Reunions

Thu., March 11, 1999

New Listings

Riverside Alumni Classes 1935-50 April 24, 1 p.m., Casey’s Restaurant, 2126 N. Monroe; contact Martha Hamp at 238-4446 or Lynn Myer at 238-6546.

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

USS Uhlmann (DD-687) Sept. 23-26, Reno, Nev.; contact Robert Jimenez, 2941 Hawn Ave., Redding, CA 96002-1725; (530) 221-3753.

USS Rudyerd Bay (CVE-81), VC-77 and VC-96 Sept. 30-Oct. 3, St. Louis, Mo.; contact Earl Ewoldt, Box 175, Kandiyohi, MN 66251; (320) 382-6292.

USS San Marcos (LSD-25) Oct. 21-24, Virginia Beach, Va.; contact Ray Willis, 2899 Sherwood Drive, Lima, OH 45805; (419) 331-4699.

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.

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

5th Army Veterans of 1943, 1944 and 1945 Italian Campaign May 15-26, Italy; contact Sy Canton, 465 Shore Road Suite 7-P, Long Beach, N.Y. 11561; (516) 432-3022.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

USS Gridley (DD-380) Sept. 16-19, Seattle; contact John Pederson, 2200 N. Ventura Road, Oxnard, CA 93030; (805) 485-2697.

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

USS Forrestal CVA/CV/AVT-59 Sept. 21-26, Bensalem, Penn.; contact, Jim Stewart, 21 Viburnum Lane, Levittown, PA 19054; (215) 943-7626.

USS Uhlmann (DD-687) Sept. 23-26 in Reno; contact Robert Jimenez, 2941 Hawn Ave., Redding, CA 96002 or (530) 221-3753.

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

USS New (DD-818) Sept. 30-Oct. 3, St. Louis, Mo.; contact Jack Moraski, 412 Arlington Road, Hoyt Lakes, MN 55750; (218) 225-2606.

USS Ramsden Sept. 30-Oct. 3, Springfield, Mo.; contact Ed Toczylowski, P.O. Box 115, Ipswich, MA 01938; (978) 356-2318.

USS Prometheus (AR-3) Oct. 1-4, Seattle; contact Pete Koppin, 1120D W. 18th St. South, Newton, IA 50208; (515) 792-5619.

USS Grayson (DD435) Sept. 30-Oct. 3, Seattle; contact Dave Craigmile, 6902 Greentree Drive, Naples, FL 34108; (941) 591-8768.

USS Huntington (CL-107) Sept. 30-Oct. 3, Springfield, Mo.; contact Ed Pendleton, 3977 Lees Ave., Long Beach, CA 90808; (562) 425-8196.

USS Thomaston (LSD-22) Sept. 30-Oct. 3, Reno, Nev.; contact Monty Fine, 4070-A Kifer Road, Kettle Falls, WA 99141; (509) 738-2496; olesalt@theofficenet.com.

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

USS Rudyerd Bay (CVE-81), VC-77 and VC-96 Sept. 30-Oct. 3 in St. Louis, Mo.; contact Earl Ewoldt, Box 175, Kandiyohi, MN 66251; (320) 382-6292.

USS Newman K Perry (DD/DDR-883) October, Philadelphia; contact Gerard Bonneau, RR1 44S, Reynolds Hill Road, Earlville, NY 13332; (315) 691-6217.

USS Hampton (APA-115) October, Charleston, S.C.; contact Clarence Stirewalt, 4450 Deer Run, Evans, GA 30809; (706) 863-4240.

USS Monssen (DD-798) Oct. 7-10, Corpus Christi, Texas; contact Virgil “Mel” Melvin, 69 Heritage Drive, Portsmouth, RI 02871-3103; (401) 683-1756.

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

USS Pollox (AKS-2/AKS-4) Oct. 17-21, Las Vegas; contact Glen Broxson or Dud Crawford, 158 Peaden Road, Pace, FL 32571-2802; (888) 765-5899 or (888) 765-5897; e-mail glenbrox@juno.com or dudcrawford@juno.com.

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

USS Halsey Powell (DD-686) Oct. 21-24, Baton Rouge, La.; contact Mike Baker, 109 Dunton Ave., Holland, MI 49424; (616) 392-3547.

USS San Marcos (LSD-25) Oct. 21-24 in Virginia Beach, Va.; contact Ray Willis, 2899 Sherwood Drive, Lima, OH 45805; (419) 331-4699.

USS Oak Hill (LSD-7) Oct. 27-30, Norfolk, Va.; contact Buddy Oney, 1506 O’Kelley Road, Rockdale, Texas 76567; (512) 446-2683.

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

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

USS Norfolk (DL-1) Nov. 4-7, San Diego; contact Ed Jehlik, 41 Prairiewood Drive, Fargo, ND 58103-4608; (701) 298-0659.

USS Mitscher (DL-2) Nov. 4-7, San Diego; contact John Conley, 241 Joanne Drive, Apt. 2, Rochester, NY; (716) 663-8154.

USS Mississippi (EAG-128) Nov. 4-7, Jacksonville, Fla.; contact Jack Heffernan, 39820 Highway 19N, Tarbon Springs, FL 34689; (727) 937-3163.

USS John S. McCain (DL-3) Nov. 4-7, San Diego, Calif.; contact Richard Reczka, 38 W. 53rd St., Bayonne, N.J. 07002; (201) 858-0677.

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

Vietnam Women Veterans Nov. 10-13, Olympia; contact Claire Starnes, (410) 378-4614, starnes@rcn.com or write to Vietnam Women Veterans, P.O. Box 9, Conwingo, MD 21918.

98th Bomb Group Veterans Association Spokane; contact Herb Harper, 3290 No Pone Road, Georgetown, TN 37336-4809.

Dept. of Army Special Photographic Office March 2000, Bangkok, Thailand; contact Charles Abbott, 7488 Daisy Circle, Macungie, PA 18062; (610) 398-0473; haybabbott@aol.com.

USS Charles R Ware May 2000, Jacksonville, Fla.; contact Ken Anthony, 4332 Blitsgel Drive, Florence, S.C. 29501-8945; (843) 669-3380.

USS Rochester (CS-124) plan for 2000 in Las Vegas; contact Joe Hill, 4011 Ditty Road, Cookeville, TN 38506; (931) 432-4848 or joehillsr@multipro.com.

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