1

UNDERWAY

2017 Landing Craft Sup-

port Museum’s 4th annual

Convention in Cleveland,

Ohio on August 23th thru

August 27th at the Embas-

sy Suites Hotel by Hilton

In This Issue:

Now hear this! Convention news!

A word from our Skipper

LCS ship of the month

Naval Terms

WW II Victory Medal

Roll Call of Honor

How to receive missing medals

Editorial

Convention information

Contact Us

Membership Minutes

Now hear this! Bonnie and I recently completed our site visits to hotels in the Cleveland, Ohio and surrounding areas for our 4th annu-al convention. We visited and spent the night in seven very nice hotels in eight days. We interviewed and negotiated with hotel staffs and tour operators. We toured many of the attractions and sampled food in some very fine restaurants that Cleveland has to offer.

We are proud to say that we have selected one of the best hotels, in our opinion, to host the 2017 Landing Craft Support Museum Convention. We have signed the contract with the Embassy Suites Hotel in Independence, Ohio.

I can’t stress enough that if you plan on attending the Con-vention, you need to make your reservations early! Don’t wait until the last minute. I can assure you that you will be able to cancel your reservation with out penalty up to 72 hours prior to the convention. All hotel reservations must be made directly with the hotel at 1-216-986-9900. Hotel reser-vations should be made no later than July 25, 2017 to assure you a room. Reservations can not be guaranteed after this date!

Bonnie and I are pleased to announce that we negotiated a room rate of $129 per night excluding taxes. The room rate does include a full cook to order breakfast for up to 4 per-sons per room and a free nightly Manger’s reception from 1700– 1900 to include beer, wine and mixed drinks and snacks. All rooms are large suites and you can have two queen beds or a single king bed.

Again, sign up early and reserve your room.

Denny Steenbergen

The Landing Craft Support Museum Newsletter Dennis A. Steenbergen ~ Editor January 2017

2

A Message from the Skipper: Greetings from San Francisco! Janice and I hope that each and everyone of you had a joyous and Merry Christmas. We trust that the New Year will bring you good health, cheer and each of you will prosper to the fullest extent that this great country has to offer. I want to thank Denny and Bonnie Steenbergen for all their hard work in planning and hosting our successful 2016 Sacra-mento convention. I think that the highlight of the convention was having our annual memorial service dock side at the USS LCS (L) (3) 102 and bringing the 102 volunteers and our Mu-seum members together for the first time. As I write this (Nov. 2016), I am reminded that this year, we are

remembering the 75th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack. A time in many of our lives that changed us from young high school boys and girls to war hardened veterans and anxious vet-erans of the home front. Please accept my heartfelt thanks for the sacrifices that we all had to make in the name of freedom loving people everywhere. Oh my! What a beautiful ship we have. Of course I am referring to the one and only LCS afloat, the USS LCS (L) (3) 102. The weather decks have been painted a haze and dark gray which brings it back to her World War II configuration. She looks pretty much like she did in 1944. Even the interior compartments glisten with new coats of paint. The mess decks, crew berthing compartments, enlisted heads, radio room and galley have been spruced up to navy standards of WWII. The volun-teers work very hard to keep her shipshape and ready for in-spection. The volunteers have been working hard on the 102 for some nine years and have become very close over the years. When visitors, come aboard, they are very interested in the guns on the ship. Especially the young children, They want to learn how and why they were used. Our volunteers are very knowledge and give crash courses on WWII naval gunnery. The kids seem to enjoy learning about the WWII sailor and what they experienced during the war. Janice and I are looking forward to what the New Year will bring for the Museum. We are anticipating some new and ex-citing events for the Landing Craft Support Museum. We hope to move the 102 into a dry-dock for a much needed overhaul. We know that Denny and Bonnie will have a phenomenal round of events and tours for us at the Cleveland Convention. See you all there in August of 2017!

Bill Mason

Bill Mason

3

~In Memorandum~

The following men lost their lives as a

result of the action on February 16, 1945

USS LCS (L) 7

Henry A. Averell Frank M. Best

Emil R. Bowman Henry S. Burgert Israel L. Garcia

Earl J. Hardin, Jr. Ellis A. Hawkins, Jr. Joseph F. Hendron Willie J. Jackson

Clayton A. Laird, Jr. Lee R. McDonnell Kenneth L. Mills William M. Neely Kenneth C. Pack

Robert I. Raaflaub Cozzie N. Simpkins

David H. Stephenson Thomas H. Strickland

Kermit Leon Stott Robert E. L. Sutton Thomas D. Thornhill George E. Trammell,

Sr. Herbert A. Webb

What is the mean-ing of “Pollywog”? An navy man who has not crossed the Equa-tor. He must go through naval rituals to become a “shell back”. The rituals sometimes cross the line to be hazing, This practice can be traced back hundreds of years and is conducted in many countries Navies across the globe. NAVYDADS.COM

USS LCS (L) (3) 7 Model constructed by Thomas C. Hall RM 3/c USS LCS 7

USS LCS (L) (3) 7 Ship of the month:

The Tragic Story of the

USS LCS (L) (3) 7

By Dennis A. Steenbergen

Adapted from the collective histories of LCS 7, 8, 26, 27, 48, & 49 by Risley Lawrence, Harry Meister, David Demeter, Burt Durkee, Sammie Harris, James Kronenberger, Robert Zwick, Bobby Herr,

Harold Stoddart Jr., Robert Heim, and Robert Amick

The story of the USS LCS (L) (3) 7 is short and tragic. LCS 7’s keel was laid down on July 31

st 1944 at George Lawley and Son’s

ship yard in Neponset, Massachusetts. Most ships of the am-phibious navy built during World War II were built in a hurry. The navy needed amphibious ships and the shipyards built them as fast as the navy ordered them. The amphibious ships were sparsely built and were considered to be expendable by the navy. Not like the big and powerful ships of the line. Ships of the line were built big powerful and fast with plenty of armored steel. Not so for the amphibious navy of WWII. It took only ten days of round the clock work to build the USS LCS (L) (3) 7.

The LCS 7 was launched into the Neponset River near Boston and was commissioned with “minimal crew” on August 29, 1944 with Lt. Franklin Elder as the Skipper and was ordered to the Seventh Fleet. LCS 7 sailed to Solomons, Maryland on Septem-ber 7, 1944 where she was to pick up her remaining crew mem-bers and conduct further training with LCS 8.

(Cont’d page 4)

4

She then proceeded to the Panama Canal with LCS 8 and entered the Pacific Ocean while conducting her shakedown period. In an effort to catch up to the war, she passed up further shakedown training at San Diego, which was a customary training area for the LCS ships heading to the South Western Pacific war zones.

During her voyage from the United States to the South Western Pacific, she visited ports like Key West, FL, Coco Solo, Panama, Galapagos Islands, Bora Bora, Society Islands, Espiritu Santo, New Herbrides and Manus Island and on to Hollandia, New Guinea. At some point in the cruise to Hollandia, the LCS 7 crosses the equator and all hands were welcomed into “King Neptune’s” realm with the navy traditional hazing of “Pollywogs” by seasoned navy vet-erans known as “Shellbacks”.

On January 8, 1945, the LCS 7 & 8 received orders to join the LCS Flotilla One and Task Force 78.3.8 with four other “Mighty Midgets”. LCS 7 and 8, set sail to join with LCS 26, 27, 48, and 49 in convoy, for Tacloban, San Pedro Bay, Leyte, Philippine Islands.

On January 29, 1945 the Task Force 78.3.8 set sail for their first combat landings of the war. The Task Force would take part in the landings at San Antonio, Luzon, Philippine Islands. The LCS ships then moved on to Subic Bay and provided gun fire support on Grande Island in

Subic Bay and met no resistance in either action. The enemy was on the run, so the 7’s crew thought.

On February 15, 1945, the Flotilla of small ships pro-vided more gun fire support to the landings on the Peninsula of Bataan at a little insignificant place called Mariveles Bay and the small town the bared the Bay’s name. Bataan and Mariveles were the starting point of the infamous Bataan Death March which took place just three years earlier and took so many American and Pilipino lives. That night the small armada of “Might Midgets” was ordered to an-chor across the mouth of the harbor to help protect LSTs offloading men and supplies on shore at the

small native village of Mariveles. The ships were ordered to maintain strict “Condition II” watches. That meant that half of the crew was sleeping while the other half was to maintain a vigilant watch. LCS 7 maintained “Condition I” watches which meant that they were at “General Quarters” or “Battle Stations”. During the dark of night and in the early hours of Feb-ruary 16, 1945, all “hell” broke loose with tragic consequences for the ships anchored in the harbor. The LCS ships received no warning and LCS 7 was the first of four ships to be at-tacked by suicide boats that morning. The LCS 7 was stuck on her port side, rolled over and sank soon after being hit by a suicide boat. Witness at the time reported that her propellers were out of the water and appeared to be turning as if she were underway. The LCS 26 was set fire by the attack and the LCS 49 exploded immediately and sank within 30 seconds after being hit by two suicide boats.

(Cont’d on page 5)

LCS 8 fighting fires on an LSM at Mariveles

5

The LCS 27 was also hit and severely damaged but she managed to stay afloat and was saved from sinking by the quick action of her Skipper, Risley Lawrence. The Skipper saved his ship from sinking by beaching her on the closest land.

In all, 3 LCS ships were sunk and one was severely damaged on the morning of February 16, 1945. 75 young men lost their lives and 49 other young men suffered hideous wounds not to mention the scars that would effect their minds for years to come. Numerous chil-dren grew up without fathers or families lost their only child and many others lost brothers, uncles or a grandchild. Shipmates were haunted by the memories of that night and many asked themselves questions like, “If I had been a little more vigilant, could I have prevented so many lives being lost?” Or, “Why me, why was I spared and so many of my friends and shipmates lost their lives?” Nobody can answer those questions. Not even the great men that planned and pursued the war against Japan can answer such questions. As in the words of Ernie Pyle…” all we can do is pause and say thanks”.

I think the Hero of the European Theater in WWII said it best in a poem he wrote after the war and reflecting on his Army buddies that he lost.

ALONE AND FAR REMOVED

Alone and far removed from earthly care The noble ruins of men lie buried here.

You were strong men, good men Endowed with youth and much the will to live.

I hear no protest from the mute lips of the dead. They rest: there is no more to give.

So long my comrades,

Sleep ye where you fell upon the field. But tread softly please

March O'er my heart with ease. March on and on,

But to God alone we kneel. ~ Audie Murphy, late 1940's~

”Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons of LCS 7”

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right

Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, Mariveles-Corregidor) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2) Bottom - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Presidential Unit Citation - Philippines Liberation Medal (2)

Personnel Awards

Purple Hearts (25-KIA, 1-WIA Mariveles, P.I.)

6

World War II Victory Medal:

By Denny Steenbergen

Have you ever looked carefully at your World War Victory medal and won-dered about the simplistic design and what it stands for? Well I have and I have learned some interesting facts about the medal that I had never known before. I am proud to hold my fathers medal in my hands, because he earned it with millions of other WWII veterans.

Did you know that the World War II Victory Medal was designed by Thomas Hudson Jones (1892-1969)? Mr. Jones is also credited in assisting in de-signing and sculpting of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

On the front of the bronze medal you will find an image of a female figure , she is known as “Liberation”. Look closely and you will see that she is holding in her right hand the hilt of a broken sword. Her left hand is holding the blade of the sword. The broken sword repre-sents “the defeat of both the enemy in particular and War in General”. You can see that she has her right foot resting on a Roman war helmet which represents “Mars”, the Roman God of War. This represents victory or the end of war. Behind the helmet and barley visible you will see the rays of sun light emanating upward. The ris-ing sun “alludes to the dawn of a new day of peace and freedom”. About a third of the way from the bottom you see the inscription, “World War II”. “On the reverse side you will see in the center of the bronze medallion 36 mm in diameter, a palm branch is displayed. Above it, the inscription FREE-DOM·OF·SPEECH·AND·RELIGION· and following the contour of the medal's rim, the words ·UNITED·STATES·OF·AMERICA·1941·1945· (each word is separated by a bullet). This inscription describes the ideals for which the United States participated in the Second World War.” *

“The ribbon to the World War II Victory Medal consists of a central stripe of red edged in white. The edge stripes of the ribbon consist of a double rain-bow. The center stripe of red is the color of Mars again the ancient God of War. The thin white stripes at the edge of the red represent the "dawn of a new day of peace and free-dom," or the end of war. The edge stripes (the double rainbows) are the colors of the World War I Victory Medal. The use of two of them on this ribbon signifies the second world war; they also encompass all the colors of the Allies and allude to the rainbow at the end of a storm.”*

All World War II veterans can take comfort and pride in knowing that they defended the world and prevailed on our behalf. Thanks to all WWII veterans and be proud to wear such a beautiful and meaningful medal. If you or your fathers did not received their medals, please contact me and I will help you receive them from the government. The World War II Veterans deserve the medal.

*Reprinted From the Foxfall.com website

7

LTCD Harry G. Meis-ter, LCS 27

S 1/c George Barnett, LCS 47

Capt. Clifford Stewart,

LCS 52

S1/c Edward L. Allen,

LCS 54

EM 3/c Charles Nelson, LCS 58

F1/c Ronald Merrick, LCS 65

EM 3/c Eugene Buent-ing, LCS 82

Landing Craft Support Museum

“Roll Call of HonoR”

~Farewell Shipmates, Rest in Peace~

8

Replacing Military Medals Medals awarded while in active service are issued by the individual military services if requested by Veterans or their next of kin. Requests for replacement medals, decorations, and awards should be directed to the branch of the military in which the Veteran served. However, for Air Force (including Army Air Corps) and Army Veterans, the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) verifies awards and forwards requests and verification to appropriate services. Requests for replacement medals should be submitted on Standard Form 180, “Request Pertaining to Military Records,” which may be obtained at VA offices or the Internet at www.va.gov/vaforms/. Forms, addresses, and other information on requesting medals can be found on the Military Personnel Rec-ords section of NPRC’s Website at www.archives.gov/st-louis/military-personnel. For questions, call Military Personnel Records at (314) 801-0800, or e-mail questions to: center@nara.gov.

When requesting medals, type or clearly print the Veteran’s full name, include the Veteran’s branch of service, service number or Social Security number, and provide the Veteran’s exact or approximate dates of military service. The request must contain the signature of the Veteran or next of kin if the Veteran is deceased. If available, include a copy of the discharge or separation document, WDAGO Form 53-55 or DD Form 214. If discharge or separation documents are lost, Veterans or the next of kin of deceased Veterans may obtain duplicate copies through the eBenefits portal (www.ebenefits.va.gov) or by completing forms found on the Internet at www.archives.gov/research/index.html and mailing or faxing them to the NPRC. Alternatively, write the National Personnel Records Center, Military Personnel Records, One Archives Drive, St. Louis, MO 63138- 1002. Specify that a duplicate separation document is needed. The Veter-an’s full name should be printed or typed so that it can be read clearly, but the request must also con-tain the signature of the Veteran or the signature of the next of kin, if the Veteran is deceased. Include the Veteran’s branch of service, service number or Social Security number, and exact or approximate dates and years of service. Use Standard Form 180, “Request Pertaining To Military Records.” It is not necessary to request a duplicate copy of a Veteran’s discharge or separation papers solely for the purpose of filing a claim for VA benefits. If complete information about the Veteran’s service is fur-nished on the application, VA will obtain verification of service.

http://www.archives.gov/st-louis/military-personnel/index.htmlmailto:MPR.center@nara.gov

9

It is my pleasure to welcome Misty L. Dailey, Gary Burns and Brian O’Mara to the Land-

ing Craft Support Museum family as a new members.

Misty lives in Havana, Illinois. She is the granddaughter of our late shipmate, Edward L.

Allen, S 1/c , USS LCS (L) (3) 54. Misty is very interested in learning about her

grandfathers WWII experiences aboard the LCS 54. If you or any of your friends can

help her, please let me know and I will put you in touch with Misty.

Gary is the cousin of our late shipmate, S 2/c Laton Burns of the USS LCS (L) (3) 52.

Gary resides in Texas and is currently writing a book on the history of the 52.

Brian has visited the 102 many times and did attend our Sacramento Convention. He

enjoys the comradery of the 102 crew and the WWII vets. Brian makes his home in Gil-

roy, CA.

Don’t forget to designate the Landing Craft Sup-

port Museum

as your favorite

charity when you

make purchases

from Amazon.com. The Landing Craft Support

Museum is registered as an eligible charity

with Amazon Smiles.

Denny Steenbergen

Your Museum dues are due and

payable on January 1, 2017

Museum Dues:

10

Editorial:

Bonnie and I are proud to say that we were able to

retain my old high school classmate for the tours

in Cleveland. We have been working hard in help-

ing Miriam Meidam of Meidam Tours come up

with some nice tours for all of you. As you re-

member from Sacramento, Miriam was diligent in

designing tours that are reasonable priced and

interesting to you, our members. I think you will

like what we have come up with.

For Thursday, Miriam has designed a tour that will

be historically significant. We

will tour the home of our 20th President in Mentor, Ohio. The

tour will include admission to the President James A. Garfield

Historic site where we will tour the home of the second President

to be assassinated. We will then board the bus for a luncheon at

the Skye Bistro and a Historical Lecture by Mrs. Lucretia Garfield

(Historical reenactor, Debbie Weinkamer).

Our Friday tour will be to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. After

the visit there we will board the bus and depart for Cleveland

Public Market for lunch and shopping. We will then return to the lake front and a visit

to the Great Lakes Science Museum.

Friday evening you will be treated to a fun and music filled dinner

at Hofbrauhaus, Cleveland. You will enjoy Bavarian “oompah”

band music, large mugs of cold beer served by fraulein dressed

in authentic German costumes and large portions of authentic

German food.

Saturday, we will spend a relaxing day aboard the Nautica Queen

on Lake Erie. While aboard you will be treated with a nice lunch while you cruise

around the lake.

We are looking forward to welcoming young and old to the 4th

annual Convention in Cleveland Ohio.

Denny Steenbergen

Bonnie & Denny Steenbergen

James A. Garfield

11

Landing Craft Support Museum

Membership Meeting 9/17/16

Call to order

Skipper Bill Mason, called to order the Membership meeting of the Landing Craft Support Museum at

8:30 AM on 9/17/16 at the Lions Gate Hotel, Sacramento, California.

Number of Attendees

30 members were in attendance.

Opening Prayer

Opening prayer was conducted by Bob Augustad.

Pledge of Allegiance

Denny Steenbergen led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Reading of the 2015 Minutes

2015 Membership Meeting minutes were printed in the newsletter. Dennis Steenbergen read the minutes. Motion to accept the Membership Meeting minutes by Allan Petersen. Dave McClel-lan seconded the motion. A voice vote was called for and the motion to accept the minutes was approved unanimously.

Open Issues

Secretary’s Report:

Secretary Steenbergen reported that the Landing Craft Support Museum has 575 paid members. We have 228 members that were original LCS men. These men went to war on the LCS ships. We have 347 members that are either friends or family members of those LCS crew members. Only 2 members were suspended since last year. Those members either; moved, died or didn’t wish to be contact for unknown reasons.

Memorial donations are up for this year. The Museum has received $8,583, Memorial donations

to honor their loved ones. Regular donations were $18,459. Our overall donations have in-creased by $3,229. A personal thank you goes to Roy McClellan, who was our biggest benefac-tor this year. Over the years, Roy has been a steady and generous financial supporter. I thank him for his support. The Museum cannot carry on the work of restoring the USS LCS L(L) (3) 102 without

large financial donations. All donations count but more large donations are needed. The demographics of the Landing Craft Support Museum members remain primarily in the East-

ern part of the United States. This year’s convention numbers confirm that the West Coast mem-bers do attend our convention when it is in the west. From now on we will rotate our conven-tions to include the western part of the United States. This will allow all members to have an opportunity to attend conventions.

There are 15 LCS men listed on the “Roll Call of Honor” and will be honored at our annual Me-

morial Service.

12

Motion to accept the Board Meeting minutes by John Wisner. Bill Buffa seconded the motion. Bill Mason called for a voice vote. The motion to accept the minutes was approved unanimously.

(Sec. Note: Copies of the full Secretary’s report are available upon request.)

Treasurer’s Report:

Bonnie Steenbergen presented the Treasurer’s report.

Financial State of The Organization:

Total Cash as of August 31, 2016, = $81,074.00

Annual Liabilities (Expenses):

LCS 102 Dock Fees………………………… $8,261.00 *

LCS 102 Insurance……………………...........$3,204.00

Newsletter Expenses………………………...…$542.10*

Prepaid convention Fees paid by Museum...... $9,755.02*

Secretary’s Expenses…………………………...$304.14

Bank Fees…………………………………..........$24.50

Total Expenses………………………………………$22,090.76*

Income:

Dues…………………………………………$2,700.00*

Donations (Memorial & Regular)………….$12,605.00*

Bank interest……………………………………$25.28*

Convention…………………………………$17,000.00*

Dry Dock Fund……………………………....$2,245.00

Total…………………………………..$34,575.28*

* As of 8/31/16

Motion to accept the Treasurer’s Report by John Wisner. Carol Hammer seconded the motion. Bill Ma son called for a voice vote. The motion to accept the minutes was approved unanimous-ly.

(Sec. Note: Copies of the Treasurer’s report are available upon request.)

13

Archivist Report:

No report was submitted by Rob Rielly.

Webmaster Report:

John Wisner gave the Web Master’s report. John is working on 2 web sites which point to each

other. He explained the process which is involved in constructing an informative website that promotes the Landing Craft Supports Museum and its goals. John’s goal for the Museum’s website is to have a short history of each ship displayed. He is also planning on adding a space for historic pictures and the restoration work that is being done on the 102.

(Sec. Note: Copies of the Webmaster’s report are available upon request.)

Newsletter Editor Report:

Denny Steenbergen has taken over the Newsletter Editor’s job due to Ginny Rooney’s resigna-tion. Newsletter expenses are $542.10 so far in 2016*.

If you like or dislike the newsletter, please let Denny know. See the Contact page in the News-letter for contacting him.

(*As of September 2016 Convention)

Convention Coordinator Report:

Denny and Bonnie explained the process of hosting a successful convention and what criteria they use for site and hotel selections.

Sites for 2017 conventions were presented: Indianapolis, IN, Cleveland, OH and Chesapeake, MD. Members present overwhelmingly voted for Cleveland, OH.

(Information on the 2017 Cleveland Convention will be in the January Newsletter and will be posted on the Landing Craft Support Museum website and Facebook)

New Business

Bill Mason gave a report on the 102 and recognized the volunteers for the hard work on the ship. We are hoping to get the 102 into dry dock in 2017, for much needed work.

Denny Steenbergen announced that Phillip Anderson wants to take on the position of Newsletter Editor in 2017. He has a background in writing.

Denny moved to make Roy McClellan an honorary member 0f the LCS Museum.

Bonnie Steenbergen 2nd the motion. Bill Mason called for a voice vote. The motion to make Roy McClellan an honorary member was approved by unanimous voice vote.

John Wisner will put together a memory book for this year’s Convention. Will also get With Ginny Rooney to see if he can get pictures for last year’s convention.

14

Meeting Adjourned

Bob Augustad moved that the meeting be adjourned. Allen Petersen seconded the motion. Bill Mason called for a voice vote. The motion to accept the minutes was approved unanimously and the meeting was adjourned at 0910.

Respectively submitted by:

____________________________________________________________

Secretary, Dennis A. Steenbergen

Accepted by:

_____________________________________________________________

Skipper, Bill Mason

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~End of Minutes~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Once in awhile we receive contributions to the newsletter from readers. We recently had a tele-phone conversation with Myrna Katz. She read a poem to Bonnie and I that I felt had to be put in print. So, below you will find Myrna’s poem that she wrote titled “Looking at Love” I am pleased to say the Myrna has written many more and when spaces allows we will place them in

the newsletter. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do.

Thank you Myrna for your love and friendship.

Looking at love

Looking at Love is fund to do.

Wherever I look, it is always at you.

Looking at love Makes all one.

Everybody needs it; it’s just what is done!

Looking at love makes all feel so good. It just

might be nice if the whole world would!!!

By Myrna Katz, LCS 61

15

CONTACT US SKIPPER

Dr. William J. Mason (Janice) 2960 20th Ave. San Francisco, CA 94132

415-661-9279 (h) 415-359-4510 (c) bmason6056@aol.com

EXECUTIVE OFFICER Gordon Stutrud 119 Martin St.

Vallejo, CA 94589 707-553-1991 (h) 707-373-2159 (c) gordon@sdstechl.com

SECRETARY

Dennis Steenbergen (Bonnie) 7345 W. Lakeside Drive Littleton, CO 80125 303-470-1187 (h) 303-349-3503 (c) usslcsl49@gmail.com

TREASURER Bonnie Steenbergen (Dennis) 7345 W. Lakeside Drive Littleton, CO 80125 303 470-1187 (h) 303-349-5438 (c) bsteenbergen@msn.com

LEGAL OFFICER David Edstrom

19600 SE 32nd St. Camas, WA 98607 360-834-2122 (h) 503-432-3969 (c) anhdedstrom@yahoo.com

Board of Directors: MEMBER AT LARGE Bob Augustad 7448 Spring Village Drive, #223 Springfield, VA 22150 703-913- 9338 (h)/540-903- 1368 (c) augustadbob@gmail.com

MEMBER AT LARGE Allan Jessop (Anita) 2180 Havenhill Drive Benicia, CA 94510 707-745- 9534 (h)/707-982- 9864 (c) aiessop@sbcglobal.net

WEB MASTER John Wisner (Janie) 626 Bentwood Drive El Cajon, CA 92021 619-749- 2588 John.Wisner@cox.net ARCHIVIST Robin Rielly (Lucille) 20 Chalfont Lane Manchester, NJ 08759 732-6574908 robriel-lyl@comcast.net

Q: Where can I send an arti-cle that I would like to have printed in the new LCS Mu-seum Newsletter?

A: Please submit your articles to Denny or Bonnie no later than the 15th of every month. You can either email the arti-cle to us or snail mail which-ever is convenient for you.

usslcsl49@gmail.com

Address: 7345 W. Lakeside Dr. Littleton, CO 80125

16

The Landing Craft Support Museum

is proud to announce its 4rd Annual Convention at the Cleveland, OH Embassy Suites Hotel Cleveland/Rockside

August 23-August 27, 2017

The room rates quoted below are in effect three days prior, during and three

days after the 2017 convention. Two Room Suite for $129. Room rate does

not include applicable taxes. Room rate does include a full buffet breakfast

for up to four people per room. Each additional person in the room is an addi-

tional $10. Reunion attendees may reserve their rooms by calling the hotel’s

FRONT DESK AT 1-216-986-9900, or Toll Free 1-800 Embassy.

By internet: http://embassysuites.hilton.com/en/es/groups/personalized/C/CLEINES-ALC-20170823/index.jhtml

A major credit card number will be required to secure

your reservation. Make sure you mention that you are

making the reservation for The Landing Craft Support Convention. Use Group Code: ALC . Attendees must complete their room reservations no later than July 25,

2017 to receive the discounted room rate.

http://embassysuites.hilton.com/en/es/groups/personalized/C/CLEINES-ALC-20170823/index.jhtmlhttp://embassysuites.hilton.com/en/es/groups/personalized/C/CLEINES-ALC-20170823/index.jhtml

17

If you have special requirements such as an accessible room, please contact the

hotel directly using the number listed below. All rooms have coffee makers, re-

frigerators and microwave ovens and are two room suites.

The Embassy Suites Cleveland/Rockside hotel is in Independence, Ohio just out-

side of Cleveland, OH. I think you will be surprised at the hotel selection that

Denny & Bonnie have made on your behalf this year.

Members are requested to contact any non-member and Landing Craft Support

Museum shipmates they know and encourage them to attend the convention.

Membership in the Landing Craft Support Museum is NOT required to attend

the convention. Your friends and family members are always welcome.

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THE CUT-OFF DATE FOR ROOM

RESERVATIONS AND REGISTRATION IS

Tuesday July 25, 2017!!

EMBASSY SUITES CLEVELAND/ROCKSIDE HOTEL

5800 Rockside Woods Boulevard, Independence, Ohio, 44131, USA

TEL: +1-216-986-9900 or +1-800 Embassy

http://embassysuites.hilton.com/en/es/groups/personalized/C/CLEINES-ALC-20170823/index.jhtml

Denny and Bonnie Steenbergen are looking forward to welcoming you all at our

2017 convention in Cleveland/Independence, OH!

http://embassysuites.hilton.com/en/es/groups/personalized/C/CLEINES-ALC-20170823/index.jhtmlhttp://embassysuites.hilton.com/en/es/groups/personalized/C/CLEINES-ALC-20170823/index.jhtml

18

LANDING CRAFT SUPPORT MUSEUM 2017 CONVEN-TION REGISTRATION & TOUR & SIGNUP SHEET

Date Tour Cost Qty Total

All Attendees must pay.

Convention Registration w/ Refreshments

(Registration Fee is non refundable)

$25 Per Person

Wednesday

Aug. 23

Welcome dinner buffet /cash bar

6:00 pm- 10:00 pm

$47 per person

Thursday

Aug. 24

James A. Garfield National Historic Site & Lunch-eon (Lunch @ Skye Bistro & Historic Lecture by Mrs. Lucretia Garfield included) 9:15am-3:30 pm

1600 Memorial Service at the hotel Hospitality Room.

$85 per person

Kids under 16= $75

Friday Rock & Roll Hall of Fame/ Great Lakes Science Museum's (lunch on your own at the Cleveland Market) 10:00am-4:00 pm

$70 per person

Kids under 16= $64

Friday Evening Dinner at the Cleveland Hofbrauhaus

(Beer on your own) 5:45 pm– 9:45 pm

$45 per person

Kids under 11= $22

Saturday Nautica Queen Lunch Cruise on Lake Erie

(Lunch aboard ship is included) 9: 45 am—2:00 pm

$72 per person

Kids under 11= $66

Saturday Convention banquet/ cash Bar 6 pm

Dinner & Raffle 7:00 pm-11:00 pm

London broil served with Cherry Bourbon Glaze $49 per person

Pan seared Chicken w/ White Wine Bianco Sauce $45 per person

Vegetarian Dinner Option Penne Pasta w/ Blush to-mato Sauce

$40 per person

Convention cancellation insurance

(Non Refundable)

$10 per person

Late registration fee (Non Refundable) $10 per person

Museum Dues for 2017 (If not paid already) $20

TOTAL:

Name (As you want it to appear on name tag)_________________________________________________Ship#__________

(Veterans, please attach a photo of you in your Military uniform, Photos will be returned)

Spouse: ________________________________________________________________________________________________

Guest (s): ______________________________________________________________________________________________

Address: _______________________________________City:___________________St:_________Zip:__________________

Phone: (Home) ________________________________________Phone: (Other) ____________________________________

Email Address: __________________________________________________________________________________________

Emergency Contact during the convention: __________________________________________________________________

REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS July 25, 2017 Complete and mail this entire form with check payable to:

LANDING CRAFT SUPPORT MUSEUM, C/o Dennis A. Steenbergen, 7345 W. Lakeside Dr. Littleton, CO 80125-9627

(For Secretary’s use only)

DATE REC’D: CHECK # AMOUNT:

19

20

C/o Dennis A. Steenbergen

7345 W. Lakeside Dr.

Littleton Co 80125