Veterans Get Ready for Reunions
Former comrades in arms will share memories of wars past at reunions throughout the summer and fall.
Men who served aboard the submarine tender USS Howard W. Gilmore between 1944 and 1980 will gather June 29-July 2 at the Holiday Inn-Downtown in Norfolk, Va. Information: Capt. David M. Malin (DC), USN, P.O. Box 3156, Portsmouth, Va. 23701, (804) 465-0136, (804) 489-2443.
El Rancho Tropicana Hotel in Santa Rosa will be the site June 30-July 5 for the national reunion of former members of the 173rd Airborne Brigade, which was activated in 1963 and deployed to Vietnam. Information: Raymond C. Ramirez, (213) 699-6663.
Crew members who served aboard the Coast Guard-manned Navy assault transport USS Callaway during World War II plan a reunion in conjunction with the Coast Guard’s annual anniversary festival in August in Michigan. The reunion will be Aug. 3-6 at the Hilton Hotel in Muskegon. Information: R. L. Stambach, 4283-B Island Circle, Fort Myers, Fla. 33919-4427, (813) 481-0359.
Former shipmates and Air Group members aboard the aircraft carrier USS Boxer will gather Sept. 7-10 in Milwaukee, Wis. Information: John Russell, 1719 Mayapple Way, Gambrills, Md. 21054, (301) 721-3220.
The Omni International Hotel in Norfolk, Va. will be the site Aug. 15-20 for a reunion of former crewmen and Air Group members aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise. Information: Van Watts, 12401 Burton St., North Hollywood, Calif. 91605, (818) 768-3376.
The 40th annual reunion of former members of the 22nd Bomb Group, Fifth Air Force, will be Sept. 14-16 in Lexington, Ky. Information: Jack Clark, P.O. Box 560967, Rockledge, Fla. 32956-0967.
Former shipmates on the USS Card and members of Air Squadrons VC-1, VC-8, VC-9, VC-12 and VC-55 will gather Sept. 21-24 in San Diego. Information: Joe Macchia, 8290 Melrose Road, Melrose, Fla. 32666.
World War II Marine Corps drill instructors will have a reunion Nov. 7-10 at Parris Island, S.C. in conjunction with the corps’ 214th anniversary celebration. Information: Tiny Renaker, 1307 21st St., Port Huron, Mich. 48060.