Jack Adams

Athlete

1895-06-14

Quotes by Jack Adams

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

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• 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.

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

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• Chicago's buoy was a couple of hundred yards astern of Arizona, and I was saddened to look at her.

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