18
Jul
IT'S A SMALL WORLD AFTER ALL
7-19-2013
In the early 70’s, I met a guy named Dennis Westerlind. We were in the same
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22
Jun
Mister Smoothie - ship's tenor Pat Fedele
6-22-13
Then and Now
I called Pat the other day just to check in and chat. Pat is
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15
Jun
Frank Studenski, Plankowner
June 15, 2013
I also met Frank Studenski. Frank was a fire director for Quad 5, an elevated 40mm gun
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07
Jun
I visited 2 Plankowners
June 8, 2013
John Farkas reading an issue of the ship’s primary newsletter, the BeanPot.
So, in my last
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18
May
UGHH! When it really sucks to be a writer . . .
5-18-13
So here I am working on Volume 3. I have 91 pages assembled into a complex Adobe
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28
Apr
Volume 3 - under construction
April 28, 2013
I’m about halfway through the third (and final) “installment” of the “Baked Beans” series – the follow-
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12
Apr
James B. Husted, Ptr3c
4-13-13
James enlisted in Erie, PA on Dec. 15, 1943. He arrived on the Boston on Aug. 4,
06
Apr
John W. Cooper, Jr., GM3c
4-6-13
John enlisted in Little Rock Arkansas on July 14, 1943. He arrived on the Boston on May
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17
Mar
Jerome R. Peebles, TC1c
3-17-2013
Jerome Robert Peebles was a Plankowner, joining the ship on Commissioning Day. He enlisted in Hartford, CT
10
Mar
Weston L. Harner, M1c
3-10-13
Weston Lyle Harner enlisted in Denver Colorado and reported to the Boston as a metalsmith. He was