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Holland C.D.
1965
March 20
Journal
115
Cruises to Pearl Harbor
I took all morning to get my rough treatment as I
didn't get a thing accomplished - not that there is a great
deal to be done at this stage of the game. In the meantime
Hamber + Woodward joined hands, Merrill puttered around
packing navigation lights + Max puttered around with paper
work.
One fish prowning victim in up and around this
morning. The fellow with the worst case is also greatly
improved and is feeling pretty chipper this morning.
Since the seas are running fairly smooth we have
been making excellent time - around 14 knots good. We
are already about two hours ahead of schedule. Arrival
is set at 1100 on the 27th.
More ship problems: one man fell and is believed
to have slipped a disk and is now in traction. Another
man dropped a bunch of metal trays on his foot and
Edwin (illegible) to have broken his toe. The ship's
corpsman is about ready to go out of his mind.
March 21
Cruises to Pearl Harbor
The ATF doldrums have now set in. I have
absolutely no ambition and even less inspiration at the present
time. All of the trips seem to end this way. As soon as you leave
the last island and head for home you begin to relax and then the tired
feeling settles in.
Beautifully calm sea all day which has permitted me to
maintain speed in excess of 13 knots so that we'll arrive at Pearl
Harbor and be tied up by 1300 tomorrow.