Reunions

Army

80th Helicopter Co, 334 Maintenance Detatchment and O&R Platoon, Alaska (1958 and later), April 9-12, Reno, Nev. Contact: V. “Jack” Evans, PO Box 214, Loyalton, CA 96118, (530) 993-4231.

U.S. Constabulary Assn Outpost Eight, April 18-21, Tucson, Ariz. Contact: D. Purrington, 2325 S.W. 115th St., Seattle, WA 98146, (206) 246-3654.

503rd Aviation Co (1958-64), Fliegerhorst (Hanau) Germany, April 28-30, Pawleys Island, S.C. Contact: B. Ramsey, 515 Mount Vintage Plantation Dr., North Augusta, SC 29860, (803) 819-9502, baramsey@wans.net.

Navy

Explosive Ordnance Disposal Assn (Navy and Marine Corps), March 23-26, Charleston, S.C. Contact: G. “Tuck” Labree, 217 Countryside Way, Summerville, SC 29483, (843) 871-8681, labreetuck@aol.com.

USS Perry (DD-84) (DMS-17), April 19-25, Washington, D.C. Contact: J. Malmendier, PO Box 606, Boiling Springs, PA 17007, (717) 258-9695, Web site: www.ussperry.com.

USS Kenneth D. Bailey (DD/DDR-713), April 27-30, St. Louis. Contact: R. Levine, 439 Weld St., West Roxbury, MA 02132, (617) 327-3286, rhl713@aol.com.

USS Cambria (APA-36), April 30–May 3, Albuquerque, N.M. Contact: D. Stoll, 820 Carnation Dr., Wapakoneta, OH 45895, (419) 738-3786, destoll@bright.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.

Air Force

19th Tactical Reconnaissance Sqdn, April 9-11, Fredericksburg, Texas. Contact: R. Cox, 152 Great Frontier, Georgetown, TX 78628, (512) 868-2111, brodcox@aol.com.

307th Bmb Wing B-47/KC-97 Assn (Lincoln AFB, Kan., 1954-55), April 23-27, Charleston, S.C. Contact: J. “Flip” Latham, 1424 Woodlawn Ave., Columbia, SC 29209, (803) 776-4294, k4jhl@earthlink.net.

Pilot Training Class 55B, April 27-29, South Dayton, Ohio. Contact: D. Peckman, 1970 Thomas Dr., McKeesport, PA 15131, (412) 751-7102, pherkybird@aol.com.

Reader Exchange

Eugene “Gene” D. Merket—I am looking for information about him. He was KIA in Korea in 1952 or 1953. I do not know his service or rank. His schoolmates want to add him to a state honor roll. He may have been a recce pilot. Contact: J. Kilgore, 1504 Pony Express, Copperas Cove, TX 76522, mrk1504@aol.com.

Col. Page Duffy—I am looking for him. I do not know his service. Contact: M. Smedley, 1847 Barber St., Sebastian, FL 32958, ms777@comcast.net.

Johnny L. Lundberg—I am looking for him. I do not know his service or rank. While in the Philippine Islands, I found his Navy ring in an R4D transport plane. It is dated Oct. 5, 1945.
Contact: C. MacDonald, (410) 833-2602.

H.R. Gallagher, USA—I am looking for him. I do not know his rank. I found his ring in Bethesda, Md. It is inscribed with his name, Army Officer School, 1948, AOC 7. Contact: W. Horsman, 5551 Thurso Ct., Columbia, MD 21045, (410) 997-4426, horsman.wayne@bigfoot.com.

Cpl. Ronald Getz, USA—I am looking for anyone who knew him. He died July 1, 1944. He was stationed at McCloskey General Hospital in Temple, Texas. Contact: M. Getz, 11621 Fairgreen Dr., Carmel, IN 46032, (317) 844-2347, getzmar@aol.com.

William M. Coyne, USN-Ret.—I am looking for him. I do not know his rank. He served on USS Long Beach, CGN 9, from 1969-72 and then toured Idaho Falls. Contact: H. Beavers, 337 Pine St., Kane, PA 16735, (814) 837-9753, fax: (814) 226-7909, harvie.beavers@verizon.net.

Co F, 351st Inf Rgt, 88th Inf (“Blue Devil”) Div—I am looking for anyone who was stationed in Fusine Laghi near Tarvisio, Italy, from 1945-46. Contact: R. McCall, 1005 Brook Ridge Cir., S.E., Huntsville, AL 35801, (256) 881-6325, robmccall@aol.com.

Cmdr. Charles S. Weaver, USN-Ret.—I am looking for him. He was MPA of USS Paul (DE/FF-1080) and XO of USS Boulder (LST-1190). Contact: D. McCullough, 1032 Taft Rd., Chesapeake, VA 23322, (757) 421-0471, dgm1098@aol.com.

Attack Sqdn Five Two (VA-52) and former COs, 1960-62—Son of the late Lt. j.g. Larry L. Gaines, USN, seeks information about his father’s squadron life and fellow aviators. Contact: J. Davenport, 17 Northcastle Ct., The Woodlands, TX 77384, (936) 271-1758, davenport_joe@nlvmail.com.

112th AAA Bn (WWII)—I am looking for historical data regarding this unit for a memorabilia indication service in North Africa. Contact: R. Ford, 8505 Flying Cloud Dr., Eden Prairie, MN 55344, (952) 995-1082, rgrlc4d@aol.com.

Eric Baltrush, USN—I am looking for him and his wife. I do not know his rank. We attended Naval Postgraduate School together from 1986-87. His last known duty station was Bahrain in 1999. Contact: D. Bruner, 206 Forest Trail, Isle of Palms, SC 29451, (843) 886-6601, cobruers@bellsouth.net.

Lt. Col. Roger H. Morton, USA-Ret.—I am looking for him. We served together at Hunter Army Airfield, Ga., from 1967-68. He was the Garrison Bn CO and I was his XO. Contact: E. Martin Jr., 535 E. Buckingham Rd., No. 5104, Richardson, TX 75081, (972) 238-9005, egmartin50@sbcglobal.net.

Robyne R. Gallager—I am looking for her. I do not know her service or rank. Contact: S. Tibbs, 685 W. Estrella Dr., Gilbert, AZ 85233, (480) 634-7353, suzanne36117@yahoo.com.

James D. Buckerfield—I am looking for him. I do not know his service or rank. He was a radar intercept officer in the 49th FIS and in Pilot Training in 1963, F4C. Contact: D. Fisher, 1713 N. Kachina, Mesa, AZ 85203, dwilsonf@aol.com.

Capt. Walt Stephenson, USN—I am looking for him. In 1990, he was attached to COMSUBMED/COMSUB Group 8 and CINCUSNAVEUR in London. Contact: L. Licata, PSC 90 Box 1598R, APO, AE 09822, phone/fax: 90312 441-9385, lalicata@alum.rpi.edu.

James “Jim” Payne, USA—I am looking for him. I do not know his rank. We served together in upstate New York and Vicenza, Italy. Contact: M. Thome, 10058 Meredith Ln. S.E., Huntsville, AL 35803, (256) 885-0855.

Maj. Carl H. Wells, USAF—I am looking for him. He was a 346 TAS Navigator in 1966 at Dyess AFB, Texas. His last known assignment was for Navigator Magazine at Mather AFB, Calif., around 1972. Contact: R. Hutchinson, 10320 Proverb Ct., New Port Richey, FL 34654 (727) 215-2978, ntrybobdfc@aol.com.

Flag Burning at Dodger Stadium, 1976—I am looking for servicemembers, past and present, to submit writing and photos regarding the April 25, 1976, burning of the American flag at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Submissions are nonreturnable and must be less than 500 words. Contact: B. Pickering, 505 Beachland Blvd., Ste. No. 1-220, Vero Beach, FL 32963, mvpsportscorp@aol.com.

Maj. Charles A. Lancaster FR31240, 1611th Air Tr—I am looking for him. We served together as aircraft commanders flying C-130E aircraft in 29th ATS McGuire AFB, N.J., circa 1964. Contact: G. Ward, 2400 Gaskins Rd., No. 308, Richmond, VA 23238, (804) 347-0672, geowardjr@comcast.net.

Capt. Charles F. Garwood III and Lt. Richard D.— I am looking for them regarding what happened in Lee in 1977. Contact: D. Valuskis, 21425 Spring St., Union Grove, WI 53182, (262) 878-9151, daniel_valuskis@yahoo.com.

Ronald E. Pettus, USA—I am looking for him. We were stationed together at Camp Atterbury, Ind. Contact: W. Jacque, 2823 Anita Lane, Tyler, TX 75701, (903) 566-8102, wjjtwo@aol.com.

Col. Daniel Catalano, USA, and Col. Bonifay Buck, USA-Ret.—I am looking for them. I do not know Catalano’s service. He was XO 2/6 FA “Centaurs” in about 1968. Buck was 78th FA at Fort Ord/Hunter-Liggett, Calif., 1965, HHB BC, Artillery Punch. Contact: D. Holland, 5508 Saddlewood Lane, Brentwood, TN 37027, bayonet96@yahoo.com.

Phillip Morris Butler, USAF—I am looking for him. I do not know his rank. He was a navigator in NKP Thailand from 1968-69 and flew F-111s at Nellis AFB, Nev., in 1969. Contact: R. Anthony, 1710 Kingsley Ct., Lawrenceville, GA 30043, (678) 518-4436, rala62559@ev1.net.