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Flight: Ferry. Picked up replacement PBY at Manus Island and packed it with 200 cases of beer. Engine trouble forced open-sea landing. Drank much beer before picked up by USS Taylor.

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Pilot

Flight: patrol (night). Dive-bombed and sank Japanese destroyer in Jacquenot Bay, New Britain.

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Pilot?

Flight: patrol (night) out of Moratai. Attacked Japanese ships in Manado Bay, Celebes Island. Shore batteries were expecting attack.

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Pilot?

Flight: Bombing (night). Attacked Japanese ships off Halmaheras (northwest of New Guinea). Almost flew into mountain on return trip.

Pilot

Flight: Night operations. At 0330, strafed two barges. One barge left smoking, another badly damaged.

1943-Oct-23

Pilot

Flight: patrol / night (1800-0315+). Glide-bombed a small convoy of two destroyers and unidentified ship at Jacquinot Bay, New Britain.