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Former crew members of the USS Hartley (DE-1029), USS John Willis (DE-1027), USS Joseph K. Taussig (DE-1030), USS Van Voorhis (DE-1028) and USS Lester will hold their next reunion Sept. 16-19 in Warwick, R.I. Those who served on any of the Dealey-Class DEs out of Newport can contact Marc Arsenault by mail at 98 Oxbow Road, Charlton, Mass. 01507; by phone at (508) 248-5072; or by e-mail at marc-a@rcn.com. Information also is available at http://newportdealeys.com.

Former crew members of the USS Puget Sound (AD-38) will hold their next reunion Sept. 16-19 in Charleston, S.C. For information, contact John C. Seymour by mail at 114 E Valleywood Drive, Collierville, Tenn. 38017; by phone at (901) 853-1450; or by e-mail at sounder38@hotmail.com. Information also is available at www.usspugetsound.org.

Crew members from the USS Rowe (DD-564) will hold their next reunion Sept. 23-26 in Colorado Springs, Colo. For information, contact Bob Wood by mail at 10785 Summit Ave., Rockford, Mich. 49341; by phone at (828) 256-6008; or by e-mail at DinaMLRS@aol.com.

Former crew members of the USS Watts (DD-567) will hold their next reunion Sept. 23-26 in Colorado Springs, Colo. For information, contact Jim Hanks at 8550 Riverside Drive, Brighton, Mich. 48116; by phone at (810) 231-2215, or by e-mail at jhanks@tm.net.

The next reunion of the USS Lavallette (DD-448) will be held in September in Newport, R.I. For information, contact Fred Lampe by mail at 3733 Rock Bridge Drive, Conover, N.C. 28613; by phone at (828) 259-1744; or by e-mail at lampe@charter.net.

Former crew members of the USS Sperry (AS-12) Association will hold a reunion Sept. 30-Oct. 2 in Baltimore, Md., at Days Hotel Timonium.

For information, call Arnold Ross at (281) 534-2459. He can also be reached at 2916 Colonial Drive, Dickinson, Texas 77539, or by e-mail at Aross14573@aol.com.

Former crew members of the USS Keppler (DD/DDE-765) will hold their next reunion Sept. 30-Oct. 3 in Charleston, S.C. For information, contact Willard Darrell by mail at 23 Kenneth Lane, North Babylon, N.Y. 11703; by phone at (631) 586-4565; or by e-mail at tincan765@hotmail.com.

Former crew members of the USS Henry B. Wilson (DDG-7) will hold a reunion Sept. 30-Oct. 3 in San Diego. For information, contact Dan Marks by mail at 2171 Teakwood Court, Hollister, Calif. 95023; by phone at (831) 636-7646; or by e-mail at danmarks@sosinet.net.

Former crew members of the USS San Marcos will hold their next reunion Sept. 30-Oct. 3 in Mystic, Conn. For information, contact Ray Willis by mail at 2899 Sherwood Drive, Lima, Ohio 45805; by phone at (419) 331-4699; or by e-mail at DinaMLRS@aol.com.

A reunion for the USS Sellers (DDG-11) will be held Oct. 7-10 in Jacksonville, Fla. For information, contact Bob Bell by mail at 4001 Windsor Gates Place, Virginia Beach, Va. 23452-2130; by phone at (757) 340-0426; or by e-mail at betty1898@cox.net.

Former crew members of the USS Canberra (CA-70/CAG-2) will hold a reunion Oct. 13-16 at the Holiday Inn Hurstborne in Louisville, Ky. For information, contact Brian Humphrey by standard mail at P.O. Box 1758, Ocean Pines, Md. 21811; by phone at (410) 208-4911; or by e-mail at kandokangaroo@verizon.net.

The USS Lake Champlain Association Inc. will hold its next reunion Oct. 14-17 in Nashville, Tenn. For information, contact Eugene Carroll by mail at P.O. Box 131, Interlaken, N.Y. 14847; by phone at (607) 532-4735; or by e-mail at gcarroll@rochester.rr.com. Information also is available at http://users.adelphia.net/~rogerjette.

The next reunion for the USS Oak Hill (LSD-7) crew members Association will be held Oct. 21-24 in New Orleans, La. For information, contact Pat Patterson by mail at P.O. Box 86, St. Johns, Ariz., 85936; by phone at (928) 337-2670; or by e-mail at hank8593@hotmail.com.

Former crew members of the USS Rudyerd Bay (CVE-81/ VC-77/VC-96) will hold their next reunion in October in Portland, Ore. For information, contact William Mitchell by mail at 25204 Via Pera, Murrieta, Calif. 92563; by phone at (909) 677-4382; or by e-mail at DinaMLRS@aol.com.

Former crew members of the USS Rowan (DD-405/DD-782) will hold a reunion Nov. 10-14 in San Antonio. For information, contact Leo Jack Moore by mail at No. 4 Ley Place, Sussex, N.J. 07461-2413; by phone at (973) 875-4582; or by e-mail at ljmdd782@warwick.net.

The crew members of the USS Sample (DE/FF-1048) will meet for their next reunion this fall. For information, contact Dina Coffey by mail at 3330 Springs Road NE, Hickory, N.C. 28601; by phone at (828) 256-6008 or by e-mail at usssamplereunion@yahoo.com.


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