A chief petty officer taught me shorthan... by Jack Adams | We Heart Quotes

First Class Legacy Detroit Red Wings Hockey coach

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

- Jack Adams

Other quotes by 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

Men

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.

- Jack Adams

Battle Rest

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

- Jack Adams

War

You could tell that America was gearing up for war.

- Jack Adams

Chicago

I was assigned to the heavy cruiser Chicago.

- Jack Adams

Pretty

Everybody knew that I could type pretty well.

- Jack Adams

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