Boston (CA 69) - Naval Cruise Book

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IN MEMORIAM LCDR Ed N. Collins Born: August 14, 1927 Died: August 20, 1969 A kind gentle, likable man. A man dedicated to his shipmates and a friend to all. Mr. Collins served in Boston for a year as our personnel officer and administrative department head. We all miss Ed Collins. And we are a little poorer for his departure.

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ATTENTION TO THE MORNING PRAYER Chaplain Baker hits a note CMDR. Marvin Baker THE SILVER SPOON AWARD-TO ALL BABIES BORN DURING THE CRUISE Daughter of BTFN G. Hobson MAN SEX DATE FTM1 D. Parsons bfDY SN L. Brooks boy june RM3 L. Grenier Slfl RDSN G. Lane girl 20 june SN M- Savjdgel 'DOY FTM2 E, Dixon boy 24 june BTFA H. Kirkbridge bpy GMM3 G. Franco girl 17 july ETR2 W- Staley 8 'I BTFN G. Hobson girl 20 july SFP3 T- Meffltf PPY CS3 W. Prescott boy 20 july DK1 C- Evans BWI CYNSN C. Vanwinckle girl 21 july SN D- Hal' boy CS2 T. Rosseli boy August GMG3 T- Jones PPY EM3 j. McGuire girl 12 August BT2 T- Young . BWI GMM3 R, Eggerma, boy 12 August SIVI3 G. PUIZUITISICI boy SA D, Anderggn boy 14 August Lt. R. Wombacher bQY FTG3 T. Brown girl 17 August ETN3 R- Thorpe gffl ETRSN T. Norman boy 17 August SN R- AVVOYO SUI Lf, R, Owen girl 17AuguSt SH2 W. Peryman boy BM3 P. Talas boy 3 sepr. C53 E- Reed h sw' RDSN P. Crawford girl 7 Sept. WO4 R- Mestflch b0Y GMG1 G. England boy 5 Sept. The Boston Pops LTjG S. Nathan 10 Sept. 13 Sept. 18 Sept. 20 Sept. 20 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Sept. 29 Sept. 30 Sept. 3 Oct. 8 Oct. 17 Oct. 17 Oct. 21 Oct. 24 Oct. 25 Oct. 29 Oct. Bandmaster

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The 69 Buoy was first borrowed from the naval base at Rodman, Canal Zone, at the start of the 1967 Viet- nam Cruise. On the return voyage that same year the Buoy was returned as Boston passed through the canal. At the outset of the 1968 Vietnam Cruise, eager Boston sailors once again hoisted the buoy aboard for its second trip half way around the world. After much work and decoration the Buoy was once again re- turned to its Navy friends in Rodman on the return voyage of the Boston's third and last Vietnam Cruise. In a brief ceremony at the Officer's Club in panama the buoy was promised a permanent resting place out- side the club where all could see its combat decora- tions. Boston returns buoy to Panama