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Jack Adams

"Our task force put to sea in early January 1942, to attack the Japanese in the Marshall and Gilbert islands, but the mission was called off on the eve of the attack."

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"Our task force put to sea in early January 1942, to attack the Japanese in the Marshall and Gilbert islands, but the mission was called off on the eve of the attack."

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"I was assigned to the heavy cruiser Chicago."
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"In basic training we had been told to watch out for Japanese spies."
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"We made air attacks on the Japanese anchorage, sinking and damaging several vessels. However, the Japanese were alerted to the fact that American carriers were nearby."
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"On December 5, 1941, Chicago led a task force built around the carrier Lexington to Midway Island, at the western end of the Hawaiian Islands, about 1,000 miles from Pearl Harbor."
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"My observations of Japanese naval fighting men, their abilities and equipment led me to believe that they gave a better account of themselves than we did."
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"Another nice thing was that I would type out letters home for the admiral's stewards. They would then feed me the same food the admiral ate."
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"I received my parents' permission and went into the Navy on June 3, 1941."
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