Lehner, Philip N., 1964-1965
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Lehner P. 1964 25 Aug. 6 - continued we went to NCO club to get the fifth ½ to replace the one used at our last party - Dave wants his allotted five when he leaves (he got 40 oz. of Seagrams Gin for $1.20); went to Weather Bureau and got tide charts; checked shoreline for unusual species (especially our missing laughing Gull) - nothing; returned to Navy Boat Dock to catch 4:00 Mike Boat; returned in time for chow; after chow got haircut from Wilke (an Asheville, N.C. fellow with whom I've discussed the city many a time); went to other end to check plots; found a dead frigate (dead too long to skin - appeared to have hit a wire?); 4:00 P.M. talked to Wirtz at Kure over Side Man Radio at Signal Bldg. - Pond was great help in this respect - talked 20 min.; when ready to leave Signal Bldg. and band Sutcliff roared up in jeep screaming for a set of two-way radios - they were off to answer distress flares from the reef - looking toward the reef I could see a red flare go up every now and then - I had plenty of time to watch as they tried to fix the radios - wouldn't work - (the Coast Guard is always ready) - the story