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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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Jul 31, 20235 min read
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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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Jul 20, 20231 min read
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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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Jul 14, 20238 min read
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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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Jul 8, 20234 min read
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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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Jul 2, 20233 min read
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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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Jul 1, 20233 min read
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