15 January 2010
NEWSLETTER

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USS Wisconsin BB-64 Reunion
September 7-12, 2010
Olympia Resort, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin.

_City of Oconomowoc Home Page
Our reunion website is now active.
To access it, click on the following:

www.militaryreunionplanners.com/wisconsin

Please READ the instructions carefully!  Everyone has the option of registering online and paying with a credit card (which incurs fees for processing) or the forms can be printed and mailed in to Military Reunion Planners, with no additional processing fees.  We will be posting attendees on our weekly newsletter since the attendees’ info will not be online until 4 months before the reunion.  There is a link to our weekly newsletters on the attendee page.

 

NAUTICUS UPDATE

Nauticus officials have informed us that all paid up members of the USS Wisconsin association will continue to receive free admission to Nauticus.  You will have to show your current membership card to receive free admission.  Anyone else you bring along that is not a member of our association, will have to pay the admission fee which at this time is $10.95 for adults and $8.50 for ages 4-12.

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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, January 15th.
1952 My personal log starts when I came aboard Dec. 22, 1952
1953 Portsmouth, VA. Oct. 2009 to Feb. 11, 1953
1954 Sasebo, Japan Jan. 16th to Jan. 18th. Okinawa, Japan Jan. 19th. to Jan.21st.
1955 Port au Prince, Haiti Jan. 15th & 16th.  Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Jan. 17th to Jan. 29th
1956 Bayonne, New Jersey Jan. 11th to Jan. 18th.  Gravesend Bay area Jan. 18 to Jan. 22nd

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

 

NEW ASSOCIATE MEMBER

Terry Quiroz, Jr.

Brother of Rene’ Jesse Romo   BTC  B  Div. (deceased)

1990-1991

Sue Wiedemann

Wife of James Wiedemann       SN    X    Division

1956-1957

IN MEMORIAM

DECEASED

 

DATE OF DEATH

James B. Ferguson

FN          B      Division    1952-1954

10/10/2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


DOCENTS LUNCHEON

Will be held at Vista Point Norfolk Naval Station @ 12:00 pm Monday 25 January 2010.

Association members that live in the area are welcome to attend. Please contact Tom Bradshaw at BB64BT1Retired@aol.com  so that Tom can add your name to the list.

 

TEE SHIRT AND PIN DESIGN

Deadline for the design of the reunion pin and tee shirt is February 1st
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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PLEASE REMEMBER TO INCLUDE IN YOUR PRAYERS,
OUR SICK AND DEPARTED SHIPMATES AND THEIR FAMILIES.

FAIR WINDS AND FOLLOWING SEAS