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We are the Real Sailormen, the Destroyer Men of the Fleet!

INFORMATION REQUESTED ON JOHN A. BENNINGHOFF MM3. He served on the Picking sometime from 1956 to 1960 (I see him on the ship's roster in 1957 at least through the end of 1958) and he passed away 12 years ago. His daughter Karin is looking for a photo of him in uniform. Hopefully one of you all will remember him and better yet have a photo of him. Please contact Karin at: karinb@qualitytitleagency.com

I am in the process of converting the Picking's wartime log for World War II. The log was originally posted on an extinct website (www.nobadlie.com). Fortunately Paul Whitfield printed out a complete 128 page copy in 2003. He loaned the document to me and I have scanned and did optical character recognition scanning of the document. I will continue the updating until it is complete. To visit it go to WWII LOG button to the left.

The 2009 Reunion will be in San Antonio TX. Doyt and Sharon Sheets have volunteered to host the meeting. Thanks to the Sheets Family!

The Reunion will be held from 12-15 October 2009 in San Antonio. It will be held at the Drury Inn and Suites River Walk.  This is a lovely hotel in a prime location and they include a free hot breakfast everyday, including scrambled eggs, sausage, biscuits and gravy, Belgian waffles, and more.  Room rates are $129.99 per day plus tax. Doyt has reserved 55 rooms with 30 of them being king size beds. The hotel is now taking reservations. Call 1-800-325-0720 and be sure to mention that the group is USS PICKING REUNION (group number 2027973). Alternatively you can make reservations on the internet by going to http://www.druryhotels.com. Click "Book It Fast" to complete the information. The hotel IS taking reservations NOW!

Doyt and Sharon have mailed out the registration packages. Scans of the entire package are located HERE

 

A big BRAVO ZULU to Doyt and Sharon for taking care of this in a very rapid and efficient (and cost-effective) manner!

Tin Can Sailors is a national organization of veterans who served on DDs, DEsa, DDEs, DDRs, DLs, DLGs, other destroyer class warships, and even ADs. They sponsor many events around the country and provide monetary support to the DDs that are moored as historical ships around the country. I would recommend that you consider joining. Their website is http://www.tincansailors.com/

Remember the USS Liberty, the electronic intelligence ship that was attacked and almost sunk in 1967? Visit their website.

USS Liberty link


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