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PAGE TEN THE ECHO MAY, 1943 ' —* LettGrs Froin Ecusta Employees Now In Service likes BRITISH ISLES Ecusta Employees In Military Service Dear Sir: May 9, 1943 British Isles I am sorry that I have not written to you before now, but we are a mobile unit and our ad dress changes often. We are still in the British Isles and man, it is beautiful at this time of year. A fellow really can’t imagine there is a war going on. When he wakes up in the morning in a valley sur rounded by snow capped moun tains, the sun beaming down, birds singing, sea gulls keeping an eye on his every move, it just makes him a little home-sick for those mountains, that’s all. Tell all the folks we are doing fine and hoping to be home soon. I hope the folks don’t get too ir ritated at the rationing. They should be here for a while. We just have to get used to doing without the luxuries we enjoyed so freely. These folks are taking it like real soldiers; no gum, no candy, no ice-cream, no eggs, no white bread, cigarettes are 42 cents per package of twenty, and lots of other things. It just makes you admire them a whole lot. I have been getting the Echo all the time and I sure do appreciate it. It gives me a lot of pride and comfort. I only hope I can con-lnpa- tmue my employment with such' Wells, HAS “LITTLE JOB” TO DO PVT. JAMES McCORMICK formerly employed in the In spection Department of Ecusta, left us in September, received his wings as a qualified paia- chutist, and is now overseas. PVT. MAJORINE S. BEVAC- QUA, who has been with the company since 1922, worked in the Finishing Department here, left on August 21, 1942, and is now stationed in Jackson, Miss. FLASH GORDON WEDS May 12, 1943 a swell company some day. Give],, ^ million thanks.for my regards to the cafeteria bunch, I Echo. I have received it most my regards to the cafeteria bunch, i iuuau and more power to the band—we I month since entering the service back in July, 1941. I en- Joy reading all the little news C. D. CAGLE, SC 1-c USNR the letters from the •boys in the service. Through the Echo, I receive so much news that I would not get otherwise. Now to let you and my other friends at Ecusta in on my good news. I hpe taken unto myself a wife, she is the former Miss Helen have a nice one. Sincerely, LEARNING TO BAKE Fort Flafler Washington Dear Mr. Wells: I apologize for not having ans-i — x.xxoo wered your letter before now, but beeves Hensley, of Sylva and I just haven’t gotten around to it. I Asheville, daughter of the Rev. I really appreciate hearing from I®- Hensley of Sylva. you and thanks a lot for the Echo. I The marriage was solemnized in It sure is a swell little paper. P ceremony April 20 at the First Sure wish I could be back now|-^®P^\®t church in Spartanburg, S. to help in the victory garden pro-j^-> the Rev. E. Gibson Davis, ject. I know that it will be lots p- ^ > officiating, of fun; one guy trying to have a I Gordon is a graduate of better garden than his neighbor. Hill college and Asheville I hope to leave soon for a two po^lege, and is a teacher in the months cook and bakers school i Buncombe county schools, really like baking and it really is I ^ still working with the Di- a good job to have in the army, vision Chaplain’s Office and get- Don’t know just when my fur- ping along very well. Our food is lough will come up; sometime this above the average here. It won’t summer I think. I want to come be so many days until we wiU be to Ecusta to see the gang in the I taking to the field though, finishing department. I With personal good wishes to The folks are having fun at the all, I remain, WILL GO TO SCHOOL Hi Folks: Fort Hamilton, N. Y. March 25, 1943 square dances, I know, and I real ly want to get in on one when I do come home. Am looking for ward to the day when I can get back to Ecusta to my job again. Please write soon. Sincerely, JOHN F. DRAKE, Pvt. Sincerely yours, FLASH GORDON TELL EVERYONE “HELLO” STATIONED AT MANTEO March 20, 1943 Dear Sir: I’m just writing you a few lines to let you know that I am still in the Army and doing very well ■tr ir. myself so far, and hope to nr TTT 11 May 13, 19431 come back one of these days in Dear Mr. Wells, j the near future and work for Ec- Received the last copy of The usta again. Echo okay and I look forward to Mr. Wells, I would have answer- getting it each month. ed you sooner but I am pretty I am stationed at Manteo, North, busy with Army life and I guess Carolina, which is located on Roan you will understand, oke Island, a sand dune the Navyj Many thanks for sending the tried to take away from the mos- Echo to me every month. I enjoy quitoes. It’s doubtful, yet who reading it a lot. won the battle? Seriously though. Be sure to tell all the boys I it’s not a bad place. Its history said “Hello.” I am on convoy duty is quite interesting. The famous right now and don’t have very “Lost Colony” is located here, and j much time to spare, it is . also the accepted belief that I must be closing for this time, the first white person, Virginia I and wishing you and all the best Dare, was born here. of luck in the future, so long and Remember me to the gang. I write whenever you have time. Sincerely yours, I Sincerely yours, ELBERT L. CHAPMAN! JOHN C. SPROUSE (Pvt.) Still at Fort Hamilton, the coun try club of the Army, but not for long, as I am awaiting orders to go to school. About three weeks ago I signed along with 15 other fellows, for Army Administration School, which I believe is at Mississippi State College. Two weeks ago I found out that I was among six fellows who were selected to go. The course is for eight weeks, but if there are any advanced courses when I finish, I will stay there and take them. Some people think I am crazy for leaving such a swell place as Fort Hamilton (it sure is swell getting home as often as I do) but when one has too much time on his hands, it’s bad for the mind. I believe all the fellows will agree that the sooner we get go ing the better. We don’t know where we go after completing our course, but it will either be back to Fort Hamilton or bye bye. As you all probably know I am working in the Quertermaster Of fice as a stenographer in the Legal Department. It sure is a lot dif ferent from bobbins and booklets. The work was quite difficult at the beginning, because after swinging mops and carrying rifles it was difficult trying to pound a typewriter. All my work is done for the Colonel’s signature and he is very particular about form and does not stand for typographical errors. Military correspondence is quite difficult to catch on to, but once it is conquered the letters are very neat-looking. Oh well, us girls have our troubles. The next time you hear from me I will probably be in Miss issippi, but knowing the speed with which the Army moves on such things it will probably be a month, a year, or never. Oh hum, who cares, I have a lot of time on my hands and have no place to go for about two years. Tomorrow is our lucky day, we get a half day off. (They are go ing to let us sleep until 6:15 a.m.) Best regards to all. Ex Civilian BEN BAKOWSKI (Pvt) (New York Office Em ployee) Station Complement Fort Jackson, S. C. April 18, 1943 Dear Mr. Wells: I received my first Echo a few weeks ago and hope you will con tinue sending them, for I really enjoyed that one. Hope everyone there is well. Wish I were back myself but we have a little job to do first, and then perhaps we’ll get to come back. Tell Mr. Eversman “Hello” for me and that I’d like to be back trying to toot that clarinet. Also Bob and Charles Colwell and Ed Matheson if they aren’t in the Army now. I haven’t heard. I’m pretty busy now. I’ve been attending a radio school and they don’t allow us to rest very much, but I like it. Well, guess i’d better close the station. Tell everyone in the band and in the Finishing Department “Hello” for me also. Respectfully yours, PVT. ED. W. ERVIN Reg. Hq. Co., 399th Inf. LIKES THE NAVY Bainbridge, Md. April 6, 1943 Dear Bob (Kappers): Thought I would drop you a few lines before bed time. I like the Navy fine. Sure am having a swell time but don’t like to get up as early as we have to. They call us at 4:30 in the morn ing. How are you getting along? Fine, I hope. Hope to be back on leave in five more weeks and I will drop around to see you all. Tell all of the boys “Hello” for me and to keep the old mill hum ming. Sure would like to be back there and don’t guess I can ’til this war is over, which I hope won’t be long. Boy, they sure put us through up here, and the weather is cold as heck, but they dress us warm, so it is not so bad after all. Only our face gets plenty cold. There are over a hundred boys in this barracks and we sure do have a heck of a time when we are off in the afternoon. Well, guess I had better close this time for it is only five min utes ’til lights out. Hoping to hear from you soon. Tell the boys my address if any of them care to write. Yours truly, RICHARD LANCE, USNR Co. 1146, Bks. 123 U. S. N. T. S. GETS PROMOTIONS Dear Sir: I received the stationery you sent to me Christmas and I cer tainly appreciate it a lot and re ceived some of the Ecusta papers. The Echo; and I certainly appre ciate reading them. I learn a lot about what you are doing and I hope you continue to help the ser vice men. This is some of the sta tionery you sent me and I certain ly do enjoy writing letters when I have good paper to write on. Well, to tell of myself, I enjoy being in the service and fighting for what we all want, peace. I think I have done pretty well in the service. I am now a Second Class Petty Officer and I hope to go higher and believe I will. I am an Aviation Orderman Second Class. I would have written soon er but I have been terribly busy. Please excuse my delay in writ- iiig- Your friend, CAMERON A. HOUK.
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