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'Echoes From Off Samar' by Evan Hollis Crawforth

Last Updated on: Tuesday, 23 February 2010 11:04 AM

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23 FEB 10 crawforth 'Echoes From Off Samar' by Evan Hollis Crawforth 
16 FEB 10 disclaimer Disclaimer
16 FEB 10 adminproservices Administrative Pro Services (my company)
9 FEB 10 display Monitor Display Settings
9 FEB 10 faq Frequently Asked Questions
10 DEC 09 vieweg_bio Updated the Biography of CAPT W.V.R. Vieweg, USN
6 NOV 09 all_0850 Overview at 0850
6 NOV 09 both_0830 Both forces at 0830
6 NOV 09 ijn_0830 Centre Force Main Body at 0830
6 NOV 09 all_0830 Overview at 0830
5 NOV 09 ijn_0800 Centre Force at 0800 revised
5 NOV 09 all_0800 Overview at 0800 revised
5 NOV 09 all_0710 Overview at 0710 revised
5 NOV 09 all_0750 Overview at 0750 revised
5 NOV 09 ijn_0710 Centre Force at 0710 revised
4 NOV 09 t3_0800 Taffy 3 at 0800
4 NOV 09 all_0800 Heavy Cruiser line at 0800
30 OCT 09 t3_0750 Taffy 3 at 0750
29 OCT 09 ijn_0750 Centre Force Main Body at 0750
29 OCT 09 2nd-screening 2nd Screening Action at 0750
28 OCT 09 t3_0725 Taffy 3 at 0725
28 OCT 09 ijn_0730 Centre Force at 0730
28 OCT 09 ijn_0700 Centre Force at 0700
27 OCT 09 t3_0710 Taffy 3 at 0710
27 OCT 09 t3_0650 Taffy 3 at 0650
27 OCT 09 ijn_0630  Centre Force at 0630
27 OCT 09 t3_0630 Taffy 3 at 0630
27 OCT 09 ijn_0500 Centre Force at 0500
24 JUN 09 bosamar.com Adding Dynamic Web Templates to entire website
23 JUN 09 bosamar.com Deleted FrontPage extensions from entire website
30 MAY 09 sullivan CAPT D.J. Sullivan, Navy Cross
30 MAY 09 keighley LCDR W.H. Keighley, Navy Cross
30 MAY 09 williamson_t CAPT T.B. Williamson, Navy Cross
30 MAY 09 ofstie_r RADM R.A. Ofstie, Navy Cross
30 MAY 09 fowler_rl CDR R.L. Fowler, Navy Cross
30 MAY 09 whitney_jp CAPT J. P. Whitney, Navy Cross
30 MAY 09 johnson_dp CAPT D. P. Johnson, Navy Cross
30 MAY 09 jones_rm LT R.M. Jones, Navy Cross
30 MAY 09 mckenna CAPT F.J. McKenna, Navy Cross
29 MAY 09 GB1stDiv USS GAMBIER BAY (CVE 73) 1st Division (13 MB)
29 JAN 09 evans_bio Updated  the Biography of CDR E. E. Evans, USN
27 JAN 09 hathaway_bio Updated  the Biography of CDR A.T. Hathaway, USN
10 JAN 09 resume My resume
19 NOV 08 gore LTJG John R. Gore, Jr., USNR, Navy Cross
20 JUL 08 ap32 CAPT F.J. McKenna at (CVE-63) Commissioning
20 JUL 08 mckenna_bio Biography of RADM F.J. McKenna, USN
14 JUL 08 book_rec Updated the Book recommendations
13 JUL 08 articles Reformatted all pages in the reading section
13 JUL 08 Various General maintenance including redirecting broken links
06 JUL 08 thomas_bio Biography of CAPT W.D. Thomas, USN
06 JUL 08 bios Biographies of Task Group 77.4
06 JUL 08 hathaway_bio Biography of CDR A.T. Hathaway, USN
05 JUL 08 kintberger_bio Biography of CDR L.S. Kintberger, USN
05 JUL 08 copeland_bio Biography of LCDR R.W.Copeland, USNR
05 JUL 08 evans_bio Biography of CDR E.E. Evans, USN
05 JUL 08 gb_action_report GAMBIER BAY Action Report General Narrative
04 JUL 08 kami0 General maintenance on all Kamikaze Strike Photo Menu
04 JUL 08 combat0 General maintenance on all Combat Action Photo Menu
04 JUL 08 boswarn General maintenance on all Internet Book
04 JUL 08 fstrike General maintenance on all I.J.N. pages
04 JUL 08 tg774 General maintenance on all U.S. Forces pages
04 JUL 08 taps General maintenance on all Monument pages
29 JUN 08 bobhope A National Salute to BOB HOPE and the Military
29 JUN 08 mont73 Updated photo of Gambier Bay Monument at Fort Rosecrans
29 JUN 08 mont63 Updated photo of Saint Lo Monument at Fort Rosecrans
22 JUN 08 spec_feat You Tube: The Battle Off Samar
02 FEB 08 de405crewlist Updated the USS DENNIS (DE 405) Crew List
12 JAN 08 fourlostwarships Four of Lost Warships Built on Pacific Coast Last Year
12 JAN 08 comdrevansmia Comdr. Evans of U.S.S. Johnston Missing in Action
12 JAN 08 johnstonsurvivortells Johnston Survivor Tells of Ship's Defiant Stand
12 JAN 08 helpless Helpless American Sailors Hand-Grenaded by Japs
12 JAN 08 coinlad Coin Lad Reported Killed in Action
12 JAN 08 longbeach Long Beach Navy Officer Commander's Ship Named
12 JAN 08 missingofficer Missing Officer's Wife Receives His Decorations
12 JAN 08 posthumous CMH Posthumous CMH goes to navy wife
11 OCT 07 Johnston3.wav Treasury Salute radio program @ CDR Evans
11 OCT 07 Johnston2.wav Treasury Salute radio program @ CDR Evans
11 OCT 07 Johnston1.wav Treasury Salute radio program @ CDR Evans
12 AUG 07 award_criteria Pacific Theater Awards
11 AUG 07 sf6 Watercolor of USS GAMBIER BAY (CVE 73)
11 AUG 07 stump Updated biography page for RADM F. B. Stump, USN
08 AUG 07 hagen_story "We Asked For the Jap Fleet – and Got It"
07 AUG 07 ofstie Updated biography page for RADM R. A. Ofstie, USN
06 AUG 07 sample Updated biography page for RADM W. D. Sample, USN
04 AUG 07 tg_774 Updated the info on Task Group 77.4
04 AUG 07 sprague_t Biography page for RADM T. L. Sprague, USN
04 AUG 07 henderson Biography page for RADM G. R. Henderson, USN
04 AUG 07 sprague_caf Biography page for RADM C. A. F. Sprague, USN
14 JUL 07 links Removed dead links on the links page
11 JUL 07 sprague RADM C.A.F. Sprague, USN, Navy Cross
11 JUL 07 vieweg CAPT W.V.R. Vieweg, USN, Navy Cross
11 JUL 07 thomas CDR W.D. Thomas, USN, Navy Cross
11 JUL 07 hathaway CDR A.T. Hathaway, USN, Navy Cross
11 JUL 07 hansen LCDR S. Hansen, USNR Navy Cross
02 JUL 07 virgil Two new photographs of my Great-uncle Virgil Cox
12 JUN 07 sprague_bio Biography page for VADM C.A.F. Sprague, USN
03 JUN 07 coleman LT Glen W. Coleman, USNR, Bronze Star Citation
02 JUN 07 ap31 CDR E. J. Huxtable promoted in 1945
02 JUN 07 ap30 LCDR E. J. Huxtable, USN in 1945
02 JUN 07 ap29 Grumman TBM-1C Avenger Torpedo Bomber
02 JUN 07 ap28 Composite Squadron VC-10 Enlisted Aircrew in 1945
02 JUN 07 ap27 Enlisted bunkroom on USS FANSHAW BAY (CVE 70)
20 MAY 07 cox navy bio Updated my Navy Bio with a slideshow
13 FEB 07 K9N My MSI K9N Mainboard Site
27JAN 07 Various Changed the navigation menus on several main sub-pages
26 JAN 07 index  "The Spirit of the Sammy-B" on sale at lulu.com
25 JAN 07 articles Removed "The Spirit of the Sammy-B"
20 JAN 07 cve66crewlist USS WHITE PLAINS (CVE 66) crew list
16 DEC 06 All Moved to new web host provider
14 DEC 06 index The History Channel Update on"Dogfights"
18 NOV 06 mont774 U.S. Seventh Fleet Task Unit 77.4.3 Monument updated
18 NOV 06 faq Various
18 NOV 06 reading Reading List:  Added Sea of Thunder by Evan Thomas
04NOV06 wojtaszek USS RAYMOND (DE 341) Battle Report
 04NOV06 ap26 USS DENNIS (DE 405) pix
04NOV06 ap25 USS DENNIS (DE 405) pix
04NOV06 ap24 USS DENNIS (DE 405) pix
04NOV06 ap23 USS KALININ BAY (CVE 68) carrying P-51 Mustang's pix
03NOV06 cve66crewlist Composite Squadron VC-4 crew list
04 JUL 06 index Information on Avalanche Press Leyte Gulf board game
22 FEB 06 nachi NACHI Class heavy cruiser pix
19 FEB 06 agano AGANO Class light cruiser pix
19 FEB 06 nagato NAGATO Class battleship pix
18 FEB 06 shimakaze SHIMAKAZE Class destroyer pix
18 FEB 06 tone TONE Class heavy cruiser pix
18 FEB 06 mogami MOGAMI Class heavy cruiser pix
18 FEB 06 atago ATAGO Class heavy cruiser pix
18 FEB 06 kongo KONGO Class battleship pix
18 FEB 06 yamato YAMATO Class battleship pix
09 FEB 06 ussbs_no_49_samar Interrogation report on the Battle Off Samar, 25 October 1944
04 FEB 06 young CAPT H.L. Young, USN, Navy Cross
04 FEB 06 dale LCDR J.R. Dale, USNR, Navy Cross
04 FEB 06 brown ENS R.E. Brown, USNR, Navy Cross
04 FEB 06 bitting LT S.T. Bitting, USNR, Navy Cross
04 FEB 06 baxter LTJG F.H. Baxter, USNR, Navy Cross
04 FEB 06 adair LT R.F. Adair, USN, Navy Cross
02 FEB 06 t3awards Task Unit 77.4.3 Awards
31 JAN 06 vanbrunt ENS W.C. Brooks, Jr., USNR, Navy Cross
31 JAN 06 brooks ENS W.C. Brooks, Jr., USNR, Navy Cross
31 JAN 06 waldrop LTJG L.E. Waldrop, USNR, Navy Cross
30 JAN 06 beyer LCDR A.F. Beyer, Jr., USN Navy Cross
30 JAN 06 kintberger CDR L.S. Kintberger, USN Navy Cross
22 JAN 06 cve68crewlist USS KALININ BAY (CVE 68) & VC-3 crew list
15 JAN 06 book2 Book FAQ
14 JAN 06 book My Book: The Battle Off Samar - Taffy III at Leyte Gulf
11 JAN 06 cve73 crewlist USS GAMBIER BAY (CVE 73) & VC-10 crew list
18 DEC 05 rfknott The U.S.S. Raymond (DE 341) by Richard F. Knott, USNR
18 DEC 05 de341crewlist USS RAYMOND (DE 341) crew list
18 DEC 05 faq Documentary: Last Stand of the Tin Cans Sailors
17 DEC 05 Links GM3c Paul Henry Carr, USNR
06 DEC 05 cl_abbrev Rank and Rating Abbreviations
04 DEC 05 reading Reading List
04 DEC 05 crew_main Crew Lists of each unit in T.U. 77.4.3
01 DEC 05 xmas menu Christmas Menu 1943, USS KALININ BAY (CVE 68)
29 NOV 05 index Christmas message on main page
17 NOV 05 disclaim BOSAMAR.COM disclaimer page (legal stuff)
23 OCT 05 faq Updated the FAQ
17 SEP 05 poll Updated the poll
16 SEP 05 main Added more content to the main page
07 AUG 05 yugumo YUGUMO Class destroyer
07 AUG 05 shimakaze SHIMAKAZE Class destroyer
07 AUG 05 kagero KAGERO Class destroyer
07 AUG 05 agano AGANO Class light cruiser
17 JUL 05 tone TONE Class heavy cruiser and pix
17 JUL 05 atago ATAGO Class heavy cruiser and pix
17 JUL 05 nachi NACHI Class heavy cruiser and pix
17 JUL 05 mogami MOGAMI Class heavy cruiser and pix
16 JUL 05 nagato NAGATO Class battleship stats and pix
16 JUL 05 kongo KONGO Class battleship stats and pix
16 JUL 05 yamato YAMATO Class battleship stats and pix
08 JUL 05 arcpho0 Changed the background on all photo index pages
08 JUL 05 airsqn0 Changed the background on all photo index pages
08 JUL 05 kami0 Changed the background on all photo index pages
08 JUL 05 combat0 Changed the background on all photo index pages
06 JUL 05 All Continued testing of links
05 JUL 05 All Continued testing of links
04 JUL 05 All Testing of links
03 JUL 05 index Revised the structure of the Main page
02 JUL 05 boswarn My Online Book: Chapter 14
02 JUL 05 boswarn My Online Book: Chapter 13
02 JUL 05 boswarn My Online Book: Chapter 12
02 JUL 05 boswarn My Online Book: Chapter 11
02 JUL 05 boswarn My Online Book: Chapter 10
02 JUL 05 boswarn My Online Book: Chapter 9
02 JUL 05 boswarn My Online Book: Chapter 8
02 JUL 05 boswarn My Online Book: Chapter 7
02 JUL 05 boswarn My Online Book: Chapter 6
02 JUL 05 boswarn My Online Book: Chapter 5
02 JUL 05 boswarn My Online Book: Chapter 4
02 JUL 05 boswarn My Online Book: Chapter 3
02 JUL 05 boswarn My Online Book: Chapter 2
02 JUL 05 boswarn My Online Book: Chapter 1
01 JUL 05 author A Note from the Author
01 JUL 05 Various General maintenance on several pages.
30 JUN 05 Various Revising the links menu on several pages
28 APR 05 Various Added a script to block copy function on several pages
24 APR 05 sf5 Naval Artwork by Steve Nuttall - USS KALININ BAY (CVE 68)
06 MAR 05 Various Revising the links menu on several pages
06 MAR 05 ijnwarships Added an IJN Warship section
01 MAR 05 stlo1 Added larger pix - USS ST LO (CVE 63) Zeke-52 Crash Dive
01 MAR 05 sl1 Added larger pix - USS ST LO (CVE 63) Massive Explosions
01 MAR 05 sl2 Added larger pix - USS ST LO (CVE 63) Massive Explosions
01 MAR 05 sl3 Added larger pix - USS ST LO (CVE 63) Burns
01 MAR 05 sl4 Added larger pix - USS ST LO (CVE 63) Burns
01 MAR 05 sl5 Added larger pix - USS ST LO (CVE 63) Burns
01 MAR 05 sl6 Added larger pix - USS ST LO (CVE 63) Aftermath
01 MAR 05 sl7 Added larger pix - USS ST LO (CVE 63) Aftermath
01 MAR 05 sl8 Added larger pix - USS ST LO (CVE 63) Aftermath
01 MAR 05 slx Added larger pix - USS ST LO (CVE 63)
27 FEB 05 cap28 Added larger pix
27 FEB 05 cap20 Added larger pix
27 FEB 05 cap14 Added larger pix
27 FEB 05 cap13 Added larger pix
27 FEB 05 cap5 Added larger pix
27 FEB 05 gbhit Added larger pix
27 FEB 05 cap17 Added larger pix
27 FEB 05 cap16 Added larger pix
27 FEB 05 escorts Added larger pix
17 JAN 05 cve62HR USS NATOMA BAY (CVE 62) high resolution photo
05 DEC 04 t3montpuc Taffy III Monument - Presidential Unit Citation
05 DEC 04 t3mont533 Taffy III Monument - USS HOEL (DD 533)
05 DEC 04 t3mont557 Taffy III Monument - USS JOHNSTON (DD 557)
05 DEC 04 t3mont413 Taffy III Monument - USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS (DE 413)
05 DEC 04 t3mont405 Taffy III Monument - USS DENNIS (DE 405)
05 DEC 04 t3mont532 Taffy III Monument - USS HEERMANN (DD 532)
05 DEC 04 t3mont339 Taffy III Monument - USS JOHN C. BUTLER (DE 339)
05 DEC 04 t3mont341 Taffy III Monument - USS RAYMOND (DE 341)
25 NOV 04 t3mont1 Taffy III Monument Bust of VADM C.A.F. Sprague (front)
25 NOV 04 t3mont1_l Taffy III Monument Bust of VADM C.A.F. Sprague (left)
25 NOV 04 t3mont1_b Taffy III Monument Bust of VADM C.A.F. Sprague (back)
25 NOV 04 t3mont1_r Taffy III Monument Bust of VADM C.A.F. Sprague (right)
24 NOV 04 t3 pano Taffy III Monument panoramic view photograph
24 NOV 04 Various Minor updates
20 OCT 04 Various Minor updates
29 SEP 04 all Moved to new web host
15 AUG 04 cox navy bio My Navy Bio
13 JUL 04 Various Deleted Donations, Survivors, Message Board
13 JUL 04 Various Made major housekeeping edits/deletes to several pages
27 MAY 04 cap43 CA CHIKUMA and DD Nowaki at Samar.
27 MAY 04 home Updated "What's New" on the Main Page
22 MAY 04 Various Made minor housekeeping edits to several pages
07 APR 04 Various Made minor housekeeping edits to several pages
18 MAR 04 sa73 USS GAMBIER BAY/VC-10 Association Reunion News
12 MAR 04 sa63 USS ST LO/VC65 Association Reunion News
12 MAR 04 sa533 USS JOHNSTON/HOEL Association Reunion News
11 MAR 04 sa413 USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS Association Reunion News
18 FEB 04 author My retirement pix
04 JAN 04 sa339 USS JOHN C. BUTLER Reunion News
21 DEC 03 several Menu maintenance
21 DEC 03   Deleted the All-Text index.
17 DEC 03 ap22 USS HOEL (DD 533) at San Francisco Photo #4
17 DEC 03 ap21 USS HOEL (DD 533) at San Francisco Photo #3
17 DEC 03 ap20 USS HOEL (DD 533) at San Francisco Photo #2
17 DEC 03 ap19 USS HOEL (DD 533) at San Francisco Photo #1
17 DEC 03 centre The Imperial Japanese Navy (updated w/photo)
17 DEC 03 sa68 USS KALININ BAY (CVE 68) Reunion News
13 DEC 03 cap42 HIJMS CHIKUMA at Samar
13 DEC 03 cap41 HIJMS YAMATO at Samar #2
13 DEC 03 cap40 HIJMS YAMATO at Samar #1
08 DEC 03 sa532 USS HEERMANN (DD 532) Reunion News
07 DEC 03 FAQ FAQ
07 DEC 03 author A Note from the Author
06 DEC 03 sa70 USS FANSHAW BAY Association Reunion News
04 NOV 03 sochor Revised Point of Contact email address at bottom of page
04 NOV 03 home Added info concerning Jim Hornfischer's new book
08 FEB 03 Rabenstein Personal papers of RM2c Maynard Rabenstein, USNR
20 JAN 03 home Added BOSAMAR Html Gear facts.
16 NOV 02 sa341 USS RAYMOND (DE 341) Reunion News
06 NOV 02 bosamar.com Bosamar.com domain gets a new home!
28 JUN 02 sf4 Painting: USS HEERMANN engages Japanese CA
23 MAR 02 survive Reunion News (All Pages)
06 JAN 02 home My Book info
15 DEC 01 US CVE US CVE Photo Section
15 DEC 01 dobrow_condol S2c Edward "E" Dobrowolski, USNR, Letter of Condolence
15 DEC 01 dobrowolski S2c Edward "E" Dobrowolski, USNR, Silver Star Medal
08 DEC 01 Various Fixed some HTML errors on Articles and Reports
19 NOV 01 author A Note About the Author
18 NOV 01 ctf77m2 CTF 77 Post-Battle Naval Message
18 NOV 01 cincswpam CINCSWPA Post-Battle Naval Message
12 NOV 01 ctf77m CTF 77 Post-Battle Naval Message
11 NOV 01 kk12 USS KALININ BAY (CVE 68) cleans up
11 NOV 01 cap39 Battle view from deck of USS KALININ BAY (CVE 68)
11 NOV 01 cap8 Rescanned photo to obtain better quality pix
11 NOV 01 Various Revised the "Photographs # - #" GIF on all pages
11 NOV 01 cap38 Japanese heavy cruiser under attack
11 NOV 01 cap20 Rescanned photo to obtain better quality pix
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10 NOV 01 t3photo Changed pages from 800x600 to 1024x768 resolution
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03 NOV 01 FAQ Frequently Asked Questions - "Who pays"
19 OCT 01 home Donations page updated
26 AUG 01 book Book: The Battle Off Samar - Taffy III at Leyte Gulf
15 JUL 01 FAQ Frequently Asked Questions - my parting with ECSAA
14 JUL 01 home USS GAMBIER BAY web site link
19 MAY 01 sa405 USS DENNIS Association Reunion News
01 APR 01 Links DESAUSA.ORG link
17 MAR 01 uplinks Updated my Upper Peninsula Links
08 MAR 01 home USS ST LO/MIDWAY web site link
04 MAR 01 spec_feat Special Features of Task Unit 77.4.3
04 MAR 01 sf1 1/48 scale model of USS GAMBIER BAY (CVE 73)
04 MAR 01 sf2 1/48 scale model of USS GAMBIER BAY (CVE 73)
04 MAR 01 sf3 1/48 scale model of USS GAMBIER BAY (CVE 73)
03 MAR 01 ap18 S Division - USS GAMBIER BAY (CVE 73)
03 MAR 01 vc10crew Composite Squadron VC-10 - USS GAMBIER BAY (CVE 73)
18 FEB 01 Various Edited Menu hover buttons on several pages
17 FEB 01 wnew What's New
08 FEB 01 rings Web Rings link page
07 JAN 01 survive Destroyer Escort Sailors Association Reunion News
07 JAN01 survive ECSAA Reunion News
07 JAN 01 survive Taffy 3 Association Reunion News
05 JAN 01 main Taffy III Poll
05 JAN 01 guest Guestbook sign page is 100% operational
01 JAN 01 Various Edited/upgraded HTML code on several pages
29 DEC 00 chat Chat Room
21DEC 00 main Search engine for BOSAMAR.COM
21 DEC 00 arpho Archive Photographs Menu Page
21 DEC 00 ap13 USS SANGAMON (CVE 26)
21 DEC 00 ap14 USS MANILA BAY (CVE 61)
21 DEC 00 ap15 USS SUWANNEE (CVE 27)
21 DEC 00 ap16 USS NATOMA BAY (CVE 62)
21 DEC 00 ap17 USS PETROF BAY (CVE 80)
17 DEC 00 bosamar.com BOSAMAR gets it's own URL!

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