Reply #11: My grandfather was at Guadalcanal.. I posted some excerpts from his diary [View All]

[Ghost in the Machine]

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"My Grandfather's Diary from Guadalcanal"


Monday September 20, 1943
"Diaries are forbidden now, so am going to hide mine. one more entry tho. Tonight saw a beautiful sight. 4 Jap bombers came over and, as they had been getting away clean, an (old) major, 37 (too old to be any good) pleaded for permission to patrol Henderson Field. It was granted and he started over Carney (not sure of this word*) and shot down all 4 Japs. All flamers. Two of them let loose their bombs too damned close, but too late to get away. The sky was full of tracers and planes in flames. At night was an awesome sight. Saw one of them early next AM and what was left of it was brand new. Bodies of 7 Jap airmen were found nearby."

I'll be posting some more as I read it. This is coming from a 64 year old diary. My grandfather was Lloyd Davis. The called him "Red".

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