-6- 9 April 44
Docked atCairns but not to stay�loaded parachutes aboard and many used to alchol used the time to grog up. Theusuall eight ball s missed theship. All arrived just in time destination stillunknown
11April 44
Docked at Port Moresby, New Guinea and stayed afew hours only topullout again destination stillunknown
13 April 44
Arrived a Milne Bay, New Guinea and stayed a few hours only to pulloutagain.
14. APril 44
Arrived at Dobadura and at last unloaded into ducks for a ride toour new Camp site at Cape Sudest---the old camp site of the 1st Cav. Div who ha d just left for theAdmiralties.
23 April44
Company allexcited about pos siblemission at Hollandia and much time spent getting equipment in shape '..but as usual tono good'.mission called off.camp site changed.rain and heat and mucho work
29 May 44
Regiment alerted at 1515 hour company strength 9 officers and 139 EM.
Combat equipment issued at night'dark as a well digger's and raininglike hell
30 May 44
Company awakend at 0330 hr, breadfasted and entrucked for the airstrip from which we took off at 0620 hour bound for Hollandia. Landed at Cyclops Drome Hollandia at Lo35 hr amd moved toa rock strewn bivouac area. The next day we moved toa Dutch coconut plantation and with the is sue of jungle hammocks we allstrung ourselves a sack.
2 June44
Rumors are ripe that we'll beused to reinforce the hard pressed attackers on Biak Island Jap counterattacks had made the situation desperate but again themission was calledoff and we took up watchful waiting again.
14 June44
Company alerted and moved by truck tothebeach where we set up for the nigh t to leave next morning for Tami River..15 nautical milestothe south of Hollandia with a mission to carry on active patrolling against the Japs who were infiltrating up from Wewak.
17 June 44
Lt Ortmen and patrol sighted fivedead Japs and found what seemed to be excape route to South Atappe.
19 June 44
1st blood�one Jap killed at WatongVillage..natives reported 25 Japs had left for the South the previousmorning. For next few weeks patroling continued and many prisoners taken Capt Taylortakes off for a patrol which finally endedatAttape�.canoe and native praues were a great help.
26 June44
Lt Smith assumd command of company Capt Taylor Relieved