UPDATE

I am sorry that it  has been so long since my last post but I have been busy, travelling and getting a lot of changes to the attendance list. I have received a number of cancellations and many were due to health reasons. This is an "Old Timers Club" so health is becoming more and more of an issue with all of us.

Here is the most recent attendance list. There are 48 shown on the list but I have not gotten a confirmation from Bernie Fitzpatrick yet.

First Name, Last Name, Class


George Barket 44-46
Ray Berger 60-62
Dave Bleth 58-60
John Bohonovic 63-65
Phil Brigman 56
Dale Crosier 55-58
Burt Doremus 56-57
K. C. Doyle 56-59
Richard Ernst 59-63
Bernie Fitzpatrick 64-65 (Bernie has not yet confirmed he is attending)
Russell L. Frignoca 55-57
Russell Harwood 63-64
Gordon Heath 56-58
Bobby Herren 55-59
Lawton Howard 55-57
Ken Hughes 52-54
Bill Jensen 59-61
James Jewell 59-61
Henry Johnson 55-59
Matthew Johnston 56-58
Jim Julian 58-60
Allen Keleher 62-64
Charles D. Kepner 56-59
Robert Kevan 59-62
Louis F. Kueltzo 53-55
Marie (wife of Louis) LaCava 60-61
Eric Larson 58-60
Richard Larson 63-65
Bob Longabard 53-56
Ted Mariner 52-56
Jim McCorkle 54-58
William Rickard 59-62
Fred Rourke 58-60
Edward G. Schroeder 62-64
Bruce E. Shilling 62-64
Richard C. Smith 51-53
Clint J. Starke 55-57
Roman Stately Jr 56-59
William Szturma 61-63
Walter Voll 52-54
Erving Wall 54-57
Ray F. Williams 44-45
Ted Winzig 62-64
Roy Witz 61-63
Otis Wolfe 43-46
Terry Young 63-65
Dan Zakovic 61-63
Richard C. Zimmerman 42-45

I stopped by the hotel on my way back from Myrtle Beach to finalize a few  items with the.

I found out that they are now charging a $3.00 round-trip fee for shuttle to the nearby shopping area. In the past it was free. It appears the fuel costs are causing this change. Shuttle service to and from the airport is still complimentary.

The hotel will offer a round trip shuttle service to the nearby Budweiser Brewery for a $10.00 fee. When you check in we will have a schedule for you to sign up if you wish to go on this tour. Wednesday and Friday are the days for the brewery tours. I encourage those that are driving to the reunion to coordinate with those without cars. In this way you can help save some money for  your shipmates.

I have placed the order for caps and shirts. They will be picked up when I arrive in JAX on Tuesday, April 26 since they are being produced locally. As you check-in at our reunion you will receive your order. The lady shirts are in production and will also be available at reunion check-in.

Those going on the base tour will be required to have a photo ID. We have 82 signed up for this tour and will be using 2 buses. Because of the size of the group, the base will have a separate ship for each bus to tour. Our entire group touring one ship is more than they can handle effectively.

If there are those that would like to attend and have not yet made a reservation, it is still possible to do so. I cannot get caps or shirts but we still have room for more on the base/ship tour and we can add to the banquet group. You will have to give me a call to make these arrangements at this time. My cell number is 941-276-1217.

Smooth sailing, Jim Julian

Attendance Update

I got an Email from Glen Brady today saying he would not be able to attend the reunion because of a family function at the same time. Glen is the brother of Jack Brady, Radioman who passed away in the Kamikaze attack. Glen had hope to be able to attend to meet with some of his brother's shipmates.

I got a second Email from Pat Aube, 62-63 saying that health issues are going to keep him from attending.
I have updated the attendance in the previous post.

I also received a note from Howell Hedrick 43-45 that said he would not be able to attend. He had sent in his registration fee and said the Reunion Group could keep it for the next reunion. Thank you Howell and we hope to see you at that reunion.

Smooth sailing, Jim Julian

Mail in your reservation & Updated attendance list (02/18/2011)

It is now less than 2 1/2 months to our reunion and I am getting the completed reservation forms in. If you have not sent in your form and check yet, please do so soon. It is especially important to send in your reservation information by March 1st if you are getting a shirt, hat or ladies shirt. These items are being made to order and we need to have that amount of time to get the items prepared.

Here is the latest attendance list. I have received several cancellations and this list reflects those. There are 58 now expecting to attend.

First Name, Last Name, Class

George Barket 44-46
Ray Berger 60-62
Dave Bleth 58-60
John Bohonovic 63-65
Sherwood Bradford 45-46
Virgil Bradshaw 56-57
Phil Brigman 56
John Byrne 43-45
Dale Crosier 55-58
Frank DeClements 61-65
Kenneth Dickinson 56-58
Burt Doremus 56-57
K. C. Doyle 56-59
Bob Eddy 55
Richard Ernst 59-63
Bernie Fitzpatrick 64-65
Russell L. Frignoca 55-57
Teddy R. Garner 51-54
John Hankinson
Russell Harwood 63-64
Gordon Heath 56-58
Bobby Herren 55-59
Lawton Howard 55-57
Ken Hughes 52-54
Bill Jensen 59-61
James Jewell 59-61
Henry Johnson 55-59
Matthew Johnston 56-58
Jim Julian 58-60
Allen Keleher 62-64
Charles D. Kepner 56-59
Robert Kevan 59-62
Louis F. Kueltzo 53-55
Marie (wife of Louis) LaCava 60-61
Eric Larson 58-60
Richard Larson 63-65
George P. Lewis 52-53
Bob Longabard 53-56
Ted Mariner 52-56
Jim McCorkle 54-58
Peter Meglin 58-61
William Rickard 59-62
Fred Rourke 58-60
Edward G. Schroeder 62-64
Bruce E. Shilling 62-64
Kenneth R. Smith 58-59
Richard C. Smith 51-53
Clint J. Starke 55-57
Roman Stately Jr 56-59
William Szturma 61-63
Walter Voll 52-54
Erving Wall 54-57
Ray F. Williams 44-45
Roy Witz 62-64
Otis Wolfe 43-46
Terry Young 63-65
Dan Zakovic 61-63
Richard C. Zimmerman 42-45

Hazelwood Crew - Oct 1945

I got an email from Danny Bowman several months ago telling me of a picture his father, Larry Bowman, had of the Hazelwood crew. This past week I received the mounted photos. The pictures below show the entire photoboard and then I took individual photos so each section could be seen more clearly.

The second picture has an explanation of the photos and a short history of Larry Bowman's military service. Also look at the following post of the larger pictures of the crew.

Many thanks to Danny Bowman for his generosity in presenting these pictures to us.

Haxelwood Crew - Oct 1945 - Part 2

Here are the individual pictures of the crew. Larry Bowman is in the back row of the center picture. The joint of the 2 pictures runs through his picture. Notice that the crew had a mascot and it is seen in the life ring.

Cap Embroidery

Today I got the final design confirmed for the caps and approved it for "production". Here it is!
I thought you might like to see what it looks like. Of course it will be placed on the caps but I did not get a picture of it on an actual cap. The embroidery on the shirt will look the same but be smaller in size and will not be on a patch like the cap.

So if you want a cap or a shirt, please order prior to March 1, 2011 so they can be made in time for the reunion.

Smooth sailing,  Jim Julian

The 40's Hazelwood Crew

Several days ago I received a letter and a CD of pictures from Kelly Rich, the grandson of Ralph H. Jacquin a crew member of the Hazelwood until it got hit with the Kamikaze. Ralph was a member of the number 2 gun crew and he survived the attack. These are a few of the pictures that were on the CD. I am sure the guys who served in that period may recognize some of their shipmates. I will have these pictures and other at the reunion so we can all see them. You can see them enlarged by clicking on a picture and then using the back arrow to return to the Blog.