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Reunion Calendar – 2009
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JULY
MCB1 Mini-reunion (All Seabees welcome), 3-6 July, Hemlock, NY. Peter
Dowd, (781) 837-0393, mcb1reunion@verizon.net
Hawaii State KWVA 14th Annual Reunion, 24-25 July, Hilo, HI, Hilo
Hawaiian Hotel. POC: Hiroshi Shima, (808) 933-9615,
hshima7@hawaii.rr.com or Robert Karp (808) 981-2126,
karpr001@hawaii.rr.com
AUGUST
“Tandy’s Dandies,” 32nd Eng. Const. Grp. (Includes 430th - 434th - 439th,
453rd Bns, and 304th - 36 Eng. Dump Trk. Cos.), 14-16 Aug., Rochelle, IL.
POC: Bob Miller, 849 Joanne Lane, Rochelle, IL 61068, (815) 562-6802,
bemiller54@yahoo.com
936th Field Artillery Bn., 22-23 Aug., Fayetteville, AR, Clarion Inn. POC:
Wayne Bohannan, 10617 East First Street, Tulsa, OK 74128, (918) 437-5324
40th Infantry Division, 223rd Infantry Regiment, Korea, 26-30 Aug.,
Dearborn, MI. POC: Robert Snyder, 25686 Forestview, Southfield, MI 48033,
(248) 356-7657
712th TROB, 31 Aug.-2 Sep., Green Bay, WI. POC: Bob Shannon, 17
Sandpiper Drive, Whispering Pines, NC 28327, (910) 949-3920,
rgs1@embarqmail.com
SEPTEMBER
88th Inf. Div. Association (“Blue Devils”), 3-6 Sep., Baltimore, MD. POC: Fred
Lincoln, 11 Lovett Ave., Brockton, MA 02301-1750, (508) 584-4169, F-lincoln@comcast.net,
www.88infdiv.org
90th Field Artillery Battalion Assn., 25th Infantry Division, 4-7 Sep., Oak
Brook Terrace, IL, Hilton Garden Suites and Hilton Garden Inn. POC: Ray
Haski, 927 Robin Dr., Apollo PA 15613, (724) 727-3132, jckaloha@kleinlein.us
52nd Field Artillery Battalion, 24th Infantry Division, 5-9 Oct., St. Peter/St.
Charles, MO. POC Phyllis Burke, 15322 Edgehill Dr., Dumfries, VA 22025-
1037, (703) 730-9292, swingingate@gmail.com
Korean War Veterans 7th Cavalry Association (1950-51); 8-11 Sep.,
Laughlin, NV, Tropicana Express. POC: Richard Mitchell, 311 Southbrook
Circle, Houston, TX 77060, (866) 722-8598, rjmitchell3@hotmail.com
A-1-1, USMC, (Korea, 1950-53), 8-11 Sep., Quantico, VA, Cross Roads Inn.
POC: (703) 630-4444 or (800) 965-9511.
USS Valley Forge (CV, CVA, CVS-45, LPH-8, CG-50), 9-12 Sep., St. Paul,
MN. POC: Lowell Bell, 6731 Plymouth Ave., N. Golden Valley, MN 55427,
(763) 545-1922, lowellbell@msn.com
25th Infantry Division Assn, 9-19 September, Fairbanks, AK. POC: P.O. Box
7, Flourtown, PA 19031, Fax (215) 248-5250, TropicLtn@aol.com, website,
www.25thida.org
68th AAA Gun Bn. & 508th OPS Det., 10-13 Sep., Wausau, WI. POC: Charles
Toole, 112 Aspen Grove Lane, Wausau, WI 54403, (715) 298-3404, jantoole@charter.net
61st TC & TA Sq (“Green Hornets”)/75th Sq at Ashiya, Japan 1954-59,
Sep. 10-13, Little Rock AF Base, AK. POC: Bill Brown, 17129 SE Tellfier Terr.,
The Villages, FL, 32162, (352) 259-8340, AC119Pilot@embarqmail.com, or
Ron Patch, rdp1952@verizon.net
38th Ord. Association, 11-13 Sep., Fort Wayne, IN, Hall’s Guesthouse. POC:
Bill Smith, (260) 485-6369/cell (260) 418-5667, oakhurst468@verizon.net
343rd General Hospital, 12 Sep., Port Byron, NY. POC: Bernie Long, 40
Indian Hill Drive, Waterloo, NY 13165, (315) 651-4205
630th Engineers, Light Equipment Co., 14-16 Sep., Branson, MO. POC:
Oscar Viehland, 9587 Woodland Rd., Robertsville, MO 63072,
ogvccv@att.net
40th Inf. Div., 160th Regt., Co. A ( Korea ), 14–16 Sep., Laughlin, NV,
Edgewater Hotel/Casino. POC: Roger Lueckenhoff, 208 Steeplechase, Rd.,
Rolla , MO 65401-3784, (573) 364-4145, lueck@fidnet.com
538th Ordnance M.A.M. Co. (Korea, 1950-55), 14-17 Sep., Oklahoma City,
OK. POC: William Yow, (580) 225-0810 or Beverly Petross, (580) 821-0234,
bevbears@att.net
58th Float Bridge Co., 14-17 Sep., Nashville, TN, Holiday Inn Select. POC:
Alta & Wes Stubert, (205) 631-6678, (205) 903-5866 (cell),
awassoc1@bellsouth.net
USS Essex (CV-CVA-CVS-9-LHD-2), 14-19 Sep., Branson, MO. POC: Robert
Peters, (248) 548-6452 or Bruce Sims, (770) 707-1812.
58th Fighter Association, 15-20 Sep., Albuquerque, New Mexico (includes
WWII, Korea, Viet Nam members of 58th Fighter & 58th Fighter-Bomber Wing,
as well as current members of the 58th Special Operations Wing). POC: J.
Kupferer, 2025 Bono Road, New Albany, Indiana 47150-46,
jkupferer@insightbb.com
USS Colonial (LSD-18), 16-19 Sep., Ft. Mitchell, KY. POC: Loren Kerby, 3013
Emerald Ct., Platte City, MO 64079, (816) 858-3158, kerbyplatte@aol.com
765th TRSB (Korea), 16-19 Sep., Bremerton, WA. POC: Billy F. Hill, 101
Graham Road, Jasper, TN 37347, (423) 942-2644
USS Hornet (CV-8 and CV-12, CVA-12, CVS-12), 16-20 Sep.,
Buffalo/Niagara Falls, NY. POC: Carl/Sandy Burket, (814) 224-5063, Fax (814)
224-0078, hornetcva@aol.com, or USS HORNET Association Inc., PO Box
108, Roaring Spring, PA 16673. All Ship’s Company, Officers, Air Groups,
Crew, Marines and their families welcomed.
Society of the Third Infantry Division and attached units (in wars and in
peacetime), 16-20 Sep., Springfield, MO, Clarion Hotel Springfield, 3333 S.
Glenstone Ave. , Springfield , MO 65804, (417) 883-6500. POC: Linda Irvine,
(360) 663-2521, info@theReunionBrat.com
2nd Chemical Mortar Bn. & successor units 461st Inf. Bn. & 88th Bn. HM,
16-19 Sep., Green Bay, WI. POC: Bob McGeorge, (513) 923-4920.
3/7, 1st Mar. Div. (Korea. 1950-53), 16-20 Sep., Davenport, IA. POC: Sondra
& Tommie Tompkins, 1533 Broadview Drive, Bettendorf, IA 52722, (563)
355-6912, Sondra_t@hotmail.com
1503 Air Transport Wing, Pacific Division, Tokyo (1946-1966), 17-20 Sep.,
Chester, NY. POC: Bill Teichman, 4338 5 St., East Moline, IL 61244, (309)
796-2084, billsal@mchsi.com
75th Air Depot Wing, Korea, Japan, Europe 1952-1955, 17-20 Sep.,
Washington D.C.. POC: Walt Walko, 13616 Paradise Villas Grove, Colorado
Springs CO 80921, (719) 488-1106, wawlaw2@juno.com
44th Engineer Battalion Association (Brokenheart Battalion), 22-26 Sep.,
Fort Leonard Wood MO. POC: Ken Jobe, (757) 428-0328,
kejo425@aol.com, or Bernie Resnick, (603) 434-6406, BigBMR@aol.com
May – June 2009
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