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Reunions

Army

2Engr OCS Alumni, All Classes (World War II to Present), Oct. 28–Nov. 1, San Antonio. Contact E. Mealing, P.O. Box 14847, Atlanta, GA 30324, (404) 231-3402, enocsa@earthlink.net.

36th Evac Hosp (Vietnam), Nov. 11-14, Arlington, Va. Contact: A. Philiben, 2285 N.E. Meadow Ln., Bend, OR 97701, (541) 318-5713, annephiliben@bendcable.com.

498th Air Ambulance (Vietnam), Feb. 3, San Antonio. Contact: R. McBride, 7500 Callaghan Rd., No. 207, San Antonio, TX 78229, rmcbride@satx.rr.com.

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

Marine Corps

VMFA-142 “Liars and Fliers,” Nov. 5-7, Atlanta. Contact: T. Silvester, (678) 655-6389, silvestert@mfr.usmc.mil.

Golf Co, 2nd Bn, 9th Marine Rgt, 3rd Marine Div, Nov. 7-9, Arlington, Va. Contact: J. Horn, P.O. Box 458, Stillwater, OK 74076, (405) 372-3515, jmhorn03@swbell.net.

Navy

USS Proteus (AS-19), All Personnel, Crew, and Families (1943–1992), Nov. 4-7, Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Contact: W. Bentley Sr., (407) 933-2480, wlbent@aol.com.

VC/VAW-11/VAW West, Nov. 11-13, Pensacola, Fla. Contact: B. Allwine, 16254 S.E. 144th St., Renton, WA 98059, (425) 255-7510, rallwine@aol.com.

Air Task Gp One, Nov. 11-14, Pensacola Beach, Fla. Contact: D. Ferrell, P.O. Box 206, Athens, TN 37371, (423) 745-9390, fax: (423) 744-7169, ferrell@usit.net.

Air Force

Helicopter Attack Light Sqdn 3, HA(L)-3 “Seawolves,” Nov. 3-7, Charleston, S.C. Contact: B. Ogle, (713) 290-1510, treasurer@seawolf.org.

Pilot Training Class 54-Q (All Bases), Nov. 9-12, Biloxi, Miss. Contact: J. Viscount, 5309 Delano Ct., Cape Coral, FL 33904, (239) 945-7348, joecount@yahoo.com.

36 TFS “Flying Fiends,” Nov. 12-14, Las Vegas. Contact: M. Metzinger, (303) 699-7185, f4metz@hotmail.com or themetz@juno.com.

2 TCS/ALS/AS (Past and Present), Dec. 1-4, Little Rock, Ark. Contact: E. Markie Jr., 266 Cannon Dr., Little Rock, AR 72099-4800, (501) 987-3653, edwin.markie@littlerock.af.mil.

Pilot Training Class 55-E, Dec. 1-5, San Antonio. Contact: E. Anthony, 102 Da Gama, Universal City, TX 78148, (210) 658-5176, enanthony@aol.com.

93rd Ftr Sq Pilots, Feb. 27–March 5, Palm Springs, Calif. Contact: B. Harvey, P.O. Box 1237, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240, (760) 251-0965, sixftinvrabt@webtv.net.

Pilot Class 49-C, Jan. 9-16, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Contact: P. Kennedy, 2301 Lloyd St., Bellevue, NE 68005, (402) 291-5433, duhhh1@webtv.net.

Reader Exchange

Elton Barnum, USMC—I am looking for him. I do not know his rank. He enlisted in World War II and flew torpedo bombers in the Philippines. Contact: D. Langworthy, (505) 535-2959, dlangworthy@starband.net.

Lt. Col. John L. Olow III, USA—I am looking for him for my father. He was stationed in Taipei, Taiwan, during the ’60s and raised money for children to have cleft lip and palette operations that my father, Dr. M. Noordhoff, performed. He was chief of the MAAG Northern Advisory Team. Contact: N. (Noordhoff) Lamberts, 1657 Hillsboro Ave., S.E., Grand Rapids, MI 49546, (616) 676-0765, nancylamberts@msn.com.

522nd Engr Utilities Detachment—I am looking for members who participated in the demolition of the Adlerhorst Bunker in Ziegenberg, Germany, in August 1947. It was part of the EUCOM’s demilitarization program. Contact: P. Sanders, 55 Postal Co., Unit 20230, Box R-246, APO, AE 09165, pauls09165@hotmail.com.

Cpl. Tobian Cascioli, USA—I am looking for him. He was in the 703rd MP Bn. Contact: L. Wise, 13 Wedgewood Pl., Clayton, NC 27520-6616, lvw3332@aol.com.

Vice Adm. Richard “Sweetpea” C. Allen, USN—I am seeking his endorsement to upgrade his letter of commendation to the Navy and Marine Corps Medal. On April 29, 1986, while on the USS America (CV-66) while anchored off the coast of Naples, Italy, I saved a shipmate from drowning. Contact: L. James, 3244 Fluvanna Cir., Virginia Beach, VA 23456, (757) 430-9640, jamesla@vadoc.state.va.us.

Lt. Col. Barry K. Hood, USAF—I am looking for him. He was a finance officer from Pasadena, Calif. Contact: M. Coye, 3471 Yorkshire Rd., Pasadena, CA 91107, (626) 577-1752, mgcoye@earthlink.net.

Capt. Suzanne Tibbs, USAF—I am looking for her. I served with her in the Military Airlift Support Sqdn (MASS) at Anderson AFB, Guam, from 1975 to 1976. Contact: J. Cook, 9120 E. 28th St., Tucson, AZ 85710, jcook@ag.arizona.edu.

Danial E. Cunningham, USN—I am looking for him. I do not know his rank. He was in the Able Div Eng 1st Class and onboard the USS Estes (AGC-12) from 1952 to 1956. Contact: A. Crooks, 231 Poverty Valley Ln., Seneca, SC 29678, hoganw@bww.com.

1st Lt. Garrison Valentine, USAF—I am looking for him. We were in the 438 FIS at Kenross AFB, Mich. He went to Yale and was a lawyer in Connecticut. Contact: G. Kammerer, 690 E. Harbor Hwy., Maple City, MI 49664, (231) 228-6218.

32nd Engr Gp CONS (Verdun, France)—I am looking for officer and enlisted members who are interested in having a reunion in 2005. Contact: F. Lynch, 32661 Deep Meadow Ln., Locust Grove, VA 22508, (540) 854-6677, lynch540@msn.com.

Lt. Louise Jutras, USA—I am looking for her. She served at Fort Bragg, N.C., from at least 1967 to 1968. Contact: F. Dahmer, 6401 S. Westshore Blvd., No. 1308, Tampa, FL 33616, dahmerfa@netscape.net.

CWO Ray MacIntosh, USAF-Ret.—I am looking for him. I served with him in the Philippines at COMNAVPHIL. Contact: B. Fuller, 3420 Kings Valley Rd., No. 8, Crescent City, CA 95531, phone/fax: (707) 465 5264, bbfuller@earthlink.net.

Cmdr. James Onorato, USN-Ret.—I am looking for him. He was the flag secretary to COMTHIRDFLT from 1979 to 1982. Contact: F. Harvey, 404 Ridgely Green Dr., Pineville, NC 28134, (704) 889-1085, fbharvey@pinevilledsl.net.

Capt. William Green, USN-Ret.—I am looking for him. He served in COSP on Ford Island, Hawaii, in the ’70s, and then as naval attaché in Rome. Contact: R. Wild, 74 Beech Tree Ridge, Killingworth, CT 06419, (860) 663-0448, wildoasny@att.net.

Col. James Guyton, USA—I am looking for him. He was in the Arty Ham Dept at Fort Bliss, Texas. His wife’s name is Alvergia. Contact: E. Fye, 5015 Vista Del Sol Pt., Colorado Springs, CO 80919, (719) 471-7619, tiggerfye@aol.com.

Lt. Col. James R. Hefner, USA—I am looking for him. We served together in Greenland. Contact: E. Dupree, P.O. Box 560133, Miami, FL 33256, (305) 253-9882, tedupree@att.net.

Russell “Russ” Francis Harney, USN—I am looking for him. I do not know his rank. He graduated from the Naval Academy in 1953 and served onboard the USS Muliphen (AKA-61) as an unrestricted line officer. He transferred to the Supply Corps and went to Supply Corps School for training. Contact: F. Essex, 1203 Harbor View Dr., Galveston, TX 77550-3113, (409) 762-1819, fax: (409) 762-4691, fessex@pol.net.

George Garbey, USAF—I am looking for him. I do not know his rank. He was based in Naples, Italy, in 1960. Contact: A. Warkoup, 4 Grayrigge Croft, Kents Bank Rd., Grange-Over-Sands, Cumbria LAII-7HD, England, UK 015395-35442.

1st Lt. William Merrill Lyle, USAF—I am looking for him. He is a native of South Dakota. He was assigned to Tyndall AFB, Fla., in 1952 or 1953 with subsequent duty in West Germany. Contact: R. Tucker, 300 Wood Trl., Panama City, FL 32405, (850) 872-9475.

Moroccan Reunion Association—I am looking for anyone in the military or in a U.S. government agency who was stationed at a Moroccan base. Contact: J. Fentress, 21368 George Brown Ave., Riverside, CA 92518, jfentressvw@earthlink.net.

Col./Gen. Richard Christensen, USAF—I am looking for him. He probably is retired. He graduated from the USMA in 1958, and we were stationed at Goose AB, Canada, in 1959. The last time I saw him was in 1970, and he was a major in the Pentagon Logistics Directorate. Contact: B. Blanton, 5009 Able St., Spencer, OK 73084.

1st Lt. Daniel W. Attig, USAF—I am looking for anyone who served with him on behalf of his daughter, Julie. He was killed in an F-102 accident at Travis AFB, Calif., in December 1959. He was in the Pilot Training Class 58-O and was stationed at Marianna AB, Fla., and Vance AFB, Okla., with the 82nd Ftr Interceptor Sqdn. Contact: J. Graiser, (770) 429-8244, jgraiser@aol.com.

Lt. Col. James Weaver, USA—I am looking for him. He was an Army aviator. His last known duty station was with the AMC Logistics Asst office in Alaska from 1973 to 1974. Contact: M. Whitworth, 741 Duncan Ct., Brentwood, TN 37027, (615) 370-9415.

Capt. J.W. Cooper, USA—I am looking for him. He was a Chinook pilot and was shot down in Vietnam in 1969 or 1970. He is from Oklahoma City. We were stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C., in 1968. Contact: R. Jess, 5938 Falcon Pt., Weed, CA 96094, (530) 938-3651, rdjshasta@starband.net.

Capt. Charles J. Harter (SC) USN—I am looking for anecdotes from those who served with him. I want to find out how people regarded him while serving with him and now. Contact: J. McCormack, 10227 Gaywood Rd., Dallas, TX 75229.

Joseph M. Topor, USA—I am looking for him. I do not know his rank. I found his dog tag and would like to return it to him or one of his relatives. Contact: D. Boucon, 91-1017 Aawa Dr., Ewa Beach, HI 96706, boboucon@juno.com.

Capt. William S. Roberts Jr., USA—I am looking for him. He was company commander for Company A and later Company D, 1st Bn, 17th Inf Rgt, 7th Inf Div, during the April and July 1953 battles for Pork Chop Hill. Contact: B. McWilliams, 2229 Fiero Dr., Las Vegas, NV 89134, (702) 363-6968, fax: (702) 256-6051, bill.ronnie.mcw@worldnet.att.net.

Underwater Swim School (UWSS)—I am looking for anyone who served at UWSS Key West, Fla., from its establishment until it closed in 1973. Contact: D. Stone, 1440 S.W. 5th Ave., Boca Raton, FL 33432 (561) 391-6727, stonefish7@cs.com.

Col. Roy M. Canfield Jr., USAF—I am looking for him. We graduated from the University of Alabama Air Force ROTC in May 1951. We received our commissions together. Contact: J. Bonduris Jr., 609 Warwick Rd., Birmingham, AL 35209, (205) 879-5244, jbonduris@bellsouth.net.

Former Army Liaison Pilots—I am looking for them to invite to the 2005 Cub Club annual reunion in Orlando, Fla. Contact: D. Ciley, 631 Birkdale Cove, Niceville, FL 32578, (850) 897-5804, wayfollower@cox.net.

Maj. Jimmy Yawn, USAF—I am looking for him. He was a fighter pilot and might have been in the reserves. Contact: D. Williams, 102 Sylvan Terr., Summerville, SC 29485, wdwilldan@aol.com.

1837th EIS, Yokota AB, Japan—I am looking for anyone interested in historical records of this unit. My husband, Col. Paul Olchvary, USAF, was commander from 1982 to 1984 and passed away before he could write a unit history with his records. Contact: S. Olchvary, 286 Green Ln., Newark, DE 19711, (302) 737-1209, solchvary@hotmail.com.

Senior Chief Petty Officer Ricardo Aguilar, USN—I am looking for him. I served with him between 1992 and 1993 at Travis AFB, Calif. We were part of the Navy’s VQ-3 Detachment Sqdn. Contact: J. Metcalf, 9340 E. Redfield Rd., No. 1113, Scottsdale, AZ 85260, rage1racin@hotmail.com.

Lt. Col. Stuart Katz, USAF—We served together in Guam. He was in the Medical Corps. His last known address was in Tampa, Fla. Contact: W. Snow, 353 E. Eighth St., Mountain Home, AR 72653, (870) 425-3208, boblbelle@yahoo.com.

Col. Rich Stimer, USAF—I am looking for him. He was in Valrico, Fla., and our daughters were friends. Contact: J. Poe, 114 CR 4835, Winnsboro, TX 75494, (903) 629-3460, jwpoebp@yahoo.com.

Gary Boone—I am looking for him on behalf of Dong Kim Nguyen. I do not know his service or rank. He served in MAC 10 with Nguyen. Contact: J. Bushaw, 13122 Happy Ln., Cypress, TX 77429, (281) 435-4978, jwbrts@juno.com.

NAVCAD Preflight Class 28-54—I am looking for members to reminisce and for a possible reunion. Contact: C. Moser, 36 Melody Ln., Wellington, KS 67152, (620) 326-3122, chm@sutv.com.

Edward Faron, USA—I am looking for him. I do not know his rank. I think he is stationed at Fort Benning or Fort Gillem, Ga. Contact: M. Hullender, 500 Williams Dr., No. 905, Marietta, GA 30066, gmta327@yahoo.com.

Jerome P. Dean—I am looking for him. I do not know his rank, but he served in the Army or Marine Corps during the mid- to late ’50s. As a teenager he followed his father, who was a minister and teacher, from Tucker, Ga., to Bristol, Va. Contact: E. Hanson, 4163 Beach Drive, S.W., No. 101, Seattle, WA 98116, (206) 935-0548, ehanson6@juno.com.

Paul Demaio—I am looking for him. He is the brother of Mario Demaio, a JAG officer in California. I heard my father’s court-martial was reversed and sent to disbursement. Contact: A.
Worden, 1406 W. Emerald Ave., No. 112, Mesa, AZ 85202, (480) 985-3988, angelpig21@msn.com.

Capt. E.O. Proctor, USN—I am looking for him. I served with him onboard the USS Tappahannock as his chief master at arms and later as a warrant officer. He commanded submarines for many years and is from Texas. Contact: J. Smith, 339 15th Ave, N.W., Jasper, FL 32052, (368) 792-3972, smithdel@alltel.net.

Sgt. Robert G. Berry, USMC—I am looking for anyone who served with him in the VMF 112 or 113. He was a Corsair mechanic with VMF 113. His plane was the Twin Acres. Contact: S. Berry, 10775 Shenandoah Dr., Huntley, IL 60142, sltfd1@aol.com.

Gunnery School, San Diego (1962–1965)—I am looking for staff or students who attended during those dates. I served as an instructor of enlisted and officer courses. I helped set up the VDS course. I went to sea in 1965 and went to Great Lakes as director for “C” school from 1967 to 1969. Contact: J. Smith, 339 15th Ave., N.W., Jasper, FL 32052, (386) 792-3972, smithdel@alltel.net.