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In basic training we had been told to watch out for Japanese spies.

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

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My assignment was in the communications office, where I typed out dispatches.

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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.

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On December 5, 1941, Chicago led a task force built around the carrier Lexington to Midway Island, at the western end of the Hawaiian Islands, about 1,000 miles from Pearl Harbor.

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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.

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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.

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The Japanese invaded Tulagi, in the Solomon Islands, on May 4.

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We began intercepting Japanese radio transmissions, which indicated the two forces were very close to each other. We found out later that we were moving in opposite directions and passed each other by 32 miles.

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We made air attacks on the Japanese anchorage, sinking and damaging several vessels. However, the Japanese were alerted to the fact that American carriers were nearby.

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Biography

Nationality: Canadian

Type: Athlete

Born: June 14th, 1895

Died: May 1st, 1968

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