Reunions

Sat., Nov. 13, 1999

New listings

USS Salamaua (CVE96) and Squadrons VC 70 and VC 87 Sept. 27-30, Kansas City, Mo. Host: Walt Johnson. For information contact John W. Smith, executive secretary, 7268 N.W. 16th St. Ankeny, IA 50021-8823; (515) 289-1467; Fax (515)289-8408; e-mail at jwspauli@aol.com.

Military

168th Infantry Regiment Spring of 2000 in Louisville, Ky. Contact Herschel Lampton, 8315 Delido Road, Louisville, KY 40219; (502) 964-6258.

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

USS Pawcatuck (AO-108) April 6-9, Lancaster, Pa.; contact Richard St. Jean, 49 Sawmill Park, Southwick, MA 01077; (413) 569-5294.

USS Fargo (CL-106) April 6-9, Myrtle Beach, S.C.; contact Fred Huntington, 4608 Valley Forge Lane, Virginia Beach, VA 23462-2208; (757) 499-5076.

USS Tarawa (CV/CVA/CVS-40) April 27-30, San Diego; contact Cliff Gardner, 465 Gardiner Road, Lot 35, Kingston, RI 02892-1047; (401) 539-1149.

USS Kenneth D Bailey (DD/DDR-713) April 27-30, Boston; contact Robert Levine, 439 Weld St., West Roxbury, MA 02132-1109; (617) 327-3286.

USS Roanoke (CL-145) Spring, Biloxi, Miss.; contact Forrest Doucette, 4701 W. Placita de Suerte, Tucson, AZ 85745; (520) 743-7383; e-mail at FHDoucette@aol.com.

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

USS Vicksburg (CL-86) May, Jacksonville, Fla.; contact John Desiderio, 22 Greenbriar Road, Turnersville, NJ 08012-2114.

USS Purdy (DD-734) May, Portland, Maine; contact Larry DiPasquale, 3744 Surrey Drive, Allentown, PA 18103-5329.

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

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