Dated 28 September 1944, this V-Mail letter carries a nine-panel comic strip titled 'Inbad the Sailor,' created by a Seabee stationed overseas for a correspondent back home in San Francisco. The strip humorously follows a sailor who fantasizes about an early honorable discharge after reading of Axis setbacks, only to be reprimanded by his officers and left declaring, from behind bars, that he is 'in the wrong war.' Cartoons like this were a popular feature of V-Mail letters, offering servicemen a way to lighten the mood of wartime separation while poking fun at military routine and discipline. Project: 218674