Lieut. Gilbert
Steingart
U.S.S. Ocelot, F.P.O.
San Francisco
Thursday, 27 September
1945, 9:45 PM
My Dearest,
Well here I
am again. We are still leaving for home
soon, in about ten days. Will know more about
it in a day or so.
Today was
just another day. I worked a little this
morning and saw one man this afternoon. The
rest of the time I just loafed around. By
the time we get back I'll be the laziest man in the world. I finished reading "For My Great
Folly," a historical novel by T.B. Costain and began "The Star
Spangled Virgin" by Du Bose Heyward.
Tonight's
movie, "The Fighting Guardsman" wasn't bad at all. In one of your recent letters you said you
didn't like it so I was prepared for the worst.
I guess we aren't as critical as home audiences.
Yesterday, we
had a lieutenant report aboard for temporary duty. He looked Jewish to me and I guess I did to
him too. He had looked up my records and
came in to visit a few minutes ago. He
has 44 points and is on his second tour of duty outside the United States. He hails from Cincinnati and tickled to be
aboard because of the fact that we're probably homeward bound.
He brought
out his album and I did mine. I ran
across some snaps I thought I had sent home.
I didn't so here they are. They
were taken a long time ago in Ulithi.
Save them as I don't have the negatives.
From the pictures you can assume two things. We always drank beer and played cards. That is right. What else could a fellow do?
I got a
letter from you marked 21 September and one from Dr. Ivie. He is still in Pearl and very unhappy. Until I read the second page, your letter had
me quite
worried. Thank
goodness Linda is okay. She sure takes
after her mother when it comes to throwing up.
I'm glad Dave
is a civilian again. He didn't fight a
very hard war. He and Deb were together
a lot more than we were. Anyway I'm glad
he is out. Soon I'll be home and I'll be
in civvies myself not long after that.
You'll see.
No more for now
Sweet so goodnight and happy dreams.
Love,
Gil
PHOTOS TAKEN IN ULITHI
(captions Gil wrote on backs)
Whew is he stinkin!
Play Hearts and Drink Beer
Beer, beer, more beer
With Engineering Officer
The camera man must have been higher than us
Husking a coconut
Playing hearts and drinking beer on Mog Mog Isle
Heart, all hearts and the queen on spades too
PHOTOS TAKEN IN ULITHI
(captions Gil wrote on backs)
Whew is he stinkin!
Play Hearts and Drink Beer
Beer, beer, more beer
With Engineering Officer
The camera man must have been higher than us
Husking a coconut
Playing hearts and drinking beer on Mog Mog Isle
Heart, all hearts and the queen on spades too
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