Lt. (j.g.) Gilbert
Steingart
U.S.S. Ocelot, F.P.O.
San Francisco
Sunday 28 January 1945,
7:15 PM
Dearest Eleanor,
More mail
today! I'm just like a kid with a new
toy. Got five letters today, three from
you, one of the 13th and two of the 20th.
Also I got one letter from Ruth and one from Libby.
I'm glad the
package arrived and you like what I sent. That charm bracelet is
expensive. It is sterling silver but I
don't remember what it cost. Now to you
other two letters.
I hope you
aren't overdoing with your teaching.
Your health is more important than the money so please be careful.
Can't
understand why Rose wants her son-in-law to go in with someone else. If he has any ability at all and with the present shortage of doctors he should get started on his own now and get
established while the getting is good.
But then they're nuts anyway.
Talking about
the re-examining censor, one of the officers made some thoughtless remarks in
one of his letters and another officer passed it. The re-examiner checked it and now hell is a
popping. A copy of the letter has been
sent to Admiral Halsey and I guess we haven't heard the last of it yet. Just goes to show how careful one must be in
what he says in his letter.
I didn't know
the shells turned over on the neck. If
they do I'll be able to fix the necklaces when I get home. However all the necklaces I've seen are made
the same way. I'll be able to work out
something with the chains you send me though I do wish I had one longer one.
As far as
Arrowhead is concerned, do as you see fit.
When I said "To hell with a couple hundred bucks" I meant that
if I happened to get home when you were planning to go up there, we wouldn't
care if we had to lose the money to be together?
So you feel
rich and "phat," with all the money you made. Well take it easy Honey and have fun spending
what you make
Scuttlebutt
is like that. Now I don't know anything
but am still hopeful.
The movie
last night "Hi Beautiful" was worse than I expected. Skip it when it comes around. Tonight we have "Belle of the
Yukon" with Gypsy Rose Lee, Dinah Shore and Randolph Scott. It should be good,
Today being
Sunday I had a light work schedule. Did
a lot of visiting and guessing what will come next. With our recent successes things look quite
bright and I really think that things are going to blow up sudden-like for the
Japs. I have very good reasons for saying so.
Nothing more
for now Sweetheart. Goodnight and
pleasant dreams of things to come when we are together again.
Love,
Gil
