Dearest Betty

Letter # 122
July 2, 1951
Hello, Sugar

No mail for a day or so but now I can take it as of 1800 tonight I am on a 36 hour stand by which means I may leave anytime within the next 36 hours. Of course that can be extended from day to day until the new draft comes in. Sure wish those Laundrymen would get the word on this “cease fire”, we have had incoming mail all afternoon from two guns. Sounds like 67 mls from mortar fire but not too much. Will be glad to get out of here if only to get a good night’s sleep. Our guns are as bad as theirs—noise that is.

Well we only have four more of our guns to go over. At the rate of two a day we should be finished day after tomorrow. Capt. Mozerelli is our new Btry. Commander. Of course he doesn’t bother us but a new broom sweeps clean, so he is giving the rest of the Btry. Hell!

Well that is all, here comes company so I’ll close and write again soon.

Kim is crazy about his camera, takes pictures of everyone he can get to stand still long enough.

Well, loads of love


Your Bill