Admiral Noble wrote me so dearly nid sal dale, Washington, However, the des patch from Monolulu and a previous despatch from Midwa: ive per-Sons made the voyage. indicating that aah men was. taken boar, Somewhere after "the. ketch eft with Known in due course and avery. brave man will "be acknowledged BY hig "countrymen."
Admiral Peters who was in Hong-ong with us says to me T must pride "that his efforts were not wi
you would expect from his gallant and a death like his ie Just and utterly Selfiess nature, and that had the unswerving: devotion of 'He was so. keen, and so, happy this' ship, "and that "Admiral "Noble had personally asked to have him in his command after the three months
anxious to give of his best. training. is, daring eager heart s0 T am gid he saw the 'Bismarck go—held be so thrilled. And then to think that a—bomber' got them.. they were attacked from dawn dusk and apparently put up a magni Thever thotight there could be such gri agony of grief to be. borne, and Vim "only one of thousands.
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