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

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

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

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.

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.

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