15 Aug 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

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Wind veered to SW early am. Cloudy, showery. muggy, brighten pm. Wind NE.

Japan bombed again 12th. Things seem to be shaping up for a showdown out here. All our fronts doing OK. Talk of new German weapon, a flying bomb that on explosion releases inflammable gas which is then lighted with incendiaries.

With Steve pm.

Ground rice & chopped wood.

Canteen.

5 days oil issued.

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