Reunions

Mon., April 10, 2000

New listings

Newport (Wash.) High School Classes of 1940-1950 July 8. For more information call Evelyn Reed, (509) 447-2770, Doris Schwab, (509) 447-3302, or e-mail faith@povn.com.

John Rogers High School Class of 1980 For information call Jeanne, 448-8516.

Mason City (Wash.) High School All-Class Reunion (1936-1947) Now Grand Coulee Dam Schools. All alumni welcome. June 16-18. Contact Ron or Anne Hartman, (509) 633-0129 or e-mail RodAnne@pocketmail.com.

Spangle High School All-Class Reunion July 1-2. Contact Verla (Helmer) Rigsby, 466-3579 or e-mail jvrigsby@juno.com; Wilma Pierson, 245-3494, Priscilla (Brash) Martin, 235-4567, or Tom Jones, 328-1885 or e-mail tjnrjones@msn.com.

Rockford All-School Reunion June 24 beginning at 10 a.m. at Rockford City Park. Reservations and $15 per person required by May 1. For more information write to Rockford School Reunion, P.O. Box 6, Rockford, WA 99030, call Donna, (509) 291-3261, Bev, (509) 291-4921, Bonnie, (509) 291-6791, Evelyn, (509) 291-4250 or e-mail ooffspring@juno.com.

Military

Korean War Veterans Western States Reunion All service branches, April 27-29, San Luis Obispo, Calif. Contact Tom Flynn, 8334 Foxfire Dr., Orangevale, CA 95662; (916) 729-7855 or contact Pete Muller, (925) 254-0512.

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.

USS Cambria (APA-36) May 1-4 in San Diego. Coast Guard veterans contact Mike Neumann, 1411 SW Greens Pointe Way, Palm City, FL 34990-7772; (561) 288-0545. Navy Crewmen veterans contact David Stoll, 508 West Pearl St., Wapakoneta, OH 45895; (419) 783-3786; e-mail destoll@mail.bright.net.

USS Saufley Reunion USS Saufley (DDE465) All-Hands Reunion, May 3-7, Virginia Beach, Va. Contact William (Bill) Marttila; (603) 882-4582; e-mail billmart@prodigy.net.

USS Charles R Ware May 4-7, Jacksonville, Fla.; contact Ken Anthony, 4332 Blitsgel Drive, Florence, SC 29501-8945; (843) 669-3380.

USS Lexington (CV-2) Club 47th annual reunion, May 10-13 at the Holiday Inn, Anchorage, Alaska. Contact Walt Kastner, Secretary-Treasurer, USS Lexington (CV-2) Club, 466 Ivy Glen Dr., Mira Loma, CA 91752; (909) 681-1101.

3rd Combat Engineer Battalion May 18-21 at the Hilton in Minneapolis. Contact Donald Lloyd, 6804 Occidental, Yakima, WA 98903; (509) 965-3231.

USS LCI National Association May 18-21, Buffalo, N.Y., at the Adams Mark Hotel Downtown. Contact Robert McLain, Secretary, 1829 Hemlock Road, Lancaster, PA 17603-4437; (717) 392-4558; e-mail Maxeyusn@aol.com.

USS Nantahala (AO-60) May 25-28, Buffalo, N.Y.; contact Jack Gibbs, 40695 Newport Drive, Plymouth, MI 48170-4742; (734) 455-9306; e-mail at jegibbs@mediaone.net.

USS Portsouth (CL-102) 1944-50 All Personel Reunion May 30-June 4, New London, Conn. Contact Joseph Barber, 70 Maloney Court, Winsted, CT 06098; (860) 379-5364; e-mailjbarber@snet.net.

USS Earle B. Hall (APD-107) June 8-11, Milwaukee. Contact Robert Grimm, 4740 W. Grange, Greenfield, WI 53220-5039.

USS Kemper County (LST-854) June 22-25, Nashville, Tenn.; contact Jim Simonson, 2931 Cooper Ave. S., St. Cloud, MN 56301; (320) 253-2167; e-mail jsimonson@stcloudstate.edu.

4th Infantry (Ivy) Division Association National reunion, July 3-9. Contact: Roger Barton, 2 Spring Drive NR-140, Walkersville, MD 21793; (888) 845-4040; www.4thinfantry.org.

USS Forrestal CVA/CV/AVT-59 Association Inc. Aug. 8-12, Drawbridge Estates in Fort Mitchell, Ky.; contact Tim Frodge, P.O. Box 241, Walton, KY 41094; (606) 356-7596; or Jim Brussell, P.O. Box 225, Fort Loramie, OH 45845; (937) 295-2865.

Asheville and Tacoma Class Patrol Gunboats Tenders and staffs, Aug. 9-13, St. Louis. Contact Terry McManuels, 1673 Kilt St., Virginia Beach, VA 23464; (757) 479-2261; e-mail macs@visi.net.

25th Infantry Division Association Aug. 9-13 at the DoubleTree Hotel, Spokane. Contact: Robert Stryker, 1310 W. Evergreen Drive, Phoenixville, PA 19460-2210; (610) 933-9607; www.25thida.com.

USS Springfield CL66/CLG7/SSN761 Aug. 17-20 at the Embassy Suites, Jacksonville, Fla. Contact John Adams, 420 Elk Run Drive, Hudson, NH 03051-3542.

All Icebraker Sailor Reunion Aug. 24-26, Vallejo, Calif. Contact: Bruce Brady, 40 Fourth St. No. 238, Petaluma, CA 94952; (800) 919-8036 PIN 97; e-mail wagb4@home.com.

USS Maryland Sept. 1-5. Denver West Marriot. Contact Bill Haligas, 7340 Independence St., Arvada, CO 80005-3850; (303) 421-3710; www.USSMaryland.org.

The Lake Champlain Association Inc. Sept. 3-6, Burlington, Vt. Contact Eugene Carroll, P.O. Box 131, Interlaken, NY 14847; (607) 532-4735; e-mail gunhild@epix.net.

USS Navy Cruiser-Sailor Association Sept. 6, Seattle; contact Dutch Schneberger, 928-6244 or Gail Edwards, 924-4188.

USS Rowe (DD-564) Sept. 7-10 in Washington, D.C. Contact Bob Wood, 10785 Summit Ave., Rockford, MI, 49341, or phone (828) 256-6008.

USS Watts (DD-567) Sept. 7-10 in Washington, D.C. Contact Jim Hanks, 8550 Riverside Drive, Brighton, MI 48116; (810) 231-2215.

USS Puget Sound (AD-38) Sept. 7-10 in Norfolk, Va. For more information contact Larry Carr, 35731 Connecticut Dr, Sterling Heights, MI 48310; (810) 268-5408, (810) 979-1305 or e-mail autocarr@aol.com.

USS Badoeng Strait (CVE-116) Sept. 10-13 in Las Vegas. Contact Henry Trotter, 106 Sage Drive, Universal City, TX 78148; (210) 658-3447.

USS Maddox Destroyer Reunion DD731, 622 and 168 Sept. 10-15, Las Vegas; contact Cliff Gillespie, 215 Wichita Ave. No. 605, Huntington Beach, CA 92648; (714) 960-5283; e-mail CGILLES@mail.arco.com.

USS Perkins (DD26, DD377, DDR877) Sept. 13-16, San Diego. Contact Ernest Sanchez, 10053 Ashdale Lane, Santee, CA 92071; (619) 449-8031; e-mail ernie5@home.com.

USS Rigel (AR-11) Sept. 14-17 in Seattle. Contact Robert Bochansky, 722 East Skyway Ct., Payson, AZ 85541.

USS Rigel (AF-58) Sept. 14-17 in Seattle. For more information contact Tom Monahan, 28 Utica St., Staten Island, NY 10309-3506; (718) 317-7544.

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

USS Wilkinson (DL-5) part of the DL Elite Reunion Group, will meet in the Chicago area in September. Contact John Manley, 353 E. 228th St., Carson, CA, 90745-4935; (310) 834-8068.

USS Willis A Lee (DL-4) part of the DL Elite Reunion Group, will meet in the Chicago area in September. Contact Bernard Thorne, 8437 E. McNelly Road, Bentonville, AR, 72712-8815; (501) 273-3041.

USS Norfolk (DL-1) part of the DL Elite Reunion Group will meet in September. For more information contact Ed Jehlik, 41 Prairiewood Dr, Fargo, ND 58103-4608; (701) 298-0659.

USS Consolation, SS Hope, RMS Queen Mary Oct. 2-5, Long Beach, Calif. Contact Ted Bobins, 25 Antibes, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677-2781; e-mail tedbobins@email.msn.com; www.ussconsolation-ah15.org.

USS Sellers (DDG-11) Oct. 5-8 in Norfolk, Va. Contact Hilton Roberts, 634 N. Quartz St., Gilbert, AZ 85234; (480) 892-6033; e-mail hlroberts@user2.inficad.com.

USS Canberra Reunion Oct. 12-16, Seattle. All former ships company, officer and marine detatchment of the USS Canberra (CA-70/ CAG-2) who served aboard from ships’ commissioning in 1943 to 1971. For information contact Paul McManuels, (717) 737-2516; fax (717) 737-3233; e-mail memcrew@aol.com or John Chenoweth, (717) 292-2649.

USS Pollux (AKS-2/AKS-4) Oct. 15-19, Branson, Mo., contact Dud Crawford, (619) 267-2247; e-mail DDCrawford@aol.com; or Glen Broxson, (850) 994-0416; e-mail Glenbrox@juno.com.

WWII Infantry 70th Division Veterans Association Biennial reunion at Fort Mitchell, Ky. Oct. 19-22. Contact Richard Beyer, 2180 Aurora Court, Oak Harbor, WA 98227-7411; (360) 679-4719.

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

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