This 1944 V-Mail letter was sent by a U.S. Navy Seabee (Construction Battalion) serving in the Pacific to his sweetheart, Beatrice Cory, in San Francisco. Victory Mail -- microfilmed to save cargo space on military transports -- became a vital link between servicemen and loved ones during World War II. The hand-drawn cartoon of the Seabees' fighting-bee mascot appearing in the sailor's dream reflects both unit pride and the personal, often playful, tone service members used to reassure families despite wartime censorship, visible here in the official Naval Censor stamp. Project: 218674