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Page 121
... soon make it his business to find out . Charles Adair was of that genus described in wardroom language as " nature's nobleman . " Well over six feet tall , imposing , and with a pleasant expression that reflected a marvelously good ...
... soon make it his business to find out . Charles Adair was of that genus described in wardroom language as " nature's nobleman . " Well over six feet tall , imposing , and with a pleasant expression that reflected a marvelously good ...
Page 157
... soon ma- terialized into a bus that screeched to a halt and immediately commenced disgorging a highly excited lot of uniformed natives armed with long- barreled rifles . Under normal circumstances , the plucky Walruff could scarcely ...
... soon ma- terialized into a bus that screeched to a halt and immediately commenced disgorging a highly excited lot of uniformed natives armed with long- barreled rifles . Under normal circumstances , the plucky Walruff could scarcely ...
Page 210
... soon as Lanikai replenished , she be allowed to proceed from Tjilatjap . Whither , no one knew , so no destination was suggested . What with fueling , provisioning alongside Pecos , trying on the new blue winter uniforms and scooting ...
... soon as Lanikai replenished , she be allowed to proceed from Tjilatjap . Whither , no one knew , so no destination was suggested . What with fueling , provisioning alongside Pecos , trying on the new blue winter uniforms and scooting ...
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aboard Adair Admiral Hart Admiral Stark aircraft Allied alongside American anchor arrived ashore Asiatic Fleet attack Australia Bali Bataan boat bombers bombs British Camranh Bay Captain Cavite Chief of Naval CinC coast Commander in Chief Corregidor crew cruisers December deck deckhouse defense destroyers Dutch East enemy engine February Filipino fire fish forces Fremantle Geraldton Glassford gunboat Hart's headed heavy Helfrich Houston intercept Island Japan Japanese Java Kimmel Lanikai later LCDR Lieutenant Commander Luzon MacArthur Madoera Strait Manila Mariveles miles Naval Operations Navy Cross night Oahu officer Pacific patrol Pearl Harbor Pecos Philippines planes President radio raid Rear Admiral Rockwell Roosevelt sail sent ship ship's Singapore skipper soon staff Strait submarine Surabaya Tjilatjap told Tolley torpedo U.S. Army U.S. Naval U.S. Navy United USS Lanikai vessel Walruff warning warships Washington wind wrote