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Reunions

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USS Salamonie AO-26 April 24-26, Philadelphia, at the Radisson Hotel Philadelphia Northeast; contact Jim Thomas, (317) 271-9518, or Linda Lepley, (573) 886-7620.

Other

Valley Crosstrailers Square and Round Dance Club 40th Anniversary Celebration for all present and former dancers, potluck, 6:30 p.m., April 18, Western Dance Center, 1901 N. Sullivan Road; call 924-2848.

School

Our Lady of Fatima and St. Peter’s schools combined reunion, June 13; Fatima graduates contact M.M. Brajcich, 535-9457; St. Peter’s graduates contact Duane Sivanish, 467-5821.

West Valley High School Class of 1988 June 26-27; contact Tina (Murbach) McGlothlen, 928-5326.

Military

USS Bryce Canyon (AD-36) April 5-8, San Diego; contact Victor Levin, 815 Okra Court, Carlsbad, CA 92009; (619) 603-0722.

USS Fargo (CL-106) April 20-23, Baltimore; contact Fred Huntington, 4608 Valley Forge Lane, Virginia Beach, VA 23462-2208; (757) 499-5076.

United States Navy Armed Guard World War II Veterans Mini Reunion April 21-23, Everett; contact Bob Heitzinger, (425) 861-9706.

USS Cambria (APA-36) Coast Guard veterans, April 23-26, Norfolk, Va.; contact Sam Belfiore, 2668 Alum Creek Drive, Columbus, OH 43207; (614) 443-9051.

USS Purdy (DD-734) April 23-27, Baltimore; contact Larry DiPasquale, 3744 Surrey Drive, Allentown, PA 18103-5329; (610) 433-4787.

USS Cambria (APA-36) Navy crewmen, April 23-26, Norfolk, Va.; contact David Stoll, 508 W. Pearl St., Wapakoneta, OH 45895; (419) 738-3786.

168th Infantry Regiment April, Branson, Mo.; contact Raymond Dupere, P.O. Box 53403, Fayetteville, NC 28305; (910) 484-4365.

USS Breton (CVE-23) April 23-27, Norfolk, Va.; contact Arthur Thornbury, 5130 S. Dearborn, Indianapolis, IN 46277; (317) 787-6494.

USS Roanoke (CL-145) April 30-May 3, Nashville, Tenn.; contact Neil Long, 317 Kimberly Dr., Vallejo, CA 94589; (707) 644-9339.

USS Hailey (DD-556) April 30-May 3, Orlando, Fla.; contact Neil O’Leary, 3765 Oriole Court, Shrub Oak, NY 10588; (914) 245-5849.

5th Army Veterans of the Italian Campaign of World War II return to Italy veterans of the 34th, 36th, 45th, 85th, 88th, 91st, 92nd and 10th urged to attend, 10-day visit to Rome, Anzio-Nettuno, Cassino, Venice, Pisa, Florence, Bologna and more, May 10th; contact Sy Canton, 5th Army Association, 465 Shore Road 7-P, Long Beach, NY 11561; (516) 432-3022.

USS Mullinnix (DD-944) May 21-24, Charleston, S.C.; contact Charles Spearing, 363 Pillar Ave., Akron, OH 44319; (330) 644-1461.

USS Willard Keith (DD-775) May 21-24, Charleston, S.C.; contact Charles Knickerbocker, 129 Bradbury Road, Brookhaven, PA 19015; (610) 872-1755.

USS Gurke (DD-783) former crewmen, May 21-24, Kansas City, Mo.; contact Wilbur and Helen Heslop, P.O. Box 438, Cambridge, IA 50046; (515) 383-2269.

USS Portsmouth (C1-102) 1944-50 May 27-31; contact Joseph C. Barber (R-Division), 70 Maloney Court, Winsted, CT 06098; (860) 379-5364.

USS Fall River CAI3I Third Annual Reunion all officers, enlisted men, sailors, marines, air division and those associated with the ship at the Bikini Atoll Atomic Bomb Crossroads Operation; May 27-31 in San Antonio at the Holiday Inn Northwest; contact David Morris, 3740 Inverrary Drive, 1L, Lauderhill, FL 33319-5123, (954) 484-8365; or Gloria Trueax, 20322 106th Drive, Peoria, AZ 85382; (602) 566-9066.

Offutt Air Force Base Reunion June 11; contact Lt. Bracy, (402) 294-2120, ext. 2257; or DSN, (402) 271-2120, ext. 2257.

All-Icebreaker Sailor Reunion all past and present Navy and Coast Guard icebreaker sailors, aviation detachments assigned to duty, scientists who used labs and decks to do work, shore support personnel and anyone interested; June 10-14 in New Orleans; contact Glacier Association, 40 Fourth St. No. 238, Petaluma, CA 94952; (900) 919-8036 PIN 97.

United States Navy Armed Guard World War II Veterans National June 25-30, Bloomington, MN; contact Joseph and Jeanne Benedict, (612) 835-4429.

USS Ranger (CVA/CV-6I) 11th annual reunion for all hands, including all detachments and air groups, July 2-4, Seattle; contact Teddy Pathroff, 39 Carlton Ave., Jersey City, NJ 07307-3807; (201) 798-3599.

USS Maddox Destroyer Association Reunion (DD168, DD622 and DD731), July 9-12; contact, Bill and Joyce Metcalf, 12686 W. Hwy 55, York, SC 29745; (803) 222-3180.

USS Boston SSN703, CA69 and CAG1 July 9-12, Stamford, Conn.; contact, Arthur L. Hebert, Secretary, Amherst, NH 03031-0816.

USS Forrestal (CVA/CV/AVT-59) Aug. 18-23, Charleston, SC; contact Jim Stewart, 21 Viburnum Lane, Levittown, PA 19054; (215) 943-7626.

55th Anniversary of The USS Canberra (CA-70 and CAG-2) those who served from 1943-1971, Aug. 19-22 in Framingham, Mass.; contact Paul McManuels, 317 Somerset Drive, Shiremanstown, PA 17011; (717) 737-2516; or John Chenoweth, 36 S. Main St., Dover, PA 17315; (717) 292-2649.

Asheville Class Patrol Gunboats First-Annual Reunion seeking former crewmembers, tenders and staff, August ; contact, Terry McManuels ETCM (SW) Ret., 1673 Kilt St., Virginia Beach, VA 23464; (747) 479-2261.

The Combat Infantrymen’s Association Aug. 27-30, Columbus, Ga.; contact Larry Eckard, 3330 Springs Road NE, Hickory, NC 28603; (704) 256-6008.

National Timberwolf Association of World War II Veterans of 104th Infancty Division Sept. 7-13, DoubleTree Hotels, Jantzen Beach and Columbia in Portland; contact Glen Lytle, 4002 Jasmine Dr., Wichita, KA 67226.

USS Shea (DM-30) Sept. 9-13, Asheville, N.C.; contact Ernie Dyal, 1100 Williams St., McRae, GA 31055; (912) 868-6120.

USS Wilkinson (DL-4) Sept. 10-13; contact John Manley, 353 E. 228th St., Carson, CA 90745-4935; (704) 256-6008.

USS Willis A. Lee (DL-4) Sept. 10-13, Lancaster, Pa.; contact Bernard Thorne, 8437 E. McNelly Road, Bentonville, AR 72712-8815; (501) 273-3041.

USS Pollux (AKS-s/AKS-4) Fourth reunion, Sept. 16-20, San Antonio; contact Dudley Crawford, (888) 765-5897, or Glen Broxson, (888) 765-5899.

USS Salamaua (CVE 96) and Squadrons VC 70 and VC 87 Sept. 23-26, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; contact John Smith, 7268 NW 16th St., Ankeny, IA, 50021-8823; (515) 289-1467.

USS Albany (CL 23/ CA 123/ CG10/ and SSN 753) Sept. 27-Oct. 1, Las Vegas; contact: Richard “Pete” Peterson, 12627 Camp Rock Rd., Lucerne Valley, CA 92356; (760) 248-6197.

USS Uhlmann (DD-687) Oct. 1-4, Nashville, Tenn.; contact Jeff Jeffra, 2901 SW 154 Lane, Davie, FL 33331; (304) 473-1938.

USS Huntington (CL-107) Oct. 1-4, San Antonio; contact Ed Pendleton, 3977 Lees Ave., Long Beach, CA 90808; (562) 425-8196.

301st SeaBees Oct. 1-4, Nashville, Tenn.; contact William Lyon, 629 Cecil Way, Lexington, KY 40503; (606) 278-9692.

USS Prometheus (AR-3) Oct. 2-5, St. Louis; contact Arne and Joy Brinwall, 13013 Jane Lane, Minnetonka, MN 55343; (612) 933-0616.

USS Springfield Bluejackets CL66/CLG7/ SSN761 Oct. 6-9, Sheraton Charleston Hotel, Charleston, S.C.; contact John Adams, (603) 598-2806.

USS Sperry (AS-12) Submarine Tender, 1942-82 Oct. 13-15, San Diego; contact Jim Taylor, 4109 Shore Line Circle, Apt. 81, Virginia Beach, VA 23452; (757) 463-2804.

USS Newman K. Perry (DD/DDR-883) Oct. 15-18, Pensacola, Fla.; contact Anthony Horman, Box 3307, North Attleboro, MA 02761; (508) 643-9453.

USS Ernest G. Small (DD/DDR-838) former crewmen, October, San Antonio; contact Donald Wayman, 18 Asselin Ave., Webster, MA 01570; (508) 943-3206.

For more information on military reunions, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Military Reunion News, P.O. Box 355, Bulverde, TX 78163-0355; (210) 438-4177.