I received my parents' permission and went into the Navy on June 3, 1941.
Always avoid picking up hitch-hikers who are wearing a mask.
Chicago's buoy was a couple of hundred yards astern of Arizona, and I was saddened to look at her.
The Japanese invaded Tulagi, in the Solomon Islands, on May 4.
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.
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.