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Oystera6
Jul 31, 20235 min read
4/28-29(ZD minus 12)/44: USS Massachusetts, Military Time Zones
"Steaming as before en route from operating area north of New Guinea, to fueling rendezvous in company with Task Group 58.3..." Of...
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Oystera6
Jul 20, 20231 min read
4/27/44: "Pinkie" recovery, Next objective
27 APR 44 After yesterday's excitement things seemed to relax a bit. An indication that something was in the wind came when USS Miller...
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Oystera6
Jul 14, 20238 min read
4/26/44: Fighter Division 6, Ship & Air Group Team, C'est la guerre
Through the wee hours of the 25th and into the 26th Princeton made her way south from the refueling rendezvous point to a station “off...
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Oystera6
Jul 8, 20234 min read
4/25/44: Perfection as a Standard
25 APR 44 Operation RECKLESS had thus far been relatively benign, which allowed Princeton along with elements of Task Groups 58.1, 58.2...
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Oystera6
Jul 2, 20233 min read
4/23-24/44: Hollandia landings
23 APR 44 With surface winds "extremely light and variable", all carriers of Task Group 58.3 began launching at 0815. With enemy...
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Oystera6
Jul 1, 20233 min read
War at Sea
War on land and war at sea differ in profound ways. The most obvious being the unique technology and distinctive skills required to fight...
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