Reunions

Fri., Sept. 5, 1997

New listings

USS Gatling (DD-671) Sept. 25-28 in Phoenix; contact, Gene Woodward, 3301 Maverick St., Virginia Beach, VA 23452-5547; (757) 340-1496.

General

Minnehaha Pioneers Sept. 14; contact Angelo Pizzillo, 467-5674, or Ray Diluzio, 467-8314.

School

Lewis and Clark High School Classes of January 1947, June 1947 and January 1948 Sept. 5-7; contact Joy, 535-6009 or Becky, 535-7544.

St. James Cathedral School (Seattle) All-Class Reunion former students and teachers invited, Sept. 7, 2:30-5:30 p.m., St. James Cathedral School Auditorium, between Ninth and Terry on Columbia, Seattle; contact Sheila Aguettaz, (206) 933-4543.

Coeur d’Alene High School Class of 1947 Sept. 7-9; contact Bill Riggs, 327-6365, or Cecil Hathaway, (208) 772-7821.

28th Annual Sandpoint All-School Luncheon Oct. 4, noon at Old Country Buffet, Franklin Park Mall; contact Jean Bottcher, (208) 754-2644.

Military

USS Niagara Falls (AFS-3) is being planned, contact Phil Davidson, 1000 Fountain Terrace, No. 206, Lewistown MT 59457; (406) 538-9517.

441st Engineer Depot Through Sept. 6 at the Ridpath Hotel, Spokane; contact Mike Burdette, Box 1144, Deer Park, WA 99006; 276-6709.

Farragut Naval Training Station 11th Annual Reunion all involved are invited, Sept. 5-8, Farragut State Park, Athol, Idaho; contact John Blessent, 466-8188.

USS Rowan Muster Sept. 8-12 in Las Vegas; contact George Doktor, (707) 996-2205, or Leo Moore, (201) 875-4582.

148th Field Artillery Battalion Sept. 9-12, Rogue Regency Inn, 2345 Crater Lake Highway, Medford, Ore.; William M. Payne, 483-6075.

USS Columbus (CA-74-CG-12/SNN-762) Sept. 10-13 in San Diego; contact Al Lewis, 726 E. Covina Blvd., Covina, CA 91722-2955; (818) 339-3568 or (818) 966-5481.

3D SAD, 8th Air Force, World War II B-24 Liberators of the 2nd Air Division Sept. 10-13, the Ridpath Hotel, Spokane; contact Cecil Heath, 1408 N. Dick Road, Spokane, WA 99212; 926-4290; or John Julian, 12114 E. 38th, Spokane, WA 99206; 891-6074.

USS Long Beach Sept. 10-14, San Diego; contact Don Shade, P.O. Box 69, Clymer, NY 14724-0069; (716) 355-6661.

US Army 4th/506th Helicopter Company and 152nd Maintenance Detachment former members who served in Gettysburg, Pa., Sept. 11-14, Days Inn, 865 York Rd., Gettysburg, Pa.; contact: Mike Atkinson, (777) 637-7888.

World War II Christmas Island General Pacific-APO 915 Sept. 11-14, in Livermore, Calif.; contact D.C. Allen, 1076 Via Madrid, Livermore, CA 94550; (510) 447-6096.

USS Norfolk (DL-1) Sept. 11-14 in Norfolk, Va.; contact Lee Strozinsky, (608) 783-3672.

718th AMBH Trac BN Sept. 11-13, Richmond, Va; contact C.J. Palmer, 2511 Dennis Rd., Sedalia, MO 65301-2549; (816) 826-2481.

USS Willis A. Lee (DL-4) September in Mystic, Conn.; contact Harry Buckley, (203) 426-3787.

USS Wichita (CA45)/USS Tuscaloosa (CA37) Association Crew and Marines Sept. 14-21, Reading, Pa.; contact Richard Lebo, 1008 Barberry Ave., Reading, PA 19605.

USS Forrestal (CVA/CV/AVT-59) Sept. 16-21 in Hyannis, Mass.; contact Jim Stewart, 21 Viburnum Lane, Levittown, PA 19054; (215) 943-7626.

USS Hoggatt Bay (CVE 75) and squadrons VC14, VC88, and UC99, Sept. 18-21, Norfolk, Va.; contact Ginny Canaday, 5868 Argyle Way, Riverside, CA 92506-3513.

USS Kenneth D. Bailey (DD/DDR-713) Sept. 18-21 in Minneapolis; contact Robert Levine, 439 Weld, West Roxbury, MA 02132; (617) 327-3286.

379th Bomb Group World War II former members who served with the 8th Army Air Force in Kimbolton, England from 1943-45, Sept. 19-23, Savannah, Ga.; contact Jan Rumberger, 925 Hertzier Rd., Mechanicsburg, Pa., 17055. Post Falls High School Classes of 1940-50 Sept. 19-21, everyone welcome; contact Bertie Hibbard (208) 773-5527 or Donna Rae Sweeney (208) 773-4627.

Battleship USS Maryland (BB-46) Sept. 19-24, Kansas City, Mo.; contact Dick Beaman, 471 Vivienne Drive, Watsonville, CA 95076; (408) 722-4966.

3rd Engineer Battalion Sept. 21-24 in Colorado Springs; contact Vince Keegan, 108 Adams, Ryan, IA 52330; (319) 932-2281.

USS Springfield Bluejackets Inc. (CL66/CLG7/SSN761) Sept. 23-26, Springfield, Ill.; contact John Adams, 255 North Road, Unit 83, Chelmsford, MA 01824-1425; (508) 256-2239.

USS Mount McKinley Association Sept. 24-28, Norfolk, Va.; contact George Betts, 16921 Boulder Way, Macomb, MI 48042-3515; (810) 786-6896.

USS Taussig (DD746) Sept. 24-28, Nashville, Tenn., contact Vincent Esposito, 7 Astronomy Lane, Levittown, NY 11756; (516) 579-4449.

USS Flint (CL97) Sept. 25-27, Melbourne, Fla.; contact Ted, (602) 584-2412.

USS Don O. Woods (ADP-118) Sept. 25-28, San Diego; contact William Auld, 4060 Hidden View Circle, Fort Worth, TX 76109; (817) 923-5798.

USS Ramsden Sept. 25-28, Asheville, N.C.; contact Ed Toczylowski, P.O. Box 115, Ipswich, MA 01938; (508) 356-2318.

34th Bomb Group (H) 8th Air Force, Mendlesham, Sta 156, B-24s and B-17s Sept. 26-29 in Omaha, Neb.; contact Robert Wright, 411 Parkvash Ave., South Bend, IN 46617; (219) 232-4287.

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