Sunday 6 August 1944, At Sea
Dearest Eleanor,
Another day well on its way. I
awoke this morning with the ship pitching and rolling. Went in for
breakfast and all I could get was breakfast cereal, toast, bacon and
coffee. It seems the stove went on the fritz and they were just
finishing the repairs.
Wish I had my camera aboard. The
sea is a beautiful aquamarine blue with white caps crowning the glory of the
waves. It is a little rough and has been since I turned in last
night. Aboard there are lots of seasick passengers laying all over the
decks. Even some of the crew are not too happy.
After breakfast I went down to my
office and began work by examining the pharmacist mates aboard and found plenty
of work to do. By that time it was 11:00 o'clock so I retired to my
quarters and read a little while. Thorne Smith's "Glorious
Pool" is the book and it is very amusing. Had dinner at
noon. Salad, fried chicken, and peas. I passed up the
potatoes. For dessert apple pie and cheese and of course coffee.
Then I returned to my office and
removed an embedded wisdom tooth for my corpsman. It came out so
easily that he was surprised and so was I. Working on patients with
the deck pitching and rolling underneath you is quite an experience and I'll
probably have more before this present tour of duty is over.
This being Sunday makes no
difference when you're at sea--just another day and really it is quite
difficult to keep busy.
Did you hear over the radio where
Lloyd's is betting 8-5 that Germany will be out by the end of October? Just
think every day that goes by now means that many days less before we'll all be
together again.
Bye my Sweet and my two little
lovelies 'til tomorrow.
Love,
Gil
