Lt. (j.g.) Gilbert
Steingart
U.S.S. Ocelot, F.P.O.
San Francisco
Friday 16 February
1945, 7:15 PM
Dearest Eleanor,
Hello
darling, here I am again. Today has been
a nice, easy one. I coasted along
without any strain. Just the same, to
date I've done as much work as in any month since I've been aboard
Today being
"field day," I hadn't anticipated working in the afternoon. But as soon as I got comfortable in my rack
with a Coronet, I was called down to my office.
I took care of a couple of emergencies. Then I returned to my quarters
for a little reading. After awhile I lay
down my magazine and spent an educational half hour reading the Yearbook you
sent me. There are some new thoughts on
the control of decay that are very interesting and plenty of facts to back them
up.
Before I knew
it, it was 5:15 PM and time to shower and dress for dinner. After eating we enjoyed the routine breeze on
the bridge. The sunset, however, wasn't
very colorful And here I am.
I didn't get
any mail today but hardly expected any after yesterday's haul. The movie tonight is an oldie "Double
Indemnity." I believe you saw it
after I shoved off.
So darling
endeth another uneventful day. I'm
thankful that my temperament lends itself to my adapting myself to any existing
conditions. This monotonous routine can
and does get some guys down but not me.
Good night Honey
and pleasant dreams. Dream about us when
we're together again. Ah, those happy
days to come!
Love,
Gil
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