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PAGE FOURTEEN THE ECHO FEBRUARY, News From Former Employees Now In Servid PROUD OF ECUSTA Lt. William M. Heiaton writes from Ft. Meyers, Fla.: “. . . Have been here for almost two months now and will soon be finishing my RTU training and will be moving on to OTU outfit; have had to work awfully hard here, getting in the required time in the plane I’m learning. It’s a wonderful plane, but it takes a long time to really fly it like it should be flown. The higher you go, the better the per formance gets. It hits its stride at about 30,000 feet, and as you all know, that’s up some distance from old Mother Earth ... I sure could go for some of that nice winter weather you have been hav ing there. It stays the same here all the time, not too warm and not too chilly. We have lots of overcast sky and that makes the flying all the harder . . . Wish all the people on the home front could see what all the fellows here have to go through before they get a chance to take a crack at the enemy, then they would never hesitate at put ting part of their salary into those dear old War Bonds. I take great pleasure in telling all the fellows here with me how much the peo pie at Ecusta are doing . . training is intense Pvt Manfred Landeck (former New York Office employee) writes from Ft, Bragg: "... I found the package on my foot-locker when returning from maneuvers in the snow-swept pinewoods of sunny North Carolina. Snow and sub-zero weather had to be coped with, but we all took it lightly since this meant our “final examination.” Now we have only to await ship ping orders to points unknown . . . Our training has been intense and thorough. We have been taught the use of practically all artillary and infantry weapons, and have gone over the assault and infiltra tion courses, the former with dyna mite accompaniment, and the lat ter to the tune of live machine gun fire over our heads. We sure do a good job at keeping our heads down, believe me . . .” is FLYING A LIBERATOR Richard M. Loftis, Aviation Ra dioman, 3-c, writes from Camp Kearney, Calif.: . . Enjoy the Echo, especially the one which con tained the pictures of the Ware house Crew and the articles telling of them and the work being car ried on at the Warehouse . . . Since coming to the West Coast I’ve been flying in Liberator bomb ers and like them very much . . . We did have quite a rainy Decem ber, but of late we’re enjoying the sunshine for which the state is famous. Last week we were requir ed to go swimming in an outdoor pool, so you can see what I mean. I understand at this time Brevard and surrounding country are get ting a few inches of snow. It isn’t winter without snow, but I still prefer the North Carolina climate ... I have been placed in a squad ron and I certainly do like it. . LIKES ITALY BETTER CpI. Jentry D. Poland writes from somewhere in Italy: . I am now in Italy and like it better than I did in North Africa, but I have learned that back in the States if you ask a soldier where he lives, he gives you a specific and definite location as to state and city. Over here, he will say ^Anywhere in the USA, brother!’ A Bombardier Served With Marines FOUND ONLY “LIQUID SUNSHINE” Sgt. Donald C. Steppe writ®* from Ft. MacArthur, San PediJ» Calif.: “. . . During my stay California I have continually ed for the sun that the old used to talk about. Seems as " all the places I have been had the sun blotted out with ^ so called “liquid sunshine” — ® fog . . . The story of John Goolsw, and the deer was a scream. one for Ripley . . .” STATIONED IN WASHINGTON Nancy M. Davis, S 2-c, wrijf from Washington, D. C.: “. . • ^ gether, my friends and I have the Echo out reading it. The especially noticed the service pictures and asked me questio about them ... I finished ^ training in New York. It was interesting. The first week I J there I got lost every time turned me loose. Among 6,''''^ girls, you can understand why • They liked me so much I got detail for a couple of weeks. % can imagine working jvith 260 ^ in a mess hall we didn’t get some. Incidentally, we got the ^ over ice cream, including our^ ving at meal time ... I am in the Bureau of Ships, Navy in Washington ... I love my J and have wonderful people to ^ with . . ii SGT. CONLEY M. McKIN- NISH was entaployed as a back- tender in the Machine Room be fore he went into the Air Corps in August of 1942. The last we heard from Conley he was in training for a bombardier, but we have learned that he has won his wings, Congratulations, Conley. READS OF HER BROTHERS Mrs. C. A. McCormick, writes to us giving a new A. P. 0. for Pfc. Thomas N. McCormick. She says that her daughter, Juanita McCor mick, in the Army Nurse Corps in North Africa sends many thanks for the Echo; she really enjoys news like that. Her four Ecusta brothers in the service are so often mentioned. FLIES 10 HOURS DAILY Lt. Fred Yelton writes from the Greenville Aviation school in Oc ala, Fla.: “The only time I have to write is when it rains or fog sets in, such as is the case today, because after putting in a day of flying I’m ready to hit my little old bed, but after a 10 hour flying day, it’s easy enough to crawl in bed and sleep 10 or 11 hours , . .” PFC. HAROLD C. MISENHEI- MER, former Champagne Gum ming Operator, has been seeing service in both the American and Asiatic-Pacific Theatres. He vis ited the plant on Jan. 4, After a 30-day furlough. Pvt. Misen- helmer reported to the Naval hospital in Norfolk. He has been stationed at Parris Island, S. C., and at Cherry Point, N. C. LEARNING AIRPLANE MECHANICS David S. Dixon, Seaman, 2-C, writes from Jacksonville, Fla.: “. . . I’m trying to learn to be an airplane mechanic and gunner. At the moment, I’m in engine phase, learning the internal workings of the 2000 H. P. engine. Whenever I finish this school I’ll be sent to gunnery school, where- I’ll learn about machine guns ...” MARRIED DURING FURLOUGH Pvt. Alvin H. Drake writes from Burbank, Calif.: “. . . I was home in August but as I got married while I was there I din’t have very much time for visiting, and will try to visit the plant on my next furlough.” GUARD DUTY FOR CHRIS’!^ Bill Hannan, SK 2-c, writes Atlanta, Ga.: “. . . I’ve ceived my copy of the Echo ^ the fine publicity line on which tickled me pink, for I jp everyone loves to see his naiU®j^ a paper and I am certainly exception . . . Did it ever to you that if one were to keep with doings in Pisgah Forest out the Echo what a large per® correspondence it would in'^^ ,js and how little able most o* would be to tackle that? was on Guard Duty all day mas, and then the weather was severe (sieet storm) most everyone indoors . . . I I’ll be here a while longer, never knows. I’ve ceased about it, for our Skipper toW ^ of the fellows here that we gotten around to in due ticft®'jj{i to stop fretting about not sea duty — we’d all get it enough . . .” LANDED IN BRITISH I James Earl Com, Seama** jjj> according to a letter fro^ mother, has landed safely British Isles, enjoyed his tnP is getting along fine. LADIES LIKE SOUTHB^^^ VOICES ^ Edwin C. McCaU, Scania^*'# writes from the University ® ji' nois, Urbana, III.: “. . . I was pretty cold down there* ^ is nice fishing weather heffW caught some nice ones ChJ^®^ot» day. Of course, there’s lots fishing this time of year «p you have to cut them out 4 feet of ice . . . The peopl® / are sure nice to the boys j vice. Most of us who lived S oi away to go home were invit® ^ for Christmas dinner. It’s a ant change to get a home meal . I think the war the North and South is over; the Yankees treat us ^ ern boys o. k. The men lot about our soft southern . but the ladies seem to ratb® them that way . . W A1
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