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" You could tell that America was gearing up for war. "
Jack Adams
Up
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Could
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" On December 5, 1941, Chicago led a task force built around the carrier Lexington to Midway Island, at the western end of the Hawaiian Islands, about 1,000 miles from Pearl Harbor. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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Made
Japanese
" 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. "
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Miles
Opposite
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May
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