USS
HUGH PURVIS (DD709)
REUNION ASSOCIATION (HPRA)
REUNION ASSOCIATION (HPRA)
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(Updated Annually)
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| 2019 HPRA REUNION HARTFORD CT. (Update 1/3/2019)
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| HPRA History (Update 2/10/2017) |
| Ship's History (Updated 1/14/2011)
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| Commanding Officers (Updated 04/17/2017)
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| MARCH 1, 1945 MUSTER |
| Ports of Call (New 6/7/2016)
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| In
Memoriam (Update 11/01/2018)
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| Slideshows
& Albums (Update 10/5/2018)
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| Galleries (Update 10/5/2018)
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| Videos (Update 1/31/2017)
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| Send
your memories |
| SPECIAL ITEMS & DOCUMENTS Hugh Purvis and more (Update 4/30/2019) |
| ARCHIVED PAGES Pages no longer being maintained |
| VETERANS HEALTH (update 1/21/2019)
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| Veterans Resources (update 10/30/2018)
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| VA
Alerts (update 1/14/2018)
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| The
Old Navy (#1) Contributed
by Steve
S.
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| The
Old Navy (#2) Contributed
by Steve
S.
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| A
Sailors
Dying
Wish
Contributed by George
B.
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| Not EVERYONE
Can
Be Contributed
by George
B.
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| A
Sailors Thoughts Contributed
by Steve S.
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| Where
did they go? Contributed
by Dennis
D.
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| Comparative
Military Contributed
by Gene S.
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| Wes
Hoch" (58-60)
- Presented
at
2013 HPRA Reunion Dinner by J.J. Larson |
| I
Was A Sailor
Contributed
by Sal Contello (multiple
sources)
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| The
Death of navy Tradition
by LCDR
Thomas Sousa (ret.)
Contributed by Sal Contello |
| A
Ride on a Nuclear Submarine by Bob Mead (62-64) |
| Cuban
Adventure by Bob Mead (62-64) |
| Tin
Can Sailorman A poem from Tim Brady (68-69) |
| The
SS Warrimoo from Dennis Dow (65-70) |
| The
Fate of the USS Harwood by Butch Guzejko (66-68) |
| My
Shipmate - "Chico" by George Beal (50-52) |
| 1962
Americas Cup Races by Bob Mead (62-64) |
| Portholes by David Barter (52-55) |
| Shadowing a Russian Helicopter Carrier by Wayne Dupre |
| The
Hugh Pervert by Hugh Tulloch via Dennis Dow |
"NOTICES"
"MEMORIAL SERVICE for Wade Botsford"
"MEMORIAL SERVICE for Wade Botsford"
The memorial service for Wade botsford was ver vell done. It was streamed on Facebook from the First United Lutheran Church, 2401 Kohler
Memorial Drive, Sheboygan WI and may be still be found there (Facebook )
A service, to be held at a later date, in Branchport , NY, is yet to be scheduled.
A note on John Mielnicki - John has been quite ill for a while now and is living with his son on Long Island. He will miss our reunion in CT. and is not happy about that. He would like to hear from his shipmates via regular mail, cards and letters. He hopes to get back on line soon. If you want Johns contact information, send me an email and I'll provide it to you. This is for privacy concerns. Gene S. eesamp@gmail.com
A NEW EMAIL SCAM DEALINWG WITH CREDIT CARDS...
You receive an emal, usually about better credit card rates. It will begin with a notice...
We will assume that a "No Reply" as meaning you are interested. Unsubscribe if you are not. DO NOT UNSUBSCRIBE. It will not unsubscribe you. It is a phishing attempt and may also contain a virus. Mark the message as "SPAM" then delete it.
A service, to be held at a later date, in Branchport , NY, is yet to be scheduled.
A note on John Mielnicki - John has been quite ill for a while now and is living with his son on Long Island. He will miss our reunion in CT. and is not happy about that. He would like to hear from his shipmates via regular mail, cards and letters. He hopes to get back on line soon. If you want Johns contact information, send me an email and I'll provide it to you. This is for privacy concerns. Gene S. eesamp@gmail.com
A NEW EMAIL SCAM DEALINWG WITH CREDIT CARDS...
You receive an emal, usually about better credit card rates. It will begin with a notice...
We will assume that a "No Reply" as meaning you are interested. Unsubscribe if you are not. DO NOT UNSUBSCRIBE. It will not unsubscribe you. It is a phishing attempt and may also contain a virus. Mark the message as "SPAM" then delete it.
The
HPRA CHARTER
(What we are and What we
do!)
An electronic copy (PDF) of the Shipmate Directory is available to
"ACTIVE" members via email from the HPRA president (email Link).
HPRA
NEWSLETTERS
The next Newsletter will be in late July -
2019
2018 Reunion - SAVANNAH GA.
9/10-13/2018...
Our 2018 Savannah reunion
is
complete and now we get ready for the next one, in
Hartford CT. June 27-30, 2019
Hartford CT. June 27-30, 2019
[Links to]"PIX GALLERY" and SlideShow & Albums.
Savannah, Boneventure Cemetery and 8th Air Force Museum
Savannah Dinner
NOTE: Most of the albums
and slideshows are hosted by the GoDaddy Photo Albums
system. The
slideshows do not display titles or captions;
the
album versions do. These special
slideshows, like the one above, are
hosted by Microsoft Sway.
HPRA REUNIONS
From
2006 - 2018
From
2006 - 2018
