Sailor: Carmine Thomas Garripoli
Rank when arriving on the Boston: Seaman 2nd Class (S2c)
Enlisted on: 1942-11-30 at: New York, NY
Navy Id Number: 7096933
Number of days on USS Boston: 819
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: 1945-09-26 | See Original Document
Notes on sailor departure: USS PRESIDIO APA88
Promotions for this sailor
1943-10-01 Promotion to: Seaman 1st Class (S1c) | 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 March 1944 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 OwnerServed outside the Continental Limits of the United States on March 5, 1944
Participated 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
Crossed the equator 9 Mar 1944 and
participated in the initiation ceremonies held by Neptunus Rex and his royal party
Participated in attacks against PALAU and Western Caroline Islands from 30 Mar to April 1st 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
Biography
Seaman First Class Carmine Thomas Garripoli
Served 1943-1945
July 16th, 1924-Janurary 1st, 2023
On November 30th, 1942, Carmine left his home in Flushing, New York to enlist in the United States Navy. On June 30th of 1943, he stepped foot on the USS Boston and did not return home to his family until September 26th, 1945. When recounting his time on board his naval home, he would do so with a half-smile and humble tone of voice. Carmine never thought of himself as a hero, and if you mentioned that he was, he told you that the heroes were his brothers who never made it back home.
Aside from his family, one of Carmine’s prized possessions was the memory book he made of his time with his shipmates in Hawaii. Filled with postcards and pictures he had collected, he included photos and names of his closest brothers. Where they were from, all the memories they created together, and the good times that they had with one another. He even kept and included his inauguration into The Trusty Shellbacks on March 9th, 1944.
When Carmine left the service, he met a few potential suitors until he found the third and final love of his life, his bride of 70 years, Doris. They eventually settled down in Middlesex, New Jersey with their one son. From there, they had one grandson, and four great-grandchildren. Constantly surrounded by love and family, the happy couple lived a beautiful and full life even to the days they passed.