Chicago's Buoy Was A Couple Of Hundred

A Chief Petty Officer Taught Me Shorthand, Which Got Me Promoted To Yeoman First Class.

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.

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.

I Was Assigned To The Heavy Cruiser Chicago.

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.