CV / CVA / CVS-14 CG-47 OCTOBER 2017 The USS TICONDEROGA Veterans’ Association NEWS VOLUME 44 NO 4 PACK

FOR NEW ORLEANS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS 2017 - 2018

Officers 2017-2018 Directors (continued) Directors (continued) Committees (continued) President: Director: Director: Chaplain: Steven Codding John F. Deasy P. P. Parker W. Patterson P. P. Pastor Brett Inman 9260 Hilltop Lane 560 Maple Ave. 4 Terrace Hill Road 8838 E Cooper St Bloomington, IL 61705 Doylestown, PA 18901-4451 Pine Grove, PA 17963-9399 Tucson, AZ 85710-4416 (309) 827-4017 (215) 348-9981 (570) 345-3344 (520) 909-3998 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Director: Director: Doc Simon P. P. Public Relations Chairman Executive Vice President: John B. Dupont P. P. 803 Hartford Ave. Jerry H. Cole David Graf 4590 Linwood Circle White River Jct, VT 05001-8052 17840 Oakwood Ave. 2521 Thicket Ridge Ct. Deep Haven, MN 55331-9297 (802) 295-2851 Lansing, IL 60438-1934 Longwood, FL 32779-3630 (952) 474-4731 [email protected] (708) 474-9331 (860) 608-5943 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Director: [email protected] Director: Edgar S. Trotter, Jr. Memorials Chairman Lloyd Frank P. P. 1150 Baywood Ave. Robert Hildebrand First Vice President: 2129 Bliss Comer St Camarillo, CA 93010-3005 2016 Reseda Way Bill Spanbauer Henderson, NV 89044-0174 (805) 484-2930 Antioch, CA 94509-5834 4409 Eureka Rd (702) 361-6660 [email protected] (925) 757-1836 Omro, WI 54963-9615 [email protected] [email protected] (920) 410-7500 Director: [email protected] Director: Fred Vance Membership Chairman: [email protected] Charles E. Hill 5808 SW 27TH STREET Edgar S. Trotter, Jr. 22 W. Hancock St. Topeka, KS 66614 1150 Baywood Ave. Second Vice President: Lansdale, PA 19446-3812 (785) 271-5900 Camarillo, CA 93010-3005 Larry Qualter (215) 855-5299 [email protected] (805) 484-2930 69 Hemlock Circle [email protected] [email protected] Peekskill, NY 10566-4963 Committees [email protected] (914) 734-7677 Director: [email protected] John Lunsford P.P. Newsletter Editor: Budget Chairman [email protected] 2504 McNutt Cruiser Store Operator George Passantino P. P. Bakersfield, CA 93306-4469 Edgar S. Trotter, Jr. PO BOX 3101 Secretary: (661) 872-8850 1150 Baywood Ave. Pagosa Springs, CO 81147-3101 Dennis SaBell [email protected] Camarillo, CA 93010-3005 (303) 884-7565 3930 Quay St (805) 484-2930 [email protected] Wheatridge, CO 80033 Director: [email protected] [email protected] (303) 422-8690 Alfred F. McDonnell P.P. [email protected] 1749 9th Ave Historian Carrier Store Operator San Francisco, CA 94122 David Graf Art Casello Treasurer: 415-661-6753 2521 Thicket Ridge Ct. 1737 Hoyt Ave E George Passantino P. P. [email protected] Longwood, FL 32779-3630 Saint Paul, MN 55106-1328 PO BOX 3101 (860) 608-5943 (651) 774-1685 Pagosa Springs, CO 81147-3101 Director: [email protected] [email protected] (303) 884-7565 Joseph McDonnell P. P. [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 4141 Inola Trl. Ne [email protected] Roswell, GA 30075-1658 New Sites Coordinator Liaison USS HORNET CVS-12

(770) 335-1715 © Joyce Frank Richard Radigonda WWW.BIGT.NET AT: WEBSITE OUR HECK OUT Directors [email protected] 2129 Bliss Comer St 357 Jade Circle C Henderson, NV 89044-0174 Vallejo CA. 94590 Director * * (702) 361-6660 (707) 563-5556 Jerry H. Cole P. P. [email protected] [email protected]/[email protected] 945 N. Delacroix Dr Green Valley, AZ 85614-5266 WebMaster: (708) 227-0073 Gordon S. Humphrey, Jr. [email protected] 15030 223rd Drive SE Monroe, WA 98272-9089 (425) 785-8094 SHIPMATES! NOW HEAR THIS! We are always looking for Memorabilia for our Museum Rooms. Soon we will be starting one at the Mississippi Maritime and Warship Museum in Pascagoula, MS. Keep us in mind as we’ll be starting with very little memorabilia. Keep in mind this is for CG-47 memorabilia only. If you have anything you want to donate contact Ed Trotter at [email protected]. Thanks for your help in keeping our memories alive to others through our Museum Rooms. PAGE 2 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE GREETINGS SHIPMATES, FRIENDS AND FAMILY, With summer coming to an end, we are moving forward with plans for our 2018 reunion in New Orleans LA. The Crowne Plaza New Orleans Airport will be our host. Tour and interesting things to do in the area will be in the January Newsletter. Reunion dates are May 15 thru May 21 2018. Be sure if you are booking handicap rooms to do it early. Our guest speaker this year will be Commander Robert Sullivan. Bob is a 35 year Navy veteran. He has served as both enlisted and officer ranks, in a variety of positions. He was advanced to Chief Petty Officer in 1986 and served on board the USS Ticonderoga (CG-47) in 1987. He has seen much sea duty on both carriers and cruisers. I think you will find him a most informed and interesting speaker. We have a new Secretary of the Navy. Richard V. Spencer. This would be a great time to ask for another ship to be named the USS Ticonderoga. There is a letter on our website that you can download and personalize to send to Senators and Representatives. Updates will be posted in newsletter to follow progress on this endeavor. George Passantino has taken over as acting treasurer in place of Thomas Thompson. Thanks George, it's a big job to step into. Our website has been updated with code to allow payment of dues from smartphone or tablet. To Joyce and Lloyd Frank, many thanks for answering the multitude of questions I have on how to plan this reunion. I'm sure I'll call you many more times before we meet in New Orleans. It takes a team to plan and carryout a successful reunion , and I feel we have one of the best. To everyone that works for our Ticonderoga Association in any capacity, I thank you. It couldn't be done without each and every on of you. God Bless America! Steve Codding

PAGE 3 PAGE 4 DIVISION ROSTERS AN ALL HANDS EFFORT Ed Trotter, Membership Chairman If you have been to a reunion you will see us around the table full of Cruise Books looking at pictures of our division shipmates and trying to remember their names. As your new Membership Chairman I want to provide you that information and also use it to recruit new members. It will take all hands (after WWII) to do this. Each Division will be responsible for developing their Roster.

I have a list of almost 17,000 names (an EXCEL Database) of people who were on the ship from 1957-1973. There is no Division information but 75% of the entries do have a first name listed and the 60 and 61 books show the hometown of the crew. I have 14 Cruise Books with Division information but no first names. I need to get Division representatives to take the Cruise Book data and match it to what is in the EXCEL Database and add names that are in the Cruise Book but not the Database. Here is the Plan: Get one or more volunteers to coordinate a Divisions work (email me at [email protected] if you want to be a coordinator for your division) They will need people to: a. Take the copy of the Division Cruise Book Data and enter it into the Database. • This can be done by Division Members or members can make a donation to the Membership Fund and I will hire someone to do this work. b. Take the results and see if anyone can add a first name or where they think a shipmate was from or lives or information on his death. c. Give the updated list to Division shipmates who will volunteer to search WhitePages.com to see if they can find an address and phone number for those on the list. (White Pages charges $10.00 a month to do this.) d. Give this list of phone numbers to Division volunteers to call to tell about the Association. A script will be provided to callers to use.

After all is done a Division Roster of Name, Rate/rank and years on board will be provided each Division Member.

Historical Note: The EPDOPAC roster records from which the Excel Database was copied are on microfilm. We only printed out half of the files (not great print quality). With the technology that exists today these microfilm rolls can be copied to DVDs and we would have the complete database in a form that is more easily read/copied. This will take funds so let our leadership know if you think we need to do this. There are also personnel receipts/transfers info on the microfilm rolls as well as the rosters and none of this information was printed.

PAGE 5 USS TICONDEROGA ROOM ON USS HORNET SEA, AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM For eighteen years we have enjoyed a great relationship with the USS Hornet Sea, Air and Space Museum aboard the USS Hornet in Alameda, CA. We built our room into a great showcase of USS Ticonderoga history and memorabilia and we were able to include artifacts of the USS Ticonderoga (CV/CVA/CVS-14) , as well as USS Ticonderoga (CG-47) guided missile cruiser memorabilia in the room. Unfortunately, the ship location does not help bring in the visitors needed to sustain operations. To get those funds the Museum is working to become an accredited Museum so that they can apply for funding that is only available to an accredited museum. To meet the accreditation standards, the Museum had to re-evaluate their exhibit mission, and the CG-47 story did not fit within the stated goal of recognizing the Hornet’s sister ship Essex-class carriers. The Museum has worked hard to include some of the additional 22 sister ships within the same area as our past USS Ticonderoga (CV/CVA/CVS-14) exhibit and therefore we were asked to work with the Museum staff to reduce the size of our display. We have done that and now share the room with the USS SHANGRA LA and USS LEXINGTON. We still have a great display there and now the material will be rotated on a regular basis, not only for the longevity preservation of the artifacts, but also to have a continuous change of display items for visitors to continue to come back and view. If you are in the Bay Area please plan on making the USS Hornet Sea, Air and Space Museum a place to visit. The plans for the CG-47 memorabilia are detailed in the article entitled MISSISSIPPI MARITIME MUSEUM. —––– OLD HORNET TICO ROOM PHOTOS BELOW —–––-

PAGE 6 NEW TICO ROOM ON THE HORNET

PAGE 7 USS TICONDEROGA VETERANS ASSOCIATION 1st QUARTERLY FINANCIAL STATEMENT 05/01/2017 ‐ 07/31/2017 TREASURERS REPORT

CHECKING ACCOUNT BALANCE AS OF 05/01/2017 ‐ CHASE BANK $14,236.90 (BEGINNING BALANCE)

REVENUE RECEIVED: Membership Receipts $1,960.00

TOTAL $1,960.00 $1,960.00

Donations: General Fund $100.00 Memorial Fund $0.00 Hornet Museum $10.00 Hornet (Ensign‐) $0.00 CG‐47 Museum $0.00 Tampa Reunion Proceeds $9,150.95 Ships Bell $0.00 Miscellaneous $0.00

TOTAL $9,260.95 $9,260.95 $11,220.95 $11,220.95 (TOTAL REVENUE)

EXPENSES PAID:

Custom Computers ‐ Website Expense $0.00 Custom Computers ‐ Newsletter $1,962.64 President ‐ New Orleans Reunion Startup $2,500.00 Secretary $316.16 Treasurer $0.00 Historion $0.00 Transfer to Checking Account $0.00 Reunion Expense $9,433.16 PayPal Fees $2.63 $14,214.59 $14,214.59 $14,214.59 (TOTAL EXPENSE)

CHECKING ACCOUNT BALANCE AS OF 07/31/2017 ‐ CHASE BANK $11,243.26 (ENDING BALANCE)

SAVINGS ACCT BALANCE AS OF 05/01/2017 ‐ CHASE BANK $31,788.72 (BEGINNING BALANCE)

REVENUE RECEIVED Interest On Chase Bank Savings Acct $1.43 Interest On Chase Bank Savings Acct $1.30 Interest On Chase Bank Savings Acct $1.34 $4.07 $4.07 (TOTAL REVENUE)

SAVINGS ACCT BALANCE AS OF 07/31/2017 ‐ CHASE BANK $31,792.79 (ENDING BALANCE)

EXPECTED REVENUE New Orleans Startup Return $2,500.00 CHECKING ACCOUNT $11,243.26 TOTAL $2,500.00 SAVINGS ACCOUNT $31,792.79 GRAND TOTAL $43,036.05

PAGE 8 TREASURERS REPORT I recently accepted being Acting Treasurer of The USS Ticonderoga Veterans Association, as our previous Treasurer had to resign after 2 years of dedicated service. Tom Thompson was our association Treasurer from May 2015 until May 2017 and had to step aside primarily due to health reasons. I want to personally thank Tom, and his wife Margret, for a job well done. I previously served as Treasurer from Sept 2013 until May 2015 so I know very well that the Treasurers responsibility also implicates wives. Thank you Tom and Margret. (Bravo Zulu). We just completed our 2017 Tampa Reunion and we pretty well covered our expenses. The Reunion was a great event and provided an excellent opportunity for many of our shipmates, carrier and cruiser, to re-connect after many years. Now we are gearing up for our 2018 New Orleans Reunion, and we are in fine financial shape. The Board of Directors just approved a reduction in annual membership dues from $30 back to the original $20. (Effective 1/1/18). This reduction will assist in recruiting new members, and reduce costs for existing annual members. This was made possible by successful financial management of our association funds over the past several years. Donations and conversions to Life Memberships was also instrumental. Anyone who has already paid the $30 for 2018 dues will have the excess $10 credited to their account and will be applied towards future membership fees. Our association is currently involved in a search for a new permanent Treasurer. I am currently filling in as Acting Treasurer until a replacement can be found. Please contact Big T President, Steve Codding (309-827-4017) for consideration for this key position in our organization. Looking forward to seeing you in New Orleans May 17 th thru May 21 st . Sincerely, George Passantino Acting Treasurer 8/17/17

DONATIONS MADE TO USS TICONDEROGA VETERANS ASSN 3/1/17 TO 8/19/2017 THANK YOU!

FIRST NAME LAST NAME GENERAL FUND MEMORIAL FUND HORNET MUSEUM SHIPS BELL CG-47 MUSEUM

GARY LARGE X JOHN HARDING X ZIGMUND LASKA X ALICE DRISH X ROSETTA & JIM MCCAULEY X GARY MARKOE X PAGE 9 MISSISSIPPI MARITIME MUSEUM As you will notice on the picture page of our museum room on the USS HORNET, our display space has been reduced and there are no longer any CG-47 items displayed. Fortunately, there are plans to have a Mississippi Maritime Museum (MMM) in Pascagoula, MS and they do want a CG-47 display as the ship was built there.

You can support the effort by becoming a member of the MMM or just making a donation to them. Details are below. As with any project, the faster they get funding the faster they can start the project. Please ask family and friends for their support and also any businesses you feel would be interested. We all look forward to seeing MMM open and USS TICONDEROGA, CG-47 material on display there.

'Gaining membership in the Mississippi Maritime Museum is as easy as filling out the form om next page and mailing it with a $25 check to: MMM, P.O. Box 243, Pascagoula, MS 39568-0243. Please include your email as well as street address. Dues are renewable yearly and include two newsletters, two e-letters, and invitations to two museum events each year. If you have questions, or for further details, please write to Rene' Shaw, Membership Chairman at [email protected].' 'The next major milestone for MMM is renovation of the former Pascagoula High School Math and Science building into the Museum by July 2020. We need $5 million to do so, and the 'Get OnBoard' Capital Fundraising Campaign is in full swing to raise that amount. The Campaign is based on commitments spread over five years. If you would like more information on that process, contact Robert Hardy at [email protected] or Terry Bollman at [email protected] or 228-249-6084. If you would like to make a one-time contribution to the vision, please write a check to Get OnBoard Capital Campaign and mail it to Mississippi Maritime Museum, Get OnBoard Campaign, 1010 Denny Avenue, Pascagoula, MS 39567. Thank you for your support and HAVE A GREAT MARITIME DAY! Website info: www.getonboard.ms

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PAGE 10 Mississippi Maritime Museum – Terms of Membership Memberships shall run according to the yearly calendar, January through December. Membership drives will occur, and existing members’ dues will be renewable, from November of the current calendar year through February of the next. New memberships accepted in the later months of the calendar year will become fully effective the following January. Dues are $25 yearly. Until the Grand Opening of the museum proper is imminent, it will remain up to the donor to define their membership as individual or couple. Each membership will be allowed to cast one vote in such situations. Family terms will be defined at a later date. Business memberships will be listed with the name of the owner, president, or general manager, or their written designee, as the member, also carrying one vote in such situations. As the museum’s physical construction efforts progress, we will work to develop both business partner and industry supporter levels of effort. A Lifetime Membership Program has been enacted as follows: Lifetime Memberships are considered to be 15 years of dues payments ($375). Those who wish to attain Lifetime Membership status sooner can do so for a one-time upfront payment of $350, or installments over 2 years of $175 per year. No further dues payments will be required. Full voting privileges continue for the lifetime of the member. Benefits thereof after physical opening are yet-to-be- determined. Plank Owners shall be those who have been members of the museum organization for at least 4 years prior to, and continue as current members at the time of the official Grand Opening of the museum. Plank Owners will be recognized as part of the Grand Opening festivities. Benefits thereof after physical opening are yet-to-be-determined.

A LINK TO THE FORM BELOW CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WWW.BIGT.NET AT BOTTOM OF MAIN PAGE.

PAGE 11 NATIONAL WW II MUSEUM IN NEW ORLEANS THIS IS A MUST SEE! Description: Since its opening day on D-Day – June 6, 2000 – nearly two million visitors have toured the National WWII Museum. A must-see for history lovers and all patriots, it has been designated by the U.S. Congress as America’s official WWII Museum. Powerful images and extraordinary artifacts bring to life the American Spirit, the courage, teamwork and sacrifice of the young men and women who won the war and changed the world. From the 1930s prelude to war, to the Normandy Invasion and the battles of the Pacific Islands, visitors trace America's role in the war and on the Home Front.

PAGE 12 YOU WILL LOVE THE “CITY TOUR” IN NEW ORLEANS!

PAGE 13 Name Deceased Date Member Type Years Division Rate/Rank Adler, Walter 1/24/2016 Regular 43-46 ? RD3 Amato, Frank V 01/00/2014 Life 44 7TH PFC As most of you Ames, George K 12/00/2013 Life 45-46 K-1 ET1 know, the Bahan, Chester T 02/00/2005 Life 44 E EM2 Bernardy, Ben V Unknown Life 65 V-2 LT Association was Blythe, Walter 12/00/2011 Regular 44-46 2ND SN1 formed by Brown, George W 03/00/2001 Life 44-46 B WT3 Shipmates who Burke, Andrew J 10/00/2010 Regular 45-46 A, E, M ENS Burtschy, Edward 05/00/2004 Life 44-45 V-5 AOM2 served in WW II. Cardani, Charles P 04/00/2002 Life 45 V-4 LCDR Most of them Chandler, Earl H 11/00/2013 Life 44 V-5 AOM3 Charlebois, Remi 06/00/2016 Life 44-46 V-2 ABM3 were survivors of Diem, George W 08/00/2013 Life 44-45 S-1 SK2 the Doyle, John "Duggan" R Unknown Life 44-45 VB-80 ENS attacks on Easter, Frank 01/00/2007 Life 44 E ? Gray, Charles A 10/00/2013 Life 44-45 E EM2 January 21, 1945. Greenwood, Raphael 06/00/2008 Life 44-45 B WT2 Ed Trotter has Grijalva, William N 01/00/2015 Life 44 S-1 S1 Guidone, Benjamin G 10/00/2004 Life 44-46 V-1 S1 done quite a bit of Head, Nathan R 04/00/2011 Life 44 3RD BM1 research and Higman, C Vern 10/00/2012 Life 44 VT-80 LCDR Hildreth, John C 06/00/2007 Life 44-45 COMM RM3 recently provided Jenkins, Harold J 03/00/2011 Regular 44-46 V-4 RDM2 a list of deceased Johnson, Bryce 01/00/2007 Life 44 V-2 AMM2 WWII Kaskoun, Joseph A 06/00/2014 Life 44-45 V-5 AOM3 Kehoe, George A 12/00/2009 Regular 44-45 N QM3 Association Kinsey, Robert E 06/00/2011 Life 44 V-5 AOM3 members. We Kirchner, Charles H 06/00/2010 Life 44-46 V-1 SN Kurtz, Marvin H 03/00/2007 Life 44 V-4 RDM2 discovered that LaFortune, Donald W 01/00/2011 Regular 44-46 3RD GM3 there were a Landry, Albert 09/00/2000 Life 44 1ST SN number of men on Leonard, Harold F 01/00/2008 Life 44-45 M MM3 Lowry, Julian O 05/00/2012 Regular 44-45 VB-80 AOM2 the list whose Loy, Kenneth E 06/00/2009 Life 44-45 E EM1 passing was not MacLean, Weston E 07/00/2008 Life 45 ? CM3 Madere, Fred J 12/00/2004 Life 44-45 M MM1 reported in our Massey, Ward M 02/00/2007 Life 44 A CMM newsletters (either Mastellone, Louis A 08/00/2012 Life 44 S-1 SK1 by oversight or McMahon, Joseph T 2/00/2008 Life 44 V-1 SN Mennucci, Frank 5/00/2013 Life 44-46 F GM3 because we had Miles, Lawrence 9/00/2003 Life 44 V-2 AMM2 not been notified Mitchell, Joseph D 11/00/2009 Life 44 V-4 AN Molitor, William T 11/00/2014 Life 42-45 VT-80 ART1 before receiving Monroe, John J 12/00/2007 Life 44 A MM2 Ed’s list). Those Mullis, Claude L 06/00/2004 Life 45 CCD-2 YN of us who served Pappas, Mathias W 06/00/2012 Life 44 S-1 BKR2 Rearden, Samuel E 06/00/2009 Life 44 B WT1 in later years are Sabato, Anthony P 07/00/2010 Life 44 V-6 SK3 very proud to Sacchinelli, Dominick 06/00/1999 LIfe 44 3RD AMM3 Sauer, Marvin E 05/00/2011 Life 45 F GM3 have followed in Seamon, James M 06/00/2000 Life 44 CAG-80 LT the footsteps of Slaughenhoupt, Gerald 04/00/2013 Regular 44-46 B WT2 Stanfield, David E 03/00/2005 Life 44-45 E EM2 these good men. Stra, John S 02/00/2014 Life 44 V-5 AOM1 Here is a list of Willing, Dr. Frank E 07/00/2007 Life 44-45 H LT those members. We salute them!

PAGE 14 SECRETARY’S LETTER Hi Everyone, As reported elsewhere in this newsletter, dues are going back to $20 per year effective Jan 1 2018. For those of you who have already paid $30 for 2018, I will give you credit for half of 2019 (so you will only have to pay $10 when you decide to pay the remainder of 2019). If you have already paid at the $30 rate through 2019, I will credit you $20 and you will be paid up through December of 2020. You will see this reflected on the address sticker on this newsletter. There is no change to Lifetime Membership because it was never increased. Please let me know if you have questions. You can use any of the forms to include with your payment, just scratch out the printed amounts and put in $30 for 2017, $20 for every year you are paying beginning with 2018, or $10 for 2019 if you have already paid $30 for 2018. Clear as mud! Just ask if you are confused… We have made an effort to list several WWII members who have passed away but were never included in past Newsletter obituaries. Thanks to some excellent research by Ed Trotter we were able to identify these men. If you notice any mistakes please contact me or Ed. As always, let me know when you move, change your e-mail address or phone numbers, or want to contribute an article or story to the newsletter. See you in New Orleans! Dennis SaBell

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS !!!! NEW MEMBERS BETWEEN 3/1/2017 TO 8/19/2017 ********** WELCOME ABOARD

FIRST NAME LAST NAME DIVISION RATE/RANK YRS ABOARD CITY STATE

OLEN ANDERSON V-4 Division AN 1966 - 1970 Foreman AR RICHARD KENNEDY ASW-GRU3 RM3 1970-1972 Braselton GA ZIGMUND LASKA Mardet LCPL 1965-1967 Homosassa FL ED BENSON V-1 Division SN 1944-1946 Tampa FL ROBERT ROAM X-Division YN3 1970-1973 Everett WA

PAGE 15 It is with Sadness and Great Respect that we report the following Deaths: Kenneth R Andersen – Kenneth was a Life Member who passed away January 17, 2017 at the age of 95 in Mill Creek, Washington. During his service Kenneth received 2 Distinguished Flying Crosses. He is survived by 4 children, 11 grandchildren, and 15 great-grandchildren. While on board Tico, he was a LT in VT-80 in 1944 and 1945. We were notified by his son Bernie. Arthur Edward Andrews – Arthur was a Life Member who passed away June 4, 2017 at the age of 98. We were notified by his son Arthur. He served aboard Ticonderoga in 1944. While on board he was an Aviation Ordnanceman First Class (AOM1) in V-5 Division. He lived in South Haven, Michigan.

Glenn R Bakker – Chief Bakker passed away November 20, 2013 at the age of 80. His wife Mary Bartholomew Bakker died a year later in 2014. While on board Ticonderoga from 1966-1969, Glenn was an ABFC in V-4 Division. He served in Korea and and is buried at Ft Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, TX. Born in North Dakota, He lived his later life in San Marcos. Texas.

Ernest A Fader – Ernest was a Life Member who passed away in April 2015. We recently received an e-mail from his wife Donna explaining that she only recently discovered how to notify us (A letter or e-mail to the Association Secretary is the best way). While on board from 1957-1960, Ernest was an MR2 in A Division. He lived in Dayton, Ohio.

Don E Henderson – Chief Henderson was a Life Member who passed away April 4, 2017 at the age of 83. He retired from the Navy in 1971 as a Senior Chief Petty Officer. He is survived by Elaine, his wife of 56 years, son Steve, daughter-in-law Miyuki, and granddaughter Mei. While on board Tico from 1969 – 1971 Don was an EMCS in E-Division. He lived in Bremerton, Washington.

James E Raines – The July Newsletter was returned, marked: “Deceased”. Please let us know if anyone has more information. James was a Life Member and served as a GM2 in 6th Division from 1954-1960. His address was in Santa Clara, California.

George F Schimpf – George was a Life Member who passed away June 10, 2017. We were notified George’s death by his son George Jr and George Sr’s wife Marion. George was a Purple Heart recipient for the injuries he sustained during the January 21, 1945 Kamikaze attacks. In his son’s words: After being blown over the side…“My father was… draped over a life jacket, with his left side paralyzed, riddled with shrapnel, a collapsed lung, ear drums blown out, bleeding from every orifice, and suffering from a concussion, with displaced discs in his back. He passed out when waves rolled over him as he gasped for air, and men that surrounded him were hit by sharks. He passed the test of endurance, moving from ship to island, island to ship, at one point weighing only 100 pounds. And he lived his life with shrapnel so close to his heart that it impaired its function, and with back injuries that hooked him into a traction device each night, mounted on the end of his bed, to pull his spine into place. His test was living a life in pain, finally getting classified in 2009 as disabled.” While on board he was a Seaman first class working as an aircraft mechanic in V-2 Division and VF-80. George and Marion lived in Tom’s River, New Jersey. Charles Verzwyvelt – Regular member Charles Clifford Verzwyvelt who passed away June 22, 2013. We were notified by his daughter Cathy Dove. While on board he was an AM 3/C in V-1 in 1944-46. After the Navy he moved to Alexandria, LA where he worked for the Missouri Pacific and Union Pacific railroads for 37 years as a welder. His wife, Shirley Mae died March 28, 2017. He is survived by his daughter Cathy Dove and two grand-children and three great grand-children. Walter John Mallett - Lifetime Member Walter John Mallett passed away on June 20, 2017. He was the last living Silver Star member and one of the 10 who met in New Port Richey, FL in 1972 to start the Big T Veterans’ Association. Walter was a Coxswain in V-1 Division. He was a Plankowner on the ship in 1944 at Commissioning and on her until he was wounded and left her in 1945. After he left the Navy in 1946 he returned to Florida and worked as a real estate broker for 40 years in Port Richey, FL. Walter’s wife Frances died on June 15, 2017 but Walter wanted to make it past Father’s Day on June 18,2017. He is survived by 5 sons, Archie Burnside, Charles Blankenship, Victor Mallett, Robert Mallett and Butch Mallett and 2 daughters, Susan Eckstein and Sandra Lee Werner and numerous grandchildren.

PAGE 16 Chaplains Corner By: LCDR Brett Inman Fellow Shipmates & Friends,

In 1992, I had just finished Chaplain School and moved to Norfolk to report aboard the Ticonderoga. When I arrived, I found that the ship had been sent to sea due to a hurricane warning; so I had an extra three days in which to explore the city and the base. As I write this article, hurricane Harvey is just finishing up reeking destruction on the Texas and Louisiana coastlines. Entire towns and cities are mostly under water, and thousands of people are displaced from their homes and places of work. Wind gusts of 130+ mph were recorded and 50+ inches of rain fell over a few short days. It is natural when people see or experience natural disasters to ask why God allows such events to occur. A great website to use as a resource to help you answer many of these types of questions is “GotQuestions.org.” This site offers well-thought-out and succinct answers to many categories of questions about the Bible and God. Even if you disagree with some of their answers, it will stimulate your thinking as you endeavor to formulate your own answers. So why does God allow natural disasters such as earthquakes, hurricanes, and tsunamis? “It is distressing that natural disasters are often termed ‘acts of God’ while no ‘credit’ is given to God for years, decades, or even centuries of peaceful weather. God created the whole universe and the laws of nature (Genesis 1:1). Most natural disasters are a result of these laws at work. Hurricanes, , and tornados are the results of divergent weather patterns colliding. Earthquakes are the result of the earth’s plate structure shifting. A tsunami is caused by an underwater earthquake. The Bible proclaims that Jesus Christ holds all of nature together (Colossians 1:16-17). Could God prevent natural disasters? Absolutely! Does God sometimes influence the weather? Yes, as we see in Deuteronomy 11:17 and James 5:17. Numbers 16:30-34 shows us that God sometimes causes natural disasters as a judgment against sin. The book of Revelation describes many events which could definitely be described as natural disasters (Revelation chapters 6,8, and 16). Is every natural disaster a punishment from God? Absolutely not. In much the same way that God allows evil people to commit evil acts, God allows the earth to reflect the consequences sin has had on creation. Romans 8:19-21 tells us, ‘The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed. For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.’ The fall of humanity into sin had effects on everything, including the world we inhabit. Everything in creation is subject to ‘frustration’ and ‘decay.’ Sin is the ultimate cause of natural disasters, just as it is the cause of death, disease, and suffering. We can understand why natural disasters occur. What we do not understand is why God allows them to occur. For one thing, such events shake our confidence in this life and force us to think about eternity. Churches are usually filled after disasters, as people realize how tenuous their lives really are and how life can be taken away in an instant. What we do know is this: God is good! Many amazing miracles occurred during the course of natural disasters that prevented even greater loss of life. Natural disasters cause millions of people to reevaluate their priorities in life. Hundreds of millions of dollars in aid is sent to help the people who are suffering. Christian ministries have the opportunity to help, minister, counsel, pray, and lead people to saving faith in Christ! God can, and does, bring great good out of terrible tragedies (Romans 8:28).”

PAGE 17 David Rocco to USS Ticonderoga Veterans’ Association Folks, after three plus years, I am hon- ored to announce that the / Mt. Beacon Eight book is now avail- able! I just received word several min- utes ago to make this fantastic announcement! If you are interested in buying a copy or copies of "The Inde- structible Man," please follow the op- tions listed below. I hope you consider buying this book because I plan to do- nate a percentage of my profits to the Mt Beacon Eight Memorial Fund which will go to causes such as purchasing a grave marker for Clarence Hooper. Clarence Hooper who was killed in the 1945 crash, was laid to rest in an unmarked grave. Let’s do the right thing here! Where can people purchase the paper edition or e-book downloads of THE INDESTRUCTIBLE MAN? Get a free sample of the book or purchase the traditional paper edition at: https://www.createspace.com/7284465 Get a free sample of the book or purchase the traditional paper edition of the book from Amazon/Amazon Prime at: https://www.amazon.com/Indestructible-Man-Stor…/…/1548322598 Get a free sample of the book or purchase the e-book for Kindle and other e- book readers from Amazon/Amazon Prime at: https://www.amazon.com/Indestructible-Man-Stor…/…/B073CCYZ7K Get a free sample of the book or purchase the e-book for Nook, Sony Reader, as a PDF or other e-book formats at: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/732691 To purchase the book, paper or e-book for Nook at Barnes & Noble, go to: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-indestruct…/1126661375… Any bookstore/library can order copies on request. Ask for the book by title or ISBN: 9781548322595

PAGE 18 New Orleans Guest Speaker

Commander Robert S. Sullivan, USN (Ret) Bob Sullivan is a 35-year Navy veteran. He has served in both enlisted and officer ranks in a variety of operator, technician, manager, administrative and executive leadership positions throughout his career. He originally hails from New Jersey and graduated from Miami Norland Senior High School. He enlisted in the Navy in 1977 and attended basic training at Recruit Training Command, Orlando, FL. He was advanced to Chief Petty Officer in 1986 and earned his ESWS onboard USS TICONDEROGA (CG-47) in 1987. He was commissioned an Ensign through the Limited Duty Officer program, in 1991 and qualified as SWO in 1995. He earned his Bachelor of Science from Excelsior College. Sea duty assignments include Sonarman, USS PHARRIS (FF 1094); Sonar Technician, USS LEFTWICH (DD 984); Leading CPO, USS TICONDEROGA (CG 47); EMO, USS VALLEY FORGE (CG 50); ACOS Materiel (N41), Commander CARRIER GROUP TWO; EMO, USS VELLA GULF (CG 72) where he qualified TAO, CSMO, USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71); and commissioning CSO, USS GEORGE H. W. BUSH (CVN 77).

Assignment ashore include Instructor, Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Center, New Haven, CT; Combat Systems and Senior Surveyor, Naval Safety Center Norfolk, VA; N4, Fleet Information Warfare Center Norfolk, VA; Officer in- Charge, Program Mangers Representative Norfolk, VA; and commissioning Commanding Officer, Center for Surface Combat Systems Unit Great Lakes. He last served as Executive Officer, Naval Station Great Lakes. Commander Sullivan is published in five Fathom and 13 Ship’s Safety Bulletin articles.

Commander Sullivan’s personal decorations include the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal (3), Navy Commendation Medal (5), Navy Achievement Medal (3), Good Conduct Medal (5), Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (9) and various campaign and service citations.

Bob is a Vice President with Carroll Communications.

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PAGE 21 Bad Day for a Boot! I gave this one some thought before I wrote it. You all know that we sailors like to tell stories. We usually like to tell the funny, odd, or embarrassing ones over and over. It is more difficult to talk about the ones that do not end with a smile. When I reported to V-4 Division (Aviation Fuels) on the Tico fresh out of Boot Camp, I was temporarily assigned to an experienced crew (4 guys including myself) to learn how to drag hose, fuel airplanes, and keep from getting injured too badly in the process. I had only been on Tico for a few days before she shipped out from San Diego for Hawaii, , the Philippines, and eventually the . During one of those first days in port I watched several aircraft being lifted by crane aboard the ship. These were “replacement” A-4s and F-8s for the squadrons we would pick up in Hawaii. One plane in particular stood out, and I commented to a friend that the name stenciled under the cockpit was strangely appropriate for a pilot (I’ll tell you later). Anyway, we made it to Hawaii and, after a day or two of liberty (I don’t remember), Tico sailed out of Pearl Harbor. The air squadrons were scheduled to fly out sometime after we cleared land. The rest of this story is about my very first day experiencing flight operations. As we prepared to recover aircraft, the crew I was assigned to reported to a fuel station in the forward catwalk on the Port (left) side of the ship. I was informed that we were just there on standby, possibly to fuel the Helicopter (Helo) or a “ready” aircraft, but we were not at flight operations where the aircraft would have to quickly be fueled an moved back for launch, so, it was mostly “wait and watch” time. I guess I had the “watch” part down pretty good. I was completely fascinated staring at the spectacle of aircraft recovery and I guess it showed because one of my crewmates asked if I wanted a “better place to watch” since the parked aircraft were now getting in the way of my view. He suggested that I go aft down into the 5” “gun tub” and up the catwalk ladder just at the rear of that gun tub and to “keep my head down”. To this day I don’t know if he was “hazing the boot” (me) or not, because that spot was just a few yards forward of the “Crotch” (where the angle deck meets the forward straight deck. Being anywhere near the “Crotch” during recovery was certain to get an angry reprimand from the Air Boss over the flight deck loudspeaker (and possibly more formal punishment if they could identify you). The view WAS spectacular!! Partway up the ladder with my head only inches above the surface of the flight deck, I excitedly watched as plane after plane flew nearly right at me and stopped abruptly several yards away as the arresting cables brought them to a halt. When one of the planes missed the wire and “Boltered” just to my right and well above me, the sound and fury was just plain crazy! Wow! Then it happened… I was watching an A-4 approach the deck when something went wrong. Either the stern of the ship went up or the plane dipped down, or both! There was a “Ramp Strike”, the A-4 crashed into the back edge of the flight deck and exploded into hundreds of pieces and a ball of flame. It looked like all of it was coming at me. I DUCKED!! Some of the pieces and flames flew over the front of the angle deck and not far from where I was crouching in the catwalk. I couldn’t believe my eyes! “Oh my God, the pilot, I think he just died!” One of the guys in the crew* came running back toward me and asked if I was alright. I was shaking and could only say: “Does this happen a lot?!” He looked at me and said: “Hell no! I have never seen one like that before!” It took a while to get any kind of composure back. I don’t even remember if flight ops continued after that or if the remaining aircraft went back to Hawaii to be recovered later. It was all a blur. I suddenly realized just how dangerous it could be “on the roof.” The next day we found out who the pilot was. I will always remember his name: LCdr Chester L Nightengale Jr (Squadron VA-195). That was the name I had noticed and commented on when they were loading his plane in San Diego. Dennis SaBell - Secretary (* I know it was Ed Heasley’s crew but time has blurred who else was there at that particular time)

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