I received my parents' permission and went into the Navy on June 3, 1941.
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However, during those months the airmen and ship crews of the U.S. Navy learned the lessons we needed to win the Battle of Midway.
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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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