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JIM McCARTHY ON THE BINNACLE LIST;JOE FLYNN TAKES THE HELM AS ACTING CALIFORNIA DIRECTORSuffering a bit of physical set-back with surgery and rehabilitation,State Director Jim McCarthy has asked Affiliate Joe Flynnto take over for him until he’d back up to full speed. With theCalifornia State Reunion planned for September 25-28 inEureka, Joe has his work cut out for him and, (with lots ofadvice and direction from Jim) is getting things well planned.Joe reports that Jim is doing fine and is in good spirits. And, asyou might expect, he has taken advantage of his hospitalizationto spread the LCI story.“By now”, says Joe Flynn, “I think all of the staff where Jim isstaying could pass an exam on LCIs! Jim always has a calendarwithin reach so he can show them pictures of LCIs inaction and point to the dates for invasions during World War II.”Jim celebrates his 82nd birthday in rehabwith his “main squeeze” Shirley Paleyand Joe Flynn’s wife GloriaWe all join Jim’s California shipmates in wishing him a speedy recoverySECRETARY BOB McLAIN SUBMITS RESIGNATIONHe’s been there since the beginning of the LCI NationalAssociation.Bob McLain, who served as MoMM1C aboard LCI 436, has had tosubmit his resignation due to health considerations.Bob writes, “After having a heart valve replaced, I discovered that Ihave a compressed fracture of the spine. I will no longer be able toattend our yearly meetings and will miss them very much. Theywere a joy to attend.”His resignation was accepted with regret and with expressions ofthanks for his long and faithful service to the Association. One ofthe original founders, he has always been known for his understandingof the procedures and by-laws and his counsel hasalways been as effective as it was appreciated.We all wish Bob well and hope that his health may improve so that we may see him again at some futurereunion.Treasurer Hal Bleyhl has agreed to assume the duties of Secretary pending the search of a replacement.It is hoped that we will find one among our Affiliate members.16
AFFILATES BLOCKER, FRANCE AND GREY TO RESEARCHLCI PHOTOS IN NATIONAL ARCHIVES.France, Grey and Blocker prepare for an intensive research projectThe Officers and Board of Directors have acted favorably on a proposal from Dennis Blocker, newly-Appointed LCI Historian for the Pacific Area of Operations, for a team of researchers to make an exhaustivesearch of the National Archives in Washington, D.C., in order to locate and retrieve all photo coverageavailable on Landing Craft Infantry and to index those photos so that LCIers can order prints of their ownor any other LCI.The project represents one of the first significant steps taken by the newly-organized Affiliates toaccomplish their objective of preserving LCI history.Based on previous trips to the National Archives to obtain coverage on his grandfather’s LCI – the 449 –Dennis developed a proposal for a team of three researchers to be sent to the National Archives to scanand obtain for the LCI Association and other WWII researchers the untold number of LCI pictures availablein those archives. Blocker will be joined by Affiliate Member John France, LCI Historian for theAtlantic War, and Roger Grey, Affiliates Organizing Chairman.Armed with flat bed scanners, the research trio will descend upon the Archives during the latter part ofSeptember, 2007, when the Archives will have extended hours.The plan is for the pictures to be indexed and sorted according to LCI number and by operations. Initialavailability of the photos will probably be at the 2008 reunion in Mobile where they will be put on display,and LCIers can order the pictures they want. From the discs on which the pictures have beenscanned, individual CDs will be made up and given immediately to each person ordering photos. If theperson ordering the disc does not have computer capability for printing photos from a disc, the disc canbe taken to a place offering photo service (such as Wal-Mart or CVS Pharmacy) where prints of the photoscould be made. Other methods of making the photos available to LCIers not able to attend reunions willbe explored.17
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