Letters From a Sailor

Letters from a Sailor

Clark "Buss" Gerdes, USN

30 June 1950
Old Pal of Mine How are You?


Ruth's engagement picture circa 1946

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30 September 1952 "Say Honey, Sweetheart, Babe, Darling, Sugar, and all the rest of the pretty names that I can think of, would you do...
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30 August 1953 "I am listening to Billy Graham at the present time. I am the only one in the barracks this afternoon. I still have to ...
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26 October 1952 "There was a group of fellows in the office tonite just shooting the bull about everything. It seems to me that everyo...
Big Guns

9 June 1952 "Today is Monday and we fired the big guns today. We fired at a target that another small ship was towing. I don't th...
Life Without the Sailor

In Loving Memory-1976-2005 Shortly after Buss' death, Ruth suffered from a second 'nervous breakdown' and was sent to Mesa Vist...
Naples, Italy

4 December 1952 "My Darling Wife:...So Stiles' wife has a nice baby has she, well just wait till we have our twins???? Only kiddin...
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9 January 1952 "Well I have been house hunting again. I ran down a couple of leads, but came up with nothing....I just left the "...
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12 March 1957 "I just came up from the Chief's quarters where I seen "The Revolt of Mamie Stover". It was about a girl i...
"Guam"

3 August 1958 "I am down here in Guam...I received a telephone call from someone on the beach...It was Douglas Frazier. Yes, the coupl...
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8 July 1952 "My Darling Wife:...I hope to do more writing when I leave the states this time....Gee I hope that you can get pregnant t...

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