28- _____ We pass Nagasaki this morning _ reach S_____ at 11.00 & went into harbor _ we drope anchor at 1200. USS Wich & USS Sa Fey is also here. I really dont know how long well be here. There also three Jap carriers & a few Jap DD & some DE. also subs and other small craft of the Jap fleet. These are the only carriers they have left. We were tied up to buoys.___________
S = Sasebo
Sa Fey = Santa Fe
Wich = USS Wichita. The photo shows the 5 Horton brothers who served on the Wichita together in 1941. The Navy supposedly had a policy of separating siblings, but it was ignored at least twice, with the Hortons and, most notably, with the 5 Sullivan brothers, all of whom went down with the USS Juneau in 1942. Since the Sullivans, the Navy has been more strict about following the policy so whole families won't be wiped out.
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