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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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