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pictures. Fueled from tanker but no mail [APA is a type of support ship.]

with 2000 bags, but it hasn’t caught us yet. Boyd
July 13 + Stanley returned with some good yarns. Won
31 40 shooting crap after almost going broke – too close
48 for comfort. Got to bed a 1 A.M
Very bad weather cancelled all operations, cold,
raining, July 17

high winds. Got a workout in the room. Had 28 4 weeks
an xray of my teeth. Doe starts work on my bridge 45
next week. Missed breakfast – too tired to get up. Doe
C. started working on my sore tooth today –

July 14 he sure is a good Joe. Won $16 from Boyd
30 One month at Ace Deuce + Gin Rummy
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Bombarded Kamaishi on Honshu today. Good July 18
shooting, no air attacks I stood “Snapper” from 27

8 to 4 in sky control. Kinda rugged. Admiral 44
Nimitz announced our part in the bombardment, Bad weather called off the strikes in
also that we were in a typhoon + damaged last morning but it cleared a little in the P.M +
month. Won $25 playing poker with a bunch of the boys were at it. The Hancock had a run of
hackers, easy money bad luck + messed up 4 or 5 planes, no serious

casualties though. It’s been July 2 since I flew
July 15 last + no sign of doing better Picked up a
29 few more $ from Boyd
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Air strike on Japan, no air opposition July 19

We had some alerts, all false alarms. Dropped $30 26
shooting dice. Pay list up $1212 on the books. 43
Fuel tomorrow. Mail (?) Went to church. Finally made breakfast 1st time in 3 days
we're [?] to fuel tomorrow + will be gunning

July 16 for plenty of mail. My new tooth awaits the
28 4 weeks plate + I’ll be set. Had a movie tonite
45 for a change “3 Heats for Julia” Ann Southern
Have been a day off in my calculation – will correct Melvyn Douglas, old but O.K.
today. Fueled – no mail. Somewhere there’s an APA

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