CV / CVA / CVS-14 CG-47 DECEMBER 2020 The USS TICONDEROGA Veterans’ Association NEWS VOLUME 47 NO 4 THE 50th REUNION WILL BE UNFORGETTABLE! IN ORDER TO RECEIVE NEWSLETTERS, YOU MUST BE CURRENT ON YOUR MEMBERSHIP. (DUES MUST BE PAID) PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE GREETINGS TO ALL SHIPMATES, FAMILY AND FRIENDS, Well it has been six months since we were unable to get together in Portland for Our Reunion. Sorry to say the world’s health situation has not improved and many countries are now going in to full lockdown for hopefully short periods of time! Just like when we were aboard ship make sure your vaccinations are up to date! I hate shots but recently received the first of two ShingRix shots! Friend of mine recently had case of shingles and it was painful he told me! Please Don’t neglect your health thinking you need to stay away from doctors office because of pandemic. Here in the Lower Hudson Valley Fall Colors are amazing! It has been a few years where we had such a colorful fall season. Hopefully this is a sign that things will improve! The Doubletree by Hilton Norfolk Airport staff is enthusiastically waiting to welcome our Association this coming May. They are taking all steps to keep us safe during our reunion. I will be speaking to our tour company to determine if they need to adjust any of our tours. All of the attractions in Norfolk are at this time in operation. I know that DOD Bases in the beginning of the pandemic were off limits except for base personnel! Hopefully this part of tour will be available but the pandemic infection rate is so fluid only time will tell. Normally Our Hospitality Room has food and drinks available when it is open. Because of the pandemic any snacks will need to be individually wrapped and soda/ beer will be in individual cans not bottles. We will take every precaution to keep our hospitality room sanitary & infection free. I am extremely encouraged by the number of new shipmates on Facebook ,from both CV/CVA/CVS-14 & CG-47 , who have shown great interest on attending our 50th Reunion in Norfolk. Myself and My Fellow Officers want to do everything possible to have this reunion happen. On a Very Sad note Bill Spanbauer’s Father passed away on Wednesday evening, October 21,2020. I was looking forward to meeting Bill’s Father at our Portland Reunion but unfortunately it had to be canceled. We send our condolences to Bill, His Mother and entire family! May he Rest In Peace! Here is the DoubleTree By Hilton Norfolk Airport Hotel reservation link ! https://doubletree.hilton.com/en/dt/groups/personalized/O/ORFNADT-USO- 20210512/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG Larry Qualter USS Ticonderoga Veteran’s Association President PAGE 2 OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS 2020 - 2021 President: Director: Director: Chaplain: Larry Qualter Jerry H. Cole P. P. Parker W. Patterson P. P. Pastor Brett Inman 69 Hemlock Circle 945 N. Delacroix Dr 10914 WHISPERING OAK CIR 8838 E Cooper St Peekskill, NY 10566-4963 Green Valley, AZ 85614-5266 RIVERVIEW FL 33569-5949 Tucson, AZ 85710-4416 (914) 734-7677 (708) 227-0073 (813) 405-8308 (520) 909-3998 [email protected] (520) 648-7196 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] William Spanbauer P. P. 1899 COUNTY ROAD FF Jerry H. Cole P. P. Sean McConnell John F. Deasy P. P. OSHKOSH, WI 54904-6818 945 N. Delacroix Dr 554 MOUNTAIN RD 560 Maple Ave. (920) 410-7500 Green Valley, AZ 85614-5266 Boiling Springs, PA 17007-9515 Doylestown, PA 18901-4451 [email protected] (708) 227-0073 (717) 713-3895 (215) 348-9981 (520) 648-7196 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Edgar S. Trotter, Jr. 1150 Baywood Ave. John B. Dupont P. P. Camarillo, CA 93010-3005 Robert Hildebrand Sardo Sanchez 4590 Linwood Circle (805) 484-2930 2016 Reseda Way P.O. BOX 36411 Deep Haven, MN 55331-9297 [email protected] Antioch, CA 94509-5834 Albuquerque, NM 87176-6411 (952) 474-4731 (925) 757-1836 (505) 999-8129 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Fred Vance [email protected] 5808 SW 27TH STREET Lloyd Frank P. P. Topeka, KS 66614 Edgar S. Trotter, Jr. 2129 Bliss Comer St (785) 271-5900 1150 Baywood Ave. Jim Lutz Henderson, NV 89044-0174 [email protected] Camarillo, CA 93010-3005 1311 11th AVE (702) 361-6660 (805) 484-2930 Kearney, NE 68845-6543 [email protected] [email protected] (308) 293-3636 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] David Graf P. P. Edgar S. Trotter, Jr. 100 South Tremain St. Bldg 5 1150 Baywood Ave. STORE CLOSED 4/15/20 Mount Dora, FL 32757-6015 Camarillo, CA 93010-3005 Dennis SaBell NEEDS BACKUP (407) 388-4608 (805) 484-29305 NEED VOLUNTEER PO BOX 3178 [email protected] Universal City, TX 78148 (303) 881-4787 [email protected] [email protected] John Lunsford P.P. 2504 McNutt Bakersfield, CA 93306-4469 VACANT Richard Radigonda Robert Sullivan (661) 872-8850 NEED VOLUNTEER 357 Jade Circle 96 Esmeralda Rd [email protected] Vallejo CA. 94590 WWW.BIGT.NET AT: WEBSITE OUR ECK OUT St Augustine, FL 32095-8506 (707) 563-5556 (757) 754-0547 [email protected] [email protected] Alfred F. McDonnell P.P. [email protected] [email protected] CH [email protected] 1749 9th Ave San Francisco, CA 94122 415-661-6753 VACANT Gordon S. Humphrey, Jr. [email protected] NEED VOLUNTEER 2771 Cherrydale Falls Drive Henderson, NV 89052-7005 Steven Codding P. P. (425) 785-8094 9260 Hilltop Lane Joseph McDonnell P. P. [email protected] Bloomington, IL 61705 4141 Inola Trl. Ne VACANT NEEDS BACKUP (309) 827-4017 Roswell, GA 30075-1658 NEED VOLUNTEER [email protected] (770) 335-1715 [email protected] 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 3 USS TICONDEROGA VETERANS ASSOCIATION Norfolk Reunion MAY 13-17, 2021 NORFOLK AIRPORT DOUBLE TREE, NORFOLK SCHEDULE OF EVENTS TOUR DESCRIPTIONS THURSDAY, MAY 13 MILITARY AVIATION MUSEUM: 12:00 PM – 10:0O PM Reunion Registration Open Board the motor coach with your tour guide and Hospitality Room 12 PM – 10 PM visit one of Virginia Beach's most revered attractions, the Military Aviation Museum, home FRIDAY, MAY 14 to one of the largest private collections of World War II and Korean War era fighters, bombers, 7:30 AM - 9:30 AM. Breakfast Buffet trainers and seaplanes in the world. Many Before &After tours. Reunion Registration 9:00 AM - 4:15 PM Bus loads for MILITARY aircraft have been fully restored to their World AVIATION MUSEUM War II condition and are used for flight demonstration, movie production or commercials. Enjoy a guided tour of the galleries and shopping in the gift shop which is Hospitality room until 10 PM stocked with all things flight related. A boxed SATURDAY MAY 15 lunch will be enjoyed while at the museum. And much more to see! 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM. Breakfast buffet 8:00 AM - 3:30.PM Bus loads for: NAVAL BAS TOUR NORFOLK NAVAL BASE TOUR: Join your tour guide on the motor coach and depart for the Norfolk Naval Base, which is part of Naval Station Norfolk - the largest naval installation in the world. Home port to 59 ships, Hospitality room until 10:PM ranging in size from aircraft carriers to submarines, 18 aircraft squadrons and SUNDAY MAY 16 headquarters of the Atlantic Fleet, this naval 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM. Breakfast buffet complex occupies over 8,000 acres of land and 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM. Executive Board Meeting is home to more than 70,000 military personnel. 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM General meeting A Navy personnel will board the coach and take 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Ladies function you past the 14 piers, through the Naval Air 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM Free time in Norfolk Station, and the historic homes built for the 5:30 PM Pictures taken 1907 Jamestown Exposition on “Admiral’s 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM Cash bar followed by Banquet Installation off new officers Row” which now house the flag officers. Guest speaker Then, board the magnificent Spirit of Norfolk for a two-hour luncheon cruise. MONDAY MAY 17 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM Memorial Service PLEASE SEE NEXT PAGE FOR MORE 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM Breakfast buffet DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE TOURS. Farewells and Departures PAGE 4 REMEMBER NORFOLK VA 2021 USS TICONDEROGA VETERANS’ ASSOCIATION 50TH ANNIVERSARY AND 49th REUNION TOURS DETAILED DESCRIPTION FRIDAY, MAY 14, 2021; 9:00 AM – 4:15 PM ● Board the motor coach with your tour guide and visit one of Virginia Beach's most revered attractions, the Military Aviation Museum, home to one of the largest private collections of World War II and Korean War era fighters, bombers, trainers and seaplanes in the world. Many aircraft have been fully restored to their World War II condition and are used for flight demonstration, movie production or commercials.