30 October 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 2ND 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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FROM MY PERSONAL LOG

On This Day, October 30th.
1952 Portsmouth, VA. Oct. to Feb. 11, 1953
1953 Sasebo, Japan Oct. 26th to Nov. 7th.
Oct. 24th., 4 hour stay in Sasebo then we left to join Task Force 77 (10/24-10/25)
1954 At Sea Oct. 20th to Nov. 3rd.
1955 Brooklyn, N.Y.  Navy Yard Oct. 18th to Dec. 9th.
On Oct. 18th, 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.


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REUNION 2010 INFORMATION

Following is an additional note in regards to the reunion committee meeting in Oconomowoc, WI

LaDonna Bradshaw, Membership / Reunion Registration

I was not sure what to expect in Oconomowoc.  The trip from the airport was uneventful.  Not a problem at all with the directions to the resort.

 The lobby is just beautiful, so warm and inviting.  The rooms are large and well furnished.  The hotel restaurants serve good food at very reasonable prices. 

 The people in town were so friendly and are excited about our group coming next year.  The downtown has a lot of shopping places and the number of places to eat will certainly satisfy any cravings we have. 

 I am looking forward to returning next year and I think everyone will be pleased with all the things to do and see in Oconomowoc.


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

FAIR WINDS AND FOLLOWING SEAS