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The Alliance of Military Reunions
The Alliance of Military Reunions Louis "Skip" Sander, Executive Director [email protected] – www.amr1.org – (412) 367-1376 153 Mayer Drive, Pittsburgh PA 15237 Directory of Military Reunions How to Use This List... Members are listed alphabetically within their service branch. To jump to a service branch, just click its name below. To visit a group's web site, just click its name. Groups with names in gray do not currently have a public web site. If you want to contact one of the latter, just send us an email. To learn more about a member's ship or unit, click the • to the left of its name. Air Force Army Coast Guard Marine Corps Navy Other AIR FORCE, including WWII USAAF ● 1st Computation Tech Squadron ● 3rd Air Rescue Squadron, Det. 1, Korea 1951-52 ● 6th Weather Squadron (Mobile) ● 7th Fighter Command Association WWII ● 8th Air Force Historical Society ● 9th Physiological Support Squadron ● 10th Security Police Association ● 11th Bombardment Group Association (H) ● 11th & 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadrons Joint Reunion ● 13 Jungle Air Force Veterans Association ● 15th Radio Squadron Mobile (RSM) USAFSS ● 20th Fighter Wing Association ● 34th Bomb Squadron ● 34th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Korat Thailand ● 39th Fighter Squadron Association ● 47th Bomb Wing Association ● 48th Communications Squadron Association ● 51st Munitions Maintenance Squadron Association ● 55th & 58th Weather Reconnaissance Squadrons ● 57th TCS/MAS/AS/WPS (Troop Carrier Squadron, Military Airlift Squadron, Airlift Squadron, Weapons Squadron) Military -
The DALY NEWS 2008 Fall Edition
The DALY NEWS 2008 Fall Edition Underway to Korean Waters The date was June 14, 1953, nine days since our departure from San Diego, With her first venture into Pacific waters since the re- and our first mail call abroad. Our next commissioning, the Daly and her sister ships, left the Panama port of call would be Yokosuka, on the Canal and San Diego behind as they steamed toward Hawaii. 22nd. Unfortunately the top brass had other plans for Com Des Div 302. Orders came down to provide an escort for the ammunition ship, Oddly, it was noted that two members USS Mt. Katmai AE16 to Japan, with a fuel stop at Midway island. of the Daly crew did not return to the ship and were left behind as we Throughout the voyage, there were constant readiness drills to continued our voyage to Korean waters. keep the crew occupied; they broke the monotony of the slow cruising speed of 10 to 12 knots while underway. There was also Many years later, after I had completed much speculation as to why there was a division of destroyers 4 years of duty on the Daly, I was escorting an ammo ship that appeared to be riding much higher in employed by IBM and on assignment in the water than a fully loaded cargo ship. Rochester, Minnesota. During my stay I was having lunch with another IBM There was, however, one bit of “real” excitement, when sonar employee and during our conversation made contact with an unidentified target that brought the ship to he made mention that he was in the general quarters. -
The American Legion [Volume 141, No. 1 (July 1996)]
The Magazine for a Strong America Vol. 140, No. 7 A R T 1 C L E s INFAMOUS ARTISTS Stuteville 16 Even 8-year-olds know the difference between art andfag desecration. By Joe SEE YOU IN SALT LAKE Trent D. McNeeley 18 The latest news about our upcoming National Convention. By POSITIVE FORCE FOR CHANGE 20 The Legion mweils its plan to save VA health care at the 1996 Spring Meetings. WHO ARE OUR HEROES? By Gary Turbak 24 America is lookingfor afew good men and women. THE BUTCHER OF BAGHOAD: HE'LL BE BACK director. 28 We haven / seen the last ofSaddam Hussein, says aformer CIA OATH OF UNCERTAINTY 30 Do our GIs volunteer to seive the United States, the United Nations or both.''. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMERICA! '/ Eugene "Red" McDaniel 32 Our nation isn perfect, but it 's the greatest country in the world. By D E P A R T M E NTS BIG ISSUES Should Congress reform environmental regulations.^ 10 VETVOICE 4 ON DUTY 14 VETS 38 COMMANDER'S MESSAGE 9 VETERANS UPDATE 34 PARTING SHOTS 56 WASHINGTON WATCH 12 LEGION NEWS 36 COVER America needs heroes. We look to the Olympics to provide them. See Page 24. Illustration by Bill Vann/Medola Ltd. is publistied The American Legion magazine, a leader among notional general-interest publications, military-service veterans, working monthly by The American Legion for its 2.9 million members. These through nearly 15,000 community-level Posts, dedicate themselves to God and country and traditional American values; strong notional securit/: adequate and compassionate core for veterans, their wid- ows and orphans: community service; and the wholesome development of our nation's youths. -
Une Histoire Qui Ne Manque Pas De Sel ! Jean-Louis Maurette
Epave de la Soufa au large d’Eilat. (Peinture d’Andrei Loubianov) une histoire qui ne manque pas de sel ! Jean-Louis Maurette Le 21 octobre 1967, le destroyer israélien Eilat (1) effectue une classique opération de surveillance au large de Port Saïd. Cet ex. bâtiment britannique, bien que fl euron de la petite marine israélienne, est d’une conception ancienne et dispose d’un système d’armes datant de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Si ses opérateurs radar peuvent détecter les deux vedettes égyptiennes venant à la rencontre de leur navire, il leur est impossible, vu la vétusté de leur matériel, de se rendre compte rapidement que quatre missiles SS-N-2 Styx viennent d’être tirés et foncent sur l’Eilat, rasant les fl ots à 900 km/h. Quelques minutes plus tard, trois des missiles percutent le vieux navire qui explose et coule en quelques minutes. Sur un équipage de 190 hommes, 47 sont tués et 41 sont blessés. Arrivée d’une des « vedettes de Cherbourg » dans le port d’Haïfa. (1) Destroyer ex. britannique de la classe Z, anciennement HMS Zealous. Commandé le 12 février 1942 aux chantiers Cammell Laird et lancé le 28 février 1944 pour la Royal Navy. Vendu à Israël le 15 juillet 1955. Longueur 80,1m, largeur 10,9m. Déplacement 1710 tonneaux. Propulsion : 2 turbines développant 40 000 cv. Vitesse maximale 37 nœuds. 186 hommes d’équipage. Armement : 4 canons de 11,4 cm, 5 canons Bofors de 4 cm, 8 tubes lance-torpilles de 53,3 cm. 20 L’entrée brutale du missile mer-mer dans le confl it israélo-arabe vient soudainement transformer toutes les conceptions de la guerre navale moderne alors en cours et cette salve de Styx déclenche une véritable révolution dans la stratégie navale. -
The American Legion [Volume 136, No. 6 (June 1994)]
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NEW JERSEY BUILT WARSHIPS at TOKYO BAY on 2 SEPTEMBER 1945 for the SIGNING of the INSTRUMENT of SURRENDER1 By: CAPTAIN LAWRENCE B
NJ WARSHIPS AT TOKYO BAY ON VJ Day ~ Capt. Lawrence B. Brennan, USN (Ret.) NEW JERSEY BUILT WARSHIPS AT TOKYO BAY ON 2 SEPTEMBER 1945 FOR THE SIGNING OF THE INSTRUMENT OF SURRENDER1 By: CAPTAIN LAWRENCE B. BRENNAN, U.S. NAVY (RETIRED)2 “from this solemn occasion a better world shall emerge out of the blood and carnage of the past, a world founded upon faith and understanding, a world dedicated to the dignity of man and the fulfillment of his most cherished wish for freedom, tolerance, and justice.” General of the Armies Douglas A. MacArthur, United States Army 2 September 1945 on board USS Missouri (BB 63) INTRODUCTION On 2 September 1945, 258 warships of the navies of victorious Allies anchored in Tokyo Bay, near the site where in 1853 Commodore Perry had anchored. The United States Navy, which undertook the bulk of the combat in the Pacific was the largest force; the Royal Navy and the Commonwealth Navies were well represented.3 This article is the story of more than 20 of the New Jersey-built major surface combatant U.S. Navy ships which were present on that historic morning. Fig. 1: Attendance certificate, Japanese surrender on the USS Missouri, signed by General of the Armies D. A. MacArthur, Fleet Admiral C. W. Nimitz, Admiral W. F. Halsey, and Captain S.S. Murray, September 2, 1945. 4 The combat commander of the Third Fleet which dominated the waters of Japan that day was a native of New Jersey, Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr. USN. The son of a naval officer, Halsey was born in Elizabeth in 1882 and educated at the Pingry School before attending the U.S. -
Admiral Nimitz Historic Site National Museum of the Pacific War Center
Admiral Nimitz Historic Site National Museum of the Pacific War Center for Pacific War Studies Oral History Program Fredericksburg, Texas An Interview with Mr. Carl I. Duncan United States Navy Served on USS Cotten DD669 Post War Japan Date of Interview: September 28, 2002 Admiral Nimitz Historic Site National Museum of the Pacific War Interview with Mr. Carl I. Duncan September 28, 2002 Mr. Metzler: This is Ed Metzler. Today is September 28, 2002. I am interviewing Mr. Carl Duncan. This interview is taking place in Fredericksburg, Texas, in support of the Center for Pacific War Studies, Archives for the National Museum of the Pacific War, Texas Parks and Wildlife, for the preservation of historical information related to this site. Mr. Duncan, let me first thank you for spending the time to give us your experiences during the Pacific War. I would like to start out by having you give us just a little bit of background information, when and where you were born, the name of your parents and brothers and sisters, and how you came to enter the armed services. Mr. Duncan: I was born in Marshall, Missouri, but grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma. My parent’s names are Carl and Marguerite Duncan, I am Carl, Jr. Growing up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, I first had the exposure to World War II on December 7, 1941, when I was a sophomore in High School. I was in the living room with my parents listening to H. V. Kaltenborn on the radio and the news came across. We didn’t know what to think. -
DESRON 30 News Reunion Association Newsletter
DESRON 30 News Reunion Association Newsletter Winter 2014 Vol. 2 No. 2 We sailed on the Celebrity Millennium for Director's Winter Letter #1 30 days. Departed Vancouver, BC, to By Dick Myers Petropavlovsk, Russia; Otaru, Hakodate, Tokyo, I write this in the absence of Dennis Holt, Yokohama, Mt. Fuji, and Osaka, Japan; Jeju and who was unable to attend the Washington D.C. Incheon, South Korea; Tianjin/Beijing and reunion. He has been busy planning the Baton Shanghai, China. By now I believe you will Rouge 2015 reunion, and an outline of that event appreciate the significance of the cruise to me is presented below. and Faith. These were the same waters our This was our largest reunion ever. We respective ships and shipmates sailed during had 83 people at our tours and dinner. The whole WWII and the Korean wars. It was an reunion was better than I had hoped, and even enlightening experience. our problems in visiting the White House ended We were disappointed in missing the up being better with a substitute tour to the reunion in Washington. From what I’ve heard and Capitol. Events and detail are covered below read, it was a huge success with 73 participants. Membership for the year held up well, but I’d like to exceed this with 80 in Baton Rouge we need more dues. We voted to continue the next year So, it will be very important to make $10.00 per year dues for the organization, and your hotel reservation now. There are a limited we hope that as many who can afford it will send number of rooms and you may always cancel it in. -
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Merci d’adresser vos courriers à la rédaction : Frédéric STAHL, Marijolet, 12 560 ST LAURENT D’OLT et vos mails à [email protected] Au sujet des opérations Au sujet des sujets des trésors que vous allez nous faire découvrir. De la même façon, je n’entrerai pas dans la polémique en Nouvelle-Guinée de Navires et Histoire régulière constituée par la question de savoir si Il me semble que vous vous êtes trompé dans la Pour des raisons qui tiennent tout à la fois l’actualité a sa place dans un magazine d’histoire carte du n°71 page 56. Vous placez Milne Bay là de l’effi cacité que de la préservation de votre fut elle maritime. Sur cela je me contenterai de où se trouve en fait le golfe de Papouasie. Pour modestie naturelle, j’irai très vite sur les relever que l’actualité est, par nature, chose moi Milne Bay se trouve à la pointe sud-est de la compliments… Sachez toutefois que je suis un éphémère et qu’elle a tendance à se transformer Nouvelle-Guinée. fi dèle lecteur depuis le n° 1 de N&H et que mon très vite en histoire récente pour devenir ensuite - M. Jean-Louis Nibart impatience est toujours intacte à la découverte et inéluctablement - histoire tout court ! Bref, j’aime Vous avez tout à fait raison et merci de nous révéler cette erreur. Lors de la réalisation de cette carte nous avons été induits en erreur par la découpe du sud-est de la Nouvelle Guinée qui ressemble étrangement à celle de Milne Bay. -
The American Legion [Volume 142, No. 6 (June 1997)]
PLUS en. William VUestmorelanti The 13th eneration People Who Appreciate Solid American Values Will Have A Place In This Century. Introducing The All-New Century. We're proud to welcome the American Legion to the all-new Century by Buick. As you can see, this Century is vastly different from the last. It's bigger. It's quieter. And it's filled with luxuries like dual-zone climate control, remote keyless entry, and an air filtration system that removes most allergy-causing pollens. It's so bright it turns its own lights on and off. Life in America gets better every Century. (^1 BY BuiCK Discover A Little Luxury In This Century Vol. 142, No. 6 The Magazine for a Strong America June 1997 W FLAG DAY k pledge we live by. THE MAGIC OF ORLANDO With mice, movie stars and outer space, the convention city awaits. 11 THE QOIET WARRIORS By John L. Piaster We didn 't hear of 'em then, but they made a lot of noise. 22 2S WE LOST NEW YORK TODAY By Susan Katz Keating Terrorism could take more catastrophic directions. 26 DO YOU SLEEP WELL AT NIGHT? ByE. Gene Vosseler "Ik No reason to, if nuclear missile attack is on your worry list. 30 THE DOMINO THAT FELL interview Westmoreland remembers Vietnam and says it's time to move on. 32 LUCKY 1 3? By Trent D. IVIcNeeley They're going to change the world, one family at a time. H A FEW GOOD MEN AND WOMEN By Chandra M. Czape 32 These days, there are many reasons to enlist. -
The American Legion [Volume 126, No. 3 (March 1989)]
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