“Button,” Espiritu Santo Flight of last three planes postponed 24 hours due to the admirals request that we install our…
“Button,” Espiritu Santo Finished packing and wrote a few letters, one to Claire McCahey, as follows: Claire dear, Received your…
“Button,” Espiritu Santo Getting packed. Intelligence reports tonight that 240 Zeros are present at Munda and Vila Field! O God,…
“Button,” Espiritu Santo Remained behind from my usual patrol today due to my feeling so lousy the last few days.…
“Button,” Espiritu Santo An Australian or (New Zealand) PBO sighted two life rafts this morning about one third of the…
“Button,” Espiritu Santo Lay in bed early this morning and watched the pigs and cows rooting around just outside the…
“Button,” Espiritu Santo Patrolled 750 miles today. Sector #4. Took a look at the famed and legendary Stewart Islands on…
“Button,” Espiritu Santo Big scrap over the Russell Islands yesterday. Forty Zeros tangled with 28 F4Fs, six P-38s, and seven…
“Button,” Espiritu Santo Payday today. Send a check to the bank — enough to give me $1,500 in my checking…
“Button,” Espiritu Santo Patrolled only 700 miles NW toward Pocklington Reef. Bad weather at the end of the leg. Returning…