Goodbye EWA, hello Eniwetok

All of us are tired of waiting to get going and we just did mundane things to keep our interest up. Finally, June came, then July and we heard that Saipan had been secured, as had Tinian. At last we have seen increased emphasis that we could be going somewhere--soon. We guessed the Marianas, but no one said that was the destination. Somewhere around the middle of Aug. we saw increased activity; then, toward the end of August we were given specific instructions to leave EWA. In September we loaded up and with a huge convoy we took off. There was no return of the seasickness that had plagued us leaving S.F. There were all sorts of ships; troop, cruisers, destroyers and others we heard. As we had traveled several days we saw a small speck of land, Eniwetok, and it looked to us like it was only about 15 feet out of the water! We had recaptured it a few months back. As we were sitting there in the water we were surprised to see tuna zipping around the ships, probably being chased by something and a few enterprising sailors pulled out a line and hook they brought and promptly caught a small fish with vicious looking teeth! No one could identify it. We stayed there and we understand that some of our submarines are with us. We took off the next a.m. and the convoy stretched forever. We still traveled in a zig zag pattern and then one day the Captain came on and told us to keep an eye out for enemy submarines, as some were in the area. Most of us were on the main deck and all talk ceased; with everyone looking out for submarines!