Cloudy & rough. The Houston was torpedoed yesterday, coming over to join our group. Still retiring at four knots. We are now being used as bait to get the Jap fleet out. Now 220 miles from Formosa. We were attacked by torpedo bombers. At 1510 the Houston took another fish. We shot down both planes. Picked up 12 men not wounded, 3 wounded, 3 dead. Sixty plane raid come in on us. Cabots planes shot down 30 planes, cowpens pilots shot down 19. Our two cans got six. Buried the dead 1810. Everyone is on edge.
Open in the diary →Cloudy. Cabots pilots shot down three more enemy planes today. We were attacked but no damage done. Got two twelve inch lights off Houston. One wounded died last night.
Open in the diary →Nice weather. Now 450 miles from Formosa. Everyone feeling relaxed now. Fueled from Kennabaga. Transferred all Houston men to Boston. Typhoon heading our way.
Open in the diary →Jap fleet beat us to passage by one hour. Our planes are trying to reach it now.
Open in the diary →Nice weather. Arrived in Manas at 2200. Saw the Reno and Houston. Left Manas at 1700.
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