“Cactus,” Guadalcanal TBF raid on Buin-Kahili came off last night. No torpedoes were taken as we did not wish to…
“Cactus,” Guadalcanal TBF hop to Buin again called off due to bad weather in the target area. The moon, meanwhile,…
“Cactus,” Guadalcanal TBF hop again called off due to bad weather at Buin last night. Swam in river, washed clothes,…
“Cactus,” Guadalcanal Suicide hop of TBFs postponed due to bad weather. A 24-hour reprieve! Ah, life!
“Cactus,” Guadalcanal No raids last night. Rained all night and all day. Twenty-four TBFs are slated for a dawn attack…
“Cactus,” Guadalcanal Started out for night raid on Vila (with a load of incendiaries) but my prop control on #2…
“Cactus,” Guadalcanal Had FIVE air raids on the field here last night. One ammunition dump was hit and a number…
“Cactus,” Guadalcanal Made a lone moonlight raid on Munda between two and five this morning. Jap searchlights picked me up…
“Cactus,” Guadalcanal I woke this morning to realize that I had a very sunburned rear end from trotting around “a…
“Cactus,” Guadalcanal Swam in the Lunga river — a muddy but blessed stream. Without it we would soon go mad…