"Well this is the last letter that I will be writing to you from Japan...We are in Kobe, Japan now and I went ashore yesterday with two other Chiefs and we walked our feet off during the afternoon...Well Dear, I want to thank you for all the letters that you wrote to me while over here this time. Who would have thought that I would have been over here this long this time. I still don't have any orders. I really don't know what to do. I want to do 22 years in the Navy, that is if I can get some good duty around Sand Diego where I can be home every nite...Get plenty of rest before I come home. Well I'll be seeing you on the 9th of February.
Good Bye and Good Luck
Your Loving Husband
Buss"
Note: This is the last letter Buss sent to Ruth from overseas. He retired from the Navy on February 16, 1960, after putting in a little more than 20 years and 2 months of active duty. Although this chapter in Buss and Ruth's life has ended, the blog will continue for a short time to complete the story with additional papers and letters from Buss to his mother, nephew, neighbor, and daughter. An Epilogue, if you will.
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| Clark A. Gerdes, SKC, USN |
The Stars and Stripes circa 1959
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