Summer 2018 Issue #87 1943 1972 USS BǂǏLj GǂǏLj NdžǘǔǍdžǕǕdžǓ PǖǃǍNJǔljdžDž Ǖǐ PdžǓǑdžǕǖǂǕdž Ǖljdž MdžǎǐǓǚ ǐLJ USS BǂǏLj (SS - 385) ǂǏDž HdžǓ CǓdžǘ WWW.USSBANG.COM PRESIDENT: Bill Fenton 4422 Organ Mesa Loop Las Cruces, NM 88011-8403 PH: 575-532-5830 EM: [email protected] VP: Paul Schramm 3402 Onondaga St Kalamazoo, MI 49004-1636 PH: 269-345-0859 EM: [email protected] SECRETARY: Harry Ross 2882 W 232nd St Torrance, CA 90505-2855 PH: 310-612-6629 EM: [email protected] TREASURER: Ed DeLong 894 Indian Creek Rd Harleysville, PA 19438-1005 PH: 267-614-9575 EM: [email protected] EDITOR: Hal Wilkins 2514 Lookout Rd Haymarket, VA 20169-1554 PH: 703-901-8315 EM: [email protected] CHAPLAIN: Lenny Sciuto 1408 Course View Dr Fleming Is, FL 32003-7274 PH: 904-682-1100 EM: [email protected] WEB: Bill Fenton 4422 Organ Mesa Loop Las Cruces, NM 88011-8403 PH: 575-532-5830 EM: [email protected] HEAR YE! HEAR YE! 2018 USS Bang Reunion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October `1—4, 2018 Historic Philadelphia Colonial Independence & Birth- place of a our Naon Elfreth's Alley is the oldest connuously inhabited resi- denal street in America Cruiser Olympia and Submarine Becuna are part of Independence Seaport Museum located on Penn's Landing in Philadelphia. Baleship New Jersey is located across the river in Camden, New Jersey. REUNION UPDATE Monday, October 1st - Arrival Day. Today is a day to get checked in to the hotel and renew old Exton/Philadelphia,PA acquaintances. The hospitality room opens at Oct. 1 – 4, 2018 10:00 in the spacious Malvern Room. Hi everyone, This is The Bang’s 75th Diamond Anniversary so we will make it a special occasion and there will be a few surprises along the way that we are hoping you all will enjoy. As always we will try and get the best BANG for our bucks. Tuesday Oct. 2, 08:30 Departure for historic We will be staying at the Clarion Hotel 815 North Philadelphia, cost $50 per person (Lunch Pottstown Pike Exton PA 19341 6( 1 )0 3 6 1-3 10 .0 Included). All aboard our luxurious motor coach for The etar si $ 89 ulcni( nid g erb tsafka b teffu rof )2 + a “windshield tour”, we’ll see many famous .xat We h eva a kcolb fo or oms ht ta era g ood ta locations such as the “Rocky Steps and Statue” at ht ta ecirp rof 3 d sya b erofe a nd 3 d sya .retfa Y ou the Philly Art Museum, Ben Franklin Museum and m tsu me oitn n T he U SS B ang R eu oin n w hen nillac .g Print Shop, The Betsy Ross House, Elfreth’s Alley The kcolb fo or oms lliw oc nitn ue ot b e h dle u litn our nation’s oldest residential street dating back to ht e ffotuc fo 0:5 0 P M E D ,T eS etp mb re ,4 1702. We will pass thru Society Hill settled in the 2018. R oitavrese sn eviecer d retfa 0:5 0 P M E D ,T 1680’s and is the oldest residential neighborhood eS etp mb re ,4 2 018 lliw b e divorp ed ta ht e org up in Philly. We will stop for lunch (included) at o etar o n a ps eca aliava elb b .sisa fI nilevart g yb ria Philly’s Gourmet Steaks where the famous Philly ht s’ti ht e P alih d ple aih nretnI oita n la priA tro Cheese Steak is featured. If you don't care for a P( H )L . T he h leto si 3 3 m seli orf m ht e pria tro b tu cheese steak, there are burgers and a large buffet ht e evird sekat a bo tu a n h o .ru Pa lu arhcS mm, with many appetizing selections. Den sin eirB’O n a nd G abe eL w si h eva v ulo etn ere d hs ot hs elttu su orf m a nd ot ht e pria tro os s'ti After Lunch there will be a little time to visit Christ imp atro tn ot ulcni de y o ru lavirra a nd d ep erutra Church across the street and/or the Oldest gilf th n umb sre & it m se a nd a llec p hone n umb re Chocolate Factory in the country which happens to on y o ru oitartsiger n rof m fi y ou w a tn ot esu siht be right next door. .ecivres The H leto h sa lla ht e usu la a me seitin Next stop Independence Hall. They risked ulcni nid g a bunda tn erf e p nikra g rof ,srac av sn a nd everything — “their lives, their fortune and their R ,sV erf e ,if-iw ulcni ded b teffu ,tsafkaerb a ntif sse sacred honor.” During the summer of 1776, 56 ec ,retn erf e ,eeffoc erf e new ps ap re Mon - ,irF courageous men gathered at the Pennsylvania State b nisu sse ec ,retn ug tse al un ,yrd a nd o etis-n House and defied the King of England. Eleven years b o(ra pe sn 1 3:6 .)0 C erru yltn ht e R atse aru tn si later, representatives from 12 states gathered to esolc d b tu m gi th b e o pened niaga ni O otc b .re shape the U.S. Constitution, finally creating one How ,reve ht ere era n um ore su atser aru stn nihtiw 2 unified nation. m seli fo o ru h ,leto lareves a bo tu 2/1 m .eli T h ye Right after this we will visit The Liberty Bell which ar n eg orf m ht e u elacsp eL mo ailatI(ollecn )n a nd is an iconic symbol of American independence. The R srekciV cirotsih srekciV R atse aru tn A( m acire )n ot ht e ssel bell acquired its distinctive large crack sometime in pxe e evisn R o s'n O nigir la B ra & ,llirG T he P o ru the early 19th century. Ho ,esu elgaE nrevaT a nd aT p R oom a nd R ed R o nib NOTE: FOR BOTH OF THESE VENUES AND QVC TOUR WE Go ru m te B .sregru Th ere era many secalp ht ta WILL HAVE TO PASS THROUGH SECURITY INCLUDING METAL d revile .osla DETECTORS. ANY METAL ITEMS SHOULD BE LEFT AT THE HOTEL OR ON THE BUS. Wednesday, October 3rd 08:30 Departure for the Thursday, Oct. 4. Seaport Museum, cost $75 per person (Lunch 09:00 Business Meeting & Ladies Bingo. There will Included).– The bus will take us to The Seaport be an optional tour of QVC leaving at 08:45 which Museum starting with the USS Becuna which is 8 miles from the Hotel. We will need at least 10 completed five wartime patrols in the Pacific. people to go. Cost is $10 for the tour BUT Becuna is a BALAO-class submarine built in New suggested transportation is carpooling and will be London, CT. During World War II, "Becky" prowled arranged at the reunion. the Pacific Ocean for Japanese ships. Converted in 17:30 Banquet Festivities – meet for pictures & 1951 to a Guppy 1A type with sophisticated radar any announcements – will be followed by Banquet and torpedo equipment. seating Banquet Entrée Choices: All come with bread, salad, unsweetened iced tea, water and sweetened lemonade. Cash Bar. Pasta Primavera(Veggies)- choice of marinara or mushroom cream sauce. Honey Barbecue Salmon-rice & veggies NY Strip Steak- Roasted Onions, Lemon Herb New Potatoes & Green Beans. Next is the USS Olympia a cruiser that saw service FOR A MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF in the United States Navy from her commissioning EVERYTHING GO TO USSBANG.COM. in 1895 until 1922. In 1921, the ship carried the remains of World War I's Unknown Soldier from Contact: Isaac (Ike) Cohen or Michelle Ostapiej at France to Washington, D.C., where his body was 908-334-0027 or [email protected] interred in Arlington National Cemetery. We will board the Bus and jump across the river to visit the USS New Jersey BB-62. She earned more battle stars for combat actions than any other battleships. Y U. S. S. BANG (SS - 385) O U 75th Diamond Anniversary R Reunion. H Exton/Philadelphia, PA O S Monday - October 1,2018 T S Thursday - October 4, 2018 Isaac (Ike) Cohen & Michelle Ostapiej No more moustache and not much hair but Michelle still has plenty of hair and never a moustache……LOL HEADQUARTERS Clarion Hotel 815 North Postown Pike, Exton PA 19341 Reservations - (610) 363-1100 ROOM RATE $89 + tax (BUFFET BREAKFAST INCLUDED FOR 2) Reservations: Must Mention USS BANG REUNION to receive this room rate MONDAY OCTOBER 1st -10:00 Check-In - Get “Welcome” envelope - Hospitality Room opens TUESDAY OCTOBER 2nd -08:30 - Bus departs for Tour of Philadelphia WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 3rd -08:30 - Bus departs for Seaport Museum and Battleship New Jersey Tours. THURSDAY OCTOBER 4th -09:00 - Business Meeting - Ladies Bingo. Possible QVC Tour. 17:30 - Photos, Cocktails & Banquet to Follow. YES, I/WE PLAN TO ATTEND THE REUNION. 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