Reunions

Army

2nd Msl Bn, 71st Arty Assn (Taiwan), Oct. 7-10, San Antonio. Contact: R. Mackintosh, 271 Shady Oak Dr., New Market, AL 35761, bmack@ardmore.net.

3rd Bn, 1st Inf, 11th LIB, American Div (Hawaii and Vietnam, 1967 to 1968), Oct. 15-17, Atlanta. Contact: T. Cook, (701) 774-0598, thirdfirstreunion@yahoo.com.

260th Arty Gp, 260th, 340th, 380th AAA Bns (World War II, Korea), Oct. 16, Silver Spring, Md. Contact: E. Brizendine, (301) 770-7876, ewbriz@aol.com.

U.S. Military Academy Prep School, Fort Belvoir, Va. (Class of 1959), Oct. 21-24, Fort Monmouth, N.J. Contact: D. Guthrie, (831) 646-8217, rpgu3@sbcglobal.net.

Engr OCS, 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.

Marine Corps

5th Marine Div Assn (World War II), 13th, 26th, and 27th Marine Rgts (RVN), Oct. 13-17, Lafayette, La. Contact: B. Clayton, P.O. Box 1775, Harrison, AR 72602-1775, (870) 741-8940.

Fleet Review, Oct. 21-24, Charleston, S.C. Contact: W. Graham, 3825 Jersey Ridge Rd., Davenport, IA 52807-1416.

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 Ticonderoga (CG-47) Decommissioning, Sept. 29–Oct. 3, Pascagoula, Miss. Contact: B. and S. Chase, (850) 968-1475, or R. and K. Lee, (251) 633-5969.

USS Nautilus (SSN-571), Sept. 30–Oct. 3, Groton, Conn. Contact: A. Charette, 88 Somersett Dr., Mystic, CT 06355, (860) 536-6076, panopo571@comcast.net.

USS Kennebec (AO-36), Oct. 7-9, New Orleans. Contact: C. Blake, 17568 Fisher St., Victorville, CA 92392-7757, (760) 952-3124, lesblakejr@msn.com.

Naval Cryptologic Vets Assn, New England Chapter, Oct. 8-9, East Lyme, Conn. Contact: P. Sirmons, 492 Boston Post Rd., East Lyme, CT 06333-1407, (860) 739-6006, asir@peoplepc.com.

USS Haverfield (DE/DER-393), Oct. 10-12, Pensacola, Fla. Contact: J. Northcutt, P.O. Box 15554, Del City, OK 73155, (405) 672-0461, jdmnorth@aol.com.

NMCB-74, Vietnam Era Assn, Oct. 14-17, Biloxi, Miss. Contact: W. Christiansen, P.O. Box 303, Maplewood, WI 54226, pinhole@doorpi.net.

USS Jacob Jones (DE-130), Oct. 14-16, Houston. Contact: A. Filete, 94 Boston Ave., Massapequa,
NY 11758, (516) 541-1846, mgfun@optonline.net.

USS Rankin (AKA-103/LKA-103), Oct. 28-31, Norfolk, Va. Contact: L. Sander, 153 Mayer Dr., Pittsburgh, PA 15237, (412) 367-1376, ussrankin@aol.com.

PB2Y Coronado Flying Boat Sqdns and Maintenance Support Gps, Nov. 4-6, Fredericksburg, Texas. Contact: J. Angelillo, 475 Meriden Ave., Southington, CT 06489, (860) 628-2173, jangelillo@aol.com.

USS Proteus (AS-19), All Personnel, Crew, and Families (1943 to 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 Beach, 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

397th Bmb Gp Assn (B-26), Sept. 29–Oct. 3, Dayton, Ohio. Contact: G. Howard, 3522 Ridge Knoll St., San Antonio, TX 78247, (210) 490-3168, shawneeboy@netscape.net.

Pilot Training Gp 58-E, Sept. 30–Oct. 3, Monterey, Calif. Contact: D. Feaster, 15990 Ridgewood Dr., Sonora, CA 95370, (209) 536-9106, richfeast@yahoo.com.

75th FIS/ADC (Presque Isle AFB, Maine; Dow AFB, Maine; and Wurtsmith AFB, Mich.), Oct. 1-3, Midland, Texas. Contact: J. Williams, 1606 W. Texas Ave., Midland, TX 79701-6559, (432) 694-9663.

1198th OE&T Heavy Chain/Stray Goose, Oct. 8-11, Fort Walton Beach, Fla. Contact: D. Horn, 55 Cinderella Ln., N.W., Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547, phone/fax: (850) 863-2823, heavychaineast04@aol.com.

6102nd ABW, Hq Sqdn, Yokota AB, Japan (1958 to 1960), Oct. 15-18, Lake Tahoe, Calif. Contact: R. Schwind, 126 Ring Rd., Dayton, NV 89403-8011, (775) 246-5955, rschwind@pyramid.net.

Class 65C Moody, Oct. 19-21, Las Vegas. Contact: R. Truitt, 415 S. Chestnut St., Westfield, NJ 07090, (908) 456-0217, fax: (603) 949-6379, rdtruitt@hotmail.com.

6485th/20th Ops Sq and 9th AE Gp (901st, 902nd, and 903rd), Oct. 20-24, San Antonio. Contact: D. Hale, 20550 Huebner Rd., No. 415, San Antonio, TX 78258, (210) 494-0489, dhoconnor@sbcglobal.net.

487th Bmb Gp Assn, Oct. 20-24, Arlington, Va. Contact: B. Nolan, (703) 567-1882, btnolan@aol.com.

301st Bmb Gp/Wing Assn, Oct. 28-31, Las Vegas. Contact: F. Riggsby, (702) 254-0203.

Aviano Assn, Nov. 3-7, San Antonio. Contact: B. Catalina, 8510 Aesop Ln., Universal City, TX 78148, (888) 522-7447, bcatalina@satx.rr.com.

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.

Reader Exchange

Sgt. Frederick J. Kline, USA—I am looking for him. He was born in Ironton, Ohio. He was in the 97th Transportation Port Co in La Rochelle, France, from 1951 to 1952. His personal papers were found during renovations at Aufredi Caserne in 2004. Contact: T. O’Brien, 1257 Ida St., Cincinnati, OH 45202, amtob65@fuse.net.

Doug Middleton, USA—I am looking for him. I do not know his rank. He served as the platoon leader in C Battery 1/41 in Germany. Contact: D. Van Every, 276 Whip Poor Will Dr., Sebring, FL 33875, (863) 655-0277, cw3van@earthlink.net.

Lt. Col. Robert Closson, USMC-Ret.—I am looking for him. Contact: W. Johnson, 5500 N.E. 82nd Ave., No. 337, Vancouver, WA 98662, (360) 882- 5226, fax: (360) 885-0828, wjohnsonaone@earthlink.net.

Col. William L. Carwile III, USA-Ret.—I am looking for him to find out the nature and character of my assignment at CONUSA6. Contact: J. Lyon, 130 Stafford Ct., Fayetteville, GA 30215, (770) 460-0195, jim.lyon@eudoramail.com.

Alfred O. Holte, USA—I am looking for him. I do not know his rank. He was a member of Antitank Co, 103 Inf Rgt, 43rd Div. He was wounded in Munda, New Georgia. Contact: H. Nolte, 1834 Madison St., No. A-2, Clarksville, TN 37043-4917, (931) 572-0664, grumpyo@juno.com.

Capt. John Leslie, USA—I am looking for information about my uncle. He has been missing since the late 1960s. He was born in 1919 and fought in World War II. He lived in Falls Church and Arlington, Va., and was a civilian for the Army Materiel Command from 1963 to 1967. Contact: D. Chamberlin, 2256 Curtis Dr., S., Clearwater, FL 33764, (727) 535-1013, donchamberlin@prodigy.net.

Glenn Christman, USA—I am looking for him. I do not know his rank. He worked in Army transportation at Fort Eustis, Va., from 1951 to 1952. Contact: K. McMillen, 12848 Big Sur Dr., Tampa, FL 33625, katymc@ev1.net.

Lt. j.g. Barbara Keith, USN—My wife and I are looking for her to invite her to our 50th wedding anniversary reception. She was in the Nurse Corps, and when she married, we lost contact. Contact: D. Morgan, 6113 Vance Ave., Fort Wayne, IN 46815, (260) 486-1154, dmorgan960@comcast.net.

Richard S. White, USN—I am looking for him. I do not know his rank. He was stationed at DESC in the ’80s and previously at NSC San Diego and aboard the USS Acadia (AD) during its pre-commissioning period. His last known assignment was in northern California in 1991. Contact: R. Sloan, 6080 Pine Ave., Orange Park, FL 32003, (904) 278-7280, bsloan@aol.com.

22nd Bmb Wing—I am looking for former members of the 22nd BMW, 2nd BS, 486th BS, 22nd ARS stationed at March AFB, Calif. We are planning a reunion in Las Vegas. Contact: J. Frisby, 3042 Sabine Hill, Henderson, NV 89052, (702) 263-2235, jfrisby@novahead.com.

531st Tactical Ftr Sqdn—I am trying to find out whether this squadron has an alumni association, whether it has ever had a reunion, or if there are any plans for one. I served in the 531st TFS at Bien Hoa AB, RVN, in 1969. Contact: J. Smith, 2000 County Road 225, Florence, TX 76527, (254) 793-2053, jpwildcow@aol.com.

Col. Mike Conway, USA-Ret.—I am looking for him. He was the commander of USA DENTAC at Fort Lewis, Wash., in 1984. Contact: B. Galloway, 4110 Dallas Ln., N., Plymouth, MN 55446, robertg66@comcast.net.

Pvt. J. DeCastro, USA—I am looking for him. He was in England during World War II, possibly near Shrewsbury. He might have been in the 194th Chemical Warfare Detachment, and his APO might have been 209. Contact: J. Harden, 1035 156th Ave., N.E., Bellevue, WA 98007, ru4add@hotmail.com.

Lt. Col. Richard Wyatt, USAF-Ret.—I am looking for him. He is from Newton, N.C., and wrote a letter in the April 2004 issue of Military Officer about his 100 percent disability from hearing loss. I have the same condition but have been denied VA disability. Contact: J. Brawner, 136 Trail of the Flowers, Georgetown, TX 78628-4814, (512) 864-1391, jbrawnerjr@aol.com.

Creighton W. Abrams Jr., USA-Ret.—I am looking for him to write a story about Gen. C.W. Abrams Sr. and the Vietnam era. I do not know his rank. Contact: J. Geiger, 1 Tara Hill Rd., Tiburon, CA 94920, (415) 435-0909, gattenj@aol.com.

Col. Rob Thomas, USA—I am looking for him. We served together at HQ, VII Corps, Stuttgart, Germany, in the early ’80s. He was a lieutenant colonel in the G-2 shop. His next two assignments were in Springfield, Va., and College Station, Texas. Our daughters were best friends, but we lost touch when he left College Station. Contact: T. Redfern, P.O. Box 2525, Petersburg, VA 23804, (804) 722-1084, redferniii9@aol.com.

Capt. Guy Woodward Jr., USA—I am looking for him. He was in the Army Air Corps, and his last known duty station was in Kunming, China, during World War II. Contact: R. Arguilla, 1020 Oakhurst Dr., San Diego, CA 92114, rgarguil@cwnet.com.

Lt. Aloysius Soden, USN—I am looking for information about his service as an officer or missionary. He served as a Navy interpreter at the surrender of Truk and possibly onboard the USS Missouri. He resumed his missionary work in Japan in 1946 and passed away in 1966. Contact: K. Kennedy, 900 Palmer Rd., No. 3J, Bronxville, NY 10708, kevinkennedy0302@yahoo.com.

Beatrice Lillian Amos—A family member of mine is searching for her. She came to the United States in late 1945 or 1946 to marry an American pilot. She would be in her 80s. Her last known residence was in Bristol, England. Contact: P. Genereux, 1348 Burbank St., Alameda, CA 94501, (510) 521-8128, fukuokafats1@msn.com.

Cmdr. Pete Lewis, USN—I am looking for him. He is about 50 years old, and his wife’s name is Sue. I think he is living in Virginia. His last active duty assignment was MSC Europe in Naples, Italy. Contact: R. Collins, CA-1 Cloyne Ct., Newport, R.I. 02840, (401) 849-8887, robannie10@aol.com.

William J. Murray II, USA—I am looking for him. I do not know his rank. I think he was from New Jersey and entered the Army in 1954 or 1955, and his father also was an Army officer. Bill attended school at Allen Military Academy in Bryan, Texas. Contact: A. Greenwood, 3132 Helmet St., Irving, TX 75060, andyg1st@comcast.net.

Lt. Col. Catherine S. Moore-Giostra, USA-Ret.—I am looking for her. Her last known military address was Camp Darby, Italy, and her last civilian address was in Nugola, Italy. Contact: T. Cawley, 13791 Deer Chase Pl., Jacksonville, FL 32224, (904) 992-0683, lindandtom@comcast.net.

54th Signal Bn and Attached Units (World War II to Present)—I want to tell them about a reunion in September 2005 in Austin, Texas. Contact: E. Goetsch, 7524 Island View Rd., Three Lakes, WI 54562, (715) 546-2340, elmerag@dwave.net.

Benny Dykemann—I am looking for him. He is the son of Capt. Mike Dykemann, USAF. They were stationed at Komatsu AB in Japan in 1945, and Benny spent many hours at our house. His sister’s name was Peggy. Contact: S. Ushijma, 39-3-706 Moroe-Machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan 820-0014.

Lt. Cmdr. Scott Sanwich, USN—I am looking for him and his family. His name is on the cockpit of an A-7 aircraft that is on display at Palmdale Heritage Airpark, Calif. Contact: R. Jimmink, 39724 Milan Dr., Palmdale, CA 93551-4841, (661) 274-9205, rmjm1@eartlink.net.

Jean-Claude Beneteau—I am looking for anyone familiar with this French jazz musician who played at clubs in USAREUR and RVN during the ’60s and ’70s. Contact: T. O’Brien, (513) 421-0118, amtob65@fuse.net.

2nd Lt. Ernest N. Bowser, USAF—I’m looking for information about my uncle. He was in the 31st Bmb Sqdn, 5th Bomber Gp, Heavy. He entered the service from Williamsport, Md. Contact: M. Harsh, 16036 Cloverton Ln., Williamsport, MD 21795, (301) 223-9033.

John Hart, USA—My friend is looking for him. She does not know his rank. He was stationed at Fort Rucker, Ala., from 1966 to 1968. Contact: A. McDowell, 4135 Callaway Dr., Niceville, FL 32578-1796, (850) 678-8691, golfmack@cox.net.

Lt. Col. Frank Fuentes, USA—I am looking for anyone who served with him. He is my grandfather, and he passed away in October 2003. Contact: A. Insana, 66th Trans Co., Unit 23125, Box 3425, APO, AE 09227, angelina13120@yahoo.com.