Reunions

Mon., March 30, 1998

New Listings

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

SHAEF/ETOUS, a Veterans Association (European Theater, World War II) Oct. 9-11, Sheraton Ferncroft Conference Resort, Danvers, Mass.; contact, Alan Reeves, 2301 Broadway, San Francisco, CA 94115; (415) 921-8322; or Don Thriffiley, 7340 Dundee St., New Orleans, LA 70126; (504) 241-3065.

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; contact 924-2848.

Marcus (Wash.) Town Reunion former students, teachers and area residents, Aug. 1, Marcus City Hall and Park; contact Darell (509) 738-6444, or Dick Sphuler (509) 684-2778.

Military

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.

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.

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 Drive, 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 Tarawa CV/A/S-40 All former ship’s company, air crew, marine detachments and officers commissioning in 1945 to retirement in 1960; May 14-17, Omaha, Neb.; contact Charles Huck, RR 1, New Harmony, IN 47631; (812) 682-4219; or Charles Turner, 16 South St., Walton, NY 13856; (607) 865-4076.

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 CA131 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, Minn.; 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.

If your group has a reunion coming up, please send us the details at: Reunions, Editorial Department, P.O. Box 2160, Spokane, WA 99210.

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