As Found in the Midship's Passageway, This is a Replica used with our Ceremonial Bell seen in Reunion Photos!!

THE LATEST INFORMATION FOR THE "2012' USS ROBERT L WILSON REUNION IS POSTED AND WE WILL KEEP YOU UP TO DATE AS TIME GOES ON   Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:31:14 -0500 From: dilloway@optonline.net Subject: 2012 Reunion announcement To: ggricksr@msn.com 2012 Reunion, Virginia Beach, October 4-8    Reunion headquarters is the Holiday Inn Convention Center, VB.  (www.hivabeach.com) Negotiated rate is $85 plus tax which includes breakfast.  A newsletter will be sent by our Secretary/Treasurer and will be in the mail early Spring. At that time you will be able to make reservations for the planned events  In the meantime continue to visit our website for the latest information.  The listing is Reunion Information.   You can however make your hotel reservation  now and that will be a great help in our planning Reservations may be made now, call 757-499-4400, or 800-567-3856, code URW   Events We will open the Hospitality Room on Wednesday, October 3rd. There are two charter bus events. Friday morning, October 5th we board a bus for a quick tour of NOB thence to the Nauticus Museum and the BB-64.(www.usswisconsin.org) Morning Necrology Ceremony with our own bag piper, lunch at the museum cafeteria. In the afternoon, we board board the Victory Rover for the Harbor and Naval Base Tour and view NOB from the water. (www.navalbasecrusie.com)   Board the bus and back to the hotel. Cost $62 per person. Lunch on your own at the museum.   Saturday morning board the bus for a very special, not open to the public visit to the Mid-Atlantic Maritime Academy for a tour of their simulators (www.mamatrains.com). The ship handlers among us will get a chance to get a Container Ship underway. The Snipes will deal with engine room casualties.   Box lunch at the Military Aviation Museum. (www.militaryaviationmuseum.org).    On the return trip we stop for a visit with the docent's at the old Coast Guard surf boat life saving station Museum for a sea story or two about ships that foundered off the Virginia Coast.(www.oldcoastguardstation.com). Cost $59 person lunch included.   Sunday morning is the Business Meeting. Sunday afternoon possibly a visit to an active destroyer at the old CE piers. (This will be a last minute negotiation with the CO of whatever ship is available) Not for certain. Transportation will be by car.   Sunday evening the Banquet. Cost to be determined. Usually between $30 and $40.   Things to remember. Everyone will need a Photo-ID to get on the base.  Bring binoculars for the harbor cruise, if you own them.   Phil Dilloway

LATEST INFO FOR THE ROBERT L WILSON DD847 2011 REUNION IN SAN DIEGO WILL BE POSTED HERE WITH INFO AND PHOTOS AS THEY ARE RECEIVED These are the only photos I have received of the 2011 Reunion in San Diego. They were provided by Mike Loveall with much appreciation

Left upper photo of all attending: LtoR, John Banahan, Frank Esposito, Roger Novak, Richard Utyro, Frank Delgado, Jack Scully, Del Krause, Mike Loveall, Steve Fischer, Harold Holbert, and Marty Obrien Right upper photo of 2011 to 2012 Officers, Standing; Frank Esposito, Robert Smith, Mike Loveall, Richard Utyro, Del Krause, David Schaaf, Sitting, John Bannahan and Jack Scully Left lower photo, Del Krause and Wife, John and Jackie Banahan Right lower photo, Steven Fischer and Wife, Richard Utyro and Wife

Dear Shipmates, the 2010 Reunion in St. Louis, was a Huge Success. and I have posted information and photos as I received them.

USS ROBERT L WILSON DD847 2010/2011 ASSN OFFICERS

L to R, Roger Novak, Frank Esposito, Mike Loveall, Richard Utyro, John Banahan & Jack Scully.

LUNCHEON GUEST OF HONOR AT 2010 REUNION

Eva Shook is Robert L.Wilson's sister. Her home is in Centralia, IL. Eva was anxious to meet crewmembers of the ship that was her brother's namesake. She agreed to be our honored guest when we dedicated the ship's anchor monument at Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery where Robert is interred. Many local veteran's organizations were there to take part in the ceremony.