29
Jun
More Forties Glam
6-29-18
The ship was ordered to return to the Navy yard at San Pedro for major repairs and
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steve
23
Jun
Forties Glam, chapter 1
6-23-18
While we were in Pearl Harbor, I went to school. I had to take over the airplane
2 min read
09
Jun
John Farkas
6-9-18
Readers of the Baked Beans books will surely recognize the name John Farkas. He was one of
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26
May
Memorial Day
5-26-18
Deise Nickless sent us these pictures of her dad, James F. Payne (COX). He served aboard the
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12
May
Books revised
5-12-18
Happy Mother’s Day. Where would we be without mothers (existential and rhetorical question) ?
Not sure which
2 min read
21
Apr
Pat Fedele
4-22-18
Shame on me! I am two days late wishing a great guy Happy Birthday. Pat Fedele was
1 min read
05
Apr
Bob Knight
4-6-18
I got an email yesterday from Bob’s daughter Pam telling me the sad news that her
1 min read
22
Mar
Zook, the Juneau, the Solomons, and the Boston
>3-22-18
Five days ago, the wreckage of light cruiser USS Juneau, was found off Guadalcanal by ex-
3 min read
11
Mar
Another "supplies consumed" gem
3-11-18
Several years ago, Bob Knight loaned me his collection of “saved papers” from his time aboard the
1 min read
17
Feb
Two Years Before the Mast
2-17-18
My uncle Wil was a coxswain aboard the destroyer USS Erben (DD631) in the Pacific the same
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