On December 5, 1941, Chicag... by Jack Adams, a Canadian Athlete

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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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Name: Jack Adams

Nationality: Canadian

Date of Birth: Jun 14, 1895

Date of Death: May 1, 1968

Profession: Athlete

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