Dearest Betty

Letter # 25
November 7, 1950
Hamhung

Dearest Betty

Two letters from you today 26 & 27th. We are in a school building now. Have to use stoves. Gets quite cold here. No news so far & no ships ---in fact we are ready to move up nearer the Dam. Quite a few Communists around here. Have to keep all around security day and night. Street & I went out today and brought back a Russian 76 mm gun on behind the jeep. Quite a ride up from Wonsan. Mountain road and very narrow. Several trucks turned over. Korean Katy made it O.K. Bartered for 17 eggs yesterday & had bacon & eggs for breakfast. Also bartered for four gallons of rice wine. Tate & all of us had a very nice party last night. No hangover. Some of the boys got the “G.I.” trots, but all were happy today. I took Novack over a canteen full at noon today so he was happy. Said his wife was working in some café in J’ville.