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  THE USS SAINT PAUL (CA-73) official  web site!

 This site is sponsored by the USS SAINT PAUL ASSOCIATION, which is comprised of former sailors and marines who served aboard the ship during her service to our country.  The objectives of the Association are to perpetuate, honor, and preserve the memory of the USS SAINT PAUL (CA-73) and USS MINNEAPOLIS-SAINT PAUL (SSN-708); to hold biennial reunions of shipmates in order to enable members to maintain contact with other shipmates; and to perpetuate the memory and accomplishments of deceased shipmates. 

  Members receive quarterly first class newsletters, filled with many interesting articles and photos, updates on reunions, and current information. Join the fun in reminiscing about persons, places and events of the ship’s valiant history.  Applications are available on this web site.  Become a member now!

                                                

                                                                                                                                           President,

 

                                                                                                                                                                  IMPORTANT!  OPEN LETTER FROM MARIE MIDDLETON, SHIP'S SPONSOR-----CLICK HERE TO GO TO OPEN LETTER.                                                                                                                                               

                                

 

 

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Membership Application Forms 

                               

 

        CURRENT ANNOUNCEMENTS/EVENTS

 

 

   Cruise Gala Event Photos (click)

 

 

The New  USS SAINT PAUL CA-73 Ship's Store....Click on the SHIELD below to go to the STORE...Click "HOME" in the SHIP's STORE page to come back to this page.

 

 

            CONTACT PRESIDENT GALE LEE

               FOR MEMBER'S e-mail ADDRESSES

 

 

              YES. I WANT TO BUY IT!

       Click here for the Ship's Store.

 

            Look Up New Members

 

 

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                   In Memoriam

 

 

                  WEBMASTER

 

About The Website's Webmaster

Mario C. Chavez

 

Mario is originally from El Paso, Texas. After graduating from boot camp at the Balboa Park Naval Training Center in San Diego, California in 1961, his orders were to report to the 7th Fleet flagship The USS SAINT PAUL CA-73. 

 

The transport ship USS General W.A. Mann AP112 took him and others to Subic Bay, NAVAL BASE Republic of the Philippines.  From there an Airline Transport tracked the USS SAINT PAUL CA-73 throughout  Westpac. After several weeks of flying back and forth, Mario finally boarded the SHIP at its home port of Yokosuka, Japan.  The "Fighting Saint" became his home from 1961 to 1965.

 

After 4 years and 4 months (four month extension due to the Cuban Crisis) in the Navy, Mario C. Chavez attended the University of Texas at El Paso majoring in Business Administration.   He later worked for The El Paso Times, Inc., and stayed with the newspaper company for 30 years.

 

Mr. Chavez created and manages, besides his personal web site, marioswebsite.com, other web sites free of charge.  The web sites: margaritas1.com,Idasweb.com, elpasolinedance.com,  danceonUSA.com, all serve his community in many ways.  He is creating and will manage the Just for Kicks web site which will serve those that are disabled, cancer patients, nursing homes, orphans' homes, and in general contribute to the needy of the community. 

Mario C. Chavez is the author of the popular novel “The Kids on the Block,” and is working on a new novel titled, “Will Write for Food.”

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                 OFFICERS:

               

President: Gale A. Lee

Address:  3601 W. Chino Drive

              Golden Valley, AZ 86413

   Phone: (928) 565-7171

   E-mail: bart68@frontiernet.net

 

 Vice President:  Hank Koehler       

  Address:   P.O. Box 4042

                 Tubac, AZ 85646

    Phone:   (520) 398-1189

    E-mail:   Tubacsaint@emailamerica.us

 

Immediate Past President: John Hannabach

Address:  3106 Golfers Way

              Villa Rica, GA 30180

  Phone:  (770) 459-1343

  E-mail:  jhannabach@earthlink.net

 

Secretary:  George Takis

Address: 125 West Spalding Dr. NE

             Sandy Springs, Georgia 30328-1912

  Phone: (770) 393-3185

      Fax: (770) 351-9573

   E-mail: gtakisatlcom.net@mindspring.com

 

Treasurer: Dennis McFadden

 Address: Post Office Box 1794

              Clarksdale, MS 38614

  Phone:  (662) 627-2470

  E-mail:  cdmcpa@telepak.net

 

         APPOINTED POSITIONS:

 

Newsletter Publisher: Bob Board

Address: 3164 East La Palma Avenue, Unit H

             Anaheim, CA 92806

  Phone: 714-630-4520

      Fax: 714-630-4524

E-mail: bnboard@sbcglobal.net

 

Archivist and Historian:   Chan Zucker

Address: 4640 Hoylake Dr.

             Virginia Beach, VA 23462

  Phone: (757) 499-6919

      Fax: (757) 499-6378

  E-mail: Chanz@cox.net

 

Newsletter Editor:   Mike McCormick

Address:  3085 Dutch Elm Circle

              Thousand Oaks, CA 91360

   Phone: (805) 492-4582

    Fax:    (305) 946-8038

E-mail:    RovingSaintEditor@yahoo.com  

 

Chaplain:  Kiffin Gilbert

Address:  320 South 16th Street

               Richmond, IN 47374

  Phone:  (765) 966-0706

  E-mail: Kiffin@Kiffin.com

 

Ship's Store:  Tom Austin

 Address:  24187 Avenue 13-3/4

               Madera, CA 93637

   Phone:  (559) 674-3915

   E-mail:  ca73store@yahoo.com

 

 

 

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