Lt. (j.g.) Gilbert
Steingart
U.S.S. Ocelot, F.P.O.
San FranciscoMonday 20 November 1944, 11:00 AM
Dearest Eleanor,
Good morning
Sweet. How is my darling today? Swell,
I'm glad to hear that.
Yesterday
morning, I did a little work in the office and cleared out so my corpsman could
finish painting. Now that it's finished
and looking 4.0, someone got the bright idea to run some electric cable through
the office. It never fails. As soon as you get something fixed up someone
will come along and mess it up again.
After lunch
yesterday I hit the beach on a little liberty.
About a half dozen of ship's officers went and we got fairly tanked
up. Still in all, the day cost the magnificent
total of $1.20. Beer cost 10 cents a can
and V.O. whiskey 30 cents a shot. Any bar in the United States could make two
drinks with the amount of whiskey used in each drink.
By the time
we got back it was 6:30 PM and there was no more dinner left. So we fixed some toast and made cold meat
sandwiches. And with a little left over
potato salad I sated my hunger in a hurry.
Then I went to the movie and saw "Hail the Conquering Hero"
with Eddie Bracken. What a laugh! By the end of the picture I was plenty sleepy
so I hit the sack early.
This morning
I was routed out of my sack at six o'clock and though I didn't do any work I
had to stand by until ten o'clock. Then
I showered, shaved and feeling much refreshed sat down for our little visit
together.
Honey, do you
remember our weekend reunions while you summered at Catalina? Can you imagine out next reunion? I can't.
Right now it seems so long since I've held you in my arms that it is
difficult to imagine such pleasure and happiness.
I'll sign off
with the hope that I get some mail today.
I haven't had any since Friday.
Loving you as always
Devotedly
Gil
Half dozen of the Ship's Officers
Gil is the Short One
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