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Dec
Remembering Pearl Harbor

Remembering Pearl Harbor

On December 6th 1943, the USS Boston Steamed into Pearl Harbor.  We’ve heard from sailors that this was a
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 (enroute to
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
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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
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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 three weeks
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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 line. We
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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 blame it
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01
Feb
The Ship's Tenor

The Ship's Tenor

2-1-2021 96 year-old Pat Fedele, the ship's tenor,passed away today. I got to know Pat when I
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01
Nov
So, it's been a while . . .

So, it's been a while . . .

Nov. 1, 2020 I’m pretty sure a while back I wrote in one of my posts that I was
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03
Oct
95 and still goin' strong.

95 and still goin' strong.

10-3-20 Ninety-five year-old USS BOSTON plankowner Thomas R. Williamson is visiting his son David at his home in the Boston
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