Author: Richard Yeh

11/5/24

Ailing Crewmember – Bob Hull

Shirley wanted to provide an update on Bob’s condition.  He is in a Skill Nursing home on palliative care.  He still can smile, but doesn’t talk very often.  He is on morphine every 12 hours for pain, and not improving.  She does not expect he will be going home.  Prayers welcome.

10/1/24

Ailing Crew Member – Bob Hull

Shirley Hull reports that Bob is in the hospital (Select Specialty).  He will be transferred soon to a Skill Nursing Home, and then on to a nursing home or his residence.  His body if failing but he can talk a little and smile.  He also has a feeding tube, as he is too weak to walk.

 

Queenie

PRAYERS REQUESTED

If you would like to send a card:

Bob Hull

5261 Goose Lane Road

Alexandria, OH  43001

 

09/16/24

Site Updates: 16 September 2024

Photos:

2024 reunion photos

  • To view 2024 slide show video in banquet section, click on video icon and then click on ‘original image’ in bottom right and video should start

UB-282 thru 285 – new

TSN-1247 – new

 

Honor Roll:

Mosier, Dusty – updated info

Payne, Jerry C – new info

Coulson, Tom R. – updated e-mail

Our Losses:

Kaczynski, Henry M. ‘Hank’ – 20 JUL 2024

08/14/24

Receiving the Baton

By now you all have seen Rich’s resignation as the reunion location finding coordinator.  I will be assuming the role of the primary reunion coordinator beginning with the 2025 reunion.  For the most part, the transition should be transparent for reunion attendees.  However, I would like to form different committees with various tasks in setting up the reunions.  For example, a 6994th representative usually does a pre-contract visit to the proposed hotel to judge its suitability for our needs.  In the future, hopefully we will have a volunteer from that city to do the site check.  In doing this, we will save travel costs for the primary coordinator to visit the site.  I’d also like to perhaps set up a committee to discuss hospitality suite refreshments, and perhaps a committee to solicit raffle items.

There are also other topics that need to be discussed about future reunions, such as time of year and perhaps picking a ‘home city’ for the reunions, such as the Prop Wash Gang, which holds its annual reunions in Laurel, MD.  

To this end, I am asking that if you have any suggestions regarding the way the reunions are run, or have suggestions for future locations, please send them to me ASAP so they can be discussed at this year’s business meeting.  As a slight deviation in the business meeting, I would like to have any attendee (including guests) attend the meeting if they are serious about helping with future reunions.

Rick – [email protected]

08/6/24

Site Updates: 6 August 2024

Photos:

DNG-695 – new

 

Our Losses:

Gendolfe, Ken – 11 JUL 2024 – per JJ Pitzeruse, Ray Ivey

McBride, John ‘Mike’ McBride – AKA ‘Warlord’ – 4 AUG 2024 – per Joe Giammichele

06/10/24

Site Updates – 10 June 2024

Photos:

TSN-122 – ID added

Honor Roll:

Lewis, Kenneth C. – e-mail update

Garlits, Robert R. – contact info updated

Hooker, Charles – contact info updated

 

Ours Losses:

 

Wooten, William D. – DECEASED 2 MAY 2024 – per Larry Tincher

Rokosz Jr., Stanley J. – DECEASED – 28 FEB 2024 – per Tom Hilligoss

Harben Jr., Archibald L. – DECEASED   18 MAY 2024 – per son Scott

Kinter, Alfred C. – DECEASED – 1 DEC 2005 – per Bob Garlits/obit

Jones, Chris – DECEASED – 9 JUN 2024 – per Archie McLaughlin

 

04/3/24

Site Updates – 4 April 2024

PHOTOS:

NKP-762 – new

ROGUES GALLERY:

Chilcoat, Lee – new

HONOR ROLL:

Power, William S. ‘Stan’ – updated info

OUR LOSSES:

Dorffi, William E. – 10 DEC 2023

Loomis, Daniel J. – 13 MAR 2024

 

 

03/11/24

2024 6994th/94IS Heritage Day

The 94IS is planning to revive its Heritage Day program this year in a 2 day event from 20-21 May 2024.  On the 20th, briefings in the 94IS OPS building are planned, followed by a picnic/BBQ at the Burba Lake Cottage on Ft. Meade.  In the event there are too may attendees for the facility to handle, all activities will be at the Burba Lake Cottage.  On the 21st, a wreath laying ceremony at the Baron52 gravesite at Arlington Cemetery is being planned.  Van or bus transportation to the ceremony is being planned.

The following 6994th vets have expressed an interest in attending the events:

Jerry Baker, Mike Caflin, Dale Carruth, Lee Chilcoat, Don Collum, Owen Costello, John Fitzpatrick, Harry Frye, Joe Giammichele, Harvey Goldstein, Robert Greene, Roland Kearley, Jack Kimmich, Joe Martin, Dave Masson, Rich Miklaucic, Doug Milton, Curtis Parker, Budde Reede, Dallas Ward, Bob Washburn, Rick Yeh , Archie McLaughlin, Earle Greene, Paul Amato, Rich Renkas, Charlie Phippin, Ray Ivey, Dave Brittingham.

If you have any interest in attending, please send an e-mail to Rick Yeh at [email protected] to receive updates on the schedule and/or information needed to clear security at Ft. Meade if the meetings at the 94IS OPS building occur.