Dearest Betty

Letter # 63
March 15, 1951

Dearest Betty,

Well, here goes again. Nearly four in the after noon and very quiet so maybe I can get a letter off to you before the radio crowd comes in.

Last night we received a beer ration---six cans per. I saved mine and have been teasing Clum, Street, & Stinson today. Just opened one as I started this letter. We had spaghetti for dinner. Schicker made it. Rec same from Heinz Sea Shell Sauce out of canned hamburger & tomatoes pretty good.

Suppose you have heard of the rotation plan now reverted to a point system. 1 point for each day in recon ---so many for decoration etc. so I don’t know when I’ll get home. Just feel sure I will get home and it can’t be to long unless we have another set-back and as things look now we are on top. Tomorrow we will move up again. By golly since Ridgeway got behind this Army we are more pressed to keep up with Artillery. We get a position, fire a few missions and then they are out of range. We are firing into Hanchon now. I think when we get to Chunchon we will hold up. We can fire to the 38th from there.

We are attached to Hdg. Btry. Now Ord. Sec. That is. So our tent is along side of the Sgt. Maj. We compare news etc. He is having a rough time with Maj. Coffee. I told you about the wheels in the last position didn’t I?

Well, sugar, this is a long letter and “no have” letter yet. But my love is with each word I have written so count them.

Your Bill