Pearl Harbor

Had the duty today. Was one of two assistants, so it was comparatively simple. Took a little time off in the early afternoon to go see Dorothy Lamour in “Aloma of the South Seas” – why, I don’t know. The color was excellent, but the whole thing was a typically overdone Hollywood super spectacle — easy on the eyes and absolutely devoid of strain on either brain or heart.

The mosquitoes are pretty bad. It’s funny, but when people think of these romantic tropical spots, they never seem to remember that the hordes of mosquitoes are always waiting to start chewing. Java was the same way. Give me the good old desert in the Southwest.