A personal letter dated February 28, 1945, written by a soldier nicknamed 'Bob' to his friend 'Vek' (Lt. R. L. Vekroff), recounting his journey home from Karachi after recovering from malaria and asking after conditions 'at the Ghats' along the river in the China-Burma-India Theater. Casual and warm in tone, the letter captures the bonds of friendship, homesickness, and the rotation cycle experienced by American servicemen serving in the CBI's riverine transportation network during the final months of World War II. Project: 218594