Amongst the papers of Philip Sturm, I found a copy of "The 45 Times," a mimeographed
newspaper prepared for the members of Detachment 45, 142nd AACS Sq on Biak. It seems, at least for this issue,
my father was the editor. The paper is well worth studying as it contains a history of Detachment
45, a biography of their commanding officer and a number of articles which give you a sense of the
mood of the men on Biak in May, 1945. The paper is impossible to scan, so I transcribed it,
making minor corrections to spelling. I purposely left out hyperlinks so for photos of
Club 45, the Coral Coffee Corner and the crypto/teletype room, see the photos section.