Boston (CA 69) - Naval Cruise Book

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SPOTTERS come In two types and Arr Spotters... Ground Spotters... They are both BRAVE Spotters

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WARSHIP, B52'S POU D ENEMY SOUTH OF D Z 1 - Cruiser B o s t o n Blasts North Viet Mortarmen, Supply Dumps SLAM in RouNDs AND GOES OUT HERE!!! SAIGCN QAPJ -- The U.S. cruiser Boston and American B52 bombers pounded North Vietnamese gun positions and- 133,52 camps inside and just to the south of the demilitariz- ed zone Tuesday night -and today, the U.S. Command announced. The Boston turned her tive- in-ch guns on North Vietnamese mortar positions in the southern half of the DMZ Tuesday night afte-r enemy mofrtarmen there slammed 40 rounds into South Vietnamese positions just south of the zone. The U.S. Command said there were no South Vietnamese cas-. uaitzies. The cruiser silenced the ene- my mortars, but North Viet- namese losses were not known, U.S. spdkesmen said. 51

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Laison officers came for briefings and a good meal. A measure of the skill with which they accomplish this job is the following group of comments received by Boston from the Spotters. Excellent-Dead center on target-One of the best missions l've observed. Boston is the best in my book Clad Boston was here- outstanding job. 53