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V o l u m e 7, Is s u e 2 W e b s it e : w w w .u s s t u r n e r .o r g M a r c h , 20 0 4 Lucky 13 N o r f o l k, h e r e w e co m e ! If history is any indicator, the big-city enjoyment along a newly largest , the USS Wis- reunion this year in Norfolk revitalized Norfolk waterfront. consin, berthed next to the Nauti- should be our biggest and best They have taken an historic sea- cus, the National Maritime Cen- yet. Our last reunion in Norfolk port that is within a day's drive of ter. Visitors can also tour the was in 1995. At that time, there two-thirds of the nation and revi- world's largest naval base. were about 450 shipmates on the talized it from one end to the For history buffs, the MacAr- roster. That year, 77 shipmates other. There are also plenty of thur Memorial's extensive collec- and 73 guests, a total of 150, at- new, comfortable and affordable tion of artifacts tells the compel- tended. That was our largest re- hotel rooms in the area. ling story of General Douglas union ever. Now we have over Within an easy 10 block walk MacArthur and the millions of 1,500 shipmates on our roster. By along the downtown harbor, you Americans who served our nation any estimation, this should be a can see a professional baseball through five wars. Other historic huge reunion. game, enjoy world class art at the sites include the Hunter House The Norfolk/Hampton Roads Chrysler Museum of Art, dine at Victorian Museum and the Hamp- region is the only major area to distinctive restaurants, or shop at ton Roads Naval Museum. see an increase in visitation after the Nordstrom-anchored MacAr- So what do you think we'll be September 11, 2001. People are thur Center Mall. doing when we convene in Nor- discovering downtown charm and The city is host to the world's folk this September? T in C a n S a il o r s t h a n k us We received the following let- stroyer Museum Grant Program. them. ter from Tin Can Sailors, the Na- The cost of operating and On behalf of the seven ships tional Association of maintaining a destroyer as a mu- we support, I thank the USS Veterans. seum/memorial ship is far greater Turner Reunion Association for than most people realize. Paint, their generosity. Their support is Dear Pete: metal, insurance, utilities, etc.; greatly appreciated. they all add up to far more than Thank you for your letter and ticket sales can ever be expected Sincerely, the generous $550 check from the to cover. The support of ships as- USS Turner Reunion Association. sociations such as yours is vital to Terry Miller (Editor-that's $50 more than the the survival of these ships that Executive Director Goodrich contributed.) This con- serve as memorials to all destroy- tribution will be added to our De- ers and those who served aboard

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S t o r e Hello again… during my wait for school. After school I returned to the The following items can be or- This issue's update was started Turner while it was in the Med. I dered from Carl Ackerman, while I was flying back home from got back to the ship just as it was 7436 Daisy Cir., Macungie, a business trip to California. I was returning to the states. PA 18062, Ph: (610) 398- thinking back to the last time the After that was another Med 0145. All items are postpaid. Turner reunion was held in Nor- cruise and then I believe we went Please make checks payable to folk and remembering what into dry-dock again. I can't re- Carl L. Ackerman. Lorraine and I did on that trip. We member how long that stay was own some Time Shares and had but I do remember that it really af- swapped with a facility in Virginia fected the ASW equipment. We GUp-to-date rosters – $5. Beach. It was nice out on the had a major replacement to the GTurner baseball caps em- beach as it was the off season by controls on the Hedge Hog mounts broidered with Turner logo – the time of the reunion. Unfortu- so they could be tilted correctly $16. nately the place we were staying (probably too much paint caused GMesh polo shirts embroi- was a little way from the hotel them to be very difficult to tilt). dered with Turner logo. Col- where the reunion was being held. Also there were additions to the ors: Red, White or Navy Blue. The trips back and forth got old Sonar power generators and a new very quickly. I don't recommend BT with remote sensing. That last Sizes M to XXL. All sizes anyone else try what we did that change really helped since after the come with a pocket – $35. trip. Come to the reunion and stay change, all we had to do to get Sizes 2XL to 3XL – $40. at the hotel you'll enjoy it much temperatures was to release this GSweat Shirts embroidered better. Lorraine and I will be look- small tube over the side of the ship with Turner logo. Colors: ing forward to seeing you there. and a trailing wire fed the tempera- Navy Blue or Gray. Sizes M As I look back at the previous ture at varying depths back to the to XXL – $45. Sizes 2XL to Turner Times issues I can't help equipment. Before this little thing noticing that we have many people was installed, we had to winch out 3XL – $50. in our organization who have a heavy brass torpedo like thing GZippo™ Tape Measure, much better memories of events on with a gold covered glass slide and 1.5" square, with Turner the Turner than I do. My primary then retrieve it. The slide was Logo – $11. recollections are of the ship being scratched showing the temperature GDenim Shirts: Short sleeve, in dry-dock, Med Trips, and going and depth. All this information light blue with dark blue to school. was sent back to NOAA. As you Turner Logo. Sizes M to I think part of the reason for can imagine when we were in my lack of other memories is that rough seas this operation was not XXL – $45, 2Xl to 3XL – when I got out of Boot Camp I the nicest thing in our daily rou- $50. joined the ship when it was in dry- tine. After the second dry-dock we GShip's patches: Both the Ti- dock in the Newport area. I can't went to the Med again. ger and Double Eagle, are now remember exactly what the name So you see my memories are available. 4" round with 5 & 6 of that dry-dock was. I ended up rolled up in dry-docks, being in the color embroidery. Cost is $5 staying on the ship for the next six Med, and Sonar school. Of course per patch. See below. months waiting to go to Sonar there were a few other things school. This time was well spent which just occurred to me but I'll chipping paint, painting, chipping save them for another issue. paint, and some more painting. There was only a small part of the ship's deck that ASW was respon- sible for but it always seemed to – Tim need to be chipped and repainted

2 Turner Times H e r e w e g o a g a in ! Our last newsletter was proof that the world is not perfect. After we ap- proved the final proofs, someone at the printer changed the spacing of the "tabs" setting and columns on pages 1, 2, 3, 5 & 8 were thrown off. The most important article affected was about our Mobile reunion. The names of several attendees were Our thanks to Scott Turner and Chuck Nicholson for their help with the above dropped from page 5, so we're print- photo. I received calls from both on Veteran's Day, 2003. Scott reminded me ing those names and the rest of the that he is the one who sent the photo to the Times. He also told me that the pic- column here so they get proper rec- ture was taken while Turner was in Monaco on November 11, 1951. Then I re- ognition for their support. Again, ceived an email from Bill Longhi that also helped considerably. Scott, Chuck and first-time attendees are underlined. Bill filled in a lot of blanks regarding who is in the photo. Top Row, L to R, is: LTJG John Callahan, ENS Schyler Thompson, LTJG Herbert Neumann, LTJG ––––– Donald Nicholson, ENS Bert Dragan, LTJG William "Mac" Batchelor, LTJG Ben Don Pauly 66-68 CDR Miles, ENS Jim Holland, & ENS William Longhi. Bottom Row, L to R, is: ENS Richard W. Peck, Jr. 58-59 SN Charles Martin, LTJG Chuck Nicholson, LT Jack Walsh, LCDR Joe LaLiberte, Joe Perez 68-69 YN3 CDR Joseph Lewis, LCDR Scott Turner, LT Mark Fisher, LTJG Raymond Robert Pritchett 65-68 SFM2 Tower, & either LTJG Don Clarke or Richard Clark. Thank you all for your help. Mike Quinn 56-59 MMFN Tom Quitter 52-53 YN3 Nils Rueckert 58-62 LT Bernie Sciarpelletti 60-62 DK3 Dick Shanaberger 51-55 RM2 John Sizemore 68-69 SFFN Gordon Smelley 65-69 BT1 Al Sniff 64-67 GMCG Joe Stepanek 57-60 ETR2 Jim Stockton 60-62 SFP3 Elmer Stratton 65-68 SN Roy Turcotte 65-67 LTJG Mike Tyler 65-68 MM3 Pete Varley 66-69 DC2 Vern Webster 52-53 CSSN Jerry Weitz 52-53 RMSN Ed Weilgus 52-55 SK3 Grant Wilcox 62-63 PN3

Join us in Norfolk and add your name next year. –––––

MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY EXHAUSTED In addition, the addresses printed on the last page were also incorrect. FR O M SHIR KING HIS R ESPO NSIB ILITIES, The "Dues" designation was omitted. SEAMAN CHIPS TAKES THE INITIATIV E TO Our apologizes to those who paid dues and were not recognized. That SUB MIT A SPECIAL R EQ UEST CHIT TO problem should be corrected with FO R MALLY DELEG ATE THEM this issue.

3 Turner Times O ur T ur n e r T im e s W h a t w e r e m e m b e r a b o ut o ur t im e o n b o a r d By Don Kelley, CRT, '45-'46 up look at the Chinese ship we were thoroughly enjoy living near, and lov- passing. I forgot that when I looked ing, my three great grandchildren. It‘s I was assigned to Turner in Febru- through the controls, I was also train- a wonderful life. ary 1945, several months before she ing the guns! Yes, I did get a was launched. Several of us sat in the —chewing out“ for the incident, but the By Oliver Patten, S1c, '49-'51 —Receiving Ship“ in Bath, . I laughs on the bridge afterwards were never could understand why we were worth it. My underway watch was the My name is Oliver Patten. I was there. I was an RT1 at the time. My helm. stationed on the Turner from 1949 un- rate was supposed to be in very short til 1951. I went from there to Green supply and there were two of us there. By David L. M errill, RM 3, DD-648, Cove Springs, FL moth ball fleet for There were also about 150 other '42-'44 two years. From there, I went to Key enlisted men there waiting for their West where I spent a year and then to to be built. It was a surprise and pleasure to Argentia, Newfoundland for two We sat there until Turner was learn of the Reunion Association. I years. I was attached to the Welfare made seaworthy, then we were loaded have visited the US Navy website on and Recreation Department there. aboard and taken to Charleston Navy the Internet a few times, but just dis- That area had one of the biggest gym- Yard to be outfitted and made into a covered your website about the Turn- nasiums in the far northeast and they fighting ship. Until we tied up in ers. played all basketball games there from Charleston, we were the property of I called John McDonald. He was the different Air Force bases, and Na- Bath Iron Works. After that, we were surprised to hear from another survi- val establishments. We also had three back in the Navy. I served aboard vor for DD-648 and said the list of basketball courts, and a large roller Turner through the initial tour with survivors had narrowed to only 14 rink in the same building, and had the Occupation Forces in Japan. I was men. I told him he could make it 15 baseball fields on the outskirts. After the first to be promoted to CPO now that I was reporting back aboard. that, I went to Fasron Two in Quonset aboard Turner. I was 21 years old and (Editor – Through our efforts, the list Point, RI. From there I got out of the a CRT. A month later, the CNO of located survivors has grown to 25!) service and stayed out for 88 days and changed all Radio Technicians to John said he had several things he re-enlisted at the rate of BM3, I went Electronics Technician Mates. Six would send me about the 648 and to Maryland for further transfer, and weeks later, having decided the Navy would give me the address of the only from there to Harbor Defense School was not for me, I returned to my pre- surviving officer, Jack Clemons, who in San Francisco for three months. vious title of Mr. which I have held lives in Kerrville, Texas not far from Then I was put on the USS Princeton, for 57+ years. Arlington where I live. I wrote Jack a CVA 37 which became, after three letter and sent him a picture of him years on board, LPH-5, the first LPH By Dave W inefordner, FCSN, '47- and me that I received from the Navy the Navy had at the time. I spent 5 '48 Department years ago. At the memo- years on the "Sweep Pea." From the rial ceremony for the ship, I was se- Princeton, I went to another destroyer, I joined the Turner during the time lected to speak for the enlisted men the DD-723, and from there I went to Henry Newman wrote about (Times, and he, as the only surviving officer, the Destroyer Tender Frontier in Long June 2001). When I joined the Turner spoke in memory of his departed ship- Beach. After spending 14 years at sea in 1947 in San Diego before we left mates. I was finally transferred to Panama for China, I was on the —deckforce“ so Following the sinking of the 648, City, FL to a Mine Defense Lab Jocko‘s tale brought back some old I went to the Southwest Pacific and where I retired. I retired as a BM1 in paint locker memories. I remember was on the staff of Admiral Nimitz as 1968, and my home is in Des Moines, very well the part of Henry‘s story a member of the liaison group repre- IA. I have three children, 9 grand about the Chinese ship. It was me that senting him aboard the flagship of the children and one great grand child. I trained the 40mm mounts on the Chi- British Pacific Fleet and Admiral Sir just passed my 48th year of marital nese ship. I was transferred over to Bruce Frazer. After the war, I re- bliss. Thank you for letting me relate Fire Control during the trip from San turned to college, having completed my history to you and I enjoyed my Diego before we left for China. On two years before entering the Navy. I tour on Turner; I made two Med the day Henry wrote about, I was run- obtained my BS in Chemistry from Cruises. ning a routine check on the 40mm fire TCU and my MS and Ph. D from Har- control director with the 40mm guns vard University. After working in that Thanks again. in its control when I wanted a close- field for forty years, I retired and now 4 Turner Times O ur s h ip s o n O ur N a v y

By Pete Varley, DC2, '66-'69 I joined the Navy and got put on a "can." And thought it was great till On the Internet, there is an electronic "auction house" called Ebay. At this the work began. site, goods and services are offered for bidding and purchase. Items are usually posted for a week or so. At the end of the bidding period, the highest bid wins the We work all day, stand watches all item. night, So what sleep we get is a real From time to time, items, related to our ships are offered. Over the past few delight. years, I've acquired several items related to our ships that I'd like to share with you through the newsletter. I bought these for our ship's archives. We wake in the morning and it's time Some of the more popular items on Ebay are First Day Postal Covers. These to turn to. So we work and we sweat are usually issued when an important event takes place. Collectors of first day the whole day through. covers usually arrange for a special envelope to be postmarked with that date and then mailed to them. Any of you who were Postal Clerks aboard Turner will cer- The hours are long and the pay is tainly remember that. small, But we got a raise so we're The two covers below were issued on February 28, 1943. On that date, the having a ball. USS Turner, DD-648, was launched in Kearny, New Jersey. The top picture be- low shows the postal cover for the Turner only. The launch was also significant, Now we have a first class by the name in that FOUR new DDs were launched together. The bottom picture shows a dif- of Wright, And he works us hard both ferent postal cover and memorializes the launch of not only the Turner, but the day and night. destroyers Thorn (DD-647), Bullard (DD-660) and Kidd (DD-661). USS Kidd is one of the Fletcher Class cans that still exists and is now a museum ship in Baton For it's work, work, work you dogs, Rouge, LA. More on Ebay items in future issues. And by the end of the day we are as dirty as hogs.

But we don't mind, we're true blue, We love the Navy, believe me we do.

But when they come around and say "Ship Over," I'll laugh in their face, "What? Is this all over?"

Some ship for six, some for twenty, But for me, my boy, there just isn't enough money.

Turn to, turn to, is all we hear, But I'll stick it out for another year.

For when my times up -- it's home I go, To a civilian job and civilian clothes.

No watches at night or getting up be- fore light, No staying at sea for a week or three.

For it's home I'll be. No Navy for me.

R. L. Ainsworth, FN USS Turner, DDR-834

(Submitted by Alexander Wright, MM1, '55-'59. He's the Wright men- tioned in the poem)

5 Turner Times U S S T ur n e r – E a r l y D a ys W h a t e v e r H a p p e n e d T o ? ? By John H. Reevy, Engineering and was told that BIW had orders to Officer, Plankowner, DD-834 convert the ship to a radar picket –A n U p d a t e ship. When the Captain arrived, he When Commander Rittenhouse asked me how things were going, In our last issue, we asked for received orders as prospective CO and I said, —Fine, but I must tell you any information about items that of TURNER, he was CO of USS that our ship is being converted to a may have been retained as souve- HUGHES (DD-410) and I was En- radar picket ship.“ If I live to be an nirs of the ship prior to her being gineering Officer and Damage Con- hundred, I shall never forget the towed from Mayport, especially trol Officer aboard. She had re- look on his face. her ship's bell and commissioning turned to Hunter‘s Point from Leyte BIW delivered the ship to Bos- plaque. Since that time, we've re- Gulf in February 1945. On Decem- ton for commissioning. BIW had ceived notice that various items ber 10, 1944, HUGHES was or- equipped the ship with a recondi- are, indeed, in the hands of ship- dered to radar picket duty at the tioned motor whaleboat; the CO mate's and others for safekeeping. Southern end of Leyte Gulf, at Suri- wanted a new one. Ensign Tucker Some of these include the bridge & gao Strait, without fighter cover. was assigned the duty of getting wardroom chronometers, ward- She had just reached her station one and he found that the Navy room barometer, dummy mechani- when she was attacked by five yard did indeed have some. ENS cal fuse timers for 5" projectiles, a twin-engined bombers, all of which Tucker, we found, had a superb, book from the ship's office and dropped bombs, all missing as the useful talent when he did persuade several other items. We hope we'll ship maneuvered at flank speed. the Yard to exchange the recondi- see these at future reunions. Three Japanese dive bombers were tioned whaleboat for new. Additionally, the Naval His- circling astern. One of them dove We could not let this talent go torical Center in Washington, DC at the ship, hitting with the plane unused. DDs were no longer get- has several items saved from and a 500 lb. bomb amidships, just ting nice, pealing sounding ship‘s Turner. Unfortunately, Hurricane below the main deck at the forward bells of bronze. What we had was Isabel destroyed the roof at the part of the Forward Engine Room, an iron alloy bell which had a very Cheatham Annex warehouse where with the plane‘s engine lodging disappointing sound. When we these items were kept and a full ac- against No. 3 boiler in the After reached Norfolk, ENS Tucker was Fire Room. My shipmates did a su- dispatched to try to get a real ship‘s counting of Turner artifacts from perb job in bringing her back on bell. Indeed he found one in the them will take some time. Believe one engine. Yard - a ‘s bell - and the it or not, it appears that our ship's Captain Rittenhouse asked me sight of Tucker carrying the bell un- bell is being used in a US Marine to join TURNER as Engineering der his arm aboard was memorable. facility in Georgia. Pete Varley Officer, telling me that the ship was He had carried it to the ship after a has requested that bell be a fleet DD, equipped with torpedo ride on a trolley with the bell under "swapped" for another and that we tubes. In due course I received or- his arm. Needless to say, he had a have access to our ship's bell. ders to TURNER. The new CO of great success in civilian life, with If there are more Turner HUGHES held up my detachment an automobile dealership in Texas. "treasures" out there, please con- until we completed a successful tact any of the reunion officers or dock trial, as the major damage was Turner Times staff. Now all we to engineering spaces. need are a hull, a few boilers and Once I was detached, I went turbines and we're in business home on leave and arrived in Bath, again!! Thanks. Maine a week ahead of the Captain. I checked in with Sup Ships and was assigned to a room at the BOQ. Roster Update Next morning I went to the ship and As of this mailing, the Turner there was a crane over the ship re- Association roster totals 1,555 moving the torpedo tubes. Natu- Commander Ellis B. Rittenhouse shipmates located and associ- rally, I asked what was happening -photo courtesy of Paul Avery ate members.

6 Turner Times Hi Mr. Varley: My father-in-law, Albert (Jess) Gasper must have been on the U.S.S. Turner at one time since he received the Turner Times. He would have served either in WWII or the Korean War. He was on 2 LST's that we know of but I'm not overly Le t t e r s t o t h e E d it o r familiar with the names or numbers of those ships (1045 was one I think). My father-in-law passed away on December 26,1999 but his wife continued to get the newsletters since they both kept in contact with numerous friends and shipmates over the years. My mother-in- law, Mary Ellen Gasper, has now also passed away as of June 5, 2003. The last mailing of the Times dated November, 2003 was forwarded to my address.

I just wanted to notify you to remove Albert Gasper from your mailing list as I know mailing costs can be expensive and I don't want to have your organization spend any more than it must. After looking over the newsletter though, I did want to tell you that it was very interesting reading and with a nice format. I wish all of your readers continued good reading and time to connect with one another no matter where they reside. I'm sure my in-laws would have agreed.

Sincerely, Heidi Gasper ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––œ Hello: I received a postcard about the USS Turner Reunions. I believe my father, Paul Yarusso Sr. served on the DD/ DDR-834 in 1949 & 1950. I'm sorry to say he was killed by accident in his place of business on August 5, 1963. He was 33 years old. I am now 50, (I was 10 in 1963) and know nothing of his service. I would really like to hear from anyone who may have been a friend of his or remembers him. I was born in September, 1953 and recall seeing him wearing a navy uniform in a picture taken at that time. Please contact me if you have any information about my father. Thank you.

Paul Anthony Yarusso Jr. 7301 50th Terrace E Bradenton, FL 34203 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––œ

My name is Louis (Larry) Eichen. I am perhaps a little different from some others who contacted you, since you will find my name listed with the DD-648 survivors. At any rate, thought that I‘d say hello and say thanks for looking for shipmates that fell between the cracks and are "lost"! Please feel welcome to contact me at anytime. Home phone 718-634-7019 My email as you probably noted is Dollike@ aol.com

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Having a phone call with you in reference to the USS Turner, DD-648, brought back many memories. I appreciated John McDonald‘s telephone number. I spoke to him and again we had a long chat about our days on the DD-648 and the encounters we had as young sailors on a very proud ship. Thank you again and include me in the next reunion.

Sincerely, Felix Cusa, FT, '43

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Dear Editor:

Just got my copy of the Times and could not believe the message to you from Robert Schobernd....what an ass! I look forward to the newsletter and those memories and I have made contact with a lot of my shipmates and am always look- ing for new ones. One of the best is J.J. White from Orange, N.J. He introduced himself to me on the bridge one day by telling me that he was engaged to an old friend of mine, my first girlfriend who had become like a sister to me. Needless to say, we became the best of friends and enjoy talking to this day. Schobernd had the nerve to tell you to "get a life." He is the one that needs a life, for he has none now. I feel sorry for him.

Thanks and keep up the good work.....Chet Haines, QMSN, '56-'58

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Final Roll Call The U. S .S. Turner Reunion Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to locating Since our last issue we have learned and keeping us in contact with our former shipmates. The Association Officers are: that these shipmates have answered the President Tim Fesig ('65-'69) Secretary Dick Shanaberger ('51-'55) call of the Supreme Commander: 1st Vice President Joe Stepanek ('57-'60) M embership Pete Varley ('66-'69) Baker, Merrill L. 51-54 SO3 Cunningham, James H. 52-54 BT2 2nd Vice President Grant Wilcox ('62-'63) Treasurer Mike Quinn ('56-'59) Eres, George A. 60 MMC W ebmaster Tom Shingleton ('59-'60) Chaplain Carl Ackerman ('51-'55) Heckel, Warren J. 49-50 FA Gasper, Albert (Jess) The Turner Times is published periodically, by the dedicated staff members shown below, to Giannini, James W. 45 MM2 help communicate Association news and facilitate the sharing of memories. Suggestions and Guy, John 47-49 BT2 items of interest can be submitted to either of us. Originals will be returned, if requested. McMaster, Franklin F. 45-47 F1c Editor/Publisher Staff Coordinator Pollock, Wilbur (Gene) 52-54 SN Pete Varley ('66-'69) Mel Edwards ('57-'59) Shank, Jr. Harry B. 47 SC1 202 Shadowbend Drive 1431 Bieker Road Traviss, Donald R. 60-64 RD2 Wheeling, IL 60090 Washington, MO 63090 Walton, Robert J. 47-49 ME3 Phone: (847) 808-0460 Phone: (636) 239-8960 Weant, Jr. William W. 45 S2 E-mail: Peter_Varley@ msn.com E-mail: melbet@ fidnet.com Yarusso, Paul A. 49-50 FN

M a ke yo ur R e s e r v a t io n s f o r N o r f o l k!! S e p t e m b e r 8 t h t h r o ug h t h e 11t h .

For our last newsletter mailing, 23 shipmates did not notify us of a change of address due to a move. The Postal Service now charges us $.80 for each "M oved Notification" we re- ceive from them. Then there's the cost of printing and post- age we lose sending it to a bad address. Then we have to be- gin the search again to find our "lost" shipmate, which takes more time and money. Right now our roster lists 12 "Lost" shipmates who cannot be found!! Please do us a favor, especially you "snowbirds!" If you are moving, or have recently moved, PLEASE drop us a line, call or email us with your new information so we don't lose you again!! Thanks.

STILL TIM E TO PAY ASSOCIATION DUES – Unlike some other reunions associations, our dues are voluntary and we keep ALL shipmates on our mailing list, send them ALL the newslet- ter and they ALL are eligible to attend reunions, whether or not they pay dues. Although dues are voluntary, we could use your help. Look at your mailing address on the envelope. If "Dues Paid" appears by your name, your dues are paid. If not, and you want to pay them, send $20 to M ike Quinn at 15022 Hix Street, Livonia, M I 48154. Please remember that annual dues cover the "year" between reunions and NOT a calendar year. (Dues paid after February 26, 2004 are not reflected on the label.) If $20 is too much for your budget, send what you can afford.

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