L/Cpl McTaw, Johnnie, Jr., 23941 Whittaker Dr, Farmington, Mi. 48335-3370 H&S Co., 81’s Plt 68/69
L/Cpl Williams, David C., 749 CR 2325 Lovington, Il. 61937 H&S Co., Scouts 65
Chittick, Bill, 15767 Sulphur Spring Rd Paris, Il. 61944 H&S Co. 54 217-405-5119
Adams, Charles Fort Wayne, In. Charlie Co. 67/68 260-485-0797
New Information for 2017 Reunion
Reunion Dates: 9 – 13 October 2017
Hotel: French Lick Springs Hotel
8670 West State Road 56
French Lick, In 47432
Phone: 812-936-9300
FAX: 812-936-5944
Ask for 1st Battalion 4th Marines Retreat
Reservations must be received by 9 September 2017
Reunion Update as of 18 January 2017
For those that will be flying to the Reunion
The closest Airport to French Lick, Indiana is the Louisville, Ky Airport. The hotel will provide transportation to and from the Louisville Airport. When you make your air flight or hotel reservations ask for the 1st Battalion 4th Marines Reunion Coordinator, or Tessa Jones. Let them know that you will be flying into the reunion and you request transportation from the Louisville Airport.
They will need the following information:
Name of Airlines you’re using.
The Flight Number and
Date and time you will be arriving.
The transportation will be there awaiting your arrival. If there is more that one person or couple arriving on the same date, but at different times (within a half hour of each other) the shuttle or SUV will await the latest arrival before coming back to hotel. They will await as many flights as possible if many are arriving on or about the same time.
The mode of transportation will be according to the number of passengers arriving at that time.
Battalion Reunion 2017 Update
The First Battalion Fourth Marines Association Reunion
Dates of Reunion 9-13 October 2017
Hotel & Rates
French Lick Springs Hotel
8670 West State Road 56
French Lick, In 47432
Phone: (812) 936-9300 – Fax (812) 936-5944
Make reservations in name of 1st Battalion 4th Marines Association
Cut-Off Date for Registration – 9 September 2017
Hotel
Take a look
Free Parking at Hotel
Room Rates are $89.00 per night, 9 through 13 October, breakfast not included in room rate.
There are Smoking and Non-Smoking rooms available.
Battalion Reunion 2017 Agenda Update
The First Battalion Fourth Marines Association Reunion
Dates of Reunion 9-13 October 2017
Hotel & Rates
French Lick Springs Hotel
8670 West State Road 56
French Lick, In 47432
Phone: (812) 936-9300 – Fax (812) 936-5944
Make reservations in name of 1st Battalion 4th Marines Association
Cut-Off Date for Registration – 9 September 2017
Agenda
9 Oct Check into Hotel – Meet and Greet
10 – 11 On your own for sightseeing and attractions offered through hotel
12 Oct Association Meeting 10:00 AM. Reunion Dinner at The Event Center at The Patoka Lake Winery
13 Oct Breakfast and Final Farewells til Next Year
Reunion Dinner Menu
Entree – Choice of Chicken Breast or Smoked Pork Loin topped with apple
Sides – Green Beans, Corn, Combination Salad w/dressing, and Red Potatoes w/Cheese & Bacon Bits and Homemade Dinner Rolls
Dessert – Cheesecake
Bar Setup
Round Trip Transportation
Cost of Dinner will be $43.20 per person
Membership Issues
Over the years Thurman Moore has collected partial contact information from 5 to 6 thousand 1/4ers and families. Some former 1/4ers who know about our association wish to keep active contact, some do not. Some who would like contact do not know of our association. Our association can and has provided beneficial contact to many 1/4ers and families during both good and hard times.
1. Accurate count of our members, Life, Annual, and Associate is not currently possible; contact or status changes with many has not been updated. Some of that can change. We’re asking your help to update our lists and learn the whereabouts of lost members. For example, we’ve had some members pass and have not sent convalescence to widows and families. Kirk Hauser will manage updated information and work with Thurman to make updated information available on the 1/4 website under the heading “Finding Lost Members”. Contact Kirk at: khauser@illinois.edu or 706 Harmon Urbana, Il 61801 or (773) 317-6179.
2. In March 2016 139 new Life Membership cards were printed with the names recorded on our roster at that time. Since then new member’s names had to be stamped on one by one. Some new members’ cards were dispensed in Sturbridge or by mail. A better stamping system showing names is now available. Please contact Kirk regarding any Life Membership card issues.
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Thurman,
If I do the work of collecting correspondence from our members updating the status of lost members maybe I could provide that info to you and you could list that updated info on our website for all to see. But again, I don’t know how you might want to use other headings/message board/etc to display this information.
Kirk
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New Life Membership cards are available. The Membership Chairman, Kirk Hauser, ask that each of you send a self-addresses envelope to him at the below address.
Kirk Hauser
706 Harmon
Urbana, Il 61801