“Cactus,” Carney Field, Guadalcanal Patroled to Nauru. No contact. Good weather. Frazier, on the Ponape sector, sighted a cargo ship…
“Cactus,” Carney Field, Guadalcanal No trace of Van Voorhis, so he may be considered lost in action. It was VB-102’s…
“Cactus,” Carney Field, Guadalcanal Bob Edgar awakened me at six this morning saying excitedly that one of our planes was…
“Cactus,” Carney Field, Guadalcanal Still raining. Mud everywhere. Forgot to mention that last night, as I was returning from patrol,…
“Cactus,” Carney Field, Guadalcanal Patrolled 810 miles toward Ponape again. Weather north of Solomons clear. No sightings. VB-102 playing over…
“Cactus,” Carney Field, Guadalcanal This horses ass of a skipper of VB-102 (Van Voorhis) cooked up a night strike for…
“Cactus,” Carney Field, Guadalcanal Patrolled 810 nautical miles toward Ponape in the Marshalls (This represents a nonstop flight of 2,000…
“Cactus,” Carney Field, Guadalcanal The transport McCauley was torpedoed and sunk by a sub last night as she proceeded down…
“Cactus,” Carney Field, Guadalcanal All landings came off as planned this morning. Stiff opposition was encountered from a coast gun…
“Cactus,” Carney Field, Guadalcanal Patrolled 800 miles toward Ponape in the Marshalls. Results negative. Weather bad throughout area south of…