Show WrIst Watches Preferred By MarInes as Yule GIfts Watches especIally wrist watches are the ChrIstmas gIft most deSIred by marines marmes on fore duty m in the PacIfic The marine marme corps announced this on on the basIs of a mId mIdsummer midsummer summer survey conducted by com commanders commanders manders of Its units in the Pacific to determine what marines would lIke frIends and relatIves to send them for Christmas How Hov ever m in order to reach theIr destinations on ont ont t me the packages should have been shipped to naval and marine marme person personnel nel overseas during the period from September 15 to November 1 Other gifts mentIoned by the ma marmes manines nines m in the order of theIr prefer preference preference ence included pen and pencil sets to let kIts or sets hunting knives pocket s ze books candy or cakes m in metal containers rad os bIll folds wallets cIgarette I 1 station stationery stationery ery sunglasses house and bath sl po p pers photographs IdentIfication bracelets pipes sewing kIts cards and cribbage sets |