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July 6 Started our run into [Tokes?] at noon, first

38 strikes
55 tomorrow morning. Discussion of the bombardment
Stanley + the Weasel had a run in this morning, this afternoon. Had my peg tooth extracted tonite
bruised feelings but no casualties. We fired AA for very painful + funny looking.
the 6th day in a row. It will almost be a pleasure to
get up where the Nips are. [?] movie July 10

tonite 34
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July 7 Big day over Japan B-29s B-25s B-24s
37 + carrier planes, no air opposition, we didn’t

54 even see an enemy plane. Nimitz even named
Reveille at 0308 can you some of the ships in his communique including us.
imagine! Crawled back in + slept till 8. Felt lousy all day, but better tonite. We’re
Read 38.1 op plan. [Task Group 38.1 Operation Returning now to the southeast
Plan] Good workout this

afternoon. Last day of training exercises, Thank July 11
God. Fuel tomorrow 33
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July 8 Returning N.E. to fuel, [getting ?]
36 [chilly, ?] good sleeping. No reaction from the Japs

53 on yesterday’s raid, they played dead all day
Fueled today letter from Rod Wilcox + Got a workout in the room, first in 3 days
one from Mom, none from June. Went to church
but AA fire ruined a good service. The Captain July 12
has offered $1000 to the first gun crew that 32

shoots down a Jap plane, what an asinine 49 7 weeks
idea. What about the engineers, squad gang etc. This journal is 2 mos. old today, may
This ship is so fouled up its sickening. Where it never get 2 mos older, it ends the day I leave
are those orders this ship. Had visual FDO [Fire Direction Officer]

drills all morning,
July 9 after [?] up [?] difficulties + a couple of not-too-
35 5 weeks good tries, got one good interception. Ray + Bill went
52 to [Bennington ?] to [?]. Ray was jittery. Got some
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