Reunions

Sat., Aug. 22, 1998

New Listings

Fourth Reunion of the Descendants of John and Eleanor (Tippitt) Cusick, and Walter Cusick Saturday, at the City of Stratton Muncipal Building, Stratton, Ohio, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.; for more information contact Gail Komar, 9603 Glade St., Fairfax, VA 22031-1105, (703) 281-9562; Jane McDevitt, 213 E. Chesnut St., Lisbon, OH 44432, (330) 424-5873; or Joe Cusick, 115 Main St., Titonsville, OH 43963, (740) 859-2091.

North Central High School Class of 1944 Picnic, Sept. 9, 1:30-5 p.m., at the home of Jack and Phyllis LaRue, 6121 E. Upriver Lane; for more information call 484-3853.

USS Chara (AKA58/AE31) Shipmates from 1944-1972 are welcome, Sept. 10-13, at the Embassy Suites Hotel, SeaTac Airport, Seattle; for more information call Jim Harper at (888) 390-2444, or e-mail usschara@flash.net.

Other

Minnehaha Pioneers Reunion Sept. 20, Mary Queen Hall; contact Angelo Pizzillo, 467-5674, or Ray Diluzio, 467-8314.

29th Annual Sandpoint Friendship Luncheon Oct. 10, noon, Old Country Buffet, 5504 N. Division, Spokane; contact Jean Bottcher, (509) 754-2644.

Military

USS Pictor AF-54 Sept. 3-5, Park Place Hotel, Kansas City, Mo.; contact Bill McCall, 4 Tara Lane, Faucett, MO 64448; (816) 238-8255.

7th Armored Division Sept. 3-7, Valley Forge, Pa.; contact Charles Barry, 947 A St., Meadville, PA 16335; (814) 333-8051.

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

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

USS Renville (APA-227) Sept. 10-13; contact Oscar Lax, 12 Lenox Terrace, S. Orange, NJ 07079; (201) 762-4560.

USS McLanahan (DD-615) World War II crew members, Sept 10-14, Buffalo, N.Y.; contact C.P. Foley, 5541 S. 30th Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55417-2020.

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 Tripoli Association CVE-64 and LPH-10 former crew members, flight crews and Marine Squadrons HMM-164 and 165, Sept. 16-20, Seattle; contact Jim Metts, 1103 22nd St., Nederland, TX 77627; (409) 722-1468.

USS Pollux (AKS-2/AKS-4) Fourth reunion, Sept. 16-20, San Antonio; contact Dudley Crawford, (888) 765-5897, or Glen Broxson, (888) 765-5899.

USS Mount McKinley Association for Army, Navy and Marine veterans who served on the Amphibious Force Flagship, Sept. 16-20, Seattle; contact George E. Betts, 16921 Boulder Way, Macomb, MI 48042-3515; (810) 786-6896.

4th/506th Helicopter Company and 152nd Maintenance Det. Sept. 17-20, in St. Augustine, Fla., at the Howard Johnson Express, 137 San Marcos Ave.; contact Janice Paul, 142 N. Franklin, Red Cloud, NE 68897, (402) 746-2443 or Mike Atkinson, 305 Stock St., Hanover, PA 17331, (717) 637-7888.

USS Badger (DD-126) Sept. 17-20, St. Louis; contact John Flanigan, P.O. Box, 8790, Toledo, OH 43623; (419) 843-2192.

USS Biddle (DD-151) Sept. 17-20, St. Louis; contact John Flanigan, P.O. Box 8790, Toledo, OH 43623; (419) 843-2192.

USS Blakeley (DD-150) Sept. 17-20, St. Louis; contact Gus Harris, 10819 Belmont Drive, New Port Richey, FL 34654; (813) 842-3020.

USS Breckenridge (DD-148) Sept. 17-20, St. Louis; contact Gus Harris, 10819 Belmont Drive, New Port Richey, FL 34654; (813) 842-3020.

USS Rigel (AR-11) Sept. 17-20, Charleston, S.C.; contact, Robert Bochansky, 722 E. Skyway Court, Payson, AZ 85541; (520) 474-4138.

USS Greenfish (SS-351) Sept. 17-20, New Orleans; contact Lee Jones, 44 Marilyn Circle, New Orleans, LA 38666; (601) 487-0235.

USS Rigel (AF-58) Sept. 17-21, Charleston, S.C.; contact Tom Monahan, 28 Utica St., Staten Island, NY 10309-3506; (718) 317-7544.

USS Salamaua (CVE 96) and Squadrons VC70 and VC87 Sept. 23-26, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; contact John Smith, 7268 NW 16th St., Ankeny, IA 50021-8823; (515) 289-1467.

USS Bates (UDT-12) Sept. 24-27 in Newport, R.I.; contact Ann Collins, 166 North St., Hingham, MA 02043; (617) 749-0817.

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.

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