24 ______ Had GQ early this morning & we went into N________ Bay _ Cond. II for bombardment was set till 1200. (LCI came along side for chow.) We could see heavy firing on island. doing most of firing were-__ BB- ___________ & CA
USS Colorado ___ US.S. Frisco
also helping a little were
_ 3 DDs __ & ___ USS Salt Lake City (CA)
____ Tenth army landed on two more small islands near Okinawa but we didn't see it or take part in it.
____ At 1830 we got underway & moved in closer to shore between (BB. Colorado) & (CA. Salt Lake City) _ Condiction II was set for bombardment. It rained all night. Four DDs helped us tonight. Only 5" fired tonight.
pay day draw $75.00 sent $60.00 home.
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N = Nahagasuku Bay on the east side of Okinawa
LCI = infantry landing craft
BB = battleship
CA = heavy cruiser
DD = destroyer
condiction = condition
Payday note: Joe wrote this in the margin
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