October 6, 1950
Dearest Betty,
Well, Sugar, I get a letter with both mail, but some of the wives aren’t getting any. I expect they hold up mail out going for security purposes, but you should be getting some by now for this ball of yours is all wound up. We go any place we want to. Did I tell you Mr. Tate and I went through the museum in Seoul? Well it was quite a place. Lots of stuffed animals from all parts of the world and those Sudan chairs with all the spears, knives etc. that go with Oriental parades.
Street just told me Francis’s rec. a letter written on “D” Day 15th. I wrote you the same day so you should be hearing from me soon. The letter I rec. from you today was mailed 25th. Street’s was mailed 26th. So I am sure you will get some mail from here soon.
I was ( in answer to your question) with the group that came from Inch’on to Kimpo to yangpyong to Seoul to Yang Cheng where we are now a suburb of Seoul. I have to go into Seoul about every day as Ordinance is located there. They are cleaning up some but all work is done by hand carrying bags of dirt and debris out back just like ants.
Well my jeep runs fine and we get around quite a bit now. Had our first ration of beer last nite. 3 cans at 15c a can. Who said beer was donated to us?
Well so long till later, I want to write to Mother, my first. Hope she can read it. By the way that allotment that is to compensate my quarters allowance. They are stopping that so I have to add $67.50 & they will give me $67.50---so you get $130.00 and I loose $67.50. I hope by stopping that $100.00 allotment to you, I will have enough for everything. We need very little money here, just T. articles, cigs & beer. Say Sug, if you can find any green or O.D. dye that I can use send me some. Will you. Rit & Ritz or such.
Well Darling all my love to both
Bill
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