Lieut. Gilbert
Steingart
U.S.S. Ocelot, F.P.O.
San Francisco
Thursday 12 July 1945,
7:30 PM
Dearest Eleanor,
Hello Sweetheart,
how is my favorite girl today? This has
been one hot day and to top it all I was extremely busy all morning and
afternoon.
I retired to
my room at 4:30. Censored some mail and read Esquire until 5:30 when I showered
and dressed for dinner.
After chow we
played cribbage until just a few moments ago and so here I am.
My Sunbeam
broke down this morning. The broken part
couldn't be fixed out here, so I've airmailed it home. Please have it fixed and send it back as soon
as possible. The head on my Schick is
also in bad shape. I may have to resort to a safety razor before many
days. If you possibly can, get a
"hollow ground" head for a Schick Model "S" shaver and send
it to me. I've heard that items can be airmailed
to personnel overseas if a request for airmail is made. Find out and if that is so, use this letter
to substantiate your claim.
I got three
letters from you Sweet and one from Libby.
All are postmarked July 5. The
colored photo of you isn't bad and the picture of Deb is excellent.
I'm glad
Norma is well again. I hope all stay well now for a long time. Sol is back again, eh? Good. I guess my dope was okay again.
I'm sorry
your 4th wasn't too pleasant. Out here
it was like any other day except for the special dinner for men and
officers. Next time I get a story I'll
send it along. You'd be surprised how
few I hear.
Our movie
tonight is an unknown quantity but I hope it's good. It is "Delightfully
Dangerous" plus a color short "Devil Boats."
No more for
now Darling so I'll sign off. Goodnight
Sweet. I'll see you in my dreams.
Love,
Gil
Could this be the photo of Deb?
Were either of the following the color snap of Eleanor?
Were either of the following the color snap of Eleanor?
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