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  Jefferson City, Missouri - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is the principal city of the Jefferson City, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of both Callaway and Cole Counties.
Jefferson City is in the Ozarks on the Missouri River near the geographic center of the state, and is dominated by a beautiful domed Capitol, rising from a bluff overlooking the Missouri River.
In the city the population was spread out with 20.9% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jefferson_City,_Missouri   (904 words)

  
 USS Newport News (CA-148) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
At 1114 she refueled with USS Kiwishiwi (AO-146), and rearmed and replenished from the MOUNT HOOD at 1432.
On the 11th she rendezvoused with the USS Kansas City (AOR-3) north of Midway Island at 2011.
Newport News refueled USS Green Bay (PG-101) on 3 December, and was refueled by USS Canisteo (AO-99) on the 4th and 5th (from 2325-0130).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Newport_News_(CA-148)   (14834 words)

  
 USS Kansas City (AOR 3)
USS KANSAS CITY is struck by the USS HENRY B. (DDG 7) while moored at Subic Bay, Philippines.
USS HARRY W. (DD 986) collides with the USS KANSAS CITY during an underway replenishment at about 0630 local time.
The KANSAS CITY suffers two underwater holes in fuel tanks, a crushed bulwark and various external topside damage from mid-ship to aft on the starboard side.
navysite.de /aor/aor3.htm   (201 words)

  
 SSN 759 - USS Jefferson City Submarine
Jefferson City is located on the Missouri River near the geographic center of the state, and is dominated by a beautiful domed Capitol, rising from a bluff overlooking the Missouri River.
In Jefferson City´s case it was East and West.
The population of Jefferson City is 39,636 (2000 census).
www.ussjeffersoncity.net /data/city.htm   (929 words)

  
 Colorado - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kansas and Nebraska border Colorado to the east.
The plains are sparsely settled with most population along the South Platte and the Arkansas rivers and the I-70 corridor.
Winter wheat is a typical crop and most small towns in the region boast both a water tower and a grain elevator.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Colorado   (2422 words)

  
 USS SAVANNAH
The USS SAVANNAH (AOR-4) is the FIFTH ship commissioned in the United States Navy to bear the name SAVANNAH.
USS WITCHITA (AOR-1), USS MILWAUKEE (AOR-2), USS KANSAS CITY (AOR-3), USS WABASH (AOR-5), and USS KALAMAZOO (AOR-6),along with the SAVANNAH, comprise the AOR-1 Class.
Replenishment oilers are named by the Navy in honor of United States cities and rivers whose names are of American Indian origin.
www.kec-co.com /uss_savannah.htm   (329 words)

  
 Richard Dexter
Dexter was born in Kansas City and lived in the area his entire life, the last 52 years, since February 10, 1950 in Prairie Village.
As an alumnus of M.U., he belonged to its Jefferson Club, its national and Kansas City alumni groups, the Tiger Scholarship Fund and the Kansas City Tiger Club, and was a contributor to the library's endowment.
In Kansas City, he was Commanding Officer of Surface Division 9-121 and of Naval Reserve Officers' School 9-8.
www.ussdehaven.org /obit/dexter.htm   (739 words)

  
 U.S.S. Mariner - Seattle Mariners and general baseball discussion
The U.S.S. Mariner was a tug (the Jack T. Scully) that was pressed into naval service during the first World War.
Another U.S.S. Mariner made a brief appearance in the mid-80s as a ship, staffed by real Navy enlisted men, that sat behind the Kingdome's center field fence.
The U.S.S. Mariner is in no way affiliated with, condoned or given any notice by the Seattle Mariners baseball team, who have their own website.
www.ussmariner.com /index.php?s=ichiro!&submit=Search   (1442 words)

  
 KANSAS CITY
He once told me that the Kansas City was special to him since it was the only ship that was completely built from the laying of the keel to commissioning while he was there.
USS Kansas City (AOR-3) entering the harbor at San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1970.
The Kansas City on Pier E in August 1970 after arriving at her first home port in Long Beach, CA.
www.qsl.net /w5cgh/kansascity.html   (389 words)

  
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As the flagship of the commander of the 7th Fleet, the USS Oklahoma City was homeported in Yacusa, Japan, but made trips to Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines and Subic Bay.
The Oklahoma City was also the last ship in the U.S. Navy to have teakwood decks and mahogany handrails - for the benefit of the admirals and hundreds of dignitaries that it hosted.
The USS Oklahoma City is 610 feet long, has a beam of 66 feet and a top speed of 30 knots.
www.ussokcity.com /jump1.html   (809 words)

  
 Kansas City
The city has held back sprawl thanks to strategic placement of green space and hundreds of fountains (an echo of neighboring K.C., known as the City of Fountains).
Kansas City, Red Friday is finally here--time to paint the town Kansas City Chief Red on Friday, Sep...
The Kansas City Chiefs American football club is a National Football League team based in Kansas City, Missouri.
www.squidoo.com /kansascity   (1964 words)

  
 Kansas History ONLINE
Anna Hoch, daughter of Kansas Governor E.W. Hoch, launches the USS Kansas in Camden, New Jersey, by breaking a bottle of Kansas spring water over the bow to emphasize the state’s constitutional commitment to prohibition.
Perhaps it is the prairie-sized parade of extraordinary moments, periodic natural and man-made catastrophes, incomprehensible decisions, and unrelenting resilience that mark the history of the state.
KansasHistoryOnline is a project of the Hall Center for the Humanities at the University of Kansas in association with the Kansas State Historical Society.
www.kansashistoryonline.org /ksh/index.asp?c_id=341   (662 words)

  
 A report on all past USS Fletcher reunions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Ray V. Allen, a dentist from West Virginia, was obsessed with the idea of a Fletcher reunion and it was he who announced that the next year, 1971, the USS Fletcher DD-445 would hold it's first reunion in conjunction with the League of Naval Destroyermen event in the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania.
The new USS Fletcher DD-992 was being completed in the Ingalls Ship Building Yard in Pascagoula, Mississippi and the 165 Fletchermen, their wives, and others were honored guests for the commissioning ceremonies on 12 July 1980.
This was the group's 25th annual reunion so it was appropriate to hold it in the City of Brotherly Love and the nation's capitol from 1781 to 1804.
www.ussfletcher.org /past.html   (3651 words)

  
 Upper Susquehanna Synod, ELCA - Video Resource
A gloomy city and its children discover "You can't stop Christmas" from Matthew the new carpenter in town.
The action takes place in cities like Seattle, Denver, Chicago, Omaha and in the nation’s capital as volunteers experience how it feels to be agents for positive change.
This two-tape series is one of the greatest dramas of all time, Joseph is the favorite son of Jacob- and the enemy of his jealous brothers who carry out what is very nearly his death.
www.uss-elca.org /video4.htm   (12348 words)

  
 nlfan.com: Kansas City T-Bones Mascots, Fans & Atmosphere
One innovation is the placing of the clubhouses and batting cages in building in the outfield where fans can watch (assuming they arrive early enough and their are players tuning up).
My first impressions of Kansas City fans was made long before I ever set foot in the stadium.
Even away from the ballpark visitors to the Kansas City area will find themselves more than welcome in restaurants and other sites.
www.nlfan.com /kansascity/atmosphere.shtml   (510 words)

  
 Elk City Internet Foster Family
Their first child Mike Foster joined the Kansas Army National Guard in 1975 and in 1976 he left the guard to join the regular Army.
In 1981-82 Foster was an instructor in the United States Naval Academy teaching Seamanship and Tactics and Sailing in Annapolis, Md. Greg retired from the Naval Reserves in 1998 at the rank of Commander.
James is son number three; he enlisted in the Kansas Army National Guard in 1978, and entered active duty in 1980, attending Radio Operator's Course, followed by Basic Airborne Course and finally Special Forces Qualification Course graduating in 1981.
skyways.lib.ks.us /towns/ElkCity/fosterfamily.html   (628 words)

  
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Master Chief Paul Ramirez, 44, said his tour on the USS Oklahoma City was the reason he stayed in the Navy.
Launched on Feb. 20, 1944, the USS Oklahoma City joined Carrier Group 38.1 for the Okinawan campaign of World War II and served as part of the occupational forces stationed in Tokyo Bay until Jan. 30, 1946.
Baker, whose last visit to the Oklahoma City was in 1995, hopes to fly to Hawaii to make one more trip through the ship's wardroom and bridge to remove some items for a museum in Oklahoma City.
www.ussokcity.com /jump2.html   (470 words)

  
 MEMORANDUM
A guest in a private home is usually awakened in the morning by a light tapping on the door and an invitation to join the host at breakfast.
USS Coral Sea (CV 43) was decommissioned and scrapped 2 July 1993.
Other ships' names appearing have been USS Missouri (BB 63) which was decommissioned on 31 March 1992 and USS Nimitz (CVN 68) which is an active ship.
www.ussyorktown.com /yorktown/memorandum.htm   (480 words)

  
 Battleship USS Washington BB56 - Shipmates
After leaving the USS Washington he was transferred to the USS Wyoming where it was a privilege to serve with a future President, Jimmy Carter.
He flew F4U Corsairs from the carrier USS Essex and participated in the Okinawa campaign and actions against the home islands.
Active WWII duty included service aboard the USS Washington from July 1945 to May 1946 in various gunnery divisions, and was division officer of a 40 MM battery division.
www.usswashington.com /profil27.htm   (927 words)

  
 100,000 miles Hit and Run, Hit and Run
I was raised in northeast Kansas City, Missouri.
After I graduated from boot camp I was transferred to the USS Yorktown (CV 10) carrier.
He was discharged, went to Kansas City, picked up my mother, traveled to Oceana to pick me up and the three of us then traveled to New York City.
www.ussyorktown.com /yorktown/cox.htm   (1995 words)

  
 SSN 759 - USS Jefferson City Submarine
DEAN A. Commander Dean A. Richter was born in Washington, Missouri, and resided in both Owensville and Jefferson City, Missouri, before entering the naval service.
Commander Dean Richter came to Jefferson City the week of November 4, 2002, to visit his family, and was kind enough to allow us to schedule some visits with him and his family while he was here.
Jefferson City News Tribune reporter Christina Stueve got a great interview with Commander Richter while he was in town.
www.ussjeffersoncity.net /data/commander.php   (616 words)

  
 Photo Gallery
Building through World War II USS Missouri shakedown cruise summer, 1944.
He was the Chaplain aboard the USS Kansas City.
USS Missouri at Ford Island today with wreckage from Battleship Row in the foreground.
www.ussmissouri.com /Photo_Gallery.aspx   (352 words)

  
 Science Fiction and Fantasy in Kansas City
Modern Kansas City Fandom traces its origins to the founding of the Kansas City Science Fiction and Fantasy Society in July of 1971.
From Robert A. Heinlein and Manley Banister to Elizabeth Scarborough and Robin Wayne Bailey, from the 1976 World Science Fiction Convention to the 1997 and 2002 Nebula Awards® Weekends, and the 2003 World Horror Convention, science fiction is alive and well in Kansas City.
Campbell Conference - Usually held in Lawrence, Kansas, but in 2007 the Campbell Conference will be held in Kansas City, Missouir in conjunction with the Heinlein Centenial.
sff.net /people/sfreader/sflinks.htm   (568 words)

  
 USS Hassayampa (AO-145) - "Finest Oiler in the Fleet, she was."
USS Hassayampa (AO-145) - "Finest Oiler in the Fleet, she was."
USNS Hassayampa refueling USS Ranger (CV-61) to port and USS Shasta (AE-33) to starboard, 27 Sept 1987
During the 1987 Indian Ocean deployment the USS Ranger and USS Missouri Battle Groups were combined and became Joint Task Force 200.
www.angelwind.com /hassayampa/photo_1981_91.html   (747 words)

  
 USS Colorado Alumni Association   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
This model has been donated to the University Memorial Center at Boulder, Colorado and is now displayed with the ship's bell and wheel in the Veterans Lounge.
The "Sunday Flag" of the USS Colorado is a 9 ft by 17 ft Ceremonial flag with 48 stars.
It was flown on special occasions such as during change of command or when an Admiral was on board.
www.usscolorado.org /Alumni/Alumni.htm   (955 words)

  
 Homepage - USS Rich - Deceased Shipmates   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
He served in many battles in the South Pacific and was awarded the Bronze Star aboard the USS Heermann after the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
He was a Pearl Harbor Survivor, being stationed on the USS Cassin in dry dock that was hit by bombs and burned.
Survivors include his wife, Valmore, of the home, two children, Sandra Kay Beets and husband John of Kansas City and John Holcomb Jr and wife Erin of Branson; one brother, Larry Holcomb, of Mildred; one sister, Shirley Blansit of Newark, Ohio and two grandsons; Brock Holcomb, of Oskaloosa, Iowa and Ryan McCall of Branson.
www.ussrich.org /crewlist/holcomb.html   (316 words)

  
 [uss-joshua] Fw: Planet Comicon, Kansas City, March 27-28, 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
This is his first appearance in the Kansas City area.
This is Steve's first appearance in the Kansas City area.
Taking his name from a tree only slightly larger than himself, at 7'6" tall and a hefty 450 pounds, this Topeka, Kansas native and relative newcomer to the wrestling scene is tied with Giant Gonzalez as the largest professional wrestler in history.
listserv.ussjoshua.org /pipermail/uss-joshua/2004-March/001218.html   (1348 words)

  
 Press
Leonard Shea with the USS San Diego Memorial Association walks on the area near the 'G' Street Pier that will become the USS San Diego Memorial when built next to the 'G' Street Pier off Harbor Drive.
Among Daub's numerous public sculptures are the World War 11 commemorative bronze plaque in Asan Park, Guam; the dramatic Lewis and Clark monument in Kansas City, and the huge medallion on the Supreme Court of the State of Nevada in Carson City.
The beauty and historical significance of the USS San Diego Memorial prompted the Port of San Diego, through its Public Art Program, to donate the waterfront site for the monument on Harbor Drive.
www.usssandiego.org /Press/LGHS_20030323.htm   (708 words)

  
 May
She arrived in the PI on May 6th and moored port side to the USS Kiwishiwi (AO 146), at Alava Wharf at 1159.
The 11,400 mile transit had been completed in 22 days, 10 hours at an average speed of 23.2 knots.
Three firing missions were on the docket for the first day of June as the ship fired 124 8-inch shells and caused six secondary explosions.
www.uss-newport-news.com /hist/may.htm   (1557 words)

  
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Short article with photo about the the United States Navy's new "replenishment ship" called the USS Kansas City.
Illustrations: No Subjects: Boats, USS Kansas City, United States Navy, Military,
Kansas City Public Library : 14 West 10th Street : Kansas City, MO 64105
www.kclibrary.org /localhistory/media.cfm?mediaID=101445   (43 words)

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