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Army

Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force, March 4-5, MacDill AFB, Fla. Contact: D. Wayne, 3930 Venetian Way, Tampa, FL 33634, dhwayne@usa.net.

30th ADA Brigade (Okinawa, Japan), March 17-20, Orlando, Fla. Contact: W. Bellis, 3812 W. Palmira Ave., Tampa, FL 33629-6811, (813) 839-2501, bellwilli5@aol.com.

97th Signal Bn, May 9-14, Florence, Ky. Contact: M. Taptick, 3 High Ridge Cir., Uncasville, CT 06382, (860) 848-0895, mike97th@myeastern.com.

11th Transportation Co, Light Helicopter (H-34), Formerly 328th Transportation Co, May 15-19, Pigeon Forge, Tenn. Contact: A. Causseaux, 5822 Westchester St., Alexandria, VA 22310-1121, (703) 971-3218, allenb4@verizon.net.

Navy

USS Sea Devil (SSN-664/SS-400), April 14-17, Norfolk, Va. Contact: M. Martin, RR 1, Box 2875, Palmyra, VA 22963, (434) 589-8298, mikemartin@firstva.com.

New England Chapter, Naval Cryptologic Vets Assn, April 15-16, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Contact: B. Marois, 36 Breslin Ave., Cohoes, NY 12047, (518) 237-0015, marois@acp.edu.

Pre-Flight Class 35-64, April 22-24, Pensacola, Fla. Contact: M. Gordon or B. McGuiness, P.O. Box 296, Clearlake, WA 98235, n504mg@adelphia.net.

USS Lloyd Thomas (DD/DDE-764), April 27-30, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Contact: R. Scherrer, 4812 Admiration Dr., Virginia Beach, VA 23464, (757) 467-6270, scherrer va@aol.com.

Sqdn 13, Charlie Instrument Flight Instructors (World War II, Chase and Cuddihy Fields, Texas, 1942–1947), April 28-30, Kansas City, Mo. Contact: R. Powell, 5 Sunset Cir., St. Joseph, MO 64503, (816) 279-1347, rgpowell@stjoelive.com.

USS Gunston Hall (LSD-5), May 1-3, Las Vegas. Contact: R. Kennedy, 11832 W. Virginia Ave., Avondale, AZ 85323, (623) 907-3688, ussgunstonhalllsd5@yahoo.com.

USS Donner (LSD-20), May 1-5, Mobile, Ala. Contact: L. Parvin, 15-B Lakeshore Ave., Birmingham, AL 35209-7208, (205) 942-1422.

USS Brownson (DD-868/518), May 1-5, Las Vegas. Contact: N. Doskow, (253) 537-4771, ndoskow@gte.net.

USS Bataan (CVL-29/LHD-5), All Sqdns, Staffs, and Detachments for All Years, May 11-15, Fort Myers, Fla. Contact: D. Shipley, 4341 Country Club Blvd., Cape Coral, FL 33904, (239) 549-8143, shipmate50@earthlink.com.

USS Yellowstone (AD-27), May 12-14, Charleston, S.C. Contact: P. Bowen, 9394 S.W. 101st Ln., Ocala, FL 34481, (352) 854-1387, paulbowen51@myfamily.com.

Air Force

41st Military Airlift Sqdn, March 30–April 3, Charleston, S.C. Contact: S. White, (843) 763-6516 or (843) 367-9510.

Pilot Class 56-N, Malden, Mo., and Mariana, Fla., April 4-7, Las Vegas. Contact: J. Fleck, (858) 487-7255, jackfleck@san.rr.com.

494th Bmb Gp (H) World War II, 7th AAF, May 11-15, Colorado Springs, Colo. Contact: M. Keller, 7412-A Vassar Dr., West Bloomfield, MI 48322, phone/fax: (248) 626-3684.

Coast Guard

USCGC Chase (WHEC-718), April 29–May 1, Atlantic City, N.J. Contact: J. O’Callaghan, P.O. Box 6733, Yorktown, VA 23690-6733, (757) 291-5041, jocallaghan@tcyorktown.uscg.mil or uscgbosn@yahoo.com.

USCGC Campbell (W-32 and W-909), May 15-19, Savannah, Ga. Contact: G. Bell, 723 Spring Ln., Lansdale, PA 19446, (215) 393-6195, captbell@comcast.net.

Reader Exchange

Capt. John T. “Jack” English, USAF—I am looking for him and other members of our class. Jack and I graduated in June 1983. He was assigned as an F4 WSO at George AFB, Calif., and at Spangdahlem AB, Germany. He is from Cleveland, and the last time I saw him, he was stationed at Travis AFB, Texas. Contact: P. Jarrell, 13716 Pine Harbor Rd., Charlotte, NC 28278, pjarrell@carolina.rr.com.

Al Harrelson, USN—I am looking for him. I do not know his rank. He served aboard the USS Benjamin Stoddert (DDG-22), and he later became the CO of the USN Damage Control School in Philadelphia. His wife’s name is Jeanette. Contact: R. Neel, 12001 Yates Ford Rd., Fairfax Station, VA 22039-1504, (703) 830-0644.

Former POWs—I am looking for former POWs or dependents of POWs to honor and record on the Sampson AFB Association honor roll. Contact: C. Phillips, P.O. Box 331, Williamsville, NY 14231, (716) 663-1119, chip34@aol.com.

Col. George E. Taylor, USA-Ret.—I am looking for him. He was CO of the 4th Bn, 23rd Inf, 25th Inf Div, in Tay Ninh Province, Vietnam, during the spring and summer of 1969. Contact: R. Winne, 4669 N.W. 30th Pl., Ocala, FL 34482, (352) 369-1561, rmwinne@atlantic.net.

Jamie P. Totten, USA—I am looking for him. I do not know his rank. He is the grandson of Gen. George Patton, USA. Totten conducted historical tours with Cunard Steamships, and he served at Fort Knox, Ky., in the early 1970s. Contact: E. Childs, P.O. Box 808, Machias, ME 04654, (207) 255-2727, chetchilds@direcway.com.

Lt. Col. Joseph Thomas Norris, USAF—I am looking for him. He was born in Troy, Va. He served at Travis AFB, Texas, in the 1970s and at Edwards AFB, Calif., in the 1980s. Contact: S. Marshall-Coray, 4157 S. Crystal Ct., No. 826, Aurora, CO 80014, (303) 362-0357, suecoray@yahoo.com.

William Bartlett, USA—I am looking for him. I do not know his rank. He was born between 1934 and 1936. Contact: J. Cover, 7630 Chancellor Way, Springfield, VA 22153, (703) 569-7630, cbjohn@cox.net.

1st Lt. Ronald L. Glendinning, USMC—I am looking for him. He served with 1st Engrs, 1st Marine Div, Korea, in 1950. Contact: D. Van Grol III, 13957 Royal Melbourne Sq., San Diego, CA 92128, (858) 451-3686, dpvangrol@hotairtools.com.

Lt. Thomas E. Franks, USN—I am looking for him and those who served with him in Argus units 13, 14, and 20. He served in the Pacific during World War II. Contact: L. (Franks) Morgenthau, 64 E. 86th St., No. 10A, New York, NY 10028, (212) 452-8844, fax: (212) 452-1401, lfm452@aol.com.

13th OC (Inf) Co—I am looking for members of this group who were at Fort Benning, Ga., in 1952. Contact: D. Treadwell, 44152 Village 44, Camarillo, CA 93012, (805) 383-4115, dtcop@verizon.net.

Master Sgt. Marshall Buen, USAF-Ret.—I am looking for him. He retired from service at Zaragoza AB, Spain, in the 1980s. Contact: J. Kranzler, 3808 Mary Lynn Dr., Urbandale, IA 50322, j3jkranz@msn.com.

Col. Bill Roberts, USAF—I am looking for him. He was the WSO TFS commander at Homestead AFB, Fla., in the 1970s. Contact: D. Campbell, 4840 Gentry Ln., Carson City, NV 89701, (775) 883-8348, campbell@valdosta.edu.

Capt. Robert N. Jones Jr., USAF—I am looking for him. He served as chief supply accounts for AFCENT, Detachment 2, 1141st SAS at Brunsum, Netherlands, in the early 1970s. Contact: W. Goodson, 2078 Morgan Loop, Sneads, FL 32460, (850) 593-6181, gpbill@wfeca.net.

Craig Van Meter, USN—I am looking for him. I do not know his rank. He was stationed in Jacksonville, Fla., in 1969, and he served at least until 1977. Contact: L. Keith, 343 McClain Ave., Coshocton, OH 43812, (740) 295-0593, laura-keith@sbcglobal.net.

Dick and Sue Shanley—I am looking for them. They are the children of Maj./Lt. Col. Emmett and Helen Shanley, USAF, who were stationed at Lakeland AFB, Texas, in the early 1950s. Contact: R. Lee, 410 Lark Ln., Chattanooga, TN 37415, (423) 870-4626, leebearcat@comcast.net.

Sgt. Master John L. Wright, USA—I am looking for him. Contact: E. Ford, USASA, Unit 15716, Box LSSI, APO, AE 95271, ellisjr63@yahoo.com.

Capt. Bill Carper, USA—I am looking for him. He was in the 5th SFG. We met at intelligence school in Oberammergau, Germany, in the late 1950s. Contact: S. Wawrzynski, 2555 Greenwich St., San Francisco, CA 94123, (415) 922-3136, foxi ni@msn.com.

William E. Read, USA-Ret.—I am looking for him. I don’t know his rank. He was in the Engineer Corps. Contact: D. Siglin, 526 W. Woodlawn Dr., Tucson, AZ 85737, (520) 349-9640, groundguardian@aol.com.

CGC Storis, Bramble, and Spar—I am looking for former and present crewmembers for a reunion honoring the 50th anniversary of the circumnavigation of North America. Contact: J. Loback, 10436 Teal Cir., Fountain Valley, CA 92708, (714) 968-8964, storisbramblespar@msn.com.

Lt. Col. James O. McCray—I am looking for anyone who knew him. I don’t know his service. He was killed during the Battle of Catmon Hill on Leyte, Philippines, Oct. 26, 1944. Contact: W. McCray, 507 N. Kurzweil Rd., Raymore, MO 64083, (816) 322-2740.

Gen. Rigdon Petty, USA, and Lt. Col. Roger H. Morton, USA—I am looking for them. Petty was an attaché in the Middle East, and his wife’s name is Marsha Lou. Morton was stationed at Hunter Army Airfield, Ga., before going to Vietnam. His wife’s name is Gale. Contact: S. Riley, 1603 Tanglewood Rd., Columbia, SC 29204, (803) 256-3852, sriley@sc.rr.com.

Maj. Will Britt, USAF—I am looking for him. Contact: D. Asher, 96 Abbey Ln., London, KY 40744, darlene761@yahoo.com.

Col. Edmond Gaucher, USMC—I am looking for him. His last known address was in Prescott, Ariz. Contact: C. Carlsson, P.O. Box 327, Palm Harbor, FL 34682, (727) 771-9000, carlcarlssonusa@cs.com.

Capt. John Adams, USAF—I am looking for him. Contact: D. Allen, 20 Westbrook Dr., Hampton, VA 23666, (757) 838-4888, birdboss@aol.com.

Col. Dennis Murphy, USMC—I am looking for him. We were PLCs together and served at Quantico, Va., in 1979 and Okinawa, Japan, in 1982. Contact: A. Grieshaber Jr., 100 N. Summerlin Ave., Sanford, FL 32771, (407) 330-5604 or (407) 324-9372.

Lt. Cmdr. Howard Naylor, USN—I am looking for him. We served together in Nicosia, Cyprus, in 1971. Contact: A. Grieshaber Jr., 100 N. Summerlin Ave., Sanford, FL 32771, (407) 330-5604.

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