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| This page was established to allow our members to provide support and funding for our effort to establish a memorial for the deceased crew members,their shipmates,friends and families at Admiral Nimitz,Pacific War Memorial at Fredericksburg Texas. We have completed our collections for construction of the memorial plaques and they will be installed at Pearl Harbor day at Pacific War Memorial, Fredericksburg Texas on 6 December 2008.Thanks to all of you sponsors. To those of you who wish to donate,the following instructions will demonstrate the procedures required for payment by : credit card to "Pay Pal". Click on the appropriate button. Click "donation" and provide payment to: endowment funds,Pacific War Memorial,Admiral Nimitz Foundation,Fredericksburg Texas. With "Donations" you can make your own " chosen " donation to Pacific War Memorial Endowment Fund for the Memorial wall and each $1000.00 accumulation of donations will provide yearly interest to provide for the purchase of a floral standing wreath to adorn a plaque every year on Memorial Day until all five plaques are provided for. When a visitor clicks a chosen Pay Pal button,,a new window will open containing a Pay Pal payment details page. You will be prompted to sign in to the existing Pay Pal account ,"endowment funds", then complete your transaction on the Pay Pal web site . Your payment will be recorded by PayPal as a receipt ID which you will receive for the transaction. Please retain it for the future use:` that you will be able to reference this transaction for Pay Pal customer service to provide your account with credit should you request a return. Pay Pal is a very discreet and reputable company with your security foremost in its concern. All donations are returnable on demand to PayPal Payments can be made by personal check, money order or credit card by Pay Pal. Fiscal accountability is assured . Your payments will be kept on deposit until dispensed for proper expense of or Admiral Nimitz Pacific War Memorial. Accountability is absolute. LCDR Archie G. DeRyckere,USN (Ret. A reader of "Halsey's Typhoon", a book by authors:Robert Drury and Tom Clavin presently on sale at Barnes and Noble and "Amazon" book sales was directed to this web-site to support a memorial to the 756 sailors and 92 survivors of Typhoon Cobra. He agreed to match with equal funds up to a total of $1000,all donations to Typhoon Cobra memorial plaque. He is the son of a tin can sailor. Each $10. sponsors one sailor . 4-30-2007 The donations were received. SATURDAY 16,AUGUST,2008 No more donations as sponsor of sailors will be accepted. The Memorial Plaques are now being constructed and their installation ceremony will occur on 6 December,2008 in the courtyard of Pacific War Memorial,Admiral Nimitz Foundation,Fredericksburg Texas, however,we will also have a Memorial Service on Sunday 7 December,2008 |
| The form to your left is to be used for PayPal contributions First name,middle,last optional, if you do not have an e-mail address wife,brother,sister,son,daughter,grandchildren. ship mate, friend or relative Be sure you identify your payment as committed to a donation for the Pacific War Memorial Day Endowment Fund. This will provide for a wreath on Memorial Day each year. I will pursue collections to success. LCDR Archie G. DeRyckere, USN (Ret.) If you make a mistake filling out the form on your computer,click Reset and you can correct it. Click Submit when you are ready. |
TYPHOON COBRA 1944 REUNIONS 2008 & RECEIPT/CHECK/MO ID: NAME: $ AMOUNT:/DATE: RECEIPT NO: REUNION MONEYS 2007 ARE BEING RETURNED AS DIRECTED BY DONORS DUE TO THE VERY SMALL NUMBER OF REQUESTS TO ATTEND. 2008 REQUESTS FOR A REUNION EVAN S. KAKIS 25.00;/10-25-07 7JN606188U109454H KELLY MARION 25.00:/2-26-08 4MJ75212BT035614V A REUNION WILL BE ESTABLISHED WHEN AND IF IT IS DEEMED APPROPRIATE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF REQUESTS TO ATTEND R A REUNION |
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