Smyrna times., 1943-09-16
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FROM
Our Boys and Girls
in the Service
David c. Harrison Post, No. IA,
American Legion, and Unit of the
American Legion Auxiliary.
Pacific Area
Dear Dribbles:
by

Pacific Area
Dear Dribbles:
Believe it or not, it's me-one of
the Hometown's wandering sailors,
heaving to and reporting in.
Have been intending to drop you
line for quite awhile, but as is the
usual case with my letter writing,
I've put it off so long, that now it's
almost a necessity-in fact must
do.
Regardless of my seeming tardi-
ness, really do want to say hello"
to some of my old friends from
back home-to let them know that
I'm well and making out fine. An
other point, which you probably
know, having noticed the markings
on the upper left hand corner of
the envelope containing my letter,
my address has been changed.
Along with this, I've new tour of
duty ahead of me now. Yes, six
weeks, ago, I was comfortably sit
uated up in good old Boston-now
look at me. It is quite change
over from the battleship duty 1 ex-
perienced during the past two
years. But, so far, so good. !
think am going to like my new
surroundings. One thing sure, one
can't get tired of seeing, or being,
in the same place for any length of
time. No Stree! You're not stand
ing still that long. This DE bounc-
es around like a cake of Ivory soap
in a bath tub-and don't kid your
self about that. It's just as slip
perry too.
Referring back to my stay in
Boston, while was there I renew
ed one of my former friendships
with Hometown boy. 1 had the
good fortune to meet up with Bill
Melvin on several occasions. also
met his wife, very lovely girl.
Oh yes Something else 1 want
ed to mention. There are two other
Delaware fellows here on the DE
beside myself. One is from Will
mington, the other one from Reho-
both. Prior to my arrival aboard
ship 1 had not known either of the
boys, however, the fact that we
were almost neighbors has resulted
in our becoming fast friends.
At the present writing, I have
not received any mail for about a
month. AS the result, 1 am anx-
iously awaiting those Delaware post
marked letters so that l can keep
up with the news. Frankly, 1 do
not know what to expect in the
way of recent happenings, but a
few letters and The Smyrna Times
should enlighten my curiosity quite
a bit.
In one way or another, I've kinda
lost contact with some of my old
pals during the past several
months, and would like to get in
touch with them again. In case
the ones have in mind should hap
pen to read this letter, I'm sending
big, hearty hello" to Ray, Chip,
Hutch and all the old gang, at the
same time wishing them the very
best of luck.
Just so you won't think that I'm
long winded, I'll shove off now,
With my best regards to all,
Don Ennis
Donald 1. Ennis, ON. lie
u. S. S. Levy D. E. No. 1862
o Fleet Post Office
San Francisco, California
Don, the very old saying Of
thinking about an angel and they
will appear" most certainly holds
good in your case. Not so very long
ago Dribbles was thinking to him
self, that it was high time that Dor
Ennis dropped the column a line
since we had not heard from you in
ages. Of course, your not too fai
distant change of status, from the
state of single blessedness into that
of married rapture, was taken into
consideration, But, that only &C.
counted for a part of the time
Dribbles had not heard from you
We perhaps realized that sooner or
later, you would have to come up
for air. Now that it has occurred,
please don't let it happen again.
By all means, see to it that the
home fires are kept burning first,
then If you have a bit of fuel left
over naSs the pnod 1xrond oloror 70