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Army

104th Timberwolf Inf Div, Aug. 26-Sept. 3, Norfolk, Va. Contact: G. Lytle, 4002 Jasmine Dr., Wichita, KS 67226, (316) 636-5334, fax: (316) 636-9644, e-mail: glnlytl@aol.com.

90th Inf Div Assn, 90th ARCOM, 90th RSC, Aug. 29-Sept. 1, Little Rock, Ark. Contact: J.R. Reid, 17 Lake Shore Dr., Willowbrook, IL 60527-2221, (630) 789-0204, fax: (630) 789-0134.

2nd Indianhead Div Assn and 2nd Inf Div, Korean War Veterans Alliance, Aug. 30-Sept. 2, Nashville, Tenn. Contact: R.M. Hockley, 10027 Pine Forest Rd., Houston, TX 77042-1531, (713) 334-0271, fax: (713) 334-0272, e-mail: cghrmh@sprintmail.com.

37th Field Arty Bn, 2nd Inf Div, Aug. 30-Sept. 2, Nashville, Tenn. Contact: R.M. Hockley, 10027 Pine Forest Rd., Houston, TX 77042-1531, (713) 334-0271, fax: (713) 334-0272, e-mail: cghrmh@sprintmail.com.

3/4 Cavalry, Sept. 5-8, Chattanooga, Tenn. Contact: C. Quickmire, 1 Sweet Bay Dr., Columbia, SC 29209-4811, (803) 776-6703, e-mail: wb4ubs@pipeline.com.

Retired Army Medical Service Corps Officers, Sept. 11-14, Clearwater Beach, Fla. Contact: E. Sylvester, 10522 Greensprings Dr., Tampa, FL 33626, (813) 926-4371, e-mail: esylvest@tampabay.rr.com.

16th Armored Div Assn, Sept. 12-14, Mackamaw City, Mich. Contact: J. Taylor, 7354 Mullett Lake Rd., Cheboygan, MI 49721, (231) 627-6643, e-mail: oilcantaylor@webtv.net.

109th Engr Bn (Combat) WWII, Sept. 12-15, Rapid City, S.D. Contact: C.C. Carsner, 606 Franklin St., Rapid City, SD 57701, (605) 343-2708.

44th Inf Div Assn, Sept. 17-20, Cleveland. Contact: C.E. Baker, 933 Robin Dr., College Place, WA 99324-1835, (509) 529-2973, e-mail: bakerce@wwics.com.

CASU No. 31, NAS No. 28, Hilo, Hawaii (WWII), Sept. 23-26, Branson, Mo. Contact: W. Barnard, 2622 Cranbrook Dr., Hephzibah, GA 30815, (706) 796-8861, e-mail: wbarnard2525@msn.com.

109th Inf Rgt, 28th Inf Div, Sept. 25-28, Lanham, Md. Contact: J.A. McCabe, (941) 549-1306.

8221st Army Unit Assn (Korean War Service 1950-54), Sept. 26-30, Oak Brook Terrace, Ill. Contact: M. and I. Kaminski, 2912 S. 10th Ave., Broadview, IL 60155, (708) 345-8244, e-mail: michael0642@ameritech.net.

Heavy Mortar Co, 224th Inf Rgt, 40th Inf Div (1950-53), Sept. 29-Oct. 3, Las Vegas. Contact: J. Carranza, 19731 Waterbury Ln., Huntington Beach, CA 92646-3542, (714) 962-5348.

505th Parachute RCT Assn, Oct. 6-9, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Contact: E. Thomas, 2025 Stonebridge Ln., Charlotte, NC 28211-1715, (704) 366-0204.

2nd Missile Bn, 71st Arty Assn (Taiwan), Oct. 10-13, Nashville, Tenn. Contact: R. Mackintosh, 271 Shady Oak Dr., New Market, AL 35761, (256) 379-3496, e-mail: bmack@hiwaay.net.

6th Medical Depot (Army), Korea, Oct. 11-13, Louisville, Ky., Contact: J.B. Dant, 2913 Sheldon Rd., Louisville, KY 40218, (502) 491-7196.

SHAEF/ETOUSA Veterans Assn (European Theater, WWII), Oct. 11-14, Baltimore. Contact: D. Thriffiley, 7340 Dundee St., New Orleans, LA 70126, phone/fax: (504) 241-3065, e-mail: don shaef@netzero.net, or A.F. Reeves, 2301 Broadway St., San Francisco, CA 94115, phone/fax: (415) 921-8322, e-mail: afreeves@webtv.net, or W.C. Lahman, 2230 South Overlook Rd., Cleveland Heights, OH 44106, (216) 721-0921, fax: (216) 229-0921, e-mail: wclshaef@aol.com.

1st Bde (Separate), 101st Airborne Div in Vietnam, July 1965-Jan. 1968, Oct. 12-15, Fort Worth, Texas. Contact: I. Worrell, P.O. Box 675, Sweetwater, TN 37874-0675, phone/fax: (423) 337-5983, e-mail: worrell@usit.net.

279th Inf Rgt Assn, 45th Inf Div, Oct. 18-20, Wagoner, Okla. Contact: L.E. Fry, 804 N. Main St., Broken Arrow, OK 74012, (918) 251-8842.

Navy

USS Phoenix (CL-46), Aug. 18-24, Corpus Christi, Texas. Contact: A. Wilson, P.O. Box 237, Nader, WA 98593, (360) 295-3811, e-mail: reddevil@toledotec.com.

Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Assn (NEODA), WWII Mine and Bmb Disposal, Sept. 5-8, Fort Walton Beach, Fla. Contact: M. Fennewald, 5225 Stewart Dr., Panama City, FL 32404, (904) 747-1834, e-mail: fennewal@dynsys.com.

USS Calvert (APA-32), Sept. 11-15, Fort Mitchell, Ky. Contact: J.L. Cole, 506 Red Wing Ave., Kenyon, MN 55946, (507) 789-6344.

USS Wake Island (CVE-65), Sept. 12-14, Branson, Mo. Contact: R. Paul, (253) 759-9833.

VP-14/VB-102/VPB-102, Sept. 12-16, Boston. Contact: K. Thoman, 86 Driftwood Ln., Trumbull, CT 06611, (203) 268-2393.

USS Wayne (APA-54), Sept. 16-20, Cape May, N.J. Contact: J. Rodes, 1215 Rte. 12, Westmoreland, NH 03467, (603) 399-7256, e-mail: ssjjmor@aol.com.

USS Schenck (DD-159) and USS Leary (DD-158), Sept. 18-22, Virginia Beach, Va. Contact: J. Morrison, 1313 Macbeth St., McLean, VA 22102, (703) 356-6173.

USS Ranger (CV-4), Sept. 18-22, Mobile, Ala. Contact: J. Carey, 6832 Hamilton Dr., Olive Branch, MS 38654, (888) 764-7284 (RNGR-CV4).

USS Gardiners Bay (AVP-39), Sept. 24-28, Long Beach, Calif. Contact: C. Anderson, 2017 Faust St., Lakewood, CA 90713, (562) 867-0129, e-mail: carinedrie@aol.com, or J. Chatelain, 409 Cranbury Dr., Terrytown, LA 70056, (504) 367-5242, e-mail: jchate8724@aol.com.

USS McLanahan (DD-615), Sept. 20-23, Catskill, N.Y. Contact: M. Gottlieb, 433 4th St., Hallandale, FL 33009, (954) 981-5865, e-mail: mishagaus@aol.com.

USS West Point (AP-23) Assn, Sept. 26-28, Pittsburgh. Contact: K. Johnson, 15 Kenneally Blvd., Gladstone, MI 49837-2470, (906) 428-3104.

USS Kleinsmith (APD-134), Sept. 26-29, Philadelphia. Contact: R. Black, (914) 591-0260.

USN Scouting Sqdns Assn (WWII), Sept. 27-30, Corpus Christi, Texas. Contact: L. Hance, (361) 780-5419, e-mail: w4yfz@dbstech.com.

USS Texas (BB-35) CGN-39, Sept. 27-30, Washington, D.C. Contact: C. Coleman-Geney, 399 West Passaic Ave., Bloomfield, NJ 07003, (973) 893-1234 or (800) 554-7562, fax: (973) 893-1211, e-mail: ntstvl@aol.com.

USS Miller (DD-535), Sept. 27-Oct. 1, Detroit. Contact: L. Klock, 842 Beach St., River View Park, Reading, PA 19605-1402, (610) 929-8343.

USS Brazos (AO-4), Oct. 1-4, Seattle. Contact: H. Vancik, 1323 7th St., Clarkston, WA 99403, e-mail: vhvan@cableone.net.

USS Wharton (AP-7), Oct. 2-6, Kansas City, Mo. Contact: W. Mitchell, 2680 Pacific Pkwy., Rockford, IL 61114, (815) 654-2218, e-mail: mitchiit61@aol.com.

USS Bellatrix (AKA-3), Oct. 3-6, Boston. Contact: J. Sarette, 24 Libbey St., Manchester, NH 03102-1123, (603) 622-8321.

USS Severn (AO-61), Oct. 4-5, Virginia Beach, Va. Contact: J. Carbone, 3754 Little Neck Point, Virginia Beach, VA 23452, (757) 340-4651, fax: (757) 631-3933, e-mail: jimcarbone@hotmail.com.

USS Worcester (CL-144) Assn, Oct. 4-6, Daytona Beach, Fla. Contact: P. Harter, 24 Jansen Rd., New Paltz, NY 12561, (845) 255-2603, e-mail: philharter@aol.com.

USS Chickasaw (ATF-83), Oct. 7-12, Pensacola Beach, Fla. Contact: F. Looney, 2400 Nagel Dr., Pensacola, FL 32503, (850) 438-6245, e-mail: franklooney@msn.com.

USS Cabot (CVL-28), Oct. 9-13, Mobile, Ala. Contact: B. Frink, Box 11, East Woodstock, CT 06244, (860) 928-7437.

USS Samuel Gompers (AD-37), Oct. 10-15, Orlando, Fla. Contact: K. Kegyes, P.O. Box 690761, Stockton, CA 95269, (209) 943-1277, e-mail: skkeg@gotnet.net.

VP-45 (VP-205) Assn, Oct. 11-13, San Diego. Contact: C.B. Caldwell, 1061 Arnold Way, Alpine, CA 91901-2721, (619) 445-5072, e-mail: cbc@cts.com.

USS Passumpsic (AO-107), Oct. 17-19, Houston. Contact: E. Hunt, 109 Partridge Cir., Summerville, SC 29485-5114, (843) 873-5151, e-mail: ltscusn@bellsouth.net.

USS Salem (CA-139), Oct. 17-20, Branson, Mo. Contact: R. Daniels, USS Salem Assn, P.O. Box 493139, Leesburg, FL 34749, (352) 315-1397.

USS Caperton (DD-650), Oct. 17-20, Charlotte, N.C. Contact: H.L. Curry, 438 Pine Island Dr., Charlotte, NC 28214, (704) 392-8788, e-mail: hlcmsc@aol.com.

Air Force

Pilot Class 57R, July 20-21, Moultrie, Ga. Contact: B. Doerler, 241 Sold Soil Rd., Princeton, NJ 08540, (609) 896-0773, fax: (609) 896-1771, e-mail: psdwkd@aol.com.

Class 65-A 3501 Pilot Training Sqdn Reese AFB, Aug. 11-15, Las Vegas. Contact: C. Knighton, P.O. Box 570, Lake Toxaway, NC 28747, (828) 293-0444, e-mail: nostoneunturned@webtv.net.

359th Ftr Gp and Support Units of East Wretham, England (WWII), Aug. 22-25, Louisville, Ky. Contact: C.W. Staley, 2546 Austin Pl., Beloit, WI 53511, (608) 362-5513.

601st/615th ACWRON, Sept. 5-7, Colorado Springs, Colo. Contact: S. Brink, 706 Darby St., Colorado Springs, CO 80907, phone/fax: (719) 599-3095, e-mail: sheldonbrink@msn.com.

84th Air Rescue Sqdn, Sept. 8-10, Branson, Mo. Contact: Lynn Feaster, 2 Highland Pkwy., Bella Vista, MO 72715, (479) 855-3778, e-mail: lfeaster@mc2k.com.

320th Bmb Gp (All Sqdns), Sept. 5-7, Kansas City, Mo. Contact: R. Woolfe, 4095-A Palm Beach Cir., W. Palm Beach, FL 33406-4088, (561) 686-9075, e-mail: woolfden@aol.com.

Pilot Training Class (52-F), Sept. 11-15, Winter Haven, Fla. Contact: H. Ferlmann, 8601 Waterford Rd., Alexandria, VA 22308, (703) 780-9177, e-mail: ferlperson@aol.com.

509th Bmb Wing, Sept. 11-15, St. Louis. Contact: R. Henderson, (407) 963-1147, e-mail: ronald.f.henderson@boeing.com.

46th/72nd Recon Assn (46th and 72nd Strat Rcn Sqdns, 1946-55), Sept. 12-14, Colorado Springs, Colo. Contact: B. Simpson, 4813 S. Yorktown Pl., Tulsa, OK 74105, (918) 745-9678, fax: (918) 745-2380, e-mail: bobsimps@msn.com or donstout@prodigy.net.

Pilot Class 50-E, Sept. 12-15, Reno, Nev. Contact: F. Riddell, 345 Franklin Ave., Redlands, CA 92373, (909) 792-9682, fax: (909) 798-3655, e-mail: forestr@juno.com.

100th AREFS (SAC), Sept. 13-15, Colorado Springs, Colo. Contact: S. Klepper, 202 Snead Ln., Westminster, SC 29693, (864) 972-2520, e-mail: stanleyo@worldnet.att.net.

384th Air Refueling Sqdn, Sept. 18-22, Fayetteville, N.C. Contact: J.F. Streit Jr., 497 Palestine Rd., Linden, NC 28356, (910) 488-4588, e-mail: jpstreit@aol.com.

315th Carrier Gp, Sept. 18-22, San Diego. Contact: R.L. Cloer, 1417 Valley View Dr., Yuba City, CA 95993, (530) 674-3681, e-mail: rlcloer@syix.com.

345th Bmb Gp Air Apaches, Sept. 26-30, Addison, Texas. Contact: M. Best, (903) 432-4809.

Berlin Airlift Veterans Assn, Sept. 26-29, Bossier City/Shreveport, La. Contact: F. Hall, 3204 E. Joppa Rd., Carney, MD 21234-3307.

64th Carrier Gp, Oct. 3-6, 2002, Sacramento, Calif. Contact: V. Montgomery, 6744 Carlsen Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46214, (317) 241-5264.

376th Air Refueling Sqdn Barksdale and Harmon AFB, 1953-65, Oct. 3-5, San Antonio. Contact: J.H. Yancy, 1051 S. Dobson Rd., Burleson, TX 76028, (817) 295-1754, e-mail: jyancy@mycidco.com.

Air Rescue Assn, Oct. 3-6, Atlanta. Contact: ARA, P.O. Box 300945, Fern Park, FL 32730-0945 or J. Flournoy, (505) 821-1145, e-mail: jflournoy2@comcast.net.

6927th RSM, Onna Point, Okinawa, Oct. 6-10, Colorado Springs, Colo. Contact: R. Thibodaux, e-mail: raytib@aol.com or 6927th RSM, P.O. Box 24683, New Orleans, LA 70184-4683, (504) 488-8214.

397th Bmb Gp (M) (WWII Martin B-26 Marauders), Oct. 9-13, Tucson, Ariz. Contact: W. Spurrier, 1675 Los Osos Valley Rd., Sp. 220, Los Osos, CA 93402, (805) 528-5437, e-mail: wrspur@juno.com.

Pilot Training Class 62G (Webb AFB), Oct. 11-12, Big Spring, Texas. Contact: M. Loosbrock, 45280 Indian Creek Dr., Canton, MI 48187-2514, (734) 459-1082, e-mail: miloosbrock@yahoo.com.

Marine Corps

Marine Corps Aviation Assn, Sept. 9-12, Norfolk, Va. Contact: J.R. Casey, MCAA National HQ, P.O. Box 296, Quantico, VA 22134, (800) 280-3001.

Reader Exchange

OCS Class No. 25, Oct. 14, 1949, Fort Riley - We need to locate 16 of our classmates: Norbert M. DeCoteau, QM; Robert M. Dixon, ADA; William L. Erickson, TC; Robert F. Haynes, FA; Robert E. Humphreys, ADA; Kenneth Ingram, FA; Bernard Jaffe, MP; James H. Johnson, CmlC; Alfred R. Matthews Jr., ADA; Howard H. Osserman, ADA; Joseph A. Rathbun, CE; James S. Reese, ADA; Irwin F. Sclar, ORD; Carl L. West, ORD; Herbert C. Wilkinson Jr., ADA; Felix G. Wingfield, Arm Cav. Several classmates have passed away. If this is the case, we hope to contact a near relative. Contact: J.R. Beck, 417 Lynne Cir., Alpharetta, GA 30004-1505, (770) 410-7743, e-mail: jrbeck@mindspring.com.

465th F.I.S., Griffiss AFB (Rome, NY) - I'm looking for members who were in the squadron from 1956-59 for reunion in 2003. Contact: B. Rodzwell, 1677 S. Ash Dr., Chandler, AZ 85248, (480) 821-8814, e-mail: bobrodz@hotmail.com.

National Order of Battlefield Commissions - I'm trying to locate all men, WWII, Korea, and Vietnam, who fought on the field of battle against an armed enemy and received a commission from enlisted or warrant status to commission status. Contact: J. Angier, 67 Ocean Dr., St. Augustine, FL 32080, (904) 471-7695, e-mail: jnobc@aol.com.

USAF OCS Class of 51-C, (Lackland AFB) - I'm seeking members for a proposed reunion. Contact: J.B. Eckenbrecht, 2665 Pierce Ave., Ogden, UT 84401, (801) 394-2944.