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10
Dec

James "Jimmy" Pranzo, S2c

12-10-11                     Compliments of Cristina Vadala, Jimmy’s great niece James enlisted on 6/29/43 in New York
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06
Dec

DEC 7, 1941

12-7-11 The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor minutes before 8 am on that Day of Infamy in 1941
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03
Dec

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,
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30
Nov

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
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26
Nov

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
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20
Nov

THE BELL - part 3

11-20-11 This post will be less controversial than yesterday’s . . .   As promised, here are some pictures.   I was
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19
Nov

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
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15
Nov

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
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14
Nov

Musings on first names

As I add and edit the sailor database from the USS Boston, I’m sometimes amused at how names have
11
Nov

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