Ed was sent to Virginia to be on a brand new ship. On Oct 17, 1938 the Boise left Norfolk Va. for it’s Shake Down Cruise. It docked in Monrovia, Liberia, then crossed the Equator on November 6, 1938. The BOISE also stopped in Cape Town, St. Helena, then back to Norfolk, Va. after traveling 13,916 miles. The photo above is actually a memento pillowcase saved my Ed's mother. This was given to me by my cousin Donna.
USS Boise May, 1943 as seen from the USS Yorktown.
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