . . . Jim Dalton says Rabbits are getting real “vim- and that it will soon be time .tart blasting, away . . . We have "— men on the shift, Willie Maurice Burch and Floyd s. Glad to have you, fellows. Oct. 5, 1942 ice letter which was re- September issue Saturday; October' 3rdr It giVes ml^gr^S VL^urfto Vass the hours off duty reading the Echo. I hope it will always come to me = without delay, wherever I may be called to go. Mr Wells, since you mentioned in your letter that part of the Flax used at Ecusta was raised near El Centro, California, it came to me of having seen some of the flax just after it was cut and bailed Thev have large open shelters to store it in for curing I guess. It was between the Saltin Sea and El Centro. I wondered at the time what it could be neL^“Echo”''^^^^ ^ Sincerely yours, CLARENCE W. ISRAEL Dear Mr. Wells: October 25, 1942 r responsible for the September copy of the Echo”, which I have received. memoriS^of^S^tfrt^li^^i”^?^^ me feel l^^PPy* I read it and it brought back T ii J all. the finest bunch of friends I ever had and I hope to be back with you all some day I didn’t get a chance to write to you sooner because I’ve been on the ball (army way of saying on your toes) since I came here six weeks ago. My basic training of six weeks ended yesterday and I am nroud to be a soldier. It has been tough going, but I like it and feel swell and I hope to get a chance to knock “hell” out of the Japs. Regards to all my friends. I remain. Sincerely yours, MAJORINE BEVACQUA, Pvt. #'■ PRIVATE JAMES R. GLAN- VILLE, formerly employed in the office, left Ecusta July 11, 1942, for service in the Army. Jimmy receiv ed his basic training in the Quarter master Corps at Camp Lee, Vir ginia, and is now stationed at Camp Stoneman, Pittsburg, California. We enjoyed your long letter, Jim my, and are looking forward to hearing from you soon again.
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