Letter #9
(Note the "free" on the envelope)
September 22, 1950
Hello, Sugar,
Received the three letters yesterday when I got back to the Btry dated 13—18 also one from Shirl. I was away all day day before yesterday and that night Mr. Tate and I took two 155 up to harass Seoul just across the river. Made some fine fires. Missed some incoming mail too small guns bur demoralizing received no hits. We are now out in the country set up in a rice paddy and radish & onion patch. We are still doing our own cooking. Street, Tate, Nestor & myself. We have one of those small stoves and plenty to eat. Boy oh boy does it get hot here in day time and cold at night. Sleep in all my clothes a sleeping bag and a amo tarp & still get cold. Dusty as Hell here but so far plenty of water. Mike Rebay got credit for same. Tanks, trucks & quite a few troops. Don’t let any one tell you that N.K. or Russian tanks can’t be stopped. The Army just weren’t on the ball. We got a lot of them six & eight at a time. Well, Darling I am running out of time so will stop now. I have to go over to the air strip any way and get some gun parts for one of the Batteries. Will write again when I have time. Sorry I haven’t been writing more often but this is a fast war. Have you read up on Korea? It is quite an interesting country and really quite cold.
All my love
Bill
(He is using code terms "incoming mail" "making fine fires")
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