Reunions

Sun., Dec. 24, 2000

New Listings

West Valley High School Class of 1961 Sept. 8. Contact Garry Richards 928-5042, e-mail richards@cet.com; or Judy Larson Walker 924-6692, e-mail judyw@icehouse.net.

School

John Rogers High School Feb. 7, 2001, in Yuma, Ariz. Contact Gary or Noreen Brown, 13650 N. Frontage Road No. 453, Yuma, AZ 85367; (520) 342-4827.

Shadle Park High School Class of 1981 Aug. 3 at Mukogawa Fort Wright and Aug. 4 at Mardi Gras at Bayou Brewing Co. Contact Carrie Welch VanKoten, 448-5306; or e-mail jeanne6229@home.com.

Pasadena (Calif.) High School Class of 1961 Aug. 18. Contact Muriel, (626) 447-3357; or e-mail callrc@earthlink.net.

Central Valley High School Class of 1971 Aug. 25. Interested in helping? Call Claudia Swanson Wilkenson, (208) 773-2658 or Jan Thayer Frisch, 928-7034.

Military

U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet Combined Forces Feb. 27-March 4 in Baton Rouge, La. For all Naval and Marine personnel who were assigned to any ship, station or unit from 1910-1942 and those of the Army and Army Air Force and the allied military who operated with or became a prisoner of war with personnel in the fleet during 1941-1942. Contact Charles Ankerberg, P.O. Box 15698, St. Petersburg, FL 33733; (727) 906-9334 or (727) 867-3891.

USS Amphion (AR-13) Spring in Baltimore. Contact Henry Miller, 387 Lake Road, Oneida, NY 13421; (315) 363-7326; or e-mail marge@millersonline.net.

USS Kenneth D. Bailey (DD/DDR-713) April 26-29 in Indianapolis, with a trip to Danville, Ill., where Major Bailey is buried. Contact Robert Levine, 439 Weld St., West Roxbury, MA 02132-1109; (617) 327-3286; or e-mail RHL713@aol.com.

USS Roanoke (CL-145) May 3-6 in Charleston, S.C. Contact Forrest Doucette, 4701 W. Placita de Suerte, Tucson, AZ 85745; (520) 743-7383; or e-mail FHDoucette@aol.com.

USS Vicksburg (CL-86) March 29-April 1 in San Antonio. Contact John Desiderio, 22 Greenbriar Road, Turnersville, NJ 08012-2114; (609) 589-5461.

USS Cambria (APA-36)/Navy April 19-22 in New Orleans. Contact David Stoll, 508 West Pearl St., Wapakoneta, OH 45895; (419) 783-3786; or e-mail destoll@mail.bright.net.

USS Cambria (APA-36)/Coast Guard April 19-22 in New Orleans. Contact Mike Neumann, 1411 SW Greens Pointe Way, Palm City, FL 34990-7772; (561) 288-0545.

USS Pawcatuck (AO-108) April 26-29 in Phoenix. Contact David Willis, 1016 N. 59th Ln, Phoenix, AZ 85043-1503; (602) 233-0827; or e-mail dwshs53@aol.com.

USS Tarawa (CV/CVA/CVS-40) April 26-29 in Jacksonville, Fla. Contact Frank Grosy, 14430 Amethyst Road, Victorville, CA 92392; (760) 241-7472; or e-mail cjr00@banet.net USS Keppler (DD/DDE-765) April 30-May 3. Contact Willard Darrell, 23 Kenneth Lane, North Babylon, NY 11703; (631) 586-4565.

USS Purdy (DD-734) May 3-6 in Milwaukee. Contact Larry DiPasquale, 3744 Surrey Drive, Allentown, PA 18103-5329; (610) 433-4787.

USS Marias (AO-57) May in Baltimore. Contact Paul Harold, 18 Maupin Ave., Portsmouth, VA 23702-1028; (757) 393-2445.

USS Nantahala (AO-60) May in Baltimore. Contact Jack Gibbs, 40695 Newport Drive, Plymouth, MI 48170-4742; (734) 455-9306.

USS Arcadia (AD-23) May in Baltimore. Contact Ernest Wisyanski, 65 Willow Drive, Monessen, PA 15062; (724) 684-7409.

USS Cadmus (AR-14) May in Baltimore. Contact Robert Baschmann, 11231 Bullis Road, Marilla, NY 14102; (716) 655-5415.

USS Fargo (CL-106) May in Virginia Beach, Va. Contact Fred Huntington, 4608 Valley Forge Lane, Virginia Beach, VA 23462-2208; (757) 499-5076.

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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