Reunions

Sun., Sept. 24, 2000

School

Rogers High School Class of 1960 Saturday at WestCoast Ridpath Hotel. Contact Grace (Ward) Kassa, 327-4902 or e-mail gdkassa@uswest.net.

Pine City/Malden (Wash.) All-School Reunion Oct. 14 at the Airport Ramada Inn. Contact Gloria Glorfield, 924-2761.

Military

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.

USS Rudyerd Bay (CVE-81), VC-77 and VC-96 Oct. 12-15 in Milwaukee, Wis. Contact Earl Ewoldt, Box 175, Kandiyohi, MN 66251; (320) 382-6292.

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

USS Pollux (AKS-2/AKS-4) Oct. 15-19, Branson, Mo., contact Dud Crawford, (619) 267-2247; e-mail DDCrawford@aol.com; 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.

USS Rochester (CS-124) Oct. 19-22, Imperial Palace, Las Vegas. Contact Dina Coffey, (828) 256-6008 for reservation information. For association information contact Joe Hill, 4011 Ditty Road, Cookeville, TN 38506; (931) 432-4848; e-mail joehillsr@multipro.com.

USS Mississippi (EAG-128) Oct. 19-22 in San Diego. Contact Roger Moscone, 757 Emery St., Imperial Beach, CA 91932-2231; (619) 423-5847.

USS Oak Hill (LSD-7) Oct. 19-22 in Albuquerque, N.M. Contact Buddy Oney, 1506 O’Kelley Road, Rockdale, TX 76567; (512) 446-2683.

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 Newman K. Perry (DD/DDR-883) Oct. 26-29 in Mystic, Conn. Contact Rex Carter, 1902 Cedar Ridge Circle, Ennis, TX 75119; (972) 875-1572; e-mail rvcarter@worldnet.att.net.

USS San Marcos (LSD-25) Oct. 26-29 in Charleston, S.C. Contact Ray Willis, 2899 Sherwood Drive, Lima, OH 45805; (419) 331-4699.

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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