April 9, 1942

Thursday
Up at 515 and general quarters at 530.
Nice day but warm.
Had alert at 1700 and had to leave supper.
Alert lasted 1/2 hour and back to supper.
Turn in at 2100.

April 8, 1942

Wednesday
Up at 0530 and general quarters at 0545.
Well I have two birthdays, one yesterday and one today.
Still underway and about 350 miles out of Suva.
Turned in at 2100 but a general quarters at 2130 which lasted for half hour.
Contact may have been a black fish or sub.

April 8, 1942

Wednesday
Up at 0630.
Underway at 1300 for San Diego.
April 8 my birthday.
Past thru the Fiji islands until sunset.
The Caster, the Henley, and the Crescent City comprised the convoy.
Crossed over the international date line at 2220 which set the clocks back to the next day.
Turned in 2300.

April 7, 1942

Tuesday
Up at 0630 and went ashore again and bot some more things.
Came back at 1800 and turned in at 2000.

April 6, 1942

Up at 0500 and general quarters at 0515.
Today is Easter back home.
Anchored in Suva Harbor at 1157.
Went ashore and bot a few souvenirs and back at 1900.
The stores do not seem to be very much to us.

April 5, 1942

Up at 0500 and general quarters at 0530.
Today is Easter and it dont seem very much like Easter.
Still underway for Suva and a nice day with nothing unusual happening.

April 4, 1942

Saturday
Up at 0600 and underway at 1130 for Suva Fiji Island.
The U.S.S. Caster was also with us and one destroyer.
The weather was good and nothing happened.