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For
information related to the park and
museum, please contact Rick Dennis, park
manager. You can reach Rick at
the museum (918-682-6294) or use the park email:
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ussbatfish@sbcglobal.net |
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ATTENTION: I am
gathering data on the WW2 crew and have compiled a list on the
WW2
Crew List page. This lists the name, rate and patrols
sailed. I'm also wanting to add photos. Visit the
Crew List page
for examples, scroll
down and click on a name that is a hyperlink. This will bring up a
photo of that crew member. I'm missing a lot of
information. Please email me anything you have at:
ussbatfish@yahoo.com.
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Posting
Announcement
Rick Dennis
announces 3 new official positions at the museum:
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Mark Allen |
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volunteered for the position of historian for
the USS Batfish. Mark is a member of the
Society for Military
History, the
United States Naval
Institute, and the
AASLH
and is currently pursuing a Master's
Degree in Military History with a World
War 2 emphasis. He maintains the
Batfish Website and is the Volunteer Coordinator
and will
report directly to Rick regarding volunteer
activities. Mark's in-depth knowledge of the
boat and her history will be a great asset for
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Dennis Gilbert
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Dennis
has been made an Assistant Curator for the
museum. Dennis is a former crew member of the
USS Batfish and has been a wealth of
information. He has been instrumental in
getting many of the new artifacts for the boat
including the 3 new torpedo that were delivered
over the last 2 years. He is also working with
the Beaumont, TX facility to get us additional
artifacts like ships clocks line guns and the
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Bradley Wynn |
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has stepped up and volunteered for the position
of PR Director out of his home base in Oklahoma
City . You all know Bradley from Matt Jenkins
movie the Last Dive. Bradley has experience in
rustling up interest for venues like ours. I
look forward to working with him. |
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Upcoming
Events |
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Batfish Bow Dive Planes rigged out
after 50+ years. Mark and
Ed were able to rig out the forward
dive planes on July 10th. For
pictures, please click
HERE.
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Deck
Replacement: The
deck work continues at a steady
pace. We have ~100% of the old deck
removed. The starboard side looking
better as the new deck is installed. This is a very
labor intensive project. We need
volunteers to come out and help with
the replacement of the deck. Contact
Rick at the museum or shoot Mark an
email at
ussbatfish@yahoo.com for more info. Next
coordinated work day is Saturday,
September 18, 2010 from 8 AM to ??? You can check out a graphical deck
replacement status
HERE.
Follow our status at
SubmarineMuseums.org
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USS Oklahoma BB-37
Mast:
Thank
you Judy Moody for all your hard
work you have done on this already.
The Mast is at the park and there
will be an unveiling and welcoming
on July 10th at 10:00 AM.
This is
the official unveling and welcoming
of the USS Oklahoma Mast. Survivors
of the Pearl Harbor Bombing will be
present as we unveil the 45 foot
mast section and kick off a
foundation to support the USS
Oklahoma Exhibit.
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Painting the
Boat: Rick has been
working very hard to get the paint
issue underhand. The first step is
to test the lead content of the
paint on the boat. This testing will
help determine the extent of lead
removal that we will have to deal
with. Thank you Batfish Foundation
for stepping up and helping us out
with the testing. This is a major
expense but it will definitely
determine what we are talking about.
We are also looking at potential
fund raisers for painting the boat.
Look for more information on this
later.
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Reunion Information |
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Please Contact
Ed Kaminskas
with any
Reunion information or questions |
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Get the Batfish books: |
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Ham Radio Operators are active on the
BATFISH
Contact Sam Whitley for more information
at
k5sw@sbcglobal.net |
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