10
Jan
1957 Reunion
1-10-19
Diane Balsam, daughter of Joe Pulaski, mailed this to me. It’s the Boston’s 1957 reunion, held in
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06
Jan
Walls
1-26-19
There’s an old adage: history is written by the winner(s). While that may be true of battles
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22
Dec
Pat
12/22/18
Yesterday I got a phone call from Pat Fedele. We played phone tag for a couple of
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18
Dec
Dec. 19 & 20, 1944
December 19, 1944: This morning we met with the tankers and refueled, a couple of DE’s are also missing.
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17
Dec
Dec. 18, 1944
12-17-18
On the 15th and 16th, the ships of TF38 were supporting the landing at Mindoro. Planes continued to attack
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08
Dec
12/7, 12/8
12/8/2018
December 7, 1943: Today is the second anniversary of the Pearl Harbor Attack and this is our
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30
Nov
George H W Bush, R.I.P.
11-30-18
Between 1/1/53 and 1/1/89, six presidents were inaugurated into office after serving their country in
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17
Nov
Thanksgiving
11-17-18
While there may have been a small group of officers assigned to the being-built Boston in the latter days
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12
Nov
Another from "Steichen at War"
11-12-18
Today is, of course, the “legal holiday” following yesterday’s 11-11-11 Day of Remembrance. What strikes me about this
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04
Nov
Steichen at War
11-12-18
Edward Steichen, a renowned photographer in his early 60’s when WWII broke out, wanted to enlist in the
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