We Must Not Again Underestimate The Japanese.

When I Assumed Command Of The Pacific Fleet In 31 December, 1941; Our Submarines Were Already Operating Against The Enemy, The Only Units Of The Fleet That Could Come To Grips With The Japanese For Months To Come. It Was To The Submarine Force That I Looked To Carry The Load Until Our Great Industrial Activity Could Produce The Weapons We So Sorely Needed To Carry The War To The Enemy. It Is To The Everlasting Honor And Glory Of Our Submarine Personnel That They Never Failed Us In Our Days Of Peril.

They Fought Together As Brothers In Arms; They Died Together And Now They Sleep Side By Side. To Them We Have A Solemn Obligation.

The U.s.'s Major Strength Factor And Weapon Is Its Economy. If You Cripple It, You Cripple The Military.

Some Of The Best Advice I've Had Comes From Junior Officers And Enlisted Men.

A Ship Is Always Referred To As 'she' Because It Costs So Much To Keep One In Paint And Powder.