Smyrna times., 1942-10-15

AAA Priority Ii you re out sedrcn-
! ing for a weetheart, wife and moth
er. In either of these cases, you
should try and select the best.
Grass skirts may be alright for
hula hula dances, but think you
would be somewhat embarrassed if
the mother of your children wore
them. What say Jimmie.
Staging Area No. 5
Camp Kilmer, N. j.
Editor of Dribbles
Smyrna, Delaware
Dear Editor and Folks:
It's Marshall again. 1 think I am
better known to most of my friends
as just plain "Pud." Under the
present circumstances, name like
"Pud" is almost like a ghost out of
the past. However, I sort of miss
| it.
Well! I guess you would call this
preliminary notice of a change of
address. You know, all soldiers
have two bags in which to store
their equipment. This does not
count the regular pack. One of
these bags are stenciled with an
"a, and the other with a "B". The
bag marked "B" is the one in which
all surplus clothing is packed. I'm
der normal conditions, the "B" bag
I is put into storage. The "a bag
stays with the soldier. My extern
sive explanation all leads up to this.
My "B" bag has been packed up
and sent on. Apparently, the c. O..
thinks that it is able to travel by
its self. At the present moment,
my "a" bag is also packed up. I
am sitting here with my back rest
ing against it. All the boys are on
the alert, waiting for Marching
Orders"
All the incoming and outgoing
mail from this camp has been stop
ped, so this little note may be a bit
late in reaching you. Naturally,
rumors are running wild, and the
entire bunch is growing more and
more impatient to get going. By
the way, that was a nice communi-
que from Donald Ennis. Hope he
is making out good.
WE'LL Guess that this will be
about all for now. I'll mail you a
card, letter, or send through a
smoke signal when we reach cur
point of destination.
Yours very truly,
"Pud"
Pvt. F. C. Marshall A. Clough
A. S. N. 2O256766
Hdq. 213th Coast Artillery
A. YP. o. 1868
Care of Postmaster
New York City, N. Y.
P. S. My wife asked me to say
Hello" for her also. She likes the
little "collyum" and 1 don't blame
her. 1 think it's mighty nice
column too.
Greetings to both yourself and
your wife, Marshall. Glad to hear
from you again. BY this time, no
doubt, your outfit will have moved
away. Well! No matter where
you may go, one thing you can al
ways be assured: this column will be
interested. So let us hear from you
just as soon as you are duly settled
in your new country. No doubt,
someone who is thinking about you
back home, will send you The
Smyrna Times along in the regular
weekly manner. In this way you
can sort of keep up with how the
other Boys In The Service are maxi
ing out, and where they are, OF
were from the last information re-
ceived. Maybe this column can tell
you where some of your old friends
are in the same country. Dribbles
hopes that fate will be gind to you
Marshall, and that you will soon be
returned to us here in the States
the war over and victory justly
won.
Meanwhile, eyes front, son. Keep
up the good work that you, ano
several millions other Americans
have started. Give them H but
keep your ammunition dry. I know
that Mrs. Marshall A. Clough must
have told you the very same thing
just before you parted. Just being
a true American is a great thing in
itself. Folks back home are think.
ing a lot about you boys. An6
there is a star in the new Clayton
Servie Flag for you too Marshall.
United States Military