Canadian - Athlete | June 14, 1895 - May 1, 1968
If it's free, it's advice; if you pay for it, it's counseling; if you can use either one, it's a miracle.
Jack Adams
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A chief petty officer taught me shorthand, which got me promoted to yeoman first class.
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After the Battle of Midway there was a week in a rest camp at Pearl Harbor.
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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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Chicago's buoy was a couple of hundred yards astern of Arizona, and I was saddened to look at her.
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Everybody knew that I could type pretty well.
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I passed a typing test and became a member of the staff of Rear Adm. Newton.
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I received my parents' permission and went into the Navy on June 3, 1941.
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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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Lexington did launch its air group when a Japanese carrier was reported.
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My assignment was in the communications office, where I typed out dispatches.
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