Smyrna times., 1944-08-31

regards and best wishes.
Sincerely yours,
William Bradford Naylor
Mrs. James L. McClain,S r., Drib-
bles is pleased to follow through as
you have requested. In the column
above you will note that both your
letter and that of Pvt. William B.
MAYORS have been published as
you wished.
J However, we did omit one par
agraph of Bills letter to you. 1t
was that part which referred to
your sons personal life. It was
thought that neither you, as Ser
geant Jimmie's mother, nor Ser
geant Jimmie himself, if he were
present, would have cared for that
part of the letter to be published.
Therefore, we would like you to
know that it was on the editors
own responsibility that this was
not included 1t is to be hoped
that you will heartily approve of
this action.
At this time, Mrs. James L. Nc
Claim, Sr., Dribbles would like to
offer you and other members of
your immediate family the COM
munity's' most sincere sympathy
upon hearing of the death of your
son, Sergeant James l.. McClain,
Jr. On occasions such as this,
words alone are truly inadequate
to properly express ones own feel
ings. Your personal loss has been
great indeed, and we wish it were
both practical and possible to
tighten your burden by sharing it
with you. Nevertheless, we would
like to remind you that your son,
along with thousands of other
mothers sons, have not made the
supreme sacrific for their Country
in vain. Passing events all over
this entire world are proving this
point conclusively. More proof will
follow with each day that passes.
Jimmie, like so many other brave
lads, gave his all in order that mil
lions of others might be released
from bondage. His is a sacrifice
that will go down in his tory as be-
ing among the most noble of all
times. And, may God rest his soul
in peace forever, because of his I'M
selfish deeds. May you too find
courage, Mrs. McClain, in the last
ing knowledge that Jimmie died so
that this great treasure, which we
choose to call freedom, might be
enjoyed by all Americans for gen.
erations to come.
Fort Knox, Kentucky
Upon the completion of an inten-
sive twelve weeks course in the
maintenance and repair of the
peeps and jeeps, scout cars and
trucks that give the hard hitting
armored divisions their speed of
movement, class of qualified au-
tomotive mechanics were gradual
ed recently from the Armored
School.
Among those graduated was Ser
geant Michael S. Biddle, son of
Mrs. Rosie Biddle, Smyrna, Della
ware, R. D. No. 2.
The soldier students received
thorough instruction in the theory
of automotive mechanics and fund
amental shop practice in the
schools Wheeled Vehicle Depart
ment. They studied actual en-
gines, skeleton vehicles and visual
aids of many types.
Practical repair and maintenance
work was performed on vehicles in
the field, working in wind, rain and
other difficulties to give the stu
dents practice under battle condi-
tons. Expert army and civilian
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shop and field.
The Wheeled Vehicle Depart
ment is one of eight in the huge
Armored School, headed by Brig.
General P. M. Robinett, comman-
dant.
Good going Sergeant Michael S.
Biddle. We're glad that you made
the grade in such great style. Per-
haps in after Army days, this sort
of an education will prove to be of
much benefit to you. How about
the new address that goes with
this graduation business? The last
one sent in was June 9Th, 1914.
This gave Fort Knox, Kentucky as
your station. How about dropping
us line to let us know where you
are holding forth at present?
Kenton, Delaware
Dear Dribbles:
I am writing to let you know