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wished him good luck and departed. I hope it never becomes necessary for us to land him.

Agate Base informed us that thirty B-29's, mine sowers, were due back about 5:30 a.m.. I was to be on duty from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m.

27 May 1945

Early this morning we landed a PBJ. I was tired - I think I've had all of eight hours of sleep in three days. Last night the island was alerted against Jap paratroopers. Tonight we were alerted too. Tonight the moon is full, the night is sharp and clear. Nice night for a bombing of our island. No 29's landed here to night.

28 May 1945

Nothing much happened today. Last night was quiet, no Jap paratroops or bombings. Lately, at about the same time every nighta ground fog sweeps the island restricting the visibility to zero. The bright lights are turned into a diffused, irregular fluff of white. The red obstructions lights atop the poles are turned into just dull blobs of crimson. I was tired this afternoon and fell into a deep sleep. Had switchboard this evening and checked radar. I found channel B lacked output so I switched to channel A which was much better. No strike out tonight so there is not likely to be much action.

29 May 1945

Nothing this morning. Continued improvement on our tent and grabbed a few hours of sack time. Captain Jolley came in from Guam today with enough Brass