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'- '2- -1 -N , 5.1 1. I. J, f- as .',.:w--..:-- My as -- , . . . ,. if ,, sws.. X .WN ' . Mfrffwf Q :VRD ' Af x www 34?33ff5':1i:'-:f1 ff'V - ' 'W M' V 'fff'-f- I ' ' 303'-f5 l'f 'I5 .. JANUARY 1945 -- 0000 lVIoored starboard side to berth No. 2, Sand Island, Honolulu, T. H., with 19 Fathoms of chain out to the port-anchor. Boiler No. 2 in use for auxiliary purposes. Here in Honolulu's glow, We watch the year bow out. Dulled -by the thunderous clank of arms, f Is the reveller's merry shout. Four shadows pattern' the quarter- deck, ' Where the O.D.tprowls his watch. Prepare to .receive a passenger, 1 sir, 1 1 . He's small, but of Almighty stock. While engines turn ffor auxiliary 'arms, 11, ,I The Captain awaits the bell, The Exec, sits' watching the small y black-I hands, ' T I p I Clang . . Sixteen times . . The, Yell. Nineteen hundred forty five, A The year thatisi born for peace, The year that sees allnations 1 thrive, , ii ' I And men weigh armsiand feast. 0015 Appendectomy com- pleted on Pfc. D. L. Burr, USMC. 0800 The first ad- vancements were awarded by the Captain. Twenty-seven men were advanced in rating this date. HOLIDAY ROU- TINE. NO MANEUVERS. JANUARY 1945-2015 While returning a b o a r d after liberty, Sergeant, Head- quarters Company of the 25th Marine Division, struck his shin on the projection of a. bulkhead hatch on port side of main deck. He suf- fered a crescent s h a p e d laceration approximately one and one half inches long and one half inch deep and after necessary 'treatment was returned to his quarters. JANUARY 1945--0752 Underway with Transport Squadron 15 for amphibious and ship tactical training ex- ercises. fzigzaggingi 6, 7, 8. JANUARY 1945--1630 Moored at berth No. 2, Sand Island. More dust, more soft- ball and football, and what was that you said about beer? - 12 JANUARY 1945- 1009 Underway in company with Transport Division 44. More maneuvers. I8 JANUARY 1945- 1137 Back once more at berth No. 2, Sand Island. Dr., Baldwin held gas instruction on Sand Island for officers. Still causes a stink. JANUARY 1945 - 1100 Lt. Qjgl J. F. Fenerty, S CID , USNR, reported aboard for temporary duty. fNote that Word Mtempo- raryf, 18 October 1945, he is still on boardj .W 1 If -'xl -, ! . .Q ' ' ,, six? l Win, f N ssl WI .Y 1 9' III , 5-EET . u 1345, x I .- IQM' I 1 1 .. 4 or i - 1 48