Smyrna times., 1942-09-24
Camp Swift, Texas

Camp Swift, Texas
Dear Mother:
Our outfit arrived here at 400
O'Clock this afternoon. We found
that Camp Swift is one of the new
er Camps established throughout
the Southwestern portion of this
country.
Judging from my first impress
sions, it would appear that our Di-
vision is one of the first to be es-
tablished here. 1 suppose others
will arrive later.
There is a ground rule here that
places us in quarantine for 81 days
following our arrival. That means
that none of the men in our group
can leave the Camp for three
weeks.
You will note by my return ad-
dress, marked on the envelope of
this letter, that l have been assign
ed to the 222nd Quartermaster's
Division. Tell all my friends
around Smyrna, including the Will
son Cabinet Co., to write me when
ever they can.
Best of love mother,
Your son
Ben
Pvt. Benjamin A. Seward
A. S. N. 322699O8
222nd Quartermaster Division
Camp Swift, Texas
Dribbles thanks you very much
Mrs. Seward for sharing your sons
letter with this column-and his
friends around Smyrna. ben" ap-
parently is little shy when it
comes to writing letter in for
publication. Dribbles has seen quite
a number of the post cards that
your son has sent to his friends in
Smyrna, since he entered the Ser
vice on July second of this present
year. The next time you write to
your son, Mrs. Seward, tell him
that Lieut.. Richard w. Comegys
formerly from Clayton, Delaware,
is with the 95th Infantry Division,
stationed at Camp Swift. I think
| it would make him a bit more
happy to know this. Better still,
if you approve, why not send him
the local newspaper so that he will
know where his friends are, where
they are transferred, and what is
happening around his old diggins +?
Dribbles believes that ben" would
like this a lot. Dribbles extends
the best of wishes to Pvt. Benjamin
A. Seward, with a friendly invita-
ton to write in whenever the OPP
portunity offers.
Dribbles enjoyed nice little
visit with Sgt. Pilot John S. Melvin
last Saturday afternoon. John GER
tainly did look 100 per cent fit, and
ready to be up and at them. Drib-
bles predicts that it won't be long
now before Sgt. Melvin will be
honored for his service with COM
mission Here's hoping that this
prediction will soon become a real
ity, John.
From what we could learn, in the
few minutes which Dribbles inter-
view lasted, S. Sgt. John S. Melvin
has certainly been very much on the
move recently. Starting from Fort
Benning, Georgia, Friday, Septem-
Der 18th, John flew to Sacramento,
California. From Sacramento John
took off for Mexico City, Mexico.
Here the plane made only short
stop-over before proceeding direct
to Buenos Aires, capital of Argen-
tine. The return trip included a
second stop-over at Meico City,
then on to Philadelphia, Pennsyl-
vania. While en- route to Philadel-
phia, the plane in which John was
flying, made a short stop at the
Dover Air Port. This was planned
to give the young pilot an oppor-
tunity to visit his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John F. Melvin, who live on
West Mt. Vernon Street. 1t is S.
Sgt. Mervin's first trip home since
he enlisted in the Air Corp during
the month of August, 1941. John
took off for Fort Benning, Georgia,
from the Dover Air Port, at 2:3O
O'Clock last Sunday afternoon. Who
said this was not a war of move
ment? And, in this Dribble wishes
Sergeant Melvin the very best of
luck. Throughout his entire flying
period it is our most sincere prayer,
that John S. Melvin enjoy the
Grace of God. May He steer Johns
ship into many happy landings, af-
ter the detectives have been sue
cessfully reached.