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BELL Introduction:
Including Sister Ships
Photo by Vern Toler - 1987 Reunion at Baltimore
MD Maritime Museum
Crew members, USCGC Roger B. TANEY W-37
Subject: Crew members Mailing List:
Thank you for taking a moment to read this and to respond with
data, used to keep the Contact List current. If you have previously responded
with the information listed below and there are no changes,
do nothing. If you have changes, or if you have not responded previously,
please complete the form below and mail to:
We want to ensure that everyone is notified of future reunions, but avoid wasting postage, or sending email to invalid addresses..
The database includes the following information, however if anyone feels they do not want to provide certain information just leave the item blank. This information will remain confidential within the circle of TANEY crew members and friends.
Years served on board TANEY Mo.____Yr.____to Mo.____Yr.____
Rate/Rank on leaving TANEY __________
Title: (example Mr. Dr. Capt. etc.) __________
Last Name: ________________________
First Name: ________________________
Middle Initial: __________
Suffix: (example M.D. Ph.D.. Ret. exe.) ___________
Spouse's First Name __________________________
Street Address and/or P.O. Box # or/ PMB # ____________________________________________
City: ____________________________________________
State: _____________________________________________
Zip Code (+ 4 digits if known) ____________________________________________
Home Telephone Number: Including Area Code: (___________)____________--__________________
E-Mail Address: _______________________________________
Other Comments, or memorable story? (use back
of page if more space if needed):
Mail or email information
to
Garret Conklin
2525 Crist St
Alameda, CA 94501-4623
garretconklin @ gmail.com (remove spaces shown here in address)
SPECIAL NOTE TO FRIENDS AND RELATIVES
OF FORMER TANEY CREW MEMBERS:
If you know of any former TANEY
crew members that no longer able to send information themselves, or have "Crossed
the bar", please inform
webmaster garretconklin @ gmail.com
Special thanks to Frank Tobat
and his wife Linda for a great year 2005 reunion in Baltimore, MD
Special thanks to the Baltimore Maritime, The Living Classroom Foundation, and the wonderful, volunteers and staff aboard the USCGC TANEY, for the loving care of the TANEY and their hospitality during our reunion. |
Korean War Medal Available
U.S. Veterans
of the Korean War may now receive the medal initially offered to them by the
Republic of Korea in 1951 but never issues. U.S. law prohibited the U.S.
military from wearing medals issued by foreign governments at that time.
Congress changed that in 1954. In 1998, the Republic of Korea renewed its offer
and DoD approved it in 1999. Approximately 1.8 million U.S. veterans are
eligible to receive it. Next of kin to eligible deceased veterans may
also apply for the medal.
To wear the medal, personnel must have served
between June 25, 1950 and the armistice July 27, 1953; been on permanent
assignment or temporary duty for 30 consecutive or 60 non-consecutive days and
performed duty within the territorial limits of Korea, the waters adjacent or
in aerial flight over Korea in actual combat operations or in support of those.
For further information see website: KOREAN
WAR PROJECT (www.koreanwar.org)
Dates for Korean Service Medal
K1 - North Korean Aggression: 27 June-02 Nov 50
Taney (WACG 37):
12-26 Sep 51
30 Sep-21 Oct 51
27 Apr-18 May 52
21 may-4 Jun 52
21-29 May 53
K2 - Communist China Aggression: 03 Nov 50-24 Jan 51
K3 - Inchon Landing: 13-17 Sep 50
K4 - First UN Counter Offensive: 25 Jan-21 Apr 51
K5 - Communist China Spring Offensive: 22 Apr-08 Jul 51
K6 - UN Summer-Fall Offensive: 09 July-27 Nov 51
K7 - Second Korean Winter: 28 Nov 51-30 Apr 52
K8 - Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952: 01 May-30 Nov 52
K9 - Third Korean Winter: 01 Dec 52-30 Apr 5-3
K10 - Korea, Summer-Fall 1953: 01 May-27 Jul 53
One way of honoring our past is to proudly wear our military uniforms and/or our medals at Veteran Ceremonies, I don't know how many of you can still put on your uniform and still button all thirteen buttons but you can wear your medals, especially at our reunions, Most of us have several medals, but have lost them over the years, or would just prefer to wear the miniatures. (Vern Toler was retired military so he got a good miniature set from the PX, most military stores near posts or bases can make or get a set for you.
Below is a list of medals awarded in the past to the TANEY of which you are probably eligible for some of them
3. American Defense Service Medal
4. American Campaign Medal
5. European-African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal.
6. Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
7. World War II Victory Medal
8. Navy Occupation Service Medal.
9. National Defense Service Medal
10. Korean Service Medal.
11. Vietnam Service Medal
12. United Nations Medal.
15. United nations Service Medal.
16. Republic of Vietnam Campaign Ribbon.
http://www.military.com/ Resource information for the Military
A good source to purchase medals is at "military.com" then click on store..
"Military.com" is a non-government web site set up for military personnel and veterans. s/vern_toler
To purchase a brick in the Coast Guard Plaza
The following is copied from a handout. s/vern_toler
US Coast Guard Plaza
The Coast Guard Plaza is dedicated to all of the men and women who wore the uniform of the United States Coast Guard in the service to their country
The US Coast Guard Plaza is a special part of the Baltimore’s Waterfront Promenade and is situated next to the US Coast Guard Cutter Taney the last surviving warship from the attack on Pearl Harbor and one of Baltimore’s National Historic Landmarks.
Now you have the opportunity to have an engraved brick placed in the Coast Guard Plaza! By purchasing a brick in the Plaza you are honoring and paying tribute to friends and relatives who have dedicated their lives to serving their country. You are also helping to complete an uninterrupted six-mile pedestrian walkway around Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, from Canton Waterfront Park through Fell’s Point and Little Italy, around the Inner Harbor to the Museum of Industry in South Baltimore.
Proceeds benefit the preservation
of the Coast Guard Cutter Taney
And the educational programs of the Baltimore Maritime Museum.
THE BALTIMORE MARITIME MUSEUM IS LOOKING FOR NEW MEMBERS
WHY BECOME A MEMBER?
The challenges of preserving and maintaining the Baltimore Maritime Museum
Collection are tremendous. Unlike other museum collections that are preserved
in special climate controlled conditions, the ships and lighthouse of the Baltimore
Maritime Museum are constantly exposed to the environmental stresses of a marine
environment. Without constant maintenance and restoration, these national
historic landmarks will be lost.
Your important Membership dollars help to support these ongoing preservation projects so that the Taney, Torsk, Coast Guard Lightship and Lighthouse will remain as tangible links to our past, as a memorial to those who served and as and fascinating educational platform for generations to come.
BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP
As a member of the Baltimore Maritime
Museum, you will enjoy:
Free admission to the museum for one year.
10% discount in the ship’s store.
One year subscription to the museum’s newsletter.
Invitations to museum programs and special events.
Official museum membership card.
Fully tax-deductible membership dues.
BECOME A SUPPORTING PARTNER
The following categories allow members to show their continued partnership in the Museum’s mission to educate, exhibit and preserve.
OFFICER’S WATCH—All individual membership benefits plus a gift, recognition in the newsletter and four one-day guest passes.
CAPTAIN’S CIRCLE---all individual
membership benefits plus a gift, recognition in the newsletter, four one day
guest passes, 2 annual guest passes, 5% discount on ship rentals for special
events and special tour with museum curator by appointment
.
ADMIRAL’S TABLE---Captain’s Circle benefits plus 10% discount on ship
rental and naming opportunity on new exhibit”
Coast Guard Combat Veterans Association
MEMBERSHIP
INFORMATION
Information on the man Roger B. Taney copied
from the net.
The USCGC TANEY was one of the 1936 Secretary class ships, in which each
ship was named after a former Secretary of The Treasury" The US Coast Guard
was under the Treasury Department at that time.
Taney, Roger Brooke
1777-1864, 5th chief justice of the U.S. SUPREME
COURT (1836-64); b. Calvert co., Md. As U.S. attorney
general (1831-33) and secretary of the treasury (1833-34)
under Pres. JACKSON, he helped crush the second
BANK OF THE UNITED STATES. As chief justice, one
of his most notable opinions was in the Charles River
Bridge Case (1837), in which he reversed the Court's
nationalist trend and curbed the growth of monopolies.
Under his guidance, the Court also recognized the
doctrine of STATES' RIGHTS. Taney's most notorious
decision was in the DRED SCOTT CASE (1857); his
ruling that slaves and their descendants had no rights
as citizens and that Congress could not forbid slavery in
the territories helped precipitate the CIVIL WAR,
tarnished the image of the Court, and, until a recent
rehabilitation, destroyed Taney's reputation as a jurist.The Concise Columbia Electronic
Encyclopedia, Third Edition Copyright
© 1994, Columbia University Press.
U.S. Coast Guard Cutters of the Treasury Class
Collectively known as the "327s" (in reference to the 327-foot length of their hulls), these Treasury
Class Coast Guard Cutters each were named for a different U.S. Treasury Secretary. Primarily
constructed for U.S. Coast Guard search and rescue operations, these cutters were first launched in
1936 and 1937. In 1944 and 1945, the vessels were converted to amphibious force flagships. Then,
in 1946, they were reverted back to gunboat type until their subsequent decommissioning. Today,
two of the 327s now serve as floating museums. Another two are artificial reefs in the Florida Keys.
Collectively known as the "327s" (in reference to the 327-foot length of their hulls), these Treasury
Class Coast Guard Cutters each were named for a different U.S. Treasury Secretary. Primarily
constructed for U.S. Coast Guard search and rescue operations, these cutters were first launched in
1936 and 1937. In 1944 and 1945, the vessels were converted to amphibious force flagships. Then,
in 1946, they were reverted back to gunboat type until their subsequent decommissioning. Today,
two of the 327s now serve as floating museums (Taney & Ingham). Another two are artificial reefs in the Florida Keys.
The Seven Sister Ships of the 327 Fleet
Bibb: Launched January 14th, 1937.
Campbell: Launched June 3rd, 1936.
Duane: Launched June 3rd, 1936.
Hamilton: Launched Nov. 10th, 1936.
Ingham: Launched June 3rd, 1936.
Spencer: Launched January 6th, 1937.
Taney: Launched June 3rd, 1936.