Reunions

Thu., April 1, 1999

New Listings

Priest River (Idaho) High School Class of 1969 July 16-18; contact Judy Larson at (208) 437-2682, larseng@povn.com; or Sharon Hagemann at (208) 263-7707, hagemann@dmi.net.

Post Falls High School Class of 1969 Aug. 13-14; contact Colleen at (208) 664-1662 or Teresia at (208) 773-5972.

Central Valley High School Class of 1959 Aug. 20-22; contact Jackie at 924-1329.

USS Houston Association Sept. 23-26, San Jose, Calif.; contact John Skarzenski, association secretary, (760) 967-9944, or Stan Tothero, reunion chairman, (408) 736-1453.

USS Sperry (AS-12) Submarine Tender 1942-1982 Oct. 4-6, in San Antonio; contact Arnold Ross, 2916 Colonial Drive, Dickinson, TX 77539, (218) 534-2459 or sperrysec@juno.com

Military

USS Fargo (CL-106) April 8-11, Hickory, N.C.; contact Fred Huntington, 4608 Valley Forge Lane, Virginia Beach, VA 23462-2208; (757) 499-5076.

USS Gurke (DD-783) April 15-18; contact Wilbur and Helen Heslop, P.O. Box 438, Cambridge, IA 50046; (515) 383-2269.

USS Dewey April 15-18, Wilmington, N.C.; contact Thomas Vidrine, 180 McLaurin Ave., Summerville, S.C. 29483; (803) 761-3505.

USS Portsmouth April 18-22, Charleston, S.C; contact Joseph Barber, 70 Maloney Court, Winsted, CN 06098; (860) 379-5364; jbarber@snet.net.

7th Bomb Wing B-36 Association April 22-25, Fort Worth, Texas; contact Richard S. George, P.O. Box 330279, Fort Worth, TX 76163; (817) 292-4932, b36assn7bw@aol.com.

168th Infantry Regiment April 22-25, Nashville, Tenn; contact Ivan Russell, 7977 Hwy 41AN, Dixon, KY 42409; (502) 639-5804.

USS Tarawa April 29-May 2, Norfolk, Va.; contact Cliff Garner, 465 Gardiner Road, Lt. 35, W. Kingston, RI 02892; (401) 241-7472.

USS Kenneth Whiting (AV-14) May 3-7, Lancaster, Pa.; contact George Woods, 7720 Harmony Grove Road, Wellsville, PA 17365; dandgwoods@aol.com, (717) 292-6971.

A-37 (Dragonfly) May 6-9, Historic Menger Hotel, San Antonio, Texas; contact Ollie Maier; (512) 353-7432, om01@swt.edu.

USS Mullinnix May 13-16, Newport, R.I.; contact Jack Moraski, 412 Arlington Road, Hoyt Lakes, MN 55750; (727) 847-0247; cnmross@aol.com.

USS Arcadia (AD-23) May 20-23, Norfolk, Va.; contact Ernest Wisyanski, 65 Willow Drive, Monessen, PA 15062; (724) 684-7409.

USS Marias (AO-57) May 20-23, Norfolk, Va.; contact Paul Harold, 18 Maupin Ave., Portsmouth, VA 23702-1028; (757) 393-2445.

USS Nantahala (AO-60) May 20-23, Norfolk, Va.; contact Jack Gibbs, 40695 Newport Drive, Plymouth, MI 48170-4742; (313) 455-9306.

734th Field Artillery Battalion June 3-6, Mystic, Conn.; contact Ernest Maynard, 21 Southwood Road, Enfield, CT 06082; (860) 749-4200.

USS Puget Sound June 3-6, Lancaster, Pa.; contact Larry Carr, 35731 Connecticut Drive, Sterling Heights, MI 48310; (810) 268-5408 or (810) 979-1305; autocarr@aol.com.

USS Bristol County June 10-13, San Diego; contact Jay O’Connell, 2339 Nantuckey Drive, Sun City Center, FL 33573; (813) 634-7991.

USS Belle Grove (LSD-2) July 12-18, Newport, R.I.; contact Carol Sandrowski, 173 Beechwood Ave., Pawtucket, RI 02860-5401; (401) 722-6980.

Third Marine Division Association July 14-18, DoubleTree Hotel Spokane City Center, 322 N. Spokane Falls Court; contact Dave Hamm, 448-7537 or Tom Jamison, 4212 W. Indian Trail Road, Spokane, WA 99208-4907; 326-4359.

4th Infantry (Ivy) Division Assn. July 26-Aug. 1; contact Robert Barton, 2 Spring Drive NR-125, Walkersville, MD 21793 or www.4thinfantry.org.

Second Battalion 34th Armor (Dreadnaught) July 30-Aug. 1, Slidell, La; contact Pete Trent at (504) 641-1244 or Pat Forster, 31861 Calle Winona, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675; (949) 493-4080.

Asheville and Tacoma Patrol Gunboats Second annual event, August, Washington, D.C., area; contact Terry McManuels, 1673 Kilt Street, Virginia Beach, VA 23464; (757) 479-2261; macs@visi.net.

5th Army Veterans of 1943, 1944 and 1945 Italian Campaign Aug. 12-23, Italy; contact Sy Canton, 465 Shore Road Suite 7-P, Long Beach, N.Y. 11561; (516) 432-3022.

USS Springfield Bluejackets’ Inc. (CL66/ CLG7/SSN761) Aug. 22-25, Holiday Inn Hotel and Conference Center, Annapolis, Md.; contact John Adams, 420 Elk Run Road, Hudson, N.H. 03051-3542; (603) 598-2806.

USS Wichita and USS Tuscaloosa Aug. 22-28, Sheraton Hotel in Plymouth, Mass.; contact Carroll Johnson, P.O. Box 1378, Brewster, MA 02631; (508) 896-3920.

USS Kenton (APA-122) Fall of 1999, Lancaster, Pa.; contact William Winkopp, 306 Paoli Pointe Dr., Paoli, PA 19301; (610) 408-8455.

Combat Infantrymen’s Association September, West Point N.Y.; contact Larry Eckard, 3330 Springs Road NE, Hickory, N.C. 28603; (828) 256-6008.

USS Salamaua Cue 96 Sept. 1-5, San Francisco; contact John Smith, 7268 N.W. 16th St., Ankany, IA 50021-8823; (515) 289-1467.

98th BG/BW Vets Association Sept. 7-11, Cavanaughs Ridpath Hotel in Spokane; contact Stan Flentje, 310 Sunnywood Lane, San Marcos, TX 78666-8914; (512) 396-2509.

USS Rowe (DD-564) Sept. 9-12, Milwaukee, Wis.; contact Bob Wood, 10785 Summit Ave., Rockford, MI 49341 or (828) 256-6008.

USS Maddox Destroyer (DD731, 622 and 168) Sept. 8-12, Norfolk, Va.; contact Cliff Gillespie, 215 Wichita Ave., Apt. 605, Huntington Beach, CA 92648; (714) 960-5283, CGILLES@mail.arco.com.

USS Perkins (DD26, DD877, DDR877) Sept. 9-11, Rapid City, S.D.; contact Dale Schellpeper, Rt. 1, Box 169, Stanton, NEB 68779; (402) 439-2709, d/lschell@stanton.net.

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