Reunions

Army

77th Inf Div ROA (Florida Detachment), Jan. 22-28, 2006, aboard Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines’ Jewel of the Seas (leaving from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., with ports of call at Key West, Cozumel, Costa Maya, and Grand Cayman). Contact: L. Polikoff, (954) 649-2209, lenpol@qpc-inc.com.

43rd Inf Div (Sunbelt Chapter), Jan. 26-29, 2006, Altamonte Springs, Fla. Contact: M. Schwolsky, 210 Holderness Dr., Longwood, FL 32779-5727, (407) 774-8994.

Reader Exchange

Lt. Col. Thomas Blair Protzman, USA—I am looking for anyone who served with him in the Army Medical Corps in World War II or reserves for a book project. Contact: F. Protzman, 3824 Warner St., Kensington, MD 20895, (301) 933-6522, ferdinand.protzman@verizon.net.

PO1 Matthew Townsend, USCG—I am looking for him. He is approximately 30 years old and stationed in Florida. Contact: V. Heffner, 42195 Whitepoint Beach Rd., Leonardtown, MD 20650, geishasniper@hotmail.com.

Michael Werner, USN—I am looking for him.I do not know his rank. We were friends in 1977 when he was stationed at the Naval War College in Newport, R.I. Contact: S. Kreyssig Andrews, 345 Woody Hill Rd., Hope Valley, RI 02832, laa56@cox.net.

Maj. James B. Matthew, USMC-Ret.—I am looking for him. He served in Okinawa and Vietnam. Contact: T. Gaines, 831 Wildwood Dr., Lemoore, CA 93245, cwo2usn@lemoorenet.com.

John Simmons, USAF—I am looking for him. He was a member of pilot training class 60-G
and went to helicopter school at Stead AFB, Nev. Contact: P. Boab, 178 Tradition Dr., State College, PA 16803, (814) 867-0686, patmoslab@earthlink.net.

Robert L. Williams, USA—I am looking for anyone who knew or worked with him or his wife and children. I do not know his rank. He retired at Fort Bliss, Texas, and worked for the Test and Evaluation Board with the civil service. Contact: W. Winter, 114-B Texas Ln., New Boston, TX 75570, (903) 628-5325, wwinter@earthlink.net.

South Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Brazil—I am looking for anyone who served in this wing from 1942-45. Contact: J. Kalotkin, 15640 Bottlebrush Cir., Delray Beach, FL 33484-5513.

Capt. Douglas S. Smith, USA—I am looking for him. He was assigned to 3rd Bn, 14th Armed Cav, in Bad Hersfeld, Germany, in the 1950s. Contact: J. Moitozo, 2850 Starlight Cir., N.E., Palm Bay, FL 32905, (321) 723-6454.

Capt. Joseph P. Marr, USA—I am seeking details about his tour in the ETO with the 511th Ftr Sqdn. He was a P-47 pilot in the Army Air Corps and was killed in action near Rennes, France, June 14, 1944. The information is needed for a Spring 2006 memorial service in France, which will be attended by family members. Contact: J. Brier, 1320 Continental Ave., Melbourne, FL 32940-6702.

Lt. Col. Frank Sander, USAF-Ret.—I am looking for him and his wife,Vi. His last duty station was Fairchild AFB, Wash., in the 1950s. Contact: A. Zalewski, 19751 N. Mountain Sage Ln., Surprise, AZ 85374-4959, (623) 214-6204, ajzlxy6@wmconnect.com.

Col. Joe Perkins, USA—I am looking for him. We served together in the 85th Div, Arlington Heights, Ill., and Fort Sheridan, Ill. Contact: P. Purdy, 1119 Wildwood, Leavenworth, KS 66048, (913) 772-7252, phil.purdy@altec.com.

Vickie DeVoll, USAF—I am looking for her. I do not know her rank. She was a nurse practitioner stationed in Okinawa from 1985-88. Contact: J. Lee, 44 Tina Dr., Dover, DE 19901, (302) 698-6327, janice.lee@pentagon.af.mil.

James Robinson, USA—I am looking for him. I do not know his rank. He served in the 1-81 and 1-9 FA Bn Pershing, Neu Ulm, Germany. He was a platoon leader in B Btry and an XO in D Btry from 1983-86. Contact: R. Frandsen, 1320 Holman St., Leavenworth, KS 66048-4226, (913) 684-7390, vetaffairs@hotmail.com.

Manuel A. Conde, USA, and Robert George Grotefend, USA—I am looking for them for their OCS 50th reunion. I do not know their ranks. Conde was a TAC Officer for the Infantry OCS Class of September 1956 at Fort Benning, Ga. He would be about 74 years old. Grotefend was a graduate of that class. Contact: E. Jones, 114 Green Turtle Ln., Carolina Beach, NC 28428-4044, (910) 458-0255, edjones801@yahoo.com.

Gwendolyn Beretta, USN—I am looking for her. I do not know her rank. She served as a nurse at Great Lakes Naval Hospital, Ill., from 1964-65 and at Camp Pendleton Naval Hospital, Calif., from 1967-69. Contact: S. Golowski, 547 Hunters Glen Ln., Hendersonville, NC 28739, (828) 890-4581, golowski@bellsouth.net.

Research on Point Honda, Calif.—I am looking for military history buffs to help with research about circumstances surrounding the stranding of seven destroyers and the loss of 23 lives at Point Honda, Calif., now Vandenberg AFB. I am working on a possible television documentary. Contact: Point Honda Watch, 547 Hunters Glen Ln., Hendersonville, NC 28739, (828) 890-4581, webmaster@pointhondamemorial.org.

Claude P. Kelley, USA­—I am looking for him. I do not know his rank. He was a former special forces officer assigned to the 1st Inf Div in 1969 and 1970. Contact: T. Hawks, PSC 80, Box 14158, APO, AP 96367, (81) 611-732-8508, thomas.hawks@phoenix.edu.

Col. Joseph Kristoff, USAF—I am looking for him. I last saw him in Saigon, Vietnam. Contact: M. Buxton, 1250 Farmington Ave., C23, West Hartford, CT 06107-2635.

Maj. James Crossley, USA—I am looking for him. I do not know where he is stationed. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., in 1992. Contact: A. Gwin, 1402 Stratford Dr., West Memphis, AR 72301-2816, (870) 735-2774, mgwin@midsouth.rr.com.

William Cunningham, USAF—I am looking for him and his wife, Patricia. I do not know his rank. He was stationed at Tyndall AFB, Fla., in 1955. Contact: E. Cunneely, 4618 N. Ely Rd., Spokane, WA 99212, (509) 922-0302, ecunneely@msn.com.

Capt. Donald Schlicht, USN-Ret—I am looking for him. Contact: R. Clair, 2683 Gingerwood Dr., New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168, (386) 427-3943, rclair1@cfl.rr.com.

Capt. Dan L. Shaw, U.S. Army Air Corps—I am looking for him or information about him. On Aug. 8, 1945, near Luzon, Philippines, Shaw’s P-38 was downed. Shaw was the flight leader. Contact: J. Jelcick, 415 South St., Honolulu, HI 96813, sunnysoquel@yahoo.com.

Maj. Ronald C. Bell, USAFR-Ret.—I am looking for him. His last known address was in Laurel, Md., in 1982. He is from Mississippi. Contact: G. Brandon, 7901 Coastal Hwy., No. 501C, Ocean City, MD 21842, (410) 723-4003, gibnmaddie34@msn.com.

Johnnie Connor, USA—I am looking for him. I do not know his rank. He was a U.S. Army Medical Service Corps officer. We served together at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Contact: R. Poksay, 2 Wintergreen Way, Sewell, NJ 08080, seedoc3@comcast.net.

Underwater Swim School—I am looking for anyone (staff/student) from the Underwater Swim School (UWSS), Key West, Fla. Contact: B. Diggs, 808 Duke of Suffolk Dr., Virginia Beach, VA 23454, bdiggs3@cox.net.

James Ignatius Martin—I am looking for him. I do not know his service or rank. He was a captain in Vietnam in the early 1960s. He graduated from the ROTC program at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash. Contact: jsnogs@aol.com.

1st Lt. Charles B. Pemberton Jr., USA—I am looking for him. He was stationed near Wurzburg, Germany, in the late 1940s or early 1950s. His hometown was Atlanta. We worked for Ford Instrument Co. in Long Island City, N.Y., from 1939–41. Contact: W. Stoll, 503 VZCR 3724, Wills Point, TX 75169, (903) 560-0325, xkernal@earthlink.net.

Barksdale AFB, La.—I am looking for anyone who was stationed here in October 1943. I have two issues of the base newspaper with many names and pictures. I will send them to anyone named or appearing in these papers. Contact: D. Rudolph, 3413 Glenhaven Dr., Midwest City, OK 73110, (405) 732-2050.

Air Force Colonel Commander of Lakenheath AFB Dental Clinic 1981-82—I need to find the officer who served in this position. Contact: B. Holt, P.O. Box 1206, The Dalles, OR 97058, (541) 296-3081, legends@oregondial.net.

Saint Peter’s College—The Jesuit College of New Jersey is seeking information about alumni who have served honorably during any period of armed conflict, beginning with the college’s first graduating class in 1889 through present day. The college is currently in the first phase of a three-phase project that will result in erecting a memorial to alumni who: (1) were killed fighting for our country in an armed conflict in the past 107 years; (2) served in a combat area; or (3) were on active duty in the military during a period of armed conflict. Contact: T. Donnelly, professor emeritus of sociology, tdonnelly@spc.edu, or H. Brightman, chairperson, Criminal Justice Department, Saint Peter’s College, 2641 Kennedy Blvd., Hilsdorf Hall, Suite 405, Jersey City, NJ 07306, (201) 915-9271, fax: (201) 332-4241, hbrightman@spc.edu.

Capt. Aaron F. Beyer Jr., USN—I am looking for any information about this officer who was CO of USS Raymond (DE-341) during the Battle of Samar. Later he was CO of USS Brinkley Bass (DD-887) and of the Mount Katmai (AE-16). Contact: M. Hagen, 1112 Ironsides Ave., Melbourne, FL 32940, (321) 255-6378, merlehagen@bellsouth.net.

Pilot Class 56-K—I am looking for members or instructors of Pilot Class 56-K for a reunion in 2006. Contact: H. Wesley, 374 Scottsdale Ct., Westerville, OH 43082, (614) 899-7528, fax: (614) 882-8097, hwesley@columbus.rr.com.

Sgt. James Novascone, U.S. Army Air Corps—I am looking for him. He served in the Pacific Theater during World War II, mostly in New Guinea. In 1946 he was in Ouray, Colo. Contact: G. Ogles, 603 Pebble Beach Ct., Augusta, GA 30907, (706) 855-0490, gwogles111@comcast.net.

Sam Power, USA—I am looking for him. I do not know his rank. He served as an antitank officer in 1st Bn, 123rd Inf, 33rd Inf Div in 1943. He was a graduate of Indiana University. Contact: L. Cortez, 575 S. 14th St., San Jose, CA 95112-2319, (408) 286-7713, larrif@netscape.net.

OC No. 157 (Fort Benning, Ga.)—I am looking for anyone who graduated from this class Jan. 17, 1957. I particularly would like to hear from members of the 3rd platoon. Contact: W. Proctor Jr., 1574 Eastwood Ave., New Albany, IN 47150, (812) 945-3667, fax: (502) 473-0832, wjproctor@juno.com.

USS Walton (DE-361)—I am looking for crewmembers from the USS Walton (DE-361). We are working on our first reunion. Contact: J. Hudson, No. 4750 County Road 480, Tebbetts, MO 65080, (573) 295-6335, marjer67@earthlink.net.

Maj. Gen. H.C. Kammer Jr., USA—I am looking for him. Contact: T. Holubik, 3012 68th St., Lubbock, TX 79413, (806) 785-7667, holubik@sbcglobal.net.

Pilot Class 57-E—I am looking for members of Pilot Class 57-E for a reunion. Contact: D. Fitch, 1127 Pembrook Dr., Peoria, IL 61614 (309) 693-8378, deweyair@aol.com.

Lance Cpl. Kamal A. Abdelbaka Jr., USMC­—I am looking for him. Contact: K. Shine, 7420 Pecos Trail, Albuquerque, NM 87120, (505) 269-6289, babyblugirl42@yahoo.com.