Jack Adams Quotes

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

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.

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

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.

The Japanese invaded Tulagi, in the Solomon Islands, on May 4.

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.

I was assigned to the heavy cruiser Chicago.

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

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.

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.

Always avoid picking up hitch-hikers who are wearing a mask.

What pitching is in a short series in baseball, goaltending is in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Everybody knew that I could type pretty well.

Those who will not start, will never finish.

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