Friday, December 12, 1941Dear Diary, A thought for today -I wonder if Jap soup would be good or if it would ”˜cause yellow jaundice? Umm could be!!! Wrote a letter to my parents but the censors didn”™t like my freedom of speech, so they asked me to try again. And who am I to argue…

Saturday, December 13, 1941Dear Diary, Today I heard from Jr. A small card, “I”™m OK don”™t worry, hope to see you soon.” Gee and I always thought the 13th was my unlucky day, but no more. Am I happy, oh boy. Then I got my final papers, Uncle Sammy wants me and I am tickled…

Sunday, December 14, 1941Dear Diary, Then comes out a notice, there will be firing here or there. So if it is close we take down our medicine bottles, ”˜cause when those guns go off, oh boy. I am now working on the men”™s ward at Leahi Home just across the street from Fort Ruger. The…

Dear Diary, Bath day today. The fence is about finished, sun shining, trade winds blowing and Hawaii”™s famous liquid sunshine is pouring. The boys are trying to eat their “chow” but the rain keeps filling their plate. However they are laughing and seem to be enjoying it. One boy is making the best of it;…

Wednesday, December 17, 1941Dear Diary, The next day I went to work on Ward 17. Here was something new. Here were the boys who were shot up December 7. They put me here for experience and boy I got it, something I will never forget. Here I never changed so many dressings in my life.…

Wednesday, December 17, 1941Hello to you all. Your picture is on the way. Love, AraBelle New Address: 2nd Lt. AraBelle Fuller (738015) Tripler General Hospital A.P.O. #958 C/O Postmaster San Francisco, CaliforniaThursday, December 18, 1941 CITATIONS, AWARDS AND DECORATIONS: Capt. Rockafellow ANC pinned on my medical pin and barsPHYSICAL RECORD ON ENTERING THE SERVICE: Weight:…

Sunday, December 16, 1941Dear Diary, Oh, what a day. I left for Fort Shafter, but no busses were running so I goes back to Leahi. In the meantime Jr was up to Leahi and then went out to Shafter. I must have passed him somewhere, but where? Well that”™s the question. I finally got in…

Friday, December 19, 1941Dear Diary, I got my gas mask and helmet -gee they are darling. Yeah, just like carrying a 10 pound weight on my side. My new bonnet, cute, no?PHOTO Helmet

Monday, December 22, 1941Dear Diary, Miss McMasters is on night duty at this time. Miss Adams is on days with our day ward boy, a little Italian boy, a working fool if ever there was one. Nothing exciting here at present, just cleaning up the remains of those who died and lord only knows there…