12 Aug 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

Squally early am but cleared up later. E wind.

I.Qs outside roll-call only.

Paper has better atmosphere today. St. Malo being attacked from all sides (9th) & our penetration was extended S of Caen. Kyushu & Honshu bombed (11th) US Pres. had conference with Pac big nobs at Honolulu (26th July). Lots of Jap tripe re mincing of Jap bodies & of hanging corpses up for target practice, sending Jap skulls home & presenting Roosevelt with a paper knife made from a human bone.

With Steve pm.

Lights off 9.45pm & on again about 10.30.

Our planes flew over S to N at about midn’t but dropped nothing.

Some AA fire from the Japs & they used [s/its slits? s/lts?] for the 1st time.. ((Probably s/lts=searchlights, though surprising to find they hadn't used searchlights until now.))