Reunions

Sun., March 31, 1996

New listings

Shadle Park High School, Class of 1971 - July 27; contact Joanne White, 467-4439, Betsy Ressa, E-mail, betsyr@sd81.k12.wa.us.

North Central High School, Class of 1976 - July 26-28; contact Loring, 328-7744, or Kandee, 624-3967.

USS Forrestal (CVA/CV/AVT-59) - Aug. 21-25; contact Jim Brussell, P.O. Box 225, Fort Loramine, Ohio 45845-0225, (513) 295-2863.

North Central High School, Class of 1949 - June 14-15; contact Bea Warnock, 747-8777, or Carol Geist, 328-4164.

Reardan (Wash.) High School, Class of 1946 - May 31-June 2; contact Marjorie (Weyen) Landreth, 466-8820, or Harold (Bud) Lucht, 326-2423.

3082nd Aviation Depot Squadron - organized at Sandia Base, 1951; contact Howard Choate, 5233 Blair Lane, Unit D, Baton Rouge, LA 70809-3668.

Riverside High School, Class of 1966 - Aug. 17; contact Karen, 292-2625.

Immaculate Heart Of Mary High School, Coeur d’Alene, Class of 1966 - July 12-13; contact Janice, (208)667-6789, or Suzanne, (208)765-3324.

Riverside High School, Class of 1935 and 1947 - May 4; contact Melvin Roban, 328-4747.

34 Armor 2nd Battalion, Vietnam - July 26-28, Oakland, Calif.; contact Allan Fukumoto, (415)6730828.

Military

USS Tarawa (CV/CVA/CVS-40) - April 11-14, Pensacola, FL; contact Rudy Marzano, 488 Summit Ave., Maplewood, NJ 07040; 201-762-5710.

USS LCI National Association - April 14-18, St. Louis, Mo.; contact Walter Kopacz, 155 Main St., Port Monmouth, NY 07758, or call 908-495-0672.

97th Signal Battalion Association - April 17-21, Corpus Christi, Texas; contact D.C. Harris, 3608 Dupont Circle, Virginia Beach, VA 23455, or call 804-464-0513.

Aleutian Island Veterans - April 24-26, Long Beach, Calif. and June 5-9, Dutch Harbor and Anchorage, Alaska; contact A.F. King, P.O. Box 130327, Sunrise, Fla., 33313.

Port Lyautey (Kenitra) Alumni Association - April 30-May 3, Las Vegas, Nev.; contact J.R. Calloway, 10714 Kingwood Circle, Corpus Christi, Texas, or call (512) 241-1821.

5th Army Association, Veterans of the Italian Campaign, World War II - May, tour of Italy leaving from New York; call 1-800-314-4499.

USS Breton (CVE-23) - May 2-5, Hersey, Pa.; contact Simon Chappell Jr., 222 Lamplight Lane, Lewisburg, PA; 717-524-0947.

USS Roanoke (CL-145) - May 2-5, Quincy, Wash.; contact Neil Long, 317 Kimberly Drive, Vallejo, CA 94589; 707-644-9339.

USS Gen. W.A. Mann (AP-112), (TAP-112) - May 3-6, Boston; contact Gerald Bligh, 685 Squire Circle No. 102, Naples, FL 33942, or call 941-353-0891.

511th AC&W GRP - including 613, 847, 848 AC&W squadrons; May 8-10; contact R.D. Rhoades, 648-3386.

USS Cambria (APA-36) - May 13-16, San Antonio, Texas; contact Sam Belfiore, 2668 Alum Creek Drive, Columbus, OH 43207.

USS Purdy (DD-734) - May 16-19, Charleston, S.C.; contact Larry DiPasquale, 3744 Surrey Drive, Allentown, PA, or call (610) 433-4787.

Sugamo Prison Association formerly the U.S. 8th Army unit, - May 22-25, St. Louis, Mo.; contact Robert Shively Sr., 6259 Sard St., Alta Loma, CA 91701.

USS Maddox Destroyers DD731 DD622 and DD168 Reunion - June 20-23, Seattle, WA. Contact Cliff Gillespie (310) 816-8476 or Joyce Metcalf, 12686 Highway 55 West, York, SC 29745; (803) 222-3180.

6147th Tactical Group - July 2-7, Crown Plaza Holiday Inn, Natick, Mass.; contact Bob Gibbons, 49-H Street, Hull, MA 02045, (617) 925-2093.

USS Portmouth (CL-102) 1944-49, - July 3-7, Most Marriott, Boston; contact Joseph Barber, 70 Maloney Court, Winsted, CT 06098.

USS Kemper County (LST-854) - July 11-14, San Diego; contact Jim Simonson, 2931 Cooper Ave. South, St Cloud, MN 56301, or call (612) 253-2167.

12th Annual Nation Reunion of the Korean War Veterans Association Inc. - July 23-27, St. Louis, Mo.; call 1-800-603-6555.

USS John Calhoun (SSBN630) - Aug. 1-4, Portland; write Raymond Lough, 3313 NE 160th St., Ridgefield, WA 98642, or call (360) 573-4274.

USS Trinity (A013) - Aug. 20-24, Washington, D.C.; contact Clarence Willis, 11415 South Lawndale Ave., Chicago, IL 60655-3425; 312-779-4727.

Asiatic Fleet Combined Forces Memorial Washington, D.C.; - contact Clarence Willis, 11415 South Lawndale Ave., Chicago, IL 60655-3425; or 312-779-4727.

Army Otter-Caribou Association - Aug. 21-25, San Antonio, Texas; contact Bruce Silvey, (800) 626-8194.

Veterans serving in China, Burma, and India, World War II - Aug. 29-Sept. 1, Irvine, Calif.; contact Homer Cooper, 145 Pendleton Drive, Athens, Ga., 30606.

USS Sperry (AS-12), 1942 - 1982 - Sept. 5, 6, 7, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Contact Jim Raylor, 5081 Holly Farms Drive, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462; or call (804) 490-2462.

USS Hoggatt Bay (CVE 75) and squadron VC-14, VC-88, and VC-99, - Sept. 5-8; Minneapolis; contact Ginny Canady, 5868 Argyle Way, R1966, CA 92506-3513.

92nd Periodic Maintenance Squadron - Sept. 6-8; contact Cornelius Bird, 6925 E. Carlisle, Spokane, WA 99212, 926-8008; or Howard Bass, 1230 W. Columbia, Spokane, WA 99205;, 325-5702.

USS Saint Paul CA 73 Association September, - 1996 in Seattle WA., Former crew members are to contact George M. Takis, Jr.,Secretary, 125 Spaulding Drive N.E., Atlanta, GA 30328.

483rd Bombardment Group - Sept. 15, Seattle; write Bill Haskins, 700 Cedar, Alexandria, MN 56308, or call (612)763-6646.

USS Boque CVE-9 and Air Squadrons VC-9, VC-19, VC-42, VC-69 and VC-95 - Sept. 15-18, Charleston, S.C. Contact Omer S. Olson, 1715 S. Balfour Blvc. Spokane, WA 99206; (509)-928-3566.

148th F.A. All Batteries - Sept. 17-20. Contact William M. Payne, 6510 N. Division Rm. 353, Spokane, WA 99208; (509) 483-6075.

20th Fighter Wing - Sept. 19-22, Post Falls; contact B.R. Cothern at 208-772-3983.

USS Cabot (CVL-28) - Sept. 25-29, Raleigh, N.C.; contact Ed Hudson, 540 11th Ave. NW, Hickory, NC 28601; 704-256-6008.

USS Pollux (AKS-2/AK-4) - Oct. 2-6, National City, Calif.; Contact Glen Broxson, 158 Peaden Road, 32571-2802, Pace, FL, (909) 994-0416 or (904) 623-7602, ext. 35.

USS Maryland BB-46 - Oct. 6-10, Annapolis, Md.; contact R.W. Dick Beaman, 471 Vivienne Drive, Watsonville, CA 95076; 408-722-4966.

Operation Hi-Jump - Oct. 13, Norfolk, Va.; contact Don Leavitt, 2109 Grand, Morton, PA 19070-1311, or call (610) 461-1623.

Reconditioning of USS Canberra CAG-2 - Oct. 16-19, Philadelphia; contact Paul McManuels, 317 Somerset Drive, Shiremanstown, PA 17011, (717) 737-2516; or John Chenoweth, 36 S. Main, Dover, PA 17315, (717) 292-2649.

USS Salamaua (CVE 96) and squadrons VC 70 and VC 87, - Oct. 17-21, Orlando, Fla.; contact John Smith, 7268 NW 16th, Ankeny, IL 50021-8823, or call (515) 289-1467.

459th Bomb Group (World War II), 15th Air Force - Oct. 24-27, Hilton Hotel, Cocoa Beach, Fla.; contact Anthony DeGaetano, 2835 S.E. Pace Drive, Port St. Lucie, FL 34984, 407-336-4055, or John Devney, 90 Kimbark Road, Rochester, NY 14610, 716-381-6174.

General

Marcus students, teachers and Marcus residents and families - July 20, Marcus (Wash.) City Hall and City Park; contact Darrell Shute, 753-6444, or Dick Sphuler, 684-2778.

School Davis Senior High School, Class of 1986 - contact (206) 772-5909, Yakima.

Cheney High School, Class of 1936 and 1934, - 1938 - June 8, at the Airport Ramada Inn; reservations needed by May 15, contact Chester Dinsmore, at(509) 466-7769 or mail to Chester Dinsmore, 1121 W. Excell Drive, Spokane, WA 99208.

West Valley High School, All Class Reunion - May 4, West Valley High School; contact Wally Heidenson, 926-6999.

North Central High School, Class of 1957 - June 14; contact Shirley Eagle, 466-8476.

East Valley High School, Class of 1986 - contact Marci (Morasch) Sontgerath, (509)-332-3295 or write to EVHS Reunion Committee, c/o Shannon, 3414 NE 10th Place, Renton, WA 98056

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