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.
Chicago's buoy was a couple of hundred yards astern of Arizona, and I was saddened to look at her.
After the Battle of Midway there was a week in a rest camp at Pearl Harbor.
I passed a typing test and became a member of the staff of Rear Adm. Newton.
I received my parents' permission and went into the Navy on June 3, 1941.
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.