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Reunions

Army

2nd Inf Div, Korean War Vets Alliance, May 20-23, Houston. Contact: R. Hockley, 10027 Pine Forest Rd., Houston, TX 77042, (713) 334-0271, fax: (713) 334-0272, rmh-2id-kwva@earthlink.net.

11th and 14th Armored Cav Rgts, June 1-5, Fulda, Bad Hersfeld, and Bad Kissingen, Germany. Contact: G. Snodgrass, (703) 250-3064, jgs525@aol.com.

335th Radio Research Co/Operations Co, Can Tho (Army Security Agency, Vietnam), June 3-5, Arlington, Va. Contact: P. McAllister, (703) 368-5519, mcscaggs007@hotmail.com.

Fordham Army ROTC Class of 1965, June 4-5, New York. Contact: D. Cremin, 13 Rugby Rd., Yonkers, NY 10710, (212) 816-2601, cremind@aol.com.

Airborne Trp, 3rd Sqdn, 8th Cav, 8th ID, June 11-12, Springfield, Mo. Contact: M. Welman, 84250 Indio Springs Dr., No. 363, Indio, CA 92203, (760) 899-3218, moodywelman@yahoo.com.

106th Cavalry Group, June 24-26, Urbana, Ill. Contact: L. Gerhart, 717 S. Broadway Ave., No. 1, Urbana, IL 61801, (217) 344-9199.

4th Inf “Ivy” Div Assn, July 17-23, Las Vegas. Contact: G. Rollinger, 8891 Aviary Path R-6, Inver Grove Heights, MN 55077, www.4thinfantry.org.

101st Airborne Div Assn “Screaming Eagles”, Aug. 10-14, Tampa, Fla. Contact: J. Joiner, (813) 645-8777, mjoiner883@aol.com or junglejim327@juno.com.

30th Inf Div (WW II), Aug. 31–Sept. 3, St. Louis. Contact: D. Jepsen, (785) 539-4816, dickjepsen@yahoo.com.

14th Combat Engr Bn Assn, Sept. 8-11, Des Moines, Iowa. Contact: S. Schwartz, 313 Hollow Creek Rd., Mount Sterling, KY 40353, (859) 498-4567, shs313@bellsouth.net.

24th Inf Div Assn, Sept. 21-24, Philadelphia. Contact: W. Morrison, (831) 883-2156, wesm8@aol.com or S. Slater, (215) 549-6627, ssams104@aol.com.

Korean Veterans 999th AFA Bn (1950-54), Sept. 16-18, Bloomington, Minn. Contact: E. Nash, 103 13th St. W., Glencoe, MN 55336, (320) 864-5977, gden@hutchtel.net.

Joint Reunion of Signal Units—Thailand 29th Sig, USACC and ST, Oct. 26-31, Kissimmee, Fla. Contact: R. Gettz, 3091 Blackbird Ct., Melbourne, FL 32935, (321) 259-7039, oki-thai@earthlink.net.

Marine Corps

The Basic School, Bravo Co 2–72, June 22-25, Quantico, Va. Contact: M. Morrison, (406) 442-6776, mmorrison@mt.com

USMC Motor Transport Assn, Sept. 18-21, Savannah, Ga. Contact: H. Clapp, P.O. Box 1372, Jacksonville, NC 28541, (910) 346-8797, usmcmta@vol.com.

China Marine Assn, Oct. 5-9, Hampton, Va. Contact: B. Parker, (252) 453-4124,
missida296@aol.com or A. Goetz, (410) 742-0930, ag-gunner@juno.com.

Navy

Staff Commander Fleet Air Wing Six, Aug. 3-4, Tunica, Miss. Contact: M. Hall, (352) 873-3717, cfaw6reunion@yahoo.com.

USS Fechteler (DD/DDR-870), Aug. 7-11, St. Louis. Contact: J. Hyder, 246 S. 100 E., Jerome, ID 83338, (208) 324-4016, jbhyder@onewest.net.

USS Boxer (CV-21/CVA-21/CVS-21/LPH-4/LHD-4), Aug. 25-27, Somerset, N.J. Contact: K. Wyant, 5945 Mud Run Rd., Easton, PA 18040, (610) 253-5347, kgwmrr@aol.com, www.ussboxer.org.

USS Missouri, Aug. 31–Sept. 6, Albuquerque, N.M. Contact: J. Stempick, (203) 281-4693, jackrayeg4@aol.com.

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

USS Waldron (DD-699), Sept. 7-10, Atlantic Beach, Fla. Contact: T. Jenkins, 309 Ponte Vedra Blvd., Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082, (904) 285-4446, tmjenkins@pclient.ml.com.

USS Salisbury Sound (AV-13), Sept. 8-10, Albuquerque, N.M. Contact: M. Bruce, 813 Branding Iron, S.E., Albuquerque, NM 87123, (505) 293-3841, brubru@comcast.net.

USS Wadleigh (DD-689), Sept. 13-18, Pittsburgh. Contact: F. Milbank Jr., 37A Aspinwall Rd., Albany, NY 12211, (518) 449-7743, fmilbank@earthlink.net.

USS Boyd (DD-544), Sept. 8-12, Washington, D.C. Contact: C. St. John, (409) 656-5217, sailorman41@hotmail.com.

USS Iowa (BB-61), Sept. 13-17, Rapid City, S.D. Contact: P. Ogg, 7233 Stanford
Ct., N.W., Bremerton, WA 98311, kjoggpr@aol.com.

USS Wayne (APA-54), Sept. 14-17, Des Moines, Iowa. Contact: J. Rhodes, (515) 953-0424, ssjjmor@msn.com.

USS John R. Craig (DD-885), Sept. 14-18, Bloomington, Ill. Contact: J. Barrett, 4 Montauk Pl., Barnegat, NJ 08005-3353, (609) 698-2109, jimbardd885@aol.com.

USS Ogden (LPD), Sept. 15-18, Branson, Mo. Contact: J. MacFarlane, 27 Church St., Unit No. 11, Weymouth, MA 02189, (781) 331-5511, btmacf@aol.com.

USS Wyandot (AKA-92), Sept. 17-21, San Antonio. Contact: W. Tribble, 3815 W. Sublett Rd., Arlington, TX 76017, phone/fax: (817) 572-0804, ever2tribble@yahoo.com.

USS Chickasaw (ATF-83), Sept. 18-23, Reno, Nev. Contact: F. Looney, (850) 438-6245, franklooney@msn.com.

Naval Air Reserve VP/VS Sandpoint, Idaho, and Whidbey Island, Wash., Sept. 20-21, Everett, Wash. Contact: D. Christianson, 221 Rome Rd., Selah, WA 98942-9500, (509) 697-6490, dchris1937@earthlink.net.

USS Hoggatt Bay (CVE-75 and VC-14, CCD-23, VC-88 and VC-99), Sept. 22-25, Branson, Mo. Contact: G. Canady, (951) 787-8666, ginnycanady@juno.com.

Battleship New Jersey (BB-62), Sept. 27–Oct. 2, Valley Forge, Pa. Contact: D. Esser, (440) 935-0004, esser3@hotmail.com.

USS Denver (CL-58/LPD-9), Sept. 22-25, Niagara Falls, N.Y. Contact: J. Peters, 810 Brandie St., Tuttle, OK 73089-2609, (405) 392-3320, jnp1954@pldi.net.

USS Currituck (AV-7), All sqdns, staff, and detach, Sept. 28–Oct. 2, Northbrook, Ill. Contact: R. Curtis, 895 Country Road 703, Bland, MO 65014-3065, (573) 943-2349, gunner@direcway.com.

USS Ozbourn (DD-846) Assn, Sept. 28–Oct. 2, Charleston, S.C. Contact: R. Boff, (412) 833-0572, boffrud@juno.com.

USS Laws (DD-558), Sept. 28–Oct. 3, Falls Church, Va. Contact: P. Geoffert, (913) 299-9696, pgoeffert@aol.com.

USS Miller (DD-535), Sept. 29–Oct. 3, Lisle, Ill. Contact: L. Klock, 842 Beach St., Reading, PA 19605-1402, (610) 929-8343.

Air Force

Stewart AFB Biannual Reunion, May 25-29, Stewart AFB, Tenn. Contact: S. Hahn, (615) 217-2600, sjhahn@bellsouth.net.

“The Big 22,” June 2-5, Scottsdale, Ariz. Contact: C. Schneider, (480) 595-7668, dukesch@aol.com.

AA In the Military–Icebreakers/DryDock Groups and Others, June 30–July 3, Toronto. Contact: C. Bill, 5452 Park Ave., Garden Grove, CA 92845-2450, (714) 901-0182, charleyb_2002@yahoo.com.

351st Bmb Gp Assn, July 14-17, Reno, Nev. Contact: C. Hammond, P.O. Box 281, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055, (717) 766-1489.

FB-111A, July 21-24, Portsmouth, N.H. Contact: D. Dow, (603) 926-2550, davdow@earthlink.net, http://members.cox.net/fb111reunion.

A-37 Assn, Sept. 1-4, Irving, Texas. Contact: O. Maier, 306 Village West Dr., San Marcos, TX 78666-9436, (512) 353-7432.

500th Bmb Sqdn Assn (345th Bmb Gp/B-25s/WWII), Sept. 1-6, Washington, D.C. Contact: M. Leventon, (410) 484-6788, murphlev@aol.com.

34th Tactical Ftr Sqdn, Sept. 9-11, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio. Contact: K. Mays, P.O. Box 1240, Hewitt, TX 76643, (254) 857-4720, kmaysthuddriver@earthlink.net or L. Bogemann, lbogemann@earthlink.net.

376th Bmb Gp, Sept. 13-19, San Antonio. Contact: C. Yates, (817) 292-5900, b24prez376bg@yahoo.com.

310th Bmb Wing, Sept. 15-18, Bozeman, Mont. Contact: N. Mueller, 3323 Vale Cir., S.W., Prior Lake, MN 55312, (952) 440-5952, ccmnfm@aol.com.

A-1 Skyraider Assn, Sept. 16-17, San Antonio. Contact: R. DeFelice, (210) 659-5965, roccodef@earthlink.net or R. Hoggatt, (210) 494-3190, tadhoggatt@aol.com.

Moroccan Reunion Assn, Sept. 21-25, St. Louis. Contact: B. Sieborg, (402) 496-1498, robertb247@aol.com.

27th Ftr Wing (Kearney Field/Bergstrom AFB Era), Sept. 22-24, San Antonio. Contact: J. McConnell, (210) 824-1329, johnmc@stic.net.

AACS/AFCS/AFCC/AFCA/AFC4A/AFFSA Alumni Assn, Sept. 22-25, Kansas City, Mo. Contact: M. Maginnis, 6032 S. Bell St., Tacoma, WA 98408, (866) 299-1045, c.maginnis@comcast.net.

Pilot Training Class 55-0, Sept. 23-25, San Antonio. Contact: D. Wallin, 22020 Country Club Blvd., Sugar Land, TX 77478, (281) 491-0647, forepkw@aol.com.

Pilot Training Classes 55-U and 56-A, Sept. 27-30, Las Vegas. Contact: B. Shawhan, 2900 Justice Ln., Las Vegas, NV 89107, (702) 877-6162, fax: (702) 880-7040, bobshawhan@cox.net.

Pilot Training Class 55-S, Sept. 28–Oct. 2, Midland, Texas. Contact: M. Craig, 737 Kimball Rd., Fort Collins, CO 80521, (970) 493-0842, falconuno1@aol.com.

60th/337th Ftr Interceptor Sqdns (F-86 and F-104), Sept. 29–Oct. 2, San Antonio. Contact: C. Truver, (904) 367-0807, ctruver@aol.com.

USAF MSC Assn, Oct. 14-16, San Diego. Contact R. Charlip, (866) 818-2110, www.mscassociation.org.

Reader Exchange

First Flight Det, Nha Trang AB, Vietnam—I am looking for members to plan a reunion. Contact: R. Gibson, 1923 Tyler St., Biloxi, MS 39532, (228) 594-2183, rgibson2403@aol.com.

Vietnam Veterans—A first-ever national homecoming celebration is planned for June 13-19, 2005, in Branson, Mo. Contact: A. Lonsdale, (888) 265-VETS (8387), alonsdale@earthlink.net.

Capt. McDonald, USA—I am looking for her. I don’t know her first name. She was an Army nurse in Taejon during the Korean War (1950-51). She tended to a 10-year-old orphaned Korean boy. He now is 65 and wants to thank her. Contact: J. Havens, 3123 Lakeview Cir., Leavenworth, KS 66048, havensj@kc.rr.com.

Capt. Bruce Hamilton, USN—I am looking for him. He had command of the USS John Paul Jones about six or seven years ago. He is retired and now lives in Texas. Contact: J. Hutton, 1619 Calle de Primra, La Jolla, CA 92037-7117, (858) 454-0670, jhutton@san.rr.com.

Susan L. Harvey, USAF—I am looking for her. I do not know her rank. She was a nurse at Luke AFB, Ariz., in the late 1970s. Contact: B. Irons, 510 S. 450 E., Clearfield, UT 84015, (801) 776-1270, bill.irons@hill.af.mil.

Maj. Donald J. Campbell, USAF—I am looking for him. He was a faculty instructor at Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., from 1970 to 1973. Contact: F. Long, 18 Smugglers Green,
Pine Bluff, AR 71603, (870) 541-0654, fjmtlong@earthlink.net.

Lt. Frank Blair, USN—I am looking for him. He served aboard the USS F.D. Roosevelt (CVA-42). Contact: J. Mulvaney, 8 Queens Grant Cir., Shallotte, NC 28470, (910) 754-4075, corey122@atmc.net.

40th Jubilee Celebration at Fordham—I am trying to locate Army ROTC classmates for the 40th Jubilee Celebration at Fordham June 4-5, 2005. I am looking for: T. Wynn, J. Tracey, J. Rodriguez, P. Ricca, S. Regan, K. O’Shea, V. Mooney, W. Huber, R. Hayes, M. Gregg, B. Davidowitz, J. Bertoldi, L. Delorme. Contact: D. Cremin, 13 Rugby Rd., Yonkers, NY 10710, (212) 816-2601, cremind@aol.com.

Capt. James A. Ellis, USAF—I am looking for him. In 1967, he was adjutant at Elmendorf AFB Hospital, Alaska. His wife’s name is Ieda and his daughter’s name is Vivian. Contact: J. Wedding, 2071 Easton Rd., Fordsville, KY 42343, (270) 276-5366, ltcolaf@bellsouth.net.

Capt. Robert E. Thompson, USAF—I am looking for him. He was a 1962 graduate of USAF OCS, class 63A. Contact: G. Kent, 1408 Kelly Dr., East Aurora, NY 14052, (716) 652-9227, kentgl@adelphia.net.

Robert M. Dixon, USA; George M. Hair, USA; Robert M. Humphries, USA—I am looking for these OCS graduates, Class No. 15, Oct. 14, 1949, Fort Riley, Kan. I do not know their ranks. Contact: J. Beck, (770) 410-7743, ctl3687@bellsouth.net.

Sgt. Ralph Horn, USA—I am looking for him. He served in World War II in Europe with Sgt. Mobley. Mobley’s daughter has his 1943 diary and would like to return it to his family. Contact: S. McCahan, 512 Glenview Dr., Apt. D, Lewisberry, PA 17339.

1st Anti Submarine Sqdn 1942-1944—I am looking for members of this squadron. Contact: J. Looser (410) 552-6764, jlooser@adelphia.net.