I Was Assigned To The Heavy Cruiser

Lexington Did Launch Its Air Group When A Japanese Carrier Was Reported.

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.

A Chief Petty Officer Taught Me Shorthand, Which Got Me Promoted To Yeoman First Class.

The Good News Was That Enterprise And The Newly Arrived Yorktown Had Attacked The Marshall And Gilbert Islands. Those Attacks Had A Great Effect On Morale.

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.