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31 Days [blank] MARCH, 1944 [blank] 3rd Month (Sun. 5) A BEAUTIFUL DAY - NO MISSION MY SHIP REPLACED - LOOK LIKE A WREAK - MAJ. BAILY PULLS A FAST ONE - (Mon. 6) SHIP MADE MISSION [ESCH?] TO [BER?] ARMST [?] NO ACCEPTANCE INSP PULLED - SHIP IN VERY POOR CONDITION WENT TO SEE FARMER (Tues. 7) PULLED INSP. IN VERY POOR CONDITION[S?] - GAS LEAKS [?] F (Wed. 8) ABORTION, MY FIRST IN 73 MISSIONS GAS LEAK IN L. WING LT. SPERRY [E/A?] [B17?] OVER IN DAY LIGHT AS SHI[PS?] GOT OFF - ESC TO BERLIN - WEAKINING LUFF[?] (Thur. 9) [ESCH?]. LT. NEWMAN - NO ACTIVITY SAYS SHIP IS GOOD - 1203AL LEFT LT. LISTEOIN "ACES" OF E.T.O. STARS & STRIPS. (Fri. 10) WENT TO [GAS SCHOOL?] GOT TEAR GAS IN MY EYS NO MISSION - ON GUARD TONIGHT (Sat. 11) NO MISSION NO INK NO THINK
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3rd Month [blank] MARCH, 1944 [blank] 31 Days (Sun. 12) LT. NEWMAN IN HOSP. - RAINING DARN POOR SHIP - IRKEDTHOROUGHLY (Mon. 13) ANOTHER ABORTION, SECOND IN 73 - ITS HARD - LT. JORDAN BOMBS FALLING SOMEWHERE NEAR - [IPSW?] (Tues. 14) NO MISSION - GEN. [Doo?]LITTLE - SPATTZ LEE & HERE - LT. NEWMAN BUZZ WATERSHAM - REPMENDED - GOOD SHAM DOG FIGHT - 38's & 47's - 51's - (Wed. 15) HEAVY RAID LAST NIGHT 13 E/A [DOWN?] - HEAVY [MK?] - MISSION TO BRUNEWICK - LT NEWMAN - BUZZED [WATERSHAM?] MADE THE BRASS MAD - TO HELL WITH 'EM - I'LL DO IT AGAIN - (Thur. 16) BLACK DAY - LT. NEWMAN FAILED TO RETURN * DUSTIN WENT DOWN TO STRAFE AIRPORT - LATER SAID, "ON [D?] [ON COURSE?] HOME" - MORE THAN JesT A SWELL FELLOW GONE. VERY BLUE ABOUT IT. HERE WAS A MAN THAT HAD GUTS. WANTED TO WIN AND GO HOME. I PRAY THAT HE IS [SAFE?]. (Fri. 17) BOMB RUN SEVERIAL SEVERIAL TONS (Sat. 18) NO MISSION E/A BOMBS IN VICINITY
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31 Days [blank] MARCH, 1944 [blank] 3rd Month (Sun. 19) SOMETHING UP. FEW PLANES ARE BEING PAINTED. [COL DUNCANS?] SHIP A DUZY - (Mon. 20) DOUBT INVASION COMES BFORE MAY OR JUNE - HOWEVE MATERIALS ARE PILEING UP ON COAST - DUNCAN FORMS SPIED SQD. (Tues. 21) OUR FIELD IN RESTRICTED BELT- MAYBE THINGS ARE ON THE UP AND UP (Wed. 22) HAVE VERY BAD COLD FEEL ROUGH. E/A OVER [LAST?] NIGHT. SOME BOMBS (Thur. 23) PLAYED SO[?]OR - WENT TO C/WAF SCHOOL TODAY - (Fri. 24) RE. PAINTING SEVERAL SHIPS FOR THE BUZZ BOYS (Sat. 25) GOT OLD SHIP NEW PILOT - LT JOHNSON BUZZ BOYS REALLY PRACTICING CLIPED BUSHES 5FT - I HIT THE GROUND -
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3rd [blank] MARCH, 1944 [blank] 31 Days (Sun. 26) BUZZ BOYS GO ON MISS. DID FA[?] - LOST [1?] DEST. [2?] BAM. SEVERAL - ATO FLIGHT - CLEANED. ON SHIP. (Mon. 27) ESCH TO SPANISH BR[s?] MA [&] MAHERIN DOWN IN FRANCE - TOU[GH?] (Tues. 28) LT. WAGGONER - ABORTED NO POWER - CHANGED PLUGS WENT CANOEING IN POND MER[KEY?] WEATHER (Wed. 29) C-FLIGHT GOT FIVE LT. JORDON CALLING, STRITE CAPT. FORKIN [TWO?] ME WITH A.O.G. CARB CHANGE (Thur. 30) PRESIDENTIAL CITATION - FOR FIRST BOMB MISS. W/47 SHIP GROUNDED - NO CARB (Fri. 31) [blank] (Sat. 1) [blank]
