Reunions

Mon., Jan. 2, 2006

The Spokesman-Review

Military

USS Griggs (APA-110) – September in St. Louis. Contact Charles Forshee, 123 Cullen Ct., Lexington, NC 27292; (336) 357-6476; e-mail ctforshee@lexcominc.net.

USS Grundy (APA-111) – September in St. Louis. Contact Fenwick Watts, 114 Grand Chase Dr., Nederland, TX 77627; (409) 724-6464.

USS Bashaw (SS/AGSS/SSK-241) – Sept. 10-14, Brock Plaza Hotel, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Contact Jim O’Dea at (716) 775-3437 or (941) 697-2002; send e-mail jeodea@aol.com; or visit www.geocities.com/bashawss241/.

USS Sellers (DDG-11) – Sept. 11-14, Las Vegas. Contact Hilton Roberts, 634 North Quartz St., Gilbert, AZ 85234; (480) 892-8033; e-mail Hilton.1.roberts@boeing.com.

USS Bexar (APA-237) – Sept. 22-25 in Washington D.C. Contact James Redding, 221 S. Joquin St., Coalinga, CA 93210; (559) 935-1439; e-mail DinaMLRS@charterinternet.com.

Combat Infantrymens Association – October in Fort Benning, Ga. Contact Larry Eckard, P.O. Drawer 11399, Hickory, NC 28603; (828) 256-6008; e-mail combatinfantrymensassoc@yahoo.com.

USS Newman K Perry (DD/DDR-883) – October in San Antonio. Contact Roland Pearson, 6541 Apchae Run, Theodore, AL 36582; (251) 653-7258; e-mail rgpearson@bellsouth.net; visit www.nkperry.com.

USS Puget Sound (AD-38) – October in Washington D.C. Contact John C. Seymour, 114 E. Valleywood Dr., Collierville, TN 38017; (901) 853-1450; e-mail rebels45@yahoo.com; visit www.usspugetsound.org.

USS Vestal (AR-4) – October in Washington D.C. Contact Arne Brinwall, 13013 Jane Ln., Minnetonka, MN 55343; (952) 933-0616; e-mail abrinwall@mn.rr.com.

USS Jonas Ingram (DD-938) – Oct. 12-15 in Charleston, S.C. Contact Pete Ventola, 28 Circle Drive, Rockaway, N.J. 07866; (973) 627-7491; e-mail pete.ventola@att.net; visit www.geocities.com/dd938ji.

USS Melvin (DD-680) – Oct. 26-29 in Charleston, S.C. Contact Greg Hallahan, 161 Fiddler Place, West Islip, N.Y. 11795; (631) 661-6030; e-mail tincangreg@aol.com.

USS Bradley (DE/FF-1041) – Nov. 9-12 in Charleston, S.C. Contact Bruce Gottsch, 20 Crambrook Road, New City, NY 10956-4702; (845) 634-3993; e-mail bgottsch@optonline.net; or visit www.ussbradley.com.

USS England (DLG/Cg-22) – June 2007 in Philadelphia. Contact Dennis O’Brien, 2500 E. Imperial Hwy #201-344, Brea, CA 92821-6121; (714) 961-6840; e-mail dennis@ussengland.net; visit www.ussengland.net.

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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