Military Reunions

USS Maryland (BB-46) – Thursday-June 4 in Baton Rouge, La. Contact R.W. Beaman, 471 Vivienne Drive, Watsonville, CA 95076-3652; (831) 722-4966; e-mail pdgdick@aol.com.

USNS Mercy/USNS Comfort, (T-AH 19/T-AH 20) Association – June 20-24 in St. Louis. Contact Shawn Clinger, 101 Mildred St., Lafayette, LA, 70506; (337) 234-0985 or e-mail drewcarey_69@yahoo.com.

USS Bowen (FF-1079) – June in St. Louis. Contact Ricky Burke, 925 Charter Club Drive, Lawrenceville, GA 30043; (700) 338-1069; e-mail ricky_burke@hsb.com; www.mlrsinc.com/bowen.

USS England (DLG/CG-22) – June in Philadelphia. Contact Dennis O’Brien, 407 W. Imperial Highway, Suite H PMB 309, Brea, CA 92821-4803; (714) 961-6840; e-mail dennis@ussengland.net or www.ussengland.net.

Asheville and Tacoma Class Patrol Gunboat Association Reunion – Aug. 1-5 in Buffalo, N.Y. Contact Terry McManuels, 1673 Kilt St., Virginia Beach, VA, 23464; (757) 479-2261 or e-mail macs@visi.net.

USS William V. Pratt (DLG-13/DDG-44) – Aug. 15-19 in Concord, Calif. Contact Rodger Hall, 1286 Steakhouse Road, Knoxville, IL, 61448; (309) 289-8750 or e-mail hallr@yahoo.com.

USS Forrestal CVA/CV/AVT-59 Association Inc. – Aug. 21-26 in Mitchell, Ky. Contact Jim Stewart, 21 Viburnum Lane, Levittown, PA, 19054; (215) 943-7626 or Jim Brussell, PO Box 225, Fort Loramie, OH, 45845; (937) 295-2865.

USS John Hood (DD-655) – Sept. 5-9 in Herndon, Va. Contact Richard Habel, 1264 Urf Road, Cowlesville, N.Y.; (585) 937-6041 or e-mail oldyeller1264@aol.com.

US Navy VC/VAW11 West Association – Sept. 9-11 in San Diego. Contact Bob Allwine, 16254 SE 144th St., Renton, WA, 98059; (206) 465-4367 or e-mail rallwine@aol.com.

USS Mount McKinley AGC/LCC-7 – Sept. 12-16 in Buffalo, N.Y. Contact Lee Temanson, 10749 108th N., Maple Grove, MN 55369-5609; (703) 425-6315; e-mail lateman@comcast.net.

USS L.Y. Spear (AS-36) – Sept. 12-16 in Charleston, S.C. Contact Bill Barnard, 3905 Byrnwycke Drive, Buford, GA, 30519; (770) 932-2180 or e-mail bilz52@hotmail.com.

USS Maddox Destroyer (DD-168, DD-622, and DD-731) – Sept. 13-16 in Herndon, Va. Contact Cliff Gillespie, 2118 Hines Road, Jennings, LA 70546; (337) 616-8450; e-mail cwgilles45@aol.com.

Air Force 98th Bomb Group/Wing Veterans Association Reunion – Sept. 19-23 in El Paso, Texas. Contact Dennis Posey at (770) 509-7734 or e-mail dposey@comcast.net or Ken Laninga at (269) 751-8231 or e-mail bombgrp98secy@charter.net.

USS Benjamin Stoddert (DDG-22) – Sept. 19-23 in Concord, Calif. Contact Herman Chambers, 220 Meister Way, Sacramento, Calif., 95819; (916) 736-3140 or e-mail ddg22etcm@aol.com.

USS Columbus CA-74/CG-12/SSN-762 – Sept. 26-29 in Ontario, Canada. Contact Allen Hope, 3828 Hobson Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46815-4505; (260) 486-2221; e-mail hope4391@comcast.com.

USS Columbus CA-74/CG-12 and USS Columbus (SSN-762) – Sept. 27-30 in Washington, D.C. Contact Allen Hope, 3828 Hobson Road, Fort Wayne, IN, 46815-4505; (260) 486-2221; e-mail hope4391@comcast.net.

US Navy VAW East Association (All Squadrons) – September in Virginia Beach, Va. Contact Terry McManuels, 1673 Kilt St., Virginia Beach, VA, 23464; (757) 479-2261 or e-mail macs@visi.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.