July 15, 1942 (Wednesday)

Pearl Harbor

Have the duty today and tonight.

A task force pulled out from here this morning bound for — ? —. Saw the light cruiser Atlanta and the battleship North Carolina pass our hanger on the point. The carriers have also pulled out.

Saw subs off Barbers Point yesterday on return from patrol. They were so close inshore that I took a closer look and saw they were practicing landings on the shore with rubber boats  — ala Nazi saboteurs. Practice for Carlson’s Makin Island raid!