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

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

Bill Ridings
LCDR  3RD / DCA Divisions
1988-1990 Plank Owner
President 2010-2014

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

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