Reunions

Army

77th Arty Assn, April 22-25, Fort Sill, Okla. Contact: B. Bosma, P.O. Box 141, Boonville, MO 65233, (660) 882-5390, doc@77fa.org.

AAA OCS, Fort Bliss, Texas (1952–53), Classes 1-14, April 22-25, El Paso, Texas. Contact: G. Geno, 5809 Beaumont Pl., El Paso, TX 79912, george_geno_sr@yahoo.com.

97th Signal Bn Assn, May 10-15, San Antonio. Contact: D. Harris, 3 High Ridge Cir., Uncasville, CT 06382, (860) 848-0895.

8th Cavalry Rgt (Delta Bn), May 13-16, Canton, Ohio. Contact: C. Moreland, 5369 Aquarius St., S.W., Canton, OH 44706, (330) 478-0620, treasurer01@8cavalry.org.

13th Combat Aviation Bn, May 14-16, Fort Rucker, Ala. Contact: S. Gause, 2890 N.W. 29th Ave., Boca Raton, FL 33434, (561) 852-1675.

Flight School Class “52 Charlie,” May 17-21, Williamsburg, Va. Contact: L. McCampbell, 34 Out of Bounds Rd., Palmyra, VA 22963, (434) 589-1599, mccampbell@nexet.net.

Army Chapter “Chosin Few,” May 19-23, Rapid City, S.D. Contact: L. Mielenz, 1917 Hillock Dr., Raleigh, NC 27612, (919) 787-5255, lem1927@aol.com.

8th Signal Bn, 8th Inf Div, Bad Kreuznach, Germany (1975–79), May 20-23, Fort Gordon, Ga. Contact: J. Hogan, 2109 Twilight Point, Heath, TX 75032, (214) 394-4033, jerryhhogan@earthlink.net, www.8thsig.org.

9th Ordnance Training Bn, USA Ordnance School and Ikego Ammunition Depot, June 24-26, Aberdeen, Md. Contact: M. Leigh, 619 Beards Hill Rd., Aberdeen, MD 21001, (410) 272-5795.

B Co 3rd Bn 22nd Inf (Vietnam), July 22-25, Fort Lee, Va. Contact: W. Shugart, 5712 Promontory Pl., Midlothian, VA 23112, (804) 739-5288, fax: (804) 739-4589, wshu2@comcast.net.

188th Para/Gldr Rgt; 11th A/B Div, July 29–Aug. 1, Independence, Mo. Contact: E. Prawl, (816) 461-4704, or B. Kurland, 107 N. Shore Dr., Beaufort, NC 28516, (252) 728-6482.

Navy

Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Assn, July 15-17, Henderson, Nev. Contact: J. Evans, (702) 558-3541, jevans18@juno.com.

USS Terrebonne Parish (LST-1156), April 21-24, Charleston, S.C. Contact: D. Bader, 102 St. Andre St., Worthington, OH 43085, (614) 841-1223, redab@columbus.rr.com.

USS Sturtevant (DE/DER-239), April 29–May 1, Fort Mitchell, Ky. Contact: J. Angst, 635 E. Olson St., Blair, WI 54616, (608) 989-9041, ajack@triwest.net.

USS John Paul Jones (DD-230, DD-932, DDG-32, DDG-53) Assn, April 29–May 3, Philadelphia. Contact: R. Wagar, 4 Strafford Circle Rd., Medford, N.J. 08055, (609) 654-0867, rwagar@comcast.net.

USS Raleigh (CL-7), May 2-5, Savannah, Ga. Contact: L. Driever, 3730 Cadbury Cir., No. 621, Venice, FL 34293, (941) 408-2621, drieverfl@aol.com.

Fighter Sqdn (VBF-82/VF-18A/VF-172), May 6-9, Pensacola, Fla. Contact: D. Smith, 3415 Surrey Ln., Falls Church, VA 22042, (703) 560-4119, dsmith21@gis.net.

Navy Nurse Corps Assn, May 9-15, Williamsburg, Va. Contact: K. Roper, 2313-304 Beach Haven Dr., Virginia Beach, VA 23451, (757) 496-9688, unodu@aol.com.

USS Noble (APA-218), May 13-16, Portland, Ore. Contact: E. Miller, 83 Merryall Rd., New Milford, CT 06776, (860) 335-8604, edwardfmiller@earthlink.net.

USS Wabash (AOR-5) May 13-16, Reno, Nev. Contact: J. Campbell, 247 Murray Dr., El Cajon, CA 92020, (619) 579-0084, rcampbell12@aol.com.

New England Chapter, Naval Cryptologic Veterans Assn, May 14-15, Brunswick, Maine. Contact: L. Peterson, 4 Jacqueline St., Hudson, NH 03051, (603) 880-4203, aa1mw@aol.com.

USS Edson (DD-946) May 31–June 4, San Diego. Contact: J. Bedford, 395 Railroad Ave., Suite 1, Pittsburg, CA 94565, (925) 439-2111, fax: (925) 439-4606, john@johnbedford.com.

USS Kiska (AE-35), July 8-11, San Diego. Contact: D. Coffey, P.O. Box 11399, Hickory, NC 28603, (828) 256-6008, dinamlrs@charterinternet.com.

The Navy Supply Corps School, July 8-11, Athens, Ga. Contact: L. Sapera, 205 Walton Creek Rd., Athens, GA 30607, (706) 357-7130, ljsapera@juno.com.

USS Silverstein (DE-534), July 14-17, Colorado Springs, Colo. Contact: A. Dunn, 6210 Calle Empinada, San Diego, CA 92120, (619) 583-9188, atdunn@home.com.

USS Richard S. Edwards (DD-950), July 22-25, Washington, D.C. Contact: J. Turley, P.O. Box 287, Basye, VA 22810, (540) 856-2575, trlyanch@shentel.net.

USS Little Rock (CL-92, CLG-4, CG-4), July 21-25, Mitchell, Ky. Contact: G. DuPuis, P.O. Box 449, Inlet, NY 13360, (315) 357-3799, fax: (315) 357-3704, gerard.dupuis@worldnet.att.net.

Patron 28, July 29-31, Las Vegas. Contact: B. Self, 8405 N.E. 140th St., Bothell, WA 98011, (425) 820-7882, bobself@clearsurf.com.

USS Taylor (DD/DDE-468), Aug. 25-28, Branson, Mo. Contact: J. Lane, 926 Wolf Run Rd., Lexington, KY 40504, (859) 254-9587, pozipf@cs.com.

Air Force

Aviation Cadet Pilot Training Class 54-G, April 14-18, Phoenix. Contact: J. Schaefer, 18894 N. 69th Ave., Glendale, AZ 85308, (623) 561-5000, johntomoko3@cox.net.

556th Recon Sqdn, April 2-3, Las Vegas. Contact: D. Chase, 3923 N. 111th Plaza, Omaha, NE 68164, (402) 493-5612.

815th “Flying Jennies” TCS, April 16-18, Biloxi, Miss. Contact: J. Elmer, 2512 Fairway Ave., North Little Rock, AR 72116, (501) 771-4106, jimelmer@swbell.net, www.c130.up.to.

Kern County Historical Society Minter Field Graduates Class 42-D, April 17, Shafter, Calif. Contact: B. Cook, (661) 322-6990, redcook@aol.com.

78th Ftr Sqdn (All “Snakes”), April 22-24, Orlando, Fla. Contact: P. Spillane, 404 S. 54th St., Milwaukee, WI 53220, (518) 373-2874, or K. Sweet, (414) 541-4015.

Pilot Training Class 64-G (Webb AFB, Texas), All Students and Instructors, April 23-25, San Antonio. Contact: B. Wirant, 401 Avenida Adobe, Escondido, CA 92029, (760) 489-0920, billandvannete@cox.net.

19th TRS, April 25-28, Fort Walton Beach, Fla. Contact: J. Fortenberry, 446 Marion Dr., Niceville, FL 32578, (850) 678-0707, jonanom@aol.com.

Air Weather Assn (AWA), April 28–May 2, Cocoa Beach, Fla. Contact: C. Kern, 1879 Cole Rd., Aromas, CA 95004, (831) 726-1660, clifforddkern@cs.com.

Air Force Escape and Evasion Society, April 29–May 3, King of Prussia, Pa. Contact: C. David, 19 Oak Ridge Pond, Hannibal, MO 63401, (573) 221-0447, davidafe@packetx.net.

Air Transport Command Assn (WWII), May 11-16, Tucson, Ariz. Contact: R. Ravitts, 2410 Devonshire Dr., Rockford, IL 61107, (815) 229-1122.

Strategic Air Command (SAC), May 12-15, Bossier City, La. Contact: S. dePyssler, P.O. Box 134, Barksdale AFB, LA 71110, (318) 456-5976, fax: (318) 456-3520, rao@barksdale.af.mil.

84th ATS/MAS Sqdn, May 14-15, Fairfield, Calif. Contact: J. Burnett, 579 Leisure Town Rd., Vacaville, CA 95687, jnburnet@cwnet.com.

445 FIS (Wurtsmith AFB, Mich.), May 18-20, East Tawas, Mich. Contact: B. Stamm, 19012 Saratoga Trail, Strongsville, OH 44136, (440) 268-9739, acorngroup@adelphia.net, or B. Shelton, 8913 Finney Point Dr., Ooltewah, TN 37363, (423) 396-3950, billshelton@mindspring.com.

49th Ftr Sqdn Assn (All Years), May 20-23, Bangor, Maine. Contact: B. Fish, 11442 Hollow Timber Ct., Reston, VA 20194, (703) 742-6607, rfish18@comcast.net.

56th Ftr Gp, June 17-19, Fairfax, Va. Contact: R. Brubaker, P.O. Box 57, Red Creek, WV 26289, (304) 866-4415, rclif@frontiernet.net.

Aviation Cadet Class 54-J, May 23-26, Charleston, S.C. Contact: R. Dugan, 1700 Brooks Ave., Brownwood, TX 76801, (325) 646-0007, class54j@bwoodtx.com.

349th TCG (WWII), TCW (Ftr Bomber Wing), MAW, AMW, May 29, Travis AFB, Calif. Contact: S. Owens, 125 Bayview Dr., San Carlos, CA 94070, (650) 595-4344, saocol@aol.com.

SAC Command Crew Members (“Casey 01”), July 11-13, Omaha, Neb. Contact: D. Boyer, 3405 Bline Ave., Bellevue, NE 68123, (402) 291-5970, casey589@cox.net.

42nd Rainbow Inf Div, July 13-18, Memphis, Tenn. Contact: P. Pettus, 1121 N. Desloge Dr., B1, Desloge, MO 63601, (573) 431-6184, jrpazir@juno.com.

Pilot Training Class 57-R, Aug. 6-8, Eureka Springs, Ark. Contact: B. Doerler, 241 Cold Soil Rd., Princeton, NJ O8540, (609) 896-1773, fax: (609) 896-1771, psdwkd@aol.com.

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.

All Services

Kubaski High School, DoD Schools, Okinawa, Japan (1960–79), July 28–Aug. 1, Las Vegas. Contact: W. Tanigawa, (808) 833-4487.

Reader Exchange

Capt. Gayle Metcalf, USA—I am looking for him. We served together in 1962. Contact: D. Seward, 4026 Kiowa St., Phoenix, AZ 85044, (480) 496-6758.

Maj. Art Benjamin, USAF-Ret.—I am looking for him. In 1966, he was stationed in Nha Trang, Vietnam, with the 5th Air Commando Sqdn (special operations). He grew up with my father, Capt. Albert M. Prevost, USMC, who was lost in action Feb. 1, 1966, over the Gulf of Tonkin. Contact: M. Prevost, 606 Canne Pl., Celebration, FL 34747, (407) 566-9007, mike@designpsi.com.

Col. William Lamb, USAF—I am looking for him. He was stationed at Tinker AFB, Okla., from 1961–66, and later at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. His wife’s name is Ruth Ann. Contact: J. and A. Wachtel, 17 Dianne Dr., Bellville, IL 62220, (618) 233-1697.

Capt. John Austin, USMC—I am looking for him. He was stationed with me in Lincoln, Neb., in 1944. I last visited him in Garden City, Kan., in 1950, after he became a civilian. Contact: V. Adrounie, 1905 N. Broadway St., Hastings, MI 49058, (269) 948-2896, fax: (269) 948-7571, vee1@voyager.net.

Col. Ivan H. Dethman, USAF—I am looking for him. He was commander of 55th Tactical Ftr Sqdn, 20th TFW, RAF in Wethersfield, England, from 1964–66, and was commander of 1st F-111 Ftr Wing in New Mexico. Contact: J. Jackson, 227 Laurel Bluff Rd., Kingston, TN 37763, (865) 376-3258, jjack74@juno.com.

Col. Mark Dille, USA—I am looking for him. We were stationed together before I went to WOCS. I last heard about him in an Army Times article about five years ago that said he was a brigade commander. Contact: K. Popp, 19641 Midway Blvd., Port Charlotte, FL 33948, (941) 255-1715, cw4hueypilot@msn.com.

Brooklyn Navy Yard Regular and Reserve Marines (1932–40)—I am looking for them. I was the newspaper boy, then mascot, to them. My nickname was “Skippy.” Contact: D. Condrill, 6602 Patrick Ct., Centreville, VA 20120, (703) 818-3307, fax: (703) 803-9624, dcondrill@cox.net.

Lt. j.g. John “Jack” Girard Ahearn, USAF—I am looking for him. He graduated from Balboa High School in San Diego in 1953. He graduated pilot’s training in San Antonio in 1955. He was a jet pilot. Contact: M. Stauffer, 72 Bryan St., Pryor, OK 74361, (918) 825-5115, mvstauffer@yahoo.com.

Maj./Lt. Col. George T. Deken, USAF-Ret.—I am looking for him. He was in Pilot Training Class 57-G, which graduated Jan. 17, 1957. Contact: B. Chambers, 9420 Reseda Blvd., No. 812, Northridge, CA 91324, bcham@dolphintek.com.

Capt. James Mullin, USN-Ret.—I am looking for him. He was a CO and Navy pilot in 1968. I want to inform him of an upcoming reunion. Contact: K. Larsen, 9728 44th Ave., N.E., Seattle, WA 98115, (206) 526-8178, kennethlarsen@comcast.net.

Cmdr. Jack Emerson, USN-Ret.—I am looking for him. He was a Navy pilot from 1965–68. I want to inform him of an upcoming reunion. Contact: K. Larsen, 9728 44th Ave., N.E., Seattle, WA 98115, (206) 526-8178, kennethlarsen@comcast.net.

Maj. Robert S. Wheeler, USA—I am looking for him. He graduated from the Fort Sill, Okla., OCS Feb. 24, 1953. He served in an 8” battalion early in his career. He might have been the headquarters commandant at Fort Sill in the late 1960s. He missed the 50th class reunion, but I want to inform him of one being held in June 2004. Contact: F. Pieszak, 9 Rust Ln., Boerne, TX 78006, (830) 336-3320, kingbat34@netscape.net.

Capt. Sarah Gertrude Jordan, USAF—I am looking for her. She was a nurse. I last heard from her in 1959, when she was in California. She graduated from Episcopal Hospital Nursing School with my wife, Wilma Tolson, in 1951 in Philadelphia. Her hometown was Kingsport, Tenn. Contact: W. Hughes, 12 Cumberland Dr., Newport News, VA 23608, (757) 877-8152, wthfifi@aol.com.

Scott Brian Paramenter, USMC—I am looking for him. I do not know his rank, but he was stationed in Yuma, Ariz., at the Navy-Marine Corps Air Station in 1989 and drove a white Nissan Pulsar. Contact: C. Hill, 4055 Winona Ave., No. 6, San Diego, CA 92105, (619) 269-0797, cherriannhill@yahoo.com.

1st ACCS/Nightwatch—I am looking for members of this group who might be interested in a reunion in the Washington, D.C., area. Contact: J. Blackburn, 1410 Grandview Dr., Crestview, FL 32539, (850) 683-0507, jimb6624@hotmail.com.

University of Michigan Naval ROTC Class of 1976—I am looking for members of this group. Contact: K. Klesk, Oregon State University, 100 Wiegand Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331, (541) 990-3447, fax: (541) 737-1877, keith.klesk@oregonstate.edu.

Present, Retired, and Former Marine Officers (Warrant and Commissioned)—I am looking for anyone in this group who is interested in joining the Marine Mustangs Association. Membership is open to those who earned appointment to officer status in the USMC or USMCR after serving in the Corps. Contact: B. Richter or B. Max, Marine Corps Mustang Assn., P.O. Box 1314, Delran, NJ 08075, (800) 321-8762, fax: (856) 786-4155, topmustang@aol.com.

Capt. John A. Gauthier, USA—I am looking for him. We served with the Railway Security Advisory Detachment in Vietnam from 1967–68. Contact: F. Gonzales, 5907 Mariposa Ave., Citrus Heights, CA 95610, (916) 961-8284, fax: (916) 965-0204, topgonzales@yahoo.com.

Capt. Peter W. Lash, USA—I am looking for him. We served with the 8th Army Honor Guard in Korea. I was the platoon sergeant of the U.S. platoon. Contact: F. Gonzales, 5907 Mariposa Ave., Citrus Heights, CA 95610, (916) 961-8284, fax: (916) 965-0204, topgonzales@yahoo.com.

Maj. Alexander Shearer, USA—I am looking for him. He served in Bangkok from 1973–74. His wife’s name is Dorothy, and he was a friend of Judy and Keith Rogers. Contact: R. Woodbury, 38 Falcon Dr., Southampton, NJ 08088.

Lt. Col. Harry Harlan Matthews, USAF-Ret.—I am looking for him. He was stationed at George AFB in the late 1960s and flew F-4 Phantoms. Later, he was a liaison aboard the USS Enterprise. He has a son named Mark. Contact: L. Youngblood, 923 S.W. Barrington Dr., Oak Harbor, WA 98277, (360) 679-5088, oakisle@gte.net.

Bradford “Brad” Bernard, USA—I am looking for him. His parents’ names are Bradford and Sally Bernard. We are cousins. I have never met him, but our family would like to contact him. I don’t know his rank, but I know he served in the military in Spain and probably was a career officer. Contact: L. Bernard, 82 Mill St., N. Easton, MA 02356, (508) 272-7723, duxat82@aol.com.

WWII Veterans Who Served in Gamadodo, New Guinea—I am looking for members of this group who served with Frank Clancy, chief battalion dispersing officer of the 115th USNCB in Gamadodo, New Guinea, or the Philippines. I also am looking for information about Frank E. Lawson. Contact: S. Colbrese, 17412 N.E. 33rd St., Redmond, WA 98052, (425) 896-3023, colbrese@comcast.net.

441st Trp Carrier Sqdn—I am looking for information from members of this group about a German attack on the squadron over Holland after the release of gliders across the Rhine. Contact: K. Burke, 615 Jackson St., Albany, CA 94706, kjburke@pacbell.net.

2nd Lt. William Martz, USAF—I am looking for him. He was in pilot training during the early 1950s. He is from Milford, Conn., and his wife’s name is Joan. I last saw him in 1955. Contact: W. Thompson, 1857 Kinsell Dr., Weiser, ID 83672, (208) 549-4947, waynetom@yahoo.com.

2nd Lt. Eugene C. Rooney, USAF—I am looking for him. He graduated from aviation cadet class 57-K. I think he upgraded to F-86Ds after graduation in March 1957. I think he lived in Knoxville, Tenn., and attended the University of Tennessee. Contact: J. Reilly, 144 Valleybrook Cir., Hixson, TN 37343, (423) 842-1520, 01_tbird@comcast.net.

Pvt. Ludlow North, USN—I am looking for him. He was stationed in Groton, Conn., in the late 1970s. Contact: D. Aloi, P.O. Box 12, Pitcher, NY 13136, (315) 653-4461, diana217@frontiernet.net.

Joseph Prevost, USAF—I am looking for him. I don’t know his rank, but he was based at Truax Army Air Field in Madison, Wis., between 1956 and 1965. I think he was about 24 years old in 1957. Contact: A. Courtney, 710 Oak St., Beloit, WI 53511, daveanne57@yahoo.com.

CWO4 Jesse Joe Barcala, USA, and CWO4 Ronald Brandon Daniels, USA—I am looking for them. They graduated from warrant officer flight training in March 1972 at Fort Rucker, Ala. They served at Fort Campbell, Ky., from 1972–75 and later in Korea. Contact: C. Ackroyd, 285 Kinlaw Rd., Fayetteville, NC 28311, (910) 482-4377, ctackroyd@peoplepc.com.