Chicago's buoy was a couple of hundred yards astern of Arizona, and I was saddened to look at her.

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• Jack Adams:

  Everybody knew that I could type pretty well.

• Jack Adams:

  I passed a typing test and became a member of the staff of Rear Adm. Newton.

• Jack Adams:

  I received my parents' permission and went into the Navy on June 3, 1941.

• Jack Adams:

  I was assigned to the heavy cruiser Chicago.

• Jack Adams:

  In basic training we had been told to watch out for Japanese spies.

• Jack Adams:

  Lexington did launch its air group when a Japanese carrier was reported.

• Jack Adams:

  My assignment was in the communications office, where I typed out dispatches.

• Jack Adams:

  My observations of Japanese naval fighting men, their abilities and equipment led me to believe tha

• Jack Adams:

  On December 5, 1941, Chicago led a task force built around the carrier Lexington to Midway Island,

• Jack Adams:

  Our task force put to sea in early January 1942, to attack the Japanese in the Marshall and Gilbert