Lieut. Gilbert
Steingart
U.S.S. Ocelot, F.P.O.
San Francisco
Sunday August 12, 1945,
11:10 PM
Dearest Eleanor,
Hello Darling
here is your tourist hubby again. Today
being Sunday I loafed around all morning.
At 11:15 I went to my room to read.
I had just sat down when in walked "Bud" Schurr, Sara's
brother. Now last night's mystery is
solved.
I had
arranged to go ashore with a commander.
He was to pick me up after lunch so we took Bud along. We covered as many miles as I had on Friday
and even had time to stop at one of the clubs for a few drinks. Bud had flown in from Manila and is on his
was to New Guinea. If the war ends,
he'll probably fly back to Manila instead of going to New Guinea.
We did a lot
of talking and reminiscing. The terrain
around here is never changing. Thick swamps
and jungles are alongside the dirty, rough roads. In every clearing there are native shacks
with natives of course.
We got back
to town at 6:15, dropped Bud off, got our boat and returned to the Ocelot. It has been more than ten years since I last
saw Bud. If I hadn't had the message from him yesterday I wouldn't have
recognized him. He is much older looking
and has put on weight (as have others you know). However he does look well in spite of his
three years out here.
I got aboard
at 7:30. The stewart fixed me a turkey plate with ice cream for dessert. Then to the movies. We had "Affairs of Susan" with Joan
Fontaine. It was a most enjoyable comedy.
By the way,
the book "Generation of Vipers" has several good chapters in it. Although it's non-fiction you'd enjoy parts
of it.
The mail
brought a lone letter from your mother, so I have nothing more to say tonight.
Yours forever,
Gil
P.S. Now that we have
submitted a counter proposal to Japan, the war should be over tomorrow. I pray VJ Day is really here so that I may be
home soon with you, my sweet.
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