The Executive Board of our Association, would like to welcome to our web-site, all former crew members, their families, friends and all who love battleships.
We have four elected officials, President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary. The remaining staff is appointed by the President.
Meet the people who keep this Association active. They are the ones that make this a family oriented association. They keep you informed as to the happenings of our ship, organize our reunions, and in general keep us together.
Executive Committee
PRESIDENT
Darnea (Mike) Olson
1424 E. 41st. Street
Hibbing, MN 55746-3269
(218) 969-4680
MM1 (SW) M/A Divisions 1987-1990
Plank Owner
VICE PRESIDENT
Glenn Foster
509 Black Bear CT'
Chesapeake VA. 23323-1073
(757) 487-0784
MM3 M Divisions 1987-1991
Plank Owner
TREASURER
CDR R. Kevin Prendergast, USN Retired
2653 Willowlawn Way
Virginia, Beach VA 23456-8318
(757) 287-1909
CDR Admin. Div. 1988-1989**
RECORDING SECRETARY
THE BADGER EDITOR
Paul Zentmyer
1956 S. Coolwell Rd.
Madison Heights, VA. 24572
S1(SW) OI Division 1988-1990
(434) 238-0949
2ND VICE PRESIDENT
DEAN POWNELL
202 BROOKHOLLOW CT.
HOT SPRINGS AR. 71913-6503
(501)-625-3924
BT3 B DIVISION 1987-1990
PLANK OWNER
PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
CHAPLAIN
Timothy Rott
1405 Soundview Trail
Gulf Breeze, FL 32561-4746
(850) 725-6839
LCDR Religious Ministries
1989-1991
WEBSITE ADMINISTRATOR
HISTORIAN/CURATOR
Dom Menta
113 Village View CT.
Tannersville, PA 18372-7820
(570) 620-1446
PH3 3RD / EX Division 1952-1956
MASTER AT ARMS
Mike Motika
MACM Exec / CMAA Divisions 1987-1990
Plank Owner
MEMBERSHIP
MICHAEL (MIKE) BROWN
426 YORK ST. APT. C
YORK, ME. 03909-1062
(207) 451-5225
MS3 S DIVISION 1988-1990
PLANK OWNER
OUR PAST PRESIDENTS
Dave Patrykus
Founder
SN T Div. 1953-1954
President 1990-1994
Carl Capestrain
Founder
DC3 R Div. 1954-1956
President 2000-2004
Tom Bradshaw
BT1 Eng/B Division 1987-1990
Plank Owner
President 2006-2010
Ranzy Weston
229 Journey Run
North Augusta, SC 29045
(703) 626-5141 ranzywes@gmail.com
LT T-2 Division 1988-1990
Plank Owner
President 2014 - 2018
IN MEMORIAM DECEASED ELECTED OFFICIALS
Lou Sinagra
Founder
MR2 A Div. 1953-1955
President 1994-1996
Deceased July 13, 2006
George Miller
Founder
RM3 CR Div. 1953
President 1996-2000
Deceased July 2, 2007
William (Bill) Henson
Founder
MM2 M Div. 1951-1954
Plank Owner
President 2004-2006
Deceased May 6, 2015
Cecil Edward Gavin, Jr.
PFC Marine Detachment 1956-1957
Vice President 2006-2008
Deceased January 2, 2018
Richard (Dick) Hamann
SA 3rd Division 1951 Plank Owner
Recording secretary & Cruise director 1998 - 2010
Dick retired from the navy as a Chief Yeoman after 20 years of service.
Deceased April 28, 2017
John Fox
YN3 Operation Division 1952-1955
Treasurer from 2005-2020
Deceased October 26, 2020