Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1944-07-06
D RIBBLES
FROM
Our Boys and Girls
in the Service
FROM
David c. Harrison Post, No. IA,
American Legion, and Unit of the
American Legion Auxiliary.
European Area
by

European Area
Dear Dribbles:
Just received five copies of The
Smyrna Times, and in one of the
issues you seem to be Drowned
off" with me because I did not
write as 1 had promised before
leaving to enter the Service. Well,
really can't make an excuse, but
maybe if say I'm sorry you'll for
give me. And, on the other hand,
mother has continued to remind
me so frequently about not writing
in that I've finally reached the con-
clusion that it had better be done
Immediately.
Frankly, l cannot tell you very
much about my duties but I can
say that had wonderful time in
England seeing all the sights. The
English are o. K. even in wartime.
1 have not seen any of the local
Boys since Basic Training days
down at Miami, Florida. Since
have been over here have written
to several that l know but in every
instance they have been too far
away for me to visit with them on
! pass.
In my outfit most of my Buddies
are Texans and l have a pretty
hard time defending my little state
of Delaware. However, the fellows
are a swell bunch of guys, the kind
that will always hold a place in
ones heart.
Well, Dribbles, want to thank
you for helping me to keep track
of my Buddies, and tell you what
a swell job you are doing. Keep
the home fires burning so that they
will be nice and warm when we get
back there. AS one Englishman
put it, ''The way the Yanks talk
the only reason they are fighting
this war is so they can go home"
Chum, take it from me that is rea-
son enough.
Dribbles, 1 guess l had better
sign off for now because my time
is short Say Hello" to all the old
gang for me. Maybe, sometime in
the near future l will be seeing you
all.
J. AS ever and cherrio,
"Bill"
Cpl William T. Chase
A. S. N. 323487S57
A, P. o. 635, C Postmaster
New York City, New York
! (Balance of address on application
balance of address on application
Three cneers for your mother,
Corporal BILL" IT'S nice to know
that she still can exercise some of
the old power over you even from
this distance. And, why not, sold
Ter. Don't you think that the folks
back home want to know how
things are moving along for you
over there on foreign soil? And
the old gang down at w. c. Co. are
also interested in how you are
making out. That's reason enough
to want you to papss the word
along occasionally. And don't
think you've kicked off the respon-
sibility of old friendships so easily.
Well be expecting other letters to
follow this one at reasonable inter-
walls. The above communication
being considered as the first INSTALL
ment.
Too bad that you have not been
able to contact any other Delaware
fellows over in England, Bill"
How far is your A. P. o. from No.
IA? You will find Fred Burke,
Harry Hurlock and Edgar Starkey
there if you can make contact.
know that any one of these Boy.
would be glad to hash over old
times With you
Glad that you like England, its
people and the outfit you're in. This
all goes long way towards find
ing happiness in your new sur
roundings. Course, it would be
much nicer if the good wife could
be over there with you. Then
again. war is no respector of per.
son, and the good and bad sides
follow through together. The Eng
lishman's statement about the
iYanks fighting this war so that
they can go home is certainly true
1t is very definitely a job to be
done-the sooner we get it over
With the better, No one will evel