"I was stopped for a search of the car yesterday when I went out the gate. Those blankeyty-blankty marines, I'll never do them another favor as long as I live."
Note: This is the last letter written to Ruth at 2310 Hancock Avenue, San Diego. Buss had reported for duty on the USS Quincy in January at the Puget Sound Navy Yard, and by April , Ruth was living in their trailer at the Princess Anne Trailer Park at 3300 Shore Drive, Norfolk, Virginia. In the next letter, Buss is on his way back to the Quincy to begin a 9-month tour of duty which will take him to Europe and back. They will see one another in late July for a bit and then in September, the Quincy will be off to Europe until February 1953.
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| Buss and Ruth's trailer home circa 1951 |
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