August 11, 1945

(11) _____ We got underway early this morning & went out to fire _ USS Vicksburg came out with us
_____ (There wasnt very much news about the Jap peace offer.) & there still hasn't been any order on seace fire. A few more Atom bombs were drop on another Jap city
_____ We came back into anchorage tonight but were going out tomorrow morning.
_______

Photo: USS Vickburg

seace = cease

"A few more Atom bombs": They received news about Nagasaki and Joe assumed more than one bomb had been dropped. In the experience of the average sailor, it took more than one bomb to destroy a city.