Wednesday, March 31, 2010

March 31, 1945

31 _____ We finished carrying Amm at 3:00. We had Mail call at 400. I got 6 letters _ heard from Dell & home. We carried st[ores] ... on from 430 to 600. We left U_____ harbor at 700. We dont know where were going. I guess [its] to meet the fleet. I went to confession _ the dope going around is were head for (G____)
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Yes, that's 3 in the morning that they finished carrying on ammo, and mail call at 4 am. Then they carried on supplies and left Ulithi at 7 am. All before breakfast.
Mailcall photo above.

Catholics traditionally receive the sacrament of confession sometime during the week before Easter. March 31 was Holy Saturday.

G = Guam? They might have started sailing northeast toward Guam, but eventually they steered northwest.

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