Dearest Betty

Letter # 68
March 27, 1961
Dearest Betty,

No mail for a day or so the last one mailed on the 15th. The rainy season has set in now all streams up, and mud knee deep. Sure is miserable every thing damp.

Was awakened this morning about five o’clock by a loud voice. Some damned China-man calling out “surrender dope” from an airplane. Could have shot the damned fool. All that noise none of the interpreters knew what he was saying.

Been having quite a time with our guns, lots going wrong with them. Had to repair two of them today. One blew up night before last . I got it fixed up and fired six rounds as a test was O.K. Powder damp made excess chamber pressure.

Well, no news---Mr. Tate just got a refund on his income tax so is going to order Pearl a Silver service set. Seems you can get it pretty cheap in Japan.

All my love,
Bill