Smyrna times., 1944-11-09
D DRIBBLES 5
FROM
Our Boys and Girls
in the Service
David c. Harrison Post, No. IA,
American Legion, and Unit of the
American Legion Auxiliary.
Southwest Pacific

American Legion AuXlllary.
Southwest Pacific
Dear Dribbles
l know you are going to be sur
prised to get this letter; however,
it's not that l haven't been think
ing of you.
Not withstanding the fact that
it has been quite sometime since I
last dropped you a line, I've a feel
ing that my dependable wife has
been keeping in touch with you.
She is the main one in our family
to take care of important things,
and l mean to tell you, it's mighty
nice that she does.
Things are moving along fairly
well out this way. We are moving
closer and closer to Toxic all the
time.
From time to time we drop
anchor in different ports, but it is
a funny thing, we are never re-
serred to as serving on a Destroyer
Escort; it is always case of be-
ing classed as Destroyer.
About six weeks ago 1 exper-
fenced a spell of seasickness. Tt
seems odd to me that this should
happen after being out here for
seven or eight months.
1 read with interest in one of
your published letters about a fell
low making so to 60 pies at one
time. Well last Sunday with only
two Of us working in the galley,
here is what we served in the way
of meals. Breakfast at GAS a. m.
Fried eggs, fried bacon and fried
potatoes for a crew of about 200
men, along with beverages, etc.
Along with this we had to cut up
60 chickens so that we could fry
them for dinner. This naturally
takes a bit of time, but it's a part
of the work which is necessary to
keep things going good so that our
crew is we'll fed
Well, l must close for this time.
Until 1 write again, my wife will
take care of the correspondence
Thanks for everything.
AS ever,
r William Q. Robinson
Jack" :.
William Q. Robinson, S. C. &c
c Fleet Post Office
San Francisco, California
balance of address on application
Dribbles is sure glad to hear
from you Jack" Glad to know
that all goes well for our sailor
friend out there in the Southwest
Pacific.
BY the way, you do not have to
prove to this person that the U. S.
Navy feeds we'll. Anyone who has
served under the Stars and Stripes
afoat can vouch for this. Some of
the Boys serving ashore have re-
marked about the dehydrated foods
in no gentle language, however,
they admit that it does the trick as
far as their health is concerned.
The part most of them crouch
about is the taste Course a sailor
would not be a sailor if he did not
have something to blow his top
about. After all, 'the proof of the
pudding is in the eating of it"
And, our Boys are sure making his
tory out there in the Pacific.
Therefore, if men fight on their
stomachs, as has SO often been re-
lated, our Boys must have acquired
quite waist line-they are surely
putting out no end of grief for our
enemies, the Jap Rats. Yes, and
with still more to follow. Japan,
as a nation, will forever remember
Pear Harbor, butin quite a differ
ent manner than will those of us in
America.
Yes, Jack" the good wife has
continued to carry on for you in a
very fine way since you shipped
out. Her letters are always well
come because of her loyalty and
love for her sailor boy husband.
Thank goodness, most of American
womanhood is both fine and good
steadfast and devoted to their men
in the service of their Country
This is just as it should be. No
one back home realizes how much
our Boys count on this sort of
thing. They could face any sort
of danger while fighting in action,
but they would not be prepared for