U.S.S. Ocelot, F.P.O.
San Francisco
Saturday 19 May 1945,
10:30 PM
Dearest Eleanor,
Hello my
Sweet, how are you today? I'm just as
fat and sassy as usual. Began today with
the usual heavy schedule but I had a few broken appointments so I was able to
take things easy.
After lunch
today I spent an hour or so on my correspondence course, lesson #7. I'll try and get it out of the way by the end
of the month.
Then I
undressed, climbed into my bunk, censored some mail and read a magazine until
it was time to shower and dress for dinner.
After that the usual cribbage game and then movies.
The picture
tonight was a repeater, "Lake Placid Serenade" but I went just the
same. In the middle of the show it began
to rain but I had my raincoat with me and so I sat through it just the same. Now here I am.
No mail
today. I'm missing of few letters up
through the 10th so I should get some in the morning.
Do you get to
see Life Magazine? One of the May issues
has some interesting pictures in it. If
you get hold of it save it for me.
Tonight is
Saturday and if I were home we'd probably have gone to an early movies, picked
up a Sunday paper and be on our way home by now. However when we'd get in bed I'd change my
mind about reading and turn the light out instead. Then guess what--right the first time.
No more for
now darling, so I'll sign off. Goodnight
honey, and I'll see you in my dreams again (I hope)
Yours forever,
Gil
Life Magazine, May 7, 1945 (the one Gil asked Eleanor to save) has articles about Ulithi atoll, German prison camps, ducks for food, Lauren Bacall.
Link to magazine
http://life.time.com/history/buchenwald-photos-from-the-liberation-of-the-camp-april-1945/attachment/17_mbw_buchenwald_spread1/
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