Reunions & claims

VFW Magazine, Jan, 2003

REUNION COORDINATORS: To publicize your unit's reunion, fill out the form on page 40 of the February 2002 VFW magazine or print out a form from VFW's website: 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 be discarded. Submit four months in advance of reunion date. Proposed reunions will be listed only when space is available.

AIR FORCE

331st TC Sqdn (1956-58): Jarv Adams (603) 547-3596; Jarvadams@cs.com

42nd Bomb Gp, 13th AF: Ed Brisick (949) 894-9367; fltldr@worldnet.att.net

466th Bomb Group WWII Reunion: Lou Loevsky (973) 226-4624

5700th Air Police Squadron (Albrook AFB,1953): Wayne Williams (205) 647-6140

57th Bomb Wing Assn: 12th BG (81/82J83/434 Bomb Sqdns); 310th BG (379/380/381/428 Bomb Sqdns); 319th BG (437/438/439/440 Bomb Sqdns); 321st BG (445/446/447/448 Bomb Sqdns); 340th BG (466/467/468/469 Bomb Sqdns); 346 & 324 Svc Sqdns & 308 Sig Wing: Bob Evans (317) 247-7507

Air Trans Command (WWII): Rick and Gail Ravitts (815) 229-1122; devonshir@att.net

ARMY AIR FORCES

41st Fighter Squadron, all years: Robert Brewer (831) 758-6274

505th Bmb Grp., 313th Bomb Wing, 20th A.F. WWII: Sam Greenwood (410) 827-6331

ARMY

199th Lt Inf Bde & atchd units (VN & Cambodia, 1966-70): "Redcatcher," (703) 448-0199; brigade199@att.net

1471st Engr. Maintenance Bn. invites survivors and attendants of Jan. 17, 1945 train wreck: Oscar Brilliantf (410) 539-0510

1549th Engr Survey Plat:. William J. Swenson (386) 760-4351; swenie696@aol.com

1st Bn, 34th & 19th Inf Regt, 24th Div (Korean War Veterans Gp): Charles W. Shoe (704) 455-2937; shoecw@vnet.net

1st Cavalry Division: Rich O'Brien (630) 941-8727

223rd Inf. ReD. 40th Div.: Normal Hackler (281) 444-5279

3-18 and 553rd FA BN Desert Storm, Vietnam, Europe, Sill: Charles Martin (818) 224-5959

31st Infantry "Dixie" Division: Marion Spencer (601) 992-0472

498th Air Ambulance, Vietnam Aviators: Ralph H. McBrider (830) 896-1965

516th Sig Co (1946-55, Austria): Edward J. Blinn (516) 359-7852; edru523@juno.com

772nd MP Bn: Bill McDonald (708) 422-3892; billmcdonald@attbi.com

B Co, 787th Tank Bn: Robert T. Gunning (219) 696-0409

Camp Fannin Infantry Replacement Trng Ctr (1943-46): Bob Hobkirk (903) 581-7245; gcason@ix.netcom.com

F Troop 8th Cay.: Richard Duboise (931) 484-7746

Outpost Eight, US Constabulary Assn: Don Purrington (206) 246-3694; donpurr@aol.com

U.S. Army OCS Alumni Association: George McCoy (770) 973-3170

COAST GUARD

USCGC Eastwind W-279: Joseph Quintiliani (508) 548-0329; uscgdiver@webtv.net

MARINE CORPS

5th Special Basic Class: Charles Knapp (505) 486:6845 A-1-7 (VN): Nat Holmes (479) 876-2872; nat3h@earthlink.net Easy-2-5 (Korea 1950-94): Bart Dauberman (352) 466-4312 I Co, 3/7, 1st Mar Div: Dennis Deibert (717) 652:1895 Mar Security Guards (American Embassy, Athens, Greece): John L. Meyers (386) 935-6784; semperfi@alltel.net

WWII Marine Raider Roundup: Archie Rackerby (530) 273-4220

MISCELLANEOUS

Iwo Jima Veterans Reunion: Jim Westbrook (601) 636-1861

Dakota Bull Session XIV-All Services Reunion: Carl Bloomquist (701) 662-2761

MASH 8055, 8076. 8063 Korea: Stanley Steinberg (215) 043-1031

South China Yangtze Patrol Asiatic Fleet (WWII): conneFred Harrison [909) 338-7489

Veterans of Underage Military Service: Robert Davidson (417) 724-2519; Bdavidson1110@earthlink.net

NAVY

All Seabees reunion (Winter 2002): Ed Kloster (626) 280-9495; mccb@earthlink.net

Mobile Riverine Force Assn Tast Force 117-116-115 (Vietnam): Albert B. Moore (626) 464-7226; mrfa@charter.net

Naval Air Station & Sqdns (1943-68): Gerald Bohm (386) 668-4851

NMCB40 and NCB40: Ed Holston (856) 875-1300

Squadron VA 728NA155 (Korean War: Ted Nelson (816) 792-4160

US Navy Armed Guard (WWII): C.A. Lloyd (919) 570-0909; clloyd@nc.rr.com

US Navy Armed Guard (WWII) (Texas reunion): John C. Shirley (512) 671-3464

USCGC Campbell W-32: Mike Truex (732) 922-6245

USS Albemarle Assn.: Ron Reid (860) 267-2825

USS Augusta CA-31: Robert Forry (814) 735-4846

USS Benewah APB-35/USS Colleton APB-36/USS Mercer APB-39/USS Nueces APB-40 (Vietnam): A.B. Moore (828) 464-7228; mrfa@charter.net

USS Blue Ridge A6C-2 (Bikini Atoll 1942): Wayne Erickson (309) 582-7337

USS Boston CA69/CAG1/SSN703: Arthur L. Hebert (603) 672-8772; www.ussboston.org (for info)

USS Cambria APA-36: Ramon Stafford (434) 969-4811

USS Geneva: Harold Matherne (504) 341-1268; lo5508@cox.net

USS Lexington (CV-2): Walt Kastner (909) 681-1101

USS Long Island CVE-I: Paul Slatinsky (216) 351-1207

USS Muliphen AKA-61: Ronald L. Waint (302) 737-1751; rwaint@delanet.com

USS Noble APA-218: Vincent P. Clarke (717) 774-3172; oilkingvpc@aol.com (or) ussnobleapa2180aol.com

USS Paul De 1080/FF 1080: Ted Painter (757) 824-7066

USS Price DE332: Gil Murphy (727) 865-1959; PRICE332@AOL.COM

USS Purdy DD-734: Larry Di Pasquale (610) 433-4787

USS Repose AH-16 (all hands 1945-73): Harlan (Kirk) Kirkendall (931) 645-6960; harlan59@yahoo.com

USS Savannah AOR-4 (1970-95): Dale Ebersold (812) 886-4252; daleebersold@bigfoot.com