We will be celebrating BANG's 73rd anniversary in Chattanooga, Tennessee from
September 12 - 15, 2016!
Our hosts will be Beth and Dick (IC 58-62) Gahan.
Reunion headquarters will be at the Historic Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel, 1400 Market Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402.
TRAVEL: If traveling by air its Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA). The hotel is 13 miles from the airport or about 17 minutes and the hotel has a free airport shuttle.
Built in 1908, this historic Downtown inn was once the terminal station for the Southern Railway line. It's 0.6 miles from The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and 1.3 miles from the Tennessee Aquarium. Free bus service originates at the hotel and stops throughout downtown ending at the aquarium. The main hotel offers contemporary rooms and suites, and there are also 48 cozy Victorian sleeper cars on-site for accommodations that celebrate the train theme. All offer free WiFi. Amenities include indoor and outdoor pools, a courtyard with formal gardens and 500+ rose bushes, plus a working 1924 trolley and a model railroad museum (fees). There are event spaces, plus a several restaurants, including one with a singing waitstaff.
From our hotel, the Downtown Electric Shuttle is the easiest way to get around downtown Chattanooga and - it's a FREE ride! Electric shuttles run daily until 11:00 PM about every 5 minutes from the Chattanooga Choo Choo to the Tennessee Aquarium with stops every block in between including the trendy Frazier Avenue shopping area. The shuttle provides front-door transportation to attractions, restaurants, shopping, & hotels in the Downtown area. All Shuttle buses are wheelchair accessible.
Room Rates: SINGLE or DOUBLE $99.00 + tax (Rate good three days before and after reunion.)
Parking is free.
WEB SITE:
Historic Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
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SEE WHO'S ALREADY SIGNED UP!
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REGISTRATION FORM:
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Please feel free to contact Dick if you have any questions about the reunion.
Dick Gahan
smsgtss@etcmail.com
(770) 735-4278
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BANG GANG REUNION COMMITTEE
The Bang Gang Reunion Committee oversees annual Reunions which are open to all shipmates who served aboard USS BANG (SS385) during the years of her commissioned service in the U S Navy, 1943 to 1972.
PRESIDENT - Bill Fenton / 4422 Organ Mesa Loop / Las Cruces, NM 88011-8403 / (575) 532-5830 / ss385@ussbang.com
VICE PRES - Paul Schramm / 3402 Onondaga Street / Kalamazoo, MI 49004-1636 / (269) 345-0859 / inkazoo@hotmail.com
SECRETARY - Harry Ross / 2882 W232nd St / Torrance, CA 90505-2855 /(310) 539-2935 / harrypross@gmail.com
TREASURER - Ed DeLong / 894 Indian Creek Road / Harleysville, PA 19438-1005 / (267) 614-9575 / elk308@comcast.net
PRESIDENT EMERITUS (Currently Editor) - Phil Beals / 2127 Oahu Drive / Holiday, FL 34691-3625 / (727) 934-9665 / pebeals385@juno.com