USS LOWNDES APA-154

Vol.3 No.2 ---------------- MARCH 1992 ------------------- BUD KAUTZ, EDITOR

USS LOWNDES APA 154
Wm. "Bud" Kdutz
34782 Hiawatha Trail
McHcnry, 1L 60050

(2)

A reminder that the "FOURTH ANNUAL LOWNDES REUNION" will be held on June
25 thru June 28, 1992 in Harrisburg, PA. The previous News Letter had
a Reunion form to be returned to Bill Taylor by April 15, 1992. A date
that will, I'm sure, stick in your minds. The Brunners have been the
first to register for the tours. Please get them in so Bill can make
the final arrangements for buses, etc.

O'Brien, Rauseo & Vernale are working on the 1993 reunion in the Bahston
area. June presents a problem in booking hotels. How does the first week
in July come across? PLEASE give us some feedback on this before the
Harrisburg get together. It will help the boys to make a presentation
at our business meeting in June.

How about it, McNamee, where is Lake Suzy, FL?

Since our last News Letter our efforts to trace relatives of D. Bowman
& N. Richards have met with success. Note the following:

D. Bowman's Relatives:
William E. Haling - Nephew
8 A Barr
Pueblo West, CO 81007
(719)547-3570

Mrs. Shirley White - Niece
5000 Red Creek Spring Rd.
No. 188
Pueblo, CO 81005
(719)564-7959

N. Richards Siblings:
Mrs. Virginia Duncan -------- Keith S. Richards
1549 No. 10 Street ---------- 2845 Brookside Dr.
Nebraska City,NE 68410 ------ Bloomington,IN 47401

Wallace Richards
1915 - 7 St.
Columbus, NE 68601

I enjoy putting out the News Letter, however I must depend upon shipmates
(you fellows out there) for items of interest. Certainly appreciate the
input from Engles, Friedens, Henkels, Jurica, Kindle, Martin, Pilchard,
Rauseo, Taylor, Tuppan, Vernale & Walker.

Write, use the enclosed news sheet if you are short of writing paper,

Roster Changes - H. Contreras - Address 1233 to 1253 2nd PI.
---------------- E. Trevillyan - Zip 92050 to 91950
---------------- Mrs. D. Haling - Phone (719)544-7840 to (719)564-0685
Does anybody know where Lake Suzy, FL is?

Anniversaries
Morrissey's 3-17-32 (WOW!)
Michalski's 4-28-47
Wanits' 4-26-47
Chasteen's 4-27-46

March Birthdays
B. Robinson
D. Stratton

April Birthdays
J. Dyer --- G. Tuppan
D. Long --- R. Henkels
C. Munson - J. Bussard

Don't worry about being "Over the hill" 'tis better than under the hill.

Thank you E. Robertson & J Ross for Iwo Jima Memorial contributions.

Pearl Harbor Commemorative Medal - Military veterans who served in Hawaii
during the Japanese attack and some civilians are eligible to receive a new Congressional
medal commemorating the 50th Anniversary. Call 1-800-545-4052 for information & forms.

I am writing this letter slowly because I know you can't
read very fast.

(3)

RECOLLECTIONS

Leo O'Brien - A few of the thoughts that come to mind about the Lowndes
At Iwo Jima, one of the LCVP' s was being brought on board (I think it
was Dudash's boat). In the process of connecting the falls or block &
tackle to the 0 rings on the bow & stern the ship rolled to port and
the boat went down and all the cables became taut. The force was so great
the hook snapped and the fall flew up and snapped around the davit. It's
a miracle that no one was killed. In the meantime the stern hook was
still attached almost sinking the boat. Eventually the boat was brought
aboard at another davit.

On another occasion I "acquired" a gallon can of pears and bet someone-
1 think it was Erie Niemi $5.00 that I could eat them all at one time.
What a dumb thing to do regardless of how hungry I was - my eyes were
bigger than my stomach. Of course I ate about four and that was it. I
lost $5.00.

Gene Engle - I continued to gamble & win. Can't say how much I won, but
it was a hell of a lot in those days. Didn't draw any pay from June '45
until I was discharged in April '46, just let it ride & it almost got
me in trouble. I had so much that my money belt became uncomfortable
so I had some of the fellows hold some for me. Niemi held a bunch along
with Briscoe & Ravenscraft. Chief Hornsby suggested I put the money in
the ship's safe. I put a $bunch in & damn near lost it. Some Marines
or Soldiers claimed they were fleeced, who do you suppose the brass called
on the carpet? They saw I hadn't drawn any pay & had the $bunch in the
safe & thought I was the culprit (no way I won fair & square). The brass
didn't know what to do with it & were going to give it to Navy Relief
of all things but Hornsby & Judeen the exec. stepped in on my behalf
& I was allowed to keep it. But I sure took it out of the safe.

Clark & Eve Martin attended the 50th Anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. I asked Clark to give us a report of the activities concerning this event. His report is enclosed with this News Letter. Thank You Clark.

Don't forget the auction Thursday evening - bring lots.

Northwest Airlines is offering a discount,call 1-800-328-2216/Code#07560.
But check, your senior citizen's discount may be a better deal.

SCHEEULE/LOWNDES REUNION/HARRISBURG MARRIOTT
Thursday June 25, 1992
3:OOPM - 6:OOPM Registration
4:OOPM - 6:OOPM Hospitality Room
6:OOPM - 8:OOPM Dinner on own
8:OOPM - 11:OOPM Auction(Hospitality Room)
Friday June 26, 1992
8:30AM - 4:30PM Tour of PA.Dutch Country
4:30PM - 8:OOPM Free Time & Dinner on own
8:OOPM - 11:OOPM Business Mtg.(Hospitality Room )
Saturday June 27, 1992
8:30AM - 3:30PM Tour of Gettysburg
3:30PM - 5:OOPM Free Time
5:OOPM - 6:00PM Photo Session(Men & Women)
6:OOPM - 7:OOPM Cash Bar
7:OOPM - 10:OOPM Banquet
Sunday June 28, 1992
8:OOAM - Brunch

March 1992

(4)
USS LOWNDES - APA 154 DECEASED PERSONNEL

Donald William BOWMAN (Iwo Jima Invasion)
Norman Robert RICHARDS (Iwo Jima Invasion)

BAILEY
BRACEY
BRISCOE
BROWN
BURK
CAROTHERS
CARY
CHILDREY
CHRISTIAN
COLLINS
CORBETT
DAHMS
DETIVEAU
DEVERAUX
DRENNAN
DUNN
ERLING
FRIEDER
GOLEMBOWSKI
GRINNELL
GROH
GUIMONT
GUNDERSON
HALL
HATTEN
HERRINGTON
HINTON
HOLLEY
KIEME
KING
KRUEL
LaPONUKE
LAWRENCE
LHIELE
LIPEZYASKI
MATZ
McFARLAND
MEADOWS, Jr
MILLER
George Bernard MILLER
MONDAY
MOORE
Charles Francis MURRAY
NAGEL
NERISON
NIELSEN
0'NEAL
PERDUE
PASCHAL
PERKS
PINNELL
POLLOCK
POTHAST
RAVENSCRAFT
REZZA
RICE
RICHARDSON
ROGERS
ROTH
SARTEN
SCOTT
SKELLY
SONNIER
STEVENSON
STONER
TIMMS
VLCEK
VALASK
VROBLE
WAHLBERG
WEBB
WELCOME
YOUNG
WIDDOWS
ZINKGRAF
ZWIEG

TAPS

Since the last News Letter in January we have
learned of the following deceased.

John Cary

Jerome R. Frieder

H. C. Widdows

John had a heart attack in early February and passed away on
the 20th. Before retiring in September 1990 John worked as a
dairy farmer, construction worker. Mack truck driver/owner,
printed business forms and had milk herd of dairy cows.

Sympathies have been extended.

1992 ROSTER INFORMATION & NEWS

1. PLEASE WRITE YOUR NAME BELOW, THEN REVIEW THE 1992 ROSTER LISTS. AND
CORRECT/ADD AS NEEDED.

2. NAME:_______________________________________________

RETIRED RANK, RATING:.
STREET ADDRESS:_____
P 0 BOX NO:_________

CITY:______________________STATE:_____________ZIP:.

WIFE'S NAME:______________________________________

TELEPHONE.: ( __) ________

3. NEWS (USE ADDITIONAL SHEET IF NEEDED)

CONTRIBUTION - 1992 LOWNDES REUNION GROUP

NAME

ADDRESS

CITY, STATE & ZIP

ENCLOSED IS MY CONTRIBUTION FOR $ _____FOR 1992

BOWMAN/RICHARDS MEMORIAL FUND $______ DATE _____

(6)
ADDITIONS TO ROSTER

Mrs. Dorothy Haling (Donald W. Bowman's Sister)
5000 Red Creek Springs Road
Space 189
Pueblo, CO 81005
(719) 544-7840

Mrs. Florence Richards (Norman R, Richard's Mother)
1303 6th Corso
Nebraska City, NE 68410

Fred P. Brinkman PhM
1140 Greenvalley Lane Columbia, SC Roberta (803) 772-5296
Fred Executive director, South Carolina Department of Parks & Tourism
retired last December

Pete Cisneros
P.O. Box 1261 Hidalgo, TX , Ercilia (512) 843-2611

Henry McNamee Winter Address
725 Kingsway Circle 1708 Heron Point, Lake Suzy, FL

CHANGES

Dorothy Groh 653 Dane St. Woodstock, IL 60098 (815) 337-6909
Alice Pollock P.O. Box 66 Pleasant Valley, NY 12569 (914) 635-3720
Bill Ramsey 925S. Davis St. McMinneville, OR 97128
George Tuppan Area Code 213 to 310

TAPS

Jerome Robert Frieder
William H. Pollock July 10, 1991
Joseph G. Young December 26, 1991
We extend out sympathy to the families.

Joe Young- Went to college (GI Bill) BSBA 1949. Middle-mgmt. in trucking
Ind. for 3 major firms from '49 to '71. Hired as college professor.
Organized, promoted & taught a transportation Mgmt. program '71 to "84,
retired. Consulting at Daley College & industrial firms.
Delta Nu Alpha lifetime member. MED(votec) '79 University of Illinois.

Good luck to Bob Hazelett with his new pacemaker & Cliff Schaffer (Cataract surgery)
Hope all is well with Rhonal Shy after his stay in the hospital. S. Brokenshire
had floating objects removed from his back & also lost about 1 inch of his ear. Take care.

THE FOLLOWING ARE PLANNING ON ATTENDING THE 4th REUNION
Fred & Roberta Brinkman
Jim & Margaret Frieden
Alonzo SOneice Hodgson
Bob & Florence Henkel
Bud & Jean Kautz - Dallas&Lorene Stratton
Clark & Eve Martin - Bill & Amelia Taylor
Leo & Margaret O'Brien - John & Sally Vernale
Art & Margaret Rauseo - Dan & Lera Wisdom