Fall 2003 (19th Edition)
USA | USMC | USN | USAF | USCG | We Also Served | Reunions | All Services

Army
Any WACs who served in Brisbane, Australia, or Hollandia, New Guinea between 1944-45. Please contact Gertrude "Frenchie" (Oldfield) Kent at gertrudekent1921@yahoo.com.

Kelly McSweeney who served in military intelligence in the Regular Army between 1987-92. In Oct 1992, she left the 513th Military Intelligence Brigade, when it moved from Ft Monmouth to Ft Gordon, to serve in the Reserves at Ft Bragg. She is most likely a major. Her father also served in the Army and was a LTC in 1986. Contact MAJ Andrea Hippely at 803-649-0399 or by e-mailing andro4@juno.com.

Anyone with information about Elizabeth Dillard Barron, originally from FL, who served as a WAC medic at Ft Lawton, WA, between 1945-46. Please contact Vernell "Vern" (Walden) Greer at 4001 Felps Dr, Colleyville, TX 76034.

WAC Laverna Ferg, originally from Eau Claire, WI, who was stationed at Ft Belvoir, VA, between 1943-44, and WAC Melba Murrey who was stationed in Washington, DC, between 1943-44. Melba's last known address was in Los Angeles, CA. Please contact Warren "Rocky" Stremming at Wstremming@aol.com.

Anyone with information about Linda Eagleson Burnett, originally from WA State, who was assigned to the 112th Intelligence Corps Group, Ft Sam Houston, TX, circa 1964-65. Please contact Linda S (Bland) Matthews at genrsch@bellsouth.net or by calling 615-696-2149.

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Marine Corps
Anyone who served in the USMCWR at Quantico in Records under Lt Lajune or at Henderson Hall between 1943-45.
Please contact Elva June (Kopp) Hayes at 1325 Quail Ave, Weatherford, OK 73096.

Anyone with information on any WMs who were quartered in Barracks 11, Arlington, VA, between 1945-Jan 1946, especially Connie Cordes, Aggie Stromm-Striaba or Pansy Hancock-Vacarro. Please contact Josephine "Pete" (Pease) Nave at supple2@hotmail.com.

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Navy
Anyone who served in Co 33 at Bainbridge between May-Jul 1967 under PH Thomas.
Also searching for shipmates I served with between 1967-70, Syliva "Sandy" Thomas, Wendy Gillert, Mya Young, Karen Foss, all of whom were in photography while in the Navy. Please contact Marcia McLatchy at 10736 Portobelo Dr, San Diego, CA 92124 or by e-mail at mmclatchy@sandiego.gov.

Any women who were stationed on the AFDM-7 at Norfolk Naval Base during the 1970s. Please contact Shirley "Sparky" Sparks at sjs8119@msn.com.

Anyone with information about Petty Officer Maureen "Maury" "Morrie" Morrison. This dynamo pushed boots, and all of us who thought we were pushing boots, at NTC RTC Recruit Records circa 1971. Nancy Pretz and I remember with fondness the times spent with her and her mother when we were 19 and 20 and thought we knew it all. I lost contact with her in Orlando in 1987. Please contact Janey "Jan" (Deatrick) Bingham Neff at jnjneff@aol.com.

Lucille (Frye) Nagle (Mrs. Frank Nagle) who served in Oakland, CA, in the 1940s. Lucille's last known address was in Lockport, NY. Please contact E. Jean (Kirchler) Cross Kurtts at johnbarbara50@msn.com, by calling 205-987-6043, or by writing 737 River Haven Cir, Birmingham, AL 35244.

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Air Force
Anyone who served with my mother, Capt Mary Helen Gradwohl, a USAF nurse, in AZ or Japan between 1969-71.
She was originally from Lima, OH, and left the Air Force from Japan between May-Jun 1971. Please contact Jennifer Cairns at jennemike@juno.com.

Officer Doris Patterson who went through basic training at Lackland in Jul 1951, then went to Biloxi, MS, and later to OCS. Please contact Argie "Willie" (Williams) Bell at ambell32@bellsouth.net.

Anyone with information about Dorothy Jean Cornelius, of Oneida, WI, who served in England between 1952-53 and probably longer. She was the maid of honor at my wedding, but I completely lost track of her after I came back to the states. Please contact Sonya "Sonny" (Wright) Syers at sonnyone33@yahoo.com.

Sylvia Jean Phillips, of LaGrange, GA, who graduated from Grady Memorial Hospital School of Nursing circa 1962-63 and joined the USAF Nurse Corps in Apr 1964. Sylvia was stationed at Carswell AFB, Ft Worth, TX, between 1964-66 and then in Turkey, where I lost contact with her. Please contact Omega Gunn at sambuffey@aol.com or by writing to 1323 Milledge Rd, Augusta, GA.

Anyone with information about Kathleen Deans, who was an USAF security police officer stationed at McGuire AFB, NJ, between 1974-78; or Jeannie Jarvie, USAF, who was stationed at Biloxi, MI, in 1974. Kathleen went TDY to Germany between 1976-77. She was originally from NJ. Jeannie Jarvie was originally from Downingtown, PA. Please contact Lucia Manetta at lucia.manetta@med.va.gov.

Any WAF who went through basic training at Lackland AFB, San Antonio, TX, in Sep 1963; and any WAF or airmen who served at Sheppard AFB between 1964-66. I worked on the psychiatric ward at Sheppard AFB Hospital and sure would like to hear from y'all! Please contact Vicki (Brock) Benoit at wlfcry2blucrnmoon@yahoo.com.

Jennifer (Small) Whitlock who was in Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Class 88D and served in Minot, ND, between 1988-90, Korea between 1990-91 and then in Japan. I've lost touch with her and would like to reconnect. Please contact Mary (Eldridge) Chernik at chernik@kitcarson.net or by writing PO Box 906 Ranchos de Taos, NM 87557-0906.

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Coast Guard
Any reunions planned for members of the Coast Guard who served between 1944-46.
Also, anyone with information about Elinor Hagen, a classmate from Radio School, Atlantic City, NJ. Please contact Helen (Erickson)-McDonough at nanabuck@hotmail.com.

We Also Served
No We Also Served requests were submitted for this quarterly edition of In Search Of.

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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.

117th Station Hospital Nurses WWII Association Reunion, Sep 5-7, 2003, Midway Best Western, Elk Grove, IL. Please contact Alice (Franzmeier) Cronn at 920-794-8407 or Jeanette (Lund) Fallin at 305-595-5775.

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.

Air Force Women Officers Associated Reunion, Nov 6-9, 2003, Adams Mark Hotel, San Antonio, TX. Please contact Carol Habgood at 210-223-6528.

Gold Coast Women Veterans Luncheon, Nov 15, 2003, American Legion Post 222, Oakland Park, FL. Please contact Blanche Waffenfeld at 561-740-2788 or Miriam Ownby at 954-497-4768 or by e-mailing miriamo@attglobal.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
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.