28
Apr
Announcing new Crew List
Based on my work at the National Archives, I’m excited to announce and have implemented a new crew list
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Latest
24
Apr
LATE APRIL / EARLY MAY ABOARD THE BOSTON
1944: On the 18th and 19th, the ships of Task Force 58 steam west towards New Guinea. The dawn fighter
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19
Apr
Life at the National Archives
I arrived today at the National Archives in College Park Maryland. This is a world like no other. If you’
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13
Apr
ROBERT HEIDL
Courtesy of: the family of Robert O. Heidl, EM2C, CA-69
Born: April 14, 1923
Died: January 27, 1994
Robert
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09
Apr
FROM A DIFFERENT WORLD
In the early 40’s, our country was still trying to shake off the devastation of the Great Depression. Whole
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02
Apr
The Hard Way
April 3, 2010
Dear Dad,
Five years ago today, a few minutes before 2 am Pacific Time, you died just
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02
Apr
APRIL on the BOSTON
1944: April opens with the men still involved in Operation Desecrate, the raid on the Japanese stronghold in the Western
31
Mar
Crew Lists
At the end of the month, I’m planning a trip to the National Archives outside of Washington D.C.
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26
Mar
WORDS
Words . . . written or spoken . . . Is there a more powerful manifestation of man’s intelligence?
Words have enormous power. They can
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21
Mar
OKINAWA
Task Force 58 (and its alter-ego Task Force 38) was the “first-man-in” as the United States (the
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