STRIPED MARLIN GREYHOUNDING 



12. Wesiefm pacijic 



IN THE SPRING OF 1945 Mrs. Farrington and I re- 

 ceived the biggest thrill of our lives when we were invited 

 by the Special Services Division of the U. S. Army to go to 

 the southwest Pacific to show our motion pictures and talk to 

 the members of the armed forces. The original idea had 

 been to send us to France and Germany. Then, when the war 

 ended there, we were switched to the Pacific. But due to the 

 usual delays in such matters we did not leave the United States 

 until October i, 1945. While we did not do any angling, 

 simply riding the boats with their personnel crews at various 

 points when they had time to go fishing, I have never got a 

 bigger kick out of any experience connected with the sport. 

 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lerner were sent to Italy in 1945 

 and they too have confirmed what I have said. They agreed 

 that no trip had ever been more rewarding. As we were fol- 



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