Footnotes - 3rd Combat Tour
 
1.  Third Tour in Combat starts on page 17 of the Log and ends on page 30.
2.  In the extreme left hand margin of the page a box with a “1” in it was placed with this entry, apparently noting one plane shot down.
3.  Tinea cruris is an acute or chronic infection of the groin area.
4.  The reason for the presence of “1/10” is not known.
5.  In the extreme left hand margin of the page a box with a “7” in it was placed with this entry, apparently noting one plane shot down.
6.  In the extreme left hand margin of the page a box with a “1” in it was place with this entry, apparently noting one plane shot down; Ballale Island is a small island south of Bougainville.
7.  Koli Point is on Guadalcanal, and is where Carney Field was located with two bomber airfields, Bomber 1 and Bomber 2.
8.  In the extreme left hand margin of the page a box with a “1” in it was with this entry, apparently noting one plane shot down.
9.  In the extreme left hand margin of the page a box with a “5” in it was with this entry, apparently noting five planes shot down.
10.  PB2Y: a flying boat used by the US Navy during World War II - equipped with four engines.
11.  In the extreme left hand margin of the page a box with a “3” in it was with this entry, apparently noting three planes shot down.
12. In the extreme left hand margin of the page a box with a “1” in it was with this entry, apparently noting one plane shot down.
13.  Distinguished Flying Cross.
14.  In the extreme left hand margin of the page a box with a “4” in it was place with this entry, apparently noting four planes shot down.
15.  C-47, or "Gooney Bird," was adapted from the DC-3 commercial airliner. Doc Livingood’s Flight Log confirms that this flight was from Russell Island to Espiritu Santo.