Lt. (j.g.) Gilbert
Steingart
U.S.S. Ocelot, F.P.O.
San FranciscoWednesday 6 December 1944, 7:00 PM
Dearest Eleanor,
Hello darling,
how is my Sweet today? Now that we are
having showing movies nightly I'll write before I go and take in the second
show.
This morning,
right after breakfast, I took a boat over to one of the supply barges in the harbor
and arranged a purchase of 300 cases of beer at $1.50 per case. The beer is for ship's
company when they go ashore on liberty.
That way we save 50 cents a case and can give the men as much as we want
to. Otherwise we are limited to 3 cans
per man.
When I got
back I went to work and kept busy in my office until 11:20. Then I visited for a few minutes with the
skipper before eating lunch.
After eating
I read some of "Prodigal Women" and censored some mail. At 2:00 PM I went back to my office as I had
a couple of appointments. Then I
straightened out the locker where I keep all the games and passed out a few to
the crew. Then I showered and relax with
my book until dinner and here I am.
Today I got
three more letters and that cute card from you . It seems that ten days is
about as fast as I can expect mail from you although once or twice I got some
in eight.
Dave is
correct about APAs.
They carry troops and enough cargo for the initial attack. However why worry anymore about that? The Ocelot is definitely not a combat ship
nor is it to be used in any invasions.
We have a
ship's newspaper and all news is received by radio over a special broadcast. So I'm keeping up with football as well as
the new. We pick up a US station
from the Philippines and "Tokyo Rose" very often
Your day at
the races sounds very interesting. Take
it easy and don't lose you "shirt."
Dear I am
writing every day. You know about the
couple of times I missed, and I promised not to do that again and I
haven't. Be patient, some of those
batches of letters covered a span of seven to eight days.
Don't worry
about my "whoozis." It's in
fine shape and getting plenty of rest for the big event of 1945. Such dreams--tsk, tsk, tsk.
Sounds like
you are a little friendlier with Mary. I
know that'll make things easier.
About the
accounts: They should all be good,
though slow. Keep plugging. 25% is as good in our bank as in Clark's or
Selder's.
The movie
tonight is "Are Husbands Necessary" and I won't ask you the
answer. Will tell you about it tomorrow.
Dear, do you
remember the surprise you got every time I got a big case? We'll go through that routine all over again
after the war.
Well
sweetheart, I am managing a little more than my usual short note and I'm
enjoying writing as much as you enjoy reading it. Good night my Sweet, till tomorrow
Love,
Gil
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