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PAGE FOURTEEN THE ECHO SEPTEMBEB, 1®** | News horn Former Employees Now In Servia II I . 1 — AIR AND SUBMARINE ATTACKS M. Sgt. Clyde “Speedy” Jones writes from somewhere in Italy: “ .. . We had a very exciting cross ing—air and submarine attacks — and to say I was scared is putting it mildly. However, I didn’t get sea sick and I dreaded that all the way over, and it wasn’t any overnight hop, either. .. . Right now I’m hop ing it won’t be too long ’til I’m on my way back to good old U. S. A., N. C., and Ecusta. It is going to be wonderful to get back. ... I hear from-’the boys in the Refining room and they report that things are going well. . . . The war picture looks better each day, thank good ness ” Editor’s note: This recent pro motion from Technical to Master Sergeant is the third promotion in less than three months. IS AT CAMP CLAIBORNE Pfe. Ray Winchester writes from Camp Claiborne, Alexandria, La: “ . . . I wish I could be back to en joy some of those good times we used to have. It has been so dam hot here you can’t even enjoy the training! . . . Since I plan to leave in the near future, my new ad dress will be forwarded to you. . .. My regards to all, and the best of luck to Ecusta always. ...” Now In England 33 Months Overseas PITCHING BALL IN NAVY Fritz J. Merrill, F Zc, writes from Gulfport, Miss.: “ I see where you fellows have had a good sea son of baseball, wish I could have been there to play some. I have played quite a bit of softball this summer. I played some in Jackson ville, Fla., after my boot training and then I have played a lot since here. ... I pitched for the Elec trician Mate School team and won the base championship. Believe it or not, I sneaked in a no hit, no run game in the play-off. That’s enough of my boasting . . . You know how I love baseball and softball . . . I’ll probably be leav ing here about the 21st of October as my school ends then.” ESCAPES INJURY IN CRASH S. Sgt. Clyde R. Rke, formerly of Champagne’s Printing department, barely escaped injury when a B-24- which he was in crashed while mak ing a landing at his base in Home stead, Fla. One member of the crew was killed and another injured. Staff Sgt. Rice is a flight engineer has been in the air corps for two years. RECEIVES OAK LEAF CLUSTER S. Sgt. Charles Felix Bryson, of Brevard, and an Ecusta yard crew employee prior to entering the ^r corps in May of 1942, is now in England. Recently he was awarded a third Oak Leaf Cluster to the air medal for meritorious achievement in aerial combat. Sgt. Bryson is an aerial engineer on a B-24 Liberator bomber. OUT TO SEA AGAIPf^ Le,o A. Reid, SK 2c, is some where in the Pacific; for a number of months he was stationed in Ha waii. Before induction, he was em ployed as a third hand in the Ma chine room. Seaman Reid trained at Norfolk, Va., and Charleston, S. C. IS INSTRUCTOR IN MEMPHIS Robert Duckworth, AMM 2c, is an instructor in the aviation machinist mate school in Memphis, Tenn. In April, 1943, he entered the navy. Prior to induction he was an Ecusta beaterman. PVT. W. WAYNE PHILLIPS, above, has been in the Army almost two years. He is now stationed somewhere in England. At Ecusta, Pvt. Phillips was employed as an Ecusta digester cook helper. He trained at Camp Lee, Va., and Camp Ellis, Dl. Has Sea Duty PFC. JONES GARREN, of the U. S. Infantry is now sta tioned in Dutch New Guinea. He, has been overseas 33 months and in service for three years. At Ecusta he was employed as a blender helper. Pfc. Garren has been stationed in the Canal Zone. At Hospital Base WILLIAM RUFUS O’DELL, S 2-c, was employed in Cham pagne’s Shipping department prior to entering the Navy. At Camp Peary, Va., he received boot training and Is now at se^a. INJURED IN BATTLE OF GUAM Pfc. Vincent Dixon, who has been in the Navy hospital in San Diego, Calif., following a head injury received in the battle of Guam, is home for a month. He left to enter the service in Febru ary, 1943, having been employed here as an inspector. SGT. PAXTON HOME RECENTLY Sgt. Charles Paxton has return ed to Alabama, where he is sta tioned, from a 10-day furlough. At the time of entering the service in June, 1941, he was a helper in the Chemical laboratory. COUSINS MEET IN HAWAII Lawrence A. Holt, Jr., S Ic, for merly Ecusta chlorinator operator, met his cousin^ Joe Cooper, S Ic, in Honolula, Hawaii, recently. It was their first meetinig since De cember of 1941. They were per mitted to be together for a day. August 8, 1943, Holt enlisted in the Navy. WILLIS W. CAUBLE, S 2-c, is now stationed at a hospital base in New Caledonia. Prior to his induction in service in March, 1944, he was an Ecusta beaterman. CADET IN NAVAL AIR CORPS William C. Morris, Jr., Aviation Cadet, has reported to the U. S. Navy Pre-flight school, Athens, Ga, The course is a preliminary step in the flight training for combat pi lots. Employed on the Landscape crew for the summer of 1942, he left in June. Prior to this training there, he was at the University of North Carolina. BROTHERS MEET IN PACIFIC Harold McNeely, Signalman 2c, met his brother, Bill McNeely, in the South Pacific. Harold, aboard a carrier came into port where Bill has been stationed for some time. It has been more than two years since their last meeting. Bill was aUowed to go aboard and spend the night with Harold. Until enter ing service in February, 1942, Sea man Harold was employed in Re fining. TRIES TO MAKE LETTER A “CENSOR’S DREAM” Horace Hall (CBM) writes iroff lorace Hall (CBM) wnies * . > - beautiful island: “Though^ v/ould write you a few Hne® tell you where I am and tell y about our trip over. I have ^ war regulations and know * .jjL' pretty well, so will try to make M an O.K. letter, or rather a cefls dream. . . . After leaving were, we left for here 2”“’, ,,51 knowing we were coming here where we were, we didn’t sure whether we would arrive ; or not, but nevertheless we here and not there. The here is just as it is at this sea®®” % but of course quite unlike the^ ^,5 ther where we were before came here. After leaving wber® > , , , , rpjje lai*. were we had a good trip and water are just like they be here, and not anything are there, or where we were. people here just look look, but they don’t look lik® are where we came from we came here from there. Tfl® tance from where we were ^ same as from here to there, ^ \ makes it that far. I feel just should for this kind of here, but of course I felt there for the kind of weather ^ so there is nothing to be jj about. The way we came her just the way everyone comes- course, we had to bring along thing we have with us, for we must wear what we woi’ at a place like this. The C* WHO. JJC thing is a new experience here because it is not we came from or what it was we were before we left t^er come here. Even the ground houses where we were befo^® came here are different. It j time to stop this newsy am likely to give away too ^ information P. S. I on a beautiful island. fine and doing all right.” ON FURLOUGH eeceni’'* Truman I. H«nderson> ® ^ merely employed as a digester jjgli helper recently spent a here. He entered the Navy jj 1942, and has been station® Panama. COMPLETES COURSE Dale Orr, S Ic, is now at an air base in Jacksonvil^®’^ taking training for an course as an aviation He has completed the coursf ^ gunner’s school at Jacksonvil^ jji Memphis. Formerly employ® the Landscape crew, he the Navy in November of HOME ON FURLOUGJ* Sgt. Scott Galloway spent a 15-day furlough a;t W jpgf in Brevard. An Ecusta fi^'®*' before induction in January* Sgt. Galloway is stationed ^ ley Field, Va. Pvt. F^ed also had a furlough recently- stationed at Camp Wheel®’jjgfC' Recently he spent a furloug Prior to his induction an inspector; he left LONGS FOR N. C. Pfc. Warren R. Alexand® , I from Camp Claiborne, L®-, is really hot here now jjjs \ one long for the moun ^ Carolina. There is no . them . . . Not much V ting ' home again soon, ^^0^^ be back whenever I chance . . .” ttipi ro( ‘ttle, ^ga Hil t’u 2j Here 1542^ *' ^rit Spl Vp ; > i! la Air ircra Mce % j Sn >ht >hi P'niv hj se
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