6 March 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                                              

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, March 6th

1953   Guantanamo Bay, Cuba February 14th to March 30th

1954  At sea around Japan, March 1st to March 7th

1955   Norfolk, VA. March 4th to March 21st

1956   Guantanamo Bay, Cuba March 5th to March 14th

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NEW ASSOCIATE MEMBER

 

Ellen Kentfield

Charles E. Kentfield (Deceased)

1944-1946

David Rezutko

Son of Louis C. Rezutko

1944-1945

 

NEW EMAIL ADDITIONS NON MEMBERS

 

Jerry Cressy

BM3                   1st                              Division

1987-1989

Robert Prince

RMSN               OC                              Division

1990-1991

 

 

 

 

EMAIL ADDRESS CHANGE

 

Edward Ketelsen

EM3                    E                                Division

1956-1958

Luigi  Primavera

MM3                   A                                Division

1952-1956

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN MEMORIAM

 

MEMBER

 

DATE OF DEATH

Charles E. Kentfield

SK2/C      S        Division            1944-1946

1/15/2009

 

 

 

NON MEMBERS

 

DATE OF DEATH

Raymond A. Francoeur

SN          Division Unknown     1954-1956

1995

Edward J. McMahon

FC1/C     FM     Division             1944-1945

10/22/2008

Robert H. Mitchell Jr.

S2/C      Division Unknown      1945-1946

2/27/2009

Gordon L. Rainey

FC3         FA      Division            1951-1952

12/28/2007

 

 

 


A NOTE OF THANKS TO OUR WISCONSIN FAMILY

A note received from Jayne Perrin that contained the following concerning cards her and her family got when her husband died:

“My husband died in May 08 and his name is listed in the August issue of the Badger.  You wouldn’t believe how many sympathy cards I received from the guys that served on the Wisconsin.  My family & I appreciated them so very much and it amazed us the bond that existed among the men.  It was like a family.  Best wishes to all and thanks much.”  Sincerely, Jayne A. Perrin


I have added 10 photos to our website as follows.
1950’s-Page 11
#1189 to #1191 Sent in by Gary, son of Ray Francoeur, SN 1954-1956
#1192 Photo of Joseph Zurenski (Deceased) 1956-1958
#1193 Sent in by Noah Rainey, grandson of Gordon L. Rainey, FC3  FA Div. 1951-1952

1980’s-1990’s-Page 5
#586 to #587 Sent in by former Navy photographer, Dante DeAngels
#588 to #589 Sent in by former Navy Photographer, Bruce Nason

Big Guns
#55 Sent in by former Navy photographer, Bruce Nason

                                        MESSAGE FROM OUR MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
If your label reads “THIS IS YOUR LAST BADGER”, it means that your membership expires before the next issue of the Badger
  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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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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N O T I C E

The email address for Dominic Menta is dombb64@ptd.net  
 Please delete the following canceled address, 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