USS Kawishiwi AO-146

USS KAWISHIWI AO-146
REUNION SHIPMATES
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CREWS of 1961 - 1963
...55 - 60 - 64 - 69 - 70 - 79 - 80 - 93

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Under our Commander in Chief
President John F. Kennedy
During these times we witnessed:
The Bay of Pigs in Cuba
Russia and Cuban Crisis
Assassination
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Following replenisment operation in the Kawishiwi's home in Pearl Harbor, she departed 6 Feburary 1961 for 7th Fleet services. In addition to standing watch over the tense situation in Laos, the fleet engaged in SEATO exercises in April. The oiler returned home 26 June for a 4 month respite before another Far East tour commencing 23 October. She fueled units of the 7th Fleet as the need for peacekeeping missions by the Navy intensified. Kawishiwi returned to Pearl Harbor 27 Feburary 1962 for overhaul.

From 17 September 1962 to 5 February 1963, she engaged in another Far East deployment with the 7th Fleet. During October she replenished many ships participating in amphibous exercises off Okinawa.

John F. Kennedy was assassinated while on a visit to Dallas, Texas, on 22 November 1963. Lee Harvey Oswald (1939–1963), who was within a few days shot dead by Jack Ruby (1911–1967), was named as the assassin. by: Gerald D. Beierman 59-60

Most of these names come from the Kawishiwi Reunion Book
Where a name has a link tied to it, you will find more information,

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OFF SHIP	RATING	NAME	Live in STATE	E;MAIL
..	..	1961 CREW ADDITIONS	..	..
-- 63 63 63 65 63 62 62 62 62 65 62 63 63 63 65 62 63	-- SO GM RD1 BM3 HT1 CDR HMCS SN LTJG CS3 SK - MM1 MMCM PC2 YN1 FTG3	Arruda, Mike Bulluck, Ed; Capt. Canton, David Cicogna, John Dahlberg, Don DeVries, Bernard F. Drew, B.W. (XO) Falley, Melvin D. Foster, D. J. Gentile, C. F. Huston, Jerry L. (Sam) Lofting, Norm Preble, Norman Rodgers, Harry A. Spilmon, Marion A. Thompson, Jerry Vaughn, Leo Vander Velden, Gary	HI NC WA RI AZ IL - - - - WA IA ND - WI CA FL WI	hiloh@webtv.net edjoy@bulluck.com mcdc6@worldnet.att.net jacicogna@cox.net ............na ............na ....Deceased 7-13-1994 ....Deceased 12-23-2004 ....Deceased 3-31-1999 ............na JoanBiddix@aol.com ............na ............na ....Deceased 7-16-2002 ............na ............na srchief1@mpinet.net gega@centurytel.net

..	..	1962 CREW ADDITIONS	..	..
65 66 65 63 64 64 66 64 63 64 65 65 65 - 64 64	BT2 QMSM SMSN CAPT ETN-2 SCPO GMG SM BM GMG3 SM SFM3 SM BM HMCA ENS	Abrahamson, Richard E. Bean, Pat Blackman, Gary M. Cooper, F. T. Campbell, Joseph Hall, Johnnie E. Heald, Don A Howes, Jessie Joyce, Tom E. Maze, Jose E. Mogelgaard, Mike Nickles, Richard Norman, Paul Olson, Mark Shelby, Ervin E. Weed, Brian J.	MN WA MO - OK - TX - OH WA WA CA KS AZ OH CA	............na patrickjbean@juno.com garyblackman@sbcglobal.net ...........na moved - no new address Deceased texastrucker9296@aol.com ............na ............na jemstigers@yahoo.com Mogelgaard@aol.com rlnickles@gmail.com ....Deceased 11-4-2005 rumrunerm@aol.com Deceased 4-12-1989 bjweed@montereybay.com

..	..	1963 CREW ADDITIONS	..	..
66 67 65 66 66 67 65 66 67 66 64 65 68 66 - 66 67 67 66 64 66	BM3 EM2 LT LT BM3 BMSN ET3 MM3 BM3 - PN3 E3-E4 MMCS BM3 LT - BM - - CAPT MM2	Asbury, Danny Boger, Ron Bray, Stephen Rw Buffington, John Buffington, Kenny Cook, Don Corbiere, Walter Cousino, Bernie Ederhoff, Roddy Fajen, John Ford, Hank Hayes George Hicks, Bill J. Lawson, Odis Madouse, Richard Mallett, Duffy McFarlin, Ace Moore, H.L. Murphy, Dan Pitts, R. L. Shellen, Jay	WA OR MA CA IW CA CT MI MN FL PA KS CA OK CA CA CA TX MO - CA	dewils@packlink.com ronbo_44@msn.com stephen.rw.bray@smithbarney.com ............na ............na cr4650@cox.net corbiere@myway.com cr4berniecousino@earthlink.net ............na ............na ............na ............na fenderskirts@cox.net ksajoe84@cableone.net ............na ............na ............na ............na ............na ............na jay.shellen@mciworld.com
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