The names around the story

People & ships

Family at home, shipmates, commanders, and 82 vessels, named as Elmer named them. Open any name to see every diary passage in which it appears. Where the Navy’s muster rolls identify a shipmate, a note says so.

Nice weather. Fueled from tankers today. Making raid on Pagan Island. Probably will hit there tomorrow. Sure will be good to see the folks. Miss them an awful lot.

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Nice weather. Like sea duty. Not anxious to get in port except to pick up mail. Hope I have lots of mail from Dorothy and the folks.

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Nice weather. Fuel tanks leaking. Supposed to arrive Eniwetok tomorrow. Wrote letters to Dorothy and folks today. Miss Dorothy an awful lot.

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Fair weather. Had practice air attacks. I would give anything to see Dorothy and the folks now. Hope it won’t be too long.

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Twenty years old today. Wish I had Dorothy here to celebrate with. Seems a long time since I was home. Sure would like to see the folks and sis.

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Nice weather, but rough. Fueled from Messessena (X59). Got mail, folks and Dorothy okay.

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Nice weather. Enterd Ulithi 0500 last night. Loaded ammo most of night. Wrote letters to Dort and folks.

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Still on radar picket 25 miles ahead of formation. Everything is quiet. Wrote letters to folks and Dorothy.

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