Reunions

Army

22nd Inf Rgt, Co F (1950-52), Oct. 13-15, Sacramento, Calif. Contact: J. Attarian, 20300 Reaza Pl., Woodland Hills, CA 91364-2440, (818) 710-9227.

102nd Cavalry Essex Trp Assn, Oct. 22, West Orange, N.J. Contact: R. Fahey, 1315 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ 07052, (973) 736-0952, etroop@verizon.net.

Marine Corps

Marine Corps Engr Assn, Oct. 12-14, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Contact: J. Marapoti, (910) 381-4438, j.marapoti@att.net, or G. Hillebrand, (910) 346-8808, g.hillebrand@att.net.

Navy

USS Grayback (SSG/LPSS–SS–574), Nov. 2-5, Kings Bay, Ga. Contact: B. Hurley, (912) 673-6888, or B. Acord, billacord@wavecable.com.

Air Force

487th Bomb Gp (H) Assn, 8th Air Force, Oct. 19-23, San Diego. Contact: D. Denbeck, 119 4th St., O’Neill, NE 68763, (402) 336-3124.

Willie Heritage Celebration (All Pilot Training Classes), Nov. 10-11, Mesa, Ariz. Contact: www.willieheritage.com.

93rd Bmb Gp, 8th Air Force (WWII), Nov. 10-14, San Diego. Contact: J. Marx, 109 Clearview St., Beaver Falls, PA 15010, (724) 843-3897, 109clearview@verizon.net.

Multiservice

Silver Eagles Assn (SEA), Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Enlisted Pilots, Oct. 9-12, Reno, Nev. Contact: F. Forsberg, 206 Mountain Springs Dr., Boerne, TX 78006, (830) 230-5521.

Reader Exchange

Operation Welcome Home Vietnam Vets—Nellis AFB and the city of Las Vegas are sponsoring a large celebration for all Vietnam Veterans as part of a larger air show celebration and the centennial recognition of Las Vegas. The two-day weekend air show is called “Aviation Nation 2005” and will be held Nov. 11-13, with other events such as a Veterans Day parade on Nov. 11 and reunion parties. “Operation Welcome Home” will properly honor all those who served their country with honor during the Southeast Asian conflict. Contact: B. Avery, (702) 497-9885, fax: (702) 442-5663, bavery@aviationnation.com.

Jimmy “Bruno” Huffman, USA—I am looking for him. I do not know his rank. I last saw him in 1952 when he was a first lieutenant at Camp Carson, Colo. Contact: M. Hofman, 2702 Thyme Dr., Edgewater, MD 21037, (410) 224-3739.

Okinawa Psywarriors—I am looking for anyone who served in the Army Broadcasting and
Visual Activity/14th PSYWAR Bn during the 1960s. A reunion is being planned. Contact: V. McDonald, 8661 Chase Glen Cir., Fairfax Station, VA 22039, (703) 643-2658, vpmjam@aol.com.

Maj. Charles H. Watkins Jr., USMC-Ret.—I am looking for him. He was last known to be living in Nashville, Tenn. Contact: R. Richter, 6005 N. Ross Ave., Oklahoma City, OK 73112, (405) 767-9850.

Captain Hoar, USA—I am looking for him. I do not know his first name. He was in combat in April 1945 in Bavaria, Germany. Contact: F. Lesser, 3983 Chantilly Pl., Marietta, GA 30068, (770) 971-6179, lesserjr@aol.com.

Agent Orange (Thailand)—I am looking for information about the use of Agent Orange at U-Tapia AFB, Thailand, around June 1966 to kill the foliage and put in runways and develop the base. I am interested in hearing from you if you were stationed there at that time, especially if you have cancer or diabetes. Contact: M. Mitchell, 222 Peachtree Dr., Goldsboro, NC 27534, (919) 778-6292, 19thhole@coastalnet.com.

Lt. Col. Roy Brunson, USAF-Ret.—I am looking for him. He worked for American Airlines in Tulsa, Okla., and for SABRE at D/FW Airport in Texas. Contact: B. White, 7032 Lincoln Dr., N. Richland Hills, TX 76180, (817) 788-9129, btwhite931@aol.com.

Chief Petty Officer Thomas G. Wright, USN—I am looking for him. He is from Pocatello, Idaho. Contact: H. Sweezey, 538 N. Lakeshore Dr., Panama City Beach, FL 32413, (850) 235-0800, eaglenest1@earthlink.net.

USS Hull (DD-945)—A new reunion association is seeking shipmates who served on board the USS Hull (DD-945). Contact: J. McKechnie, 540 Alameda Blvd., Coronado, CA 92118, (619) 435-3978, 945hull@san.rr.com.

Col. Robert Guertz, USAF—I am looking for him. Contact: A. Wyrick, 8907 Carillon Estates Way, Fort Myers, FL 33912, (239) 561-5460, agwsearch@comcast.net.

Fleet Gunnery School, San Diego—I am looking for anyone who served as an instructor or student at the school from 1962-65. Contact: J. Smith, 339 15th Ave. N.W., Jasper, FL 32052, (386) 792-3972, smithdel@alltel.net.

Capt. Hank Basham—I am looking for him or his wife, who taught our son at Kobe Elementary School in the Canal Zone (1970s). I do not know his service. He was judge advocate. Contact: C. Labar, 4526 Newton Dr., Las Vegas, NV 89121, (702) 451-1380, mplabar@cox.net.

Greg Holmes, USAF—I am looking for him. I do not know his rank. He was stationed at Kirtland AFB, N.M. Contact: T. Cornett, 1707 Montana Ave., No. D, Black Eagle, MT 59414, (406) 899-6941, rcornett@bresnan.com.

USS Taylor (DD/DDE-468)—I am looking for anyone interested in attending a reunion of USS Taylor (DD/DDE-468) in 2006 in San Francisco. Contact: O. Zipf, (703) 257-5474, pozipf@earthlink.net.

Hollie L. Still, USA, and Calvin Smith Jr., USAF—I am looking for them. I do not know their ranks. I think she currently is stationed at a base in Germany. Contact: S. Walker, 4730 E. Craig Rd., No. 2179, Las Vegas, NV 89115, (702) 287-7716, stacew@earthlink.net.

Eric Robinson, USAF—I am looking for him. I do not know his rank. He is from Santa Maria, Calif. Contact: S. Rossi, 10 Pocasset Ave., Providence, RI 02909, (401) 954-7970, alondraross@aol.com.

Rear Adm. Charles Loar, MSC, USN—I am looking for him. Contact: J. Heltsley, 618 Riker St., Salinas, CA 93901, (760) 470-2734.

Col. Richard Moriaty, USA—I am looking for him. I am not sure of the spelling of his last name. He commanded 6th Bn 14 FA from 1965-66. I would like to tell him about an upcoming reunion. Contact: J. Goos, 808 County Rd. 1590, Marlow, OK 73055, sjgoos@itlnet.net.

Lt. Col. Joseph Schmidt, USMC—I am looking for him. He was a 1973 Duke University graduate, stationed at the Naval Postgraduate School around 1982. Contact: J. James, (303) 770-7817, joeyjames50@juno.com.

Peter J. Connelly, USAF—I am looking for him. I do not know his rank. He graduated from pilot training at Craig AFB, Ala., with Class 64-A in 1963. He served in Vietnam. Contact: B. Wells, 509 1/2 William St., Rome, NY 13440, (315) 336-6773, fax: (775) 257-1161, bwells@americu.net.

Maj. Gen. William Harrell, USAF; Col. James P. Foster, USAF; and Maj. Walter D. Woodward, USAF—I am looking for them. Contact: F. LeCates, 390 Hales Landing Rd., Bainbridge, GA 39817, (229) 248-0759, fax: (229) 248-0092, frank_lecates@msn.com.

Charles S. Sercombe, USA—I am looking for anyone who knew him. I do not know his rank. He was in the Army Air Corps from 1944-45 and was killed while flying “the hump.” Contact: R. Selberg, 29211 Silverfern Pl., Highland, CA 92346, (909) 425-1278.

Pilot Training Class 56-H—I am looking for members of USAF Pilot Training Class 56-H who are interested in a class reunion in April 2006. Contact: R. Kruse, 13872 N. 89th St., Scottsdale, AZ 85260, (480) 391-1228, point9kruse@aol.com.

Combat Infantrymen’s Assn—I am looking for anyone who has received the Combat Infantry Badge. Contact: L. Orlando, 127 Lakeside Cir., North Fort Myers, FL 33903, (239) 997-8046, lorlando2@juno.com.

Charlie Herr, USAF, and Floyd Thomas, USAF—I am looking for them for a reunion. I do not know their ranks. Both men were stationed at Rhein Main in the mid 1960s. Contact: D. Jones, (817) 421-4617, djp57@verizon.net.

Helen H. Gilmore, USAF—I am looking for her for her 50th high school reunion in Philadelphia. I do not know her rank. She is a retired Air Force nurse. Contact: R. Ballantyne, 1684 Swamp Pike, Gilbertsville, PA 19525, r.l.ballantyne@att.net.

Russel Larochelle, USA—I am looking for him. I do not know his rank, and I am not sure of the spelling of his last name. We worked together in Vietnam (1969-70). We were both at Quinhon Depot before he was reassigned to 1st Log Command as its protocol officer. Contact: J. Steverson, P.O. Box 212, Bailey, CO 80421, (303) 236-3704, jimstev@denver.net.

Staff Sgt. William E. Walsh, USA—I am looking for him. He served in the 63rd Div, Co L, 254 Rgt, 3rd Platoon (WWII). An Army friend wants to thank him for his assistance on March 5, 1945. Contact: E. Chandler, (715) 839-9414, chandce@earthlink.net.

Lt. Col. Ambrose C. “A.C.” Holper, USA—I am looking for any servicemembers who served with him in WWII at Normandy, Omaha Beach, or Dachau, or in Korea (1952-53). Contact: J. Robertson, P.O. Box 2479, Eagle, ID 83616, (208) 869-0329, or (208) 939-0912, fax: (208) 939-7146, jrwildlife@earthlink.net.

Helen Beard—I am looking for her. She is the wife of the late Col. Paul “Pablo” Beard, USAF. I served with him at Biggs AFB, Texas, and at ARDC headquarters in Baltimore. Contact: B. Weaver, 1123 Morgan Cir., Orange Park, FL 32073, (904) 269-3895, atweaver@bellsouth.net.

Melvin T. Cline—I am looking for him. I do not know his service or rank. Contact: W. Nunnally, 5600 Burnett Dr., Chesterfield, VA 23832, (804) 276-0187, williamn804@comcast.net.

WO David Lawrence Smith, USN—I am looking for him. He served on the USS Horne (DLG-30) in 1967. Contact: L. Goolsby, 3308 Big Bend Dr., Bryan, TX 77803, (979) 778-8731, lgool8731@yahoo.com.

1st Lt. T.B. Stamper, USMC—I am looking for him. He was CO, CACO “H,” 3rd CAG, III MAF, in June 1968. Contact: P. Harris Sr., 2477 Admiral Rd. N.E., Moses Lake, WA 98837, pharris52@hotmail.com.

Shirley (Crooker) Owens, USAF—I am looking for her. I do not know her rank. She was an Air Force nurse at Offutt AFB, Neb., from l954-56. In the 1970s, she was stationed at McClellan AFB, Calif. I was at Offutt with her. Contact: J. Daly, 705 E. Burnsville Pkwy., No. 210, Burnsville, MN 55337, (952) 426-1588.

3882nd Medical Service School, Gunter AFB, Ala. (1955-60)—I am looking for instructors or staff members who served at the school during those years. Contact: J. Kerr, 1658 Kings Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32209, (904) 470-8090, fax: (904) 470-8037, jkerr@ewc.edu.

Col. Bruce Fay Buck, USA-Ret.—I am looking for him. His last address was in Bella Vista, Ark. He has a son named Joel. Contact: F. Bennett, 3229 Titanic Ave., El Paso, TX (915) 751-7857, franko27@intergate.com.

Navy Baseball Caps From the USS Neosho and USS Kaskoskio—I am looking for a source from which to purchase a cap from these ships. Contact: P. Stevens, 907 Spanish Wells Dr., Melbourne, FL 32940.

John Simmons, USAF—I am looking for him. I do not know his rank. He was a member of pilot training class 60G. He went on to Stead AFB, Nev. Contact: P. Boab, 178 Tradition Dr., State College, PA, (814) 867-0686, patmoslab@earthlink.net.

Lt. Col. John “Jack” Moscript, USA—I am looking for him. He was battalion commander of 25th Combat Avn Bn in Hawaii from the late 1970s to early 1980s. Contact: J. Emerson, P.O. Box 147, Courtland, CA 95615, (916) 775-1112, emersonoly@frontiernet.net.

Kevin Scott Daughtery—I am looking for him. I do not know his service or rank. Contact: Judy, 1516 Fisher Ave, Carrollton, KY 41008, freehearted68@yahoo.com.

Sumter Miller— Her West Orange High School class is looking for her for its October 2005 reunion. She is the daughter of Captain Miller, USN-Ret. Contact: R. Foot, 760 E. Ocean Ave., No. 507, N. Boynton Beach, FL 33435, (561) 734-7290, bobfoots@aol.com.

Larry Lynton—I am looking for him. I do not know his service or rank. As a sergeant, he served in Verdun, France, in 1962-64. He is married to a German-born wife, Elka. His last known address was in Baltimore. His French friends are trying to reestablish contact. Contact: F. Kaufhold, P.O. Box 1418, Sarasota, WA 34230, capnfred@juno.com.

William R. Stout, USN—I am looking for him for a reunion. I do not know his rank. He served on the USS Sirius (AF-60) from 1962-64. Contact: R. Fair, 5067 Cemetery Rd., Port Clinton, OH 43452, (419) 797-2053, rfair@thirdplanet.net.

Charles Raymond Piper, USMC-Ret.—I am looking for him. I do not know his rank. He served with me in C Co, 1st Bn, 2nd Mar, 1956-58. I last saw him at Quantico in 1968 when we both had returned from Vietnam. Contact: W. Fry, 7987 S. State Rt. 48, Maineville, OH 45039, (513) 697-0108, lmyoungmarines@fuse.net.

Lt. Jack Berkowitz, USAF—I am looking for him or information about him. He was a B-17
navigator, 8th Air Force, 100th Bomb Gp. He might have bailed out over Hamburg, Germany, Dec. 31, 1944. Contact: B. Wilkins, 3311 N.W. Roosevelt, Corvallis, OR 97330, (541) 602-6339; bwilkins@oregonstate.edu.

Lt. Col. Clayton J. “Jim” Bachman, USA—I am looking for him. He was last known and seen in the 44th Tk Bn, 82nd Abn Div, in Fort Bragg, N. C., in 1955. Contact: E. Kennington, 8605 Mary’s Creek Dr., Benbrook, TX 76116, (817) 244-0857, moerk49@charter.com.

Pilot Class 44-D—I am looking for class members from Blackland AAF, Waco, Texas, April 1944, for a possible reunion. Contact: F. Nash, (251) 660-2921, or B. Fagan, (850) 862-3705, kingfagan@cox.net.

Keith Moore, USN—I am looking for him. I do not know his rank. He served on the USS Norfolk (DL-1) out of Norfolk, Va., from 1959-60 as a gunners mate. Contact: W. Drake Jr., 34 Church Rd., Readfield, ME 04355, (207) 685-4662, dracotsb@verizon.net.

16th Signal Bn—I am looking for members or former members. Contact: J. Lovett, 256 Pine Tree Ln., Ballwin, MO 63011, (636) 227-4285, grandad1@swbell.net.