Dearest Betty

Letter # 85
April 25, 1951
Good Morning, Sugar,

Well we have had two nights and one very hectic day. The gap in the line that 5000 U.S. Soldiers & Korean troops ran from left us wide open. The 1st Marine Reg. Tried to stop the Chinks and did a damned good job of it but they got flanked so the 7th Reg. Extended and we layed down a barrage of Artillery that was out of this world. About six yesterday morning we came under small arms fire from a hill just in front of our guns. In the mean time we picked up what was left of the Army’s 105 and used them as point blank firing. Well, that kept up till good day light when the Air strikes commenced. They Napalmed Hell out of that hill and finally claimed it. All of our F.O. forward observers were cut off and one was out of radio connection but found a field phone that was working so directed fire from behind the Chink’s lines all day. Was pulled out by a counter attack from the 5th Btn.yesterday afternoon. We pulled back across the river last night and have been firing almost steady ever since. Today things seem lots quieter. Haven’t heard the radio for two nights. Hope we can run the generator tonight (radio won’t work in the day time).

Well that about covers my side of the world. Rec. a letter from you with more
"McA." News. Every one seems pretty much put out & I agree, with Winchell. The darned English will whip us yet. Wouldn’t be surprised to see them join with Russia before this thing is over.

Saw Jimmy last night. He was up forward with some injuries to be treated but went back to service soon after. He takes a dim view of this war.

Well, loads of love, Darling till next time. Sure wish I were with you. Seems ages and ages since I last saw you.

Your Bill

Note:
I found this link:
http://www.army.mil/features/KoreanWar/textversion.html


April 11, 1951
President Truman relieves Gen. MacArthur as CINCFEC /CINCUNC after MacArthur had publicly and repeatedly questioned President Truman’s strategy for the war.

April 22-29, 1951 & May 16-20, 1951
Chinese Spring Offensives. After forcing the outnumbered Eighth Army to make tactical withdrawals, Chinese and North Korean units in April and May are decimated by superior UN firepower. This is the last attempt by either side to win the war by inflicting a crushing battlefield defeat on the enemy’s army.