USS Waccamaw AO-109; May 1-4, 2008; Location: Channel Inn, Washington, DC; Contact: Sandy Jackson, 1044 O’Neal Drive, Shreveport, La 71107; Phone: 318-222-3828; Email: sanwanx4@comcast.net
USS Hailey DD-556 ,Virginia Beach , Virginia , May 4-7,2008. Contact Howard Jones , 757-456-0942. howbet914@cox.net
USS Rich DD/DDE 820; Men who served aboard the cold war-era US Navy destroyer USS Rich (DD/DDE 820) will hold their 15th Annual Ship’s Reunion on May 14th thru 18th, 2008. The event will be held in Vineland, New Jersey. Each year the group meets at a different location in the east and mid-west and is hosted by a fellow shipmate.
The USS Rich Association is a fraternal-military group of former crew members from the naval ship which served the nation for 32 years. Of the thousands of men who were aboard at different times, nearly 1000 have been contacted.
For additional details contact Joe Franchetta at 856-692-8719; email at reunion2008@ussrich.org or visit the website at www.ussrich.org
NCB 143rd. ABCD, WWII. Aug. 10-15, 2008, Colfax, WA. Contact Allen McSweeney, (509) 397-4180. e-mail AMcSweeney@StJohnCable.com
U.S.S. Abnaki A.T.F.96; AUGUST 27--30--2008; Location Airport Hilton, St. Louis Mo.; Contact Person Pete Kingsley, 5320 N .W 66th PL, Johnston IA 50131; Telephone (515 ) 276--7250; e-mail p.ckingsley@msn.com
Web WWW.USSAbnaki.com
USS Blandy DD-943; September 4-7, 2008; Location: Grand Plaza Hotel, Branson, MO;
Contact: Robert Leech, 4454 Old Pittsburg Rd., Wampum, PA 16157-5612; e-mail: robert.a.leech.sr@verizon.net
Web http://ussblandy.org/
The USS Bennington CV/CVA/CVS-20 Association will be holding its 20th Annual Reunion at The Hotel Arizona in Tucson, AZ from September 10-13, 2008. It will be hosted by: Doug & Joellen Corrao. They can be reached at telephone #: 480-577-3954 or email address: dcorrao@cox.net Additional information is available at the ships website: www.uss-bennington.org
USS Pocono Association Reunion;
October 1-5, 2008; Location: Surfside Inn & Suites, Virginia Beach, VA; Contact: Jack Myers, 2926 Burton Dr., Kokomo, In 46902-3280; phone: 765-453-9531
Email: jmyers1064@aol.com; Website: http://www.usspocono.org/
USS Cogswell DD-651 Association Reunion; 9-11 October 2008; Location: Boise ID; Concact: George H. Overman, P.O. Box 6098, Oceanside, CA 92052-6098; Phone: 760-889-2216
Email uss-cogswell@cox.net
; Web Site www.destroyers.org/uss-cogswell
USS MARKAB AK31, AD21, AR23; October 30, 2008 to November 2, 2008; Location: Best Western Academy Hotel
Colorado Springs, Colorado; Cost: $69.00 Per Night; Concact: Rev. Wm. J. Campbell Sr. Phone: 941-575-6829
Email wjcampbell@embarqmail.com
; Web Site www.markab.org
USS Shields DD-596 All Eras Reunion Association; November 2-5, 2008; Location: Perdido Beach Resort,
Orange Beach, AL; Concact: Ed Velasquez (VP & Reunion Coordinator), 6648 South Ammons Court, Littleton, CO 80123; Phone 303-979-4114
Email etvela5@aol.com
