Lexington did launch its air group when... by Jack Adams | We Heart Quotes

Legacy Detroit Red Wings Hockey coach

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

- Jack Adams

Other quotes by Jack Adams

Force

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.

- Jack Adams

Advice

If it's free, it's advice; if you pay for it, it's counseling; if you can use either one, it's a miracle.

- Jack Adams

Islands May

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

- Jack Adams

Class First

A chief petty officer taught me shorthand, which got me promoted to yeoman first class.

- Jack Adams

American Fact

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.

- Jack Adams

Chicago

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

- Jack Adams

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