18 November 1944
GQ 2350 — secured at 0045 GQ 0200 — secured at 0515 GQ 0700 — secured at 0845 Four Jap planes shot down, one crashed… Read More »18 November 1944
Leyte
17 November 1944
A quiet day – Received our first mail in .36 days. only one GQ from 1650 to 2105.
16 November 1944
Just a routine day with one 3 hour QQ.
15 November 1944
Three GQs during last night and early this morning. A forty-four LST convoy arrived this morning with more troops. No GQs during the daytime.
November 14, 1944
Fighting on Leyte continues slow and vicious.
14 November 1944
Large convoy arrived with 24,000 troops, unloaded and departed in the evening. The Jap “Vals” flew overhead during arrival of convoy, one shot down and… Read More »14 November 1944
14 November 1944
Another quiet night, but Japs started flying in out of the sun while we were at breakfast. The AA gave them all they had, &… Read More »14 November 1944
13 November 1944
Quiet during the day. Two very large Jap torpedoes were brought aboard this afternoon for inspection. Had been found unexploded on the beach. They were… Read More »13 November 1944
November 12, 1944
Typhoon is over, the sun is up again and the sky has brightened to a clear blue. The bird that perches on the tree near… Read More »November 12, 1944