USS BELKNAP Association

USS BELKNAP Association
In Honor of all shipmates, all years, all crews.
2014 Newsletter -- Issue #1
Letter from the President
by Mike Abbott
Shipmates,
We had a very successful reunion in Tampa and more great
things are coming in the next couple years. Lots of new people
and new ideas…
I was elected President this year and one of my major goals
is get our master roster in the best shape it has ever been
so that we can keep in better touch with everyone. There are
several volunteers already working the problem, but I submit
that it is a job for everyone, and I ask you to do your part. There
are two major steps which you can all easily do to improve and
expand the roster, and one to provide additional help.
1. Each of you, please go to the website, www.ussbelknap.
com and ensure that your own information is up to date. Many
of us move, change email providers, or abandon a land line in
favor of a cell phone and neglect to update our contact information.
2. Probably all of you are in contact with one or several of
your shipmates from the time you served aboard. Take some
time to reach out to them and ask them to either update their
registration or register for the first time. You would be surprised how many folks still do not know that we have reunions
or a website… Thank you in advance for all you can do in this
regard.
3. We already have volunteers to cover the states of VA,
WV, MD, MI, IL, and MO. If any of you would like to volunteer to
work on a state roster to fill in the gaps, please email me at abbottmdp@aol.com and I will send you the required information.
Three of the previous board members have stepped down,
having already devoted several years in service to the Association. In many ways, they will still continue to serve.
Dick Lemon was elected Vice President; Bob Gilhooly, Secretary, and Skip McCarroll will hold the Treasurer position for the
time being even though he just stepped down as President. Bob
manages a couple websites and has already teamed with Rich
Botteron to work on our site, in addition to secretarial duties. We
are all extremely grateful for the support we have gotten over
the years from
Dick Tremain
and Jeff Milnes.
Dick has agreed
to continue creating the newsletter, and Jeff has a
huge network of
contacts that will
help us continuously. Lou Apuzzo
Mike Abbott
will be managing the ship’s store, replacing Chuck
Taylor, who served in that capacity
for many years.
As some of you may have already
heard, we are going to Portland, ME
for 2014! This represents Belknap’s
50th anniversary and we will visit
where it all started at Bath Iron
Works. Stay tuned for more information as it becomes available. In 2015,
we will be going to Branson, MO.
Start thinking about venues for 2016;
we will be returning to the Tidewater
area of VA in 2017.
We added another Belknap family
member to our roster of reunion attendees. Andy Mack, a descendant of
the Adm. Andy Mack and the eldest
daughter of Reginald Rowan came to
Tampa with Rich Botteron. We may
expand the family ties even further in
Portland.
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President’s message continued from
page 1.
Mark Angle, a shipmate from the
early 70’s is working with Danny
Koker, the “Count” on Counting
Cars on the History Channel, and
the show’s production company, to
commission a bike as a memorial to
Belknap and those we lost in 1975.
We are all excited about the possibilities. Mark will own the bike, but
has promised to bring it to a reunion
for a special show-n-tell.
In a new initiative, we will be honoring the memory of those lost in 1975
by placing a wreath at the Memorial
in Norfolk.
A special thanks to Lori Apuzzo,
President of the Ladies Auxiliary,
who, with her ladies, came up with a
plan to streamline the raffle process,
thus saving us nearly an hour on the
evening of the banquet, allowing
more time for shipmates to mingle.
Thanks to all of you who joined us
in Tampa. The excitement building
for Portland may make it the biggest reunion to date. Mark your 2014
calendars for October. Jim Farrow is
planning a convoy there from Tidewater and would love to have you
tag along.
Best wishes to you all for a great
2014. Here’s hoping it will be a year
filled with good health and prosperity for you all.
Smooth sailing,
Next Reunion?
Portland, Maine
October 22-26,
2014
Shipmates Out and About
Jim Gensch’s wreath honoring our fallen shipmates.
November 22, 2013, the 38th anniversary of the collision of BELKNAP
and KENNEDY, Bob Joseph salutes
his fallen shipmates at the BELKNAP
memorial at Wisconsin Square in
Norfolk, Virginia. Bob, and his wife
Pat, had just placed the wreath to the
fallen BELKNAP sailors designed and
arranged by shipmate Jim Gensch.
Mini-reunion. The day after Thanksgiving 2013, past president Fred (Skip)
and Jeanne McCarroll (right) from
Kingstowne, VA., and Jeanne’s cousin,
Cindy (center), dropped in on Dick
Botteron and his wife, Jean, in Londonderry, NH. The group discovered
it’s a small world. Cindy and Dick were
co-workers a couple of years ago without realizing their common Belknap
bond. Skip said it was great to connect
with the Botterons during their short
holiday in New Hampshire and he
urges other shipmates to do the same
when traveling.
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USS Belknap Memorial Bike by Counts Kustom’s
by Mark Angle
My name is Mark Angle and
I served on the Belknap in 1972
and 1973 as an OS3. At the Tampa
Reunion I was asked to speak
shortly on a project I have been
Mark Angle talks with shipmates in Tampa
about his work with Count’s Kustom Cars
and his attempts to get a BELKNAP memorial bike built.
working on for about six months. I
have been a fan of Danny Koker’s
show Counting Cars on the History Channel since it came on as
an offshoot of Pawn Stars. After
seeing Danny and Shannon make
several bikes for military and
memorials I thought, “What about
a USS Belknap Memorial Bike?” I
was lucky enough to know 6 of the
7 men that died in the accident
with the USS JFK. This could be a
way to let the nation be reminded
of the accident and to let everyone
know we will never forget those
brave men. Plus, doesn’t everyone
want a nice chopper?
I have been in contact with the
production company in New York
and have talked with the staff at
Count’s Kustoms several times.
Twice we have been within a
couple of days of flying to Las Vegas to film the commissioning of
the bike but production schedules
didn’t come through. Right now we
are looking at a January filming.
This is when you meet Danny and
the staff and give them your plans
and ideas for what you want. They
then take that information, add
Please keep your fingers
their genius to the mix and build
crossed that we can get this projthe bike. The building process
ect completed and aired.
can take several months. We will
I’d like to thank my wife, Judy,
then fly back to Las Vegas, from
for supporting me in this memoVirginia, for the presentation film- rial to those fine men that were
ing. As you might expect, I’m not
lost that night.
allowed to say much about how
the bike will
look or post
anything about
the design or
pictures after
the build until
the show is
aired. Season 3
starts January
2014 and most
likely this will
be shown in
season 4.
The production company
says Count’s
Kustoms really
wants to build
this bike for
the guys BUT
in television
nothing can be
100%. There is
always a very
small chance
the bike will
not be built or
built but not
aired. You can
be assured if
this project
goes all the
way we will
let you know
the air date. I
feel sure the
Danny Koker, star of the HisAngle is working with Koker’s
production
tory Channel’s show Counting
Counting Cars show to get a
company will Cars, sits atop a custom built
BELKNAP-themed bike built to
allow us post
motorcycle. Koker builds custom honor shipmates lost in the 1975
air dates and cars and motorcycles for a living
collision at sea.
times on the
and is a regular on a number of
web site and
television shows. Shipmate Mark
Facebook.
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Our Association Beginnings
by Dick Lemon, Past President
The Belknap Association started in 1996,
one year after the decommissioning, by Al
Sniff and me. We both attended the decommissioning in 1995 and after, we used
to call one another from time to time. We
kicked around the idea of forming a group
to meet once a year and get together with
old shipmates. Al was most helpful as he
belonged to the Armed Guard Association
from WW II and had many good ideas in so
doing, attending their reunions for many
years. We used a list of people we had from
the decommissioning group, which was
about 400 names. We both started making
phone call’s to former Shipmates, who then
called others, giving their names, and after
a few years we comprised a list of several
hundred more. One of those who contacted
us was Jim Farrow, and he had been conferring with an online chat room with many
former crew members from the 1975 crew.
We got their list, and we asked all if they
would be interested in having a reunion in
2002, of which we did. Al & I then set up the
first Association meeting in Norfolk and I
“stole” a constitution from another association, had it adopted to ours, and we formed
the group we have today. Jim Farrow became the first elected President of the official “Belknap Association”. Since then we
have had 12 reunions, added several hundred more names to our ever growing list.
While getting the association first reunion together, Al and I visited Navy recruiting offices in our respective home
area’s to pick up as much Navy paraphernalia as possible for our welcome package.
The Chief recruiter at one was very helpful,
and while he was looking for my requested
artifacts a Second Class Gunners mate sitting in another office told me he had “sunk”
the Belknap. He was aboard the Navy
destroyer which finished off our beloved
ship. He explained to me that the Belknap
received three air to surface missile, and
was still floating, then his ship hit her with
several rounds of 5” salvos. Then she went
down. He showed me pictures he had taken
of her receiving the missiles. He was going
to send me copies, but never did.
One of the first projects the Association took on was adding a
BELKNAP plaque at Wisconsin
Square, a small park on Norfolk,
Virginia’s Elizabeth River waterfront, opposite the berth of the
USS Wisconsin. The park contains
memorials to the seamen lost while
serving in United States Navy ships
homeported in Norfolk. April 26,
2003 over one hundred people
gathered to dedicate the BELKNAP
plaque to our fallen shipmates. The
event received wide coverage and
some shipmates, including Preston
Fitzwater shown below, were interviewed by reporters.
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by Jim Farrow, Past President
Are you one of those that
received a call, email or voicemail from someone identifying
himself as Jim Farrow contacting you on behalf of the USS
Belknap Association? Then
you live in Maryland or West
Virginia! I requested a copy of
all shipmates registered on the
USS Belknap Website that lived
in Maryland or West Virginia
in order to update our contact
records. What an interesting
project it turned into! I sent
emails, called phone numbers
and even personally visited
the home of one shipmate
much to his surprise.
What made this project
really interesting was talking to shipmates that I had
never met. Like others I like
to talk and it appears that a
lot of my shipmates do also. I
learned more about the USS
Belknap and the lives of men
who served on her than I
ever thought I would. I heard
about surgeries, marriages,
divorces, and unfortunately a
death. There were also disappointments. In multiple cases I
found that the email addresses
and or telephone numbers
were no longer good. People
move, change ISP’s and just
drop off the face of the earth,
so they think. Having worked
in computer analysis for a
major telephone company
for many years, I have ways
of finding people who have
fallen thru the crack. Much
too some surprised shipmates,
they received a call only to ask
“How in the hell did you get
this number?” I could only say
NSA has nothing on me. The
answer is no, I did not hack the
NSA, public records are all on
the Internet if you know how
to find them. If you know a
city where someone lives, then
their tax records arrest records and such are public information along with divorces
and such. If you know where
to look and have the time, it is
fun seeing what is available
if you just
look hard
enough.
After going thru approximately
100 records,
I was able
to update
about 85
percent of Jim Farrow
the information available, but the project
is not complete. I am determined to track down as many
of you Marylanders or West
Virginians as I possibly can
to ensure you know about the
reunion in Portland, ME come
next October and that we have
a good representation. So, if
you still have the email or my
telephone number, then get
back to me, if you don’t have
the email, contact me at JFarrow01@comcast.net. I also
promised to re-establish communications later in the year
to remind them of the Anniversary Reunion. I asked them
to mark it on their 2014 calendars and ensure they sign up
and appear at the reunion. I
am sure a few of them would
like to squash me for invading their peaceful lives, but
I learned long ago that I can
run fast if in danger. At the
reunion, I will be easy to find, I
will be wearing a ball cap with
USS Belknap on it.
2013 Reunion Revisited
Shipmate Calling
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Ladies Auxiliary
News
by Lori Apuzzo, Ladies
Auxiliary President
Hello to all. Hoping 2014
is a great year for everyone.
Our reunion in Tampa got a lot
of excitement going for our
upcoming reunion in Portland,
Maine. Pete Brennan and Christine Maloney are our reunion
coordinators. It will be the 50th
anniversary of the christening of USS Belknap. There will
be tour of the Bath Iron Works
where the ship was built, shopping in Freeport. They have
also made available a chocolate
factory tour and lobster bake.
We learned from Mary
Wamsley that there is more
Belknap family that are living in
Maine, so it is a great chance to
meet more of our ships ancestors.
The weather will be a little
cooler up north, so if you want
any Ladies auxiliary sweat
shirts you can contact Lou
Apuzzo at ljappuzzo@snet.net
who is running the ship’s store.
We are hoping for a large turn
out for this special anniversary,
so contact your fellow shipmates and fill them in.
The ladies auxiliary voted
for no changes for our officers,
so I am pleased to remain the
president, with Pat Joseph as
vice president, and Joan Perry
as sgt. at arms. Raffle time was
kept at a minimum with combining gifts together. I think
that it was great to see so many
shipmates with time to say their
good byes and enjoy more time
together by having an early
evening. A reminder to the
men, when you get your newsletter, please share with your
wives or girlfriends. Lottery
scratch offs seemed to be a hit,
and there were some gift cards,
Keep some of those thoughts
in mind for next year as we can
put things together to make
nice gifts.
We are all looking forward
to a great turnout with old and
new shipmates.
BELKNAP Brochure
Coming Soon
by Mike Reeves
At the 2013 Reunion in Tampa,
CAPT Dick Shafer suggested that our
reunions would be more complete
with a brochure about the Belknap.
He provided a brochure from the USS
Conyngham reunion as an example.
Mike Reeves volunteered to spearhead the effort to produce a brochure
on the Belknap, and to have it ready
for our 2014 reunion as a memento
for attendees. It will include information about the Admirals Belknap,
both USS Belknaps (DD-251 and DLG/
CG-26), the ships’ history and service,
the USS Belknap Association, and our
activities.
If you have ideas or materials that
would contribute to the brochure
(commissioning ceremony programs,
change of command programs, ship
tour info sheets/pamphlets, cruise
books, etc.) please contact Mike (reevescm@comcast.net, 434-944-1376).
Coming Soon:
www.ussbelknap.ORG
by Bob Gilhooly, Association
Secretary
Lori Apuzzo shares a laugh with her
husband, Louie, at a reunion. The
Apuzzos are very active in the USS
BELKNAP Association. Lori is the Ladies Auxiliary president and Louie runs
the ship’s store.
ussbelknap.org, our secondary
domain, has been moved to Hostmonster, a large commercial hosting
company with very affordable fees.
A new site is being built there using
Wordpress which is widely used on
the web and is easy to learn. Richard Botteron and I will be migrating the site from ussbelknap.com to
ussbelknap.org. We really are .org
as .com is commercial. We will keep
the same functions and information
and clean it up where necessary. We
expect to accomplish this early in the
new year 2014.
Suggestions for the new site are
welcome and can be addressed to
webtech@ussbelknap.org.
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For reservations, call the hotel directly at:
207-774-6151
Our Reunion Hotel: Merry Manor Inn
-- Amenities for Belknap’s 50th Anniversary Reunion
•
Free transportation by cab to and from Portland International Jetport. The hotel reimburses you on the way in and prepays the taxis for trips back to the airport.
•
Maine Table Restaurant is open for breakfast and dinner, and will be open for lunch on days we
don’t have a tour scheduled. Complimentary buffet breakfast available daily to all.
•
Free parking. Free RV parking, but no hookups.
•
Indoor-outdoor pool and 18’ Jacuzzi available.
•
Free coffee, tea, and decaf in the lobby 24-hours a day.
•
Complimentary group reception on Friday evening with beer, wine, cheese/cracker trays.
•
Non-smoking facility, but designated smoking areas are available outside of the hotel.
•
Pet friendly – requires $20.00 one-time fee for a maximum of 2 pets.
•
Free wifi in all rooms.
•
All rooms have microwaves and refrigerators.
•
Maps and visitor guides provided in all welcome packets.
•
When you figure out when you are planning to leave for the airport, sign up at the front desk and
they will have a cab waiting.
Editor’s note: Want to know more about the area around Portland? See:
http://www.youmustbetrippin.com/home/new_england_by_motorcycle_day_3.html
Association Acquires
Better Budgeting
The Association now has a new
automated accounting system
using Quicken software that our
previous treasurer Jeff Milnes had
begun to develop. This system
will allow us to track all transactions concerning ship store, dues
collection, association expense
payments, registrations, and
donations. This will allow us to
provide the membership with
more detailed financial reports
at the annual meeting. With this
system we, as an association, can
now begin to propose future annual budgets.
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PLAN OF THE DAY
Wednesday, 22 Oct., 2014
Check-in
0700 Breakfast
1200 Hospitality Room opens
2300 Hospitality Room closes – no bar service in room this 1st day.
Thursday, 23 Oct., 2014
Continue Check-in
0700 Breakfast
0800 Hospitality Room opens
1000 Lobster Bake Tour departs
1600 Bar opens
1700 Lobster Bake Tour returns
2300 Bar and Hospitality Room close
Friday, 24 Oct., 2014
0700
0800
0800
1500
1515
1900
2300
Breakfast
BIW & Freeport Tour departs
Hospitality Room opens
Bar opens
BIW & Freeport Tour returns
Complimentary Reception in Hospitality Room
Bar and Hospitality Room close
Saturday, 25 Oct., 2014
0700
0730
0800
0900
1315
1430
1530
1800
1845
2030
2300
Breakfast
Ladies Auxiliary Members Breakfast/Meeting in Wildwood Ballroom
Hospitality Room Opens
Portland Tour Departs
Portland Tour Returns
Executive Committee Meeting
General Business Meeting
Memorial Service in Wildwood Ballroom
Banquet in Wildwood Ballroom
Bar opens in Hospitality Room
Bar and Hospitality Room close
Sunday, 26 Oct., 2014
0700 Breakfast
Check-out
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Portland 2014 Tour Itineraries
LOBSTER BAKE & TOUR
Thursday, October 23, 2014
$68/person, excluding gratuity.
1000
Board the bus and travel to Len Libby’s Candies.
1015
1045
Visit Len Libby’s and Lenny the Moose.
Board the bus and travel to Foster’s Downeast Clambake in York, Maine.
1130
Arrive at Foster’s. Enjoy a cash bar, and old fashioned Maine Lobster Bake, and entertainment.
1400
Board the bus and travel to Kennebunkport, Maine.
1430
Pick up step-on guide at Franciscan Monastery and take a 2-hour guided tour of the Maine coast.
1630
Drop the guide off at Franciscan Monastery and travel to the hotel.
1700
Arrive at the hotel.
BATH IRON WORKS TOUR
Friday, October 24, 2014
$48/person, excluding gratuity.
0800
Board the bus and depart for Bath, Maine.
0900
0900
Bus 1 arrives at Maine Maritime Museum and tours Bath Iron Works.
Bus 2 arrives at Maine Maritime Museum and tours museum.
1000
Bus 1 tours Maine Maritime Museum; Bus 2 tours Bath Iron Works.
1130
Buses depart for Freeport, Maine.
1200
1400
Lunch and shopping on your own in Freeport.
Board buses and travel to Delorme Maps.
1415
Visit Eartha and Delorme Maps.
1445
Travel back to the hotel.
1515
Arrive at the hotel.
PORTLAND TOUR
Saturday, October 25, 2014
The Boston Globe called the BIW Tour a “must-see”, Down
East magazine named it a “Best of Maine” attraction and
Yankee magazine named it a “Best of New England.”
$28/person, excluding gratuity.
0900
Board trolleys for a 2-hour guided tour of Portland.
1100
Lunch and shopping on your own in Portland’s Old Port Exchange.
1300
Board trolleys for the return trip to the hotel.
1315
Arrive at the hotel.
Remember that a minimum of 35 persons are required for a tour to happen. Google items in the itinerary for more
details.
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About.com’s List of Top 10 Portland
Attractions
Portland, Maine, is a small but sophisticated coastal city
that routinely appears on lists of America’s best places to
live, visit, dine and play outdoors. It’s also an increasingly
popular port of call for cruise ships. As northern New England’s cultural hub, the city is a showcase for artists, musicians, craftsmen and actors. Portland and nearby towns in
southern Maine are also a mecca for outdoor enthusiasts
and fans of spectacular scenery. If you’re looking for memorable things to do, here’s your guide to some of the best
attractions in Portland and southern Maine.
1.
Explore an old 18th-century fort such as Fort Williams in Cape Elizabeth, Fort McClary in Kittery or Fort
Popham in Phippsburg (near Bath).
2.
Photograph one of southern Maine’s numerous
lighthouses: There are six lighthouses within an easy drive
of Portland.
3.
Browse through an antiquarian
bookstore in the Portland area: There are
three in Wells alone.
4.
Behold Eartha, the the world’s
largest revolving globe, at the headquarters of map maker DeLorme in Yarmouth,
Maine.
5.
View the outstanding collection
of American and European paintings and
other works at the Portland Museum of
Art: Maine’s largest and oldest public art
museum. Winslow Homer’s restored studio is the museum’s most exciting recent
addition.
6.
See Maine in a unique way: from
a hot air balloon! Balloons Over New
England has flights available near Kennebunkport.
7.
Paddle the quiet waters of the
Saco River with Saco River Canoe and
Kayak in Fryeburg, Maine.
8.
Pick a winning harness racing
ticket at Scarborough Downs late March
through mid-December.
9.
Take in a spectacular star show
or laser light display at the University of
Southern Maine’s Southworth Planetarium in Portland.
10.
Shop ‘til you drop at the outlet
stores in Kittery or Freeport or explore
the unique boutiques in Portland’s Old
Port, and don’t miss the L.L. Bean flagship
store in Freeport, Maine: It never closes.
Distance, in miles, to more Portland area
attractions:
L.L. Bean Flagship Store
21.2
Lighthouses:
Pemaquid Point 42.7 Owl’s Head 70.9
Bug Light
4.4
Doubling Point30.9
Cobbossee 51.6
USS Constitution, Boston
102
Salem Witch Museum94.5
Kennebunkport25.1
Artists Covered Bridge
74.9
Casco Bay Cruiseline
5.8
Whale Watching Boat Tours 4.4
Sea Dog Brewing and the start of the
Maine Beer Trail
4.4
Old North Church
102
Belgrade Lakes Golf Course
(One of 140 courses)
75.1
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USS BELKNAP ASSOCIATION 50th ANNIVERSARY
2014 REUNION REGISTRATION FORM
October 22 – October 26, 2014
Best Western Merry Manor Inn, 700 Main St., South Portland, ME 04106
Phone: (207) 774-6151 | Fax: (207) 871-0537 – more info at www.bestwesternmerrymanorinn.com
Limited rooms are available at group rates ($89/night + tax). Rates are good for 3 days before and after
event. Be sure to mention Belknap Group Rate when you call.
Name: _______________________________ Guest Name: __________________________________
Years on Belknap: _____________________ Rank/Rate when onboard_______________
# Persons
Total
Registration Fee: (Shipmate only) $30 (or only $25 if registered by Aug 1)
#_______
$_____
One guest free: (add’l guests $25 ea. or $20 if registered by Jun 1) #_______
$_____
Banquet (Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014) $32 ea.
#_______
Options (choose one for each person):
___ Baked Stuffed Haddock w/Lobster Sauce
___ Prime Ribs of Beef
___ Chicken Marsala
Meal also includes Tossed Garden Salad, Roasted Red Potatoes, Vegetables du Jour,
Rolls & Butter, Special Anniversary Cake, Coffee or Tea.
Tours: (all require 35 persons minimum)
Lobster Bake & Tour - 1000-1700 - Thursday - $68
#_______
BIW & Freeport Tour - 0800-1515 - Friday - $48
#_______
Portland Tour – 0900-1315 – Saturday - $28
#_______
Annual dues for those who need to pay: $20/year
Total
$_____
$_____
$_____
$_____
$_____
$_____
$_____
$_____
$_____
Is this your first reunion? Yes ____ No ____
Lady Guests: Auxiliary Member? Yes ___ No ___ | Want to become one? Yes ___ No ___
Are you willing to help out during this reunion? Yes ___ No ___
Please update your contact information for our master association roster:
Address: ________________________________________________________
Phone number: ___________________________________________________
E-Mail address: __________________________________________________
Make checks payable to: USS Belknap Association
Mail completed form to: Skip McCarroll, 6303 Alderman Dr., Kingstowne, VA 22315
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Postmaster: Address correction requested.
Return to: Mike Abbott
292 Brookhaven Dr.
Belleville, IL
62221
Stamp
goes
here!
Planning on attending the reunion?
Here’s a check list:
1. Reserve your Merry Manor Inn hotel room. Call the hotel directly at: 207-774-6151.
2. Fill out the registration form on the other side of this sheet and mail it to Skip McCarroll
along with answers to the questions below.
3. Email a headshot of yourself during the time you served in
BELKNAP to: AbbottMDP@aol.com by September 30, 2014. The photo will
be used to make customized name tags.
4. Make travel arrangements
5. Prepare to have a great time!
In three sentences or fewer, answer these questions:
a. What is your favorite BELKNAP memory? __________________________________________________
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b. What is your favorite port-of-call and why? _________________________________________________
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c. If I could do it all over again I would do this differently: __________________________________
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