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Aprils 1943 THE ECHO Page 11 LETTERS HOME ^ March 19, 1943 Dear Mr. Straus: At last I have reached the point M answering your letter. I have in tended to write sooner but just kept Putting it aside. Now that the idea “as struck me, I will try to carry it out. I have reailly missed the Echo. I haven’t received it in quite a while. believe that December’s issue was . ® last copy I have received as yet, but syery day I hope to get a copy } ^ail call. Since I am not mail or- erly any more, I have to “sweat it Jit the same as any one else. But , elieve I appreciate a letter more nen I have to sweat it out. That a term the soldiers use to express their impatience or hopes. have changed jobs since I last rote to you. I am now Company erk in the Personnel Office. I like IS work fine although it is a little ore complicated than the work I a where I was. Here I have a ance to learn something new near- y every day and that keeps a fellow 'Rested in his work. It was a p”’ until I learned something ®ut it. But since I have sort of , t the slant of things it is not so jg^^lthough I still have a lot to ^ It seems as though I have run out j ^?|ything to write about this time, npvt write Ij . ^ime. I am hoping that I may 8m to receive the Echo once more oy?®®sible. I really do get a kick lit reading it. There is nothing ® news from home. I wish to express my g t wishes to each of you there at sihi hope that it will be pos- Sftn to be back with you Aloha to all of you. Sincerely yours, Roy e. carter, cpl/t. ^ith The Boys In Military Service g (Continued From Page 8) Dr Gordon, former Secretary to who left for the Air rec November, 1942, visited us sgif^tly and gave us news of him- ^nd his brother, Albert (“Flash”) Igf? Inspector Helper before he . military service in July, 1941. was first stationed at Ft. \y^^herson, Ga., and for four weeks assistant to the chaplain in Reception center. He was trans- ijj to Camp Croft for basic train- then went to the 118th In- late^ at Fort Jackson, where he ^eaH identified with the ^g/^^^arters Company as Corporal, gg^ year he was promoted to Ser- Headquarters ^ located. He just underwent a BROTHERS IN THE SERVICE ____ ^ Corn et ^ of the 30th Infantry Division is Blanding, Florida, where he located. He just underwent a of training in Chemical War- Self in Officers Candidate at Edgewood Arsenal, Mary- Oh which he was graduated ^iei t 6th with the rank of 2nd tiQ ^®^ant. According to informa nt j, r®^eived from the news bureau foj. ,^§®wood Arsenal, he was chosen ejic training “because of excell- in military record, education, 0^ ^ character.” Congratulatioins, your military career. \^}jJ^^ording to Sam, the three boys tioj. ®iake up the younger genera- the family were all home at time and brother Albert Coj, occasion to get married. bp.f^^^t;ulations, again, Flash, and Wishes. has been stationed at Nash- ''ille ^ si H( iVeWas good to see you, Sam, and evei. Air Station, Tennessee, ^ Squadron there. It frequent to come visit us. The best of ^ to you! ice ^were glad to see several serv- 3t our square dance the ali .flight. Think we covered them exception of Ray Win- §ive who was moving too fast to Self -IJ? information about him- ^'§ht looked f y good and it was evident that elp-^^^er Chemical Control Lab. ^ Was having a pretty fair time. On January 11, 1943, we were honored with a visit from Pvt. Mitchell Taylor, former Cham pagne Gumming Operator, who left for the service in Noovember of 1942. “Mitch” is now in an Arm ored Division at Fort Benning, Ga. Finishing Touches C Shift Cpl. George 0. Taylor, Cham pagne Gumming Operator, has been stationed at Camp Grant, III., and Fredericksburg, Va., but is now in a medical battalion of the Infantry at Camp Butner, N. C. LETTERS HOME March 26, 1943 Dear Kathleen, I guess you probably think I have gone across or something has hap pened to me because of my not writ ing, but I am still here in Georgia in the Army. I have intended to write you but just seemed to never get around to doing much letter writing. You know it has been 5 or 6 months since I received one of the Echoes. I received your letter yes terday and saw that you addressed it to the 46th Air Dep. Gp, but I was transferred out of that outfit just after 1 came back from my fur lough. I am now in the 479th Base Headquarters and cut all orders lor troop movements and the transfer of enlisted men. The Army is really keeping us busy but I don’t mind because I am really interested in the type of work I do. I peck on a type writer from morning to night. Can you imagine that? I hadn’t touched one for 3 or 4 years until I got in to the Army. My brother, Howard, and I work side by side in our own pri vate office so you see we don’t have it so hard after all. Since I heard from you we both had two promo tions and now hold the rank of Ser geant. We have intended to put in for OCS but we have it so nice here that we hate to make any change. Lib is also working out here. She has a real good job with the Civil Service and is crazy about it. Don’t know when we will get back to Bre vard but hope to sometime this sum mer. Sure hate to let a summer go by without being in Brevard for at least a week. I sure am crazy about it up there. Hope all those girls you all are hiring while we boys are in the Army don’t intend to stay on. Might not be work enough for all of us when we return. Be sure and write soon and please send me a copy of the Echo from now on and I will try and let you know sooner when I make a change of station. As ever SPUD (CARPENTER) 719 Tng. Gp Sqd. D.A.A.F.B.T.C. 7th Atlantic City, N. J. Dear Mr. Wells: Will drop a line to let you at Ecusta know that I am in the Army Air Signal Corps and have been classified as a specialist in cable splicing. Hope to make the grade ok. I haven’t a nice picture yet but will send one later. Army life is much different from working there in the boiler room but I will do my best always. I did appreciate work ing there and enjoyed it. So a big hello to all my friends at Ecusta and send me copy of the Echo. Yours, PVT. JOHN H. JACKSON 2nd T.S.S. (Sp) Barracks 708 Denver, Colo. Dear Mr. Wells: I enjoyed the last issue of the Echo very much and hope I will continue receiving them. I was very sorry to hear that L. B. Owen had left there Tell all my friends I am doing well and spring has really hit Denver. Tell them that I would appreciate a letter from each and every one of them, I am expecting my wife and Paul Simpson to visit me April 4th I have been transferred from Buckley Field and like it here very much. I have only 6 more weeks of school before I will be a graduate Armour. Write me and let me know how everything is going. Yours very truly, PFC LEWIS P. BAGWELL Dear Mr. Wells; Received your letter some time ago. I am a very busy boy but do enjoy it. There isn’t a dull moment in the Air corps. I have not receiv ed a copy of the Echo and would be delighted to get one. Give my re gards to Ecusta and the old mill group. Yours truly, ANDREW D. SURRETTE 67th Colg. Tng. Det. A.A.F. Air Crew Avachita College Arkadelphia, Ark. FUght B-4 Dear Mr. Wells: Haven’t had time for much of any thing lately. Received the Echo yesterday and surely did enjoy it. I should have given you my new ad dress some time ago. I’ve been here since the last of March and can’t say much except that I am going to school from 8:00 A. M. until 6:00 P. M. I’ll be here for 3 or 4 months yet. My regards to one and all at dear old Ecusta. Truly yours, PVT. WADE R. PHOENIX Maxwell Field, Ala. Dear Mr. Wells, Have just received the Echo and sure do enjoy it. It is the next best thing to being there but nothing could compare with that. I am room ing with Mac Heaton, former Ecus- tan, and we enjoy talking of old times at the plant. We are now up per classmen and don’t have to put up with all the riding from the other upper classmen. We will get our new bunch of cadets this week-end. Haven’t had open post in 7 weeks now but don’t mind anything they can hand out (even the 5 mile runs) just to earn my wings and sit at the controls of an Army Bomber. Would like to be at Ecusta but since I can’t, will do my best and “Fly the crates they come in.” A Q AVPT BEN (RICKMAN) Spring fever and graveyard really make an unusual combination but what can one do about it? . . . Not long ago Grace Norman’s heart al most stopped beating—the reason being a special visitor from the Army . . . . This is the real truth. The other day Pearleen Blankenship call ed out the Brevard fire department to turn off her oil stove. Was there any serious damage, Pearleen? .... Why does everyone get so excited when they see lemon and chocolate pie in the cafeteria? .... If it wasn’t for the Smith’s we wouldn’t have much excitement. There is still a mystery about that fruit jar in their car ... . The Army got Jack Smith last month and the farm got Ander Hyder .... Juanita Osteen finally broke down and got a feather cut. Very becoming, Miss Osteen Alta Galloway has a new job now marking bobbins .... Bertha Edwards and M. Sellers missed all the buses the other day. Thumbing still works so that’s how they got home from work The secret of May Free man’s glowing face was the antici pation of seeing her husband Satur day No wonder Albert Jones hasn’t been bragging about the baby at his house. It’s a girl and he says a girl wont be able to help him very much around the farm Last month the office reporter signed Of fice Bits as follows: “Yours ’til but terflies.” We fear there wont be much butter flying in the near future. It has been rationed, you know! .... So glad Sue Orr is back after her operation. We sure did miss you, Susie! .... Helen Rhodes and Thel ma Sluder have already been on their vacations and from what we gather, they had real ones. Gets Promotion' In the February issue of the Echo we asked for news of Walter R. Davis and have since learned that he is in the Quartermaster Corps at Breckinridge, Ky. He tells us that he was promoted to Corpor al on March 1st and has been rec ommended for Sergeant’s rating. A letter in this issue tells us more about Walter. March 7, 1943 Dear Mr. Straus: I want to express my deep appre ciation for the box of stationery which I received today. I’ve never needed anything so much in my life as that stationery. I had just used up all I had and there is no place here in New Guinea where I could get any more. This is the first let ter I’ve written on this stationery and I thought it only right that that one should be to you. There isn’t much I can write from over here, I hope you heard the news a few days ago! I want to thank you again for the gift and also the Echo which I en joy very much. I’m safe and well and like it pretty well over here now. I would like very much to hear from everyone back there. Sincerely, WILLIAM LONG, 2nd LIEUT.
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