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3d MarDiv. Assn., 31 Aug.-4 Sept. 94, Sa- vannahille, GA. Contact: D. Wilson, 978 Larkspur PI. N„ Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054-4952. 609-235-8178.
5th & 14th Defense Bns. and 3d Barrage Balloon Sqdn., 11-14 Sept. 94, Annapolis, MD. Contact: H. Quillin, 2124 Raincreeek Trail NE, Huntsville, AL 35811. 205-533-7055.
139th & 137th SeaBees Truck Bn., Okinawa, 1945, 16-17 Sept. 94, Charleston, SC. Contact: M. Fransted, 311 Clinton St., Alpena, MI 49707-3640. 517-356-1572.
390th Bomb Group Veterans Assn., WVVII, 8th Air Force, 12-18 Sept. 94, Spokane, WA. Contact: M. Shore, 2616 E. 58th Ln., Spokane, WA 99223. 509-448-1501.
Buoy Tender Sailors, Builders, and Friends,
19-21 Aug. 94, Duluth, MN. Contact: Ens Scott Langum, USN, 1201 Minnesota Ave., Duluth, MN 55802-2492. 218-720-5461. Fax: 218-720-5471.
CASU 13-42 and ACORN 28, 16-18 Sept. 94, Tuscon, AZ. Contact: W. Lathan, P.O. Box 51, Le Roy, NY 14482-0051.
LST Assn., Sept. 94, Las Vegas, NV. Contact: B. Gamer, LST Assn., P.O. Box 167438, Oregon, OH 43616-7438. 409-579-3732, SASE.
Northwestern Univ. Midshipmen’s School, 1940-45, 15-18 Sept. 94, Chicago, IL. Contact: R. Wilch, N61 W29799, Stoney Hill, CT 53029. 414-367-5643.
USCG Galloo Island, NY, 16-18 Sept. 94, Sackets Harbor, NY. Contact: G. Koscher, 4712 Glenwood Dr., Mantua, OH 44255. 216- 274-2927.
USCG/USS Machias (PF-53), 8-12 Sept. 94, Oshkosh, WI. Contact: J. Jones, 806 Helene St., Wantagh, NY 11793-1622. 516-731-0442.
USMC Cryptologic Assn. (MCCA), 10-1- Aug. 94, Boston, MA. Contact: J. Quisen- berry, MCCA, P.O. Drawer E, Woodbridge VA 22194-0110. 703-590-5765.
USS Allentown (PF-52), 8-11 Sept. 94, St Louis, MO. Contact: B. Ryder. 508-448-6774
USS Antietam (CV/CVA/CVS-36/CG-54I Crews, Sqdns., and MarDet., 14-18 Sept 94, New Orleans, LA. Contact: J. Mayton Rt. 1, Box 1414, Manchester, TN 37355. 615-, 728-0671.
USS Aquarius (AKA-16), 8-11 Sept. 94, Bal- • timore, MD. Contact: I. McLean, 40 West- ofer Rd., Newport News, VA 23901. 804- 596-4868.
USS Brookings (APA-140), WWII, 8-l0:
Sept. 94, Brookings, SD. Contact: F Dahlquist, 15 Lincoln St., Ridgway, PA 15853-1 814-776-1306.
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USS Capricornus (AKA-57), Sept. 94, San Diego, CA. Contact: D. Bailey, 1645 S. Wolff I St., Denver, CO 80219. 303-934-4014.
The heritage of Patrol Squadron 34 (VP-34) dates back to 1 September 1936, when VP-15F was established at NAF Annapolis, Maryland, as a unit of Patrol Wing Five. The squadron’s first commanding officer was Lieutenant Commander George T. Owen. During the next 20 years of its existence, VP-15F was redesignated VP-53, VP-73, VPB-73, back to VP-73, VP-AM-4, and finally VP-34. One of the squadron’s more notable commanding officers was Lieutenant Commander A. P. “Putt” Storrs III, who was
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a member of the Navy’s “Sea Hawks” aerobatic flying team in the late 1920s. Another noteworthy commanding officer was Lieutenant Commander H. C. “Hank” Miller, who trained the Doolittle flyers in carrier takeoff techniques for their 18 April 1942 Tokyo raid from the USS Hornet (CV-8).
The first aircraft assigned to the squadron as VP-15F were Martin PM-2s and P3M-2s, followed by Consolidated P2Y-2s and then a series of PBY Catalina models that were flown throughout World War II. World War II began for VP-53 in 1939, as its aircrews flew neutrality patrol missions over the Atlantic in their P2Ys to observe warship activities of the warring nations. Switching to PBYs in 1940, VP/VPB-73 flew more than 38,000 hours between 7 December 1941 and V-J Day. Ranging from above the Arctic Circle to below the equator, VPB-73 became the last PBY squadron to fly in the Atlantic area after the war. During 1943, the squadron averaged more than 40 hours per flying day. It is credited with sinking at least one German U-boat and scoring several probables. One intrepid VPB-73 PBY crew successfully drove off a German FW-200 four-engine bomber attempting to attack an Allied convoy. No ship was ever sunk in a convoy protected by the squadron. Following World War II and redcsignation to VP-AM-4, then VP-34, the squadron flew various models of the Martin PBM Mariner while based throughout the Atlantic and Caribbean areas, until its disestablishment 15 June 1956.
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USS Chicago (CA-14/-29/-136/CG-11/! SSN-721), 14-18 Sept. 94, Charleston, SC- Contact: P. Schlesinger, 18884 Coppermine Rd., Rogers, AR 72756. 501-925-2663.
USS Colonial (LSD-18), 14-17 Sept. 94, San Diego, CA. Contact: J. Roberts, 4819 Overcrest Dr., Nashville, TN 37211. 615-833-4948.
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USS Cushing (DD-5S/-376/-797/-985), 15-17 Sept. 94, Las Vegas, NV. Contact: R. Douglas, 15216 N. 28th Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85023. 602-993-7613.
USS Davis (DD-395), 11-14 Sept. 94, Annapolis, MD. Contact: W. Crewe, 961 Atlanta Cr„ Seaford, DE 19973. 302-629-8668.
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USS Detroit (CL-8), 8-11 Sept. 94, Coos Bay, OR. Contact: M. Schutte, 645 S. Cammann, Coos Bay, OR 97420. 503-888-3861.
USS Dunlap (DD-384), 7-10 Sept. 94, Day- ton, OH. Contact: J. Hartman, 906 Sorg PL, Middletown, OH 45042. 513-424-2450.
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USS Earl V. Johnson (DE-702), 15-18 Sept. 94, New Orleans, LA. Contact: K. Channell, 21 Park Ave., Natick, MA 01760-2704. 508- 653-2973.
USS Floyd B. Parks (DD-884), 9-11 Sept. 94, Myrtle Beach, SC. Contact: J. Robbins, P.O. Box 61, Twain, CA 95984. 916-283-2165.
USS Greenfish (SS-351), 15-18 Sept. 94, San Antonio, TX. Contact: L. Dunlop, RFD Box 257B, Abingdon, IL 61410. 704-322-5445.
USS Griswold (DE-7), WWII, 15-18 Sept. 94, Nashville, TN. Contact: B. Mancinelli, R.D. #4, Box 66, Monongahela, PA 15063. 412- 258-5379.
USS Guam (CB-2), 16-19 Sept. 94, Rapid City, SD. Contact: H. Kenyon, 140720 Experiment Farm Rd., Mitchell, NE 69357-9601.
USS Healy (DD-672), 16-18 Sept. 94, St. Louis, MO. Contact: R. McCulloch, 3136 N. US Hwy. 35, LaPorte, IN 46350-8382. 219- 326-7369.
USS Herndon (DD-638), 19-23 Sept. 94. Norfolk, VA. Contact: A. Schmelz, 109 Beau Ri- vage Dr., Ormond Beach, FL 32176.
USS Heywood (APA-6), 1-4 Sept. 94, Rolling Meadows, IL. Contact: R. Young, 3411 Potomac Ave., Texarkana, TX 75503. 903- 794-7642.
USS Hollandia (CVE-97), 13-15 Sept. 94, San Diego, CA. Contact: Z. Lambert, 315- 10th Ave., SE, Olympia, WA 98501-1312. 206-357-8560.
USS Indiana (BB-58), 14-18 Sept. 94, Ogden, UT. Contact: W. Sterling, 110 King St., Bell- more, NY 11710. 516-785-0070.
USS Ingersoll (DD-652/-990), 15-18 Sept. 94, Bloomington, MN. Contact: D. Penson, 1117 Lane PL, St. Paul, MN 55106. 612-771-7010.
USS John Land (AP-167), WWII, 15-17 Sept. 94, OH. Contact: R. Miles, 1134 Pilgrim Pkwy., Elm Grove, WI 53122. 414-786-1718.
USS John W. Weeks (DD-701), 14-18 Sept. 94, Arlington, VA. Contact: H. Gross, 14220 Isla Flores Ave., Ft. Pierce, FL 34951-4344. 407-467-0130.
USS Kleinsmith (APD-134), 8-11 Sept. 94, Colorado Springs, CO. Contact: F. Johnson, 4868 Bonnie Branch Rd., Ellicott City, MD 21043. 410-744-5145.
USS Knox (APA-46), Sept. 94, Branson, MO. Contact: T. Sherer, 4410 S. Whitley Rd., S. Whitley, IN 46787. 219-723-4696.
USS LaPorte (APA-151), 14-17 Sept. 94, Portland, OR. Contact: J. Warner, 63 Jacobs Hwy., Binghamton, NY 13901. 607-722-1342.
USS Lexington (CV/CVA/CVS/CVT/AVT- 16), 6-11 Sept. 94, Salt Lake City, UT. Contact: D. Wachter, 4198 Aspen Ln„ Eden, UT 84310. 801-745-6688.
USS Little (DD-803), 19-21 Aug. 94, Seattle, WA. Contact: J. Shirley, 2500 Bonham Ave., Odessa, TX 79761-1612. 915-362-1201.
USS LST-47, 11-16 Sept. 94, Las Vegas, NV. Contact: G. Sellitto, 25 Dawn Dr., Oakdale, NY 11769.
USS LST-49, 8-11 Sept. 94, Des Moines, IA. Contact: F. Reeves, R #4, Box 1300, Ava, MO 65608. 417-683-2440.
USS LST-246, 12-16 Sept. 94, Las Vegas, NV. Contact: B. Askin, 57 Hope St., Stamford, CT 06906-2621. 203-323-5720.
USS LST-468, 11-16 Sept. 94, Las Vegas, NV. Contact: J. Cooper, 25188 Marion Ave. C106, Punta Gorda, FL 33950. 813-575-4903.
USS LST-479, 11-15 Sept. 94, Portland, OR. Contact: C. Carbaugh, 3263 Pioneer Dr., SE, Salem, OR 97302. 503-362-5912.
USS LST-5I5, 11-16 Sept. 94, Las Vegas, NV. Contact: F. Hicks, 225 Gilmore Rd., Red Bluff, CA 96080. 916-527-5154.
USS LST-735, Sept. 94, Pittsburgh, PA. Contact: W. Lambert, R.R. #1, Clayton, IN 46118. 317-539-2434.
USS Lyman (DE-302), Sept. 94, Kansas City, MO. Contact: H. Pahel, 30366 Gulf Stream Dr., Canyon Lake, CA 92587. 909-244-4978.
USS Lyman K. Swenson (DD-729), 8-11 Sept. 94, Portland, ME. Contact: G. Ingram, 203 Shadow Ln„ Euless, TX 76039. 817-283-8294.
USS Macon (CA-132), 8-12 Sept. 94, San Diego, CA. Contact: J. Amicone, 588 Gal- livan Blvd., Dorchester, MA 02124. 617- 436-7202.
USS Naif eh (DE-352), 11-15 Sept. 94, San Francisco, CA. Contact: D. Boutilier, 22 West Carr St., Whitinsville, MA 01588. 508- 234-2358.
USS Nautilus (SSN-571), 30 Sept.-2 Oct. 94, Mystic, CT. Contact: R. Sollenberger, P.O. Box 333, N. Stonington, CT 06359. 203-
535- 0327.
USS Neal A. Scott (DE-769), 4-9 Sept. 94, Kansas City, MO. Contact: V. Swegel, 1300 E. Mercer, Seattle, WA 98102. 206-324-6816.
USS Nevada (BB-36/SSBN-733), 8-11 Sept. 94, San Diego, CA. Contact: J. Epperson, 16401 Rhone Ln., Huntington Beach, CA 92647. 714-848-2039.
USS Newman (DE-205/APD-59), 15-18 Sept. 94, Norfolk, VA. Contact: W. Lopez, 3305 Pelham Rd., Toledo, OH 43606-2469. 419-
536- 5993.
USS New Orleans (CA-32), 3-16 Sept. 94, Nashville, TN. Contact: J. Eatherly, 4081
Carthage Hwy., Lebanon, TN 37087. 615- 444-2353.
USS New York (BB-34), 15-18 Sept. 94, Buffalo, NY. Contact: K. Sparks, 4747 Ormonde Dr., Cazenovia, NY 13055. 315-655-3842.
USS Norfolk (DL-1), 15-18 Sept. 94, New England. Contact: E. Jehlik, 10202 Noel St., Cypress, CA 90630-4143. 704-322-5445. USS Otter (DE-210), 12-16 Sept. 94, Cape Cod, MA. Contact: B. Nielson, 600 Greenwood Dr., Jupiter, FL 33458. 407-744-4716.
USS Poole (DE-15I) and USS Gandy (DE- 764), 12-14 Sept. 94, Las Vegas, NV. Contact: D. Macchia, 256 Spruce St., Bloomfield, NJ 07003-3644. 201-748-0731.
USS Prichett (DD-561), 14-18 Sept. 94, Baton Rouge, LA. Contact: R. Van Sickle, RR 1, Box 110, Freedom, IN 47431. 812-829-3809. USS Ramsden (DE/DER-382/WDE-482), 8- 11 Sept. 94, Lancaster, PA. Contact: E. Toczylowski, 168 Tospfield Rd., Ipswich, MD 01938. 704-322-5445.
USS Reeves (DE-156/APD-52) and USS Donnell (DE-56/IX-182), 7-11 Sept. 94, Hyan- nis, MA. Contact: L. Grasek, 5027 Sthwy 30A, Fultonville, NY 12072. 518-875-6052. USS Robert L. Wilson (DD/DDE-847), 15- 18 Sept. 94, Orlando, FL. Contact: D. Alib- erti, 335 Aura Rd., Clayton, NJ 08312. 609- 881-0262.
USS Rockbridge (APA-228), 8-11 Sept. 94, Portland, OR. Contact: R. Dillon, 28085 Adkins Rd., Salisbury, MD 21801. 410-742-2641.
USS Saint Paul (CA-73), 13-17 Sept. 94, St Paul, MN. Contact: B. Brodniak, 2 Hugo Rd., N. Brunswick, NJ 08902. 908-821-9047.
USS Salt Lake City (CA-25/SSN-716), Sept. 94, Sacramenta, CA. Contact: M. Varland, 458 Argos Cr., Watsonville, CA 95076.
USS San Diego (CL-53), 11-14 Sept. 94, Va. Beach, VA. Contact: L. Evans, 1649 Mill Landing Rd., Va. Beach, VA 23457. 804- 721-7768.
USS Saujley (DD-465), WWII, 10-12 Sept. 94, Harrisburg, PA. Contact: R. Rettgers, 609 Sunset Dr., Dillsburg, PA 17019. 717-432-5503.
USS Steamer Bay (CVE-87), Sept. 94, Vancouver, WA. Contact: L. Estep, 217 Logan Hill, Chehalis, WA 98532. 206-748-8994.
USS Takanis Bay (CVE-89), WWII, 7-11 Sept. 94, Norfolk, VA. Contact: L. Taylor, 2787 W. Spring Hwy., Jonesville, SC 29353. 803-427-3817.
USS Tangier (AV-8), 15-18 Sept. 94, Middletown, RI. Contact: G. Devine, Eagles Nest Terr., Peace Dale, RI 02879. 401-783-3790.
USS Thomaston (LSD-28), 15-17 Sept. 94, Pascagoula, MS. Contact: J. Brannon, P.O. Box 585, Grand Bay, AL 36541-9794. 205- 865-3169.
USS Tripoli (LPH-10/CVE-64), Sept. 94, Kansas City, MO. Contact: J. Mens, 1103 22nd St., Nederland. TX 77627. 409-722-1468.
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USS Vulcan (AR-5), 8-11 Sept. 94, Milwaukee, WI. Contact: M. Simonetti, 17 Grace St.,
Hudson, PA 18705. 704-322-5445.
USS Wasp (CV-7) and Air Groups, 15-18 Sept. 94, Springfield, IL'. Contact: J. Parks, P.O. Box 3405, San Leandro, CA 94578. 510- 357-9004.
USS Whealear (AM-390), Sept. 94, Myrtle Beach, SC. Contact: S. Krontz, R.R. #1, Riverview Rd., Thomson, IL 61285. 815- 273-7170.
USS Wisconsin (BB-64), 15-18 Sept. 94, Phi- Iadlephia, PA. Contact: J. Janz, P.O. Box BB- 64, Rudolph, WI 54475-0216.
VB-/VPB-148, WWII, Fall 94, Pensacola. FL. Contact: P. Ustick, 228 Pine Tree Dr., Gulf Breeze, FL 32561. 904-932-6979,904-944-6060.
VC-92, 9-1 I Sept. 94, Faribault, MN. Contact: G. Fisher, 6564 Fairfax Way, Faribault, MN 55021. 507-332-7397.
VF-53, (CAG-5), 22-25 Sept. 94, Denver, CO. Contact: A. Frainier, 2750 S. Golden Way, Denver, CO 80227-3846. 303-985-2707. VP-90, Sept. 94, NAS Glenview, IL. Contact: Lt. Kurt Podlogar, USN, VP-90, NAS Glenview, IL 60026. 708-657-2662.
VPB-27, 14-18 Sept. 94, Nashville, TN. Contact: W. Byerly, Rt. 1, Box 159-A, Pikeville, TN 37367. 615-533-2096.
VPB-151, WWII, 14-17 Sept. 94, St. Louis, MO. Contact: J. Howard, 6016 Pebble Hill Dr., St. Louis, MO 63123. 314-353-6442.
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