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Nile Kinnick diary of service in the U.S. Naval Reserve Air Corps, January 1, 1943-June 1, 1943

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p670-¶3; p1256-¶4; p1257-¶9; p1258-¶3; p1264-¶1,2,3; p1356-¶2,5; p1360-¶2,4; p1361-¶1 (last sent), ¶3.
p1314-20¶; p1321-¶3; p1329-¶3; p1330-¶2, 3, 4;
"like a deaf man answer questions no one has asked."
The theme of War & Peace is - what are the forces which move peoples & nations back & forth bet. war & peace?
Tolstoy claims there is no such thing as chance or genius.
p1330-¶1; p1332-¶4; p1333-¶2; p1334-¶3; p1335-last 1/2 of page; p1336-¶3; p1337-¶2; p1338-¶2,3; p1339-¶2,4; p1340-¶7, 8; p1341-¶4,5; p1342-¶5 (last line)
p1344-¶2,3; p1346-¶7,8; p1347-¶4+; p1348-¶5; p1349-¶5, 7; p1351-last 2 ¶s.
"sotto voce."
No flying today - low ceiling, frequents squalls. Water is dark, inky blue tonight.
Gunnery scores since commissioning of squadron were posted this afternoon. Mine was poor but not as bad as a lot of others. The skipper threatened to replace some of us if we don't improve, which is fair enough since a fighter pilot isn't of much value if he can't hit with his fixed guns.

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p670-¶3; p1256-¶4; p1257-¶9; p1258-¶3; p1264-¶1,2,3; p1356-¶2,5; p1360-¶2,4; p1361-¶1 (last sent), ¶3. p1314-20¶; p1321-¶3; p1329-¶3; p1330-¶2, 3, 4; "like a deaf man answer questions no one has asked." The theme of War & Peace is - what are the forces which move peoples & nations back & forth bet. war & peace? Tolstoy claims there is no such thing as chance or genius. p1330-¶1; p1332-¶4; p1333-¶2; p1334-¶3; p1335-last 1/2 of page; p1336-¶3; p1337-¶2; p1338-¶2,3; p1339-¶2,4; p1340-¶7, 8; p1341-¶4,5; p1342-¶5 (last line) p1344-¶2,3; p1346-¶7,8; p1347-¶4+; p1348-¶5; p1349-¶5, 7; p1351-last 2 ¶s. "sotto voce." No flying today - low ceiling, frequents squalls. Water is dark, inky blue tonight. Gunnery scores since commissioning of squadron were posted this afternoon. Mine was poor but not as bad as a lot of others. The skipper threatened to replace some of us if we don't improve, which is fair enough since a fighter pilot isn't of much value if he can't hit with his fixed guns.