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144 teMBER, 1944 THE ECHO PAGE THIRTEEN ews From Former Employees In Service really gets around James (“Jim”) McCormick, ^the 504th Parachute Infantry, from France, telling about of the places where his out- ’3umped”. First, in Sicily, in invasion: “the plane I was in out of formation, so we 50 miles from our goal. Sot back all right . . . then we up the west side of the which was pretty country, we jumped in Italy. Pretty h going. We were supposed to at Anzio, but went by sea “lead. Later we came to England a short rest, then jumped in ®nd. I hear that we are sup- to get a furlough to Paris Killed In Action Torrance in Belgium H. E. Torrance, in Belgium, j,'^ibes his trip overseas, writes the building and flats in f Sland; in the invasion, he says: never forget how desolate bombed and fox-holed hill Ked where we landed . . . One enemy planes came over our guns opened up. Seemed ,®very kind of Christmas fire-, ^ks were in the sky, with trac ji,. ^^ing burning red patterns ^ flak falling . . . It’s funny to [i|, ® house—the whole front just ■ and on the second floor a large mirror not ^•^€d. Our air-force is second One, and oh, what a headache y are giving the Huns . . . It’s sautiful sight to see the big Rations of bombers go over and back. McCRARY visits us 'l W* Lewis S. McCrary, former- J the Finishing department, ^ Ecusta on Tuesday, Dec On r® is spending a 16-day fur ’■jf with his relatives at Pen- jj ‘ Cpl. McCrary had his basic at Shaw Field, S. C., and ^^el Field, Augusta, Ga. He is 5} stationed at Robbins Field, 1^ “e is a relative of Sybil and Merrell, who are employed At the end of his leave, he 1 ^®port again to Robbins Field, iijj, brother, Troy McCrary, for- % ®®iployee of Refining, also the plant at the same time. /Ss a prisoner-of-war in Ro- for 13 months, and was re- freed when the Russians en- I^omania. ^4^ after CONVOY duty P. Cooper, petty officer 3c, ®cently home on a 4-day leave, iiij. § had convoy duty in the At- He had been to Sicily and Africa. Seaman Cooper was ^ ^yed in the Machine Room, Vth ^ been overseas for four with 24 months in service. (Cf*»ERS MEET IN GERMANY ' pewey Winchester and Pfc. C *»inchester met recently in according to a V-mail L, Written to their mother. ' V ''^^'ote that it was wonderful 1 , together. Cpl. Winchester in service since June, was a Chlorinator opera- J? Ecusta. Pfc. Winchester of W^^ntry was a helper in the laboratory. He has been three months and in ® for two years. k,®'*’ATlONED IN N. J. W. Robinson, S 1-c, sta- at Earle, N. J., writes that 1 jj?^''^ays glad to get the Echo, J to read of the work be- at Ecusta, PVT. JOHN ROBERT JONES, popular Cafeteria chef, was killed in action on November 23 while fighting in Germany. He entered service May 20, 1944. Pvt. Johnny Jones Killed In Action A message from the War depart ment, telling of the death in com bat, in Germany, of Pvt. John Robert Jones, on November 23, has been received by his wife, Mrs. Reva DuBord Jones, of Syl- va, N. C. Pvt. Jones, “Johnny” to most of us here, was cafeteria chef at the time of his call into service, last May 20, 1944. Johnny was born in Sylva, May 21, 1918, and received his elemen tary education in the Sylva schools. He had worked with vari ous concerns during school vaca tions since he was 14 years old. After his graduation from Mars Hill college in 1936, he attended North Carolina State college. Since leaving college, he had several years’ experience in retail hardware, grocery and meat busi ness, and was employed for some time by the Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co., in connection with a real estate business of his own. After coming to Ecusta on No vember 4, 1942, Johnny’s amiable disposition, his loyalty to his job and to his associates made him a host of friends before he entered the service last May. Pvt. Jones, who was the son of Mrs. J. R. Jones of Sylva, re ceived infantry training at Camp Croft, S. C. He had been overseas since late October. Besides the widow and mother, survivors in-r elude two daughters, Linda ana Martha, one brother, Pvt. Edward C. Jones, now in the Pacific area, and two sisters, Mrs. R. E. Turpin of Sylva and Mrs. G. F. Fitzgerald of Asheboro. * On Bomber In Italy T-SGT. LAWRENCE F. DIX ON, JR., is now in Italy. Sgt. Dixon was employed on Esusta’s Landscape crew. A bombardier on a heavy bomber he has been overseas six months. He was stationed in Savannah, Ga., be%- fore going overseas in May. A brother, David, is now in the U. S. Navy. Former Inspector T-5 RASTUS SMITH, former Ecusta inspector, is shown above, right, by a caterpillar in for repairs somewhere in New Guinea. In the Army 26 months, he has been overseas 14 months. He trained at Ft. Belvoir, Va., Fort Cook, Nebr., and Camp Claiborne, Miss. SEES MARLENE DIETRICH Sgt. Melvin McCormick writes from France: “. . . It has been very' bad over here from the weather standpoint. I see where all those movies of soldiers march ing in mud up to their ankles are true . . . I had a letter from Jim and he didn’t mention how he got in Holland but knowing the out fit he belongs to, I can guess . . . I was able to see Marlene Dietrich in person . . . and I see as many movies as I can to help take my mind off the conditions . . COMPLETES MISSIONS T-Sgt Weldon Misenheimer, a flight engineer, has just complet ed a number of missions in the Pacific theatre of war and has ar rived in San Francisco. He expects to be here soon on a 30-day fur lough, Prior to induction he was a Champagne Gumming operator. August, 1942, he entered service. A brother, Pfc. Harold Misenhei mer, U. S. M. C., formerly a Cham pagne Gumming operator, is now stationed at a Marine base at Nor folk, Va. IN SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AREA Pfc. Walter F. Clubb is at pres ent on duty in the Southwest Pa cific area. Inducted at Fort Jack son, S. C., Sej)t. 10, 1943, he trained at Ft. McClellan, Ala., and was sent overseas. He was a bleach operator prior to induction. Casualties AT MOORE GENERAL Pvt. Ray M. Rigdon, for merly of Ecusta Slitter service, is now convalescing at Moore General hospital, Swannanoa, N. C., after service in the Central Pacific. Pvt Ray Rigdon has been in the army for 12 months. He trained at Keesler Field, Miss., and Richmond, Va. WOUNDED IN ACTION T-Sgt. Jack A. Blackwell, son of Mr. Ben E. Blackwell, of Hen dersonville, has been wounded in overseas action. He was for merly employed in the Cham pagne Printing department, en tering service in Jan. 1942. Sgt Blackwell was assigned to a troop carrier squadron. FRENCH NICE TO YANKS 2nd Lt Ansel R. Jones writes from France: “. . . I arrived at my present station, which is some where in France, well and safe after a somewhat hectic, for me at least, trip during the course of which I saw some very interesting things and places ... I became seasick during the voyage over. The fellows kidded me a lot about it, saying that the trip separated the men from the boys, but I was too miserable to give a ‘hoot’ . . , I rather like the country, at least what I saw that wasn’t destroyed by the results of war, both here in France and in England . . . The Omaha beachhead where the invasion forces landed will sure bring the war close to one, so will the towns and installations that have been bombed and shelled till nothing of value is standing ^ . . The French people have been very nice to us since we’ve been here. Of course they can’t take us into their homes and entertain us be cause they have no food. Every thing most is rationed although things are getting better rapidly . . . Oh. by the way, what were the names of the French person nel who started th® plant opera tions ... I was as'king a Red Cross girl in Paris, which I was lucky enough to get to visit, about the manufacture of cigarette paper be fore the war, but she knew noth ing of it . . .” WITH A. A. F. GROUND CREW T-Sgt Earl T. FuUbright, foiv merly Assistant Quality supervisor at Ecusta is in the ground forces of the A. A. F. serving in England. He has been overseas a year and in service for three years. Sgt. FuUbright trained in Mississippi, California, Washington, and Ore gon. TWO ECUSTANS IN BELGIUM Sgt Craig D. Snipes and Cpl. Glenn J. Summey write from somewhere in Belgium: “. . . Our thoughts oftentimes are with you and our friends at Ecusta . . . Since our landing in France we have been very busy ... It warms our hearts when we know and feel that our friends at home are con stantly supporting us . . .” APPRECIATES XMAS BOX W. G. BaU, S. S. M(L) 2^, writes from Bainbridge, Md., to thank the company for his Christmas box, and that he enjoys receiving the Echo.
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