I was assigned to the heavy cruiser Chicago.

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Everybody knew that I could type pretty well.

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You could tell that America was gearing up for war.

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

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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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I received my parents' permission and went into the Navy on June 3, 1941.

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

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

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

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