Welcome to the USS BELKNAP Association

Belknap Memorial Plaque in the US Navy Memorial, Washington, D.C.

Greetings to all our Shipmates! We have the opportunity to have our ship recognized in a prominent place on the historic Commemorative Plaque Wall at the U.S. Navy Memorial and Naval Heritage Center on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, D.C.

Read about the Belknap Memorial Plaque at the US Navy Memorial.

The Belknap Book - "Starbuster" has been published!

Check out "Starbuster" and the other books about Belknap, or written by our shipmates.

Link to the url's referenced in "Starbuster"

Newsletter Winter 2012

Belknap Newsletter Winter 2012 is posted online.

This newsletter is a .Pdf document (1.0 MB) which you can open in the browser or save to your computer.

Inside: Save $$$ by early registration.

Treasurer's Reminder

Association dues should be sent to the treasurer if you have not already done so for 2012, Thanks.

Veteran Points of Contact

List of web-sites that provide information on Veterans benefits and how to file/ask for them. There are many sites that explain how to obtain books, military/medical records, information and how to appeal a denied claim with the VA.

Welcome Aboard!

This site is dedicated to the men who served in USS Belknap (DLG/CG-26) from 7 November 1964 through 15 February 1995.

We also invite all crewmembers who served the first USS Belknap AVD-8/DD251/APD-34 during World War 2, (and/or their family), to join us!

When we repeat the stories and exploits of either Belknap, we are keeping alive their sacrifices in the defense of our great nation!

Reunion 2012

The reunion for 2012 will be held in Virginia Beach on the 18th, 19th, and 20th of October at the Holiday Inn, Virginia Beach/Norfolk Hotel & Conference Center.

The tours are being checked out and the menu is being worked out for the banquet, and is in the January newsletter.

Save $$$ by registering early.

Memories

Just a link to remind us of all the fun we are missing:

Sleek, sucking-fuel alonside ops.
http://dmn.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Rough-Replenishment.jpg

Reunion 2011

St. Louis, MO Reunion is in the history book, get set for Norfolk in 2012.

Photos and stories will be posted as soon as I get them.

Find a lost shipmate!

If you recall a shipmate you sailed with, Google his name, contact him and have him register with us.

This site is for all our shipmates.

Shipmate's Corner

Index of your shipmates pages
Shipmate R. Belch's Health question