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To, around, or away from Pearl dd fring praetiees fre alwayr lzeld. A-1- ,, 1 HONOLULU, ONLY LIBERTY PORT BETWEEN LOS ANGELES 81 TOKYO 1TH September and success, the SANTA EE ' returned to Pearl I-Iarbor from the bleak Aleutians. Oahu was new in 1943. Surf- boards, canefields, Kanakas, Chinese and Wahines were something to write home about. Balmy breezes caressed the Royal Palms at the Royal Hawaiian while the men basked in its luxury or sunned themselves at Waikiki Beach, played golf at VVaialae, or drank beer at Nimitz Recreation Center. Every man aboard was determined to get his lill of any diversion Hawaii offeredzseeing hula shows, eating pineapples and papaias, drinking fresh milk and Five Islands imitation whiskey, or buying grass skirts and other souvenirs. But the Islands were more than just liberty portsg they provided a naval establishment complete with dry-docks, warehouses, and repair shops. The air strikes and bombardments that were increasing the SANTA FE's anti-'lap score followed a regular pattern of sortie, attack and retire to Pearl--but Pearl Harbor was 3520 miles from Tokyo. If the Pacific War were not to last forever, the I-Iawaiian naval facilities must be moved enmasse to bases closer to Japan proper. Landing Craf! Cmediumj Jeatter as the SANTA FE .slowly m U llz Y d elzannel to lier arrigned dock. .Majestic outline Q' central Oahiiis igzuni azirnzddiiyfdgrffagjjkfo mivjcgiidagifgbegoizfgoz ai dl ngllmjng 37155 - ' or va ua e or a e tain: is generally obscured by ever-prexent razn clouds. 24 dflmflgf-V ffquiring immediate repair.
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