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PAGE FOURTEEN THE ECHO Februan Employees In Service Pay Us A Vi T. Sgt. William E. Drake, of the Army. Air Forces ground crew, was employed in the Machine Room before induction May, 1942. Sgt. Drake has trained at Keesler Field, Miss., Dearborn, Mich., San Francisco, Calif., and for two years has been stationed in St. Joseph, Mo. He had a furlough of 15 days and on Feb. 12 came in for a visit with Ecustacs. Capt. Bob Bolt recently came back to the States and visited Ecusta. He was formerly employ ed here as landscape foreman. A member of the Army reserve, he entered service Jan. 16, 1942, as a second lieutenant. He has been stationed at Ft. Benning, Ga., Camp’Polk, La., and Ft. Knox, Ky. He went overseas in April, 1944 Capt. Bolt was wearing a Combat Infantry badge and a ribbon for the European theatre of war with two stars for major engagements. He is now stationed at Welch Con valescent hospital, Daytona Beach, Fla. T-5 Woodrow Fisher, of the Army Medical corps, was stationed in Northwest Canada for one year (temperature 70 degrees below zero) prior to his present station at Bushnell General hospital, Brigham City, Utah. Cpl. Fisher wears the good conduct medal in addition to a ribbon for the Amer ican theatre of war. He visited Ecusta Feb. 3. Eugene E. McCaU, Y 3-c, former millwright, was employed for three years in Ecusta before en listing in the Navy September, 1942. On completion of boot train ing, Norfolk, Va., Yeoman McCall was assigned to a battleship and participated in seven major en gagements. He wears ribbons for: American theatre, European-Afri- can and Asiatic-Pacific theatres of war, with one silver «tar and one bronze star. Early in January, he visited Ecusta, accompanied by a mate, William V. McCall, Radio man 2-c. Edward J. Gossett, EM 2-c, on a 30-day survivor’s leave, visited here January 29. Bluejacket Gos sett trained at Bainbridge, Md., and Solomons, Md. He wore the following campaign ribbons: Euro pean theatre with one star, Asiatic Pacific and American theatres of war, and the good conduct award, for 14 months’ sea duty. His bro ther, William R. Gossett, Ph. M. 3-c, also a former Ecusta employee, accompanied him. He is now in Olanthe, Kans., but expects sea duty. . Pvt. Lloyd V. Parker recently visited Ecusta during a furlough of 16 days. Pvt. Parker, prior to in duction in June, 1944, was em ployed in the Paint shop. He had basic training at Camp Croft, S. C., anti-aircraft school at Fort Bliss, Texas, and reported to Camp Howze, Texas, for re-assign ment, and to join the infantry. In South Pacific 37 Bombing Missionsr Robert E. Norwood, S 1-c, for mer summer employee of the Landscape crew, visited here dur ing a 15-day leave. Seaman Nor wood left September, 1943. After boot training at Jacksonville Naval Air base, Fla., he was assigned to a fighter squadron there February, 1944, and has had ordnance and gunnery duty there since. He re turned to Jacksonville. VIRGIL L. BARRETT, S 2 c, entered service Sept. 22nd, 1913. Seaman Barre,tt was a temporal y employee of Ecusta’s Lanscape crew. After boot training at Bainbridge, Md., and Little Creek, Va., he spent 9 months in and around the Mediterra nean Sea and in the invasion of Southern France, Seaman Bar rett reported to San Francisco, Calif., after a 15-day leave, and is now in the South Pacific Expert Rifleman PVT. ARNOLD ANDERS, above, volunteered for military service in August, ’44. He had basic training at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Ark. On Feb. 13, he visited former co-workers in the Cafeteria. Pvt. Anders was wearing an expert rifleman’s medal. He returned to Arkansas for reassignment. John II. Hall, ship’s cook 1-c, of the Coast Guard, visited Jan- uary4.26. S. C. Hall has been in service two and a half years. Dur ing a 7-day leave he visited former fellow workers in the Machine Room and Ecusta. He served over seas six months and was on an amphibious transport in the in vasion of North Africa. Now sta tioned in Philadelphia, he has covered most of the principal U. S. inland waters. Pfc. Ilari^ “Chigger” Reece, Leatherneck, has returned from overseas service and came in’ for a short visit. He expects a 30-day leave soon. Pfc. Retce is stationed at New River, N. C. TECH. SGT. R. WELDON MISENHEIMER is now in Cha- nute Field, 111., taking a course in airplane engines. He recent ly returned from the South Pa cific with 37 bombing missions to his credit. Sgt. Misenheimer was first engineer on a B-24 Lib erator, which bombed shipping and land installations; some raids were on Truk, Rabaul, Ka- viejig and Borneo. He wears rib bons for the American theater of operations, and the Asiatic- Pacific Theatre, with 4 gold stars. Good Conduct Medal, and the Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf c 1 u s te r s. Sgt. Misenheimer trained in Texas, Idaho and Vir ginia. He worked in the Gum ming department at Ecusta, leav ing in October, 1943. In South Pacific PVT. E. C. WILSON, above, entered the Marines in May, ’44. At Ecusta he was a machine tender on No. 7 paper machine. Pvt. Wilson is now somewhere^ in the South Pacific. James A. “Jimmy” Hajnmond, S 2-c, .former mail clerk in the Main Office, returned to Ecusta Feb. 2 for a visit. Seaman Ham mond has just completed boot training at Bainbridge, Md. Nov. 13 he enlisted in the Navy. He re ported to Bainbridge for re assignment. Harold Jack Moore, Coxswain of the Naval Air corps, is assigned to a patrol boat. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. He received boot training in Jacksonville, Fla. Prior to enter ing service October 20, 1942, he worked in the TJigestor room. Cox swain Moore reported to Ft. Lau derdale after a 13-day leave. Sgt. Roy Carter, of the* has had overseas duty months. After basic trai; Camp Wolters, Texas, stationed for 12 months i*' and for six months in doing clerical work. The>* eight months were sperf Guinea, Leyte and the He had a furlough of 23* visited here. Sgt. Carter good conduct medal for Pre-Pearl Harbor Pacific theatre with two* major engagements receive the Philippine ^ medal. At Ecusta he was'' in the Gumming depart sister, Elizabeth, works Booklet. Sgt. Freeman E. Gall»*J Marine corps, recently to the States and visited ' on completion of 25 Southwest Pacific. An eW' the Power Dept., Sgt- entered service May trained at Parris Isla” and at New River, N- wearing campaign ribW'"^ American and As'* j, theatres of war with ^ major engagements dential citation for bra''^ fire. Sgt. Galloway Parris Island for re-d^^ Cpl. Hubert Medfor^’.^ Ground Crew, army a'’’ jf turned January 30 for * of 19 days. Prior to i® August, 1942, he was in Ecusta’s Machine if- Sb»f Medford had basic Petersburg, Fla., and til'll ground crew school Ohio, his present static'' Cpl. Lamar Hamilto#' ) fantrj’, returned to Ecu® 17 for a visit. Form^'^ jji ployee of the landscaP® > left May 20, 1943, for j ter basic training at Ca^y Ga., Cpl. Hamilton W- training in Orlando, . Camp Stewart, Ga. He " Ft. Meade, Md. Caskell Rhodes, EM '.y to a battleship, rece® ^ Ecusta during a 29-^3^^ entered the navy in and was assigned completion of Ijoot tr^iji^ folk, Va. Petty Officer wearing campaign rib^^pi American theatre, A®' jjf theatre with seven staf® j engagements. He duty on return to his ^' First Lieut. J. E. formerly of the ment of Ecusta, has ferred to Vigo Plant, p Terre Haute, Ind. Arsenal, Md. Lt member of the Army A he reported to Edgf j in July, 1943. He vis>jj,( January 20. His wife, Dorothy Everette, 'J''® pr ployed in the Traffi*' companied him. Troy Bryan, Mo Navy, has been 21 Southwest Pacific. training at Great La» amphibious training / ] and Florida. A Phys’^^ if ployee, he volunteer® 1942. P. O. Brj'an signed to an L. C. T- to Jacksonville, FI*-
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