This blog, Dearest Eleanor, is being reposted at http://wwiinavydentist.blogspot.com WWII Navy Dentist tells Gil's story from the beginning and includes additional memorabilia and photos.
Lt. (j.g.) Gilbert Steingart
U.S.S. Ocelot, F.P.O.
San Francisco
Monday 28 May 1945,
10:00 PM
Dearest Eleanor,
Awoke this
morning and the sea was as smooth as glass.
Thank goodness it was overcast or this would have been a hot day. As it turned out it was comfortable.
Took care of
several patients this morning and even saw two after lunch. The rest of the day I spent around on deck,
the navigation bridge, and the signal bridge.
The place we
are at now should provide a more interesting liberty than our last
stopover. Here's hoping.
The movie
tonight was "Crime Incorporated" a new picture and quite good. It starred Leo Carrillo, Martha Tilton and
others. We also had a couple of shorts.
Tomorrow I'm
hoping for a big stack of mail. I mustn't be disappointed. Gosh it's been just I few days since I last
heard from you and it seems like weeks.
Nothing more
that's new or different. Please don't
worry about me. I'm as safe here as I
have been ever since I left the states.
Goodnight
Sweet, I'll see you in my dreams. Love
and kisses to all my three girls.
Yours as ever,
Gil
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