It Is The Function Of

It Is The Function Of The Navy To Carry The War To The Enemy So That It Will Not Be Fought On U.s. Soil.

Our Present Control Of The Sea Is So Absolute That It Is Sometimes Taken For Granted.

The Japanese Had, In Fact, Already Sued For Peace. The Atomic Bomb Played No Decisive Part, From A Purely Military Point Of View, In The Defeat Of Japan.

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.

I Have Just Taken On A Great Responsibility. I Will Do My Utmost To Meet It.