Sailor: Roy Howard Shields
Rank when arriving on the Boston: Seaman 1st Class (S1c)
Enlisted on: 1942-07-09 at: Minneapolis, MN
Navy Id Number: 6388733
Number of days on USS Boston: 861
Date sailor reported to the Boston: 1943-06-30 | See Original Document
Notes on sailor arrival: R/S Boston, Mass
Date sailor left from the Boston: 1944-03-05 | See Original Document
Notes on sailor departure: To USS RELIEF hospital ship for treatmernt
Date sailor reported to the Boston: 1944-04-06 | See Original Document
Notes on sailor arrival: From USS Relief for duty
Date sailor left from the Boston: 1945-12-09 | See Original Document
Notes on sailor departure: PT DIR SASEBO JAP
Promotions for this sailor
1945-09-01 Promotion to: Gunner's Mate 3rd Class (GM3c) | See Original Document Comments:Discipline for this Sailor
No Discipline records for this Sailor aboard the Boston
Personnel Notes for this Sailor
Was recorded in Sept 1943 Muster | See Original DocumentWas recorded in December 1943 Muster | See Original Document
Was recorded in June 1944 Muster | See Original Document
Was recorded in September 1944 Muster | See Original Document
Was recorded in December 1944 Muster | See Original Document
Was recorded in March 1945 Muster | See Original Document
Deck Log Notes for this sailor
Milestones for this sailor
Was present at Commissioning and is a Plank OwnerParticipated in the Marshall Islands Campaign from 29 Jan 44 to 7 Feb 44
Participated in the capture and occupation of ENIWETOK from 15 Feb 1 to 1 Mar 1944
Participated in attacks and occupation of HOLLANDIA and NORTHWESTERN NEW GUINEA on 21-27 April,
and subsequent attacks on TRUK and the bombardment of SATAWAN ISLAND on 23-30 April 1944
Participated in attacks on the MARCUS ISLANDS 19-20 May and the attack on WAKE ISLAND on 23 May 1944
Participated in the engagement and rout of a major Japanese task force in the waters east of the Philippines during the period 17-21 June 1944
Participated in the attacks on GUAM and ROTA ISLANDS (Marianas Group) on 11-13 June,
and the attacks on IWO JIMA, CHICHI JIMA, and HAHA JIMA (Bonin Island group) on 15-16 June 1944
Participated in the attacks on PAGAN ISLANDS and IWO JIMA (Bonin Island group) on 23-24 June 1944
Participated in bombardment of IWO JIMA on 4 July 1944
Participated in the attacks on GUAM and ROTA during the period 6-20 July 1944,
and subsequently in operations in support of the invasion of GUAM during the period 21-22 July 1944
Participated in the attacks on PALAU ISLANDS during the period 25-27 July 1944
Participated in the attacks on PALAU ISLANDS during the period 6-8 September 1944
Participated in the attacks on CELEBES ISLANDS and the operations in support of the landing on MOROTAI ISLANDS during the period 15-16 September 1944
Participated in the attacks LUZON during the period 21-22 September 1944 and the attacks on the VISAYAN GROUP (Philippine Islands) on 24 September 1944
Participated in the attacks on NANSEI SHOTO ISLANDS on 10 October 1944