A handwritten letter from the Moon/Sammiet family collection, dated December 23rd and addressed to 'Marianne, My Dear.' The writer describes riding out a violent ocean storm aboard ship, with waves reported over 100 feet high and the vessel rolling so severely that he and a companion climbed to the bridge in defiance of orders to stay off deck. Letters like this offer an intimate, first-person window into the dangers and daily realities faced by servicemen during long ocean voyages in wartime. Project: 218342