After the Battle of Midway there was a week in a rest camp at Pearl Harbor.
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.
I was assigned to the heavy cruiser Chicago.
I passed a typing test and became a member of the staff of Rear Adm. Newton.
Always avoid picking up hitch-hikers who are wearing a mask.
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.