Smyrna times., 1943-11-04

bles knows at least one very nict
person in Smyrna who will be glat
to learn that you're in the best o.
health-that's Mother. You SHOULD
have seen the interest she displayed
in getting off your Christmas pack
ages. 1t would have made mark
ed impression, Corporal. Dribble:
hopes that you will write in more
often, now that you have broker
the ice. And, don't forget to write
Mother whenever you can, soldier
She'll be waiting to hear from you
Best of good fortune to you, Stew.
art. Dribbles will be sending you
a personal message soon-be on the
look out for it shortly after you re.
ceive this weeks copy of The
Smyrna Times.
United States Naval Air Station
Banana River, Florida
Dear Dribbles:
Long time no see, but no lies,
just lazy guess. 1 sure get a
kick from your letters in The
Smyrna Times which I receive each
week, even though little late.
ct arrives here on Saturday,. I
also receive the Wilmington paper
every day, so you see 1 keep well
informed on Delaware news.
We now have four boys here
from good old Delaware. We talk
over things nearly every day. One
of the boys is from Marydel. He
went to Smyrna High School, and
the other two fellows are from Will
mington. I tried to see you the
last time I was home, but missed.
I hope to have better luck next
time.
The Naval Base where 1 am To-
Gated is one of the best looking
places in Florida. The officers bar
racks and mess hall are Spanish in
design. This means plenty of
green grass and a palm tree here
and there. The buildings are right
on the ocean front. My barracks
is about block further back, and
two blocks from the Banana River.
Naval blimps stop here nearly
every day. Our Air Station has
about every type of plane used by
our Navy to-day. The French and
Australians, who are in training
here, wear short pants. l wish we
could, during the warm weather.
My duties are light. 1 only work
about seven hours a day except
when I fly, or crash occurs, which
is not often-thank God and the
boys who work on the planes.
The food is excellent, and you are
given as much of it as you can eat.
wish you could eat one of our
delicious steaks, which we have
about two or more times each
week, along with pie or ice cream;
.he homemade kind to top it off
with-mostly both if you wish.
wish I had more time to finish
his letter, but it's time for lights
)ut. So to bed on a nice simmons
mattress, after a nice shower.
Your friend,
Coleman
Charles Coleman Hardesty, SIC
J. S. Naval Air Station
Box No. II
Banana River, Florida
Glad to hear from you, sailor.
No need of rubbing it in about the
how, though. told you long ago
hat the U. S. Navy was tops in
many things, but 1 did not invite
vou to toss back the story about
he steaks. Why Coleman, Drib-
lies has not eaten such lucious
teak as you describe for ages. This
night sound like a little bull, but
10, son, not even cow. If it were,
believe I'd be tempted to take it
" the horns and try to throw it.
Right back in your direction.
Sorry to have missed you when
1ou were back home on a furlough. |
10 don't forget the next time. I'll
'romise not to treat you like I did
he last time you visited me. That |
vas rather a short stay for one SO
7oung and so innocent. Your
anding craft did not draw so much |
water back in those days = did it |
on? Well, you know Dribbles is
asst becoming old-or has he reach
d it? Sometimes I think one
yay, sometimes the other. With |
hree hundred and ninety-four
ames now entered in the file of |
)ur Boys and Girls In The Service,
sort OF takes up all the supposed |
est periods to not get mixed up. /
IN the other hand, it's worth all |
ne effort expended to try and keep |
l touch with this growing family. |,
lany of the Boys and Girls are
lighty fine about the whole thing.
nd their families and friends-re-
ltives too-add to their support
MS more than makes up for the
nes VINO prefer to do otherwise.