The USS Charles H Roan
(DD-853) Association was founded in 1990 by three former crew members who
found each other after registering with the Tin Can Sailors Association
( www.destroyers.org
). Richard F. Souza (SMC 58-66), Ed Semcheski (RM2 61-64), and Carl
Wishart (QM2 57-60).
After advertising in various military publications, reunion papers, and
related magazines, we held our first reunion in 1991 in Fall River, MA.
Since then, we have held reunions in Newport, RI in 1993; in
Alexandria, VA (Washington, DC) in 1995; in Buffalo, NY in 1997; in St.
Augustine, FL in 1999; in Charleston, SC in 2000; in Norfolk, VA in
2002, in Warwick, RI in 2004, and most recently in Branson, MO in 2006.
All our reunions are well attended, and probably have
more shipmates and guests than any other destroyer listed with the Tin Can
Sailors Association. Our reunions bring together between 150 - 200
shipmates and guests.
We now have on our roster over
750 shipmates from 1946
- 1973. We continually and actively search for shipmates.
Board of Directors:
President:
Richard F. Souza SMC 58-66
Treasurer:
Carl Wishart QM2 57-60
Secretary:
Ed Semcheski RM2 61-64
Chaplain:
Frank Manasseri RM2 61-64
Editor:
Joe Lambert EM2 62-64
Board:
Gordon Anthony YN3 61-64
John Betchie FN 46-47
Bob Boorom YN1 56-59
Paul Dabbs FTG2 70-72
Jerry DePasquale BT3 49-52
Sal Genova QM3 52-53
Bob Hansen TE3 57-59
David Hawkins STGSN 72-73
Tony Hudalla LTJG 59-62
Frank Locastro YN3 53-57
Ron Lucchesi FTG3 66-68
Bob Marshall LT 59-61
Tom VanPetten LTJG 58-61
Ray Ward CO/Capt. 66-67
Henry Rossi SK2 57-60
Bob Willet BT2 63-66
Board at
Norfolk Reunion April 2002
For Additional Information, please contact:
USS Charles H.
Roan (DD-853) Association
Richard F. Souza
6396 Manassas
Court
Pensacola, FL
32503-7530
Tel:
850-476-1350
Fax:
850-857-1326
e-mail:
Web Development:
Ron (Richardson)
Lucchesi FTG3, Aug 1966 —
Aug 1968
