Gear Squared Away

 

UNITED STATES NAVY

 

Saturday 5 August 1944,  8:20 AM

Dearest Eleanor,

          How is my Sweet this morning?  Just finished breakfast and thought I'd better write you immediately because I'll be busy today.

          Spent a quiet day yesterday.  Got my gear all squared away.  Now that Dr. Sayer has left.  Lots of room.  Went to the movie last night and saw "Christmas Holiday" with Deanna Durbin.  I still don't know whether I liked it or not.

          After the movie we retired to the ward room and drank cokes and chewed the fat.

          I must dash now, so with love to all three of my girls, adios.

Your loving husband,

Gil

Dr. Sayer Moved Out

UNITED STATES NAVY

Friday 4 August 1944

Dearest Eleanor,

          Just had lunch and I'm stuffed to the gills.  The menu consisted of stuffed celery, green and black olives, hard boiled eggs, tuna salad, sliced tomatoes, cream pie and coffee with a fruit punch on the side.  I did make a pig of myself and now I wish I had passed up the hot biscuits.

          Dr. Sayer moved out yesterday and I cleaned up the place a bit and now have oodles of room.  Several of the officers just received promotions and I spent a few minutes examining their mouths to qualify them for this advancement.

          That broken part on the dental chair will be repaired this afternoon.  Then I'll really go to work.

          By the time you get this you should be feeling in the pink so please take good care of yourself and my two little girls.  Daddy misses all three of you and is looking forward to an early reunion.

          Give my best to our mothers (yours and mine), Ruth, Harry, Babs and Dick and give Linda and Norma a big kiss from Daddy.  Always thinking of you.

Love,

Gil

Orders to Report to USS OCELOT

Friday 28 July 1944

Gil received orders for duty on the USS Ocelot as relief to Lieutenant (jg) Baldwin Sayer.  He reported to the commanding officer, Captain Samuels.

U.S.S. Ocelot