February 6, 1945 - Passing Panay.

January 27, 1945 - Passing Panay all day. Morning - got Bogie report, but 4 of our planes went up to intercept it and it never got over us. Noon - Got a report of another Bogie, but it never got to us either. Night - Passing Cuyo Island to port. We have 2 monkeys and about 4 big dogs on board this trip. The Army has a bigger monkey than we have and they also have the other dogs. We are due at Mindoro early tomorrow.

January 15, 1945 - Passed Panay and Negros. In the Sulu Sea.

January 6, 1945 - Morning - flash red - making smoke - two boys were put in brig on suspicion of throwing two drums of smoke fuel overboard and endangering ship. In Sulu Sea - passing Panay - Had three air alerts in all.