05
May
John Hazard Carson and the arrival of officers
John Hazard Carson was the first commanding Officer of the USS Boston and the first officer to be added to
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Bill Kelly
17
Jan
SOPA and internet censorship
All,
We are participating in the internet protest to work to defeat the bill working their way through congress right
02
Jan
Info for the overly curious!
1-2-2012
All,
You’ll find a new tab in the front page of the Blog labelled ‘Info’. This
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22
Dec
Return from NARA, Fill 'er up, and Ulithi
I just returned from the National Archives in College Park Maryland, where I was able to find some really interesting
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03
Dec
1 and 1217 with 3022 sailors watching :-)
Tonight I have finished entering all the arrivals and departures of all the sailors of CA-69! We have 3,
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30
Nov
Promotions from Seaman 2nd Class
As I work with the data from the Sailor Database I have been noticing trends, It’s faster to be
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26
Nov
April 1st 1946: USS BOSTON in San Francisco
I’ve just finished updating the arrivals and departures for April 1st 1946. In March, the Ship was in San
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14
Nov
Musings on first names
As I add and edit the sailor database from the USS Boston, I’m sometimes amused at how names have
11
Nov
Happy Veteran's Day 2012
Here’s to all the brave Sailors and Marines who dedicated formative years and risk their lives to support their
08
Nov
New: See Original Document!
In my long slog to make sailor records available, I’ve decided to link the records to original sources. This
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