Smyrna times., 1943-08-05

David G. Harrison Post, NO. IA,
American Legion, and Unit of the
American Legion Auxiliary.
Somewhere In The Pacific
Dear Dribbles:
Just a few lines to let you know
my new, and hope my permanent,
address. I also wanted to let you,
and my other friends, know I have
not forgotten them. Furthermore,
I hope that they have not forgotten
me. At least I would like to be
remembered to the extent of hav-
ing them drop me few lines now
and then.
am assigned to a swell outfit
which has done a great job out
here. We have very good food,
movies three times every week, and
aP. X, post Exchange) where we
can purchase the extra necessities
which we may need.
BY the way, the last Smyrna
Times / received was May 9Th. I
have asked my mother to send it
to me regularly, but / am not sure
that she fully understood me. Will
you please check into this and send
them on to me?
Yours very sincerely,
Edward S. Boyd
Cpl. Edward S. Boyd
A. S. N. 32076318
41st Fighter Squadron
35th Fighter Group
A. P. o. 929, o Postmaster
San Francisco, California.
Good going Stanley! Dribbles
was sure enough glad to receive
your letter from "Out There Some
where" And it is certainly nice
to know that you landed with such
a good crowd of boys. Every mar
in the Service has reason to perb
up bit when he realizes he has
been drawn into one of the top.
notch units, and Dribbles feels that
you would be no exception to this
rule. So here's hoping that you'll
find everything tops from now on
AS to The Smyrna Times, we will
check into this right away and fine
out just how things stand. One
thing sure, you may rest easy as
to the future on this score. From
now on The Smyrna Times will &C
forawrd to you each week, ano
we'll see what can be done about
some back copies if they are avail
able. Dribbles will also broadcast
the appeal to your friends, both in
and out of the Service, to get busy
writing letters This same appeal
is being made almost weekly OF
late. Seems as though some OF the
folks back home do not fully real.
ize what mail can mean to our mer
and girls in the armed forces. II
they did, we feel sure that such ar
appeal would not ever be necessary
Good luck to you son, and may the
best of good fortune always be
with you. Write again soon, OF
whenever you have the urge to say
Hello" to those you wish to con
tact through this column. You're
as welcome as the rose would be i
it burst forth in bloom during tht
month of December. That mean:
welcome.
Ithica, New Yorv
Hi Bud:
received a Smyrna Times las
week and read few of the letter
from Dribbles.
The work and drill up here !
plenty stiff. We're up at $40 an
and retire at HOO p. m. TIL
nights we have to stand watch, W
just naturally stay up all nigh
knowing, not sitting DOWN an
then we go right into classes tn
next day.
How about letter soon?
Jack
John E. Wilson III, AS
100 Stewart Avenue
Dormitory No. 26
Navy College Training Program
Ithica, New York
Well now, John Edwin, VIII
would have thought that the u.
Navy advocated work for thos
who signed up for their Navs
Training Program. It would az
pear that they are now becomin
real hard-boiled, as 1t were. How
ever, youth with young, strong
bodies can take lot once they b<