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October 14, 1942 Intel 248710 men are based at Sasebo. 8th Aviation Rgt is located at Chiamussu. Elements of the 70th Division are located at Nanchang. China Expeditionary Army is located at Chungking. 1st Army is located 67 miles NE Homan. 3rd Army is located 49 miles NE Fushan. 49th Heavy AA Battalion is located at Mukden. 40th Construction Battalion is located at Changchun. 45th Road Construction Battalion is located at Chiamussu. Southern Area Army is located at Singapore. 5317 men are based at Wonsan. 114th IJA Base Force is located at Chengting. 116th IJA Base Force is located at Nanchang. 11th AA Regiment is located at Osaka/Kobe. 6th Construction Battalion is located at Heiho. Recon SB-2 takes recon photos of Heiho 9 LCUs 73020/820/26 Pe-2 takes recon photos of Fushan 1 LCU 1040/6/0 R-12 takes recon photos of Arshaan 2 LCUs 6320/93/0 R-12 takes recon photos of Tsitsihar 6 LCUs 27900/329/18 Pe-2 takes recon photos of Mutanchiang 24 fighters, 25 bombers, 27 aux, 8 LCUs 25440/354/179 R-12 takes recon photos of Changkufeng 5 LCUs 35840/346/1 SB-2 takes recon photos of Hailar 7 LCUs 29720/319/6 F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Rangoon 20 fighters, 106 bombers, 104 aux, 1 X SS, 3 X AP, 1 X CL, 4 X PT, 2 X CA and 20 LCUs PBY Catalina takes recon photos of Tarawa 6 fighters, 11 bombers, 14 aux, 4 LCUs 27460/110/0 SB-2 takes recon photos of Mishan 4 LCUs 0/6/167 Combat Japanese MSWs encounter a mine field at Amboina and start sweeping it. MSW Cuttack is sweeping mines at Trimcomalee. A Japanese air raid 39 miles S of Sian made up of 30 X Ann was met by 3 X I-16c. The bombers do moderate damage to the ground troops attacked, but lose 4 planes while 1 other is damaged. 54 X B-17E attack a Japanese TF 225 miles SW Port Moresby, suffering 2 damaged planes and scoring no hits. It was reported that APs, DDs and CAs were in the TF. It's getting cold in the Alaska area and the window for the Japanese to attack will close for the winter. The General Staff is not discounting a Japanese move during the winter, but the thinking is that it'll take much more effort then. “Pete,” says the doctor, “ I know that you are terribly bored and want to get home, but you are still recovering from a terrible ordeal and Sour Mash Whiskey is of very doubtful medicinal value. The drinking will moderate or be stopped altogether.” “I'm getting really tired of people telling me what I can and can not do with my life. People have been trying to kill me and now you tell me that I shouldn't drink? Give me a break doc. If I don't listen to you what'll you do to me, send me home or spank me?” Pete gets up from his seat and stalks out of the doctor's office slamming the door as he leaves. Damn these people, he thinks. I was better off fighting the Japs because at least with them you know where you stand. Red is still sure that his plan will work, but Cookie keeps telling him to just let it go. “If you just leave it to the crew they'll catch your tormentor. Don't forget that you and Lucky are good luck charms to them. Palawan's crew will always take care of you. Until you decide to leave this old rust bucket is your home and we're your family. How about helping to peel some of these potatoes,” asks Cookie in closing. “OK, to the potatoes, but as to leaving my problems to the crew, I just don't know,” says Red. “Dad aren't you getting tired of eating all of these fish lately,” asks Sandy. “How about a nice juicy steak instead?” “No letters again today? OK I'll take a break from fishing and pump the gas tomorrow,” Dave replies. Ed sits at his desk and decides that he'll head home, take a nice hot bath with a double and then get a good night's sleep. As he's leaving the office an orderly hands him some papers. Just as he's going to give them back he glances at the top one that reads: The Tractor Factory in Stalingrad was surrounded by the Germans today. Damn, he thinks, will this war ever see the swing of momentum that we all say is on the way? The Australians and the American troops that are Operation Grinder are trying to get some sleep in their forward positions before they move up to the jump off points assigned to them.
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