James "Jimmy" Pranzo, S2c
12-10-11
Compliments of Cristina Vadala, Jimmy’s great niece
James enlisted on 6/29/43 in New York
DEC 7, 1941
12-7-11
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor minutes before 8 am on that Day of Infamy in 1941
1 and 1217 with 3022 sailors watching :-)
Tonight I have finished entering all the arrivals and departures of all the sailors of CA-69! We have 3,
Promotions from Seaman 2nd Class
As I work with the data from the Sailor Database I have been noticing trends, It’s faster to be
April 1st 1946: USS BOSTON in San Francisco
I’ve just finished updating the arrivals and departures for April 1st 1946. In March, the Ship was in San
THE BELL - part 3
11-20-11
This post will be less controversial than yesterday’s . . . As promised, here are some pictures. I was
MORE ON THE BELL - part 2
11-19-11
The attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec 7, 1941 – 70 years ago changed the world. On that
MORE ON THE BELL - part 1
11-16-11
I took a quick trip back from San Francisco to Boston last Thursday. The impetus was to
Musings on first names
As I add and edit the sailor database from the USS Boston, I’m sometimes amused at how names have
Happy Veteran's Day 2012
Here’s to all the brave Sailors and Marines who dedicated formative years and risk their lives to support their