CA-69 CRUISE BOOK
My father didn’t have a Cruise Book. Since other children of plank owners have written us and mentioned their
R.I.P. Theodore A. Pilger
Theodore A. Pilger
Posted On July 14th, 2011 – Honolulu Star-Advertiser
July 10, 2011
Theodore A. Pilger, 86, of Kula,
Database Update: Reached the end of the war
With my laser focus on just adding sailors on and off the boston, I have reached September 1945 when the
JULY 4, 1944
7-4-11
What was it like to be aboard a warship in Task Force 58 during the Pacific War?
Database update: Remembering July 4th
Last night as I watched fireworks and heard lots of patriotic music and saw fireworks, I thought of my Dad
Happy Hour on the Fan Tail
6-17-11
Happy Hour on the Fantail. April 9, 1944. The Boston is anchored in the Majuro Lagoon in
Catch a quick swim from 60 feet up
6-11-11
Same day, same beach as the last shot. I like this wider view, because you can see
Swimming in the Marshall Islands
6-4-11
This photo (from the Archives), dated May 13, 1944 was taken while the men had short liberty
MEN AT WORK 7
5-21-11
Attention!! Captain Herrmann inspects his crew in this picture dated 9 March 1944.