Lunga Point (CVE 94) - Naval Cruise Book

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Preparing Christmas dinner in the wardroom galley. strip on Pityilu and put in their flight time. We went along with them and carried Scotty with us, because we couldn't wait to see him ccrnake love to the first tree he had seen in so many weeks. He accomplished the purpose of his first visit ashore with due diligence and des- patch, and, since we wanted to get a ride back to the ship before lunch, we started walking down the road to the enlisted recreation area, hoping to find a ride there. The heat was terrilieg so much so that Scotty, with his heavy coat of black hair, just fell over in the road with heat prostration. We carried him in our arms the remaining mile to Dullyis Tavern, where he rested in the shade for an hour, and, when he appeared to be all right, we returned with him to the ship. Soorrv Cons HA.W.C.Lf, Despite the fact that Scotty showed no further indication of wanting to get ashore, he was destined to see more of Pityilu. One day, one of our Chiefs carried him to Pityilu, and, when the time came to return to the ship, Scot- ty wasn't to be found. He had gone com- pletely CcA.W.C.L. Unable to locate him, the Chief returned to the ship. The next morn- ing we sent word to the Chief Master-at-Armsl Shack on Pityilu for them to be on the lookout for him, and, if they found him, to turn him over to our liberty party returning to the ship that afternoon. Sure enough, when our party returned to the ship, Scotty was the first to leave the boat, none the worse for his experi- ence of roaming the ccwilds of Pityiluw all Codsey, SFIC, leads Christmas chow line.

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