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USS SHIELDS DD-596 All Eras Reunion Association
Newsletter
July 2014
Jene Cain, Editor
This Newsletter Sent to 969 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
This newsletter edition is predominately devoted to
our upcoming reunion at Sam’s Town in Las Vegas
October 12 thru 16, 2014. It is our hope that you will
seriously consider joining your shipmates for four
special days of celebration of your service aboard
SHIELDS.
In the Newsletter for April through July, you got lots of
information about the Reunion coming up in October.
We detailed the scheduled events, the tours, and the
goodies included in your Registration. If you would like
to see the April/July Newsletter article again, go to
www.dd596.com and click on Newsletters and then
click on April/July 2014. Now, I want to give you some
additional reasons why you should make this Reunion
your number one priority for the fall.
In our recent shipmate survey the overwhelming
choice for a reunion site was Las Vegas and last
year’s event garnered our third best attendance of all
of our reunions. Our choice of Sam’s Town was so
popular that our membership decided to return for
this year’s event. I invite you to read the reviews in
the October 2013 edition of the newsletter.
As the years slip by it becomes more difficult for
some of our shipmates to attend reunions and so we
make it as easy as possible for all to participate. If
you are in a situation that finds you with health
concerns please be assured that we are prepared to
do everything in our power to accommodate your
needs. Please don’t put it off any longer. Make this
the year that you can cross a SHIELDS reunion off
your “Bucket List”.
Let me talk to you about the Sam’s Town Resort/Hotel.
We found Sam’s Town for last year’s reunion through
Bob and Connie Carl. They live in Las Vegas, and
Sam’s Town is where they go for family events and as
a place to take visiting friends. They gave us lots of
reasons to choose the Resort for the Reunion, and we
were glad we did so.
First of all is price. Rarely in Las Vegas can you get so
much for so little money. Certainly, there is a casino
(Duh), but there are many restaurants and eateries on
the property as well and extras such as a manyscreened movie theater, a bowling alley and a beautiful
central Atrium.
In other association news, we are excited about
welcoming our shipmate, Larry Danforth, aboard as
the new webmaster of our website. Larry will be
upgrading the site over the next few months and we
look forward to the improvements that he has
proposed. If you have any suggestions for the
website, please contact any Board Member. Visit
www.dd596.com frequently and watch it evolve.
Our Annual Meeting will take place during the reunion
and it will provide association members the
opportunity to have an input into our activities and
services. If you are unable to attend this meeting, you
may submit comments and suggestions to me to be
considered at the annual meeting at my contact
address listed on page 2 of this newsletter.
The room prices are so low you may decide to move
there.
The best part of all this is the layout of the Resort. It’s
plenty big, but since it’s shaped in a square, with the
Atrium in the middle, getting from place to place doesn’t
require miles of walking.
Continued on page 3
USS SHIELDS DD-596 All Eras Reunion Association Reunion Newsletter July 2014
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: jblann39@hotmail.com
Curtis S. Crenshaw, FT2, 62-65
Vice President
2814 Poyntelle RD
Richmond, VA 23235-2154
Phone: 804-513-4723
E-mail: curtis.crenshaw55@aol.com
Bob Carl, RD2, 64-67
Director, Secretary & Contact List
Keeper
231 Viewmont Dr.
Henderson, NV 89015-7733
Ph: 702-438-9826
E-mail: bobcarl@cox.net
Roger Brotherton, SO3, 60-62
Director, Treasurer, Resident Agent
PO Box 8023
Reno, NV 89507-8023
Ph: 775-674-6252
E-mail: rbroth41@aol.com
Roy Cook, ETN2, 56-59
Director
7239 N. 15th St.
Dalton Gardens, ID, 83815-9507
Ph: 208-640-4447
E-mail: gpacook@earthlink.net
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: jenecain@pclink.com
Lawrence L Danforth., LTJG, 64-65
4312 Evergreen LN STE A
Annandale, VA 22003-3273
Phone: 703-536-1926
E-mail: larry@jlsystems.com
Bill Ragan, IC3, 56-59
Ship’s Store
1642 Rambling Rd
Simi Valley, CA 93065-5737
Phone: 805-527-2196
E-mail: raganje@aol.com
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.
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MEET LARRY DANFORTH
By Jack Blann
Your association Board of Directors is pleased to welcome
Larry Danforth as the new webmaster for our website
www.dd596.com.
Larry served aboard the SHIELDS as the Supply Officer
1964-1965 and was instrumental in raising the ship’s
annual supply rating from a bare satisfactory to an
outstanding. He moved on to join the staff of
COMCRUDESPAC and worked on the installation of
computers on all destroyer tenders in the Pacific Fleet. He
advanced quickly in the field of data processing for the
Navy, graduated with distinction from the Naval
Postgraduate School, joined the faculty at the school and
taught graduate computer science and mathematics. Larry
was selected as director of applications development at
BUPERS where he worked on the cutting edge of
computer science.
Larry’s resume includes exemplary service in various
branches of the US Government as he was sought to
assist several agencies into the modern age of data
processing and systems automation. He later founded his
own company, JL Systems. For 32 years he states that he
has enjoyed being a truly hands on programmer and web
designer.
JL systems provides business software and web design
services to trade, professional and philanthropic
associations across the USA and in Canada, Spain and
South America. The Association Management System
provided by JL Systems is called NOAH and a full
description of the product’s range and features is available
on the www.jlsystems.com website. All systems are
hosted on a large array of huge virtual software and
database servers at the secure data center which is the
mid-East node of the internet. This data center is now the
home of www.dd596.com.
Larry semi-retired last August while Jackie, his wife,
carries on as CEO. Jon, Larry’s first son, is the Chief
Operating Officer and has hands on control of the system
while also being responsible for new clients. Jeff, Larry’s
second son, is the senior technician behind the system
handling the challenges of a rapidly evolving technical
world.
Larry has some exciting ideas about our association
website and we look forward his expertise. Visit
www.dd596.com often and watch the changes evolve.
Recently Passed
Shipmates
The deceased listed below were identified through
letters and phone calls from the family, returned letters
marked deceased and research.
Arment, Duane R., LTJG, 53-54
Chilcote, Jack W., SK2, 45
Feltman, Dean R., SN, 52-53
Huff, Charles A., MMCS, 68-70
Schumacher, Wesley J., LT, 63-65
USS SHIELDS DD-596 All Eras Reunion Association Reunion Newsletter July 2014
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REUNION 2014 (continued)
We will do our best this year to get all our rooms
closer to the Hospitality Suites, although I didn’t
hear much grumbling about this last year.
Now, this next thing is girly, I admit, but darn it, I
like my hotel to be clean. Downtown Las Vegas
can be less than tidy, and even the biggest hotels
suffer from the masses of people passing through
their doors. Well, listen to this! Even Sam’s Town’s
parking garage is clean! I never saw litter or other
less lovely things on the grounds or in the halls, or
in the public rooms, and there is a real feeling of
being in a truly pleasant place. I mean, a hotel
that can have a spiffy bowling alley is doing lots of
things right.
If you stay glued to the hotel we will have a
Hospitality Suite arrangement to keep you watered
and comfy. The Hospitality rooms overlook the
Atrium, and you can even catch some of the light
shows on the big waterfall from the windows.
Hospitality is the active word. We keep the coolers
full of water, soft drinks and beer, and a bottle or
two of wine is usually on the counter. There are
peanuts and other salty treats, too. This is all part
of your registration fee because we want you to
feel that you are at a party, with no restrictions to
having a good time with good friends.
For the same reason we included more meals in
your registration. There are plenty of places to
grab a quick breakfast or other food on the hotel
grounds, but when it comes to the shared meals in
the itinerary, we chose to make things easy.
All in all, I hope you will see that your Reunion
Board and Committee want you to have a great
time. Your shipmates will be there, and we
sincerely hope you will be there too.
See you in Las Vegas!
NOTICE OF ANNUAL
MEETING
The Annual Meeting of the
USS SHIELDS DD-596 Reunion Association
Will be held 9:00am Tues. Oct. 14, 2014 at
Sam’s Town Hotel and Casino
5111 Boulder Hwy., Las Vegas, NV
For the conduct of business, election of the
Board of Directors and adoption of proposed
changes to the by-laws.
Room to be announced
PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE BY-LAWS
SECTION 8
Section 8.4 All checks or drafts from either
the Master or Reunion Accounts, demands for
money and notes of the corporation and all
written contracts of the corporation shall be
signed by two officers of the corporation as
designated by the Board of Directors with the
exception of the transfer of funds between
the Master and Reunion Accounts by the
Treasurer to properly credit the designated
accounts when a draft includes funds for
both accounts. The requirement of two
signatures on any checks and contracts
mandated by these by-laws apply regardless
of any bank’s signature requirements.
Section 8.5 The Corporation may authorize
the issue of bank debit cards to any officer of
the Corporation, or its’ designated member,
to be used for expenditures incurred for
preapproved purposes by the Corporation
when circumstances preclude the use of
checks. The use of bank debit cards shall be
limited to those expenditures authorized by
the Board of Directors through the approval
of submitted budgets or specific designated
expenditures.
Please note that complete copies of the
association by-laws are available on-line by
request to the association Secretary, Bob Carl
at bobcarl@cox.net.
USS SHIELDS DD-596 All Eras Reunion Association Reunion Newsletter July 2014
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LasVegasReunionItineraryOctober12–Š‐16–Š2014
HotelRegistrationindividuallyarrangedandpaid.
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 Reunion Newsletter July 2014
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 Page 5
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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
Ships Store Items
Back in stock the Shield’s Ball Cap item #1036. The cap can be ordered
by sending a note requesting a cap and your check for $19.00 ($15.00
for the cap and $4.00 S&H) made payable to USS Shields DD-596
Reunion Association to Robert Carl, Secretary, his address is above.
Note: If you order a cap at the time you pay your dues please make a
separate check for each as the monies go to different accounts.
Photo Courtesy of John Truesdale RMSN 64-67
USS SHIELDS DD-596 All Eras Reunion Association Reunion Newsletter July 2014
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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, phone 800-606-3717, Sept 1 thru Sept 6,
2014"Reservations for the hotel must be made by
August 18, 2014.
It is being hosted by the Daughters of Doris and
Bill Hansen, BT2, 52-55, Cindy and Kathy. Cindy's
email address is cindy.bowman@oregon.gov or
bocbo5five@gmail.com and her telephone is
503-990-7834 or 503-373-1945 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: macneib@aol.com, 509-966-7924 as he is
gathering head count info for Cindy also.
For reunion details, contact Cindy Bowman or Bob
MacNeil at the above listed email or phone
numbers
NOTE: The reunion is limited to SHIELDS
Shipmates who served aboard during the Korean
War, their family members and guests.
Photo by Jene Cain, ETR2, from around 1961
taken from the radar antenna platform on top of
the mast.
Do You Know My Husband?
A Widow’s Request for Information
My name is Dorothea Smith and my husband was
James A. Smith, "Jim", who was a radar man on the
USS Shields from 1951-55. Due to extreme sea
sickness he opted out after his four years and enlisted in
the 82nd Airborne Army Special Forces until he retired
in 1973 as a Master Sergeant. He served in Vietnam as
A Cam, a team of 12 people who went into the jungles
and trained the Vietnamese.
I only have one picture of my husband, Jim, in uniform
while he was in the service and it is very grainy and
hard to make out. With Jim is another shipmate with the
last name of Spears, first name unknown. Dorothea
moved from Oklahoma after her husband died to North
Carolina to be near her daughter. I would love to have
some more pictures of Jim if anyone remembers him
and has some, and I would love to talk to anyone who
knew him. My phone number is 910-864-3951 and my
address is:
267 Waterdown Drive, Apt. 4,
Fayetteville, NC 28314.
Thank you. Dorothy Smith
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
Our website is undergoing changes and
updates. Please visit it often to see what is
new. For more details check out the article
about Larry Danforth our new webmaster on
page 2 of this edition.
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.
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These actions will insure you continue to
receive the newsletter and will reduce
expenses from returned mail and the cost of
re-mailing newsletters.