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Fall 2002 (14th Edition)
USA | USMC | USN | USAF | USCG | We Also Served | Reunions | All ServicesArmy
Any fellow WACs who served at Hobbs Field, NM, between 1943-45, and knew Lee Cushing, who was originally from upstate NY. Please contact Jean Ruggeri at atticuslouie@aol.com.Anyone who served with my grandmother, WAC Janet (Canter) Goode, who worked as a hospital driver at Ft Monmouth, NJ, during WWII and was the first WAC on the scene with plasma for blast victims of the USS Turner explosion. Also, anyone with information about Borjan, Mary Fackler, Rhods, Mary Evan Cook, Emery, Bebee Cook, or Donalson, who also served at Ft Monmouth during WWII; or about LT Charlie Nelson, who was in the Signal Corps and was sent to Guam in 1943. Please contact Cindy D. Clough at clough1092@aol.com.
Anyone with information about women from any era who were in the 143rd Signal Battalion, 3rd Armor Division, or who were in the Signal Corps in general, for a Web site that will help people learn about the division’s history and share its members’ memories. Please contact the Web master, Dan Ortíz, at wome20@www46.hway.net.
Paula Wyndroski who went through basic training in Co E at Ft McClellan, AL, in May 1973; or any WACs who were stationed at the Babenhausen Kaserne in Germany, between Sep 1974-July 75, especially Sue. Please contact Carol (Vradenburg) Figura at cfigura@mindspring.com or by writing 2819 NW 59th St, Seattle, WA 98107.
Anyone with information about Patricia Sessa who served as a nurse with the 1st Cavalry Division in An Khe, Vietnam, between 1965-67. Please contact her sister, Kris Sessa O'Connor, at sunshinewitch121@aol.com.Any Army nurses who were in the 1st or 2nd platoon of the 42nd Field Hospital during WWII and were in the path of the German Army advance at Chateau Wiltz or Mageret, Belgium, between Dec 16-25, 1944. The legendary German general, Fritz Bayerlein, described meeting these nurses and even stopped his attack on Bastogne to loiter! Please contact Pat Spayd at P.O. Box 5, Somerville, VA 22739, by calling 540-286-1130 or by e-mailing patricia.spayd@gte.net.
Anyone with information about LTC Jennie Klitze Ward, USA NC (Ret), who was a WRAIN graduate and served in Heidelberg between 1971-73, Ft Riley and Walter Reed in 1985. Please contact Sharleen "Shar" Meyers at 337-948-7501 or by e-mailing smeyers2@mindspring.com.
Anyone who was in Co E, 2nd Battalion, 1st Platoon, at Ft Lee, VA, between Oct-Dec 1950; who was in Co D and took the first key punch class at Ft Lee in 1951; or who was stationed at Ft Jay, Governor’s Island, NY, in 1951. Also, anyone with information about Roma Dumke of Florence, WI, who served at Ft Lee between 1950-51. Please contact Sylvia (Dillon) Ducharme at SDSNOWBIRD1@AOL.COM or by writing 364 McDougal Lake Rd, Cossayuna, NY 12823.
Anyone with information about SPEC4 Candy Williams who was stationed at Ft Benjamin Harrison between Jul 1974-75. Please contact Gary Corsiglia at GCorsig@aol.com.
Mary Frye who served with TUSLOG Det 4 as the post photographer in Sinop, Turkey, between 1973-74. Please contact Lissia Pica at clpica@starpower.net.
Anyone who was a member of Company C during basic training at Ft McClellan in Jul 1967 or who was stationed at Oakland Army Base in 1967, especially the girls from PR and HI. Please contact Billie J (Lopez-Vargas) Ladd at Bladd06@cs.com.
Anyone with information about my aunt by marriage, Alice Hubbard, who served as a WAC in the Philippines during WWII. She later married Harry Loren Hammett and moved to CA and then to NV. She died in NV in 1997, leaving behind adopted twin daughters and an adopted son. Two or three of her brothers were in the AZ National Guard and were called to active duty in 1941. Both were in the Bataan Death March. One of their names may have been Ralph Hubbard, who was among those liberated by the USA 6th Ranger Battalion in 1945 as documented in the book "Ghost Soldiers" by Hampton Sides. Please contact her nephew, George Gray, at gray850@aol.com.
Anyone with information about Army nurses Judy Heiner and Judy Fix who served in Korea circa 1964. Please contact Evelyn Folk Gorto Winnie at dogs123@webtv.net.
Anyone with any information about WAC Inez Marie Davis/Warren/Brown who served between Jan 1943-Nov 27, 1945. She was born on Mar 20, 1921, in Thorndale, TX. She worked for a phone company in San Francisco after the war. On Jan 14, 1947, she had a daughter, Cheryl Ann Brown, at Mt Zion Hospital in San Francisco. The father’s name was George Combs Brown; he was a steward on the SS Lurline. This is my sister-in-law’s birth mom and she would like to find her, at least for family medical information. When her adoptive parents were alive, they said that her birth mom used to call and check on her, but the adoptive dad told her not to call any more. Please contact Sam Hammond at Mosgirlz2@aol.com.
Sue Shungle who was stationed at Ft Knox, KY, circa 1966-68. Diane Seivert and Kathy Cantwell are looking for you and miss your face. Please contact Kathleen Cantwell at SGT5@MSN.COM.
Anyone who was in the B-18-53herd platoon at basic training at Ft Jackson, SC, between Sep 1974-Jan 75, especially "Rader." Our DIs were Shirley and Ogg. Please contact Sue Anne "Sam" Guthrie at CubanChild2002@juno.com or Sinatra85@hotmail.com.
Anyone who was in basic training Co B at Ft McClellan between 1966-67, especially Linda Mitchell; Betty Stone, who served in Vietnam and whose last address was in New Orleans; SGT Deshazo, our basic training intake person; SGT Mix, our leader; or anyone with information about any of them. Also, anyone who served at William Beaumont General Hospital, El Paso, TX, between 1968-70; especially Dianne Scruggs, Mary Gant, "Itchie" Itchehara, Geraldine "Blondie" Walker, Ann Schmidt, Linda Hatfield-Tuttle, COL Dorothy Peterson, MAJ Hagesfeld, MAJ Mary Hall, Linda Evans, Theresa, or anyone with information about any of them. Please contact Shirley Witcher at Shirley.B.Witcher@census.gov or by calling 301-736-0697, 301-457-2422 or 2415.
Anyone who served at the 1st WAC Training Center, Ft Des Moines between 1942-45, especially anyone who served at Consolidated Mess Hall. Please contact Marian Amundson at winecliv@aol.com.
Christine Ripper or Esther "EJ" Jouppi, who were in Co A-1 for basic training at Ft McClellan, AL, in 1970, went to Ft Sam Houston for AIT Dental Assistant training and graduated in Nov 1970. EJ was then stationed at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC, where she married and separated from Jack and then left Walter Reed. Chris got a hardship discharge and the last thing I knew, she was in FL. Please contact Kathleen "Kelly" McVitty Pawson at newjerseydevil@aol.com or by writing 220 34th St South, Brigantine, NJ 08203.
Anyone with information about Army nurse LT Ethel M Wragg who served during WWII. Please contact Gary Fraze at gfraze@ivy.tec.in.us.
WAC SGT Sandra Intorre who served at Ft Lawton, WA, between 1964-66. Please contact Mary Lucero Ortland at MOrtl90164@aol.com.
Anyone with information about Caroline Ann Moon, originally from WI, or Jo Anne Bloxom who were stationed at Ft Sill, OK, in 1967, or Yvonne "Woody" Forrest, Geraldine Kennedy, or Pat Stone who were stationed at Ft Leavenworth, KS, in 1966. We were such great friends, I would love to get in touch with you again. Please contact Faye Baker Gregory at jfgregor@regis.edu.
Anyone with information about LT Anne Liberatore who served in Ward 6 at the 93rd Evacuation Hospital, RVN, between 1970-71. She moved to the 27th Surgical Hospital in Apr 1971. Please contact Gerald D "Jay" Woldt at gwoldt@mn.rr.com or by calling 612-871-2489.
CPL Bonnie Burnett, originally of Menomonee Falls, WI, who served with Co B, 1st Battalion at the 2004th ASU WAC Training Center, Ft Lee, VA, between 1951-54. She later married Clare Harvey and lived in Milwaukee, WI, and then in Tarpon Springs, FL. She remarried another gentleman after her husband passed away, but I do not know his name. Please contact Gloria Williams Gatts Feske at funnygrandma@dtgnet.com.
Anyone who was in E Co, 18th Platoon, 5th Brigade at basic training, Ft Jackson, SC, between Oct-Nov 1975, especially my best bud, Maryanne Welehorsky; anyone who went to AIT for 72E, Ft Gordon, GA, between Nov 1975-Mar 1976, especially Jan Hedges and Cathy Eskridge; or anyone who was with 176th Sig Co, Ft Lewis, WA, after Mar 1976. I was the artist who painted the chimneys in the quad and they are still there! Please contact Sally "Woody" (Woody) Schwartz at Salschwartz@aol.com.
Geri Baugh, Diana "Smitty" Smith, Marty Johnson, Dale Murray, Capt C, or any of the old crowd from Ft Lee, VA, between 1976-77. Please contact Darla Jo "DJ" Sauer at djsuzi@aol.com.Anyone with information about WACs Deanna Wurst of MN, Shirley DeLong of NH, Margaret Shoemaker, Shirley Walker Love of IA who was married to Guy Love, and Emma Nobles of DC, who were all stationed at Ft McClellan between Mar-May 1961. Please contact Barbara Louise Vible at duckie@hit.net.
Anyone who knew my mother, Marie B Sigler, who served in the WAC in El Paso between 1944-45. She was married to a Navy pilot, E H Koenig or Hoenig, Jr, who was killed in the Pacific. She then joined the Army. In 1945, she married my father, Frank J Grenard, who was, I believe, a patient at the facility. Both of my parents are deceased and I would like to hear from anyone who knew her. Please contact Frank Grenard at jwgfmg@aol.com.
Anyone who went to basic training or 405 school at Ft Lee, VA, in 1950; was stationed at Ft Hood, TX, in late 1950-mid 1951; or was stationed in Fleigerhurst Kaserne, Hanau, Germany in 1951; especially Lou Collins, whose last known address was in Annapolis, MD; Mary (Keshick) Myers who, when last heard from, was moving from CA to the east coast; or MAJ Anne M Doering who was a CO at Ft Hood in 1950. I would also love to hear from anyone else who served with me. Please contact Joan "Saltie" (Salt) Strickland at saltiegirl@webtv.net.
Anyone who served at Quantico, VA, or Parris Island, SC, between 1952-55; or in the Army at Camp Lee, VA, or various bases in the European Theater between 1948-51. I would like to correspond with anyone who may have served with me. Please contact Sophie Starzenski at teriwillsey@juno.com.
Anyone who served at Karl Shurz Kaserne in Bremerhaven, Germany, between 1974-76. Please contact Carolyn Peters at cpeters88@yahoo.com.
Accounts of nurses who are or were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served during times of war. I am collecting these accounts to make these valuable stories available to all. The stories will be archived in the L Tom Perry Special Collections Department of the Harold B Lee Library on the campus of Brigham Young University in UT. Please contact Patricia Rushton at patricia_rushton@byu.edu, by calling 801-378-5375 or by writing College of Nursing, 500 SWKT, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602.
Marine Corps
Laverne Richards, Trudy Kowalski or "Andy" Weimer who were stationed at Headquarters in Arlington, VA, between 1943-45. Please contact Marian Landry at 721 Cambridge Dr, Lafayette LA 70503.Any former Marine Women Reserves who were at Camp Lejeune, NC, for boot camp training and motor transport training or any Motor Transport Marines who were stationed at Quantico, VA, between 1943-45. Please contact Mildred "Meg" Galloway Allen at mgallen@cetlink.net.
Any women who served with my mother, Dolores "Dodie" B Swartzwelder, at Cherry Point, Pendelton, Quantico or while she was on recruiting duty in KY, between Dec 1950-Mar 56. Please contact Cheryl Badorrek at cher412@blaircon.net or by writing to PO Box 541, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648-0541.
Any servicewomen who are willing to discuss their personal experiences in regard to pregnancy, women's health care and family life in the military and the perceptions or issues they have witnessed during their military careers for my thesis. Please contact University of VA student, MIDN 1/c Katherine "Kate" Margaret Hendricks, NROTC Marine Option at 434-989-5091 or by e-mailing kh7n@virginia.edu.
Anyone who has a graduation book for or pictures taken of Platoon 4A at Parris Island in Feb 1954. Please contact Barbara "Barb" E Gove at GBegove@aol.com.
Ivy Klosterboro who went through boot camp and was stationed at Parris Island in 1951. She was the maid of honor at my wedding and we have lost touch. Please contact Margery "Cookie" Lloyd Linneken at margerysue@aol.com.
Anyone who served at Quantico, VA, or Parris Island, SC, between 1952-55; or in the Army at Camp Lee, VA, or various bases in the European Theater between 1948-51. I would like to correspond with anyone who may have served with me. Please contact Sophie Starzenski at teriwillsey@juno.com.
Navy
Anyone with information about Lois Jean Reiley, USN NC, who was in Co 6 in boot camp at Bainbridge, MD; graduated in Apr 1960; and went to Great Lakes, IL. She was originally from Carlton, OR, and married circa 1961. I believe this marriage ended and that she remarried while she was at Great Lakes. Co 6, keep in touch! Please contact Barbara "Mac" McDowell Polson at BLPOLSON@AOL.COM.Sue Behr who went through boot camp at Bainbridge between May-Jun 1965 and was last seen at Pensacola, FL, in 1967. Please contact Judy Cather at nabor55@att.net or by calling 302-947-9289.
Anyone who was stationed at the EOD school at Indian Head, MD, between 1976-78 or Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, between 1978-79. Please contact Teresa "Terrie" Pullen Deacon terrie_pullen@yahoo.com.
Chapman or Ganna who went through boot camp at Bainbridge, MD, and were stationed at the Hospital Corps School at Great Lakes, IL, in 1969. Please contact Laura Lyn "Vogie" Vogelgesang at dawgnut@msn.com.
WAVE Marge Ellringer Peterson of Rochester, MN, who was stationed at Norman, OK, between 1943-45. Please contact Mary Conroy Utley at Marycutley@hotmail.com.
Anyone with information about either of my two maternal grandaunts, Lucy M Hayes or Miriam Hayes, who briefly served as Yeoman (F) during WWI, circa 1918. Miriam died in the late 1940s and Lucy in the mid 1950s. Please contact John Berchmans Etchingham, Jr, USN (Ret) at jbetchjr@aol.com.
Anyone who was stationed at Bainbridge, MD, for boot camp with Co 4 in the summer and fall of 1969 or Yeoman "A" school in the fall of 1969. Please contact Becky (Stanley) Bizzell at sueqsuzyq@hotmail.com.
Anyone was in Co 8 at boot camp at Bainbridge between Feb-May 1965. Please contact Doreen "Dodie" Roberts at 28 Ponderosa Pk, Charlestown, NH 03603 or by e-mailing Dodiedoreen2@aol.com.
Anyone who was stationed at NTC, San Diego, CA, in WAVE Barracks #1 between 1965-67, especially Marilyn Zekes, Sue Graham, Barbara Berg Collins. I have lost contact and would love to hear from you. Smooth sailing! Please contact Carol "Dunce" (Duncil) Earlewine at pcbelmont@1st.net.
Elaine Hufty Russell who served as a Navy nurse at Balboa Naval Hospital in San Diego between 1945-46. Her last known address was in OR. Please contact Patricia "Pat" Clarke Kelley at plck2002@yahoo.com.
Anyone who was in Co 18 at NTC Bainbridge between Apr-Jun 1962, or was stationed at NAS Alameda, CA, between mid-1962-Mar 1965, especially Marilyn Bryan, Marilyn Strickland, Joyce Boden and Marilyn Lindsten. Please contact Betty Jane (Miller) Pearson at betrainbow@yahoo.com or by writing Betty Miller at PO Box 8456, Reading, PA 19603.
Anyone with information about Mary H Ward McCaffrey who was a Navy nurse in the mid-1950s. We are planning a 50-year nursing school reunion at MA General Hospital and would love to find Mary. Please contact Grace M Hendrick Presswood at Gracep106@AOL.com.
Anyone who was in the first, I believe this was in the spring/summer of 1948, WAVE recruit company to train after WAVES were taken into the "regular" Navy, rather than Reserves, after WWII. I will need at least the full maiden name of any woman who enlisted that year. This is the last listing I need to complete a roster of some 15,000 WAVES who served during Korea. Also, anyone who can provide enlistment and graduation dates, company or sister company names and numbers, or the year of WAVE recruit companies at Great Lakes between 1948-1955 or at Bainbridge, MD, between 1948-Dec 55, for the Korean War WAVES database, which was started in 1992. Please find your Ships Bell or Portal and contact Carey "Kamaka" Harriman at Kamaka2@aol.com.
Anyone who served at Karl Shurz Kaserne in Bremerhaven, Germany, between 1974-76. Please contact Carolyn Peters at cpeters88@yahoo.com.
Anyone with information about Maria Socorro Miranda who was stationed at Camp Lejeune, NC, as a LTJG Navy nurse and was discharged in 1959. Maria later joined the Air Force, became a captain and was stationed at hospitals at Carswell AFB, NM, and then somewhere in Turkey. She was originally from Tucson, AZ, and she had a sister living there in the late 1950s. Any help or information would really be appreciated. Please contact Sandra Bryan Jensen at SJensenA@aol.com.
Accounts of nurses who are or were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served during times of war. I am collecting these accounts to make these valuable stories available to all. The stories will be archived in the L Tom Perry Special Collections Department of the Harold B Lee Library on the campus of Brigham Young University in UT. Please contact Patricia Rushton at patricia_rushton@byu.edu, by calling 801-378-5375 or by writing College of Nursing, 500 SWKT, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602.
Air Force
Anyone with information about Dorothy (Kelly) Hargraves or anyone who was in Flight 31, 3743 WAF Squadron at Lackland AFB, between Aug-Sep 1962. Please contact Ruth Griffin Byron at ruthbyron@fdle.state.fl.us or by writing 2708 SW 11th Ave, Cape Coral, FL 33914.Carmen Bermudez-Thompson, USAF, who was stationed at Riverside AFB, CA, with her husband and daughters until Operation Just Cause. She was from the Dominican Republic, went to college in NJ, and later lived in CA. She was married to an Air Force man whom she called "Bam" or "Bam-Bam" and they had two daughters named Maria and Audrey. I last heard from her in 1989. I have been unable to locate her mother, sisters or brother. Please contact Roberta Sumter Bert at November47875556@aol.com.
Cindy Caringi of Detroit, MI, who served in the Medical Services Section at Sheppard AFB, Wichita Falls, TX, between 1971-72. She later went to nursing school and returned to the Air Force as a nurse. I miss you Cindy. Please contact Pat (Lowell) Cruse Spayd at 540-286-1130, by e-mailing patricia.spayd@gte.net or by writing to P.O. Box 5, Somerville, VA 22739.
MSgt Judith Carlson whose last known station was Scott AFB, IL, circa 1996. We met at NCOA in NJ. My hubby, Rick, was also an AF cop and drove her home on his way to a job. She was a bridesmaid at my wedding in Jun 96. I miss your wit! How are the kiddies, Steven and Sara? Please contact Cynthia "Cindy" Dixon at helgafrau@aol.com.
Anyone with information about Sgt Jeanne (Raecke) Brooks of western upstate NY, or A2C Lurleen White of AL, who served with the 2045th Communications Squadron at Andrews AFB, Camp Springs, MD, between 1956-60. Please contact Nancy E (Rea) Barriere at YancyEB@aol.com.
Anyone who served with my mother, Ruth "Ruthie" or "Baby Ruth" Sherman who served as a stenographer at Lackland AFB and then as the editor of the Security Services newsletter at Brooks AFB in San Antonio, TX, in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Also, anyone with information about or photographs of Sara Connie Bortnick who was my mother’s friend and an instructor at the WAF Training Command, and possibly a stenographer, at Lackland. Ms. Bortnick was from the Northeast--Philadelphia and New York, was Jewish, and had parents who immigrated to the US from Russia and Poland. I am trying to help my mother reconnect, in some way, with a more vibrant time in her life. Please contact David Sherman at DSLS1982@aol.com.
Anyone with information about Sgt Wilma Alfonso who served at McClellan AFB, CA, between 1985-89 and then transferred to the Air Force Reserve at Travis AFB, CA. Wilma was cross-trained from supply (AFSC 64570/2S071) to the C-5 jet engine mechanic career field. We lost touch a few years ago. Please help me find my long, lost, best friend. Please contact 1Lt Doug Madrid at doug_madrid@msn.com.
Gloria Gordon (maiden name) who was in Personnel at RAF Lakenheath, England, between 1979-82; Diane Jones (maiden name) who was in Maintenance at RAF Lakenheath, England, between 1979-81; Beth Mason (maiden name) who was in Law Enforcement at Ellsworth AFB, SD, between 1977-79; and anyone who went to basic training at Lackland in Mar 1977. Please contact Darlene West at Dirddenn@vba.va.gov.
Anyone with information about Lt Sue Lamm or Lamb who served with the 366th USAF Disp in DaNang between 1971-72. I have been looking for her for over 25 years. Please contact A Craig Lee at Dustoff326rvn@aol.com.
Anyone who was in Flight 49 or 50 at Lackland AFB, TX, between Jun-Aug 1969, especially TSgt J Thiel, our TI; or anyone who was stationed at Sheppard AFB, TX, between Aug-Nov 1969, especially TSgt D Mein, our TI. Also, anyone who was stationed at McChord AFB, WA, between Nov 1969-Nov 71, especially TSgt D Mein, our TX/1st Sgt, and CMSgt McCowan, 1st Sgt of the Spt Sdn, whose family was from Tacoma, WA. Anyone who was stationed at Shu Lin Ku AS, Taiwan, between Nov 1971-Feb 73. Also, anyone with information about A1C Marie Jones (maiden name) of CO; A1C Arlene Landwehr (maiden name), a medic from OH; Ed Marquez of NJ, who was with Organized Maintenance; or Doug Knudsen of OR, A1C Boyd of TX, or Sgt David Thompson of PA, who were with the Air Police Squadron. Please contact Sue Sato at 1416 Grant Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133.
Anyone with information about Glenda Clark who was a medic at Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, TX, in 1970. She was originally from the Bath, NY, area. Please contact Jeanette "Jan" Danis at jeanette_danis@hotmail.com.
Anyone with information about Capt Tonia Mann whose last assignment was as Officer in Charge of Maintenance with the 4th Combat Communications Squadron, Clark AB, PI, between 1987-89. She resigned her commission while at Clark; married Capt Steve Mann, an F-4 pilot; and then PCSd to Beale AFB, CA. Please contact Janet Paulus Nettles at fishnett@aol.com.
Anyone who served in the Hospital Squadron at Sampson AFB between 1951-55, OCS class 56B between 1955-56, or Otis AFB between 1956-60. Please contact Liz Dwyer Milliken at LizDM@aol.com.
Lt Willie Belle Thompson Tynes who was stationed at Sampson AFB, NY, between 1953-55. Please contact Lois Dorothea (Polley) Peterson at DEADEYED2@JUNO.COM.
Anyone with information about Shirley Wang Sullivan who served at Selfridge AFB, MI, between 1953-55. Her last known address was in WI. I lost track of her when I lost my address book. Please contact Louise Collins Perkins at perkins@tnni.net.
Anyone who was in 3743 Squadron, W Flight 040 at basic training at Lackland between Jun-Jul 1971. I just found our group picture and have often wondered what happened to all of you over the years. I would really like to hear from some of you. Please contact Aleda Louise Prellwitz at aledad@excite.com.
Barbara Allen who was stationed at F E Warren between 1956-57. She married in Feb 1957, but I do not know her husband’s name. She was born on June 18, 1936, in Winooski, VT. Please contact Louise "Jan" Stanley Robinson at ctobin23@aol.com.
Women who were members of the WAF Squadron at Randolph AFB, TX, between 1960-63. To date, I have found three other members. Please contact Phyllis Phipps-Barnes at phyllis.phipps-barnes@dc.ngb.army.mil.
Anyone with information about TSgt Jane Francis McLean Williams who served at Randolph, Goodfellow and Mather AFB in the early 1950s. Please contact Lois Marshino Reaves at jlrraf@aol.com or by writing to 7732 SW 13th Rd, Gainesville, FL 32607.
Anyone with information about Betty Smith, wife of "Smitty," who served in the Base Admin shop at Travis AFB, CA, between 1975-76; Mari Hanna who worked in Base Social Actions Office at Iraklian AS, Crete, Greece, between 1983-84; or Judy Varga who worked in the Base Commissary at Lajas Field, Azores, between 1979-81. Please contact Alicia M (Trevino) Sisk at alicia.sisk@lackland.af.mil, by writing 405 CR 6752, Devine, TX 78016, or by calling 210-925-4176.
Anyone with information about Maria Socorro Miranda who was stationed at Camp Lejeune, NC, as a LTJG Navy nurse and was discharged in 1959. Maria later joined the Air Force, became a captain and was stationed at hospitals at Carswell AFB, NM, and then somewhere in Turkey. She was originally from Tucson, AZ, and she had a sister living there in the late 1950s. Any help or information would really be appreciated. Please contact Sandra Bryan Jensen at SJensenA@aol.com.
Accounts of nurses who are or were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served during times of war. I am collecting these accounts to make these valuable stories available to all. The stories will be archived in the L Tom Perry Special Collections Department of the Harold B Lee Library on the campus of Brigham Young University in UT. Please contact Patricia Rushton at patricia_rushton@byu.edu, by calling 801-378-5375 or by writing College of Nursing, 500 SWKT, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602.
Coast Guard
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No We Also Served requests were submitted for this quarterly edition of In Search Of.Reunions
"North to Alaska" Navy Nurse Corps Association (NNCA) Reunion Cruise, May 11-18, 2002. Please contact LCDR Lynn Day at PO Box 767, Seabeck, WA 98380, by calling 360-830-9843 or by e-mailing lday@sprintmail.com.Army Nurse Corps Association 13th Biennial Convention, May 24-26, 2002, Plaza Hotel, Boston, MA. Please contact COL Mary Quinn, USA (Ret), at 94 Prospect Hill Dr, Weymouth, MA 02191 or by calling 781-337-7419.
Women's Overseas Service League Convention, Jun 7-10, 2002, Silver Legacy, Reno, NV. Please contact Georgia Boyd at 2552 Williams St, San Leandro, CA 94577-3151 or by calling 510-357-3787.
Women’s Army Corps Veterans Association 56th Annual Convention, Aug 15-18, 2002, Radisson Hotel, Branson, MO. Please contact Ronnie Millard at 816-358-0480 or Lizette Rhone at 773-929-2978.
2002 WAVES National Convention, Aug 27-31, 2002, Portland Marriott, Portland, OR. Please contact Convention Co-Chairman Freddie McBride at 13570 SW Electric St, Beaverton, OR 97005-2431, by calling 503-644-2471 or by e-mailing Seagalfreddie@cs.com.
"A Salute to Oregon’s Veterans and Armed Forces," Aug 30, 2002, Oregon State Fair, Salem, OR. Please contact Diane Childs at 503-947-3259.
Korean War Era Veterans Reunion, Sep 13-15, 2002, Shaw Air Force Base, Sumter, SC. Please contact Don Skinner at skinner@ddminc.net or by calling 803-648-6841; or Jackie Stringfellow at stringjac@ckt.net or by calling 316-764-3808.
Korean War Era WAF Reunion, Sep 13-15, 2002, Shaw Air Force Base, Sumter, SC. Please contact Ernie Wagner at 970-835-3009 or by e-mailing happyas@tds.net.
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Anyone with information about any women who served in the military and are buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery for a non-fiction book about the cemetery. Although I need a story to go with a name, I can do some research if necessary. Please contact Steve Chicoine at 11530 Landing Rd, Eden Prairie, MN 55347, or by e-mailing sdc@interlinkcom.com or by calling 952-852-3771.