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A newsletter for the former crewmen of the USS Kenneth D. Bailey (DD/DDR-713)
Vol. XXXII September 2014 # 3
COME TO WARWICK, RI IN 2015
Conveniently located in the heart of the Ocean State, Warwick is surrounded by all the wonders of Southern New England. Its unique blend of breathtaking vistas, miles of retail stores, comfortable lodging, premier golf courses, and first-class dining helps to make Warwick a vibrant, popular destination. With more marinas and moorings than any Rhode Island community, 39 miles of spec-tacular shoreline, and fresh and salt-water beaches, Warwick also offers a relaxing sea-side getaway. Warwick is the second largest city in Rhode Island and its incredible shop-ping opportunities draw hundreds of thou-sands of people a year and makes Warwick known as the “Miracle of Mile of Shopping.” From antiques to superior malls, Warwick is the place to go when it’s time to go shopping. With easy access to Interstates 95 and 295, and as home to the state’s largest com-muter airport, T. F. Green, and the InterLink intermodal rail station, it’s more convenient than ever to get to Warwick. The City of War-wick and T. F. Green Airport is located ap-proximately 12 miles south of downtown Providence, and 63 miles southwest of Bos-ton, MA. The area is a short drive to Providence and Newport, home to fabulous mansions and colonial history. You’ll find drama on every step of the Cliff Walk and turn of Ocean Drive. There’s spectacular beauty among the beaches and harbor. This unique area blends the old and the new—colonial homes stand feet away from modern condo-miniums and offices. The bustling harbor glis-tens as elegant yachts, luxury liners and lob-ster boats compete for space. All of these are the charm that is Warwick. Designed in the early colonial era (founded 1639), legendary Newport is a very
beautiful, historic American city. The narrow streets and colonial homes are the frame-work of a rich architectural history. Newport’s superb harbor and climate encouraged a thriving maritime trade that ranked with Boston, New York, Philadelph-ia, and Charleston, and inspired a flowering of arts and crafts. This influence of com-merce and culture helped the town to rede-fine itself after the economic calamity of the Revolution and paved the way for Newport’s development as a resort community. Be-coming a new kind of city by necessity, Newport emerged in the Gilded Age as the Queen of American Resorts. In the 19th and 20th centuries, Newport welcomed immigrants from many countries, including Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Scandina-via, the Philippines, and migrants from Puerto Rico. The city has nurtured a wide spectrum of economic opportunities, includ-ing fishing, agriculture, landscape garden-ing, maritime research, and yacht design and building. A constant Naval presence has included the Naval Academy, the Tor-pedo Station, and the Naval War College.
ATTRACTIONS AND ACTIVITIES
The Naval War College Museum, locat-ed on the Newport Naval Station base, fo-cuses on the history of the “art and science” of naval warfare, chiefly as studied at the Naval War College through the years. The Naval War College itself is the oldest school of its kind in the world and the highest pro-fessional educational institution in the U. S. Navy.
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Special Points of Interest
• Preview of all the
sights and activities
of the Warwick, RI
area.
• Welcome Mat
• Taps
• President’s Mes-
sage
• ABC’s of Aging
2015 USS
KD BAILEY REUNION
MAY 20-23
(Wed.—Sat.)
WARWICK, RI
CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL
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There of course is a lot of histo-ry in Newport dating back hundreds of years. A narrated tour of the city would fill you in on the details. The downtown and waterfront
area are filled with chic little shops and good res-taurants where you can grab a bite or a beer while the wife shops.
You can visit Hammersmith, Jackie Kennedy’s old home place and the place where President Ken-nedy and his family spend a lot of time dur-ing his presiden-cy. It is still well preserved with many mementos and much history.
“Mansions Row” is probably Newport’s most famous drive. Here you can see the summer homes of the rich and famous, the Du Ponts, the Vanderbilts, etc. Each one trying to out-do the other. Even today, there are true mansions being built along the drive. Normally one of the really famous homes is open for tours, and they are well worth taking the time to visit.
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Just up the road from Newport is Fall River, MA, and Battle Ship Cove. This Naval Park and Museum fea-tures the Battleship USS MASSA-CHUSETTS, the destroyer JOSEPH KENNEDY, a submarine LIONFISH, and a tremendous display of PT Boats. You can have your memorial service on the fantail of the battleship, or if the weather is bad, there is a chapel set aside for the service. Sometimes a Navy Chaplain is availa-ble, but not always. Lunch is also available in the old CPO Mess. This is a day all old sailors love.
The Cliff Walk, a three and one half mile trek along the eastern shore of Newport, is world famous as a pub-lic access walk that combines the natural beauty of the Newport shoreline with the architectural his-tory of Newport’s gilded age. The Cliff Walk offers spectacular views of the sea, back-yard glimpses of Newport’s elegant “summer cottages” and a good look at the area’s geologic history. This is one of Newport’s most famous attractions.
Just a short drive or water taxi ride across Newport Harbor stands Fort Adams, the largest coastal fortifica-tion in the United States. See where soldiers lived, enter the casemates, explore the tunnel system, climb the
bastions for breathtaking views. The fort is an engineering and architec-tural masterpiece. Its special events include military reenactments, music festivals, and classic vehicle shows.
The International Tennis Hall of Fame is the world’s largest tennis museum featuring exhibits, videos and memorabilia of tennis champi-ons, past, present and future. It was the site of the first U.S. National Championships in 1881 and was founded by James Van Alen in 1954 as “a shrine to the ideals of the game.”
The Juliett 484 Submarine: K-77 in Providence, only a short drive away, was launched in 1965 by the Soviet Union. In its time, the Juliett class submarines were considered formidable adversaries by the United States Navy. In 2002 it was bought by the Saratoga Museum Foundation and the Russian Submarine Museum was formally opened to the public in August 2002.
Newport is also home to world famous retail outlets, located in old warehouses. Here you can find some of the best bargains in the country on name-brand items.
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Naval War College
Downtown Newport
The Breakers
Fort Adams
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Walter Sobek
(1969-70) PNSN
589 Collier Rd
Uniontown, PA 15401-6877
724-439-2301
Ronald Petrosky BM3 583 Harmony Church Rd
Belle Vernon, PA 15012-3915
724-726-2203
Tom Wigton
(1969-70) SN
219 Morrison Ave
Elwood City, PA 16117
724-201-0080
Lotan Pofok
(1949-50) EMC
Died December 31, 1987
Franklin Fritz
(1949-52) MM1
Died December 24, 1952
Keith Lyle
(1952)HN
Died February 2, 2008
Sidney Singer (1954-55) CSC S Dvi
Died December 30, 2009
Harl Byrd
(1945-46) QM3
Died February 15, 2013
Forrest Wright (1948-50) FN E Div Died August 17, 2014
Perry Vienot (1951-52) QMSN
Died April 7, 2010
Charles Ayers
(1958-61) MM1
Died December 3, 2013
Peter Brewer (1956-59) FT2 1st Div Died May 25, 2005
Daniel Cranmore
(1962-64) SN
Died February 9, 2014
Marvin Dawdy
(1953-56) BT2 E Div Died April 24, 2014
Anyone learning of the death of a former crewmember is requested to notify the Bailey News so their pass-ing can be acknowledged in TAPS and also on the Honor Roll at the next reunion memorial service.
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ADDRESS FOR KD BAILEY WEB SITE
Check out Ernie Pina’s website for the KD Bailey. The new address is: http://www.usskennethdbailey.com
ATTENTION E-MAIL USERS
Please remember to notify KD Bailey Association when you have a change in e-mail address. Send change to Ernie Pina at [email protected] or Premier Re-union Services at [email protected]. Thank you.
WELCOME MAT
The USS KD Bailey family proud-ly welcomes the following recently located shipmates. We hope to see you at the next reunion. You are invited to become an active member of the association.
TAPS
The Bailey News was informed of the deaths of the following former crewmembers since the last newslet-ter. The entire crew extends our deepest sympathy to the families and friends of the deceased.
Richard Condon
(1949-50) FN
Died March 22, 1971
Dahl Phelps
(1949-50) SN
Died August 31, 1952
Henry Argarbright (1949-51) YN2
Died January 8, 2013
Cyrus Walton
(1949-50) CS3
Died May 23, 1962
Thomas Pue
(1949-50) BT1 Died December 18, 1962
William Kirsher (1949-50) FTC
Died January 10, 1973
Ben Harned, III (1949-50) HN
Died October 27, 1959
Roger Bouchard
(1949-50) SN
Died August 11, 2005
William Brooks, MSC USN-Ret (1958-60) CS2
Died December 16, 2013
David Coniff (1953-54) SN
Died February 2, 1994
Cecil Walker (1954-55) SN
Died June 6, 2012
George Klauba has recently published a book on some of his paintings. George served aboard in the late 50’s, made the Chicago re-union and presented us with a paint-ing of the BAILEY which now hangs in the Vermillion County War Muse-um in Danville, IL. When you go to the BAILEY website and scroll down to the Chicago reunion, you’ll notice I make mention of the presentation and added a little something con-cerning the book. (See website ad-dress below at right.)
SHIPMATE PUBLISHES BOOK
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Hello fellow KD Bailey Shipmates, I hope many of you are planning on attending the USS KD Bailey reunion on May 20-23, 2015 in War-wick, RI. Please take note that these reunion dates are Wednesday through Saturday instead of the usual Thursday through Sunday. I urge you to set aside these dates and come to the reunion. This area of our country has so much to see and do that it will be a reunion you won’t want to miss. I can guarantee you will not be disappointed! I hope to see many of you there. Let’s make this year a record setting one for attendance!
Robert Small USS KD Bailey President
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STATEMENT OF PUBLICATION
The Bailey News is the official publication of the USS K D Bailey Association. It is be published in January, April and September. The Newsletter is funded by Asso-ciation dues. All members are en-couraged to support the voice of the Bailey News. A financial state-ment appears in each issue of the newsletter. The newsletter is intended to be a vehicle for the members to ex-press opinions, make suggestions and especially share experiences. Unless otherwise stated, the views and opinions printed in the newsletter are those of the article’s writer, and do not necessarily rep-resent the opinion of the Associa-tion leadership or the Editor of the Newsletter. All letters and stories submitted will be considered for publication, except unsigned letters will not be published. Letters requesting the writer’s name be withheld will be honored, but published on a space available basis. Signed letters with no restrictions will be given priority. Letters demeaning to another shipmate will not be printed; letters espousing a political position will not be printed. The editor reserves the right to edit letters to conform to space limitations and grammar. Premier Reunion Services, LLC is not responsible for the accuracy of articles submitted for publication. It would be a monumental task to check each story. Therefore, we rely on the author to research each article. You are encouraged to active-ly participate in the newsletter family by submitting your stories and suggestions.
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
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THE ABC’s OF
AGING
A is for arthritis
B is for back pain
C is for chest pains. Perhaps car-diac?
D is for dental replacements and decline
E is for eyesight—can’t read that top line. F is for fissures and fluid retention
G is for gas (which I’d rather not mention) H high blood pressure (I’d rather have low) I is for incisions with scars you can show. J is for joints, that now fail to flex
L is for libido—what happened to sex? Wait! I forgot K ! K is for my knees that crack when they’re bent. .(Please forgive me, my Memory ain’t worth a cent.) N is for neurosis, pinched nerves and stiff neck. O is for osteo-and all bones that crack. P is for prescriptions, I have quite a few. Q is for queasiness. Wine or flu?
R is for reflux—one meal turns into two. S is for sleepless nights, counting my fears. T is for tinnitus—I hear bells in my ears. U is for urinary: difficulties with flow. V is for vertigo, that’s “ dizzy” you know. W is worry, now what’s going ‘round?
X is for X-ray—and what might be found. Y is for another year I’ve left be-hind. Z is for zest that I still have my mind!
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