Reunions

Mon., Aug. 16, 1999

New listings

Creston (Wash.) High School All-Class Sept. 11, open house at 3 p.m., dinner at 5:30, Creston High School; contact Joy Reitemeier at 326-4690.

4th/506th Helicopter Company and 152nd Maintenance Detachment Sept. 15-19, Battlefield Inn, Vicksburg, Miss.; contact Janis Paul, 142 N. Franklin, Red Cloud, NE 68970; (402) 746-2443; or Mike Atkinson, 305 Stock St., Hanover, PA 17331; (777) 637-7888 or e-mail at mta@sun-link.com.

USS Saipan (CVL-48 Association) Oct. 14-17, Charleston, S.C.; contact B.D. Stine, (800) 476-4979.

Rogers High School Class of 1959 Nov. 26; contact Carol Madren Ross at 466-9623; Darlene Simmons Martin at 466-7281; or e-mail at car@cet.com.

Military

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

USN Armed Guard Sept. 7-9, Cavanaughs Templin’s Resort, Post Falls; contact Ron Gerhardt at 325-3736; for accommodations at Templin’s call (800) 283-6754.

379th Bombardment Group (H) Sept. 8-11, Tucson, Ariz.; contact Jan Rumberger, 925 Hertzier Road, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055.

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, NE 68779; (402) 439-2709, d/lschell@stanton.net.

Combat Infantrymen’s Association Sept. 9-12, West Point N.Y.; contact Larry Eckard, 3330 Springs Road NE, Hickory, NC 28603; (828) 256-6008.

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

USS Watts (DD-567) Sept. 9-12 in Milwaukee; contact Jim Hanks, 8550 Riverside Drive, Brighton, MI 48116; (810) 231-2215.

USS Helena Organization (CL50, CA75, FG9 and SSN725) Sept. 9-13, Virginia Beach, Va.; contact Bill Bunker, 596A W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia, CA 91007; (626) 446-7361.

7th Armored Division Sept. 15-18, Knoxville, Tenn.; contact Charles Barry, 947 A Street, Meadville, PA 16335; (814) 333-8051.

64th Fighter Wing (560-562, 582, S.A.W. Bns., and 82 and 325 Fighter Control Sqaudron) Sept. 15-19, Chattanooga, Tenn.; contact Albert Bellem, 5827 N. Hemlock, Spokane, WA 99205; 326-7045.

USS Mount McKinley (AGC-7/lcc-7) Sept. 15-19, New Orleans; contact Dwight Janzen, 2515 E. North Altamont Blvd., Spokane, WA 99202-4247; 534-3649.

USS Rigel (AF-58) Sept. 16-19, Norfolk, Va.; contact Tom Monahan, 28 Utica St., Staten Island, NY 10309-3506; (718) 317-7544.

USS Rigel (AR-11) Sept. 16-19, Norfolk, Va.; contact Robert Bochansky, 722 East Skyway Court, Payson, AZ 85541; (520) 474-4138.

USS Canberra (CA-70 and CAG-2) Sept. 16-19, Washington, D.C.; contact Paul McManuels, 317 Somerset Drive, Shiremanstown, PA 17011, (717) 737-2516, fax: (717) 737-3233 or e-mail memcrew@aol.com, or contact John Chenoweth, 36 S. Main St., Dover, PA 17315; (717) 292-2649.

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