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USS SHIELDS DD-596 All Eras Reunion Association
Newsletter
April - July 2014
Jene Cain, Editor
This Newsletter Sent to 972 Former Crew Members, Families & Guests
USS SHIELDS DD-596 All Eras  WWII  Korea  Vietnam  Copyright © 2002 - 2014
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PRESIDENT’S COLUMN
Reunion 2014
By Jack Blann
By Carol Blann
Due to our desire to present the finest reunion
possible this issue has been delayed until all
arrangements have been finalized. Please read
Carol’s article about all of the special events planned
and I hope that you will agree that this is one meeting
that you won’t want to miss. Last year’s attendance
was good and we want to make this year’s great.
Also please note the article about our website. Trevor
Crafts, my ex son-in-law, has handled our site for us
since its inception but finds that his professional
obligations preclude him from continuing. We therefore
are in need for a shipmate or spouse to step forward
and administer the site for us. This is a very important
part of our association’s service and we want it to
continue. We will provide the programs and the
material to post on the site. Our special thanks to
Trevor for his service.
I am sad to report that one of the association’s
founders and greatest supporters, Jim Durough, has
stepped aside and will no longer be our Contact List
keeper. For now, Bob Carl, our secretary will assume
that responsibility. We owe so much to Jim for
locating shipmates and for his heartfelt comfort to
those who have had to deal with the loss of a loved
one. Jim’s service will be sorely missed and we wish
him the best.
It further saddens me to report that we have lost two of
our finest officers under whom I have served. Captain
Wessel and Lieutenant Commander Collins were
special to all who had the benefit of their leadership
and counsel. Whether it was the typhoon in the
Taiwan Straits or the race home to port after gunnery
practice at the Coronado Islands, the crew knew that
we were safe and we had the best command structure
in the whole Navy. “All Ahead Flank”.
Because of the publication date of this newsletter you
will note that it covers both the April and July editions
that would normally be published. In July we will be
sending a reunion reminder but will probably not
publish a full newsletter. You can help rectify this
situation by submitting an article for publication.
Last year’s reunion was an affordable and fun event for
everyone, and the challenge was to “do one better”!
Well, I am happy to report that we are pretty sure you
will have that “Wow” experience we wanted for you.
First of all, we are returning to Sam’s Town!
This hotel/resort gave us amazingly affordable room
rates, clean and attractive facilities, shops, restaurants
and the ever-wonderful atrium with its waterfall and
shaded pathways. It was so rich in amenities I never
felt the need to leave.
This year we are keeping the best of our ideas for a
good time in place while adding a never-to-be-forgotten
new tour, and an increase in the PAID FOR meals and
goodies. Our guiding thought was for you to have a
relaxed, easy, and fun-filled Reunion to remember.
You will have more food pre-arranged, and pre-paid,
and there will be less walking on the tours. Also, the
raffle and drawings will be held in the large dining area
with our buffet dinner on Tuesday, because although
you liked it cozy last year, we think, this year, you will
like having more elbow room.
Trust me, you will want to make it to this Reunion, and
all of us are waiting, and wanting, to see your face, and
to hear your stories. So, here are the particulars of the
fabulous four days that have been created just for you.
The Hospitality Suite will be stocked with salty
snacks, soft drinks, water, beer, and wine Sunday
through Wednesday night. Fellowship, outrageous
storytelling, and friendly lies provided by you.
Monday Night Football will be loud with cheering and
booing, and you will keep up your strength with the
beer and pizza we will provide.
Continued on Page 3
USS SHIELDS DD-596 All Eras Reunion Association Newsletter April - July 2014 Page 2
Board Members Contact Info.
Jack Blann, LTJG, 61-63
President, Memorabilia Keeper
1008 N. Beeline Hwy
Payson, AZ 85541-7312
Ph: 928-308-4850
E-mail: [email protected]
Curtis S. Crenshaw, FT2, 62-65
Vice President
2814 Poyntelle RD
Richmond, VA 23235-2154
Phone: 804-513-4723
E-mail: [email protected]
Bob Carl, RD2, 64-67
Director, Secretary & Contact List
Keeper
231 Viewmont Dr.
Henderson, NV 89015-7733
Ph: 702-438-9826
E-mail: [email protected]
Roger Brotherton, SO3, 60-62
Director, Treasurer, Resident Agent
PO Box 8023
Reno, NV 89507-8023
Ph: 775-674-6252
E-mail: [email protected]
Roy Cook, ETN2, 56-59
Director
7239 N. 15th St.
Dalton Gardens, ID, 83815-9507
Ph: 208-640-4447
E-mail: [email protected]
Friends to the Board Contact Info.
Jene Cain, ETR2, 61-63
Newsletter Editor
13171 Galleria Pl
Apple Valley, MN 55124-6113
Ph: 952-432-8746
E-mail: [email protected]
Bill Ragan, IC3, 56-59
Ship’s Store
1642 Rambling Rd
Simi Valley, CA 93065-5737
Phone: 805-527-2196
E-mail: [email protected]
Editor's Note: Please keep your contact
information up to date by getting in touch
with Bob Carl above. If e-mailing please
include DD-596 in the subject line. Also
please let Bob know of shipmates who have
passed so we can list their name in the
newsletter.
Eldest Living Shipmates
10 ELDEST OFFICERS
New addition in bold face
Hoblitzell, Paul C., LTJG, 44-45 11/24/1916
Teeters, David R., LT, 49-50, 04-11-1918
Metze, George M., LCDR, 52-54, 09/15/1918
Fredell, Erling W., LT, 49, 12/01/1918
Goodell, Trenor F., ENS, 44-45, 12/29/1918
Dupre, Marcy M., CDR, 45-46, 09/17/1921
Staring, Graydon S., LTJG, 49, 04/09/1923
Billodeau, John D., WO1, 58-59, 11/25/1923
Pinkowski, Dennis S., LT, 51-53, 06/03/1924
Holstrom, Robert W. P., ENS, 45-46, 01/30/1925
10 ELDEST ENLISTED
New addition in bold face
Field, Raymond W., FC3, 44-45, 11/25/1920
Hendrickson, Jack M., MM2, 45-46, 10/11/1921
Purdy, William V., WT1, 45-46, 11/27/1921
Proetto, Gerald S., BM3, 57, 09/10/1922
Dukett, James E., MM3, 44-46, 01/29/1923
Bainton, Donald O., TM2, 44-46, 07/18/1923
Leclair, Richard D., MM1, 50-51, 09/13/1923
Caronia, Sam, TM1, 1950, 02/27/1924
Craddock, William V., MM2, 64-65, 03/20/1924
Pietrowski, Chester, S1, 45, 04/11/1924
Recently Passed
Shipmates
The deceased listed below were identified through
letters and phone calls from the family, returned letters
marked deceased and research.
Allie, Charles R., TM2, 65-67
Applegate, Richard C., LTJG, 51-52
Arment, Duane R., LTJG, 53-54
Austin, Adelbert I., SN, 50-51
Baggett, Charles D., HM1, 53-54
Byer, Jerry G., RM2, 44-46
Collins, Frank C., LCDR, 60-62
Choromanski, Ray J., GM3, 44-45
Gibson, Everett E., EN2, 58-60
Hatley, Pearl O., LCDR, 64
Huffman, Raymond V., FTGC, 70-72
Maki, Edsel M., FN, 55-56
Manasco, Vernon J., GM2, 64-65
Repman, Preston K., GM1, 55
Ross, James E., S1, 45-46
Salari, Vincent J., TMC, 59-61
Steele, Jack M., MM2, 51-54
Tinsley, Jack H., SR, 50
Wessel, Robert L., CPTN, 61-63 (Was on the 10 Eldest List)
White, Grant W., DK3, 54-55
Youmans, George D., CS2, 61-62
New Found Shipmates
Voshall, Robert C., SA, 64
USS SHIELDS DD-596 All Eras Reunion Association Newsletter April - July 2014 Page 3
Continued from Page 1
Atomic Testing Museum, dinner and raffle will
all take place only about 10 minutes from our
hotel. The Museum is an awe inspiring place you
will never forget. All contained in a one story
building with ramps and rails, you will find yourself
experiencing the underground tunnels, the
missiles, the artifacts from the testing, a movie
showing the explosions and the aftermath, a
Geiger counter you can use on yourself (if you are
glowing you will have to leave), and so much
more. Then hold your breath, because at the end
you will have within your reach and touch an I
beam from the Twin Towers of 911, and (to look
at) a piece of the Berlin wall! Afterwards we will
go into the dining room for our catered dinner
accompanied by your Board’s presentations, the
raffle and the drawings. All pre-paid, including
transportation.
The Western Appreciation Tour takes us from
9:00 to 5:00 on Wednesday, and every minute will
be filled with things beautiful, relaxing,
educational, delicious and surprising. Let’s start
with the beautiful. The tour will take you through
the Red Rock Canyon, a land of gorgeous
mountain vistas, and during the most beautiful
month of the year in the desert. We will be
traveling in a big air conditioned bus and take the
loop road into the canyon. Our first stop will be at
the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
Visitor Center.
We will be met by a volunteer Docent
Naturalist/Geologist who will stay with us in our
bus while we are on the 13 mile loop. The Visitor
Center itself has a great movie about the area as
well as exhibits and a gift shop. Our Docent will
explain what we are seeing out our bus windows,
and again when we stop several times to look at
things more closely. None of the stops will involve
any hiking.
One of the planned stops has Indian rock art and
ancient fire pits. At the end of the loop are the
desert donkeys and the horses, but we may be
only admiring them from afar, unless you are
carrying extra carrots, and this is where we bid our
Docent farewell.
Then it is on to Spring Mountain Ranch State
Park, and another Docent. The Ranch is a 520
acre oasis that has had a long list of owners,
including Howard Hughes. Much of the ranch is
rolling green with trees, and for many years was a
working cattle ranch. We will head for our
reserved Ramada and the catered lunch being
provided by Famous Dave’s legendary bar-b-que.
After lunch, you can just relax and enjoy the views,
or wonder up to the Ranch House where a
Docent-guided tour has been arranged. There is
also a lake near-by and a very old cemetery.
Our final stop is at Bonnie Springs Ranch and the
Old Nevada town replica. Old Nevada sports
wooden board walks, western shops, a saloon,
and more, all punctuated with gun fights,
melodramas and hangings. From the front of the
town to the far end is about a football field in
length. Since the saloon, and all its attractions, is
at the far end, you might consider it worth the
walk.
The Bonnie Springs Ranch House itself is really
pretty, in a lovely setting, and if you only go that
far it should be a nice stop for you. The bus will
take you right up to the front door.
As a side note, our bus will carry coolers with
drinks and ice, and we will also carry a few lawn
chairs. This tour is an extra and will need to have
your reservation, choice of lunch sandwich, and
fee.
The Buff-quet is our final formal get-together, and
takes place Wednesday night. We will meet at the
Firelight Buffet at Sam’s Town that has a huge
variety of food for your enjoyment. We will sit in
our own area, and since this is next to the Atrium it
even has a view. This dinner is part of your
reservation fee and so it is pre-paid.
Finally, we can end our evening and our Reunion
up in our Hospitality Suite. You will have met new
people and made new friends, and we sincerely
hope you will have had four days to remember
forever.
Sincerely, Your Board and Reunion Committee.
October 12th to the 16, 2014
USS SHIELDS DD-596 All Eras Reunion Association Newsletter April - July 2014 Page 4
Las Vegas Reunion Itinerary October 12th - 16th 2014
Hotel Registration individually arranged and paid.
Sam’s Town 5111 Boulder Highway, Las Vegas, NV 89122, PHONE 702-456-7777 use group name
USS SHIELDS REUNION Hotel rates are for Sunday, Oct. 12th through Thursday, Oct. 16th.. Standard
(outside room) rate is $26.00, double occupancy, plus $9.99 hotel service fee that covers unlimited
local phone calls, WIFI, voice mail, wake-up calls, paging service, inbound faxing and shuttle service to
The Strip and Downtown properties plus 12% tax (totals $40.31 per night).
The hotel rates are higher on weekends if you plan to stay additional days check rates with the hotel.
RV Park at Sam’s Town Advance reservation required. Full Hook-ups Call 1-702-454-8055
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
SUNDAY OCT. 12TH
4:00pm – 8:00pm: Check-in and reception in Hospitality Suite. Soft drinks, beer and wine
with salty snacks available. Hard liquor is BYOB
MONDAY OCT. 13TH
9:00am– ‘till you’re tired: OPTIONAL PICK YOUR OWN TOUR DAY. Make arrangements in
advance and pay on your own. Many tours are available including ones
to Hoover Dam/Lake Mead, the Grand Canyon South Rim and Las Vegas Strip.
To pick a tour and make your reservations on line go to “vegas.com” select “tours.” You can
then pick, for instance, “Hoover Dam Tours” select “view all Hoover Dam Tours.” That
will take you to a list of several different tours with different prices. This same method
will show you tours to the Grand Canyon, Las Vegas Strip and Lake Mead.
You can also call 1-866-983-4279 for available tours and reservations.
1:00pm-3:00pm
USS SHIELDS 2nd Annual Bowling Tournament. Sam’s Town
Bowling Alley.
6:00pm-10:00pm Monday Night Football with beer & pizza provided in Hospitality Suite
TUESDAY OCT. 14TH
9:00am – 10:30am All shipmates/ Association Annual Business Meeting in Hospitality Suite
4:00 pm – 8:00pm Tour of Atomic Museum with buffet Dinner and Raffle.
WEDNESDAY OCT. 15TH
10:00am - 4:30pm WESTERN APPRECIATION TOUR: Bus through Red Rock Canyon National
Conservation Area, lunch and tour at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park
and stop at Old Nevada Western Town at Bonnie Springs Ranch with gun
fights, hangings, shops, petting zoo and much more.
6:00pm-8:00pm
Buff-quet Dinner: Sam’s Town Firelight buffet.
8:00pm-?
Hospitality Room open.
THURSDAY OCT 16TH
12:00 Noon
Hotel Check-out
USS SHIELDS DD-596 All Eras Reunion Association Newsletter April - July 2014 Page 5
USS SHIELDS DD-596
2014 REUNION REGISTRATION FORM
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA; OCTOBER 12TH – 16TH
Name: ________________________________________________________
Address: ______________________________________________________
Tel #: ________________________ E-mail:___________________________
Guest(s): ______________________________________________________
Arrival Date: ___________________Departure Date: __________________
REGISTRATION (includes Monday Pizza party, $ 85.00x ____ = $____________
Tuesday buffet dinner & Wednesday Buff-quet)
MONDAY OCT 13TH (Register and pay for Optional Tours per Schedule of Events)
BOWLING TOURNAMENT
$ 7.00x_____ = $____________
TUESDAY OCT 14TH (Atomic Museum Tour,
dinner etc. included in Registration)
WEDNESDAY OCT 15TH
WESTERN APPRECIATION TOUR
$ 58.00x_____ = $_____________
(Please select sandwich choice for each participant)
 Georgia Chopped Pork: _______
 Texas Beef Brisket: _______
 Barbeque Pulled Chicken:______
All lunches come with Wilbur Beans, Potato Salad
and Creamy Cole Slaw
WEDNESDAY OCT 15TH BUFF-QUET (Included in Registration Fee)
Check #:_______________
Total $ _____________
Make checks payable to: USS SHIELDS REUNION ASSOCIATION
Send registration and payments to:
Robert N. Carl, 231 Viewmont Dr. Henderson, NV 89015-7733
PLEASE REGISTER AND SEND PAYMENT BY SEPTEMBER 15TH
USS SHIELDS DD-596 All Eras Reunion Association Newsletter April - July 2014
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USS SHIELDS DD-596 ALL ERAS REUNION ASSOCIATION
2014 Membership Application and Renewal Form
Name:______________________________________________________
Wife’s first name:_________________
Mailing address:______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
City
State
(9 digits ZIP Code Please)
Telephone:_____________________ E-Mail:_______________________
Years served aboard SHIELDS:________ Rank/rate on SHIELDS_____
Date of birth:____________________
Cell Phone:
Make your check out to: USS SHIELDS REUNION ASSOCIATION.
Please mail this form with a check in the amount of $25.00 to cover your dues for the calendar year of
2014. Mail to:
USS SHIELDS DD-596 ALL ERAS REUNION ASSOCIATION
℅ Robert N. Carl, Secretary
231 Viewmont Dr.
Henderson, NV 89015-7733
Photo Courtesy of John Truesdale RMSN 64-67
USS SHIELDS DD-596 All Eras Reunion Association Newsletter April - July 2014 Page 7
Association
2014 Dues
Are Due
Your $25.00 annual dues support the printing and
postage for newsletters, currently about $1,000 for
each issue. They cover the expenses of locating
shipmates and maintaining the master contact list.
Please complete the dues form on the page
opposite and mail with your check to Bob Carl. His
address is on the contact list page 2. Your dues
start new at the beginning of each year. No
unpaid dues are carried forward.
Your dues do not support reunion activities; these
activities are self-sustaining. All board members
and friends of the board volunteer; no one
receives compensation in the Association.
Bob Carl, Secretary, has received duplicate and
multiyear dues payments from shipmates. Bob
applies duplicate dues payments to the future
year(s). Thanks to those who have paid in
advance.
The association currently mails the newsletter to
all located shipmates, regardless of dues status.
USS Shields Korean War 2014
Shipmate’s Reunion
This year's reunion will take place in downtown
Portland, OR at "The Courtyard at the Marriot
Hotel - Sept 1 thru Sept 6, 2014".
It is being hosted by the Daughters of Doris and
Bill Hansen, BT2, 52-55, Cindy and Kathy. Cindy's
email address is [email protected], and
her telephone is 503-990-7834 in case anyone
would like to contact her with their plans to attend.
Cindy would appreciate a head count for planning.
Attendees can also contact Bob MacNeil, YN2 5255 at: [email protected], 509-966-7924 as he is
gathering head count info for Cindy also.
Reunion Packets with Reunion Details will be put
together ASAP and will be mailed when
completed.
NOTE: The reunion is limited to SHIELDS
Shipmates who served aboard during the Korean
War, their family members and guests.
SEA STORIES
Missing Liberty Curfew
By: Marvin Beers, MOMM3C, 44-46
After the war ended we went to Tsingtao, China. Ed
Swan, MM1C, Bill Purdy, WT1C, Maynard “Pinky”
Guy, S2C and I Marv Beers, MOMM3C went on
liberty together. Ed Suggested that we go to a studio
and have our pictures taken which we did. They said
the photos would be ready at 6 p.m. We told them
that liberty is up at 6 p.m. on the dock. They agreed
to have the pictures ready at 5:45.
They had 4 rickshaws waiting outside. We got the
pictures ran out and jumped into the rickshaws and
told the drivers “Liberty Landing.” They said “O.K.
Joe” and took off. We went south about 3 or 4 blocks
and they turned right. Swan said “Hey Beers weren’t
they supposed to turn left?” I was pretty sure that
they should have but I said “Hell, I don’t know Ed. We
just got here maybe they know a shortcut.”
In about an hour they stopped in front of a large
house and started saying “Velly good girl Joe - velly
good girl.” It was a “Chinese cat house.” Ed Swan
was about 6’4” with broad shoulders and slim hips.
He picked that little rickshaw driver up by the front of
his shirt and said “Liberty Landing.” They said “OK
Joe” and we took off again.
About an hour later we arrived at the “Customs Jetty”
(Liberty Landing). By now it is about 8 p.m. and our
last liberty boat left at 6 p.m. What do we do now?
Pretty soon an LCVP left making all ships so we
boarded.
When we arrived back at the ship (probably about 10
p.m.) we went aboard and not a word was said.
About 8 a.m. the next morning an announcement
sounded - “Swan, Purdy and Guy report to the bridge
for Exec’s Mast.” About 2 minutes later they
announced “and Beers.”
We went up to the bridge and Mr. Gillespie, the
Engineering Officer ask us what happened. We told
him and he said “ok, no problem.” As we stood there
we watched our Exec leave the ship to go take
command of his own can and Marcy Dupre took over
as Exec. Mr. Dupre was a 24 year old Lieutenant
Commander. His father was skipper of a Heavy
Cruiser and scuttlebutt had it that his father-in-law
was in the Navy Department in D.C.
A few minutes later a hatch opened and Mr. Dupre
stepped out. He said “I understand that you boys got
on a big toot last night and didn’t get in off of liberty.
Restricted the rest of time we are in port. That is all.”
Mr. Gillespie just shrugged his shoulders and said “I
guess that’s that.”
USS SHIELDS DD-596 All Eras Reunion Association Newsletter April - July 2014 Page 8
A Captain and an XO Pass
R.L. Wessel, CAPT USN and CO, 61-63
F.C. Collins, LCDR, USN and XO, 60-62
June 20, 1919 - November 16, 2013
October 29, 1927 - December 23, 2013
Reflections from Lee Bond, ETN2, 62-63
Written to Jene Cain, ETR2, 61-63 and
Jim Durough, ETN2, 62-65
Probably my favorite skipper over four years of
cruising on 'cans'.
I do remember the swim meet we had and how he
moved through the water like a fish. As I recall... he
was on the competitive swim team at the University
of California Berkeley.
I recall the swim call while in waters off Guam. We
were over the Marianas Trench "challenger deep"
when he stopped the ship for that most unusual
event.
That was a thrill for me and I have vivid memories of
all that transpired. I have never met anyone else
who experienced such a rare event excepting you
fellows.
Also, do you remember the radar MDS (Minimum
Detectable Signal) figures he expected during the
evening report session? We exchanged more
magnetrons and 1N21's than any ship in the fleet (I
think). He never caught on that such good numbers
were a result of measuring technique (moving pulse
in the grass) rather than an exceptionally hot radar.
Also, how unusual it was for a 'four stripe'r' to
command a destroyer? He requested permission to
take the ship on that Westpac cruise in 1963 and got
it. I think that he was senior to the fleet commander.
As I recall he was relieved of command before we
returned to San Diego.
Reflections from Roger Brotherton, SOG3, 60-62
Back in the first part of 1962 the ship was working
out of San Diego and we were going to sea to do
exercises. It was common for the ship to run an
anchor pool and I picked a square. Shortly after Sea
Detail I was notified that I had won the Anchor Pool
and the XO, Mr. Collins, wanted to see me in his
stateroom.
I had won a four-day all expenses paid trip to Las
Vegas. I was from Lake Tahoe so casinos were
nothing new to me and being 19 years old gambling
for me was illegal.
Mr. Collins knew my situation and said “Son, you’re
not of age to go to Vegas and gamble, so here’s
what I’m going to do. You’ve won four hundred
dollars. I’m going to let you have four days leave
whenever you want it.”
In June the ship went up to the Rose Festival in
Portland Oregon and I had learned the Seattle
World’s Fair was going on at the same time. I put in
a chit for my leave.
When I put in my chit for leave my leading PO told
me that there would be no leave when we got to
Portland only Port and Starboard liberty. I figured
that was that.
I hit the rack and around 22:30. The messenger
wakes me and says “Brotherton, your leave papers
are up on the quarterdeck.” My chit was disapproved
by everyone up the line, the leading PO, ASW
Officer, Gunnery Officer, but LCDR Collins
remembered his promise and approved my chit.
USS SHIELDS DD-596 All Eras Reunion Association Newsletter April - July 2014
The DD596 Website
Needs a Webmaster
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Hoover Dam and Power Plant Tour
Editor’s comments: At last year’s reunion in Las
Vegas I and several others took the Hoover Dam tour.
It was breathtaking seeing the size of the dam and
exploring this engineering wonder. Construction began
in 1931 with the last concrete poured in 1935.
This optional tour is available on Monday Oct. 13th at
this year’s reunion.
Because our current webmaster’s work load has
increased he can no longer continue to manage our
site due to his time constraints. Therefore the
Association is seeking a new webmaster.
You will be maintaining an established site. So the
skills you need are to be able to update the site with
our quarterly newsletters and other changes as
necessary.
Your compensation will be the personal reward of
knowing you are providing a wonderful website for
veterans who served aboard the Shields during
WWII, Korean War and during the Viet Nam era.
The Shields was in service to our country from
December 1944 to September 1972. Those eras of
the Shields service are represented by our site.
You can review the website at: www.dd596.com
For more information please contact Jack Blann,
[email protected] or phone 928-308-4850
Editor’s Note: Harry Wallace, TMSN, 53-54 has
asked me to extend his sincere thanks to the Shields
shipmates that have written statements regarding
his current claim before the Veterans Administration.
The Power plant
Tour offers a
combination of
presentations by
Reclamation
guides, audio and
film presentations,
exhibits and other
media that provide
a comprehensive
view of the
massive dam and
its operations.
There is a lot of
walking and this
tour is not
accessible for
visitors with
wheelchairs or
crutches as stated
on their website.
USS SHIELDS DD-596 ALL ERAS REUNION ASSOCIATION
C
/O ROBERT N. CARL (SECRETARY)
231 VIEWMONT DR.
HENDERSON, NV 89015-7733
ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED
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Visit the Association Website
Keep Your Contact Info Updated
At the website you can view the history,
photos and prior issues of the newsletter. It
is a great place to renew memories of your
time aboard.
Check your address on this newsletter and if
not 100% correct, including Apartment,
Condo, Mobile Home, Space number and
the zip code + 4 digits, please notify Bob
Carl listed in the contact information on
page 2. If e-mailing please include DD-596
in the subject line.
If you move do not forget to notify Bob Carl
of your new address, phone number and
any change in your E-mail address. Put a
change of address in with the Post Office.
The change of address stays on file with the
post office for about 18 months.
http://www.dd596.com
These actions will insure you continue to
receive the newsletter and will reduce
expenses from returned mail and the cost of
re-mailing newsletters.