I Was Assigned To The Heavy Cruiser

Chicago's Buoy Was A Couple Of Hundred Yards Astern Of Arizona, And I Was Saddened To Look At Her.

After The Battle Of Midway There Was A Week In A Rest Camp At Pearl Harbor.

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.

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.

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.