Naval Records - The USS Boston in World War II

The USS Boston in World War II

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Radar and The USS Boston

Radar and The USS Boston

I came across this picture when I was looking at Photographs from NARA. Obviously this was censored because it showed the top secret radar installation on the destroyer next to the Boston. When the Boston returned in Early 1945 to San Diego, the radar and fire control systems were upgraded.

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Return from NARA, Fill 'er up, and Ulithi

I just returned from the National Archives in College Park Maryland, where I was able to find some really interesting things about the USS Boston. I had three strategic goals, find the rest of the crew members on the Boston that I don’t have, expand the info and picture

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1 and 1217 with 3022 sailors watching :-)

Tonight I have finished entering all the arrivals and departures of all the sailors of CA-69! We have 3,022 sailor records, as of tonight all their arrival and departure information is complete along with all of their promotions! Yeah! So what’s with 1 and 1,217? When I

Promotions from Seaman 2nd Class

As I work with the data from the Sailor Database I have been noticing trends, It’s faster to be promoted as a Fireman 3rd class than to a Seaman 1st class. In fact if your selected to be a fireman, you’ll be promoted six times faster on the

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April 1st 1946: USS BOSTON in San Francisco

I’ve just finished updating the arrivals and departures for April 1st 1946. In March, the Ship was in San Francisco where Sailors were busy some arriving an most departing. The war officially ended in August, but the Navy needed to move lots of men and supplies around, so some

New: See Original Document!

In my long slog to make sailor records available, I’ve decided to link the records to original sources. This has the effect of double-checking, and ensuring that I ‘get it right’. Since a few months after I started to enter data, I added the source of the original documents,

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 war ended. Given the gaps on the records and the readable records this will take a while to completely clean up, but I have 2,363 records to date in

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 and the many soldiers, sailors and air personnel who have participated in wars for our country. I wondered whether they had mixed reactions to seeing and hearing the BOOM of

Getting your father's records (UPDATED)

A few of you have let Steve and I know that the there is a new policy from the Naval Personnel Records administration to charge $60 to copy your father’s records. I think this charge is new and I want to let the readers of this blog know that

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’d like to visit here and look at some of these records for yourself, it’s a wonderful place. It’s a wonderful place with it’s own rules, pace,

Getting the Naval Records of your Father

We’ve had a few requests from people who are trying to find their father’s naval records. I went through this process a few years ago and here is the process: http://www.archives.gov/veterans/evetrecs/index.html If you are the Spouse, Son or Daughter, you can

How I found my Father's Naval Records

How I found my Father's Naval Records

Updated July 2012 Are you interested in seeing your father’s Naval Records? You have to be the son, daughter or spouse of a person who served in the Navy. I found this great website that takes you through the process of requesting his (or her) records. My Father’s