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.

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.

A chief petty officer taught me shorthand, which got me promoted to yeoman first class.

After the Battle of Midway there was a week in a rest camp at Pearl Harbor.

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

Everybody knew that I could type pretty well.

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