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PAGE FOURTEEN THE ECHO News from Our Many Employees In Servian DIVISION RATES RUSSIAN AWARDS A letter from Pfc. Warren R. Alexander is headed “With the ‘Railsplitters’,” Stederdorf, Ger many. He writes, “I spent VE Day at a reinforcement center. We were glad it was over, but not very gay about it, for most of us held too ■ many memories of pals who had sacrificed all, that the day might come ... We were guarding a V-1 bomb plant until a few days ago. This division took Hanover in their drive across Germany. This com pany was the first to go on front lines from the division, first to make contact with the enemy, first to receive a Purple Heart, first to receive a battlefield commis sion, first to receive a silver star and bronze star. Also out of 28 Russian awards to the division, we received three.—Not a bad rec ord.” Charles Russell Drea.m8 About His Buddies TOWN NOT WRECKED Pfc. Wade M. Scruggs writes from Germany, “We are in the town of Speyer; came here after leaving Belgium. It is a very pret ty town, and one of the few that hasn’t been completely wrecked. I have been receiving the Echo regularly, and have a few friends who enjoy reading it as much as I do. Roy Johnson is one; his home is in Pisgah Forest and he used to work for Mr. Patton in his store . . . Give my regards to the boys in the Pulp Mill.” IT ALSO WORKS GRAVEYARD W. H. Medford, F 1-c, is sta tioned at Ft. Pierce, Fla., and writes, “This leaves me fine, but longing for a few whiffs of old Carolina air. It’s very hot here, now. I am still firing these boilers —firing with oil, now, and it’s much cleaner, quite interesting and not too hard. We surely get in enough hours. (Oh, yes, grave yard, too). Send regards to the Boiler Room for me. Also to the Police Force. I have often wanted to express my thanks to them for their kindness shown me on my visits to the plant. It means a lot to a guy to see good courtesy again.” COMPLETED 5th INVASION William E. Greien, GM 2-c, says in a letter from the Pacific, "I re ceive the Echo a month or so late, but regularly. It’s just like read ing a long letter from all the em ployees of the mill. I read it from front to back, then from back to‘ front, -to see if I’ve missed any thing. We have quite a few boys on here from N. C. who have been around Brevard on several occa sions, and they read it, too . . , Since I last wrote, we have com pleted our fifth invasion. We were at Okinawa on April 1st. I have been in the Carolines for a month, but it isn’t the Carolines I want ed.” In Hospital Unit MEETS RETURNEES From Camp Blanding, John A. Hamlin, WO jg, USA, writes, “I completed the administrative course at the Adjutant General’s school, Camp^ Lee, Va., on June 20, and received my assignment here at Camp Blanding. Have never seen a place as hot—not a bit like W. N. C. I am in a posi tion to see some of the boys com ing back from overseas, but haven’t seen any Ecusta boys yet.” 16 MONTHS ON TRAIN From Bournemouth, England, Sgt. Chas. B. Peevy writes, “I haven't been in combat, but have been doing my ‘bit’ for the wound ed men on the hospital train to which I am attached. Tm rather glad there aren’t so many trains running through Brevard, ’cause if someone should ask me to take a train ride, I might punch him in the nose, after living on one for sixteen months. I am stationed in a lovely town on the beach, not too far from London. We go swimming in the ocean, but I wish it were the lake at Camp Sap phire. Here’s hoping to visit you people in the next month or so for a f«w days." SEES 800 BODIES From Germany, T-4 Melvin L. McCormitck writes, “It has been very hot here, but this time only from the weather. I guess every one was happy to hear of the war’s end. We were, here, but our cele bration was mild, as we still have one to go ... I saw some of the people the Germans had murdered; they had just dug 800 bodies up from a pond. I haven’t yet seen one of the camps ... I am near Gettling, in the Carpathian sector of the Bavarian Alps.” TAKE TURNS FOR PATROLS Sgt Clarence W. Israel writes from Germany, “I am now stationed in the town of Langen, about ten miles south of Frankfurt on Main. We have been cleaning equipment part of each day. We swim, play ball and go to movies for recrea tion. Each battery takes turn for guard and patrols. That comes round every four days for my bat tery ... I hope to be seeing the mountains of N. C. in the near future. Say hello to the gang for me." SGT. CHARLES B. PEEVY, above, is attached to a hospital unit near London. The picture was made in a London studio. Charles has been assigned to a hospital train for 16 months; he has beien overseas almost two years, but expects to come home soon. Charles was employed in the Machine room and entered service in May, 1943. CROSSED ELBE CpL Dewey S. Winched''^ the Third Army, part of of Occupation, and is statl®®® ,| Pleinfeld, Germany. He hope to leave Europe in ^ thirty days . . . When jjt! came, we were in a .— ^ Schwerin, in northern It is not far from the We were working with th® and were part of the only can troops to cross the t|ii German troops gave up ^ p» sector three days before Then we came to Number^’ was a 550 mile drive in thT6®^j|l We are now 30 miles to tb® /jj( in a small village. We bav® ({if set-up, as we are living ^ There is plenty of beer ^ sunshine, but we can’t takeJjj as the Army is afraid wejY, ■ for the girls over here- ^ Keep the paper rolling return.” USED TO HEAT J. M. Mims, EM 3-c, writes from the Pacific, “It is awfully hot here, but I’m used to it now, and it doesn’t bother me. Thanks for sending the Echo. I enjoy it very much. Best of health and good for tune to all” SAW PRISON CAMP We hear from Pfc. Oscar L. Gas- person, in Bemberg, Germany, “This is a real pretty country, where it isn’t torn up. Some of these towns are nothing but a trash pile. We came through some of the prison camps that the Ger mans had had our boys in, and it was awful the way they were treated. I sure like to get the Echo; it makes a body feel better to get the home news. Tell everyone hello for me, and I hope to see you all soon.” LIKES MIAMI 1st Sgt. Ray M. Winchester writes from Miami Beach, “En joyed my visit with you all very much; just hope it won’t be too long before I’m back to stay. Hav ing a wonderful time, but it’s a bit warm hej-e (but definitely!)” PEACEFUI^BUT FOB ® From the Pacific, J. MoMM, writes, “We are around out here the home I’ve ever been—a 000 miles . . . The water ^ bright blue, and almost as ^ a fresh water lake, calm, you can see bottom feet down at times. when we are anchored out. (j* swimming off the fantail > ship. It’s quite a bit of I never can keep froffl about sharks. We always ^ fellow on the ship with *, . ■ just in case any come ^ If you run into any of Beater Room gang, tell ^ drop me a line.” COOKING EXPEBIEI^^V Pfc. John F. Drake Wiesbaden, Germany, ^ it is really beautiful \ now, and I sure wish ^ back at Ecusta working- and getting along fine, j still cooking. Maybe wbeP come back, I can get a j®?. Cafeteria. I surely hop* be too loi»g, for I’d sitf* -■* see W. ft. d one more
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