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.

July 22 1944

Nice weather. Mr Baum relieved Capt Gentry today. We are to enter Siapan at 1840. We are to take on ammunition. No mail.

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July 23 1944

Nice weather. Got underway at 0630 heading for Woliau - Yap and Palau. Gentry left toay. Fueled from Sebec (x87).

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