So who was Billie? The young man was a student learning to be a pilot in San Antonio, a city quite far away from the base where Peggy worked. Billie’s dad wanted so much to bridge the gap, he asked Peggy to write to his son. But this was deemed improper as ladies don’t write to men they don’t know. Besides, Peggy was not interested in meeting Billie, he was not in her immediate plans. But whether the father was naive and did not understand this, or just a persistent father, he continued to try to make the two meet. He felt strongly about it, and would not let it go.