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[StartQuote] Nate, ......I believe I was in Lever harbor . I was drafted into Ron 9 in late September 1943 from Noumea, New Caledonia. I and some other replacements,were shipped to Tulagi. From there we were picked up by the 160 boat and taken to Kolumbanghea ,which was Lever harbor. I believe there were New Zealand troops stationed on the island. Until I was assigned to the 162 boat, I lived in a straw hut with three base cooks. I had no idea what "raisin Jack" was. Believing it was cider, I drank a couple of glassfuls and the cooks really got a charge out of getting me stewed.... A fuuny story followed. They had told me that Japs were just across the channel. It was my first night in a war zone and I was slightly frightened. After I was asleep , a hand covered my face and a Jap was ready to slash my throat. I quickly awoke ; grabbed the hand and pulled it away........ Evidently I had fallen asleep in a position on my left arm that made my left arm fall asleep. In my sleep I reached over and lifted my arm so it didn't feel numb, and I dropped the hand over my face . The rest of the night I slept with one eye open,..... LOL ....After a week or so I was assigned to the 162 boat. I also believe that the pt base was taken from the natives, whose chief was named Silas. In doing so, the Seabees built a village across the channel for the natives. The women and children used to come over to our pharmacists mates for medical treatments. We were very friendly with the natives. . IIn late October, or November 1,1943, we went to the Treasury Islands group, and set up base on Sterling Island. From there we patroled the southwestern part of Bougainville. The day before we left for Sterling, the natives came alongside our boats,in their makeshift canoes, and gave us fruit as a parting gesture. I always wondered how they knew that we were leaving I can't tell you much about Lever Harbor because I never patroled from there, or was on a boat, but a few days, before leaving for the Treasuries. My memory isn't too sharp about what happened 65 years ago, since nothing unusual happened the few days that I was there. I'm certain it was Lever Harbor and I completely forgot about it until I saw your Post. Sorry I can't give you anymore info. Russ [EndQuote]
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