When asked about the pass,
he said:
"There was no time for such foolishness
in 1942. At the time everyone, regardless of rank or rate was
expected to do everything in one's power to rescue any who needed
such, to drain fuel from damaged aircraft for use in flyable craft,
to drag damaged equipment out of the way of aircraft seeking to
land or take off from Henderson Field, to help Seabees fill in
bomb or shell holes on the strip itself, to aid in replacement
of Marston matting or anything else that desperately need to be
done.
By 1943, after the island had
been declared secure, one needed a pass to enter some areas. By
then, there were armed guards in key locations and equipment piled
everywhere. It was a wonder the island did not sink below the
waves. Fortunately, I kept my pass or people now would doubt such
existed."
