Dearest Betty

Letter #20
October 25, 1950


Hello, Sugar,

What do you know? We are again steaming into Wonsan and about time too. We are very short of chow. Soup and pork & gravy (canned) no bread or crackers for four days but we haven’t been hungry. (All the Army’s fault) They were supposed to have put 5000 rations aboard & they only put 2500 aboard. We feel good tho for we got the fresh eggs for breakfast, oranges & apples also Sunday chow meat. Sweet spuds & real spuds, pork & gravy & rice. Some ship got Friday’s menu---Fish, beans and fresh onions.

(Please excuse references to The Army, it is a Marine Corps thing)

Today we saw several aircraft carriers,, supply ships & transports. Of course we started the word around that the Navy had reactivated the “Magic Carpet” like they had last war for fast transporting of troops home and were going to send all the reserves home. Quite a stir up. Till some one found out the ships weren’t going the same way we were. We have lots of fun out of these poor dears, kidding them about every thing from home life, jobs, Marine Corps calling them “Thursday Night Gladiators” etc.

I waterproofed my jeep today just in case we land in the surf. No word of any kind as to what we will do. Stay or go or where.

Well, I’ll close now, Darling.

I love you lots & lots
Your Bill