UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE
5-2-15
In the Welcome Aboard booklet, a few things really caught my eye. Let’s take a look
Welcome Aboard
4-25-15
Sue Cowan, daughter of George Pitts, sent me this really interesting piece of USS Boston history. It
Kenneth W. Flisher, MM3c
4-19-15
Kenneth Flisher reported to the Boston while the ship was reprovisioning in the lagoon at Eniwetok (Marshall
A Sailor's Prayer
4-12-15
Laurie Wasilewski sent me this:
She came across this while perusing the ShipMates’ collection of BeanPots during
The Easter Bunny
4-3-15
We have seen that Thanksgiving and Christmas were celebrated on the Boston with great feasts. Apparently, the
Another Sad Loss
3-24-15
I received an email yesterday from Joe Farkas, telling me his dad, John Farkas, has passed away.
mom, dad and yens
3-22-15
Been an unusual month for me. I’ve been recovering from knee surgery, and have been at
Nick Loren, FC3c
2-28-15
Nick (born Nicholas DiLorenzo) enlisted in the Navy on March 3, 1943 in New York City. He
THE TEMPLE BELL
1-28-15
From our friendly Emerald Necklace Conservancy (Boston) docent, Lola Heiler-Stillman, comes this “heads-up” about her
Tokyo Rose
1-17-15
“Tokyo Rose” is the name Allied troops and sailors applied to English speaking female broadcasters of anti-