USS Laffey (DD 724) - Naval Cruise Book

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FEBRUARY Sun Mon Tue W«d Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12J»M15 16 17 18 1K0 22 23 24 25 2 2T28 29 Jifau6 Gooney birds follow- ing usual routine — acting stupid When there ' s nothing else to do you can always play ball IBP MM PHBi a TWENTY EIGHT

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FEBRUARY Sun Mon Tus Wed Thu Fri S«f 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 A- JUU1 12 13 1JT516 £1718 19 20 21 272? 2425 26 27 28 29 The crossroads of the Pacific . . . with stores to load . . . tropical liberty . . . and grass skirts Page TWENTY-SEVEN

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All departments make preparations for heavy seas . . . Up and down — Up and down! After three days or so of this, the bo ' sun of the watch automatically, every fifteen minutes, would intone, All gunner ' s mates and gunner ' s mate strikers lay up to mount 51 handling room and the bail buckets would be in use again. Page TWENTY-NINE