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... hand - forged tools . He could give an acceptable haircut . He could start with a scrap of bacon rind and soon parlay it up through several sizes of bait fish to a whopper that would feed half the crew . When a complicated maneuver came ...
... hand - forged tools . He could give an acceptable haircut . He could start with a scrap of bacon rind and soon parlay it up through several sizes of bait fish to a whopper that would feed half the crew . When a complicated maneuver came ...
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... hand to hand , “ bumped , " so to speak , as each host in turn had to shift position or go to sea . We moored alongside several Australian naval auxiliaries , plus our own John D. Ford , Heron , and Isabel . Each had supplied our ...
... hand to hand , “ bumped , " so to speak , as each host in turn had to shift position or go to sea . We moored alongside several Australian naval auxiliaries , plus our own John D. Ford , Heron , and Isabel . Each had supplied our ...
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... hand . “ I don't know how you call them in English , chéri à moi , " she said . “ In Paris we always had them at Easter . It was a tradi- tion . We call them ' muguet . ' ' This was a sort of Paris too , I thought - sometimes even ...
... hand . “ I don't know how you call them in English , chéri à moi , " she said . “ In Paris we always had them at Easter . It was a tradi- tion . We call them ' muguet . ' ' This was a sort of Paris too , I thought - sometimes even ...
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aboard action Adair Admiral Admiral Hart Allied American anchor Army arrived ashore Asiatic attack Australia base boat bombs British called Captain carried Cavite Chief clear close coast Commander course crew cruisers December deck defense destroyers direct Dutch East enemy engine February Filipino fire fish Fleet forces four half hand Hart headed heavy Island Japan Japanese Java knew land Lanikai later less letter Lieutenant light looked MacArthur Manila March miles months moved Naval Navy night officer Operations patrol Pearl Harbor perhaps Philippines picked planes plans possible President probably radio remained Roosevelt sail sent ship short soon staff Stark submarine suggested Surabaya things thought told took torpedo turned United vessel warning Washington weeks wind wrote yards