Reunions & claims

REUNION COORDINATORS: To publicize your unit's reunion, fill out the form on page 50 of the February 2004 VFW magazine or print out a form from VFW's Web site: http://www.vfw.org/magazine/51.shtml. Send to VFW magazine, 406 W. 34th St., Suite 523, Kansas City, MO 64111. Please note that improperly completed or illegible forms will he discarded. Submit four months in advance of reunion date. Proposed reunions will be listed only when space is available. This is a free service to VFW members only.

AIR FORCE

435th OMS Enroute MX Sqdn: Stanley Miller (910) 867-6508; flymiller@mindspring.com

46th/72nd Strat Recon Assoc: Edward Goetz (850) 837-1967; egoetz@bsc.net

4th Avn Field Depot Sqdn, Brize Norton (England 1950-53): Robert D. Fingers (490) 854-6819; rdfngers@cox.net

6485th/20th Ops Sqdns, 9th Aeromedical Evac Grp/Sqdn, 901st, 902nd, 903rd Aeromedical Evac Sqdn: Diann Hale O'Connor (210) 494-0489; dhoconnor@sbcglobal.net

Air Commando Assoc: Dick Geron (850) 654-1834 Gold Digger, 966 AEW&C: Jim Skelton (903) 723-5008; trustme5@juno.com

ARMY

101st/116th Cav (WWII): Glenn Eanes (434) 792-6358 18th Eng Bde/347th Eng Svc Regt (all units & eras): James W. Szabo, Sr. (330) 467-7764; engr18thbde@yahoo.com

289th Combat Eng (WWII): Phillip Puffer (440) 365-6899; conpffr@comcast.net

3rd Bn, 1st Inf, 11th LIB Americal Div, Hawaii & VN: Tim Cook (701) 774-0598; thirdfirstreunion@yahoo.com

40th Div, 160th Inf Regt, 4.2 Mortar Co: William Gilcrest (707) 643-2011

42nd Inf Pit (Scout Dog), 101st Abn Div: Randy Kimler (409) 722-0889; k9scout70@aol.com

565th Ord (H) Maintenance Co, Tank: J. Hurd Gaddy (228) 863-8745

581st AAA Bn, all Btrys (WWII): LP Walsh (914) 591-6514

91st Chem Mortar Bn: Kenneth Goosman (304) 845-6410

A Co, 278th Combat Eng Bn: Francis Martin (812) 963-5402

B Brty, 623rd FA Bn: Bill Newcomb (270) 789-4112

G Co 180th Inf Regt, 45th Inf Div (WWII, Korea): Patrick Sbarra (609) 884-6652

ARMY AIR FORCES

33rd Photo Recon Sqdn Assoc: Andrew Dolan (931) 277-3802; aydolan@onemain.com

COSTGUAARD

LST 767 Coast Guard Manned: Dave Ramsay (352) 527-2069; ramshorn@xtalwind.net

National Chief Petty Officers: WA Williams (830) 537-4899

USS Centaurus AKA-17: Kent Price (314) 822-4637; kent_p@sbcglobal.net

MARINE CORPS

Korea Task Force 2000: Gene Richter (636) 458-4168; rll37993@aol.com

Marine Detachment USS Yorktown: Larry Gebur (320) 769-2561; flgebur@frontiernet.net

"Marines of Long Ago" Schools Berne Troops, Quantico, VA, Korean War and All Eras: Joe "Red" Cullen (203) 877-0846; aircooledmg7@aol.com

NAVY

National Chief Petty Officers Assoc: WA Williams (830) 537-4899

USS Arnold J Isbell DD-869: Barry Dahlberg (708) 203-1445; evba@usa.com

USS Chandeleur AV-10: Clifford Teer (254) 754-8534

USS Chase DE-158: Gene Luerssen (631) 941-9294; gnl54@webtv.net

USS Chenango CVE-28, and Attached Air Groups: Ernest Klindt (660) 425-3897

USS Corry/DD/DER-817: Jim Shaftie (330) 544-3301

USS Haynsworth: Vernon Stuard (817) 237-1664; dd700@airmail.net

USS Koiner DE/DER-331, WOE-431: Tony Maimone (760) 709-6748; tonysanangelo@aol.com

USS Pittsburgh CA-72: Mac Johnson (817) 866-4437; gpha@htcomp.net

USS Platte A0-24: Lynn Todd (518) 227-1295

USS Prichett OD-561: Terry/Crawford (618) 259-3007; prichett@ezl.com

USS Pueblo AGER-2: Eddie Murphy (619) 588-2225; Pueblo_XO@yahoo.com

USS Towers DDG-9: Raymond Wang (415) 586-7285; usstowersddgg@pacbell.net

USS Tripoli CVE-64: Luther Royds (218) 673-7742

PROPOSED

114th Training Co, Ft. Eustis, Va., June 1946: Robert B. Vencill, Jr. (276) 964-5420

15th Inf Regt, M Co, 3rd Inf Div, Korea 1950-51: Delno Blakey (562) 422-9589

178th General Hospital, Reims, France (1944.45) Adolph E. Stec (516) 285-7505; thestecman@aol.com

21st Marine SBC: Clark G. Henry (415) 337-0233; c03henry@aol.com

289th Pit, Parris Island, June-Aug. 1967: Frankie X. Noe (781) 341-4038; fxn1054@aol.com

45th Inf Div, 120th Eng (C) Bn, H & S Co: Woodfin G. Harris (405) 372-4098

46th Pit, 2nd Bn, EWA Marine Corps Air Station (Oahu 1946-947): Jerome "Goldie" Goldberg (845) 351-2582

663rd Ord Co, Schweinfurt, Germany: Tim Stein (828) 879-7492 frankstein6@conninc.com

Albrook AFB, Air Police (1951-55): Robert E. Carlson (508) 668-1555; bobojoancarlson@earthlink.net

Brady Air Base Southern Japan, 1990-55: Rupert Jenkins (252) 456-9167; norlinalib@gloryroad.net

Det B, 4th MP Grp (CI); Det H, 5th MP Grp (CI), Ft. Sill Field Office, USACIDC: Robert Viana (903) 469-3352; vrober@flash.net

Fighter Sqdn VMF 212, VMF 113, 1942-45: Tom Scully (310) 397-0364

Holy Loeb Scot[and Sub Base: Ray Plumlee (208) 288-2361; ray@plumlee.net

Navy Pacific Fleet, Commander in Chief, all Div and Depts, 1954-56 Cy Fitterer (952) 831-0536; cyrley@skypoint.com

USS Albacore, "Friends of Albacore" all shipmates: Jack E. Hunter PC Box 392, Kittery, ME 03904

USS Broadbill vets, friends and family: Evan Crane (716) 434-4859

USS Frontier AD-25, 7th Fleet (Yokosuka, Japan, 1951-54): John Rowe (706) 563-7160; jrowe@knology.net

VMO-6, 1950-55: Arthur Nelson (772) 335-0470; arthur.nelson4@att.net

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