[KWE Note: The Korean War Educator does not support the organization in Illinois purporting to be a Korean
War museum. There is a link from its website to this page of the KWE.]
To post your Korean War-related reunion information on this page, send detailed information to
lynnita@koreanwar-educator.org or mail to Lynnita Brown, 111
E. Houghton St., Tuscola, IL 61953; ph. 217-253-4620. Details welcome.
Most recent updates:
- Air Force - 5th Communications Squadron
- Air Force - 67th Wing, 45th TRS
- Air Force - 91st Strategic Recon Wing Association
- Air Force - 374th Troop Carrier Wing
- Air Force - Strategic Air Command
- Army - 2nd Infantry Division
- Army - 3rd Infantry Division Society
- Army - 6th Medical Depot
- Army - 17th Infantry Regiment
- Army - 24th Infantry Division Association
- Army - 40th Infantry Division, A Company, 160th Regiment
- Army - 51st Radio Company
- Army - 116th Engineer Combat Battalion - Korean Expedition
- Army - 160th Infantry, Korea
- Army - 712 Transportation Railway Operating Battalion
- Army - Outpost Harry Survivors Association
- Combined Services - KMAG
- Combined Services - 14th National Korean War Veterans Reunion
- Navy - Cavalier, USS APA-37
- Navy - Piedmont, USS AD-17
- Navy - Shields, USS DD-596
- Navy - Telfair, USS APA 210
- Marines - C-1-5
- Marines - C-1-1
- Marines - Marine Corps Engineer Association
- Marines - Nightfighter Association
Page Contents:
- Air Force - 2008
- Army - 2008
- Combined Services - 2008
- Coast Guard - 2008
- Marines - 2008
- Merchant marine - 2008
- Navy - 2008
- Other Countries - 2008
- 2009 Reunions
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Year 2008 Reunions
Air Force - 2008
5th Communications Squadron
May 22-25, Phoenix, AZ. Contact: Tom Winstead. Ph. 601-214-4154.
67th Wing, 45th Tactical Recon Squadron
May 15-18, Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel & Convention Center. Contact: Scotty Schoolfield. Ph.
423-886-7181.
91st Strategic Recon Wing Association
April 30-May 4, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. Hope Hotel. Contact: Jim Bard. Ph.
410-549-1094.
374th Troop Carrier Wing (H) 6th TAS
October 4, McGuire AFB - 75th Anniversary of 6th Airlift Squadron. Contact: Dave Gaulin. Ph.
580-278-1328. E-mail david.gaulin@mcguire.af.mil.
Strategic Air Command
April 30-May 4, Holiday Inn, DaytonFairborn, OH. Contact: Toby Romero. Ph. 1-866-260-9302
(outside Arizona) or 1-520-203-8809.
Army - 2008
2nd Infantry Division - Korean War Veterans Alliance
May 1-4, Covington, KY (Greater Cincinnati, OH), Radisson Hotel Cincinnati Riverfront, 668 West 5th Street,
Covington, KY 41011. Tours scheduled: Greater Cincinnati; dinner at Hofbraeuhaus; visit to Air Force
Museum at Wright-Patterson AFB; Paddlewheel Brunch trip. Unit Dinners on 3 May; Banquet on 4 May. Hospitality
Room to meet your buddies; 2nd ID store for Division mementos. Contact: Ralph Hockley. Ph.
713-334-0271.
3rd Infantry Division Society
September 18-21, Sheraton Hotel 4 Points, Columbus, GA. Contact: L. Irvine. Ph. 360-663-2521.
2nd contact: Dick Gallmeyer, ph. 800-523-4715; e-mail msglgal@aol.com.
Website: www.3rddiv.org.
6th Medical Depot
September 18-20, Drury Hotel, Denver, CO. Contact: Ed Johnson. Ph. 303-364-1191.
17th Infantry Regiment
August 27-30, Tacoma, WA. Contact: David Shook. Ph. 724-367-1096.
24th Infantry Division Association
September 17-20, Springfield, MO, Hawthorn Park Hotel, 2431 North Glenstone. Tours to Branson and
local area, banquets, guest speaker: James Parkinson, author of Soldier Slaves. Contact: Wes Morrison.
Ph. 831-883-2156.
40th Infantry, 160th Regiment, A Company
September 8, 9, and 10. 12th Annual Reunion, Reno, NV. Recommended arrival date of September 7.
The reunion hotel is the ElDorado Hotel/Casino, 345 N. Virginia St., Reno NV 89501. The room rate is $73.00
plus 13.5% tax. The rate includes a $3.00 fee which provides complimentary airport shuttle, self parking,
local calls and an in-room safe. For reservations, call 1-800-648-5966. Our group ID is N160RCT. The deadline
for reservations is Friday, August 8. Check-in time is 3 PM and checkout time is 12:00 noon. Contact:
Roger Lueckenhoff: lueck@fidnet.com or Robert Kirk
rebel2@consolidated.net
51st Radio Company
June 3-6, LaQuinta Inn, Tacoma, WA. Contact: Tommy Thompson. Ph. 817-326-4773.
116th Engineer Combat Battalion - Korean Expedition
August 13, 2008, Ammo, ID. CHUCK-A-RAMA, 999 South 25th East, Ammon, Idaho 83406. Phone (208)
524-5511. Website: www.chuck-a-rama.com. Time: 3:00 p.m.
Host - 116th Engineer Combat Battalion.
Members Information: Just bring enough money for a tip as your dinner and your spouse's dinner will be paid
for by Company C. Widows of members and their escort will also have their dinner paid for by Company C.
Everyone else attending will pay the regular Chuck-A-Rama price.
Action Required: Write your name, address and how many will be attending on a piece of paper and mail it to
me ASAP. This is needed to determine what size of room they need to reserve for us. There are only two
conference rooms available, one will seat about 55 people and the other will seat over 100.
Note of Interest: It was 57 years ago that the guardsmen of the 116th Engineer Combat Battalion were called
to serve on active duty during the Korean (conflict) War. A small group was inducted on August, 15, 1950 and
the remainder of the battalion on August 25,1950.
Contact: Lynn J. Allison, 1590 Grandview Lane, Ashton, Idaho 83420
160th Infantry - Korean War Veterans
September 16-19, Marine Memorial Club, San Francisco, CA. Contact: 160th Infantry Korean War
Veterans, P.O. Box 11578, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33339; ph. 954-771-5436.
712th Transportation Railway Operating Battalion
September 21-25, 2008, Branson, MO. The 712th Transportation Railway Operating Battalion (Korean War)
will hold its annual reunion in Branson, MO September 21 - 25, 2008. Grand Plaza Hotel. Contact: Bob
Shannon 910-949-3920.
Outpost Harry Survivors Association
June 12-15, Seattle-Renton Holiday Inn, Renton, WA. Contact: Jerry Cunningham. Ph.
803-783-4491.
Combined Services - 2008
KMAG
June 27-29 (tentative), Bloomington, MN. Contact: Joe Domagala. E-mail
jjdomagala@aol.com.
National Korean War Veterans Reunion
September 29-October 2, Tropicana Resort Hotel/Casino, Laughlin, NV. 14th Annual Reunion - open to
all Korean War veterans who served 1950-53. Contact: Dick Gallmeyer. Ph. 1-800-523-4717. For
complete details, click below:
Korean War Educator: Korean War Veterans National Reunion
Coast Guard - 2008
Marine Corps - 2008
C-1-1
September 10-13, 2008, St. Louis, MO. Contact: Al Baiocchi, 1399 Ygnacio Valley Rd., Ste. 35, Walnut
Creek, CA 94598; 924-933-1100.
C-1-5
The C-1-5 Baker Bandits reunion will be held May 25-28 in the Georgetown Holiday Inn, 2101 Wisconsin Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20007. Phone number for reservations: 202-338-4600. Contact: Charles G. Cooker,
3410 Barger Drive, Falls Church, VA 22044.
Marine Corps Engineer Association
October 15-18, Oceanside, CA. Contact: Ken Frantz, ph. 716-763-5655.
Marine Nightfighter Association
May 7-11, Best Western Dobson Ranch Inn, Mesa, AZ. All Marine nightfighter squadrons World War II
through Korea. Contact: David Vargas, Scottsdale, AZ. Ph. 480-949-7721.
Merchant Marine - 2008
Navy - 2008
Cavalier - USS Cavalier APA-37
August 10-14, 2008. King Oscar Motel & Convention Center [1-888-254-KING -- Advise Cavalier Reunion] in
Tacoma, Washington. Invitees: Shipmates [USCG & NAVY], Embarked Staff Members & Guests. Contact: Ed Kimble
[775 751-0213]; Tom Wolder [417 345-0082]; Ralph Hall [630 879-5909]. Web Site:
http://www.microburmbi.net/index_0.html. Tenth
reunion. This ship was on active duty from 1944 to 1968. Its most famous shipmate was Cesar
Romero, the movie actor.
Piedmont, USS AD-17
The USS Piedmont AD-17 Reunion Group will meet in Oklahoma City, OK October 1-5, 2008. Contact Bill
Kastens, President, at 785-272-2604 or e-mail bmk1930@sbcglobal.net
for more details. This will be our 19th annual reunion.
Shields, USS DD-596
All Eras Reunion Association, November 2-5, 2008, Perdido Beach Resort, Orange Beach, Alabama. VP &
Reunion Coordinator = Ed Velasquez, 6648 South Ammons Court, Littleton, CO 80123; ph. 303-979-4114.
E-mail etvela5@aol.com.
Telfair, USS APA 210
October 3-7, 2008, San Diego, California. Contact John Tonyes. E-mail
flfox1@juno.com. Ph. 765-643-1060. Website:
www.usstelfair.org.
Other Countries - 2008
Year 2009 Reunions
Army - 2009
Navy - 2009
Air Force - 2009
Marine Corps - 2009
Merchant Marine - 2009
Coast Guard - 2009
Combined Services - 2009
Other Countries - 2009
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