Reunions

Army

34th Inf Div Assn, Tri-State Chapter, July 13-16, Buffalo, N.Y. Contact: P. Skelly, (508) 524-3948, tristate@34infdiv.org.

741st Tank Bn, July 23-25, Nashville, Tenn. Contact: S. Gordon, 1208 Gem Ridge Rd., Needmore, PA 17238, (717) 294-3426.

547th Combat Engineer Bn Assn, Aug. 10-13, Indianapolis. Contact C. Jones, (360) 683-6994, ccjones@olypen.com.

11th Special Forces Gp, Aug. 12, Fort Meade, Md. Contact: P. McDermott, 1195 Old County Rd., Arnold, MD 21012, (410) 544-3083, petermcd1@comcast.net.

88th Inf Div Assn “Blue Devils,” Aug. 31–Sept. 3, Boston. Contact: B. Konze, 7318 Riverhill Rd., Oxon Hill, MD 20745, (301) 839-4427.

86th Inf Div “Black Hawks,” Sept. 6-10, Falls Church, Va. Contact: J. Deitz, 1181 Green Oaks Dr., Los Osos, CA 93402, (805) 528-7136.

34th Inf Div Assn, Sept. 8-10, Council Bluffs, Iowa. Contact: L. Jerome, 208 Sylvan Dr., Council Bluffs, IA 51503, (712) 322-0623.

2nd Div, All Units, Sept. 13-16, Herndon, Va. Contact: L. Bogart, 623 Shuttle Hill Rd., Muncy, PA 17756, (570) 546-9415.

22nd Inf Rgt, Oct. 5-8, Omaha, Neb. Contact: A. Norris, 965 Troon Trace, Winter Springs, FL 32708, (407) 366-5306, awbn@cfl.rr.com.

13th Engineer Bn Assn, Oct. 5-8, St. Louis. Contact: B. Quinton Sr., 3800 6th Ave., N., St. Petersburg, FL 33713, (727) 323-1144, cottop@aol.com.

3rd Sqdn, 17th Cav, 1st Sqdn, and 9th Cav (1961 to present), Oct. 6-8, Dothan, Ala. Contact: W. Bedsole, 305 Oakwood Dr., Enterprise, AL 36330, (334) 347-7949, dotken@juno.com.

77th Armor “Steel Tigers” (All Eras), Oct. 11-15, El Paso, Texas. Contact: T. Miller, 12902 Wheatland Rd., Fairfax, VA 22033, (703) 476-1798, hq66tom@schach.org.

3rd Bn, 71st Air Defense Arty, “Nike Hercules” (Germany), Oct. 20-24, Branson, Mo. Contact: H. Webb, (479) 648-2959, lajoywebb@cox.net.

260th Arty Assn, 260th, 340th, and 380th AAA Bns (WWII and Korea), Oct. 21, Silver Spring, Md. Contact: E. Brizendine, 4806 Wyaconda Rd., Rockville, MD 20852, (301) 770-7876, ewbriz@aol.com.

728th Military Police Bn, All Cos, Oct. 25-29, Corpus Christi, Texas. Contact: F. Trejo, 2854 Tumbleweed Dr., Corpus Christi, TX 78410, (361) 241-6026, federicotrejo@sbcglobal.net.

Marine Corps

Golf Co 2/7 (Vietnam), Aug. 3-6, St. Louis.Contact: T. Skaggs, (775) 887-5652,
tskaggs6@yahoo.com.

Warrant Officer Classes (1960-64), Oct. 28-31, San Antonio. Contact: F. Varn, 1620 Lemon Bay Dr., Venice, FL 34293, (941) 493-6828, fnvarn@comcast.net.

China Marine Assn, Nov. 7-19, Jacksonville, Fla. Contact: B. Parker, (252) 453-4124, mizida@aol.com; or A. Goetz, (410) 742-0930, aggunner@msn.com.
 

Navy

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

USS Beale (DD/DDE-471), Aug. 4-6, Newport News, Va. Contact: R. Gillingham, 15 S.E. 7th St., Washington, IN 47501, (800) 793-7612, soinbook@dmrtc.net.

USS Iowa (BB-61), Aug. 30–Sept. 2, Portland, Ore. Contact: G.E. Gneckow, 8314 W. Promenade Dr., Homosassa, FL 34448, (352) 621-0675 or (208) 661-6786, ggneckow@tampabay.rr.com; or jerryg@shawneelink.com.

Fasron 118 Guam (Okinawa, Japan), Sept. 7-10, Minneapolis. Contact: C. Wolfe, 3403 N.W. 19th St., Ridgefield, WA 98642, (360) 574-6675, slatsrie@comcast.net.

USS Anderson (DD-411), Sept. 8-10, Idaho Falls, Idaho. Contact: D. Bloxham, 2774 Linda Cir., Idaho Falls, ID 83402, (208) 524-2466.

USS Aldebaran (AF-10) (1940-68), Sept. 21-24, Norfolk, Va. Contact: E. Pepling, 342 Vizcaya Dr., Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418, (561) 624-2531, edward@pepling.com.

USS Sigourney (DD-643), Sept. 28-30, Daytona Beach, Fla. Contact: C. Gerwig, 12 Mayfield Terrace, Ormond Beach, FL 32174, (386) 760-1959, gerwigcj@aol.com.

USS New Mexico (BB-40), Sept. 28–Oct. 1, St. Louis. Contact: V. Dascher, 3064 De Villa Tr., St. Charles, MO 63301, (636) 949-9413.

USS Navarro (APA-215), Oct. 3-6, Downers Grove, Ill. Contact: P. Sardina, 326 W. Fullerton Ave., Addison, IL 60101, (630) 650-1381, donna-peter-3260@att.net.

PBY Catalina International Assn, All Hands, Oct. 4-7, St. Louis. Contact: D. Mortimer, 2245 Marlene Ln., Matituck, NY 11952, (631) 298-2685, pbydon@optonline.net.

CVSG-57 (VS-35/37, HS-2, VAW-11 detachment, and CAG staff), Oct. 5-8, San Diego. Contact: E. Bieraugel, 79696 Courtney Butte Ln., Enterprise, OR 97828, (541) 828-7795, bieraugel@tds.net.

USS Intrepid (CV/CVS/CVA-11), New England Chapter, Oct. 8-14, Mystic, Conn. Contact: R. Mays, PO Box 34, Sheldon, VT 05483, (802) 933-5921, mustang714@peoplepc.com.

VC-35, VA/AW-35, Oct. 10-14, Portland, Ore. Contact: F. Tickner, 4287 Staulo Crescent, Vancouver, BC V6N 3SI, Canada, (604) 263-6804, ftickner@interchange.vbc.ca.

USS Guardfish (SSN-612), Oct. 10-14, San Diego. Contact: R. Armstrong, (510) 521-5781, uss_guardfish@earthlink.net.

USS Stoddard (DD-566), Oct. 11-14, Mobile, Ala. Contact: J. Rauh, 4337 S. Highway 51, Perryville, MO 63775, (573) 547-8523, cjrauh@ldd.net.

USS William M. Wood (DD/DDR-715), Oct. 12-14, Charleston, S.C. Contact: C. Traub, 784 Glasgow Ct., Virginia Beach, VA 23452, (757) 340-9056, ctraub3@cs.com.

USS Jonas Ingram (DD-938), Oct. 12-15, Charleston, S.C. Contact: P. Ventola, 28 Circle Dr., Rockaway, NJ 07866, (973) 627-7491, pete.ventola@att.net.

USS Threadfin (SS-410), Oct. 12-15, Branson, Mo. Contact: R. Hartfelder, 3750 Copper Spring Rd., Springville, TN 38256, (713) 593-3638, shakyjake38256@yahoo.com.

USS Turner Joy (DD-951), Oct. 12-15, Philadelphia. Contact: R. Asche, 2599 E. Alaska Ave., Port Orchard, WA 98366, reasche@aol.com.

USS Solace (AH-5) (WWII), Oct. 18-20, San Antonio. Contact: B. Logan, 7005 Norfolk Ave., Lubbock, TX 79413, (806) 799-2748.

USS Melvin (DD-680), Oct. 26-29, Charleston, S.C. Contact: G. Hallahan, 161 Fiddler Pl., West Islip, NY 11795, (631) 661-6030, tincangreg@aol.com.

Air Force

93rd Bmb Gp (WWII Vets Org), July 13-17, Savannah, Ga. Contact: J. Marx, (724) 843-3897, 109clearview@verizon.net.

Fairchild AFB, WWII Vets, 92nd Bmb Gp, July 28-30, Coeur d’ Alene, Ind. Contact: G. Perham, 2820 E. Snowberry Ln., Spokane, WA 99223, (509) 535-9865, perhgd@ieway.com.

1st Air Commando Assn, China, Burma, India (WWII), Sept. 1-4, Tampa, Fla. Contact: M. Zalmanovich, 26900 Forest Hills St., Leesburg, FL 34748, (352) 365-9564, emzalman@aol.com.

1st Fighter Assn, Sept. 10-14, Hampton, Va. Contact: H. Eberhardt, 615 Willow Valley Lakes Dr., Willow Street, PA 17584, (757) 727-9700, xp38pilot@yahoo.com, www.1stfighter.org.

487th Bomb Gp, Sept. 13-17, Kansas City, Mo. Contact: D. Denbeck, 12303 Rose Ln., Omaha, NE 68154, (402) 496-0097.

6147th Tactical Control Gp, “Mosquitos,” 5th AF Korea, Sept. 19-24, Atlanta. Contact: W. Clifford, 3135 Treeline Ct., Spring Hill, FL 34606, (352) 686-4354, mwdw5315@tampabay.rr.com.

48th FS, FIS, and FTS Assn (1941 to present), Sept. 20-24, Dayton, Ohio. Contact: J. Onesty, 455 Galleon Way, Seal Beach, CA 90740, (562) 431-2901, jonesty2@adelphia.net.

27th Air Transport Gp: 310, 311, 312, 325th Ferrying Sqdns; 86, 87, 320, 321st Transport Sqdns; and 519, 520th Service Sqdns, Sept. 25-28, Las Vegas. Contact: F. Garcia, 6533 W. Altadena Ave., Glendale, AZ 85304, (623) 878-7007.

1944 Pilot Classes, Oct. 3-8, Salt Lake City. Contact: S. Yost, 13671 Ovenbird Dr., Fort Myers, FL 33908, (239) 466-1473.

Pilot Training Class 56-H, Oct. 4-6, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. Contact: T. McHugh, 3591 Eastmoor Dr., Dayton, OH 45431, (937) 429-3382, tbmch@sbcglobal.net, or R. Kruse, 13872 N. 89th St., Scottsdale, AZ 85260, (480) 391-1228, point9kruse@aol.com.

Vietnam Security Police Association, Oct. 4-8, Las Vegas. Contact: D. Graham, 2911 Westminster Rd., Bethlehem, PA 18017, (610) 691-6960, tuyhoa68@att.net.

123rd AC&W Sqdn, Oct. 7, Cincinnati. Contact: N. Hanners, (614) 235-8550, nhanners@columbus.rr.com.

Combat Infantrymen’s Assn and ASA (Okinawa, Japan), Oct. 12-15, Columbus, Ga. Contact: L. Eckard, PO Box 11399, Hickory, NC 28601, (828) 256-6008, combatinfantryme nsassoc@yahoo.com.

Society of Air Force Nurses, Northeast Regional Meeting, Oct. 17-20, Lancaster, Pa. Contact: C. Aungst, 241 Birds Hill Rd., Pine Grove, PA 17963.

Coast Guard

USCGC Ingham (WHEC-35), Oct. 5-7, Mount Pleasant, S.C. Contact: J. Elam, 1659 W. Jenny St., Lecanto, FL 34461, (352) 746-0079, jlecpe10058@earthlink.net.

Reader Exchange

Joel Scott Speight, USAF—I am looking for him. I do not know his rank. He would be about 42 years old now and is a graduate of the Air Force Academy. Contact: M. Nale, (520) 975-7127, horsetreiner77@aol.com, or D. Mears, trains200@comcast.net.

Eileen Henry—I am looking for her. She is the widow of Navy Capt. A.J. Henry, who was CO of NAVCOSSACT. She lived in the Washington, D.C., area in the late 1960s. Contact: D. Canon, 1800 Old Meadow Rd., McLean, VA 22102.

VPB-122/VP-HL-12 (1945-48)—I am looking for anyone who served with this squadron while operating from Shemya and Kodiak, Alaska. I am especially interested in corresponding with the crew of PB4Y-2 Bureau No. 59846. Contact: P. Gaertner, 3331 Little Cir., Gainesville, GA 30506, (706) 540-8525, biplaner@bellsouth.net.

1st Lt. Beatty; 2nd Lt. Lee; Col. Cornelius A. Murphy, USA; and Capt. Riley—I am looking for them. I do not know all their first names or services. Beatty received a battlefield commission in the Korean War. Murphy was CO of the Seneca Field Arty Bn, ROTC, St. Bonaventure University, N.Y., in the 1950s. Contact: R. Ferris II, 202 Font Blvd., San Francisco, CA 94132.

Walter D. Woodward—I am looking for him. I do not know his rank or service. His last known assignment was as a flight instructor at Moody AFB, Ga. Contact: F. LeCates, 390 Hales Landing Rd., Bainbridge, GA 39817, (229) 248-0759, fax: (229) 248-0092, frank_lecates@msn.com.

Lt. Col. Albert Romeo, USAF—I am looking for him. We were both in the Strategic Air Command at Griffis AFB, N.Y. I last had contact with him in Long Island, N.Y. Contact: G. Fett, PO Box 29, Seaside Park, NJ 08752.

Staff Sgt. Robert Eichel, USA—I am looking for him. He was in the Army Corps of Engineers in WWII and stationed in the Philippine Islands between 1946 and 1947. Contact: R. Eichel, PO Box 144, Brethren, MI 49619, (231) 477-5468, rfeichel@earthlink.net.

Helen Beam—I am looking for her. I do not know her rank or service. She was in the WAC in WWII; Army Guicign Korea 1947; and Okinawa, Japan, from 1949-52. She was from Bardstown, Ky. Contact: T. Wright, 30 Rising Ridge Rd., Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458.

Capt. Jason Anderson, USA—I am looking for him and his wife, Kelly. He served in Air Defense, notably in Korea and in an exchange post with HQ-7 AD Bde in the British Army. Contact: M. Sargent, 16 Days Ground, Shrivenham, Swindon, PW SN6 8ET, England, phone: 017 9378 3025, sargesail@btinternet.com.

Ens. John P. Blais, USN; Ens. John D. Bryant, USN; Lt. j.g. Charles B. Dolan, USN; Ens. Theodore F. Dutko, USN; Lt. j.g. John M. Scandalios, USN—I am looking for them. All were members of the USS Maurice J. Manuel (DE-351) crew in 1955. Blais was the gunnery officer, Bryant was the control assistant, Dolan was the communications officer, Dutko was the first lieutenant, and Scandalios was the supply officer. Contact: E. Haupt, 57796 Joshua Ln., Yucca Valley, CA 92284, (760) 369-4319, dedhaupt@verizon.net.

Lt. A.M. Bowen Jr., USN; Lt. Cmdr. William I. Brewington, USN; Lt. Creed A. Erickson, USN; Lt. j.g. Michael T. Greely, USN; Lt. Cmdr. J.W. MacMurry, USN; Lt. Donald J. Pucci, USN; Lt. Robert W. Watkins, USN—I am looking for them. All were members of the USS Maurice J. Manuel (DE-351) crew in 1955. Brewington was the CO, Erickson was the engineering officer, Greely was the CIC officer, Pucci was the operations officer, and Watkins and Bowen were the XOs. Contact: E. Haupt, 57796 Joshua Ln., Yucca Valley, CA 92284, (760) 369-4319, dedhaupt@verizon.net.

Barbara Seidl Finnell—I am looking for her. She is the widow of Capt. Carl W. Seidl, who died in a helicopter crash in Germany in 1962. Contact: B. Dimon, (757) 872-9999.

2nd Div, 45th Inf Rgt, Baker Co, Korea (1952-53)—I am looking for anyone who served with Capt. Reed, USA; Cpl. Alfonzo Stanley; or Pvt. Frank Marable. Contact: J. Porth, 341 S. 14th St., Brigantine, NJ 08203, (609) 266-3468.