14
Dec
Christmas 1944
12-14-13
The second Christmas at sea for the men aboard CA-69 was NOTHING like the first Christmas
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26
Nov
Thanksgiving 1944
11-27-13
The crew spent another Thanksgiving Day at sea – enroute to drydock at Manus Island in the Admiralty
22
Nov
PICTURE YOURSELF . . . HERE . . .
11-23-13
Okay, here’s the situation. You’re 19 years old. You had never been away from home,
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09
Nov
Every day is Veterans Day here
11-9-13
Monday is Veteran’s Day. Veteran’s Day is a day of remembrance that is tied to
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27
Oct
Happy Birthday, John Cooper GM3c
10-27-13
Tomorrow (Oct. 28) is John Cooper’s 88th birthday.
John arrived on the Boston on May 30,
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14
Oct
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, NORM
10-14-13
Anyone who has read (or is still reading) Baked Beans Vol.3 should recognize this picture. It’
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06
Oct
Roland J. Tougas, Cox
10-6-13
Roland was a Plankowner, rostering onto the ship on Commissioning Day (June 30, 1943). He served for
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18
Sep
Sometimes you just need a little lovin' . . .
9-18-13
I get email, cards and letters from readers of the books and the website from time to
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31
Aug
VOLUME 3 - BAKED BEANS finally available
8-31-13
So, I’ve finally reached the end of the Baked Beans adventure. After publishing the first CA-
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09
Aug
68 Years Ago . . .
Aug. 9, 2013
On this day in 1945, the United States of America unleashed a hydrogen bomb over the Kyushu
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