Military Reunions

Sat., Sept. 23, 2000

USS Menifee (APS202) Oct. 13-16 in Indianapolis, Ind. Contact Charles (Chuck) Hoefflin, 3662 Washington St., Columbus, IN 47203-5939.

Aleutian Island Veterans Reunion Oct. 22-23 in Astoria, Ore. All service branches, spouse and guests welcome. Send a selfaddressed stamped envelope by Oct. 1 to Al King, P.O. Box 130327, Sunrise, FL 33313.

USS Halsey Powell (DD-686) Nov. 1-5 in Charleston, S.C. Contact Mike Baker, 109 Dunton Ave., Holland, MI 49424; (616) 392-3547; e-mail skippermike@wmol.com.

USS Dewey (DLG/CG-22) Nov. 2-5 in Pensacola, Fla. Contact Thomas Vidrine, 180 McLaurin Ave., Summerville, SC 29483; (843) 761-3505.

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; Web site www.ussconsolation-ah15.org.

USS Columbus CA-74/CG-12/SSN-762 Reunion Oct. 4-9 at Fort Mitchell, Ky. Contact Pat Condon, Asst. Secretary, P.O. Box 270, Piedmont, SD 57769-0270; (605) 787-4038 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Mountain Standard Time.

USS Sperry (AS-12) Submarine Tender Oct. 5-7 in King of Prussia, Pa. For more information contact Arnold Ross, Vice President of the USS Sperry (AS-12) Association at 2916 Colonial Drive, Dickinson, TX 77539; (281) 534-2459; e-mail aroxx14573@aol.com.

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 Griggs (APA-110) Oct. 5-8 in Annapolis, Md. Contact John Mallon, 111 N. Randolph St. No. 9, Arlington, VA 22201-4658; (703) 524-4562.

USS Grundy (APA-111) Oct. 5-8 in Annapolis, Md. Contact Daniel Brown, P.O. Box 282, Orefield, PA 18069; (610) 398-1174.

USS Prometheus (AR-3) Oct. 6-9 in San Antonio. Contact Pete Koppin, 1120 W. 18th St. South, Newton, IA 50208; (515) 792-5619.

USS Gridley (DD-380) Oct. 8-12 in Galveston, Texas. Contact Bill Cypert, 14702 Rock Elm Lane, Tomball, TX 77375; (281) 351-5084.

301st Bomb Group/Wings Association, Inc. Reunion Oct. 12-15, Shreveport, La., Sheraton Shreveport Hotel. For more information contact Erwin Eckert, 14215 Hunter Hill, San Antonio, TX 78217-1349; (210) 653-2368.

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; John Chenoweth, (717) 292-2649.

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