Reunions

Fri., Jan. 8, 1999

New Listings

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

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, CT 06098; (860) 379-5364, or jbarber@snet.net.

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

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

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

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

North Central High School, Class of 1949 June 25-26; call 327-5626 or 838-3723.

Holden, DePartee, Gummere and Houston Family Reunion July 24, Moscow, Idaho; contact Nelson DePartee, 212 E. Main St., Garfield, WA 99130; (509) 635-1151 or grannyd10@juno.com; Viettia Newcomb, P.O. Box 1411, Ukiah, CA 95482, or vnewcomb@pacific.net.

East Valley High School, Class of 1969 July 24; contact Valorie Marschall at valoriem@ior.com or call (509) 255-5160; Jeff Jordan at jeffj@spokesman.com or call (509) 459-5512.

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

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

USS Bexar Sept. 16-19, Norfolk, Va.; contact James Redding, 211 S. Joaquin St., Coalings, CA 93210; (805) 987-7004.

USS Chandeleur Sept. 23-26, Seattle; contact H. Dewey Wilson, 508 N. Berkeley, Way, Medford, OR 97504; (828) 256-6008.

ASA Okinawa Sept. 30-Oct. 3, Myrtle Beach, S.C.; contact Paul Watson, 17 Baker Road, Salisbury, MA 01952; (828) 256-6008 or pwatson@greennet.net.

USS Davis Oct. 7-10, Mystic, Conn.; contact Carl Ross, 6410 Sun Country Drive, New Port Richey, FL 34653; (727) 847-0247.

USS Ernest G. Small Oct. 7-10, Seattle; contact Richard Glogowski, 1511 Glenn Way, Redwood City, CA 94061; (650) 368-3229.

USS City of Dalhart Oct. 28-31, Asheville, N.C.; contact William Lyon, 629 Cecil Way, Lexington, KY 40503; (606) 278-9692.

301st Sea Bees Oct. 28-31, Asheville, N.C.; contact William Lyon, 629 Cecil Way, Lexington, KY 40503; (606) 278-9692 or papalyon1@worldnet.att.net.

Destroyer Leaders Elite Group Nov. 4-7, San Diego; contact Lee Strozinsky, 1703 Jennifer Court, Onalaska, WI 54650; (608) 783-3672.

USS Charles R. Ware May 2000, Jacksonville, Fla.; contact Ken Anthony, 4332 Blitsgel Drive, Florence, S.C. 29501; (843) 669-3380.

School

Lewis and Clark and Ferris High Schools Classes of 1969 July 3; Lewis and Clark alumni contact Karen Jacoy, 448-6564 or jacoys@jacoys.com; Ferris alumni contact Kathy Smith, 448-6043 or mccsmith@nextdim.com.

Marycliff High School Class of 1949 July 16-18; contact Luan Gordon, 448-7546.

Lewis and Clark High School Class of 1989 July 23-25; contact Sarah Taitch McGinn, 456-6008 or sarahtmcg@aol.com.

Rogers High School Class of 1969 Aug. 21; contact Brenda Davis, 924-8671, or Pauline Schmidt, 466-5874.

Military

567th Strategic Missile Squadron (Atlas E) Jan. 15-16 in Spokane; contact Richard Mellor, 6331 N. Elmhurst, Spokane, WA 99208; (509) 327-2879.

43rd Infantry Division Veterans Association Jan. 28-31 in Orlando, Fla.; contact VC Al Lendzian, 14341 Donavan Court, Spring Hill (Pasco), FL 34610-1042; (727) 856-8568.

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

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

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

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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