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BURTONWOOD TIMES       

 

                                MAGAZINE OF THE BURTONWOOD ASSOCIATION

 

                                            VOL 23 NO 4                  WINTER 2009/2010

 

This newsletter is published by the Burtonwood Association for private circulation to members only.   Any material contained herein is the opinion of the originator and does not necessarily represent the policy of the Association, or indeed official policy.  Any material taken from this magazine is strictly the copyright of the Burtonwood Association and due credit must be given.

 

The aim of the Burtonwood Association is to uphold the memory of the men, women and activities that occurred at RAF Burtonwood, Warrington, England since 1939 to the present day and to record all those achievements and preserve them for further generations.  Full membership is open to all men and women who served at RAF Burtonwood with the RAF, USAAC, USAAF, USAF, US Army or as civilians, widows/widowers, and children of the veteran who served at RAF Burtonwood..  Associate membership is open to anyone with an interest in the base.

 

Membership year runs for one year from the first issue after you join. Annual dues are US $20.00 or £10.00 pa, which includes four copies of the Burtonwood Times.   Subsequent magazines, only, sent to new members.  Life membership is open to US members, over 70 years old, for a singlepayment of $175.00

 


US OFFICERS

 

PRESIDENT

James R (Jim) Bentley, 3236 Stonebridge Trail, Valrico,

FL 33596-9251       813-689-0199 Jbent0214@aol.com

                                                                                                VICE PRESIDENT                                                                                                

                                                                        Darrell J Freese, 4590 Monaco Court, Santa Maria

CA 93455-4074       805-937-7929     nanstars@msn.com

SECRETARY         

                                                                       Ellen Scherer, 6962 Magnolia Park Drive, Norcross

                                                                                     GA 30093-3134      770 329 6944

                                                                                            Ellen.Scherer@cbre.com

TREASURER

George Loomis, 359 Bittlewood Avenue,

Braddock Preserve at Winslow, Berlin,

NJ  08009-9491         856-767-4582

                                                                                               loomisg@comcast.net

                               

DIRECTORS

 

Aldon P Ferguson, 18 Ridge Way, Wargrave, Reading

RG10 8AS England  01189 403032 aldonpf@aol.com

 

            Jean Hall, 3655 N Muscatel, Rosemead, CA 91770-1817

626-288-1684    vverne.jeanhall@charter.net

 

                                                                          Norm Willey, 7145 Palmyra Avenue, Las Vegas

                                                                                       NV 89117-3109       702-873-5331

                                                                                               normwilley@hotmail.com

Cathy Hammond, 3655 N Muscatel, Rosemead,

CA 91770-1817       626-288-1684      

                                                                                               CathyHCola@hotmail.com

      Richard ‘Ike’ Iwanowski, 4515 W. 55th Street, Chicago,

                                                                                 IL 60632-4721        773-767-1810   ikeiwan@aol.com

 

OTHER KEY PERSONNEL

 

RECRUITER

                                                                         Maurice H Hammack, 95 Hedgemore Lane, Bassett

                                                                                 VA 24055-5976     276-629-7436   moh57d@kimbanet.com

 

       REUNION CO-ORDINATOR               

Richard Iwanowski, 4515 W. 55th Street, Chicago,

IL 60632-4721  773-767-1810   ikeiwan@aol.com

 

                                                                                      DATABASE CO-ORDINATOR

                                                                            Phil Kroper, 682 Awini Street Diamondhead

                                                                                 MS 39525-3571         228-255-5107

                                                                                   philkroper@burtonwood-us.org 

 

                                                                                          DIRECTOR EMERITUS

                                                                            Norma Singer, 229H Whitestown Village, Butler

                                                                                   PA 16001-6627    724-287-0933

                                                                                           nl.singer@hotmail.com

 

UK OFFICERS                           

 

                                                  LIFETIME HONORARY UK PRESIDENT & EDITOR - BURTONWOOD TIMES 

                                                                                     Aldon P Ferguson, see above

 

                                                                                                                                                      

                                                                                                 UK PRESIDENT

                                                            Mike Maddock,

                                                            21 Wellingford Close,

                                                            Sunningdale Park,

                                                            Hale Bank,

                                                            Widnes

                                                            WA8 8WG      

                                                            07791 317 153

 

                                                                                      UK TREASURER  

                                                              Lynne Foster,

                                                              9 Sunningdale Close

                                                              Burtonwood,

                                                              Warrington

                                                              WA5 4NR

                                                              01925 223943

                                                      sunnyfosters@talktalk.net

 

                                                                                 MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY  

                                                                Iris Simpson,

                                                                3 Maythorn Avenue,

                                                                Croft,

                                                                Warrington

                                                                WA3 7HP

                                                                01925 764278

                                                           SGISMP@aol.com    

 

                                                                                                   SECRETARY         

                                                                  Vacant

 

                                                                 WHERE TO WRITE

 

                                                          MEMBERSHIP      

                                             US   George Loomis, address as above

                                             UK   Iris Simpson, address as above

 

                                              BURTONWOOD TIMES  EDITOR   

                                                Aldon P Ferguson, address as above

 

                                                                       PAST PRESIDENTS

 

                                                                 1987-88   Colonel Walter W "Dewey" Ott

                                        1989-90   Colonel William D Clement

                                        1991-92   Andrew E Skiba

                                        1993- 94   Wally Baldwin

                                                                 1995-2002 James R Moddrell     

                                                                                  2003-2007 James M Ruel

 

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