1944 R. Olds Helldiver Squadron 69: In the rear seat [...] was Sam (Gunner) Kelly [...] for whom the patrol had been, as he told Dale, ‘one hell of a bone.’.at bone, n.8
1944 R. Olds Helldiver Squadron 151: A hot exchange nearly ending in a knockdown fight ensued.at knock-down, adj.
1944 R. Olds Helldiver Squadron 227: McFarlane nabbed a Betty coming in from patrol. One pass sent the Jap tumbling into the sea.at nab, v.1
1944 R. Olds Helldiver Squadron 78: One of the Hornet vets was Lieutenant Harold (Nig) White, a giant from Florence, South Carolina, and former all-American football star [...] Nig, with a big grin on his face, was walking toward Moe.at nig, n.2
1944 R. Olds Helldiver Squadron 147: The Chaplain announced over the squawk box that the enemy had discovered the identity of the carrier.at squawk-box (n.) under squawk, n.