Reunions

Sun., Jan. 3, 2010

Military

Waves National Organization Unit 140 – Sea Service organization of women veterans. Meets the third Saturday of October, November and April. Welcoming new members. Call Naomi at (509) 747-8383 or Pat at (509) 456-8612 for more information.

USS Gurke (DD-783) – April 8-11 in Washington, D.C. Contact Thomas Stephenson at 2030 Lockwood Drive, San Jose, CA 95132; (408) 263-2836; dd783_reunion@tstephenson. com; or www.ussgurke.org.

USS Cambria (APA-36) – April 15-18 in the Boston area. Contact Andrew Henry Jr., 4412 Flintstone Road, Alexandria, VA 22306; (703) 660-8602; usscambria@gmail.com; or www.mlrsinc.com/cambria.

USS Tarawa (CV/CVA/CVS-40) – April 15-18 in Philadelphia. Contact Cliff Gardner at 465 Gardiner Road, Lot 35, W. Kingston, RI 02892; (401) 539-1149; www.mlrsinc.com/Tarawa or www.usstarawavets.org.

USS Purdy (DD-734) – April 21-24 in Savannah, Ga. Contact Larry DiPasquale, 3744 Surrey Drive, Allentown, PA 18103-5329; (610) 433-4787; chiefdi@juno.com; or www.mlrsinc.com/purdy.

USS Kalamazoo (AOR-6) – April 22-25 in Jacksonville, Fla. Contact Frank Taylor, P.O. Box 668, Steinhatchee, FL 32359; usskalamazoo@gmail.com; or www.mlrsinc.com/kalamazoo.

USS Muliphen (AKA-61) – April 22-25 in Baltimore. Contact Ron Wiant, 105 Sonat Drive, Newark, DE 19713; (302) 737-1751; rwiant@ussmuliphen.com; or www.ussmuliphen.com.

8605th AAU; 5th ASA FS; or Det 5, 2nd Sig Svc Bn – April 29-May 2 in St. Louis, Mo. Contact Dick Dixon at 6128 17th Ave., Meridian, MS 39305; or (601) 485-7567.

USS Marias (AO-57) – April 29-May 2 in Philadelphia. Contact USS Marias Reunion at P.O. Drawer 11399, Hickory, NC 28603; (828) 256-6008; mcaanreunion@yahoo.com or www.mlrsinc.com/marias.

USS Amphion (AR-13) – April 29-May 2 in Philadelphia. Contact Lloyd Stagg at 7407 Lillie Lane, Pensacola, FL 32526; (828) 256-6008; mcaanreunion@yahoo.com; or visit www.mlrsinc.com/amphion.

USS Arcadia (AD-23) – April 29-May 2 in Philadelphia. Contact USS Arcadia Reunion, P.O. Drawer 11399, Hickory, NC 28603; (828) 256-6008; mcaanreunion@yahoo.com; or visit www.mlrsinc.com/arcadia.

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.

If your group has a reunion coming up, please send the details to: The Spokesman-Review, Editorial Department, Reunions, P.O. Box 2160, Spokane, WA 99210, or e-mail to features@spokesman.com. For a complete reunion list, please visit Spokane7.com.