The USS Boston in World War II
Blog about the sailors in WWII who served on the USS Boston

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18
Jan
A little more Pat

A little more Pat

During one of my visits with Pat Fedele, he told me he was being treated for a condition by a
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02
Jan
Lloyd Symington

Lloyd Symington

Photos submitted by Laurie Ann Flatley.
02
Jan
Personnel records and names

Personnel records and names

From the commissioning of the Boston, navy clerks typed the records of each enlisted sailor coming on or off the
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29
Dec
Crew Records are back!

Crew Records are back!

Steve and I started this project 15 years ago, and I just reconstructed the records. We have over 3,000
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21
Dec
The Ship's Tenor

The Ship's Tenor

Another of the Original Crewmembers (plankowners) that I met was Pat Fedele of Providence, RI. He and his wife Sandi
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19
Dec
Relaunching the website

Relaunching the website

I have just re-launched the website, converted from Wordpress which has gotten old, slow, and painful to a new website
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26
May
Stephen McGrath

Stephen McGrath

I was contacted by Stephen’s grandson who sent me this picture.
11
Nov
Honoring Veteran's Day

Honoring Veteran's Day

Remembering my Dad, and the Signal Crew and all who served on this Veterans Day
21
Dec
More Christmas 1945

More Christmas 1945

12/21/21 Here are three “inside” shots of Christmas decorations on the ship in 1945.   How they got these
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14
Dec
Thanks, Dirk Oster

Thanks, Dirk Oster

12/14/21 While I was working on the Baked Beans books, one day I got an email from Dirk
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