First Week in December

12-3-16

WHERE WAS THE BOSTON DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF DECEMBER?

1942:   In USS Steel’s Fore River Navy Yard, Quincy, MA   –   being built

1943:   December 2-5, 1943   We continued training exercises, firing at towed sleeves and radio controlled aircraft.   We are also having classroom instruction in plane identification.   The use of the Sperry Director for 40mm anti-aircraft firing.   Tomorrow we will arrive at Pearl Harbor, almost two years to the day, on the Jap attack at Pearl Harbor.   (Frank Studenski)

1944:   November 22 – December 8, 1944     We spent 18 days here [in Seeadler Harbor, Manus Island in the Admiralties] for minor repairs and a new paint job.   We will be leaving tomorrow.   (Frank Studenski)

1945:   OCCUPATION DUTY.     The remaining crew would spend Christmas aboard the ship, anchored in the harbor at Kure (Honshu.)   Frank Studenski mustered off the ship in the “Second Batch” on December 26, 1945. He traveled to San Francisco [20 days] on the attack transport USS Elkhart. He had six days liberty at Treasure Island and went home via DC-3 to LaGuardia (17 hour flight back then.)   he was discharged 3 days later from the Lido Beach (Long Island) Separation Center.