31 Mar 1939 – Pearl Harbor
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Sea1c Theodore Nitz in Pearl Harbor aboard the USS Bushnell (AS-2) on 31 mar 1939, he enlisted in the Navy on 8 Sep 1936.
31 May 1939 – Pearl Harbor
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Ted receives promotion to SK3c while aboard the USS Bushnell (AS-2) on 31 May 1939
30 jun 1939
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Ted aboard the USS Bushnell (AS-2)
30 nov 1939 – Pearl Harbor
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Executed agreement to extend current enlistment for two (2) years.
31 dec 1939 – Pearl Harbor
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Ted aboard the USS Bushnell (AS-2)
31 Mar 1940 – Pearl Harbor
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Muster Roll Of the Crew aboard the USS Bushnell (AS-2).
28 may 1940 – Pearl Harbor
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Ted receives a promotion to SK2c aboard the USS Bushnell (AS-2) on 28 may 1940.
30 Jun 1940 – Pearl Harbor
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Ted and Fred aboard the USS Bushnell
31 sep 1940 – Pearl Harbor
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Ted is joined by his brother Fred aboard the USS Sumner (AG-32). On 25 July 1940 the ship's designation was changed to AG-32 and on 23 August she was renamed Sumner.
31 dec 1940 – Pearl Harbor
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Ted and Fred aboard the USS Sumner (AG-32)
25 October 1941 – Navy Yard, NJ
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25 October 1941
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31 Oct 1941 – Pearl Harbor
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Ted is to report to the Federal Shipbuilding Company, Kearny, New Jersey, for USS Juneau detail.
Nov 1941 – Navy Yard, NJ
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note the only the number 1,2,7 and 8 5"/38's mounts have been fitted. No AA armament, directors, torpedo tubes etc. have yet been fitted.
11 Feb 1942
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USS Juneau as completed with mottled camouflage on superstructure and hull.
14 February 1942 – Navy Yard, NJ
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USS Juneau at commissioning in the Navy Yard in NJ on 14 Feb 1942
Feb 1942 – NY Harbor
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Starboard Quarter view,
19 Mar 1942 – Navy Yard, NY
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Close up of Port 5"/38 wing mount and aft 1.1 inch mount.
19 Mar 1942 – Navy Yard, NY
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Starboard view aft from the bridge.
19 Mar 1942 – NY Navy Yard
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Bow view during March refit at NY Navy Yard.USS Atlanta is in the background and a Diddo CLass cruiser is to the left.
Mar 1942 – Navy Yard, NY
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view aft from the bridge during a March refit at the NY Navy Yard.Notice USS Atlanta in the background
1 Jun 1942 – New York Harbor
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Following a hurried shakedown cruise along the Atlantic coast in the spring of 1942, Juneau assumed blockade patrol in early May off Martinique and Guadeloupe Islands to prevent the escape of Vichy French Naval units. She returned to New York to complete alterations and operated in the North Atlantic and Caribbean from 1 June-12 August on patrol and escort duties. The cruiser departed for the Pacific Theater on 22 August.
2 Jun 1942 – Navy Yard, NY
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NY Harbor, starbord view, June 2, 1942
26 October 1942 – Santa Cruz Islands
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USS Juneau firing on enemy planes during the Battle of Santa Cruz
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