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NOTEBOOK POLICY: Please submit notices five months in advance of your reunion. Reunions with specific dates will be given preference. Notices will be published only once and as space permits. Pass-Down-The-Line notices are published on a space-available basis, and non-members are charged $35.00 per notice. There is no fee for reunion notices.
Reunions 301st U.S. Naval Construction Bn., Apr. 95, Washington, DC. Contact: C. Johnson, 1201 Maple Tree Ct., La Habra, CA 90631.
Aviation Cadet Class 42K, 27-30 May 95, Nashville, TN. Contact: J. Horowitz, 3507 Oaks Way, Apt. 911, Pompano Beach, FL 33069. 704-322-5445.
Aviation Midshipmen, 1946-50, 17-21 May 95, Washington, DC. Contact: Flying Midshipmen Assn., c/o Orton Rudd, P.O. Box 2284, Arlington, VA 22202. 703-521-0050.
Brown Water LSTs, “Vietnam,” Mobile Riverine Force Assn./Task Force, 117, 116, 115, all participating vessels, USN Detachment Personnel KY, IUWG units, 22-25 Jun. 95, Louisville, KY. Contact: A. Moore, 106 Belleview Dr., Conover, NC 2861.704-464-7228, Fax: 704-466-3740.
Colgate Univ. Navy and Marine V-12/-7/-5 Units, 1943-46, 1-4 Jun. 95. Hamilton, NY. Contact: G. Greene, Jr., 14175 Oak Knoll Rd„ Wadsworth, IL 60083. 708-662-2203.
NAS Glenview, IL, 19 May 95. Mt. Prospect, IL. Contact: B. Schoewe, 6380 Rosebud Rd.. Milton, FL 32570-8824. 904-623-9717.
USN Musicians at All Eastern Band and Instrumental Clinic, Armed Forces School of Music, 5-8 Apr. 95, Little Creek, VA. Contact: R. Aurillo, 151 Carter Ln., Camden, DE 19934. 302-697-1450.
USS Anthony (DD-515), 27-30 Apr. 95, St. Louis, MO. Contact: J. Williams, 307 Woodbine Ave., Westville, NJ 08093. 609456-5471.
USS Askari (ARL-30), USS Satyr (ARL-23), USS Sphinx (ARL-24), USS Krishna (ARL-38), USS Indra (ARL-37), USS Benewah (APB-35), USS Colleton (APB-36), USS Mercer (APB-39), and USS Nueces (APB-40), Vietnam, 22-25 Jun. 95, Louisville, KY. Contact: A. Moore, 106 Belleview Dr., Conover, NC 28613. 704-4647228, Fax: 704-466-3704.
USS Aucilla (AO-56), 17-21 May 95, Charleston, SC. Contact: G. Eger. 18611 Avenida Del Ray, Rio Verde, AZ 852632003.602-471-1214.
USS Bennington (CV/CVA/CVS-20), Crew, Air Groups, and MarDet., 19-23 Jul. 95, Bennington, VT. Contact: B. Copeland, 47
Thompson St., Maynard, MA 01754. 508897-8139.
USS Betelgeuse (AK-260), 27-30 Apr. 95, N. Charleston, SC. Contact: A. Miller, 8612 Delhi Rd„ N. Charleston, SC 29406. 803797-7727.
USS Biddle (DD-151), 1-4 Jun. 95, Savannah, GA. Contact: G. Harris, 10819 Belmont Dr., New Port Richey, FL 34653.
USS Blakeley (DD-150), 1-4 Jun. 95, Savannah, GA. Contact: G. Harris, 10819 Belmont Dr., New Port Richey, FL 34653. 704-322-5445.
USS Breckinridge (DD-I48), 1-4 Jun. 95, Savannah, GA. Contact: G. Harris, 10819 Belmont Dr., New Port Richey, FL 34653. 704-322-5445.
USS Brownson (DD-868), 11-14 May 95, Va. Beach, VA. Contact: N. Doskow. 823 Brookdale Rd. E., Tacoma, WA 98445. 206537-4771.
USS Buck (DD-761), 22-25 Jun. 95, San Diego, CA. Contact: R. D'Anjolell, 160 Blackburn Ave., Lansdowne, PA 19050. 610259-6298.
USS Buhner (DD-222), 16-17 Jun. 95, Jackson, MS. Contact: J. Douglas, 2206 N. 4th Ave., Ironton, OH 45638. 614-532-3154.
USS Caliente (AO-53), 23-25 Jun. 95, Long Beach, CA. Contact: J. Benziger, 39 Stagecoach Rd., Cape May Court House, NJ 08210. 609-465-1489.
Lest We Forget. . .
Named for the killer whale Grampus Orca, the U.S.
attack submarine Grampus (SS-523) was built at the Boston Naval Shipyard in Boston, Massachusetts. The Grampus, a Guppy Il-class attack submarine, was launched on 15 December 1944 but did not enter U.S. Navy service until 26 October 1949 because of work stoppage after World War II.
The Grampus was one of the first U.S. submarines to be fitted with a snorkeling device that permitted her to stay submerged for longer durations than previous World War II submarines. She also served as a prototype for other Guppy-class attack submarines and incorporated many advanced features that were to be fitted into the later nuclear boats. Assigned to Submarine Division 61 in Norfolk, Virginia, the Grampus participated
in a variety of operations and training exercises, ranging from hunter-killer patrols to show-the-flag visits throughout Atlantic, Pacific, and Caribbean waters. The Grampus also served as an element of Task Group Alfa, a modern warfare group assigned to conduct and develop antisubmarine warfare on the Atlantic coast.
On 13 May 1972, the Grampus was decommissioned from U.S. Navy service. Two days later, she was transferred to the Brazilian Navy where she was given the name Rio Grande do Sul and assigned the hull number S-ll. She was stricken from Brazilian service in 1978.
Five previous U.S. ships have borne the name “Grampus.” The first, a 12-gun sloop of war, was launched in 1821. She remained in service until 1843. The second was a side-wheel steamer in service from 1863 to 1868. The third, SS-4, was one of the U.S. Navy’s first submarines, commissioned in 1908 but redesignated A-3 in 1911. The fourth, a ferry, was originally named Booth- bay and served until 1930. The fifth, SS-207, was a World War II fleet submarine lost with all hands on her sixth war patrol in 1943.
—Eric Wertheim
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Proceedings / January 1995