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Family Stories
This journal begins May 12, 1945 …
May 12, is due
Fueled from tanker, headed for Japan
cloudy + cool, good sleeping weather, perhaps May 17 Off Okinawa
we got some mail, there should be some Very dull, we had the duty but did not
from June. fly. My battle station has been changed
to sky control. Wrote a long letter to June
May 13 Passed night vision test after 4 tries
Off Kyushu, Japan, large strikes from
our carriers with very little opposition May 18.
As usual nothing doing. This campaign looks
May 14 like it will be over soon. Joeko sent Mark
As yesterday – the Indiana shot down a message “Our present routine makes us a
one plane, disintegrated it in mid-air. That first class high speed stationary target. Suggest
makes 16, heard that the Enterprise was hit hitting --- and bombarding --- --- --- ---
Junior 3 mos. from today [Everett or let’s go home”. Those are my sentiments
Refers here to the due date of his child.] exactly. Wrote letter home. We should get
mail on the 20th 87 days to Junior
May 15 104 for me
Fueled from tanker, mail went off,
but none came aboard, it’s been a week [Everett begins numeric countdowns in his
now since we left port journal today which he continues to the
last entry.]
May 16 May 19
Fueled again – still no mail. Ray Still quiet, we had one bogey 40,000
went up to Monami + the man rescued a feet at 60 knots, it couldn’t have been a plane
pilot – no strain. Payday $925 on the books. Am reading “News is What We Make It”
Took night vision test + as expected, flunked I do a great deal of good reading, but my retention
it cold. Must repeat it tomorrow. Wonder is poor. Wrote a letter to June, we fuel tomorrow
effect failure would have on my flight status. 86 days
Wrote to mother, a no news letter if there ever was 103 days
one
107 days until my orders are due, 90 days until May 20
Junior Mail came today, didn’t do so well,
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