Dearest Betty

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Letter # 60
March 11, 1951
Hoensong, Korea
Hi, Sugar,

Rec. lots of mail tonight. Thanks for the pictures, they turned out pretty good. Yes, I have lost weight, down to a trim 32 now. Feel pretty good too.

Jimmy Peel was down to see me yesterday. Brought me a few beers, just enough to tempt Tate with. So last night he got ahold of a fifth of Whiskey and we rounded up a fifth of medical Alcohol (spirits of fermenti) mixed the Whiskey, the Spirits & water a bit of burnt sugar and wound up with four fifths of fair Whiskey. Mr. Tate is going back to The States on the 15th. Hoped Jimmy would relieve him but he went to Love Btry. Will be close to him most of the time.

Alcohol had a definite presence in these times

We move again tomorrow so must be gaining ground. Sure is rough country. Hope we don’t get trapped again but I have a lot of faith in Ridgway. He has sure put some fire in this Army and they have found out they could do as well as Marines. We have plenty of amo now & seem to be doing O.K. My little generator does fine—sure helps to have lights and a radio.

The two men you don’t know are Schedler & Stinson both T.Sgts. who we picked up on the West Coast. A small arms man & a Artillery mechanic very fine.

Rec mail today first in over a week due to our moving & every thing coming via air drop I suppose. Say, this is getting to be quite a letter. Sorry you got so hepped up over my rotating but Staff N.C.O.’s are chosen by Reg. & as I told you the 1st Brigade & all hardship cases come first.

Well I’ll close now & get some sleep---we move early tomorrow---have to load strike tents etc. so I’ll try & get a good night’s sleep. Damned guns go all night but we are most used to it now.

Your Bill