No June 10! We lost one day crossing the 180° meridian around midnight. Reveille at 6 a.m. Buns and coffee at 7 a.m. Lunch 1 p.m. –beef stew, crackers and coffee. Supper at 5.30 pm. –crackers and water — greeted with howls of dismay — going to be a mutiny! Retreat 6.40 p.m. Confession.
James J. Loughrey
(July 4, 1869 — August 28, 1965), Sergeant in ‘A’ Company of the United States California Volunteer Infantry.
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