USS HULL (DD-945) ASSOCIATION
c/o JOHN J. McKECHNIE
540 ALAMEDA BLVD CORONADO, CA 92118
945HULL@SAN.RR.COM

Welcome to the second newsletter for the USS HULL DD945 ASSOCIATION.

Hulls

NOW HEAR THIS!

8 AUGUST 2004

This is the second and final USS HULL (DD-945) newsletter before Her first-ever and annual reunion gets underway 14 September 2004 at the Plaza Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV…………and, it's a very important one………

SO, PLEASE LISTEN UP!

"The TWENTY-FIVE (25) of you who've registered on the HULL website saying you're going to attend. Send your $20.00 fee to the letterhead address and call PLAZA "
THIRTY-EIGHT (38) of you shipmates who have sent in their $20.00 registration $$ Fee. Have you reserved your room - PLAZA HOTEL & CASINO Toll Free: (800) 634-6575
"The email chatter about storied events like the rescue of the tug MARPOLE has been fascinating."
"BUT (and it's a big BUT)…many of you HAVE NOT yet registered at the Plaza. Call now and ask for the special USS HULL rate of $35.00. This reunion rate expires August 13!"

      So, it's time to "heave out and thrice up" shipmates. Although the smoking lamp may not be lighted in all berthing spaces anymore, we still want everybody who's coming to take advantage of the lower $35.00 room rate. PLAZA HOTEL & CASINO http://www.plazahotelcasino.com/hit/index.php
     Don't forget, all reunion attendees will have the opportunity to meet with and share stories with crewmembers of the USS HULL (DD-350), who will be holding their annual reunion at the same time in Las Vegas at the nearby Four Queens Hotel and Casino.
     Finally, for those who can't attend the reunion this year for whatever reason, we're going to give you the chance to contribute to its success by establishing a USS HULL (DD-945) Reunion Guestbook. Think about your career in the Navy, your time aboard this last of the ALL-GUN DESTROYERS and what it has meant to you. Put your thoughts in a letter/email of what you would like to say to your shipmates if you were attending in person. Send it to this letterhead address and we'll include it in a special commemorative packet that will be available for everybody. Deadline is September 8th.
     Attendees - bring your photos and Cruise books, etc. DD945 hats and patches will be on sale.
So, it's time to "turn to, commence ship's work!"
See you in Vegas shipmates,

John McKechnie & George Tomek.
USS HULL (DD-945) ASSOCIATION
c/o John J. McKECHNIE
540 ALAMEDA BLVD
CORONADO, CA 92118
(619) 435-3978 OR (405) 348-0455
945HULL@SAN.RR.COM

FEE PAID				SAID YES, BUT NOT YET REGISTERED
Rank/Rate	Last Name	First Name	On Board	Rank/Rate	Last Name	First Name	On Board
EWCS/RD1	Bisesi	Dominic	1966 - 1967	ET3	Bonsall	Charles
BMC	Boehm	Gerald D.Jerry		BT2	Caffrey	Evan
FTG2	Bradow	Steven	1971-75	IC2	Colella	Lou
	Breen	Ken		GMG	Couch	Leonard	1958 - 1962
LTJG	Christensen	Tom	1960 - 1962	GM2	Erickson	Jim
QM2	Clair	Billy		RM1	Ferstl	Thomas
GMG2	Decker	Carl	1960 -1964	MM1	Gallegos	Michael
SM2	Dimel	Nick L.	1-Oct-59		Luce	Bob
FTG1	Dorsha	Rick	1-May-65	RMSN	Macias	Jose (Fred)	15-Oct-81
FT2	Draper	David	1958 - 1960	CO/CDR	McConville	Jim
SK1	Dunaway	Richard		ET2	McDowell	Robert (Mac)
SN	Felton	Mark	7-Dec-80	FT2	Millis	George	1958 - 1961
CO/CDR	Flanagan	George T.	5/13/77-8/17/79	LTJG (SC)	Modell	Robert	7 JUN 61
MM2	Givins	Martin	4-Jun-05	ET3	Moya	Fred	1964-67
BTFN	Hammonds	Mark		BM3	Mueller	Jack	81-83
GMG3	Hathcoat	David		RDC	Parker	Jess
ET1	Henkel	David L.		HM1	Reimer	Douglas
LT	Holtel	Ken	1-Jan-61		Smith	Artis
BT1	Horton	Aubrey S.	1960-82	FC	Tribble	Bill
BM3	John	Gary	1958-59	LTJG(SC)	Watkins	Keith	1978-1980
ETR2	Johnson	Chuck		STG1(SW)	Welsand	Douglas	1970 - 1975
LT (SC)	McKechnie	John	10/64-9/66		Williams	John(Willy)
SK2	Meisenheimer	David		RMSN	Williams	Ken (Willy)	1965 - 1967
DK3	Olsen	Carl	4/58-2/61	ET3	Zuelke	Gregg	1977 - 1981
LTJG	Prochaska	Jim
SO2	Parsons	Jim	9-Mar-00
GMG2	Paul	Albert	1959-63
RM3	Rangen	Neil 'Red'	1965-1966
	Reese	Dennis	1-Dec-66
SOG2	Smith	Leland F.(Lee)	1-Jun-58
CO/CDR	Tallent	Rex	18-May-05
YNC	Thiese	Alan
LTJG	Tomek	George
BT3	Urbanec	John	1959-63
BT3	Ward	Donald	1972 - 1975
FT3	Weller	Ron
QM2	Wellnitz	Bryce (Nutz)	5/1/63-9/15/68
RM3	Whitfield	Worley (Bob)	1967 - 1968

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Number One Main Street
P.O. Box 760 Las Vegas, NV 89101
Phone: (702) 386-2110 Toll Free: (800) 634-6575
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