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PAGE FOURTEEN THE ECHO OCTOBER News from Former Employees Now In Serdc WODl,D like to see THE SUN Pfc. Alvin H. Drake, writes from the Aleutian Islands: “ Received the Echo of August this week, and have been home sick ever since as I read it ... I have been in the Aleutian Islands a little over a month and I sure would like to see the sun once in a while .... I find it quite easy to get cigarettes here and that makes me think of Ecusta and sometimes I think maybe I helped make the paper for the cigarettes I am smoking.” SENDS PROGRESS REPORT Cpl. Sam Gordon writes from the Army Air Field of Symma, Tenn.: “. . . Echo came today and reminded me I haven’t made a “Progress Report” since I got here . . . This field is very nice. There’s a swimming pool, tennis courts, Rec hall and movies for relax ation, There’s KP every week for variety and just enough work to keep busy without being too press ed to get things done. The food is excellent and the fellows I am with are more so. Of course, it’s hot, but the nights are cool enough to sleep, and occasionally a breeze sneaks in during the day ... I am hoping to get to go overseas soon but I can only hope . . MISSES COOL N. C. SUMMERS Alvin W. Margolis, S 1-c, writes from the Central Pacific Area: . . I’m in the Central Pacific area now, working a lot, but have mwaged to do quite a bit of swim ming and fishing. Haven’t caught anything worth bragging about though ... I really miss those cool N. C. summers, because it’s hot out here . . . Best regards to Dr. Bryant and please keep send ing the Echo . Serving Overseas Out On Sea Duty FRENCHMEN GLAD TO SEE yanks . Pfc. Cortez Hyder writes' France: . . France seems PFC. GRADY OLIVER is somewhere in France. He left Champagne for military service in March, 1943. Before going overseas Pfc. Oliver was station ed at Leonard Wood, Missouri. ELZIE L. McCALL, Seaman Second Class, is a former Ma chine Roons employee. At pres ent he is assigned to se^a duty in the Atlantic. He left Ecusta to enter the Navy in May, 1944. Was In Alaska In Foreign Service ROYAL WELCOME BY FRENCH Pfc. Raleigh T. Waldrop writes from Southern France; “ . . . I’m now in Southern France. It’s pret ty nice here. People are nice to us and give us a big welcome ev erywhere we go. A few evenings ago when we set up camp here, the people were so many it was like a picnic. There were old men, women, girls and children. I’ve never seen people so happy in my life. As we travel along in con voy, people throw fruits, melons and grapes to us. They all wave and shout and some of the girls throw kisses .... It has been much pleasure to visit St. Raphael, Salon and Valence. Cities here are nothing like the cities in the States but are much better than in Italy ... I understand there are lots of boys over here from around home but I never see any of them . . .” quite a beautiful countryi climate similar to that of J Carolina at this time of ^ ■ people here seem to be Die ^ t friendly, glad to see from the States. Life pretty tough for them, seem to be taking it and those who have had to their homes are nioving their former homes are stiu ^ ing. It sure is nice to the people back home ' the misery and torture they have here in this part of the worl^. things makes it much realize the advantages of t« which the people back taking in the war. Keep good work . . IN RAIDS OVER Sgt. Edward Brackett . Soriytf That > from Italy: about Dave and Rex. hard way to go, but nine >We of ten they show up As you know, army won’t permit us to tell mw ' our group has been in on so.. the biggest raids in the ' ik and in several others. i l on the invasions, too. my buddies that were/yeje’s \ ler U. 8ii Eer, •res v-aiiic uaUK irom IVUiW**'- we’ve hit fast and hard most eight months noW. ^ spent many nights ^fter ( working in rain and coW ® our planes ready for the ” • . . . As everything so fast, we have to take it ® I imagine the boys down , Beater Room are hitting'^ steady now. Haven’t had » to see Speedy yet, but hop fore long.” — HOPES FOR FURLOU^*},g]j[C* Pvt. Thelma Greene, C J do writes from Camp LeJeu»®' » Tt moo to b® lA h 1 Nor im iti . It was really good - I would' have liked to Everyone was nice to CPL. JAMES C. GEVEDON, of the Army air corps, entered service in March, 1942. He has been overseas 25 months, part of the time spent in Alaska. Sinc^ July he has been stationed at Gore Field, Montana. He is wearing the good -conduct medal and ribbons for the American theatre and the Asiatic Pacific theatre of operation. SLEEPING ON GERMAN COT Pvt. Tom Brown writes from France: “I have been on the move so much I haven’t stopped long enough for the Echo to catch up with me. “I sure have seen a lot since I came to France. I have seen a lot of Germans and a lot of things they left behind. In fact, I am sleeping on a German cot. “The other day, as we were on the move, I saw something I had not seen in two years, and that was a cornfield. Boyee! I would have given anything to get off and stay until I got full of com. “Tell everyone hello, and I hope to see them soon.” WILL BE GLAD TO GET BACK S. Sgt. Andrew L. Williams writes from Wendover Field, Utah: “ . . . Well, here I am back in the Army ... I enjoyed my trip through the plant. Was glad to see some of the old employees and they sure did give me a wel come back home . . . Hope I can soon come back to stay . . THINKS VICTORY IN SIGHT Pvt. Bill Baley writes from Italy: “The war situation is looking very good on all fronts. It certainly seems as if we really have Jerry on the downhill drag. Maybe it won’t be so long before the finish, but I don’t like to be too optimis tic. ‘Just received my marching orders, so have a lot to do. Give my regards to all my friends at the mill and ask them to write when they have time.” 1 SGT. JAMES D. FRANKS, above, served since February, 1942, in Australia and Ne,w Gui nea. He was in pre-war service five years, in Phillipine Islands. In December, 1941, he re-entered the service. At Ecusta he was employed in the Finishing De partment. Sgt. Franks is assign ed to the ground forces of a fighter squadron. After a 20-day leave, he reported to Miami, Fla. HAD ACCIDENT WHILE TRAINING Pfc. John B. Baldwin writes from' Camp Blanding, Fla: , I am taking my basic training here in Florida . . . How is the old gang at Ecusta? . .“. Roy Wolfe and I are still together and it’s pretty swell to have someone you know with you. But they are pro ducing some of the world’s best doughboys here . . . Tell all the boys on Shift in the Machine Room hello for me ... I had an accident in training and almost lost my right hand. Spent six weeks in the hospital and my fin gers don’t work so well anymore • • • Keep making paper ’til we wm this dam war. I’m sure we are all looking forward to coming back to Ecusta in a better world was nice lu ly at Ecusta. I hope i(i> ai i!.cusia. 1 nope ^ " wu*-jv, «v back again in October. Yo ^ oj] *1 lij. n’t happen to have a show scheduled any tim^* ,, ,1 ..^11? . ' „ni) n X: vpyi : Pi ‘a that month, would , j.’ » guess I’ve worked har made more adjustments « ever would have in but I haven’t for one ®!f.pi)i f >01,^ regretted joining . . ■ ^ get my furlough in No'^ , • V can get eight days then •'' I would like to “There are four boys J U ^ r- lit who worked at the P t I see them very ofte*^- ^ S? Jot t WOULD LIKE TO FRENCH .. .V j Pfc. John C. Love wrijf , “Somewhere in France”: stayed in England while and am now I ^ France. All the French J seem to be glad that we " I cannot speak French, fit who worked at the P fi en. to see the boys I coming to the army-" IN NEW Marshall Ballard, ^ from Naval Air Depot; J.: I really f ^ " reaxi.y 'rrellij!(‘ the Echo every month- one I said hello and \ j very much to be there jjt joyed working at the V hope to be there agaii^ »» after the war is over • *
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