Summer 2003 (18th Edition)
USA | USMC | USN | USAF | USCG | We Also Served | Reunions | All Services

Army
1st LT Marilyn Litchfield of MA, who was an Army nurse stationed at Moore General Hospital Swanna-Asheville, NC, between 1945-46. You took great care of me and, now that I am nearing 80, I would like to make contact with you. Please contact James Eagan at 40461 Bay Hillway, Palm Desert, CA 92211 or by calling 760-360-2214.

Anyone with information about Sergeant Kathleen Schofield, originally from Grand Rapids, MI, who served in the USA in the late 1980s and may currently be serving. Please contact Sergeant Gerard O'Connor at goconnor@csu.edu.au or by writing to NSW Police Force, Goulburn Police College, Goulburn NSW 2580.

Anyone with information about CPL Margaret Hastings or Inez Robb who wrote an article for the International News Service regarding a mountain plane crash on May 13, 1945, in New Guinea. WAC Helen Kent, six other WACs and 14 men were onboard. The story ran in the 1950 Reader's Digest 30th Anniversary edition. I am also interested in hearing from anyone with information about this story. Please contact Dona Cruse at crusel@msn.com.

Anyone with information about then CPT Mary Cartwright who served at Camp Zama, Japan, between 1974-75. I would like to reach her to make much needed and long overdue amends. Please contact Debra "Deb" Herring at Deb7052@aol.com.

LT Cullison, first name possibly Elizabeth, who was CO of the WAC Detachment stationed at Ft Sill, OK, in 1953. I wore her white dress uniform in my wedding and she was an attendant. Please contact Mary Lou (Burford) Warren at bayousis@bayou.com.

Jimmy's mother's e-mail address. His mother, who now lives in OK, served in Hollandia, New Guinea. Jimmy, your e-mail address changed and so did mine. Please contact Gertrude "Frenchie" (Oldfield) Kent at gertrudekent1921@yahoo.com.

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Marine Corps
Anyone with information about Gertrude "Trudy" McIntyre, originally from Hartford, CT, who went through boot camp at Parris Island in Platoon 13-A in Aug 1954; was station at Quantico, VA, between 1954-56; and later went to Henderson Hall.
I lost contact with her after 1956. Please contact Luz "Lucy" (Castro)-Joyal at Luzc2@juno.com or by writing 537 W Almond Ave #204, Orange, CA 92868-2878.

Members of platoon 10-A, Parris Island, SC, in 1965. Please contact Susan "Pete" (Peters) Rossiter Derring at usmcgrandmaof5@webtv.net.

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Navy
Mary (Kauffman) Patroni and Lorraine (Robinson) Hunt, who were both in the 10th Regiment at Hunter College, went to OK A&M for Yeoman School in Jul 1943, and where then stationed in Washington, DC.
Mary was originally from Manheim, PA, and Lorraine from Marion, MA. Mary's last known location was in New York, NY, and Lorraine's was Silver Spring, MD. Please contact Elizabeth (Rasch) Marsh at lizrmar@aol.com, by calling 714-538-8771, or by writing 77421 E Fairhaven Ave, Santa Ana, CA 92705.

Any girls who worked in the Naval Communications Office, NAS Key West, FL, between Jul 1943-Feb 1946; especially Virginia Moran of PA, Norma Jean "Tommy" Thompson of IL, Mary Knots of IL, Anita Tull of NYC and Kay Lyons of PA. Please contact Mary Claire "Pat" "Irish" (O'Brien) Holcombe at TurboWAVE@webtv.net or MobileBay@webtv.net.

Helen Walker of NY and Jane Cadle of IL, who later moved to Spanaway, WA, who both attended Electronics Technician "A" School at Great Lakes, IL, in 1962. The school was nearly a year long, so we had plenty of time to become good friends, but we have lost contact through the years. Gloria Shipp and I have been corresponding and would love to find our old shipmates! Please contact Elizabeth "Beth" (Schooler) Watkins at ewatkins25@hotmail.com.

Patricia "Patty" Koreyva of NJ and later of Huntington Beach, CA; Donna Bankey of Warren, OH; and Charlene "Charlie" Sobczak of IL, who all attended Electronics Technician "A" School at Great Lakes, IL, in 1962. Please contact Gloria (Shipp)-Frazier at glofra@earthlink.net.

Anyone with information about Mary Nell Burnett of Tocca, GA, who was stationed at NAS Jacksonville, FL, between 1960-63. I would like to have news of her. Please contact Mary "Andi" Johnston at andij1943@cs.com.

Any WAVES who were stationed at North Island in San Diego, CA, in 1942; especially Edith Gould, who, after spending a year at North Island, was sent to the University of Wisconsin in Madison for classes. I am anxious to learn the whereabouts of Edith or any of the other ladies. Please contact Dorris (Adams) Brogan at 9360 Lavell St, La Mesa, CA 91941 or by e-mailing jbrogan@ieminc.org.

Catherine Anna (Purse) Steele of Akron, OH, who was in the Navy during WWII. Please contact Betty Lou (Sheets) McIntyre at dave52@primenet.com.

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Air Force
Anyone with information about Lt Sue Lamb, a nurse, possibly with the 366th, who provided life-saving care to Arthur Lee, a Purple Heart recipient, at Da Nang Air Base, Vietnam, between 1971-72.
Mr. Lee wants to thank you and cannot rest until he is able to do so. Please contact Mr. Lee through Barbara "Barb" Brannon at barbara.brannon@mgmc.af.mil.

Sgt or SSgt Martha "Marti" Bowen who was assigned as an Administration Clerk to the 13th Air Force Director of Operations between 1983-84 and was later assigned to Beale AFB, CA. Please contact Beverly "Bev" (Foote) Passwaters at kenpee@aol.com.

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Coast Guard
No Coast Guard requests were submitted for this quarterly edition of In Search Of.

We Also Served
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Reunions
Women in the Air Force (WAF) Association Annual Reunion, Sep 2-8, 2003, Colorado Springs, CO.
Please contact Carol Poynor, Secretary, at 5910 Cliffmore Dr, San Antonio, TX 78250, by calling 210-681-5922, or by e-mailing wafassn@aol.com.

3650th Basic Military Training Wing (1950-56), Sampson Air Force Base Reunion, Sep 4-7, 2003, Sampson State Park (formerly Sampson Air Force Base), Romulus, NY. Please contact Ken Irish at 116 Lance Lane, Madison Heights, VA 24572; by calling 434-528-5313; or by e-mailing KenCIrish@aol.com.

Women Military Aviators 25th Anniversary Convention, Sep 12-14, 2003, Crystal Gateway Marriott, Washington, DC. Please contact Diana Davis at 703-644-1105 or by e-mailing dianadavis@prodigy.net.

Feb 1979 USAF 3707th BMTS, Flight W039, San Antonio, TX, 25th Reunion, Jul 2004, Orlando, FL. Please contact Dorm Chief M Susan (Harrell) Pawlowski La Flam Whaley at MSusanWhaley@aol.com or by calling 772-388-3880.

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All Services
Anyone with information about any women from any service who served during WWll and came from Pulaski County, MO. Please contact Margaret "Marge" (Poenisch) Scott, Pulaski County Courthouse Museum Historian, at mscott1108@earthlink.net, by calling 573-774-5368 or by writing 1108 Hull Valley Dr, Waynesville, MO.

Women with degrees in Home Economics, Family and Consumer Sciences or related areas of study such as Dietetics, Clothing/Textiles, Housing/Equipment, or Human Development, who have served or are currently serving in the US military. American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS), formerly the American Home Economics Association, is collecting the data for Project Identify and Recognize, which will preserve it for history and heritage and for presentation at its 100th anniversary celebration in 2009. Please contact Rita T Wood, Professor Emeritus, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, PO Box 6000, 49 Rancocas Rd, Mount Holly, NJ 08060; by calling 609-265-5051; by faxing 609-265-5613; or by e-mailing wood@aesop.rutgers.edu.