6

6.

I kept hoping that their aim was good
not short for obvious reasons.

We had 6 air attacks that night
so I probably wouldn't have been able
to sleep anyway. After a while tho,
we got used to these things & now
I don't sound general quarters unless
the ship next to us starts shooting, because
if I sounded GQ every time
we were raided, no one would get
any sleep. My At first, I kept
count of Air Raids but after one
night of about 20 Air Raids I
lost track. We try to sleep by day
but they come then too. It is very
interesting to watch listen to Radio
Tokyo and hear an account of damage
done to us, such obvious lies to us
anyone who has witnessed the action.

Incidentally, the gunboats (LCS)
in our group have shot down more
Jap planes than the destroyers here
or any other ships have and are due
for the Presidential citation (that does
not include me as I am not on a gunboat
but in charge of them (my ship is in charge)
flagship