You wrote that like it came from a source OR from memory. ... Col. North (I think) did one of his 'War Stories' on Midway recently, and there was an episode on the History Channel recently, too. As I read your post, I could hear Col. North's voice in my head!
My reply came from both from my memory and from the link.
I didn't hear Ollie, but I can imagine him saying something similiar.