Dearest Betty

Letter # 24
November 7, 1950
Wonsan

Dearest Girl,

Well today we were issued the most complete cold weather gear I have ever seen estimated at $200.00 worth. Cold weather boots with double innersoles, two pr. Heavy wool socks, pr. Gloves, both with wool inner gloves, leather mittens with wool inner mittens with trigger finger. Cap with wool ear flaps, vest with heavy pile lining parka. Ankle length coat pile & fur lined with hood. How the Hell we are supposed to carry all of it I don’t know. Rec. two letters from my sugar today. 23 & b24 Oct. both sweet and made me miss you more. Lots of scuttlebutt about here but nothing for sure. Some word is Camp Elliot, some is bring all reserves to go to Swamp Lagoon, word to go to Hamhunge and China Reds, so I don’t know.

Now news for you (maybe) Mozurelli a pa pa a boy this time. Tate’s dog, Stinky killed by auto.

Ordered by Major not to get rid of my jeep just yet..

Drove to Wonsan airport today nearly froze (didn’t have my cold weather gear yet). Saw 200 communists lined up who tried to attack us last night and failed. We are alerted again tonite Ha Ha. A Army Raiding Party are pinned down just above here so we set up a platoon and two tanks, set up some extra guns around here and posted a few extra guards.

Funny thing happened today—we were working on the guns and Tate was behind one of them when Street was bleeding it. Oil shot out & scored a direct hit right in the middle of Tate’s back. Boy was he p’ed off.