Smyrna times., 1943-02-04

to get back where the weather is
warm. I made the trip back to
Camp Davis in thirty hours, but
unfortunately l had to stand up all
the way. On my arrival, the back
issues of The Smyrna Times 1 talk
ed with you about, were waiting
here to greet me, also your Christ
mas card. Thanks a lot, Dribbles.
You know the best part of Army
life is the time you receive your
mail; especially when the mail is
from those folks back home that
mean so much to fellow.
Frankly, enjoy very much the
time 1 spend in reading your col
umn. 1 like to read about the Won
derful work the rest of my Buddies
are doing and 1 am glad that too
am taking a part, ever so small as
it may be, towards helping to win
this war. If we all do our share,
perhaps the year 1943 may bring
a great victory for the good old
u. S. A. and our Allies. Ever since
1 entered this mans Army I've al
ways been glad that 1 hailed from
Delaware. There is something
about our little state that makes a
man feel mighty proud every time
her name is mentioned.
will close now in moment,
but before do, want to tell you
that 1 am sorry that 1 did not
write in sooner. From now on, I
will try and do better. BY the way,
how are the members of your FAM
ily-the Mrs. and the Big Boy?
Tell them 1 was asking about them
and all the rest of my friends in the
Smyrna and Clayton area.
Did you want one of my pic
lures? 1 have forgotten whether
you did or not. Since I'm going to
have some taken next Sunday, to
make sure I will send you one.
Your friend,
Cpl. Frederick j. Burke
Cpl. Frederick ]. Burke
ASH. 32359653
Bly,. B, 445th SEP. Bn.
Camp Davis, N. c.
And so it really has happened at
asst. Well Corporal Fred your let
ter was just as welcome as the
flowers in May. Now that you have
overcome that streak of bashful-
ness, Dribbles will expect to hear
from you more often. Of course, I
know that you don't write many
letters UP North anyway-oh no.
And what a pity, my friend.
BY the way, Dribbles spoke to a
very nice young lady last night,
but then perhaps you would not be
interested in that because you
might not even know her. Never
theless, should you just happen to
have been introduced when you
were up here on the ten-day fur
Tough, I might trelay the fact to
you that she was looking fine.
Could have been sort of lone
soma Look in, -Ear--e5es th1t a close
observer might have detected had
they looked real close. But no use
going on like this since you may
not even be interested. 1 noted,
however, that this young lady's
glance was directed towards the
South. Then again, it is just posi-
BILE that she was looking in this di-
rection to keep the wind out of her
eyes. No kidding Freddie, she
looked lonesome, but mighty sweet
and good.
BY the way, memory or no men,
ory, sure 1 want that picture. And
if you don't send it up this way
pretty soon, I'll be thinking things
about you. Mrs. and the Kid are
both fine. They too, wish to be re-
membered to you. In fact, we're
all very much interested in your
present career. We know that you
are making good, and we hope to
hear about that third stripe COM
ing to you before very long. Keep
up the god work Fred and the G. o.
will do the rest. Here's pulling for
you all the way through. Yes!
Don't forget to write.
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Hal1o Drihhlac.