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...were nervously tense and doubtful.... As we made our way on deck the Chaplain pressed the arm of each of us and said: "Good Luck." Amid confused shouting we slid one by one down a rope into the boat and suddenly the boat was in the water, rocking sickeningly...
...necessarily delicate. When he wants to buy, the viper sidles up to the pusher and inquires "Are ya stickin'?" or "Are ya layin' down the hustle?" If the answer is affirmative, the viper says, "Gimme an ace" (meaning one reefer), "a deuce" (meaning two), or "a deck" (meaning a large number). The viper may then quietly "blast the weed" (smoke). Two or three long puffs usually suffice after a while to produce a light jag. The smoker is then said to be "high" or "floating." When he has smoked a reefer down to a half-inch butt...
Shangri-La. One afternoon at the end of March, 16 B-25s were spaced trimly over the aircraft carrier Hornet's flight deck. Off on either side steamed cruisers and destroyers. The next morning, Doolittle told them officially what the mission was, gave them choice of city: Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, Kobe, Magoya. They were to land at small Chinese airfields, refuel and meet at Chungking. It would be single-file, hit-&-run, each crew on its own. "If we all get to Chungking, I'll throw the biggest goddamn party you ever...
...hard-muscled youngster paused as he monkeyed up the ladder from the conning tower. "Permission-to-come-on-the-bridge-relieve-the-stern-lookout-sir?" he rattled off in a breath. The officer of the deck muttered: "Granted," returned to his own search of the darkness. Aft, the fresh-eyed lookout took the heavy Navy binoculars from the man on watch, began to scan his sector. Then his voice lifted over the wet mumble of the charging diesel: "Gunfire bearing one seven...
...over at Phillips Brooks House the other night and I heard some music emanating from the third deck so I investigated. . . I found a real jive session in progress and learned that they were rehearsing for a Record Hop on July 14 . . . FRANK DAVIS, JAMES OLIVER, F. GLENETT and M. LYSING will give out to all the solid senders instead of the usual wax discs. . . that should be very good between...