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PAGE FOURTEEN THE ECHO Octob^ Visits From Our Many Employees In Service Pvt. Howard T. Watts visited Ecusta in September while on a furlough from the army. He was employed in the Fibre warehouse before leaving Ecusta in April, 1945. He took his basic training at Camp Gordon, Ga. He is now at Camp Miles Standish, Mass. He is a brother of Helen Warren, of Endless Belt. T-5 Robert W. Jackson visited Ecusta September 18 during a 30- day furlough. Bob has just re turned from two years in Eng land, France, Holland, Belgium and Germany. He was a tractor driver in a tank-retrieving outfit. He wears the good conduct medal and the ETO ribbon with one bronze star. Bob saw James Mills and L. C. Sanders in Germany July 4th. He reports to Rome, Ga Bob was employed in Control at the time of his induction in Jan uary, 1943. Pvt. Harvey L. Southei^ visited the plant September 21. He en tered the afmy in April of this year and had basic training anc Depot Supply school at Camp Lee Va. Harvey reported to Ft. Jackson for assignment to Camp Beale 'Calif., and expects duty in the Pa cific. Harvey is a Main Office em ployee. His wife, Mabel Souther, formerly worked in Champagne Office. On September 27 S-Sgt Fulton R. Holliday visited Ecusta, during a 20-day leave. He was overseas for over a year, and holds ‘the ETO and good conduct ribbons, however has been stationed in the States for the past year, and is now at the ATC base at Presque Island, Maine. Before entering service on December 26, ’41, Sgt. Holliday was a first helper in the Refining Room, where a brother, Henry H. is employed. Staff Sgt. John H. Jackson is another Ecustan who, en route to the Pacific, was returned because of V-J Day. John was a propeller mechanic and was stationed on Corsica and Fano, Italy. He was overseas almost two years as a member of the 12th. and later the 1st. Air Forces. A Power depart ment employee, he entered service in September, 1942. He wore the ETO ribbon with star and the Good Conduct award. James D. Franks, former ser geant in the Army Air Force, vis ited recently. James was discharged under the point system—following 32 months in the Pacific, Australia New Guinea and Dutch New Guin ea. He was wearing a number of ribbons, including the American defense, Asiatic-Pacific with three stars, the Good Conduct award and the Presidential Citation with an Oak Leaf cluster. Pfc. L. Leon Scruggs returned from Italy August 29th. Shortly afterward he visited the plant. Leon landed in North Africa in May, 1944 and later went to Italy. A rifleman, he was overseas 15 months. Following a 30-day fur lough he reported to Fort Bragg. Pvt. Ander B. Hyder visited in September en route to Fort Meade, Md. Ander has basic infantry training at Camp Rucker, Ala. He was accompanied by his wife— both are former Finishing depart ment employees. Ander entered service in April, 1945. Now In Alabama •.v-w PVT. PRESTON D. McCRARY is now at Camp Siebert, Ala. Formerly Champagne Gumming operator, he entered service in December, 1944. Pvt. McCrary expects a transfer and in a re cent letter says he would like to be back at Ecusta. . CominsT Home Soon Stationed In Miss. A j LT. JAMES ELLIS RIDDLE is stationed at Columbus, Miss. Fomiieirly a Pulp Mill employee, Ellis volunteered for service in May, 1941. He trained at Mont gomery, Ala., Greenvillei, Miss., and Due West, S. C. Visited Us Recently PFC. IVAN GALLOWAY was control supervisor before induc tion in Sept., 1944. Following basic training at Camp Blanding, Fla., he was assigned to the European theatre where he was with the 76th. division of the 3rd. Army. Since V-E Day he has been transferred to the 3rd. Chemical Mortar,battalion. Ivan expects to be home shortly af ter Christmas. Gordon R. Black, who was until recently a sergeant in the Field Ar tillery, visited in September. Gor don spent 411/^ months in the South Pacific, including the Sol omons and the Philippines. He earned the Asiatic-Pacific ribbon with three stars, the American theatre, the Philippine Liberation ribbon with star, the Presidential Unit Citation, the Good Conduct award and the Bronze Star for gal lantry in action. He was in the Americal Division of the 6th. and 8th. Army. A HOMECOMER Sgt. Earl York, in a letter from San Antonio, Texas, says he ex pects to be discharged within the next three or four months, and re- turn to Ecusta. PVT. HOWARD T. WATTS visited Ecusta in September. Formerly employed in the fi bre warehouse, he took basic training at Camp Gordon, Ga. At present he is assigned to Camp Miles Standish. M-Sgt. Clyde G. “Speedy” Jones visited Ecusta October 1st., fol lowing a discharge from the Army Air force. “Speedy” has just re turned from overseas where he was a crew chief on a B-24. He hai duty in Africa, Italy, France, South America, and Puerto Rico. His medals are: the ETO with seven stars, the Presidential Unit Cita tion, the Good Conduct Medal and the Bronze Star. “Speedy” expects to return to work. He was em ployed as refining room superin tendent prior to induction in Feb ruary, 1943. Captain A. Lister Skinner visit ed Ecusta October 11th. during a furlough of 14 days. Lister has just returned from five months temporary duty in San Jose, Pan ama. He is assigned to the Chem ical Warfare division of the army and is stationed at Edge- wood Arsenal, Md. Lister entered the army in March, 1942; he was employed in the Chemical labora tory. A 1ST. LT. NOW Lt. Ansel R. Jones write® , he isn’t a war casualty. “ working harder than ever o J now that the war in Europe is j ed. He’s “. . . right in the » j , of the communications n® and now being used, and 1 ■ used to get the soldiers fast as possible. Here I sii ing it all go by with only ^ ^ points. I’ll be seeing you ^ mer, I hope ... Got my issue of the Echo the otne ^ and see that lots of the getting back home. The jj boost for the Five-Year ^ ^ sounds pretty good ...‘ I have j, “sweating-out” my 1st. nally came through. I hope i have to stay here long yve make Captain ... So been imable to contact ^ j from the Plant over here; ^ most made it with Wade » j,ji but found out too late that been near me . . . Had a from my Dad saying were plenty of squirrels tt* tider how my friends' ;r Room are making ^ their 3om are making “ir “Shooting Iron”. Hope ^ doing OK . . . that music®* ing program for the youngs a swell idea. I wish I ' had something like that ^ . was growing up. I’m some good ol’ American ^ ^ right now . . . Glad to hea you anytime, and would S ^ 5,’ right arm to be back in the WISHES US WEl'i' CpL Julius W. Tinsley, who is at present serving h month of overseas duty, ^ o from Okinawa, “I am still « jjf Okinawa but expect to be soon ... we had it qiiiflp for a while but everything y iifc now. Their capital city ° jtii just a pile of trash ■ rest of their towns and val . ^ let' I am always glad to ters from the fellows eve J that you print in the *! month. May Ecusta cont| grow as it has and is jte^J and may everyone continu® ^ I Ecusta the same ideal work that it has been 0^, , beginning. Please rememh everyone there and here® .[d. for Ecusta the best of eve” It GIVEN DISCHAB^*®^ Ray Winch^er ceived a discharge from ^ Ray was a first sergea^l^jjjj r in the 84th. Division 01 jjo Army, serving in Belg*^* land. Luxembourg, V Germany. Ray was the Chemical Lab. prior y 'f. tion in November, 1942- jjj overseas nine months, which were in combat. ANOTHER PROMOT*®^ J Lt Comdr. D. A. at Tillamook, Ore., sends his promotion, “I was joiiteJlpi to be promoted to Commander just jn 'Kt gave up. Sorry I can’t 0® * sylvania for the hunting son.’ AND HE’S From Pvt Harvey j, route to California, “•’% to say hello, and send y jt * dress as we are ^jiis m. this evening for 0^ Tell Steve I lost laop^^ first game of the serieS’^jjil ■ still think Detroit ti’f
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