After the Battle of Midway there was a w... by Jack Adams | We Heart Quotes

Rest Battle Legacy Detroit Red Wings Hockey coach

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

- Jack Adams

Other quotes by Jack Adams

Islands May

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

- 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

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

We began intercepting Japanese radio transmissions, which indicated the two forces were very close to each other. We found out later that we were moving in opposite directions and passed each other by 32 miles.

- Jack Adams

Pretty

Everybody knew that I could type pretty well.

- Jack Adams

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