SEA POACHER ASSOCIATION

Dedicated to the men who served on this great fighting ship!

VOLUME 10, ISSUE 3 July 2012

EDITOR: LANNY YESKE PUBLISHER: BILL DUKACZ ________________________________________________________________________________

SAN ANTONIO 15-20 APRIL 2012

We had 82 shipmates including Bob and Carolyn Acor QM59-60, Ted and Fay Anthony S055-57 and sister Maggie

Colwell, Deirde Bridewell (James ET63-67), Bill and Lin Brinkman EM60-62, Richard and Bonnie Carney EN64-

66, Richard and Nancy Clubb QM62-63, Cal and Joyce Cochrane MM55-56 with daughter Shirley McKay and

friend Nivea Knox, Gene and Shirley Dempsey ENS60-62, Vince Sottile Honorary Submariner, Merlyn and Shirley

Dorrheim TM64-67, Richard and Karel Earl EN63-65, Jack and Lori Ensminger TM61, Richard and Shirley Fox

CO63-64, Ron Godwin ST58-61 and ENS66, Thomas and Liz Haire MM61-63 with daughter Patty, James and

RoseAnn Halbert MM62-64, Hubert and Linda Jackson EM66-69, Mike and Theresa Jansen Sea Owl Assn., Arnold

and Eileen Johnson EM62-63, Ivan and Marjorie Joslin LT59-63, Mike and Marjorie Kassinger EN64-66, David and

Wendy Keffeler ET63-65, Chuck and Bobbie Killgore EM63-65, Terry Kopansky Honorary Submariner, John and

Sharon Love ET58-61, Ken and Jean Manion EM63-66, Robert and Ann Matheny SO52-56, David (Buster) and

Kaye McCollum QM62-63, Jack and Sandra Merrill TM61-63, Joe and Stella Murdoch ET62-63, Tom and Polly

Polen EM62-65, Roy Purtell TM66-69 President Sea Owl Assn, Dewey and Dottie Reed SO62-63, John and Agnes

Romeo IC68-69, Rick Socha and Sharon Lyon STS64-66, Marty and Enola Stokes EN54-57, Albert and Jean

TurbevilleMM63-65, Arne and Evonne Weinfurter MM63-66, Larry and Arlene Weinfurter MM62-65, Ray and

Jackie Wengrzyn TM63-65, James and Lillian Wilson CO64-66, and Lanny Yeske LTJG61-63.

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PRESIDENT’S REPORT

We had a wonderful reunion in Texas. Formal activities began on Monday April 16. First, we returned to

sea on a Riverwalk boat cruise with only minimal seasickness encountered. Photos by Sharon and John Love.

This was followed by a picnic dinner and Elvis show at the Hotel. We had 15 Wounded Warriors, their sponsor,

and 4 family members as our guests. We seated them at our tables and had a great time getting to know each other.

On April 17, we had a bus trip to see the Nimitz National Museum of the Pacific War (see photo on Page 1 by Rhonda

Wheeler), Wild Seed Farm, shops in Fredericksburg, and enjoyed a German Bavarian dinner. On April 18, we had a bus trip to

tour the USS Lexington (CVA-16), the carrier with the longest service in U.S. Navy history. We had lunch in the Wardroom and

had our 5 tour guides as guests who then gave us a wonderful tour of the ship. The below photo shows where the Kamikazi hit.

On April 19, we bused to San Antonio National Cemetery for our “Tolling of the Boats” ceremony. Thanks to

Richard Clubb for driving our Bell from Florida. We also had Ron Godwin, James Halbert, Richard Clubb, Ted Anthony and Joe Murdoch read out the 52 Submarines lost in WW II as well as Thresher and Scorpion, with Jack Merrill ringing the bell. Then

Ivan Joslin read the names of our 19 Shipmates who have entered eternal patrol since our Branson reunion in November 2010.

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Our second stop was a visit to SAS (San Antonio Shoes). They greeted us on the buses and had drawings for a free pair

of shoes for both the ladies (Sharon Love winner) and the men (Ron Godwin winner). We then checked out their antiques, clas-

sic cars, 5 cent popcorn and 10 cent cokes. We also bought a lot of very nice shoes. Finally, our third stop was the Little Red

Barn Restaurant where the waitresses wear cowboy hats and boots and had a large selection of foods to choose from.

Our Banquet was held later that evening and our three attending submarine skippers (Richard Fox Sea Poacher 63-64;

Gene Dempsey Mackerel; and James Wilson Sea Poacher 64-66) gave interesting talks. Joe Murdoch and Ron Godwin initially

contributed and led us in donating $1,000 for the Wounded Warriors in Fort Sam Houston. Your donation is tax deductible.

Also, Lanny Yeske and Terry Kopansky ran the Silent Auction Raffle and raised $652. Of this, $155 was from sales of

Captain Lawrence Stahl’s mugs and ship’s plaque (graciously donated by his daughter Betsy Wilkinson and wife Mary) which

went to our Humanitarian Fund. Terry Kopansky also coordinated the SAPO games and gave out the three awards. Cal Coch-

rane took first place with an incredible score of 24,000 which included two consecutive shots into the Frog’s Mouth! Cal and his

gang also raised $250 for the Association from the 50-50 Raffle won by Joe Murdoch. He also showed us how to raise a guaran-

teed amount of $380 with the “Heads-tails” coin flip. Then 19 of us gave $20 each and lined up in the heads or tails group. Each

coin flip (by Shirley Dempsey) eliminated half of us. Shortly, Buster McCollum won the WWII painting by Richard DeRossett.

At our business meeting we chose Charleston, SC, for our next National Reunion from April 29 to May 2, 2014. Jon

Nagle is heading a group of shipmates working on the details, so check out our website (www.seapoacher.com) for the latest. It

promises to be another fun filled, interesting and must-attend Reunion. We also voted to send $200 to the USSVI for “Kaps 4

Kids.“ Sharon Love was our official photographer for the entire event and took group photos after the Banquet. See http://

www.photoshow.com/members/wbrinkman for a photo show by clicking on Number 4 and then the icon on the 3rd row left.

Joe Murdoch is hosting a “Mini-Reunion “ in Branson, Missouri from 9-11 November 2012 that is open to all friends,

veterans , etc. This is not an official Sea Poacher Reunion (no business will be conducted), but it’s a great time to be together!

See the website for details. Roy Purtell, Sea Owl Association President, extended an invitation to all Sea Poacher shipmates and

wives, and guests to join them in their next National Reunion early September 2013 in Cleveland, Ohio. Check out their website

at www.ussseaowl.com. The Submarine Cod and the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame are located there.

Regards membership, we currently have 216 Life Members and 34 Regular members. If you’re a Life Mem-

ber or have paid your 2012 dues, thank you. If not, then just a reminder to pay $10 for your 2012 dues or become a

Life Member for $100. Good reasons for becoming a Life Member are (1) You’ll never again get these annoying letters from me or our Treasurer Hubert Jackson, (2) You’ll receive a free patch, and (3) the Association continues

Life Membership status for your widow. Send your check (made out to Sea Poacher Association) to me at 4500 Tif-

fany Nicole Street, Round Rock, TX 78665-9466 or email me at seapoacher@austin.rr.com if questions.

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As to address and email changes, be sure to send us your latest mailing and e-mail addresses. Remember, it is our Association policy to not show your mailing address and telephone number on our newsletters or on our web-

site. When shipmates request them, we do put them in touch with you.

Please let me know at seapoacher@austin.rr.com that you want to get your newsletter off the computer and

to be taken off the mailing list to save the Association over $10 a year. We’ll use the savings for other activities in-

stead! Then four times a year, I’ll e-mail you that the latest newsletter is on the website for you to view and/or print.

When a shipmate passes on, we present to the next of kin a Memorial Plaque. The framed and matted picture

of Sea Poacher underway at sunset includes a Final Prayer and indicates the service years. We decided that funding

for this stands alone, so we accept contributions made out to Sea Poacher Association and mailed to me. Please indi-

cate “Memorial Fund” on your check.

Newsletter Editor Lanny Yeske welcomes new write-ups or photos. Send to 1063 MacArthur Place, Forest,

VA 24551-1931 or email doctoryeske@yahoo.com. Lanny saves most everything, and it eventually will get printed

when space is available.

Editor’s Note: Lastly, Sharon Love captured a final reunion photo of Skippers Jim Wilson and Dick Fox that

says a lot about the great time we had in San Antonio. Dick’s said his thoughts at the time were “I hoped I passed to

Jim as good a crew and their helpmates and as sound a Boat as I received from Len.” Jim’s thoughts were in thank-

ing Dick for the passing of a good submarine and crew that was recognized as being Excellent and awarded the Fire

Control “E” at the Change of Command. In emails shortly after the Reunion, both Skippers expressed their heartfelt

thanks to the Brinkman's and Jackson’s for their organizing efforts and all the others who put the Reunion together.

Dick also said: I have been proud to be associated with many good men/women in my life, but never more so than

with the SEA POACHER FAMILY. Shirley added that it was a privilege to be associated with each of you! Jim and

Lillian commented that their initial Sea Poacher Reunion could not have been better. He concluded with: I say again

my proudest moment was being associated with the BEST OF THE BEST, THE SEA POACHER SHIPMATES! All

of us in San Antonio agree with them! See you in Charleston!

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REPORT FROM TREASURER

HUBERT JACKSON

USS SEA POACHER (SS406) ASSOCIATION TREASURY REPORT

AS OF 15 MAY 2012

BEGINNING BALANCE ON 1 NOVEMBER 2011

Memorial Fund........................ $1,569.00

Humanitarian Fund.................. $1,240.00

General Fund......................... $23,661.85

Bank Balance......................... $26,470.85

Debit Activity Check# Amount Purpose___________

November 2011 Bank Withdrawal 3.00 Fee for paper statement

December 2011 Bank Withdrawal 3.00 Fee for paper statement (Stopped)

January 2012 215 405.13 Memorial Plaques/Postage 93.38

Reunion Expenses 311.75

216 136.96 Newsletter Postage

217 442.20 Newsletter Printing

218 100.00 Reunion Refund

219 300.00 Reunion Expenses

February 2012 220 100.00 Reunion Refund

March 2012 221 to 300 Not in Original Check Order/Begin New Checks

Bank Withdrawal 59.60 New Check Order

301 5220.00 Charter of Reunion Buses

302 94.95 Newsletter Postage

303 338.83 Newsletter Printing

304 75.00 Newsletter Editor Expenses

305 6000.00 Reunion Hotel Deposit

April 2012 306 217.98 Reunion Snacks and Drinks

307 29.28 Reunion Snacks

308 360.00 Reunion Entertainment

309 624.00 Reunion Nimitz Museum Tickets

310 225.00 Reunion Refund

311 1,824.81 Reunion Dinner at Fredericksburg

312 946.25 Reunion USS Lexington Tickets

313 930.00 Reunion Lunch on USS Lexington

314 1,000.00 Donation to Wounded Warrior Family

and Support Center

May 2012 to Present 315 125.00 Ship Stores Purchase

316 1,295.69 Memorial Plaques 62.26

Final Bill Reunion Hotel 1,233.43

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Deposit Activity Date Amount Purpose_____ To___ __

November 2011 25 455.50 Reunion Fees and Ship Stores General Fund

December 2011 12 506.50 Reunion Fees and Ship Stores General Fund 495.50

Donation Memorial Fund 11.00

21 675.50 Reunion Fees and Ship Stores General Fund

January 2012 12 700.00 Reunion Fees General Fund 450.00

Donation Memorial Fund 250.00

19 1,040.00 Reunion Fees General Fund

25 915.00 Reunion Fees and Dues General Fund 910.00

Donation Memorial Fund 5.00

30 3,025.00 Reunion Fees General Fund

February 2012 10 1,350.00 Reunion Fees General Fund

22 2,717.00 Reunion Fees, Dues & Ship Stores General Fund 2,617.00

Donation Memorial Fund 100.00

March 2012 14 1,372.00 Reunion Fees and Ship Stores General Fund

23 58.00 Ship Stores and Dues General Fund

April 2012 2 10.00 Ship Stores General Fund

23 3,101.00 Ship Stores, Auction and Raffle General Fund 2,921.00

Auction Humanitarian Fund 180.00

25 394.00 Reunion Fees General Fund

ENDING BALANCE ON 3 MAY 2012

Memorial Fund........................ $1,779.36

Humanitarian Fund.................. $1,420.00

General Fund......................... $19,557.31

Bank Balance......................... $22,756.67

Bill Buckley came up with a question on a command pin for Submarine COB's to wear. My initial reaction

was NO, but I was wrong. Yes, there is one. I went on the Internet and found photos of 4 COB's currently on missile

boats, and all were wearing some large oval gold colored pin under the SSBN Deterrent Patrol Pin, but I could not

make it out.

However, if you go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CPO_Command_Identification_Badge you will see it in

various versions for E7 through E9.

Now it is not considered a permanent badge and is surrendered when you leave the COB position. However,

it is authorized for sale on the Internet to the general public at many different sites. I found the cost as low as $23 and

up to $29 plus shipping. You can easily find places on the Internet or eBay to purchase it.

Not sure there are any rules on this for retirees, but if I had been a COB I would certainly proudly wear this

badge on my submarine vest.

CPO/COB COMMAND

IDENTIFICATION BADGE

This will be another spectacular Sea Poacher event. The Charleston Reunion Committee consists of Jon Nagle as

Chairman with Cal Cochrane, Vincent Sottile, and Frank Evans as Assistants. In addition, Bill Brinkman will be a Technical

Consultant and Lanny Yeske offered to do Publicity. Our hotel will be the Holiday Inn at Patriots Point in Mount Pleasant. Jon

writes the dates are Tuesday April 29 to Saturday May 3, 2014. The Committee has dreamed up a variety of activities to keep us

busy and entertained. Plans so far include the formal opening of the hospitality suite at 1200 on the 29th. Then, we will tour Fort

Moultrie on Sullivan’s Island. Ft Moultrie was the first American victory over the British in the Revolutionary war. It remained a

Fort guarding Charleston Harbor until 1942. After the tour we will have a Bar B Q dinner on Gold Bug Island made famous by

Edgar Allan Poe and his book “The Gold Bug.”

We have one day touring Drayton Hall Plantation and Middleton Plantation both dating to the early 1700’s plus lunch at

Middleton plantation. We will then tour downtown Charleston with choices of carriage rides, shopping at the market street

shops, walking tour, or civil war museum. You can also tour the Exchange building and see the original wall to the city, the dungeon where pirates were kept before they were hung, and where George Washington held a party. For those so inclined, we

will have a renewal of your marriage vows at The Citadel Chapel followed by lunch and the Cadet Long Grey Line Parade. We

will also have a tour of the CSS Hunley, the first submarine to sink a ship in wartime (civil war) and tours of the Fighting Lady

Yorktown (CV-10), the ship that wouldn’t die Destroyer Laffey (DD-724), and Submarine Clamagore (SS-343)

Of course, we will have a really special tolling of the bells, business meeting and banquet. For you golfers we will have

an outing available on the first day. We also plan a dinner cruise around Charleston Harbor and are considering squeezing in a

tour of Fort Sumter where the Civil War began. Overall it should be an exciting and thoroughly rewarding experience. We will

have a reunion registration form both at our website and in a future newsletter. So mark your calendars and I’ll see you there.

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By Bruce Smith, Associated Press, and forwarded to us from Bill Buckley

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Sharing a bond with those who fought beneath the waves, a group of submariners from the United

Kingdom paused Friday (17 February 2012) to pay tribute to the crews of the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley, the first sub

in history to sink an enemy warship. During a brief ceremony in a grove where the three crews are buried, 78-year-old Dennis

Wade of the Portsmouth Submariners Association placed a poppy wreath at the gravesite and then saluted. The poppy is a

symbol of courage and sacrifice. Three other British submariners and a group of Confederate re-enactors looked on.

Friday marked the 148th anniversary of the Hunley's ill-fated mission. Two crews died while the sub was being made

operational. Then, in February 1864, the hand-cranked Hunley and its third crew left from Sullivan’s Island and sank the Union

blockade vessel Housatonic off the Charleston coast. But the Hunley never returned from the mission and, a dozen years after it was raised from the Atlantic, the reason for its sinking remains unclear. The historic vessel is being conserved at a conservation

lab in North Charleston.

"To any submariner in whatever nation there's a brotherhood because they are subject to the same type of intense training and

operating in the same conditions," said 67-year-old Bob Lewis of Portsmouth, who served in the Royal Navy for 35 years. "It

takes a special person to be a submariner and not everyone makes the grade." Prior to the ceremony, the association members

saw the Hunley. "Two crews lost their lives in bringing this vessel into its operational state and when it was in operation it was

the first successful submarine combat mission," he said. But would Lewis have gotten aboard the Hunley as a member of its

third crew? "I would like to think so," he said. "The thing that drives a submarine is its crew and the team spirit that generates in

that crew."

Paul Jevon, 52 and veteran of 22 years as a submariner in the Royal Navy said he felt sorry for all the crews. “It’s the early

development of the submarine service. If it wasn’t for them, we may have never been in submarines ourselves,” he said. In the

center of the grave site is a large monument to one of the Hunley crews. Beside it, black cloth shrouded two more monuments of

similar size. Those are dedicated to the other two crews and will be unveiled on Saturday, said Randy Burbage, a re-enactor and

member of the South Carolina Hunley Commission. “It’s pretty humbling to be a descendent of a Confederate veteran and

realize the Hunley crew and the mission it accomplished is internationally known and renowned and admired,” he said.

The association has been sending a wreath to the Hunley gravesite since 2004 where the last crew was buried in what has been

called the last Confederate funeral. Lewis said they were glad they finally got the chance to visit the submarine and gravesite.

2014 CHARLESTON REUNION

BRITISH SUBMARINERS

HONOR THE HUNLEY

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Items Quantity Price Total

Key Chain _____ $3.00 _____ Ship Patch _____ 5.50 _____ Ball Cap _____ 14.00 _____ Plastic Mugs _____ 12.00 _____ Golf Shirt Sizes M, L, XL & 2XL (w/o pockets) _____ 22.00 _____ Golf Shirt Sizes M, L, XL & 2XL (with pockets) _____ 25.00 _____ Painting DeRossett 10x23 print Step Sail _____ 20.00 _____ Painting DeRossett 15x28 canvas Step Sail _____ 30.00 _____ Painting DeRossett 10x23 print Cuba _____ 20.00 _____ Painting DeRossett 15x28 canvas Cuba _____ 30.00 _____ Painting DeRossett 17x39 canvas WWII _____ 40.00 _____ Painting Krivacsy 15x18 print Step Sail _____ 20.00 _____ Painting Krivacsy 18x21.5 canvas Step Sail _____ 35.00 _____ Stained Glass Sea Poacher _____ 110.00 _____ Dolphin Vest chains, gold or silver _____ 25.00 _____ We Remember Sea Poacher Book (on CD) _____ 10.00 _____

TOTAL =====

SEA POACHER SHIP’S STORE

Marine Artist Richard DeRosset has made us two paintings showing Sea Poacher with the Step Sail and during the Cuban Missile Crises with the North Atlantic Sail. We have prints and high quality canvas re-

productions. He has also done a third painting of the WWII Version showing a gun battle with the Japa-

nese in 1945. Our own Ray Krivascy TM 1952-1953 has painted Sea Poacher at the pier in 1952 which he gave to Captain William Gibson at his change of command in 1953. We also have prints and canvas cop-

ies of it. All come unframed and prices include shipping/postage. Fill in the below form, make a copy, do

your check payable to Bill Brinkman, and mail to me at 4500 Tiffany Nicole Street, Round Rock, TX

78665-9466. Check out the other items also available from our Ship’s Store.

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Robert Abbott

Robert Acor

Charles Ahler

Dewey Akins

Paul Allers

Peter Amunrud

David Andres

Ted Anthony

Ed Ashedon

Charles Auclair

Les Axford

Vernon Barnett

Russell Bauer

Amelia Beers

Harvey Benson

Carol Bergs

Truman Bernhard

Richard Bernoteit

Michael Birck

Douglas Bishop

Stanley Bissen

James Blackmon

Kenneth Bonnell

George Boyajian

Bob Bradley

Fred Brattain

John Brill

Deidre Bridewell

Bill Brinkman

Leroy Broadbent

William Buckley

James Burgett

Warren Burkett

Russell Burrows

Frank Calderone

Alice Calvert

Richard Carlson

Dick Carney

Leo Carr

Kent Carroll

John Chaich

Don Cipra

James Clark

Norm Clark

Richard Clubb

Ralph Cobb

Cal Cochrane

Lawrence Colwell

William Cook

Carolyn Cooley

James Cooney

Billy Cowart

Bill Crismon

Walter Culp

Jolene Darnold

Whitey Davidson

James Demming

Richard Dempsey

Tom Deuley

Floyd Dickerson

Betty Dickey

William Dietrich

William Donnelan

Charles Donnelly

Merlyn Dorrheim

William Dougherty

Jack Dubbs

Bill Dukacz

Dan Dybala

Richard Earl

Martha D. Easley

Daniel Eberhardt

Fred Edwards

Leon Eggleston

Richard Elliott

David Elmore

Jack Ensminger

Ellwood Erickson

Garl Eubank

Francis Evans

Marjorie Ferris

Buster Flaskas

Ernest Fontes

Robert Ford

Dante Fortini

Richard Fox

Ron Fraley

Harold Gall

Larry Garrett

Barbara Geddes

Louise Gentry

Ed Gibbons

William Gibson

Lyle Gillette

Ron Godwin

Billy Gorsuch

Jack Graham

David Green

John Greenville

Lillian Guilbault

Mildred Gusler

Tom Haire

Jim Halbert

Carol Hale

John Hallam

Dave Harms

Carl Headland

Frances Heckroth

Bill Hellmer

Bob Henry

Marjorie Hickman

Dick Holtz

Billy Howerton

Jerry Houchens

Harry Huggins

C.R. Humphries

Rodney Ihrig

William H. Jackson

Richard Jennison

Arnold Johnson

Gerald Joseph

Ivan Joslin

Mike Kassinger

Allen Katen

David Keffeler

Gerald Keffer

Kenneth Kile

Chuck Kilgore

Terry Kleineweber

Terry Kopansky

Ray Krivascy

Richard Laake

Troy Law

Robert Lawrence

Carroll Lawson

Gail LeBlanc

Frank Lederer

Ted Lee

James Lemmerman

George Lockwood

John Love

Jerry Loveless

Nathan Lundy

Bill Luttrell

JJ Lynch

John Mach

Anton Madsen

Ken Manion

Mark Markham

Robert Matheny

Earl Mathews

John Mazjun

Jim McClanahan

Buster McCollum

Karen McCommas

Carl McCutcheon

James McNerney

Jack Merrill

Ty Merritt

Mark Mordecai

Joe Murdoch

Anna Murphy

Lester Murray

Joe Musgrave

Gary Nagle

Jon Nagle

John Nicholoy

Jack Nims

Charles O’Baker

Julius O’Bannon

James Ochs

John O’Grady

Paul Ogg

William Parhamenko

Ron Patterson

Charles Peppler

Dale Petersen

Tom Polen

James Powers

Henry Primeaux

Jeanne Rabuse

Charles Rager

Dewey Reed

Larry Reiche

Zelda Richwine

David Richter

Dick Riggar

Roy (Luke) Riley

David Ringland

Robert Ritz

Nick Romano

John Romeo

Salvatore Rosina

Robert Roth

Martin Ruch

Marcelle Rull

John Saeli

John Savory

Herman Scallan

Bob Schindhelm

Karl Schipper

Ron Schnars

Russell Schondorf

Donald Schwartz

William Sharp

Ben Sheldon

Harry Sherman

Delvin Smith

John Smith

Rick Smock

John Snook

Fred Socha

John Sohl

Bill Sokoloski

Vincent Sottile

Richard Stickney

Marty Stokes

Chuck Strand

Evelyn Strunk

Tom Sudgen

Robert Sumner

Glenn Suttle

Terry Tague

Chester Taylor

Ed Thompson

Ron Thompson

James Thompson

Thomas Thompson

Richard Trench

James Tryon

John Tulodeski

Albert Turbeville

Tony Tuttobene

Ed Urban

Fred Vavra

Edward Voloka

Don Waldrop

John Walton

Arne Weinfurter

Larry Weinfurter

Ray Wengrzyn

James Weston

Richard Whitmire

Olin Williams

June Wyse

Lanny Yeske

Lee Yonts

Hope Young

Jerry Young

Robert Young

SEE

YOU

IN

SC

2014

MEMBERSHIP ROLL JULY 2012

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MEMORIAL PLAQUES

David Shelso LT 1959 presents on 18 February 2012 the Sea Poacher Memorial Plaque to Zelda Richwine, wife of

Mark H. Richwine YN62-63 in Lincoln, NE. Mark went on Eternal Patrol 24 December 2011.

Captain James Wilson CO64-66, accompanied by Ivan Joslin, Roy Purtell, Bill Brinkman, and Jack Merrill, presents the Sea Poacher Memorial Plaque to the Family of James (Jack) Gentry TMC62-63 at Arlington National Cemetery

on May 1. Jack went on Eternal Patrol Jan 18 and was interred with full military honors. Photo by Sandra Merrill.

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SEA POACHER ASSOCIATION William Dukacz, Publisher

128 Cedar Lane New Hartford, CT 06057-2925

seapoacher@sbcglobal.net

Courtesy of Ron Godwin.