USS MULLINNIX
DD-944
ASSOCIATION
ASSOCIATION INFORMATION




USS MULLINNIX DD944 ASSOCIATION
PORTLAND, CT 06480

1 May, 2006

USS Mullinnix DD944 Association was formed at the annual reunion held May 13-16, 1999 at Newport, RI when the 20 crewmembers in attendance voted to do so and elected our first slate of officers. Previous annual reunions were held together with the crew of USS Willard Keith DD775 and coordinated by the Military Locators Reunion Service of North Carolina. We decided to separate from these two groups and attempt to coordinate and stage our own reunions. It was also decided, in an attempt to establish a financial base for postage, office supplies and the like to institute an initial annual dues assessment of $20.00. Several factors including postal rate increases, the rise in cost of supplies and non-payment of dues forced us to increase dues in 2002 to the current level of $25.00. It is our hope to be able to reduce the dues in the future as we follow up with the initiative to utilize email and electronic methods to distribute newsletters, etc.

Over the past few years our membership has grown from the initial 20 to well over 350 names now on our roster and reunion participation has grown steadily with 124 shipmates and family members in attendance at the 2005 reunion in Norfolk, VA last May. The focal point of our Association up to this point has been two-fold, our annual reunion and growing the membership. Reunions have been held in Newport, RI (1999), Virginia Beach, VA (2000), ST. Augustine, FL (2001), Wilmington, NC (2002), Pigeon Forge, TN (2003), Charleston, SC (2004), Norfolk, VA (2005), and Valley Forge, PA (2006). We will be in Jacksonville, FL on 18-22 April 2007 and the Chicago, IL area in 2008.

Several new initiatives are currently underway to expand our ranks and live up to our motto, “NOT OLDER………..BETTER”. Development of this website is just one of them. Please log on frequently and look for new additions as we fill in the blanks and make it "BETTER".

We encourage all former crewmembers to join our ranks by filling out a membership form and submitting it to our Secretary/Treasurer with a check for your annual dues. If you have any suggestions for future reunion sites, want to assist in reunion planning, or have items for inclusion in our newsletter, please include that in the comments section of your membership form submission. We look forward to having you all onboard. We also appeal to any visitor to this website to contact us with the name and address or email address for any former crewmember you know whom we can reach out to.

We look forward to hearing from you at your earliest convenience. Sincerely, Bob Houghton, President

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