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. Jack Adams More Quotes by Jack Adams More Quotes From Jack Adams We began intercepting Japanese radio transmissions, which indicated the two forces were very close to each other. We found out later that we were moving in opposite directions and passed each other by 32 miles. Jack Adams opposite radio two moving You could tell that America was gearing up for war. Jack Adams tell you war america