11
Oct
THE "B" SPLASHES THREE . . .
October 1944 began with the men aboard the Boston steaming north and west after a few days of rest and
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03
Oct
OCTOBER
The time the Boston spent participating in the epic struggle in the Pacific in the early 1940’s was not-
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28
Sep
Perq's of the Rear Admiral and his Posse
In November 1943, the USS Boston got it’s first flag visit, it briefly became the flag ship of Rear
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24
Sep
How to clear your accounting before you sail
On the USS Boston during WWII, when a sailor was either Absent Over Leave (AOL) or Absent without leave (AWOL)
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17
Sep
Discipline from June to December 1943
I will create a later post explaining the actual statistics for 1943 discipline, but in the first TWO months, there
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11
Sep
Commissioning Class June 30 1943 USS Boston
Of the 1,475 enlisted shipmates who were commissioned with the ship (USS Boston CA-69) on June 30, 1943,
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08
Sep
Then and Now
On liberty in late 1944, Pasco “Pat” (de) Fedele. (Right) Pat at home Aug. 2010
Photos courtesy of Mr and
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06
Sep
SEPTEMBER
1943: The “Mighty B” is preparing for final departure to the Pacific. The ship steams south along the Eastern Seaboard
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03
Sep
Notes from the Personnel File: June 30 1943 to August 6th 1943
Great news! I entered the last enlisted sailor who was onboard on commissioning day (June 30th, 1943) and I am
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26
Aug
My Sailor Database Project for the USS Boston in WWII
I've started an ambitious project to create a record of information about each sailor on the USS Boston
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