May 2, 1942
Saturday Ft. Hughes The captain left us again today and I assumed the command of the ship. Or did I? Fact of the matter is
Saturday Ft. Hughes The captain left us again today and I assumed the command of the ship. Or did I? Fact of the matter is
Sunday Ft. Hughes Up early this morning for the 4-8 watch. Saw the sun come up, looked around and then dropped down to the lower
Monday Ft. Hughes In spite of my late bath last night just before turning in, I was hot and stinky when I got up this
Tuesday Ft. Hughes Hello darling and a great big hug ahd kiss on our Wedding Anniversary. We don’t seem to have much luck on being
Wednesday Ft. Hughes As the day commenced we were throwing 12″ shells toward Manila Bay & Bataan. We remained on the alert until 2 a.m.
Thursday Ft. Hughes As the day started we learned that there were Japanese landing boats off our eastern point. They fired 1 pounders to see
Friday Ft. Hughes They got us up at daylight — but there was no breakfast. The working parties started out early. Our worst need is
Saturday Ft. Hughes We’re still in the Old Barracks. We had a few bad moments during the morning when it was announced that 150 cans
I finally took a holiday today after having braved the storm of protest against Sunday volunteer workers last week. We had an all-day detail spreading