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April, 1945 THE ECHO PAGE FIFTEEN Visits From Our Former Employees In Service Ted N. Reese, S 2-s, has jmt ^fflpleted boot training at Bain- widge. April 18th he visited dur- *’'8 a nine day leave. S 2-c Reese was an Ecusta mail c^erk before entering the Navy in Jan. 1945. He reported to Bainbridge, Md., for reassignment Pvt. Orvln L. McKelvin visited April 19th from Ckmp Wheeler, “S- Formerly a backtender in the Mashine Room, he entered service Sept. 1944. Pvt. McKelvin re ported to Robins Field, Ga., for re-assignment. Fisher Is Overseas Stationed In Fla. 1st. Lieut. Boyd B. Meixell, Jr., the Army Air force is now sta tioned at Stout Field, Ind., follow- *og two years duty in New Guinea' the Southwest Pacific. He vol- Unteered for service in Oct., 1941; while a bleacher operator in Ecus- He was a member of the crew Lark Martin’s MISSION BELLE, |ne B-24 that received acclaim in “^e August, 1944 issue of The “aturday Evening Post. He partic- 'Pated in numerous bombing mis- sions in the Pacific, including Ma- “®ng, Wewak and Buna. Lt. Meix- Was engaged in reconaissance ®^ions, in a pOrsuit squadron, a bomber and transport com- He is. now a pilot of a Troop ®rrier, wearing the Air Medal one Oak Leaf Cluster. PFC. LAWRENCE D. FISH ER, is serving in Ordance in the, Philippines. He has been in service 26 months and over seas a year. Pfc. Fishej- was em ployed as a printing operator in Champagne. He trained at Camp Santa Anita, Calif, and Ft Lewi^ Washinlgton. Inez Summey, SP Q 2-c of the ■ waves, visited April 16, ’45, ac- ^^Panied by her brother, Har- *d, also of the Navy. An employ- j® of Hand Booklet and the Fin- sning departments, she entered Navy in Sept., ’43 Sp. Sum- had boot training at Hunter ^ollege, N. Y., and has been sta- oned in Washington, D. C., for “ months in communications. Af- |®r a 7-day leave, she returned to ''Washington. ^1. Harold R. Hogsed, former ^ehinist in Champagne, visited Prii 10 ^ member of the Army ^ force, he is a classification Pecialist in the Mobile Air Tech- leal Service command. Mobile, j Cpl. Hogsed entered service in ’ ’^2. He had basic train- j ® 8t New Orleans, La., and was Worthington Gen. hospital, Tus- ^oosa, Ala., for several months. his visit, he returned to ®>^ookley Field, Mobile, Ala. Sgt. Jack Huggins of a weather ^'ladron of the Army Air Forces ^uoned at Foster Field, Texas, ^Ued recently during a 12-day . en route to a new assign- at Greensboro, N. C. He was at Chanute Field, 111., basic training at Miami, ig*- Sgt. Huggins was employed j we Engineering Dept, prior to "auction March 13, 1943. U Sgt Dwight Elmo Col- March 27, Torpedoman 3-c Jack King, U. S. Navy, visited Ecusta j and his former department. In spection. Upon entering the Navy, Oct. ’42, he received boot train ing at Torpedo School in Nor folk, Va., T 3-c King had duty for I a year on a destroyer. He wears ribbons for the American and As- iatic-Pacific theatres of war, with two stars for major engagements. After a 30-day leave, he reported] to his ship for more sea duty. H Liwigni i^unu missing in action foiir the S*Ofiths in the China-Burma-India of war, is safe and retum- ^adi ' ■*' V»4. wa*| lO America in March. As a Shot [o operator on a B-29, he was down Nov. 11, ’44, over oc- JllPled China. An employee of fishing Dept., Sgt. Collins vol- ,®®red for service in Sept ’42, fiav ill Tennessee, South ico Wisconsin and New Mex- • He wears the Good Conduct Pa ) ^ ribbon for the Asiatic- sta theatre of war, with three tpJ® major engagements. Af- Coii® ^'irlough of 21 days, Sgt. . uins reported to Miami redii- staUon From Edgewood Arsenal, Md., Capt Alfred L. Skinner writes, “It was a great pleasure to visit the plant again and every one was friendly as could be. The Echo has always been of great interest to me, and I always look forward to reading it. In a couple of weeks I’m leaving for Panama, and will send my new address.” WORKING HARD Sgt Edward L. Brackett writes from Italy, “They have been work ing us pretty hard for some time . . . We've flown 14 days out of 15. If the weather stays clear, the Na zis are going to have some tough times . . . Guess Ecusta is getting ready to start the baseball games.” CAPT. ALFRED LISTER SKINNER, is' doing Chemical Warfare work in Bushnell, Fla. A member of Reserve, he en tered service in March 1943 as a 2nd. Lt He was formerly stationed at Edgewood Arsenal, Md. Capt Skinner was employ ed in our Chemical Laboratory. Now In England WANTS FRIENDS TO WRITE Pvt. Harry L. BaUard writes from Camp Blanding, Fla., “Tell all the guys to write, as it gets pretty lonesome. We start training Monday and it is going to be a tough baby. Hope the mill didn’t have to shut down when I left. All you can see down here is sand and pine trees, and all we have done so far' is fall out and fall in.” Pvt Wm. R. Kuykendall, for merly employed in the FHterj Plant, returned to Ecusta April 9 for a visit. A veteran of the battle for St. Lo., Hurtgen Forest and | the breakthrough in Luxembourg, he was overseas six months and returning to the States, reported to Carson General Hospital, Colo rado Springs, Colo. Pvt Kuyken-| dall holds the Good Conduct Med al, the ribbon for the European theatre of operations with three stars for major engagements, a] Presidential citation, and the Combat Infantryman’s Medal. He| trained at Ft. Geo. Meade, Md. A former Chemical Laboratory employee. Captain Alfred Lister Skinner, visited Ecustans March 26. He entered service March 14, 1942, at Edgewood Arsenal, Md., and was stationed there for some time. He completed a year’s ser vice at the Chemical Warfare Board, Bushnell, Fla. After a 16-day furlough, Capt. Skinner re-| ported to Edgewood Arsenal, Md. Asst. Cook Donald V. “Vick” Drake of the U. S. Maritime Ser vice, visited recently on his re turn from England, France, Hoi land and Belgium. Assigned to a Liberty ship, he entered service in Nov. 1944, and visited Ecusta and his former co-workers in the Finishing Dept. March 26. After a 30-day leave, Vick returned to hhis ship. PFC. ROBERT W. JACK SON, left is with the, Ordnance in England where he has been for almost two years. He train ed at Camp Santa Anita, Ar cadia, Calif., prior to overseas duty. Pfc. Jackson was employ ed here in Control; he entered service Jan. 28, 1943. Joyce Scntelle, RM 2-c, a for mer employee of Inspection Dept., and twin brother of Harry Sen- telle, also former Ecusta employee, visited April 10. Upon entering service Oct. ’42, he had boot train ing at Norfolk, Va. RM Sentelle had training at Cheltenham, Md., and is stationed at Chatham, Mass., where he reported after a 14-day leave. IN HOSPITAL IN ENGLAND “I was hit by a piece of shrap- I nel Jan. 4,” writes Pfc. Warren R. Alexander, “and have changed hos pitals several times. Expecting to return to duty soon. I was recent^ I ly awarded the Purple Heart . . . Have known what it was to be bombed and strafed by planes, fired at by machine guns, shelled by artillery. Have seen war at its worst ... A Tiger tank looks mighty large when you have only a rifle ... I was with the First Army in their drive to push the Jerries back from their break through into Belgium . . . Keep Ecusta rolling ’til} we get back." WRITES FROM FLORIDA Sgt Albert F. Kimzey is now sta tioned at Marianna, Fla., and writes to thank Ecusta for the pleasant time he had when visiting the plant. He says, “My new ad dress is to be my permanent one i for a long time, I am told ... I am doing the same kind of work 1 here, only on a newer type plane. The squadron I’m in trains other ones for combat service.” BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS Staff Sgt Edward H. Mackey of the Army Air Force and for mer beaterman at Ecusta visited April 13. He has been in service almost four years and was sta tioned two years at Ft Bragg, N. C., and two years at Greensboro, N. C. A sister, Katherine Mackey, is employed in Hand Booklet. Af ter a furlough of 15 days, he re- ‘ ported to Greensboro, N. C. Physical Lab. News By ANNIE LOU QAMLIN Another month has rolled around and again we have very little news. We are glad to have Ruby Wolfe back at work. She has been having some dental work done—not a very enjoyable way to spend a vacation, eh. Ruby? Louise King was also away for a few days while her husband was home from the Navy. We were glad to have Willie Mae Connelly on “A” shift while both Ruby and Louise were away. We welcome Sue Allen back to the Lab. Sue has been in the Chem. Lab. for some time but she is again with us on “C” Shift now. We also welcome Fred Randolph back to the Lab. Fred is a quality supervisor. Each of us express our sorrow in the death of Clinton Greene. His friends at Ecusta will long cher ish his memory, and to his family we extend our deepest sympathy.
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