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Letter from "Pete" to his mother, 1945-01-06
"...I helped to clean up the starboard scuttlebutt, small one-half size compartment where the water fountain is this morning. Then I painted on it till chow time...We got some new big records with radio programs recorded on them today--they aree good too. I've heard only two programs so far, 'Dinah Shore' and 'Spotlight Bands'. There are also a few old corny gay nineties records on board, too, sung by that girl who sings in the gay nineties revue on Monday nights...."
Letter from "Pete" to his mother, 1945-01-08
"...Today all those men sleeping in the port troop sleeping compartments had to move to [aft] crews quarters as on the starboard side, as they will soon..." [remainder of the the sheet has been excised, possibly by the censor]
Letter from "Pete" to his mother, 1945-01-09
"...We did a little work this morning and in the afternoon we had a 'holiday routine'. The first one that we've had in sometime now. But all I did was sleep and talk. I stayed up topside most of the time and watched some of the fellows fish and what do you know, they actually caught one...I got a haircut, by Barrett, a guy in our Division from Penn. who used to be a barber in good old civilian days...."
Letter from "Pete" to his mother, 1945-01-10
"...This morning we had 'personnel inspection' by the executive officer and Lieutenant (Junior Grade) at quarters this morning on the tank deck of the LCT. We pased the criticizing eyes okay except for a few who were called down because they needed haircuts and one forgot to put his belt on...."
Letter from "Pete" to his mother, 1945-01-12
"...A paper with the round-up of the day's news called 'The Nip Nipper" is now published and put out daily on board and a scandal paper called 'The Gaton' is put out once in awhile giving inside scoops and amusing incidents about members of the crew...They are enjoyed by all--and whoever started surely did a good deed for us fellows...."
Letter from "Pete" to his mother, 1945-01-13
"...During the day we get to sack in after we complete our days work. I don't even hit my sack, I just take my life jacket and sleep on the deck...."
Letter from "Pete" to his mother, 1945-01-13
"...I worked fairly hard today handling lines and odd jobs. We can now only take a fresh water shower every third night. Sionce I was so darn dirty, I broke down and much against my constitution, took a salt water shower...."
Letter from "Pete" to his mother, 1945-01-14
"Last night, being Saturday night, we heard the 'hit parade' over the PA system. There was also a lot of good music coming over the radio up until ten when taps blew...at the canteen tonight I bought a cake which was quite a treat and it was good and cold...."
Letter from "Pete" to his mother, 1945-01-15
"I had the four to six messenger watch this afternoon which leaves me with the twelve to four tonight. Seems like those mid (12-4) watches sure roll around swiftly...."
Letter from "Pete" to his mother, 1945-01-17
"...I just took a cold but fresh water shower and I feel quite refreshing [sic] now. They don't turn on any spicket except the cold one, when we do have a fresh water shower on, because if they made it nice and warm we'd stay under it longer and waste a lot of water...."