2- _____ Today is sunday _ we had Mass on the focastal this morning at 900. This morning on the 12 to 4 watch I heard that a typhoon was heading this way _ its only 180 miles North West of Naha, Naha is only a few miles from hear _ our two boats were put away & the planes were sent below, & anchor...to get the ship underway in a few minutes notice. it rained this afternoon. We had movies in Mess hall because it was raining. There was no recreation
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focastal = Fo'c'sle or forecastle: the upper deck forward of the guns. Photo is of mass there, right under the big guns.
hear = here, which was Nakagusuku Bay, Okinawa. Naha was only about 10 miles away.
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