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0430 - General Quarters.

0433 - Engineers manned and ready for General Quarters.

0435 - Navigation               ditto

0436 - Air Department        ditto

0437 - C & R                     ditto

0437 - Medical                   ditto

0440 - Communications      ditto

0440 - All Departments reported manned and ready for General Quarters.

0447 - Bogey crossing at 045 - 38 miles.

0459 - Bogey bearing 330 - 26 miles

0500 - Bogey at 028 - 35 miles.

0502 - Bogey at 150 - 22 miles.
            Bogey at 085 - 30 miles.
            Bogey at 030 - 32 miles.
            Bogey at 017 - 50 miles,
            Bogey at 140 - 44 miles.

0504 - Bogey aircraft 265 - 38 miles.
            Bogey bearing 015 - 31 miles.

0505 - Deadlock completed launching 12 fighters.

0506 - Bogey at 130 - 17 miles. Three planes bearing 130 - 15 miles crossing on course130.

0510 - Bogey at 158 - 11 1/4 miles. Bogey at 110 - 10 miles.

0512 - KITKUN BAY now launching aircraft.

0514 - Gunfire off port quarter - several miles distance.

0517 - Bogey at 160 - 36 miles.

0518 - Bogey at 350, position angle about 3 degrees. This might be friendly (Bearings were relative).

0519 - Bogey at 350, friendly.

0520 - Small group circling Timian. Several groups 40 to 60 miles.

0529 - Bogey at 259 - 14 miles.

0531 - Catapulted two TBM's.

0538 - Bogey at 265 - 21 miles.

0547 - Bogey at 266 - 26 miles.

0548 - Bogey at 264 - 20 miles.

0558 - Bogey at 23 miles crossing.

0602 - Bogey at 233 - 34 miles.

0611 - Bogey at 092 - 20 miles.

0615 - Bogey at 035 - 11 miles.

0616 - Bogey at 225 - 45 miles.

0618 - Bogey at 325 - 19 miles.

0624 - Bogey at 035 - 8 miles.

0625 - Began launching fighters.

0627 - Completed launching five fighters.

0628 - Raid #2 bearing 225 - 20 miles.
            Raid #3 bearing 260 - 30 miles.

0628 ½ - Bogey at 227 - 8 miles.

0629 - Bogey at 258 - 6 miles.

0630 - Bogey closing in at 285 - 6 miles.

0631 - Bogey at 020 - 7 ½ miles.

0632 - Raid #2 bearing 225 - 18 miles, crossing estimated 9 planes.

0637 - Raid #1 at 035 - 14 miles.
            Raid #2 at 225 - 10 miles.
            Raid #3 at 260 - retiring.
                   Bogey at 018 - 15 miles.

0639 - Bogey at 134 - 9 miles, later reported friendly.

0640 - Raid # 1 at 005 - 15 miles.
            Raid #2 at 022 - 15 miles.

0643 - Raid #1 at 340 - 17 miles closing.

0640 - Bogey at 340 - 16 miles closing.

0644 - Bogey at 345 - 15 miles.

0645 - Bogey at 340 - 13 miles, now merged plot.

0646 - Fighters from this ship mixed up with planes bearing 340 - 13 miles.

0647 - Bogey at 340 - 10 miles.

0647 ½ - Planes coming in from Northwest, prepare to repel attack.

0648 - Bogies and friendly planes mixed at 10 miles.

0649 - Bogey at 335 - 16 miles. Bogey at 320 - 14 miles, opening.

0652 - Bogey at 350 - 16 miles.

0654 - Bogey at 005 - 18 miles, starting to close again.

0655 - Bogey at 000 - 17 miles.

0655 - Bogey at 005 - 14 miles, closing.

0658 - Attack - One plane attacking destroyer far to the port of this ship. One plane attacking, dropped two bombs which fell near port beam of this ship. One plane coming in on starboard bow was observed to drop bomb which was a near miss on starboard quarter of this ship. Three planes attacking came in high with sun behind them making observation difficult. None were shot down, no ships were hit.

0708 - (From Mustache) No bogies now indicated on screen.

Captain Goodwin on the bridge with department heads. Four (4) meatball flags are shown on the bridge indicating that the ship's gunners had shot down four (4) enemy aircraft.

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