Reunions

Mon., Feb. 14, 2000

Military

USS Pawcatuck (AO-108) April 6-9, Lancaster, Pa.; contact Richard St. Jean, 49 Sawmill Park, Southwick, MA 01077; (413) 569-5294. USS Roanoke (CL-145) April 6-9, Pensicola, Fla.; contact Forrest Doucette, 4701 W. Placita de Suerte, Tucson, AZ 85745; (520) 743-7383; e-mail at FHDoucette@aol.com.

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.

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 at destoll@mail.bright.net.

USS Saufley Reunion USS Saufley (DDE-465) All-Hands Reunion, May 3-7, Virginia Beach, Va. Contact William (Bill) Marttila, (603) 882-4582 or 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 For additional information 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 or 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 or 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 or e-mail jsimonson@stcloudstate.edu.

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 or e-mail macs@visi.net.

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.

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 Puget Sound (AD-38) Sept. 7-10, Norfolk, Va. Contact Larry Carr, 35731 Connecticut Drive, Sterling Heights, MI 48310; (810) 268-5408 or (810) 979-1305, e-mail autocarr@aol.com.

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

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 or e-mail CGILLES@mail.arco.com.

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 or e-mail jwspauli@aol.com.

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.

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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