On 9 Dec 1943, VF-6 fighter pilots departed the USS Cowpens ending 29 days at sea participating in the Gilbert Islands operation, and flew to Kaneohe on Oahu. We pilots were given a few days rest during which we lived in quarters at Kaneohe where we did our own cooking and got caught up on physical fitness and relaxation. Hersch Pahl on the left and Wilton `Hoot` Hutt on the right.

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