My father served on a minesweeper in the Pacific for 44 months. They lived on Islands complete with hooch maids.
That’s probably why my dad didn’t talk about it. LOL
See my post 48. My dad was on a minesweeper based out of Eniwetok for awhile. I think it was the “Merganser” - but I might be wrong. He didn’t say anything about the hootch maids!
In one of his many letters I have, he wrote about one of his sailors that had his brother (a Marine) passing through port and he spent the night on the little minesweeper. (My dad was in charge of supplies - and always had the best food).
The Marine said something like “You guys aren’t in a war - you’re on a cruise.”
My dad wrote something like “He left later that day as his ship was leaving port - it will be in the news in a couple of weeks I imagine.” I looked at the date on the letter and then the internet, but figured it was a famous battle (that of course I have now forgotten the name). IIRC I think it was a very deadly battle for our guys, and one that has some controversy if it was even necessary.