The country's call to arms was answered by the flower of our youth, and among the eighteen-year-olds was James Fahey of Waltham, Massachusetts, who enlisted in the Navy in October 1942 and was assigned to the light cruiser Montpelier.
Contrary to regulations, Fahey assiduously kept a war diary and was fortunate in that he jotted down his thoughts without official interruption.
-S.E. Smith
From: The United States Navy in World War II
Preface to Part II: Chapter 10: Enlistment Days
by: Seaman 1/C James J. Fahey
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