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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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Everyone saluting the colors at sunset as they are hauled down.
5/20 - Thursday
Went to the beach today, operating out of Edinburgh field. Got 12 hits out of 79 - believe I've gotten the word on this gunnery.
"Navy phonetic alphabet"
"snafu" - "tarfu"
"gook money", etc
"sea stories"
"airdales"
"spooky nite'
Used to read at least 40 or 50 pages a day. Since some of us started playing bridge a few days ago I haven't read a word.
5/12-Fri. Ken Kavanaugh & 3 other Army pilots were aboard observing today. They are flying B18s on patrol duty out of Trinidad. Tony Bremer, formerly a swimmer at Iowa, also was on board. He is flying PBYs out of here.
5/22-Saturday
No flight operations today. All pilots went swimming - and drinking - at Maggueripe, an officers club and beach built by the British about 40 years ago and recently taken over

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Everyone saluting the colors at sunset as they are hauled down. 5/20 - Thursday Went to the beach today, operating out of Edinburgh field. Got 12 hits out of 79 - believe I've gotten the word on this gunnery. "Navy phonetic alphabet" "snafu" - "tarfu" "gook money", etc "sea stories" "airdales" "spooky nite' Used to read at least 40 or 50 pages a day. Since some of us started playing bridge a few days ago I haven't read a word. 5/12-Fri. Ken Kavanaugh & 3 other Army pilots were aboard observing today. They are flying B18s on patrol duty out of Trinidad. Tony Bremer, formerly a swimmer at Iowa, also was on board. He is flying PBYs out of here. 5/22-Saturday No flight operations today. All pilots went swimming - and drinking - at Maggueripe, an officers club and beach built by the British about 40 years ago and recently taken over