15 December 1944
Letter No 1
Friday A.M.
Dec 15, 1944
Somewhere at Sea
Dearest Mother:
I know that by the time you get this letter Xmas will be over, so I'll say "Happy New Year." I am still riding the same ship. We have had an uneventful trip so far. I am getting a little tired of seeing just sky and ocean. Time goes very slowly. However, I didn't get sea-sick and I do like ocean travel — strange as it may seem.
I spend most of my time reading magazines and staring at the ocean. So far the only fish I seen were small flying fish, which leap up out of the water. At night we generally get together on the deck and sing, or talk about what we have left behind us. As for the future, we are still in the dark. We get three meals a day and the food is good, considering everything. I am getting fat anyway.
I would like to tell all the details of the trip, but we are not allowed, so I just have to remember and tell you about it some time.
After I arrive and get a new address I will write and tell you what I would like for your to send me — and I can think of lots things right now. However, there are some regulations on this and I don't know them yet. Food is going to be a problem in this climate.
I hope everybody is well, and do take it a little easy. Say hello to George + Pop. Hope they took care of my hunting up there this year.
Love
Fred
Friday A.M.
Dec 15, 1944
Somewhere at Sea
Dearest Mother:
I know that by the time you get this letter Xmas will be over, so I'll say "Happy New Year." I am still riding the same ship. We have had an uneventful trip so far. I am getting a little tired of seeing just sky and ocean. Time goes very slowly. However, I didn't get sea-sick and I do like ocean travel — strange as it may seem.
I spend most of my time reading magazines and staring at the ocean. So far the only fish I seen were small flying fish, which leap up out of the water. At night we generally get together on the deck and sing, or talk about what we have left behind us. As for the future, we are still in the dark. We get three meals a day and the food is good, considering everything. I am getting fat anyway.
I would like to tell all the details of the trip, but we are not allowed, so I just have to remember and tell you about it some time.
After I arrive and get a new address I will write and tell you what I would like for your to send me — and I can think of lots things right now. However, there are some regulations on this and I don't know them yet. Food is going to be a problem in this climate.
I hope everybody is well, and do take it a little easy. Say hello to George + Pop. Hope they took care of my hunting up there this year.
Love
Fred