12 December 2008

NEWSLETTER

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 Elected officers for 2009-2010 are as follows;

PRESIDENT   TOM BRADSHAW    VICE PRESIDENT   BILL RIDINGS
   TREASURER   JOHN FOX         SECRETARY   DICK HAMANN

RANZY WESTON WAS SELECTED AS 2ND VICE PRESIDENT                                              

Our 2010 reunion will be held in, OCONOMOWOC, WISCONSIN.

Additional information will follow at a later date.   City of Oconomowoc Home Page        ______________________________________________________________________

REMINDER
If you have not paid your dues, the “M” (for member) next to your name on the website membership roster list has been removed. You will have to submit another application in order to reinstate the “M” indicator. If you believe this was done in error, please contact LaDonna Bradshaw, bb64members@aol.com 
Membership Application

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Please keep your email address up to date with LaDonna even if you don’t want it posted online.
  Please contact LaDonna Bradshaw, bb64members@aol.com. Or (601) 693-4614
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FROM MY PERSONAL LOG

On This Day, Dec. 12th

1953   Sasebo, Japan December 7th to December 14th

1954   Portsmouth, Virginia November 29th to January 3, 1955

1955   Bayonne, N.J. December 9th to January 10, 1956

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REINSTATED MEMBER

Raymond D.  Frankel

MU2                EX       Division

1944-1945

 

 

 

 

NEW ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

 

John Reid MacKenzie

Battleship Enthusiast  from the UK

 

Melissa Zardas

Granddaughter of George Zardas

1951-1952

 

 

 

PENDING APPLICATIONS

Nathan Howard

SN                   6th          Division

1989-1991

Neil Lenhart

Arthur Cross B  Division 1946-1948

 

Neil, please contact LaDonna Bradshaw at bb64members@aol.com  with your correct email address

James Nabb

GMG2             G1          Turret 1

1988-1988

 

 

 

EMAIL  ADDRESS ADDITION

Ricky Hayes

E5                    SK2          Division

1988-1991

 

 

 

EMAIL ADDRESS CHANGE

Charles Van Tornhout

EMP3               E            Division

1946-1947

IN MEMORIAM

MEMBER

 

DATE OF DEATH

Donald W. Lampert

ME1       R   Division         1951-1954

12/02/2008

 

 

 

DECEASES WIVES

WIFE OF

DATE OF DEATH

Elizabeth Marshall

Richard Marshall  BM1  1st Div.  1991

10/18/2008

 

 

 


Good News for one of our members:

CWO4 Steve Pelon will be promoted to CWO5 on the 31st of January 2009.  He was onboard 1990-1991, BM1, 2nd and 4th Division.  Congratulations Steve, we hope to see you at the next reunion!

A MESSAGE FROM OUR MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

If your label reads “THIS IS YOUR LAST BADGER”, it means that your membership expires before April 1, 2009.  Since not all memberships expire in December, please look at your membership card to determine your membership expiration date.  Since we used bulk mail for the December Badger to save money on postage, every issue has a dues envelope.  So please check your label since some members pay their dues up to 3 years at a time.

The new bylaws state that any member whose dues are more than 30 days past due will be removed from the roster so please mail your dues today.  If you are an active duty member, you need to confirm your mailing address and active duty status with me so that you can receive your new membership card.  Last year several Badgers were returned to me because several active duty members either retired and moved or got orders and failed to notify me of the change.

If you do not notify me or leave a forwarding address with the post office, your Badger will be returned to me as undeliverable and you will be removed from the mailing list since we cannot keep sending mail out that is returned.

Any question contact   bb64members@aol.com

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SICKBAY

Received the following from Vicki Fournier pertaining to Bill Frost  1st Division 1951-1953

I just had a note from Kathy Frost and Bill was diagnosed yesterday with prostate cancer.....they also found something of concern in his remaining lung. and will wait till they treat the prostate to do anything about that. Please let everyone know so they can put him on a prayer lists....they do not have any schedules yet for treatments. She said they would make this the best Christmas ever...they will go to Rhode Island to her daughters for Christmas on the 24....I will keep you posted when I hear anything else...just wanted you all to know. V&B

 

SICKBAY UPDATE

Betty Culp sent in the following

Just a note to let everybody know that Jack is home with full oxygen in the house.  He is still pretty sore in the chest and awful weak.  Will keep everybody informed.  Betty


2009-2010 CALENDAR’S

We did not produce a calendar for this time period.
Perhaps we can resume in the future.

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  USS WISCONSIN 10TH BI-ANNUAL CRUISE
Even though we will have a short article on our next cruise in the Badger, I thought I might remind members that deadlines for signing up are getting closer.  Our cruise on Carnival Glory will sail from Port Canaveral on the 25th of April.  It is a 7 night cruise with port calls at Nassau, St. Thomas and St. Maarten.  Cruise prices range from$370 per person for an inside cabin (no windows) to $500 per person for a cabin with a picture window and $670 per person for a cabin with a balcony.    Port taxes and Federal Fees are extra.  We want to remind all hands that this cruise has been designated "The Lil Menta Memorial Cruise "in honor of the tremendous amount of work that she did for our association.  All funds earned from this cruise will be donated to the Association in Lil's Memory.
If you have any questions, e-mail Dick Hamann at dickbb64@aol.com  or call him at 804-265-5417

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N O T I C E

The email address for Dominic Menta is dombb64@ptd.net  
 Please delete
dom@usswisconsin.org  from your address book.

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PLEASE REMEMBER TO INCLUDE IN YOUR PRAYERS, OUR SICK AND DEPARTED SHIPMATES AND THEIR FAMILIES

FAIR WINDS AND FOLLOWING SEAS