Dearest Betty

Letter # 98
May 12, 1951
Good morning, Sug,

I checked into Kapa, no word in his airlift of any C.M. Was evacuated to Japan for “piles” and as far as the 1st Marines know is still there. Yes, Hunkey is lucky had a ship under him all the time. Plenty of liberty in Japan and above aqll lots of room to store any thing he may have picked up. If we could have had any place to lug our souvenirs we could have had priceless loot from the Seoul mansion temples in Hamhung and any amount of native works of art but with just enough room for the necessities of life we don’t even carry over four pair of socks, two skivvies and a change of underwear. If we can’t wear it we don’t take it.

Sure wish I could have been with you & seen you on your first “shorts” day.We too are having nice weather but no pretty girls running around in shorts. The wimmen wear slacks here, no young ones just the feeble & old and what slacks the have. The crotch down below the knees and tight at the ankles & loose the rest of the way up. The waist is just under the titties and a short jacket over that so when they walk with anything on their head & steady it with the hand, one tit flops out and around. Real funny & pathetic. They too carry every thing on their backs & head. Funny little shoes made of straw or rubber turned up like little boats.

Lots of troop movements today. We will probably move up too. A Army self propelled 155 gun came in last night & set up just ahead of us. Range 26,500 yds. Our range is 16,500 so we are really in the rear now but the moon is getting fuller every night & the Laundrymen always come on the full of the moon.

This has been a pretty long letter, run along and get to work. Had a bulldozer make a swimming pool here yesterday & it over ran the officer’s tent last night when it filled up. Lots of fun about 1:30. Have to fix a slues gate. Ah yes your add about Kim was a coincidence. Last night “Kim” was playing back at the 1st tank btn. Area so I sent Jackson, our jeep driver & Kim to see it. Jack said our Kim was very pleased ---said he & Kim “same same”.

Well, Sugar if I can’t get those “shorts” off my mind I’ll have to go to work till I do.

All my love forever.

Your Bill