Spring 2006 (30th Edition)
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Army
Anyone with information about WAC CPL Patricia Lee Little, who was born circa 1936 in Ft Collins, CO. She served from 1954-56 and was stationed at 4th Army HQ, San Antonio, TX. Her last known address was Denver, where she worked with the State Game and Fish Commission. Also, anyone with information about WAC Charlotte “Chucky” McCord, who served in the early 1950s and whose last known address was Cincinnati. Please contact Salvatore Griffo at 201-573-0971 or 174C Kinderkamack Rd, Park Ridge, NJ 07656.

Anyone with information about the nurses of the 2nd Hosp Unit, 54th Field Hosp who served in Normandy, France, and central Europe from Jul 1944-May 45. Twelve nurses served in this unit with my father, CPT Edward Collins: 1LT Jennie Meece, Brevard, NC; 2LT Jane Hall, East Orange, NJ; 2LT Lillian Gould, Brooklyn, NY; 2LT Claire Brenner, Bronx, NY; 1LT Mabel "Corny" Cornwell, Jefferson County, NY; 2LT Alice Fine, Winchester, IN; 2LT Nadine Geitz, Englewood, NJ; 1LT Anna A. Donato, Jersey City, NJ; 1LT Regina Witkowski, Detroit, MI; 2LT Leona Rita Collins, Newport, RI; 1LT Mariam Barroway, Camden, NJ; and 1LT Doris Goldstein, Passaic, NJ. I have a copy of a booklet about the 54th and would be happy to share it with these nurses or their families. Please contact Sidney Meyer at smeyer@stcharlesbloomington.org, 812-339-7957, or 323 N Hillsdale Dr, Bloomington, IN 47408.

Anyone with information about or anyone who served with my mother, WAAC SGT Mary Elizabeth (Mericantante) Chuba, during WWII. Please contact Greg Blake at gregb79@verizon.net or 909-338-5323.

Anyone who served with the WAAC/WAC Det at Ft Slocum, NY, circa 1943 through its closure in 1965. I am compiling a history of Ft Slocum. For information about the project, visit www.home.earthlink.net/~michaelacavanaugh. Please contact Michael Cavanaugh at michaelacavanaugh@earthlink.net.

Anyone with information about WAC Hazel Thompson, whose last known duty station was Ft Benning, GA, in 1979.  Her husband was Joseph Thompson of NY. Please contact Linda Fraley-Harder at wlharder201@charter.net.

Any Army women who served from 1974-94, did not deploy to Desert Storm, and have infertility issues. Also, any WACs who attended basic training, E Co, 1st Bn, Ft McClellan, AL, in Aug 1974; and any cadre I served with as postal clerk/clerk typist with C Co, 1st Bn, Ft McClellan, from 1974-75. Please contact Dorinda (Porter) Marchetti at dorinda.marchetti@us.army.mil.

Anyone with information about 1SGT Apalonia Atydi, who served with Co D, Ft Dix, NJ, from 1974-79. She was the catcher on the post softball team. Please contact Rose Marie Rocha at rosemarie2@alltel.net, 270-862-4877, or 1020 Yates Chapel Rd, Cecilia, KY 42724.

Anyone from the gang at the 130th Station Hosp, from 1969-71. Also, anyone with information about Becky Garcia, Carol Lundquist or Karen Mullin. Please contact Patricia "Sissy" (Welsh) Cosenza at mrscos@bellsouth.net.

Anyone with information about my great aunt, CPT Margaret Sherman. She served in the ETO during WWII. Please contact Alan Crout at alan.g.crout@us.army.mil.

Any WACs who served with me from 1954-57. Also, Louise Coombs, who attended basic training Co C, 3rd Plt, Ft McClellan, AL, in Jul 1954; Marilyn Jones, who served at Camp Gordon, GA, and 5th Army HQ, Chicago, where we lived at the Bryson Hotel; and Jean Welch, who served with the 744th Signal Bn, Patton Barracks, Heidelberg, Germany. Please contact Loretta (Forest) Rayno at lrayno@colby-sawyer.edu.

Any WACs who attended basic training at Ft McClellan, AL, circa Jul 1962. Please contact Lanie Geniece Wogatzke at laniepeache3@yahoo.com.

Anyone who served in the 3rd Plt, Women's Officer Basic Class, Ft McClellan, AL, in summer 1971 or anyone in the College Junior Program, in summer 1970. Please contact Sandra "Sandy" (Blajeski) Conley at yelnoc@athenet.net.

Anyone with information about my aunt, CPL Edith "Chook" "Chookie" Senk, who was in the WAAC then the WAC, circa 1942. Originally from PA, she is said to have driven a jeep for Eisenhower. Please contact Deborah (Biancucci) McNary at mcnaryhooks@aol.com.

Anyone with information about my deceased mother, CPT Helen Mary "Kriss" (Krystopik) Garrison, a Bellevue graduate from North Plainfield, NJ, who served in the ANC in England and France during WWII. She married CPT James Lee Garrison circa 1950-51. Please contact Paula (Garrison) Tupper at david.tupper@cox.net.

Anyone who attended basic training at Ft McClellan, AL, from Sep-Nov 1960. Also, anyone with information about Kay Myers Gruber from Coos Bay, OR. She had a son Clayton and daughter Rebecca. Please contact Rebecca "Becky" Lerma at rlerma98@hotmail.com or 253-261-5935.

Anyone with information about Reserve CPT Lou Getman. We went to 91J (PT tech school) together. Please contact Barbara Kay Butler at barb_butler@earthlink.net.

Anyone with information about my mother, Army nurse Claire (Kenney) Perkins, who served circa 1942-45. A native of Brooklyn, NY, she served in Italy, she mentions Anzio, and has pictures of herself and friends in Rome. Due to memory impairment, she is not able to give me more information and I'd love to fill in the gaps.  Please contact Trish (Perkins) Kuper at Trish_Kuper@hotmail.com.

Anyone who attended or taught at Forest Glen Annex, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, from 1950-51. Please contact Doris (Grill) Farmer Littman at dorislittman@aol.com.

Anyone with information about Amy Pretka, who was possibly an Army nurse. Please contact Esther (Nielsen) Temple at esthertemple@hawaii.rr.com.

WWII soldier Franklin John Cookingham is seeking information about an Army nurse who cared for him at the general hospital in Viller, France, in Nov 1944. Enroute to the US, Frank was sent by hospital train to Marsielles, France, and this nurse accompanied him. A native of Newburgh, NY, she and Frank, who was from Amenia, NY, spent a lot of time talking about home. He would like to contact this nurse or her family to say “thank you.” Please contact Frank Cookingham c/o James Seymour, Jr. at seymour116@msn.com.

Anyone with information about Angela McGruder, from Natchez, MS. We attended basic training at Ft Dix, NJ, and later ran into each other out in the Gulf but have lost touch. Also, anyone with information about James F Littlejohn from Hunter AAF, GA. I believe he was a cook with 1st Cav Co and I was in 416th Trans Co. We dated for about a year and I would like to get in touch if possible. Please contact Leonor “Angie” (Pena) Brewer at enough@coastalnow.net.

Anyone who served with my wife, ANC 1LT Mary Helen (Dolan) Donohue. She served at the 221st Gen Hosp, France, in 1945; Ft Meade Gen Hosp, MD; and Camp Kilmer Station Hosp, NJ, in 1946. Please contact John Donohue at jmd781@gmail.com.

Anyone from the 64th Support Bn, 4th Brigade, who transferred from Ft Carson, CO, to Weisbaden Air Base, Germany, in 1974. We should have a reunion! I was in S1. Please contact Anne (Nilsen) Friedman at acecolor@aol.com.

Anyone who served with me in the WAC from 1943-46. We went to basic training at Ft Oglethorpe, GA, and then to the 4136th Base Unit at Tinker AAF, OK. Later, I served at Camp Blanding, FL, and was discharged at Ft Sam Houston, TX. Please contact SGT Elizabeth “Cheater” (Swindle) Smith at WACWW11@wmconnect.com or 324 Pebble Beach Dr, Trinidad, TX, 75163.

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Marine Corps
Anyone with information about Nancy Clark, who was originally from Biloxi, MS, and attended boot camp at Parris Island, SC, in 1966. Please contact Margaret “Margo” Bergadine at mmbaker12@aol.com. Anyone from Series 12, Dec 1974. I was in 12B and would like to get together for a reunion during the Woman Marine Association convention and conference being held in Louisville, KY, from Sep 1-5. Please contact Mary Ann (Hajduk) Merritt at merrittone@comcast.net.

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Navy
Anyone with information about my former shipmate RM2 Diane Neves Callahan Gilmore. We served on the USS Yellowstone (AD-41) and at NAVCAMSLANT, both out of Norfolk, VA, from 1978-82. Please contact Sandy (Lyndall) Corali at corali4@aol.com or 904-536-7848.

Anyone stationed with PNSN Sue McMillian at PSD Edzell, UK, from Jun 1986-Jun 88. Also, anyone with information about PN2 Debbie Malley stationed with VP-44, NAS Brunswick, ME, 1988-90. Please contact Susan Kathleen McMillian at xenaskm@yahoo.com.

Any women who served at NAAS Whiting Field, FL, 1951-57. Please contact Antoinette "Toni" Turcek at tonit@aol.com.

Anyone with information about Cheryl Bayarsky Peer, who served with me in HS-1 in the early 1970s. We served at Quonset Point, RI, and when the base closed we were relocated to NAS Jacksonville, FL. She served in the Reserve and her last known address was Longwood, FL. She was a PN1 or possibly a PNC by retirement. Please contact Deborah (Rake) Bausch at Abausch290@aol.com.

Anyone who attended boot camp in Co 3127, NRTC Orlando, FL, from Jul-Sep 1974. Our CC was YN2 Antia Lopez. I would love to hear from anyone who remembers me. I retired in Jul 1994. Please contact SHCS(SW) Barbara D’Amato at shcssw794@msn.com.

Anyone with information about WAVE Marjorie “Candy” Cameron. She was raised in Belle Plaine and Davenport, IA. She attended boot camp in Cedar Falls, IA, and worked on military maps for the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington, DC, where she met Winston Churchill. This information will be included in a British biography on Cameron. Please contact Spencer Kansa at spencerkansa@hotmail.com.

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Air Force
Anyone who was in the "Ghost Squadron," Sqd W050, in basic training at Lackland AFB, TX, in Feb 1981. Please contact Aurea Rivera Neal at acneal4@yahoo.com.

Anyone with information about Cheryl Gamble Bean, who served at Seymour-Johnson AFB, NC, from 1980-82. Please contact Patrick Johnson at jckspt1@aol.com.

Anyone with information about Particia Denise (Keegan) Baron, who served at Scott AFB, IL, in 1953. We worked at the USO Club. Please contact Rae (O’Berry) Cosca at raenjoe@aol.com or 821 St Marks St #1, Redding, CA 96003.

Anyone who flew with the 57th AES out of Scott AFB, IL, from 1985-88, as well as flight nurses and technicians. Also, anyone with information about Jamie Iverson. Please contact June (Kimble) Huckaby at shuck212@netzero.com.

Any women who were in the 3707 WO37, Lackland AFB, TX, beginning in Aug 1979. Please contact Mary (Petit de Mange) Frey at tipofokco@earthlink.net.

Anyone with information about Robin Ransom of East Orange, NJ, who went through basic training, Lackland AFB, TX, in summer 1981. Please contact Jamie (Miller) Baggstrom at jamie.baggstrom@ngb.ang.af.mil.

Anyone who attended basic training with the 3743 WTS, Flt 24, Lackland AFB, TX, from Jun-Aug 1963; or anyone who served at March AFB from 1963-67 or McChord AFB, WA, from 1976-1985. Please contact Corkey (Junkin) Addcox at 530-926-3320 or PO Box 964, Mt Shasta, CA 96067.

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Coast Guard
Anyone with information about SPAR SK3/c Josephine Yanitello, who attended boot camp and storekeeper school at Manhattan Beach, NY, and then transferred to Cleveland. She married (and possibly divorced) Michael Nawrocki and lived in Erie, PA, after leaving the service. Please contact Roma Ileen (McConnell) Weir at riweir@adams.net.

We Also Served
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Reunions
The Menomonee Nation will honor women veterans at its 17th Annual Gathering of Warriors Pow Wow, May 19-21. The Pow Wow will be held at Woodland Bowl, Keshena, WI. Admission is $5 per day or $8 for the weekend. For information, contact Warren Wilber at 715-799-3264 or Wes Martin at 715-799-4748.

The National Association of Black Military Women will hold its 15th Biennial Reunion Aug 28-Sep 3. The Reunion will take place in Kansas City, MO. For more information, contact Brenda Fay Jennings, Co-Chair, at BFJ21NABMW@aol.com.

All permanent party, Women in the Air Force, basic trainees and special training school personnel, 3650th Basic Military (indoctrination training wing), Sampson AFB, NY, from 1950-56. A reunion will be held at Sampson State Park on Seneca Lake in Romulus, NY, Sep 7-10, 2006. Please contact Chip Phillips at chip34@aol.com, or 716-633-1119 or c/o Sampson Air Force Base Veterans Association, Inc, PO Box 331, Williamsville, NY 14231-0331.