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Family Stories
only a V-mail [ V-mail, short for Victory Mail,
was a process used during WWII to
correspond with soldiers stationed
abroad.] from mom + a 1st class
from Milo, none from June, wonder if she is
writing. Almost flew but it was called off
at the last minute. A good movie
“Saboteur” looked for A. Hitchcock but
couldn’t find him.
[Alfred Hitchcock often
appeared in short cameo parts in his
movies. He appears in this movie
too – standing in front of "Cut Rate Drugs"
as the saboteurs' car stops.]
Okinawa should be over in a
week – 10 days
85 days
102 days
May 21
Quite a bit happened, but not to me
Ray + Bill accompanied a strike to Zamami
[A small island West of Okinawa.] but the
weather was bad. Separated from their escort, their
navigation finally ended them 90 miles from the
formation. They bucked a heavy wind back + landed
with about a gallon of gas apiece. Both lucky lads.
After losing Frank, it was too close for comfort.
Frankie M. got orders. 84 days (12 wks)
101 days
May 22
Duller than dull slept most of the day, cool
with rain + high winds. Fuel tomorrow possibly more
mail. Frankie will leave on tanker. I’ll miss him.
Wrote to June, I hope some of her letters get to me
Soon. She may be still be [?] off after some of
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the letters I wrote back in April
83 days
100 days
May 23
Fueled from tanker, but no mail.
June’s last letter was April 27. Flew for 1½
hrs this morning got a “well done” from the bridge
on my landing. Had a wisdom tooth pulled
o
this afternoon, no strain. We’re on course 195
tonite, my guess is that we’re heading for port.
Probably Leyte, that won’t hurt my feelings. I hate
it at sea because there’s nothing to do.
82 days
99 days
May 24
Worked hard all morning on “aircraft facilities”
corrections, time went fast. An alert this
afternoon, no action. Reading “Andrew Jackson” by
Marquis James, very informative. My guess about
going into port was a bum one. Close enough
to Okinawa this morning to see star
shells bursting. Winston Churchill 81
resigned today, also Biddle, Perkins, 98
+ Wickard of Truman’s/Roosevelt’s cabinet. The
Braves bought Mort Cooper,
nice going if he’ll pitch for them
May 25
80
97
Spent all morning in sky control looking
for Japs. Weather was terrible, but they were
out in it. No ships’ gunfire though some were