Reunions

Sat., Sept. 18, 1999

New listings

USS Point Defiance (LSD-31) Thursday - Sunday, Portland; contact John Nicolosi, (508) 283-9024.

Sandpoint High School All-School Oct. 2, noon, Old Country Buffet, Franklin Park Mall; contact Jean Bottcher, 177 E. St. S.E., Ephrata, WA 98823; 754-2644.

Military

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

USS Breckinridge (DD-148), USS Blakeley (DD-150) Thursday-Sunday, Harrisburg, Pa.; contact Gus Harris, 10819 Belmont Drive, New Port Richey, FL 34654; (813) 842-3020.

USS Badger (DD-126), USS Biddle (DD-151) Thursday-Sunday, Harrisburg, Pa.; contact Larry Eckard, P.O. Drawer 11399, Hickory, NC 28603; (828) 256-6008.

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

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

USS Chandeleur (AV-10) Thursday-Sunday; contact H. Dewey Wilson, 508 N. Berkley Way, Medford, OR 97504-6619; (828) 256-6008.

USS New (DD-818) Sept. 30-Oct. 3, St. Louis; 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 Rudyerd Bay (CVE-81), VC-77 and VC-96 Sept. 30-Oct. 3, St. Louis; contact Earl Ewoldt, Box 175, Kandiyohi, MN 66251; (320) 382-6292.

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.

Naval Training Center Bainbridge, MD, Alumni Sept. 30-Oct. 3; contact Richard Roberts, 56 Linda Lane, Selma, NC 27576; (919) 965-0670, santarob@aol.com.

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

USS Florence Nightingale (AP-20) Oct. 2-6, Peoria, Ill.; contact Albert Bellem, 5827 N. Hemlock, Spokane, WA 99205; 326-7045.

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.

USS Chara Association (AKA-58/AE-31) Oct. 6-11, Norfolk Hilton Airport Hotel, Norfolk, Va.; for hotel reservations call (800) 442-7474 or (757) 466-8000; for reunion information contact Jim Harper, c/o USS Chara Association, PO Box 128, Allen, TX 75013-003; (800) 395-7731; fax (800) 490-7317 or e-mail usschara@flash.net.

B-52 Stratofortress Association Oct. 7-10, Air Force Museum near Dayton, Ohio; contact Wayne Pittman, c/o the B-52 Stratofortress Association, 498 Carthage Drive, Beavercreek, OH 45434-5865, (937) 426-1289.

For more information on military reunions, write to: Military Locator and Reunion Service, Inc., 3330 Springs Road NE, Hickory, NC 28601; (828) 256-6008, fax (828) 256-6559.

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