30
Nov
Snap Shots
12-1-10
It is funny, a little bit, to see pictures of the CA-69 guys. During their service
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Latest
19
Nov
Howard M. Connelly
Howard Murray Connelly, s2c, CA-69
Born: 11-22-24
Enlisted in Boston, MA. Assigned to USS Boston on Commissioning
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19
Nov
Random Stuff
11-19-10
I know some people whose lives are smooth and orderly – much like water gently bubbling along in
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08
Nov
From the records: Preparing for war
11/8/2010
As I’m working through the personnel records for the USS Boston in World War II; a
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30
Oct
ONE YEAR LATER
10-31-10
A year ago, my brother Bill and I launched this website dedicated to the men who served
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24
Oct
The Battle for Leyte Gulf
Six days after the Canberra was slammed by a “fish” dropped by a Japanese dive-bomber, the Boston and the
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22
Oct
More on the damaged cruisers
Here’s a Really Big Overview of the situation in the Pacific in mid October, 1944. By the 10th or
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18
Oct
The fastest way to a promotion is through Hell
As I’m processing promotions for January 1944 (so far we have over 220 and I’m only half way
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17
Oct
The STREAMLINED BAIT ordeal
By dusk (October 13), the ships came under attack again, and a well-executed attack by enemy torpedo bombers resulted
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15
Oct
A Hornet's Nest Swarms off Formosa
The four task groups of Task Force 38, having closed to within 100 or so miles of the coast of
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