Smyrna times., 1944-09-07


lot to most of us waiting here at
home.
Good luck to you, son. May all
your landings be happy ones. Drop
in again for a friendly little visit
soon. And, folks, don't forget to
write Russell. He'll be waiting.
Somewhere In France
Dear Dribbles:
1 recently read a copy of The
Smyrna Times over here in France
which had been delivered to Cor
poral Clarence M. Emerson of this
Battalion. Having been previously
stationed at Dover Army Air Base,
Dover, Delaware, from September
1912 to July 1943, 1 made quite a
number of acquaintance in that
area. I refer specifically to Mr..
Bernard Shepherd and Mr.. Harry
LePore, Dover, Delaware. In Ches-
would, Delaware 1 had the good
fortune to meet lovely young
lady whose name 1 must obviously
omit in order to avoid publicity.
In Wilmington, Delaware I met a
Mr.. P. Wiloch. These are Just a
few names of the nice people 1
met that 1 can remember off-hand.
In regards to my year here in
Europe, can say that I've made
many friends while stationed in
England. 1 find that the English
people were quickly becoming
"Americanized," because many of
them were either chewing gum, jit-
terbugging, or using slang, some
times combination of all three.
However, now that l am in France,
1 can also vouch for the fact that
the French people like gum, Utter
bugging and slang. So, as we adj
vance on all fronts, we carry along
American ways. l can only say
that living conditions are very high
in the Army. By this 1 mean that
our Boys are well cared for both
from nutritious and sanitary
point of view.
1 hope the war will soon end so
that 1 can be influenced by Ameri-
cans in America.
1t. S. Kassal
1t. S. Kassal
A. S. N. 0-1684319
A. P. o. 126, o Postmaster
New York City, New York
balance of address on application
Welcome to our little group,
Lieutenant. 1t is quite apparent
that you must have enjoyed your
ten months stay in Delaware. We
hope that you left with the kind
est feeling for our small State.
You may have recalled an old say
ing to the effect that good goods
come in small packages" Well,
that's the way Delawareans feel
about Delaware. And there's al
ways room for one more in our
hearts. You might just as well be
the one.
We trust that our friend, Corp. |
Emerson, is coming along rapidly |
in his French lessons. Of course,
he would not know how to address
a pleasing young mademoiselle if
he could not speak the French
language fiuently. The Boys of
World War 1 were faced with the
same sort of handicap. This,
along with the natural bashfulness
of the average American soldier,
made it bit hard for them to be-
come acquainted, that is well ac-
quainted, in a foreign country.
Perhaps the Boys of World War II
have overcome part of this in
born bashfulness, at least enough
to make known their wants. But
once a gentleman, always a gentle
man, we contend. You might pass
the word along to Corp. Emerson
that it is up to him to relieve our
anxiety concerning his welfare.
Lieutenant. your reference to the
Americanizing of both the English
and the French is quite interesting,
but really not secret to anyone
having served overceas. Our Boys
in the Mediterranean area are find
ing that the same thing is true
where they are stationed. Let us
hope that these same peoples Will
not forget the Americans as soon
as they did following the close of
World War I. Ingratitude is one
thing that most of us do not I'm
derstand. 1t is quite enough that
we send our Boys overseas to fight
and die for the freedom of foreign
nations. That they forget the sec
ond time so quickly will never be
forgotten by the coming genera
lions of American youth. This is
one fact that may be written down
in the book.
We trust that your friends who
read this column will plan to get
in touch with you promptly by
mail. In that case, they should