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Important Events: a. Sixteen hours of successfully dive-bombing the Japenese in Wake. b. Louie jammed bubble gum into the urine release tube in the plane. c. Louie "read Ellery Queen novels and taxed the nerves of Douglas" while on sea search. d. When Phil's crew passed over a submarine and Louie rolled open the bomb bay doors to "scare the hell out of them." e. On December 23, 1942 when 26 B-24s came with 73,000 gallons of fuel and 75,000 pounds of bombs. f. "Bombs away!", "Fled in terror."

Vocabulary:

Questions: 1. Gouges- A chisel with a concave blade, used in carpentry, sculpture, and surgery. 2.Waikiki Beach- is a neighborhood of Honolulu, in the City & County of Honolulu, on the south... 3.Squadron- An operational unit in an air force consisting of two or more flights of aircraft and the personnel required to fly them 4.picturesque- Visually attractive, esp. in a quaint or pretty style 5. wallowing- Roll about or lie relaxed in mud or water, esp. to keep cool, avoid biting insects, or spread scent 6. tedium- The state of being tedious: "the tedium of winter nights" 7. flanking- Be situated on each side of or on one side of (someone or something). 8. hotdogging- A derogatory term for inexperienced deckers