Lieut. Gilbert
Steingart
U.S.S. Ocelot, F.P.O.
San Francisco
Wednesday 26 September
1945, 11:00 PM
Dearest Eleanor,
Another day
gone. Another day less of being
apart. Now that it looks like we will be
on our way home soon every day, every hour, yes every minute seems to drag.
Today was
mostly a day of loafing. With about 250
men aboard there is little to keep me busy.
I saw two patients this morning and one after lunch. That is all.
I took a
shirt and pair of trousers down to the tailor for some mending and had the gold
braid put on my blue coat. I tried the
coat on and it fits just right. So I
guess I've held my own as far as weight is concerned.
I got five
more letters today. Two were of the 19th
and three of the 14th. Your plans for
Mexico sound swell but I was just waiting to hear what you would do about our
girls. We'll change our minds more than
once and we'll have time to talk it over when I get back. You see, it'll take from one to two weeks to decommission
before I can go on leave.
About
leave--leave after overseas duty is limited to thirty days. However leave is cumulative, thirty days for
each year of duty. By the time I get
home I'll have almost sixty days leave due me, but the most I could take then
would be thirty days. I would get the
balance plus any additional time (2-1/2 days for each month of service) as
separation leave. Anyway, as I explained
above we'll have time to talk things over when I get back and decide what to do
depending on the conditions at the time.
About the
Buick. I don't know what it'll cost to
fix her up but I'd think twice about a new car.
If our car sells for a high price so will the new cars. As our car depreciates, the prices on new
cars will go down. Please dear, don't do
anything foolish or hasty. I know of
many other places where we can spend money to better advantage than on a new
car. Don't do anything till I get
home.
We had
another excellent movie tonight. It was
"Christmas in Connecticut" with Barbara Stanwyck and Dennis
Morgan. This is another movie I
recommend for you to see.
Today's mail
also brought some additional snaps and they're well. I can't wait to see my family in the flesh.
No more for
now Sweet, so goodnight and sleep tight.
Love,
Gil
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