USS LITTLE ROCK ASSOCIATION OFFICIAL HOME PAGE
listed below for
facts about
CL 92
USS Little Rock Association
Founded June 28, 1991 by:
James Kays, Donald Schuld, John Sheppard & Ed Caggiano
The USS Little Rock Association is a not-for-profit corporation, incorporated in New York. The Association offers men who served on the Little Rock an opportunity to renew old friendships, make new ones, and to tell and retell the stories of their youth aboard this fine ship.
listed below for
facts about
CLG 4 / CG 4
History
History
Commanding
Officers
Ship and Crew Data, Photos, Facts,
Chronologies, etc., etc.
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Commanding
Officers
and
Committees
Workparty
Information
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Is your Membership current ?
Your Annual Dues for 2012 are payable on January 1st, and should be paid no later than March 1st – after which a late fee is added.
Annual dues: Class "A" and "B" $25.00; Class “C” $10.00; Class “E” $5.00
Life Memberships are $200.00 for CLG-4 and $100.00 for CL-92.
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Read, Contribute to, and Enjoy the
Messages, News and Bulletin Board
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Breaking News... There is going to be a new U.S.S. Little Rock !!! Breaking News...
As announced by Secretary of the Navy, Ray Mabus during the USS Little Rock Association Reunion in Buffalo, at the
Saturday evening banquet on July 16, we now know that the next Freedom Class ship built for the U. S. Navy will be named . . .
U. S. S. Little Rock (LCS-9)
THE TRADITION LIVES ON! Click HERE for more information..
| Recent Website Additions & Updates.... | |
| The pages listed to the right have recently been added or updated. Clicking the highlighted page name (Blue Link) will take you directly to the page. Remember, your feedback is both solicited and appreciated !! | • Photo of Capt. Charles E. Little
added to his Bio page. 24 Jan
2012 • Updated 2011 Scholarship Program Award Winners page. 04 Jan 2012 • New subject added: Joshua Barney School History, Faculty & Students. 23 Dec 2011 • Add MIDN 2/c Schroff and Ms. Erin Meyers to Scholarship Winners page. 15 Dec 2011 • Added new photo of Little Rock with USS Saratoga (Jul 63) on Navy Photos page. 15 Aug 2011 • Update info and add two more S.O.S. recipes to Navy Recipes page. 15 Aug 2011 • Add link with instructions for Ordering 2011 Reunion Photos and Portraits. 25 July 2011 • Added a page with names and obituaries of recently departed shipmates. 24 July 2011 • Added new page on the recently announced new USS Little Rock LCS 9. 19 July 2011 • New photos from LTJG Rob't Ernst added to Villefranche-sur-Mer page. 30 June 2011 • Added three new USS Liberty pictures donated by Maj. Joseph Wheeler. 21 Jun 11 |
Workparties
Here's the scoop on the
Annual Shipboard Workparties
The Spring 2012 Workparty will be held in May. Check back for details
Workparties
"News you can use...." The latest news from Buffalo, the Association and the Fleet. Click HERE
USS Little Rock & 6th Fleet Marines
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USS LITTLE ROCK
ASSOCIATION'S
Ladies Auxiliary
While some may consider it unlucky to have a woman aboard ship, the USS Little Rock Association feels just the opposite when it comes to having women as part of our group. In fact, the ladies of the Association have their own group within the organization. Click below to get the latest from the Auxiliary and check back often for updates on how this spirited group interacts with the Association.
ASSOCIATION'S
Ladies Auxiliary
USS Little Rock Association's Scholarship Program
Did you know that your Association's Scholarship Program provides financial assistance to qualifying college sophomores?
Check these links to learn more....
Scholarship Program Winners Program Details
Committee CorrespondenceUSS Little Rock Descendant Scholarship Program Details
NEW MEMBERS IN THE LITTLE ROCK ASSOCIATION
WELCOME SHIPMATES !
| Name |
Rate/Rank |
Yrs. On Board |
Name |
Rate/Rank |
Yrs. On Board |
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| Beers, Harold E. 12/10 (*) Cutright, Boyd L. 07/11 Darter, Hubert W. 02/11 (*) Donaldson, Kathleen M. 12/10 • Dunham, Paul R. 01/12 (*) Eigenbrot, James D. 08/11 Elstad, Leif A. 03/11 (*) Estes, James R. 12/10 (*) • Gillespie, John J. 12/11 (*) • Herberholz, Clarence J. , Jr. 01/12 (*) Holding, Eric J. P. 06/11 (*) Kimberley, Wayne W. 07/11 Laczkowski, Lewis 04/11 (*) Leppert, Harold F. 03/11 (*) Maldonado, Dennis J. 07/11 (*) |
MM1 EM3 EMCS Assoc. LCPL MM2 LT YN2 RM2 MS3 SK2 MM3 E4 QM3 MS2 |
64-67 67-70 73-75 Note 2 75-76 65-69 1963 68-69 69-71 72-73 66-68 68-72 69-73 62-66 67-69 |
McBain, Jo 03/11 McKay, Larry M. 06/11 (*) Meyer, David L. 04/11 (*) Meyers, John C. 04/11 (*) Moninger, Edward G. 04/11 (*) Mottern, Carl F. 05/11 (*) Robbs, George P. 06/11 (*) Schlosser, Alan F. 06/11 (*) Schultz, Peter J. 6/11 (*) • Simons, Dorothy E. 01/12(*) Smith, Dwight L. 09/11 (*) Stone, Clark S. 04/11 (*) Swiston, Andrew 05/11 (*) Walker, Vincent E. 04/11 (*) Watts, Larry D. 05/11 |
Assoc. CPL GMG3 ETN2 LT Veteran E7 BT3 SF3 Assoc. ETN2 FTMSN FTG2 HT2 AG2 |
Note 3 66-68 70-72 73-75 1969 Note 1 60-61 60-62 64-65 Note 4. 71-75 1976 71-76 73-76 62-63 |
| • Newest Member(s) |
Note 1: Carl Mottern AW1 (USN Ret.) served aboard USS America and USS Independence
Note 2: Kathleen Donaldson is the wife of shipmate Woody Donaldson SH3 1959-63
Note 3: Jo McBain is the daughter of Donald C. McBain GM2 1945-46 (Deceased, 29 Jul 2003)
Note 4: Dorothy Simons is the wife of member Richard T. Simons, ADJ2, 67-69
(*) Indicates new members with their e-mail address listed on the Sailors On Line ("S.O.L.") page.
00 / 00 after a Member's name indicates the Month / Year joined the Association
Historic World Events
Were YOU there? Then your input is needed!
There were many Historic World Events which occurred during the USS Little Rock's life.
Check out the "Historical Events" page and then tell us what YOU recall about those times.
• • • U.S.S. Little Rock Crew Rosters • • •
CL 92
Rosters
(1945 - 1949)
| Plank Owners |
| Crew & Officers |
| Decommissioning Crew |
CLG 4 / CG 4
Rosters
(1960 - 1976)
| Plank Owners |
| Crew & Officers |
| Decommissioning Crew |
WE NEED GOOD DATA !!!!
Please keep us informed of both your CURRENT MAILING and E-MAIL addresses.
Send us your current info.... Do it NOW while you're thinking about it . Thanks.
Please e-mail your USPS MAILING ADDRESS data to: Frank Berglas, and your E-MAIL address data to: Woody Donaldson
Photo Galleries of the Ship, the Crew, and the Places We've Been
CL92 Photos |
CLG4 / CG4 Photos |
Places We've Been |
Ship Action Photos |
Crew Action Photos |
Your Interactive Online Ship's Store !!
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| Cruise Books on CD! |
Zippo Lighters |
Etched Steins |
Youth
Sized Watchcaps and Hats |
Little
Rock Coffee Mug |
USS Little Rock License Frame |
Non-Skid Coffee Mugs |
NOTICE... The On-line Ship's Store is now OPEN!! NOTICE...
Click HERE to enter THE STORE...
Memories about life on the
USS Little Rock as recalled
by the crew.
"I REMEMBER WHEN...."
"NOW THIS AIN'T NO LIE...."
"ONCE UPON A TIME...."
ROCK SAILORS
"ORAL HISTORIES"
Official U.S. Navy transcripts
of Oral Histories given by
Little Rock crewmembers.
USS LITTLE ROCK ASSOCIATION CREW MEMBERS' SHIPBOARD MUSEUM
CHECK HERE FOR THE LATEST NEWS, UPDATES and FUND DRIVE PROGRESS
DO YOU HAVE ITEMS TO DONATE TO THE MUSEUM? WITH OUR NEW SHIPBOARD MUSEUM WELL UNDERWAY,
WE WILL SOON NEED YOUR MEMORABILIA, SOUVENIRS & ARTIFACTS TO PLACE IN THE NEW MUSEUM.
CONTACT ART TILLEY at: artillery@innernet.net
LitComs ...
LitComs...
"LitComs"
is the
official newsletter of the USS Little Rock Association and is
available with your membership. Submissions from members to
LitComs are reprinted for the purpose of keeping
the membership informed. If you wish to submit articles for
publication, please forward those articles to Don Schuld (see address
at
right).
3 Mildred Terrace
Flanders, NJ
07836-9231
E-Mail: dschuld@juno.com
Phone: 973-584-9634
Fax: 973-927-226
Annual USS Little
Rock Association
Reunions
The
Annual
U.S.S. Little Rock Association's Reunion is a highlight for hundreds of
Association members each year.
Held
in Buffalo, NY every second year, and elsewhere throughout the US on
alternate years,
the
Reunion draws members together from literally all over the world.
Shipmates,
spouses, children, grand-kids and "significant others" find this event
has
something for everyone.
The
2011 Reunion (our 20th!) is now behind us. If you were there...."Thanks" for
coming!If you weren't there, rest assured that we missed you. Mark you calendars now for next year.....
Next year's U.S.S. Little Rock Association will be held in
Wilmington, North Carolina
July 11-15, 2012
Dates and locations of future reunions
| Attendees at Past Reunions: |
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2004 - No.
Kentucky
2005 - Buffalo, NY 2006 - Boston, MA 2007 - Buffalo, NY 2008 - Cruise to Canada 2009 - Buffalo, NY 2010 - Portland, ME 2011 - Buffalo, NY 2012 - Wilmington, NC 2013 - Buffalo, NY 2014 - Open (Vote) 2015 - Buffalo, NY |
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LitComs Newsletter |
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Ship and Park in Buffalo |
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The legacy of the Little Rock and of her crew depends entirely on the strength of her Association.
Your membership in the Association helps preserve this legacy and provides a solid network of crew members with whom to share our experiences and memories.
Join with us today by printing out an Application Form and mailing it to our Membership Director.
Membership Benefits
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Mystery Photo #24
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Here
are a couple of souvenirs that most of us would like to own.
The item in the lower-left is obviously one of the cherished Talos lighters..... But what is the other item? (Click on the picture to get a larger view.) If you know what this is, shoot us an e-mail via the "Mystery Photo #24" link on the Messages, News and Bulletin Board or e-mail the webmaster. Click here for a Larger Photo Go to "Mystery Photos" Section |
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