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Reunion No. 7 in Branson, MO

Here we go again shipmates. Our annual reunion in Branson, MO, truly a feast for the taking. Great digs at the Grand Plaza Hotel, two shows that we know are fantastic and the inimitable Ray Stevens at the Welk Theatre. Many shipmates use reunion time as an annual occasion to meet old friends, make new ones and travel to interesting places. The host hotel this year is the Grand Plaza, near many Branson attractions, and is priced at a special of $90 per night and including a full substantial hot breakfast every day. On Monday, we will again enjoy the Buck Trent Morning Show www.bucktrent.com. Tuesday, by popular demand, lunch and a show aboard the Branson Belle with all new performers www.showboatbransonbelle.com. Wednesday, the hilarious Ray Stevens at the Welk Theatre www.raystevens.com. Please visit their websites to see what they are all about. Remember, all transportation is provided by motor coach to and from the shows. You can choose one, two or all three shows. Our regular business meeting will be on Wednesday, before the show and the banquet, (included in your Activity Fee) will be in the evening. We have a very special guest speaker this year. And don’t forget to bring interesting things to put in the raffle. I’ll try again to win that 5” powder casing from Pearl Harbor that Ken Palm brought last year (and won it back himself). The Registration Form with all costs and directions is in this issue of the Newsletter. Please get your registration back to Gatherings Plus as soon as possible. As they say in Branson – EVERY DAY IN BRANSON IS VETERANS DAY. I look forward to seeing you there. Jim Sewell Reunion Coordinator

New Shields Painting Available Richard Moore served as Chaplain during the 1960-61 deployment while on the staff of the destroyer division to which the Shields was assigned. As a well known marine artist he recently completed a watercolor image of the Shields. Prints are available for sale exclusively to shipmates and families, not the general public. The story begins below and continues on page 3 for ordering information see page 9. Dick Moore’s New Painting of the USS Shields Available as a Print

ABOUT THE ARTIST - Dick served as a navigator and communications officer on the Fletcher class USS Saufley DD-465 in Key West from 1954 to 1956, after which he did a tour as a “plankowner” on the USS John Paul Jones DD-932, a new Sherman class destroyer. Graduating from Princeton Seminary in 1960, Dick returned to the Navy as a chaplain and was on the staff of the destroyer division to which Shields was attached. In those two years he often rode the Shields, notably on the deployment in 1960-61 to the Seventh Fleet. Since then he served two churches as pastor. He also became deeply involved in marine art, eventually serving as president of the American Society of Marine Artists. One achievement of his “retirement” years was the production of the murals for the new exhibit of the German submarine U 505 for the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. For Dick’s resume, visit his website: www.ship-paintings.com Continued on page 3

USS SHIELDS DD-596 All Eras Reunion Association Newsletter July 2010

Jene Cain, Editor – Jim Durough, Assistant Editor

This Newsletter Sent to 1016 Former Crew Members, Families & Guests USS SHIELDS DD-596 All Eras Reunion Association, Copyright © 2002 - 2010

http://www.dd596.com


Board Members Contact Info. Jack Blann, President, Memorabilia Keeper & Newsletter Mailings 2925 Harrison Dr Chino Valley, AZ 86323-5569 Ph: 928-636-2087 E-mail: [email protected] (New E-mail Address) Jim Sewell, V. P. & Reunion Coordinator 304 White Moss PL Franklin, TN 37064-8628 Phone: 615-790-2325 E-mail: [email protected] Bob Carl, Director, Secretary 6987 Lazy Sunset Ct Las Vegas, NV 89156-7206 Ph: 702-438-9826 E-mail: [email protected] Roger Brotherton, Director, Treasurer, Resident Agent 7750 W 4th St #105 Reno NV 89523-8915 Ph: 775-351-9119 E-mail: [email protected] Harvey Fine, Director, Bartender, Historian 661 Nubbin Ridge Rd Lot 36 Lakeview, AR 72642-7200 Phone: 870-431-5945 E-mail: [email protected] Friends to the Board Contact Info. Jene Cain, Newsletter Editor 13171 Galleria Pl Apple Valley, MN 55124-6113 Phone: 952-432-8746 E-mail: [email protected] Jim Durough, Asst. Newsletter Editor, Shields Locator & Contact List Keeper 5470 S Shades Crest Rd Bessemer, AL 35022-4183 Ph 205-425-9197 E-mail: [email protected] Bill Ragan, 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 Jim Durough above. If e-mailing please include DD-596 in the subject line.

Recently Passed Shipmates

AFTERGLOW

I'd like the memory of me to be a happy one. I'd like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done. I'd like to leave an echo whispering softly

down the ways, of happy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days.

I'd like the tears of those who grieve, to dry before the sun of happy memories that I leave

when life is done. List of Passed Shipmates

Editor's Note: Please contact Jim Durough to notify us if a shipmate has passed away. His contact information is in the column to the left. If e-mailing please include DD-596 in the subject line.

The below DECEASED were identified through letters and phone calls from the family, returned letters marked deceased and research.

Bartee, Lloyd H., BMC, 53 Beasant, Fred G., BMG1, 50 Boling, William E., FN, 58 Cox, Earl E., S1, 45 Culter, James N., RMC, 50-51 Dennis, Herbert E., BT1, 50-51 Duncan, Irvin M., EMP1, 50 Edgington, Earl E., BT2, 50 Gibson, Eugene E., GM2, 45 Gregan, John F., MMC, 50 Haney, William H., QM3, 45 Hawkins, Ray M., QM1, 50 Jennings, William P., CMM, 45 Jones, Cecil L., S1, 45 Knight, Lewis E., RM1, 50 Leslie, William E., WT1, 45 Lobato, Max J., BM2, 50 Loveless, Robert R., EM2, 50 Maddox, George H., MMC, 50-54 Malczewski, Arnold S., MM1, 45 Matheson, Kenneth C., RM2, 50 Maxwell, Philip H., BTC, 55 McCarte, William H., BT2, 50 Medendorp, George H., TM3, 50-51 Morehouse, Thomas O., EM2, 50 Patti, Joseph J., S2, 45 Platt, Ralph O., TM1, 50 Porphy, Patsy G., CS1, 51-52 Powell, Raymond C., S1, 45 Pressnall, Raymond H., RD2, 50 Quinn, Clifford G., BM2, 50 Stanley, William J., CQM, 45 Wallace, James R., S1, 45


©R. C. Moore, Published with the Permission of the Artist

ABOUT THE PAINTING - Dick says, “Ever since my childhood during World War II, I concluded that Fletcher class destroyers were the most handsome of all destroyers. I continue to believe so. Eventually I served for long or short periods on five Fletchers, including the Shields.” This painting is a large watercolor depicting the ship in rather calm seas as evening approaches, a mood often experienced on the ship’s deployment to the western Pacific.

The appearance of the ship represents her equipment as of the early sixties. ABOUT THE PRINT - The print is a “giclee” print, pronounced “gee-clay.” This process is the newest and most sophisticated method of reproducing paintings. The painting is scanned, computerized, and then printed on specialized large inkjet printers on 100% rag content papers with permanent pigmented inks. Unlike most ordinary lithographed prints, the materials used are designed to last for many decades without fading---if cared for properly.

Not only are they permanent, but the quality is exceptional. The prints are virtually indistinguishable from the original painting. Even the artist is fooled! On the downside, the process and the materials are more costly than older and less permanent methods of printing. But the quality and permanence are well-worth the cost. Each print will include a paper detailing the proper care of a giclee print. Each print will be signed by the artist. Since it is produced in two sizes, it will not be a “numbered” edition. ABOUT THE SIZE AND COST – The prints will be available in two sizes. The larger print is very slightly smaller than the original, but still a large painting when matted and framed. The smaller size is obviously less expensive and suitable for small spaces. Both sizes are printed on a standard sized sheet of paper in the event one wishes to put them into a standard sized frame. However, proper matting and custom framing is highly recommended. See Page 9 for pricing and order form.


SEA STORIES

The Rest of the Story Concerning the Shimonoseki Strait Passage By Duane R. Arment, LTJG, 53-54 I'd like to relate "the rest of the story" after our relief of the "East Coast Cans" that collided in TF 77. We were headed back toward Yokosuka for a Christmas break. We had to transit Shimonsaki Straits again to get to the East Coast of Honshu Island. We were engulfed with sampans going North and South between Honshu and Kyushu Islands. We were going from West to East. Some of the Japanese sailors seemed to be very irate at our passage shaking their fists, etc.. We later learned that they had a traffic light positioned to stop traffic in one direction. In truth we were running a red light and the Japanese were trying to tell us. We were going at a moderate speed so no damage was done. We really enjoyed our Christmas Holiday in Yokosuka that year, 1952. Branson RV Campground

Bill and Judy Ragan suggested this site for RVers joining us in Branson. They stayed here at the last reunion and give it their recommendation. It is located about a mile away from the hotel.

Musicland Kampground 116 N. Gretna Rd.

Branson, MO 65616

(888) 248-9080 (8 a.m. - 5 p.m.) Phone: 417-334-0848

www.musiclandkampground.com

Father & Son Service on DD596

By Donald B. Finley, QM3 70-71

Capt Miles R. Finley, Jr, USN (Ret.) Passed away on January 7, 2010. He had Alzheimer's disease. His wife, Barbara F. (McCann) Finley, preceded him in death. She passed Thanksgiving morning , November 23, 2006 of complication due to diabetes. My father Graduated from the Naval Academy Class of 1943. He served as commanding officer on several ships, and staff officer on several staff duty locations. I remember Dad taking me as a small boy to sea on day exercise cruises. There were dependant cruises also. Dad took command of the USS Shields (DD-596) on July 15,1950 through April 2, 1952. He commissioned her as a regular duty ship from a reserve duty ship. Her home port as a reserve ship was on the Sacramento River in Sacramento, CA. Dad brought her down the river to the San Francisco Bay and out under the Golden Gate Bridge and off to the Pacific for duty. Some 20 years later, I was just about to finish my 6 year enlisted reserve duty obligation. I was doing weekend a month drilling duty in San Diego, CA. The Navy assigned me to the USS Shields (DD-596) in 1970. I served on her as a QM3 until 1971. She was to be decommissioned. I then was reassigned for my last few months. I was discharged in 1972. The USS Shields (DD-596) was decommissioned in 1972. It was fun to talk to Dad about our times aboard the USS Shields (DD-596). I will remember many of the "Sea Stories" Dad would tell. SHIP'S STORE

Caps and cups and lots more.

Our Ship's Store has plenty of items for sale. Many have reduced price, quantities limited, subject to prior sale See the January 2010 for more details. Your purchase helps the reunion association as well. Contact Bill Ragan, see contact list on page 2.


USS SHIELDS Branson, Missouri Reunion

September 12-16, 2010 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

Check in at

THE GRAND PLAZA HOTEL

Check in Time 3 P.M.

12:00 p.m. Hospitality Room Open

6:00 p.m. DELI

BUFFET In

Hospitality Room

7:00-10:00 am Hot Buffet Breakfast

9:30 a.m.

THE BUCK TRENT

MORNING SHOW

$35.00 per person incl.

transportation

Hospitality Room Open

Afternoon and Evening Free


Morning Free

11:00 a.m. THE

SHOWBOAT BRANSON

BELLE Lunch, Show And Cruise $55.00 per

person including tax, gratuity and

transportation

Evening Free


9:00 a.m.

BUSINESS MEETING

2:00 p.m.

THE RAY

STEVENS SHOW

At Welk Theatre

$54.00 per person

including tax and

transportation

7:00 p.m. FINAL

EVENING BANQUET

At Hotel

7:00-10:00 Hot Buffet Breakfast

Hotel Check

Out Time 11 A.M

HOTEL

PRICING: $90.00 per room

per night plus tax

Call The Grand Plaza for

reservations at 417-336-6646

ACTIVITY PACKAGE: $75.00 per

person

INCLUDES:

Welcome Packet with Name

Badge

Hospitality Room

Deli Buffet

Final Evening Banquet with

Entertainment

(minimum number for rates quoted is 15 per

event)

USS SHIELDS DD-596 All Eras Reunion Association Newsletter April 2010

USS SHIELDS DD596 REUNION Branson, Missouri

September 12-16, 2010 NAME______________________________GUEST__________________

ADDRESS____________________________________________________ CITY___________________________STATE__________ZIP_________ TELEPHONE_________________ EMAIL________________________ YEARS SERVED________________RANK________________________ *************************************************************

Host Hotel: The Grand Plaza, 245 N. Wildwood Drive, Branson

You must call the Grand Plaza at 417-336-6646 for room reservations if you plan to stay at the hotel. The group rate is $90.00 per night, plus tax.

Be sure and tell them you are with the USS Shields Reunion. August 23rd is the cutoff date on the guaranteed room rate.

You have to make your own hotel reservations.

PLEASE REGISTER ME FOR THE FOLLOWING:

REUNION ACTIVITY PACKAGE - $75.00 per person Activity Package Total______# of Attendees x $75.00 = $__________ Sept. 13, Buck Trent Show _____# of tickets x $35.00 pp = $________

Sept. 14, Showboat Branson Belle _____# of tickets x $55.00 = $_______ Sept. 15, Ray Stevens Show ___# of tickets x $54.00 pp = $________

(all pricing includes transportation)

TOTAL DUE…….$_____________

A 50% deposit is required by July 12 with final payment due by August 12 . We offer a full refund less 10% cancellation fee for individuals who cancel by September 9 Cancellations must be made by phone and authorized by a representative of “Gatherings Plus.” Interest free payment plans are available. Questions?? Call us at 417-338-4048 and we’ll be happy to assist you.

AIRPORT SHUTTLE INFO: 1-800-841-2313 Register by Mail or Phone:

GATHERINGS PLUS P. O. BOX 1023, BRANSON WEST, MO. 65737

417-338-4048 www.reunionproregistration.com/ussshields.htm


KOREAN WAR SHIPMATES 2010

REUNION San Diego, CA October 19, 20, 21, 2010

Captain Duane Arment and wife Jean are hosting the 2010 USS SHIELDS KOREAN WAR SHIPMATE reunion in San Diego, CA at the Holiday Inn Bayside, Watch your mail about August 1, for Final Reunion Information & Registration Form.

QUESTIONS‐??: Contact Duane/Jean Arment, 972-931-7876, 7204 Gracefield Lane, Dallas, TX 75248 email: [email protected] This reunion is limited to Korean War era Shipmates/ family members/ personal guests.

2010 Dues are Due

Your $25.00 annual dues support the printing and postage for newsletters, currently about $900 for each issue. They cover the expenses of locating shipmates and maintaining the master contact list.

If you have not paid for 2010 please complete the dues form from the January 2010 newsletter 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. Thanks to those who have paid for this year.

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).

Currently the newsletter is mailed to all located shipmates, regardless of dues status.

New Found Shipmate

Dunkle, James S., DC2, 72

Eldest Living Shipmates

Below is a list prepared by Jim Durough of the 10 eldest living officers and enlisted shipmates. If Jim missed you, please contact him with your birth date.

Officers

New addition in bold face type

Schweizer, Jack R., CDR, 49-50, 8-27-1915 McDaniel, George T., LCDR, 45, 5-21-1916 Hoblitzell, Paul C., LTJG, 44-45, 11-24-1916 Jepsen, Edward P., LT, 50, 3-17-1917 Teeters, David R., LT, 49-50, 4-11-1918 Metze, George M., LCDR, 52-54, 9-15-1918 Goodell, Trenor F., ENS, 44-45, 12-29-1918 Fredell, Erling W., LT, 49, 12-1918 Wessel, Robert L., CPTN, 61-63, 06-20-1919 Baldwin, Richard L., LT, 44-45, 11-10-1919

Enlisted

New addition in bold face type

Sulmonetti, Henry, S1, 45, 07-27-1915 Sabasta, Tony, MM2, 45, 03-20-1917 Reifsnyder, Robert A., FC3, 44-45, 05-21-1920 Kowaliski, Arthur A., BMC, 52-55, 09-08-1920 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 Grandjean, James J., QM2, 50-52, 12/11/1921 Dotson, Ernest E., BTC, 50, 01-17-1922 Conroy, John J., BM1, 44-46, 4/22/1922

Number of Shipmates on the

Tin Can Sailors Shipmate Registry (As of 6 June 2010)

USS Shields DD-596 2078 USS Myles C. Fox DD-829 989 USS Puget Sound AD-38 500 Naval Definitions – Pea Coat Sailors who have to endure pea-soup weather often don their pea coats but the coat's name isn't derived from the weather. The heavy topcoat worn in cold, miserable weather by seafaring men was once tailored from pilot cloth -- a heavy, coarse, stout kind of twilled blue cloth with the nap on one side. The cloth was sometimes called P-cloth for the initial letter of the word and the garment made from it was called a p-jacket -- later a pea coat. The term has been used since 1723 to denote coats made from that cloth.


Kite Flying Contest on ‘60 – ‘61 Wespac Deployment

By J. P. Cain

These photos show the OI Division ET’s launching and flying their kite during the contest. The following is my recollection of the contest. I welcome input from other shipmates should they recall this activity. As I remember Capt. Wessel announced a kite flying contest between divisions. The prize was a bottle of booze to be enjoyed by the winning division at our next liberty port. Other divisions were creating kites out of whatever was available. The ET’s were figuring out how to disguise their kite to make it look homemade. You see there was this dandy box kite stored in the emergency radio gear. This kite was to be used to fly a long wire antenna in case of loss to the ship’s antennas. Needless to say OI Division won.


ORDERING THE PRINT - Please fill out the below order form and send it with payment to the address on the form. Dick wishes it to be made clear that this print will not be available through any store or other outlet----but only available to Shield’s shipmates and families---in that sense it is a “limited edition.” The cost of the print represents the actual costs of production to which Dick has added a very modest amount to cover the business of securing and mailing the prints. To be clear, this is not a money-making proposition for Dick---he rather wants his shipmates to have an accurate representation of the ship which has meant so much to all of us.

U.S.S. SHIELDS PRINT ORDER FORM

Please send the following print(s) to: Name Address (No Post Office Boxes) City, State, Zip Phone and/or E mail Address _________ (Specify quantity) Giclee print 24 by 30 inches (large) at $125.00 per print,

plus $15.00 packing and postage --- total $140.00 (same postage for up to 4 prints in package) _________ (Specify quantity) Giclee print 18 by 24 inches (small) at $95.00 per print,

plus $15.00 packing and postage --- total $110.00 (same postage for up to 4 prints in package) MAKE OUT YOUR CHECK TO RICHARD MOORE AND SEND ORDER FORM TO: RICHARD MOORE 300 WILLOW VALLEY LAKES DR # F311 WILLOW STREET, PA 17584-9442 Please note: At times the printer must deal with a backlog of orders so it is impossible to promise a specific delivery date. Be patient, please. Your print will arrive as soon as it can be printed and mailed."

USS SHIELDS DD-596 ALL ERAS REUNION ASSOCIATION C/O ROBERT N. CARL (SECRETARY) 6987 LAZY SUNSET CT LAS VEGAS, NV 89156-7206 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED USS SHIELDS DD-596 All Eras Reunion Association Newsletter July 2010

Visit the Association Website

At the website you can view the history, photos, prior issues of the newsletter and ship store items. It is a great place to renew memories of your time aboard.

http://www.dd596.com

Keep Your Contact Info Updated

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 Jim Durough listed in the contact information. If e-mailing please include DD-596 in the subject line. If you move do not forget to notify Jim 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. These actions will insure you continue to receive the newsletter and will reduce expenses from returned mail and the cost of re-mailing newsletters.

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