Reunions

Army

Field Arty OCS Class 38, June 12-13, Fort Sill, Okla. Contact: C. Feagin, 2017 Cathedral Way, Mobile, AL 36695-3820, (334) 661-7660.

OCS Class 3-60, June 16-18, Las Vegas. Contact: B. James, (561) 967-2403, colrbj@cs.com or B. Bailey, (423) 727-3044, abnb0b@aol.com.

14th Cavalry (Horse, WWII, Constabulary, ACR, RSTA), June 18-22, Tacoma, Wash. Contact: F. Varljen, 6508 Shamrock Rd., Manassas, VA 20112, (703) 791-6218, f.varljen@verizon.net.

335th Radio Research Co/OPS Co Can Tho, July 17-20, Las Vegas. Contact: R. Palfrey, 9311 Erinsbrook Dr., Raleigh, NC 27617, (919) 845-8972, rgpalfrey@aol.com.

63rd Inf “Blood & Fire” Div, Aug. 13-17, Columbus, Ohio. Contact: L. Zimmerman, 3715 Ridgefield Rd., Lansing, MI 48906 or D. LaCosse, P.O. Box 86, Morocco, IN 47963.

83rd Inf Div, Aug. 28-31, Waco, Texas. Contact: R. Rochell, 1939 Hambleton Dr., Lorena, TX 76655-9744, (254) 420-1891, rrochell@msn.com.

28th Inf Div 109th Rgt, Sept. 10-14, Portland, Ore. Contact: G. Bunnell, 175 Cedar Dr., Barre, VT 05641-2339, (802) 229-9260, jmdubois@aol.com.

14th Combat Engr Bn Assn, Sept. 11-13, Branson, Mo. Contact: S. Schwartz, 313 Hollow Creek Rd., Mount Sterling, KY 40353, (859) 498-4567, shs313@mis.net.

281st Assault Helicopter Co, Sept. 11-14, Houston. Contact: L. Coleman, 80 Poole Pl., Oldsmar, FL 34677, (727) 786-8105, bhi2@ix.netcom.com.

A Trp, 4-12 Cav, 5th Inf Div (M), Quang Tri, Vietnam, Sept. 12-14, Las Vegas. Contact: J. Good, 14506 Timucua Ct., Orlando, FL 32837, (407) 854-0730, jimgood@compuserve.com.

University of Hawaii Army ROTC, Sept. 18-21, Las Vegas. Contact: B. Olds, 6779 Airdale Cir., Las Vegas, NV 89103, phone/fax: (702) 364-8950, vegasolds@aol.com.

30th ADA Bde Okinawa, Sept. 18-21, Colorado Springs, Colo. Contact: W. Bellis, 3812 Palmira Ave., Tampa, FL 33629, (813) 839-2501, allons5@aol.com.

Bravo Battery 2/56 ADA, Sept. 19-21, Landau, Germany. Contact: T. Rigsbee, 3471 Wainscott Pl., Woodbridge, VA 22192, (703) 617-7182, aircavrigo@aol.com.

Marine Corps

USMC Vietnam Tankers, Aug. 21-23, Seattle. Contact: D. Carey, 278 Main St., Mashpee, MA 02649, (508) 477-5957, warveteran@aol.com.

All Marines on Island of Oahu, Dec. 7, 1941, Sept. 17-20, Ogden, Utah. Contact: M. Hendrickson, 22100 Rosary Ave., Nuevo, CA 92567, (909) 928-2208, milhen4@juno.com.

Marine Corps Tankers Assn, Sept. 15-18, Louisville, Ky. Contact: R. Saunders, 3410 Spanish Way, Carlsbad, CA 92008, (760) 434-5402.

Fox Co, 2nd Bn, 5th Marine Rgt, 1st Marine Div, Sept. 17-21, Quantico, Va. Contact: H. Michael, 153 Clapboard Ridge Rd., Danbury, CT 06811, (203) 748-5154, hnmich@snet.net or L. Vestal, 2784 Moss Oak Dr., Sarasota, FL 34231, (941) 923-0088, vestalll@aol.com.

WWII Marine Photo Recon Sqdn VMD-354, Sept. 25-28, Omaha, Neb. Contact: L. Perini, (402) 892-3854, ljperin@megavision.com.

Navy

USS Shields (DD-596), June 2-5, Reno, Nev. Contact: C. Timmerman, 4282 Furgerson Ranch Rd., Carson City, NV 89701, (775) 882-7447, doonboggle@ussshields.com.

MCB 71, June 18-21, Louisville, Ky. Contact: J. Montecupo, 2548 Pitcairn Rd., Monroeville, PA 15146, (412) 373-3096, jmontecupo@aol.com.

Navy V-12 Program, July 1, Washington, D.C. Contact: J. Trainor, 14 Enid Ct., Potomac, MD 20854, (301) 299-4756, jftrainor@erols.com.

USS Basilan (AG-68), Aug. 17-21, Milwaukee. Contact: A. Dunbar, 3501 N. Marina Pkwy., Lake Wales, FL 33853, (863) 696-7881, bdrlpnadrfd@aol.com.

USS Silverstein (DE-534), Sept. 10-13, New Orleans. Contact: A. Dunn, 6210 Calle Empinada, San Diego, CA 92120, (619) 583-9188, atdunn@cox.net.

USS Nassau (CVE-16), Sept. 10-13, King of Prussia, Pa. Contact: S. Moore, 10320 Calimesa Blvd., No. 221, Calimesa, CA 92320, (909) 795-6070.

Missouri Valley College Navy V-12 Unit, Sept. 10-13, Marshall, Mo. Contact: L. Scott, 11 Glen Rock Dr., Austin, TX 78738-1531, (512) 261- 3675, lwdorscott@aol.com.

USS Windham Bay (CE-92B), Sept. 10-13, Denver. Contact: M. Steward, 1013 Woodacre Dr., Boulder City, NV 89005-1145, (702) 293-3054, stusteward@aol.com.

VR-3 MATS, Sept. 10-13, Pensacola, Fla. Contact: D. Nicklas, 4555 S. Landings Dr., Fort Myers, FL 33919, (239) 481-8981, nickmarilyn@earthlink.net.

USS Currituck (AV-7) and USS Everglades (AD-24), Sept. 10-14, Mobile, Ala. Contact: R. Curtis, 207 W. Marvin Ave., Owensville, MO 65066, phone/fax: (573) 437-3899, gunner1@fidnet.com.

National Sonar Assn, Sept. 10-14, San Diego. Contact: M. Katzen, 3274 San Amadeo, Unit Q, Laguna Woods, CA 92653-2951, (949) 588-7826, mhkatzen@prodigy.net.

VP-1 P-3 Orion Pioneers (VP-1 POPS), Sept. 12-14, Memphis, Tenn. Contact: M. Taylor, 3760 Beaver Rd., Brighton, TN 38011-6220, (901) 837-0577, ldeploy@worldnet.att.net or J. McNinch, 31 Renae Dr., Greenwood, AR 72058, (501) 679-5041, jmcninch@aetn.org.

USS Salisbury Sound (AV-13), Sept. 11-13, Denver. Contact: M. Bruce, 813 Branding Iron St. S.E., Albuquerque, NM 87123, (505) 293-3841, brubru@nm.net.

USS Begor (APD-127), Sept. 11-13, Contact: P. Kelly, 2348 Alta View Dr., San Diego, CA 92139, (619) 479-5213, yncmusn@aol.com.

USS Fletcher (DD/DDE-445, DD-992), Sept. 11-13, Great Falls, Mont. Contact: J. Rust, 1125 W. Sixth St., Loveland, CO 80537-5344, (970) 669-4022, dottiejr@juno.com.

USS Seacat (SS-399), Sept. 14-18, St. Charles, Mo. Contact: N. Chandler, 2905 Currituck Dr., Sanford, NC 27330, (919) 776-6440, beaufox@aol.com.

USS Okanogan (APA-220), Sept. 14-18, Chicago. Contact: V. Stucker, 19799 State Hwy. 941, Iowa Falls, IA 50126-8902, (641) 648-9555.

USS Wasp (CV/CVA/CVS-18), 1943 and 1972, Sept. 14-18, Fremont, Calif. Contact: R. VanOver, 6584 Bunting Rd., Orchard Park, NY 14127-3635, (716) 649-9053.

USS Bremerton (CA-130/SSN-698), Sept. 14-19, Charleston, S.C. Contact: R. Polanowski, 5996 County Rd. 16, Belfast, NY 14711, (585) 365-9296, skica130@aol.com or skissn698@aol.com.

USS Solace (AH-5) WWII, Sept. 16-18, Bettendorf, Iowa. Contact: J. Underwood, 1240 Satinwood Lane, Whitewater, WI 53190, (262) 473-5416.

USS Atlanta (CL104, CL51, 1X304, SSN-712), Sept. 17-20, Springfield, Mo. Contact: P. Lengyel, 49 S. Dale Ave., Strasburg, OH 44680, (330) 978-5915.

USS Strong (DD-467/758), Sept. 16-21, Charleston, S.C. Contact: B. Baker, (301) 424-7776, dd758singing@msn.com.

USS Turner (DD/DDR-834), Sept. 17-21, Mobile, Ala. Contact: D. Shanaberger, 2130 Salisbury St., York, PA 17404, (717) 764-3834.

USS Cone (DD-866), Sept. 17-21, Lebanon, Tenn. Contact: D. Shepherd, 290 Tomlinson Pl., Lebanon, TN 37087, (615) 449-7996, rodeotn@charter.net.

Fighting 5/5A/51 Pilots and RIOs 1927-95, Sept. 18-20, Reno, Nev. Contact: E. Thabet, 3071 Clear Springs Ct., Charlottesville, VA 22911, (434) 978-3632, fax: (434) 978-3697, ethabet1@earthlink.net.

USS Oberon (AKA-14) WWII and Korea, Sept. 18-20, Covington, Ky. Contact: B. Cheadle, P.O. Box 1937, LaPine, OR 97739, (541) 536-5038, cheadle@coinet.com.

USS Joseph Strauss (DDG-16), Sept. 18-20, Charleston, S.C. Contact: O. Bartholomew, (716) 985-4273, obarth289@madbbs.com.

USS Carter Hall (LSD 3), Sept. 18-20, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Contact: S. Shofner, 11230 FM 317, Murchison, TX 75778, (903) 852-5691, sssparky46@aol.com.

USS Charles F. Hughes (DD-428), Sept. 18-21, Des Moines, Iowa. Contact: R. Riley, 730 51st St., Des Moines, IA 50312, (515) 274-2626, betdick.riley@mymailstation.com.

USS Roy O. Hale (DE/DER-336), Sept. 18-21, Baltimore. Contact: R. Shafer, 86 Old Farm School Rd., Asheville, NC 28805, (828) 298-8370, genquest@aol.com.

VFAW-3, Sept. 18-21, Reno, Nev. Contact: J. Berry, 4013 S. Gatlin Ct., Springfield, MO 65807, (417) 883-4240, trapperjlb@aol.com.

USS Northampton (CLC-1/CC-1) Commissioning 50th Anniversary, Sept. 18-21, Northampton, Mass. Contact: P. White, (203) 484-9875, mimandpip@earthlink.net or L. Shults, (334) 273-9804, lebompa@charter.net. 

USS William M. Wood (DD-715/DDR-715), 1945–76, Oct. 2-4, Arlington, Va. Contact: C. Traub, 784 Glasgow Ct., Virginia Beach, VA 23452, (757) 340-9056, fax: (757) 631-1502, ctraub3@cs.com.

Air Force

Mobile Aerial Port SQ (MAPS), July 25-27, Wheeling, W.Va. Contact: M. or A. Bishop, 34 Rockledge Rd., Wheeling, WV 26003, (304) 243-9572, abishone@aol.com.

475th Ftr Gp, Aug. 28-31, Spokane, Wash. Contact: D. Thisted, (509) 458-3214, twoflyers@attbi.com.

1st Air Commando Assn (WWII-China-Burma-India), Aug. 29-Sept. 2, Tampa, Fla. Contact: M. Zalmanovich, 26900 Forest Hills St., Leesburg, FL 34748-7716, (352) 365-9564.

906 Air Refueling Sqdn (1958-Present), Sept. 9-14, Phoenix. Contact: W. Warwick, 343 Hide A Way Lane Central, Lindale, TX 75771, (903) 882-8740.

Pilot Classes 1944, Sept. 10-14, Dayton, Ohio. Contact: S. Yost, 13671 Ovenbird Dr., Fort Myers, FL 33908, (239) 466-1473.

13th AF 64th Trp Carrier Sqdn, Sept. 11-13, Milwaukee. Contact: A. Italiano, 1655 Revere Dr., Brookfield, WI 53045, (262) 782-6256.

OCS Class 59-B, Sept. 11-14, Dayton, Ohio. Contact: A. Partin, 114 East Rahn Rd., Dayton, OH 45429, (937) 436-9588, ajpbillyjoe@yahoo.com.

364th FG and Support Units, Honington, England, 1944–45, 8th AF, P-51s, Sept. 15-21, Collinsville, Ill. Contact: D. Leftwich, 6630 Caldero Ct., Dayton, OH 45415, (937) 890-3641.

4th Emergency Rescue Sqdn Assn, Sept. 17-21, St. Louis. Contact: C. Gunn, (781) 944-6616, tightboot@msn.com.

13th Bmb Sqdn Assn, Sept. 17-21, St. Louis. Contact: P. Nuhn, 9067 S.E. Star Island Way, Hobe Sound, FL 33455, (772) 546-1401, pnuhn@earthlink.net.

511th AC&W Gp (incl. 613th, 847th, 848th AC&W Sqdns and 39th ADCC), Sept. 10-14, Colorado Springs, Colo. Contact: D. Simmons, 704 S. Grove Rd., Richardson, TX 75081, (972) 231-6518, dona7112@iadfw.net.

Reader Exchange

Navy Medal or Ribbon—I am writing a book; please contact me if you have an interesting story about how you earned a Navy medal or ribbon. Contact: B. Cole, 17600 Washington Ave., Homewood, IL 60430, (708) 957-7049, bacole@ameritech.net.

Lt. Phil Lee, USAF (UFO Update)—You were my wingman on intercept mission O/A 1961. We scrambled from the 82nd FIS alert barn (Travis AFB, Calif.). Our target turned out to be a UFO, so it seems. Al Laquay said you made full bird and might know more on this. Contact: R. Filler, 4754 Longbow Dr., Titusville, FL 32796, (321) 267-8853, sandrock@megbits.net. 

Lt. Cmdr. Jack N. Bruce, USN-Ret.—I am trying to locate his son, Robert L. Bruce (an electrical engineer), or daughter, Gail. Robert was once employed by Cubic Corp. in San Diego. I do not know Gail’s address and married name. Jack Bruce retired about 1970 while attached to NATTC, NAS, and Memphis. I need to return their father’s important records. Contact: R. Flack, 1820 Macaulay Ave., Memphis, TN 38127, (901) 357-6005.

National Order of Battlefield Commissions—I am trying to locate all men, WWII, Korea, and Vietnam, who on the field of battle against an armed enemy received a commission from enlisted or warrant status to commission status. Contact: J. Angier, 67 Ocean Dr., Saint Augustine, FL 32080-7451, (904) 471-7695, jnobc@aol.com.

Lt. Col. Len Morgan, USAF-Ret.—I am seeking his address and phone number, last known to be in the Phoenix area. He was assigned at 479TTW Holloman AFB, N.M., 1977-79. Contact: S. Henrich, 40 Great Oak Dr., Springboro, OH 45066, (937) 886-2760, tps79a@earthlink.net.

James Warren, Thomas Buckley, and James Good—I am looking for them; they served in the 281st Assault Helicopter Co. at Fort Benning, Ga., and subsequently in RVN in 1966-67. Contact: L. Coleman, 80 Poole Place, Oldsmar, FL 34677, (727) 786-8105, fax: (727) 786-1020, bhi2@ix.netcom.com.

Officers, 3rd Bn, 79th Field Arty—I am organizing a “where are they now” list of former officers for the members and for reunion purposes. Contact: J. Lins-Morstadt, 135 Haverhill Ave., North Kingstown, RI 02852, (401) 294-2869, juanandcarol@yahoo.com.

Lee Roundtree—I am looking for him or anybody who served on team stealth four rotation to Saudi Arabia from April-July 1992 and knows his whereabouts. Contact: T. Arnott, 13205 S. 20th St., Bellevue, NE 68123, (402) 292-9423, arnottt@cox.net or thomas.s.arnott@lmco.com.

Edward Solomon Gulessarian—I am looking for him. He is a retired Engineer Corps lieutenant colonel who served as an exchange officer with the British Army in Germany in 1981-82, where I served with him. He was with HQ 3rd Army, Fort McPherson, Ga. in 1984. I believe he retired in ’86. He will be 60 on July 5, 2003. Contact: M. Milne, Wells Cottage, Ythanwells, Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, AA AB54 6HE, 44-146-487-1220, mike.milne@virgin.net.