steve

steve

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
1 min read
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
1 min read
20
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
1 min read
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
2 min read
24
Nov
Thanksgiving, 1944

Thanksgiving, 1944

11-24-21 The Boston was ordered on November 21, 1944 to detach from the rest of the Task Force
06
Sep
It wasn't over (yet)

It wasn't over (yet)

9/6/2021 September 4, 1945: Today after the Peace Treaty was signed a lot of the ships from the
1 min read
13
May
Clyde W. Day

Clyde W. Day

May 14, 2021 A while back, we got an email from May Koenig, telling us she has a picture of
1 min read
11
Apr
April & May, 1945

April & May, 1945

4-11-21 While the ship was under repair in San Pedro, the men left on leaves   –   half gone for
1 min read
25
Mar
Terminal Island

Terminal Island

3-25-21 From Frank Studenski’s diary: Early this morning, I got my first look at the California coast
1 min read
12
Mar
Back, hopefully

Back, hopefully

3/12/21 We’ve been having ongoing, seemingly impossible-to-resolve tech problems with this site.   I’m gonna
1 min read