Naval Records

11
Dec
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
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22
Dec

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
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03
Dec

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,
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30
Nov

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
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26
Nov

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
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08
Nov

New: See Original Document!

In my long slog to make sailor records available, I’ve decided to link the records to original sources. This
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08
Jul

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
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03
Jul

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
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21
May

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
19
Apr
Life at the National Archives

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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