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In October 1943 he assumed additional duty as Officer in Charge of the Navy Narrative History Project, and two years later became Assistant Director of Public Relations. He received a Letter of Commendation, with ribbon, from the Secretary of the Navy, as follows: "For outstanding performance as a Public Information Officer from September 1, 1942 to October 10, 1945. Volunteering his services in publicizing naval activities during the early critical period of the war, Commander Karig organized and became Head of the Magazine and Book Section of Public Information.
A brilliant writer and editor, he applied his fine talents and broad knowledge of the techniques of publishing to the production of hundreds of books and more than one thousand major magazine articles concerning the Navy at war...(As) Assistant Director of Public Information, he extended to all media the same understanding and cooperation and by his capable authorship of Battle Report, Volumes I and II, provided the public with an accurate, inspiring narrative of the Navy at war, and contributed in large measure to the morale of the men in the Fleet..."
これで見るとマキン奇襲の指揮官では無かったな　戦時中に米太平洋艦隊の公式バトルレポートの編纂に関わった人物だ