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Aug
AUGUST
By the beginning of August 1943, the men (a hundred or more, according to plank-owner Pasquale (Pat) Fedele) stationed
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steve
04
Jul
JULY
1944: After dispatching the Japanese Combined Fleet on June 21, the ships of TF 58 attacked Iwo Jima again on
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20
Jun
JUNE 20, 1944 - NIGHT LIGHTS
On the morning of June 20, both Japanese and American commanders launched search planes trying to find each other’s
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18
Jun
June 19, 1944
The A-GO plan for defeating America in a decisive naval battle required a combination of successful attacks on US
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16
Jun
Mid June, 1944, aboard the BOSTON
After four days of steaming west toward the Mariana Islands, the ships of Task Force 58 finally came into carrier
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05
Jun
JUNE ABOARD THE BOSTON
1943: More men arrive daily as the construction of the ship nears completion. The men are barracked in the Fargo
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16
May
MAY aboard the BOSTON
1944: On May 5, the ships pull into Majuro, the southernmost deep lagoon anchorage in the Marshall Islands. The fleet
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08
May
Bean Pot
In an earlier post, I mentioned that a few copies of the ship’s weekly newsletter, the Bean Pot, were
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24
Apr
LATE APRIL / EARLY MAY ABOARD THE BOSTON
1944: On the 18th and 19th, the ships of Task Force 58 steam west towards New Guinea. The dawn fighter
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13
Apr
ROBERT HEIDL
Courtesy of: the family of Robert O. Heidl, EM2C, CA-69
Born: April 14, 1923
Died: January 27, 1994
Robert
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