Reunions

Sat., March 8, 2008

The Spokesman-Review

New listings

Riverside High School Class of 1978 – Need to update addresses for registration. Contact Sandy (Nagy) Lerch at (509) 447-5070.

USS Huntington (CL-107) – Sept. 18-21 in Lancaster, Pa. Contact Gene Volcik, 6311 Walnut Hills Drive, Austin, TX, 78723; (512) 926-7008; e-mail evolcik@aol.com; or visit www.mlrsinc.com/huntington.

USS Griggs (APA-110) – Sept. 18-21 in Lancaster, Pa. Contact Charles Forshee, 123 Cullen Court, Lexington, NC 27292; (336) 357-6476; e-mail ctforshee@lexcominc.net; or visit www.mlrsinc.com/griggs.

USS Grundy (APA-111) – Sept. 18-21 in Lancaster, Pa. Contact Fenwick Watts, 114 Grand Chase Drive, Nederland, TX 77627; (409) 724-6464; e-mail ctforshee@lexcominc.net; or visit www.mlrsinc.com/grundy.

USS Mississippi (EAG-128) – This fall in Chattanooga, Tenn. Contact Paul Shepley, 2015 MacCumber Lane, Wilmington, NC 28403; (910) 256-6173; e-mail eag128reunion@yahoo.com; or visit www.mlrsinc.com/eag128.

General

Kienbaum Family Reunion – April 27. Contact Dorothy Knopp at (509) 466-6962, Betty Sargent at (509) 291-3132 or Jane Eberle at (509) 285-4753 for more information.

Naccarato Family Reunion – July 19. Contact Sandy Wylie Trampus at (509) 482-0363 or Bernita Foss Quinn at (509) 327-6422 for more information.

Wolf-Fetzner Reunion – July 26. Contact Jane Eberle at (509) 285-4753, Val Hughes at (509) 443-1158 or e-mail alnvalh@comcast.net, or Matt Eberle at (509) 922-7768 or e-mail mnjeberle@air-pipe.com for more information.

Schools

Military

USS Cambria (APA-36) – April 3-6 in Philadelphia. Contact David Stoll, 820 Carnation Drive, Wapakoneta, OH 45895; (419) 738-3786; e-mail destoll@bright.net; or visit www.mlrsinc.com/cambria.

USS Gurke (DD-783) – April 3-6 in San Diego. Contact Thomas Stephenson, 2030 Lockwood Drive, San Jose, CA 95132; (408) 263-2836; e-mail reunion@tstephenson.com; or visit www.ussgurke.org.

USS Kenneth D. Bailey (DD/DDR-713) – April 10-13 in Tucson, Ariz. Contact Robert Nowak, 57 Beesley Ave., Chicopee, MA 01013; (413) 592-1355; e-mail Bluebblue@aol.com; or visit www.mlrsinc.com/kdb.

USS Purdy (DD-734) – April 23-27, in Branson, Mo. Contact Larry DiPasquale, 3744 Surrey Drive, Allentown, PA 18103-5329; (610) 433-4787; e-mail chiefdi@juno.com; or visit www.mlrsinc.com/purdy.

USS Amphion (AR-13) – April 24-27 in Mobile, Ala. Contact Lloyd Stagg, 7407 Lillie Lane, Pensacola, FL 32526; (850) 944-3302; e-mail ltstagg@msn.com; or visit www.mlrsinc.com/amphion.

USS Arcadia (AD-23) – April 24-27 in Mobile, Ala. Contact USS Arcadia Reunion, P.O. Drawer 11399, Hickory, NC 28603; (828) 256-6008; e-mail mcaanreunion@yahoo.com; or visit www.mlrsinc.com/arcadia.

USS Cadmus (AR-14) – April 24-27 in Mobile, Ala. Contact Robert Baschmann, 11231 Bullis Road, Marilla, NY 14102; (716) 655-5415; e-mail mcaanreunion@yahoo.com; or visit www.mlrsinc.com/cadmus.

USS Marias (AO-57) – April 24-27 in Mobile, Ala. Contact USS Arcadia Reunion, P.O. Drawer 11399, Hickory, NC 28603; (828) 256-6008; e-mail mcaanreunion@yahoo.com; or visit www.mlrsinc.com/marias.

USS Pawcatuck (AO-108) – April 27-30 in Little Rock, Ark. Contact David Willis, 15807 Cimarron Drive, Surprise, AZ 85374; (623) 214-9835; e-mail dwshs53@aol.com; or visit www.usspawcatuck.org or www.mlrsinc.com/pawcatuck.

USS Cambria (APA-36) – April in Philadelphia. Contact David Stoll, 820 Carnation Drive, Wapakoneta, OH 45895; (419) 738-3786; e-mail destoll@bright.net; or visit www.mlrsinc.com/cambria.

USS Nantahala (AO-60) – April in Mobile, Ala. Contact Jim Tallon, 6001 First Ave., St. Petersburg, FL 33710-8512; (727) 343-1060; e-mail mcaanreunion@yahoo.com; or visit www.mlrsinc.com/nantahala.

USS Tarawa (CV/CVA/CVS-40/LHA-1) – May 1-4 in Charleston, S.C. Contact Frank Grosey, 976 Holly St., Bullhead City, AZ 86442; (928) 763-8242; e-mail grosey@npgcable.com; or Walter Tothero 1009 Lane Ave., Crawfordville, IN 47933; (765) 362-6937; e-mail walsue@wico.net; or visit www.mlrsinc.com/tarawaor www.usstarawavets.org.

22nd Annual Convention of American Merchant Marine and Navy Armed Guard Veterans – May 24-27 in Portland. Contact Nelson Cauble, 2657 GreyFox Drive, Sutherlin, OR 97479; (541) 459-7982; e-mail riverbank2@charter.net.

USS Schofield (DEG/FFG-3) – June in San Diego. Contact Jack Knoblock, 370 Warm Lake Road, Cascade, ID 83611; (208) 382-3771; e-mail knoblockjack@hotmail.com; or visit www.mlrsinc.com/schofield.

USS Kemper County (LST-854) – June 5-8 in Evansville, Ind. Contact Jim Simonson, 2931 Cooper Ave. So., St. Cloud, MN 56301; (320) 253-2167; e-mail jsimonson@stcloudstate.edu; or visit www.mlrsinc.com/kemperco.

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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