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Army

26th Inf Rgt Assn “Blue Spaders,” 1st Inf Div, June 7-11, Portland, Ore. Contact: B. Cundiff, 3377 Bay Settlement Rd., Green Bay, WI 54311, (920) 465-0668, thomas.galvin1@us.army.mil.

3rd Sqdn, 4th Cavalry (1940–Present), July 27-30, Kansas City, Mo. Contact: C. Quickmire, 1 Sweet Bay Dr., Columbia, SC 29209, (803) 776-6703, dewb4ubs@earthlink.net.

187th Rakkasan Assn Inc., Aug. 20-25, Reno, Nev. Contact: C. Barker, (843) 650-5880, fax: (843) 215-1327, raksect@aol.com.

1st Signal Bde Assn, Aug. 25-27, Arlington, Va. Contact: M. Norton, (703) 569-3290.

2nd Sqdn, 1st Armored Cavalry Assn (Vietnam, 1967-70), Aug. 31–Sept. 3, Gettysburg, Pa. Contact: R. Sparks, 7955 Ranch Estates Rd., Clarkston, MI 48348, (248) 391-3354, roberts618@aol.com.

17th Signal Bn Assn, Sept. 14-17, Philadelphia. Contact: A. Janssen, 9919 Longford Ct., Vienna, VA 22181, (703) 281-3170, adjanssen@aol.com.

“Never Die” Army Korea (1950-54), Sept. 15-17, Romulus, Mich. Contact: B. Jones, 2317 Carleton West Rd., Carleton, MI 48117, (734) 654-6915, oldred49@provide.net.

1st Bde (Separate), 101st Airborne Div, Vietnam (July 1965–January 1968), Sept. 20-24, Atlanta. Contact: I. Worrell, PO Box 675, Sweetwater, TN 37874, phone/fax: (423) 337-5983, firstbrigades101magazine@yahoo.com.

Marine Corps

U.S. Seagoing Marine Assn, Aug. 23-27, San Antonio. Contact: W. Graham, 3825 Jersey Ridge Rd., Davenport, IA 52807, grahamwrrc@msn.com.

Peleliu Survivors (WWII), Sept. 21-25, Branson, Mo. Contact: J. Barbour, 421 Marina Blvd., Suisun City, CA 94585, (707) 422-0468, j.barbou@sbcglobal.net.

Navy

USS Rich (DD/DDE-820) Assn, April 19-23, Nashville, Tenn. Contact: G. Wilson, (615) 889-0800, gwdci2@aol.com.

USS Noble (APA-218), May 11-14, San Diego. Contact: E. Miller, 83 Merryall Rd., New Milford, CT 06776, (860) 355-8604, edwardfmiller@earthlink.net.

Florida Navy Medical Service Corps, May 19-20, Crystal River, Fla. Contact: J. Peterson, 216 Pine St., Homosassa, FL 34446, (352) 382-1971, jpeter21@tampabay.rr.com.

Seabee Team 0511, July 7-9, Philadelphia. Contact: L. Holman, 6746 Souder St., Philadelphia, PA 19149, (215) 725-4938, lholman@prodigy.net.

USS Little Rock (CL-92/CLG-4/CG-4), July 12-16, Braintree, Mass. Contact: J. Dupuis, PO Box 449, Inlet, NY 13360, (315) 357-3799, dupuisatcamp@frontiernet.net.

Tin Can Sailors Inc., National Assn of Destroyer Vets, July 29–Aug. 3, Norfolk, Va. Contact: C. Zucker, 4640 Hoylake Dr., Virginia Beach, VA 23462, (757) 499-6919, chan@destroyers.org.

USS Truxtun (DLGN-35), Aug. 2-6, Bremerton, Wash. Contact: J. Lane, (915) 821-1436, jlane@elp.rr.com.

USS Abnaki (ATF-96), Aug. 23-27, San Antonio. Contact: P. Kingsley, 5320 N.W. 66 Pl., Johnston, IA 50131, (515) 276-7250, p.ckingsley@att.net.

USS Rock (SS/SSR/AGSS-274), Sept. 5-7. Contact: W. Weatherford, (210) 654-8710, ussrockreunion@aol.com.

USS George Washington/USS Scorpion, Sept. 7, North Little Rock, Ark. Contact: P. Honeck, (501) 945-1349, phoneck@centurytel.net.

VP-2, Sept. 11-15, Oak Harbor, Wash. Contact: R. Wolfe, 4658 Park Acres Dr., Oak Harbor, WA 98277, (360) 679-2651, bobwolfe@comcast.net.

USS Albacore (AGSS-569), Sept. 14-17, Portsmouth, N.H. Contact: J. Hunter, 37 Namquid Dr., Middletown, RI 02842, (401) 849-7282, hunter5982@earthlink.net.

USS Taylor (DD/DDE-468), Sept. 14-18, San Francisco. Contact: O. Zipf, 11020 Winding Brook Ct., Manassas, VA 20111, (703) 257-5474, pozipf@earthlink.net.

USS Chemung (AO-30), Sept. 17-21, Detroit. Contact: R. McBrayer, 952 Goddard Rd., Lincoln Park, MI 48146, (313) 928-0398, rmcbrayer@metroshores.net.

USS Chickasaw (ATF-83), Sept. 17-22, Alsip, Ill. Contact: F. Looney, (850) 438-6245, franklooney@msn.com.

USS West Point (AP-23), Sept. 20-23, Colorado Springs, Colo. Contact: C. Williams, 6101 Imperata St., N.E., No. 2012, Albuquerque, NM 87111, (505) 821-0457, boondock2@aol.com.

VQ Assn (VQ-1, 2, 5, 6, and Support Gps), Sept. 21-24, San Diego. Contact: A. Prevette, 3232 Village 3, Camarillo, CA 93012, (805) 482-1204, pierreputt@earthlink.net.

Air Force

315th TCG (WWII), May 18-20, Branson, Mo. Contact: R. Ford, PO Box 4399, Sunriver, OR 97707, (541) 593-6310, dickfordfire@aol.com.

84th ATS/MAS Sqdn, May 19-20, Vacaville, Calif. Contact: J. Burnett, 579 Leisure Town Rd., Vacaville, CA 95687, (707) 448-4264, jnburnet@cwnet.com.

469th Tactical Ftr Sqdn, Korat Royal Thai AFB (F-105) Thud Combat Aircrew (1965-68), Sept. 6-9, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. Contact: R. Dickey, 6490 Jesse Allen Rd., Milton, FL 32570, (850) 983-9095, fax: (850) 983-9029, rysdcky@aol.com.

125th Sqdn/138th Gp, Sept. 14-17, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Contact: E. Hepner, (918) 357-1996, edhepner@cox.net.

Air Force Security Police Assn, Sept. 15-17, Alexandria, Va. Contact: AFSPA, 818 Willow Creek Cir., San Marcos, TX 78666, (888) 250-9876, jbullock@grandecom.net.

Navigator (Aircraft Observer) Class 54-06C, Sept. 15-18, Sacramento, Calif. Contact:
M. Jarvis, (530) 673-8402, habumj@pacbell.net.

19th Air Refueling Sqdn (SAC-Homestead and Otis AFBs), Sept. 24-27, Las Vegas. Contact: F. Szemere, 711 Sunset Blvd E., Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547, (850) 862-4279, fszemere@gnt.net.

100th Bmb Wing, Pease AFB (B-47/KC-97), Sept. 28–Oct. 1, Washington, D.C. Contact: D. d’Alelio, 4811 Woodland Way, Annandale, VA 22003, (703) 425-1988, fax: (703) 425-2215, dfd@100bw2006.com.

317th Trp Carrier Gp, HQ, 5th AAC, All Sqdns (WWII, 1942-45), Sept. 28–Oct. 1, St. Louis. Contact: V. Krobath, 22 Lantana Dr., St. Louis, MO 63123, (314) 842-2484.

Coast Guard

USCGC Courier (WAGR-410), May 14-19, Las Vegas. Contact: J. Miotke, (407) 678-3377 or (321) 277-4242, jimmiotke@earthlink.net.

AOGs (WWII), May 17-21, Phoenix. Contact: W. Waller Jr., 3100 Shore Dr., PH 52, Virginia Beach, VA 23451, (757) 217-2356, wallerwn@wcbeach.com.

Reader Exchange

1967 March at the Pentagon—I am looking for MPs with the 503rd or 518th 30th Bns, soldiers with the 6th ACR 91st Engr Bn, and other units stationed at the Pentagon during the Oct. 21, 1967, protest. This is for a Pentagon history I am writing for Random House. Contact: S. Vogel, 1654 Hobart St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20009, (202) 319-2717, sfvogel@comcast.net.

3650th Basic Training Wing, Permanent Party, Sampson AFB (1950-56)—I am looking for POWs and those MIA from this class. Contact: A. Goldblatt, PO Box 331, Williamsville, NY 14231, (716) 633-1119, fax: (716) 633-9118, chip34@aol.com.

Pilot Training Class 44-A—I am looking for any survivors from this class at Williams Field, Ariz. Contact: C. Wilmot, 1308 N. Nema Ave., Tucson, AZ 85712, (520) 795-0567, cwilmot@cox.net.

Cpl. Russell W. Rodgers, USA—I am looking for information about his time in England during WWII with the U.S. Army Air Corps 211th AAF Base Unit. He served in communications. Contact: P. Rodgers, 4357 Azalea Dr., Evans, GA 30809, pj23@mindspring.com.

Lt. Col. Tracy Strevey and Lt. Cheryl Clifford—I am looking for them. I do not know their services. They were at the 3rd Surgical Hospital in Dong Tam, Vietnam, from 1967-68. Contact: P. Gray, 18413 Aceituno St., San Diego, CA 92128, (858) 487-4225, sandiegograys@sbcglobal.net.

Lt. Cmdr. Donald Farrel Houck, USN-Ret.—I am looking for him. We met at an Air Force Staff College course in Toronto in 1961. He lived in Montgomery, Ala., with his wife, Ailsa, and two children. We lost contact in Vietnam. Contact: G. Nickel, 46 Valleybrook Dr., Lancaster, PA 17601, (717) 569-7419.

430th MI Det and Bn—I am looking for anyone interested in having a reunion. Contact: B. Halpin, 236 Beachside Cove, Locust Grove, VA 22508, (202) 213-5625, halpinbill@aol.com.

David J. Walker—I am looking for him. I do not know his rank or service. We lost contact after leaving HHC 1/35th during Vietnam. Contact: R. Mooney, 581 Shady Oaks, Southlake, TX 76092, dalby@ev1.net.

Maj. Clifford Crooker, USAF—I am looking for him or for information about his service with the 492nd Ftr Bmbr Sqdn. Contact: S. Wawrzynski, 2555 Greenwich St., San Francisco, CA 94123, (415) 922-3136, foxini@msn.com.

Hun Drivers—I am looking for anyone interested in forming an F-100 society. Contact: L. Frazier, 702 River Down Rd., Georgetown, TX 78628, lesfrzier@cox.net or supersabresociety@cox.net.

Capt. Mark L. Johnson and Capt. Zamara—I am looking for them or anyone else in the 35th Engr Gp Aviation in Vietnam in 1970. I do not know their services. Contact: R. Waddell, PO Box 578, Tybee Island, GA 31328, (912) 786-6616, roglaurwad@aol.com.

Lt. Cmdr. (Dr.) R.T. Brooks, USN—I am looking for him. He was stationed at Portsmouth Naval Hospital in 1967. Contact: D. Hawker, 4709 Larkspur Ct., Virginia Beach, VA 23462, (757) 467-4735.

Capt. Sheldon Phillips, USAF-Ret.—I am looking for him and his wife, Helen. We were neighbors at Fairchild AFB, Wash., in the 1950s. Contact: A. Zalewski, 19751 N. Mountain Sage Ln., Surprise, AZ 85374 (623) 214-6204, ajzlxy6@wmconnect.com.

Lt. Col. David Couvillion, USMC—I am looking for him. Contact: J. Homan, 416 Country Ln. Ct., Wauconda, IL 60084, (847) 220-3719, fax: (815) 425-7453, jhoman06@aol.com.

Richard T. Larson, USN—I am looking for him or anyone who knew him. I do not know his rank. He served as a corpsman in the Pacific in WWII. Contact: D. Larson, PO Box 1113, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055, daljal@hotmail.com.

Maj. Richard H. Hummel—I am looking for him. I do not know his service. He was CO of the 195th Assault Helicopter Co. Contact: C. Cornell, 2132 Tiger Links Dr., Henderson, NV 89012, cornellc@mindspring.com.

NAVCAD Preflight Class 32-55—I am looking for classmates for a planned reunion in Albuquerque, N.M., during the annual Balloon Fiesta. Contact: T. Golder, 1525 Soplo Rd., S.E., Albuquerque, NM 87123, (505) 292-8494, tvgold1@msn.com.

Col. Thomas Barr, USAF-Ret.—I am looking for him. We served together in Athens, Greece, on the JUSMAAG staff from 1966-67. I think he retired in Seattle. Contact: V. Garner, 11740 Asbury Cir., No. 1401, Solomons, MD 20688, (401) 394-3465, vernegar@tqci.net.