The USS Tarawa Veterans Association is looking for mates and announcing the 24th annual reunion will be held in Pensacola, Fla. from April 25 to April 28, 2013. Contacts for membership and reunion information are: Ken Underdown, president; 31 Islet Road, Levittown, Pa. 19057, or call 215-547-0245 or Walter Tothero, membership/treasurer, 105 N. Tranquil Trail, Crawfordsville, IN, 47933 or call 765-362-8937 or email

walsue@accelplus.net.