13 November 2009

13 November 2009

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 2^ND VICE PRESIDENT

2010 USS Wisconsin BB-64 Reunion
September 8-12, 2010
Olympia Resort, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
_City of Oconomowoc Home Page
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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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BADGER MAILING LABEL

When you receive your December issue of the Badger, please look at your mailing label, if it says "THIS IS YOUR LAST BADGER", it means your membership will expire before the next issue, which will be in April. You should have a renewal envelope in your issue. If you don't have an envelope, please mail your dues to: USS Wisconsin Association, PO Box 227, Marion, MS 39342. Dues are $20 per year for one and $10 per year for each additional member of your household that wants to renew. Your membership expiration date is always printed on your Badger mailing label.

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FROM MY PERSONAL LOG

On This Day, November 13^th.
1952 Portsmouth, VA. Oct. to Feb. 11, 1953
1953 Sasebo, Japan Nov. 12-18^th. Joined Task Force 77 on Nov. 19^th.
1954 At sea, Nov. 10^th. To Nov. 20^th.
1955 Brooklyn, N.Y. Navy Yard Oct. 18^th to Dec. 9^th.
On Oct. 18^th, Wisconsin, while being towed from Bayonne, N.J. by 10 tugs, went aground at the mouth of the East River. She was stuck close to an hour in the mud of Diamond Reef about 500 yards north of Governors Island. Thirteen commercial tugboats and three Navy tugs finally got her loose.

My personal log ended when I was transferred off the ship on June 20, 1956 to be discharged.

IN MEMORIAM
NON MEMBERS		DATE OF DEATH
Donald J. Stewart	BT3 B Division 1951-1954	11/08/2009
Charles L. Ziegler	S2C Unknown Division 1944-1945	8/12/1981

TEE SHIRT AND PIN DESIGN

Deadline for the design of the reunion pin and tee shirt is February 1^st.
The contest is open to all association members. The prize is a free room for 1 night at the reunion.

Please mail or email your design to:

Tom Bradshaw

PO Box 227

Marion, MS 39342

bb64bt1retired@aol.com

(601)693-4614

Good luck and get your design in as soon as possible.
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In Honor Of Veterans - Free Meals

Vets Eat Free at Golden Corral
Golden Corral's 9th annual Military Appreciation Monday dinner will be held on Monday, Nov.16, 2009, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. in all Golden Corral restaurants nationwide. The free dinner meal is a special "thank you tribute" to any person who has ever served in the United States Military. If you are a veteran, retired, currently serving, in the National Guard or Reserves, you are invited to join us for Golden Corral's Military Appreciation Monday dinner. To date, Golden Corral restaurants have provided over 2.2 million free meals and contributed over $3.3 million to the Disabled American Veterans organization.

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

FAIR WINDS AND FOLLOWING SEAS