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David is granted 30 days leave while the ship is being repaired in San Francisco.  The leave included 10 days travel time, so he most likely visited family in Eau Claire.  

The USS Hughes arrives at the U.S. Naval Drydocks at Hunters Point in San Francisco.  The ship will spend the next four months at Hunters Point undergoing the extensive overhaul and repairs it [...]

While en route to San Francisco, David is promoted from Fireman 2nd Class (F2C) to Fireman 1st Class (F1C).

The USS Hughes enters Pearl Harbor and begins the repairing the split seem in their hull so they can continue the journey to San Francisco.

While en route to Pearl Harbor, David is promoted from Seaman 2nd Class to Fireman 2nd Class (F2c).

The USS Hughes leaves Manus after three weeks of repairs.  The repairs, while extensive, are still considered temporary, and the Hughes will soon be heading to San Francisco to receive the major [...]

David and the USS Hughes spend Christmas 1944 at Seeadler Harbor on Manus Island (in New Guinea).  The ship begins getting the repairs it needs in order to return to the war.  (Note: Photo is of [...]

David and the crew would stay in the San Pedro Bay area for the next week while the USS Hughes underwent temporary repairs.  They needed to get the ship seaworthy enough to make it to Seeadler [...]

On December 10th, the USS Hughes left Ormoc Bay and returned to the Eastern side of Leyte Island, this time as part of a patrolling mission in Surigao Strait.  The mission, also known as picket [...]

The USS Hughes, now the flagship of Task Force 78, leads the way in the assault on Ormoc Bay in the Philippines.  During the landing of troops in the early morning of December 7th, enemy air [...]