"C.
D. Porter – First Sgt of the company. He and I became good friends and
buddied around together. When his mother came (from GA) to visit him
one weekend we went into Alexandria, LA, for a night on the town. As a
good Catholic he went to mass and I had to wait on him until the
service was over!"
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"Howard
Bryson – pre-army friend of mine from Bryson City in western North
Carolina. To avoid the draft, Howard chose to enlist in the army and I
was able to get him assigned to the 330th regiment."
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"Howard White – Master Sgt. He and I had been part of the original cadre for the 330th."
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"Mac
McDermott – Master Sgt – in charge of vehicle maintenance for the
regiment. He had been brought into the regiment by the colonel who
commanded the newly formed 330th. He had worked for the construction
company which the colonel owned and operated – pre-war."
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"Me
sunbathing trying to get rid of my white pallor. I was the regimental
personnel Sergeant (with 5 stripes). After a few months the 330th
engineer regiment was required to send a cadre to establish the 333rd
General Engineer Regiment and I was selected to be the Regimental Sgt.
Major. After about 2 months I decided to apply for Officer Candidate
School. After being selected in early November 1942, I was transferred
to the OCS at Camp Lee, VA"
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This picture of some Claiborne tents is a postcard Tech Sgt Harold C Finlayson sent his mom
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