US Navy Beach Jumpers Association

BJU-2 Little Creek NAB 1962 BJU-2 Guard Duty, Cuba, 1962 BJU-1, Vietnam, 1968

U.S.N.B.J.A.

Officers:

President
Larry Markaverich, BJU1

Vice President
John Spielmann, BJU2

Secretary
Norris Fanning, BJU7

Treasurer
Norris Fanning, BJU7

Chaplain
Rev. Michael Prince, BJU1

Reunion Coordinator 2008
John Spielmann

Board of Directors:

Roy Havekost, BJU2
Carl Kilhoffer, BJU1
Wayne Miller, BJU2
David Glaza, BJU1
Tim Slattery, BJU-2 & 1
. . .

Directors Emeritus:
Vincent Piscitelli, BJU2
John McLeod, BJU1

The association is comprised of former members of Navy Beach Jumper Units and other comparative units as outlined in our association bylaws.
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NEWEST MEMBERS:
RM3 William Abanathie, BJU-1
RD2 George Goto, BJU-1
Earl O'Neal, Associate
LT. C. Felix Harvey, BJU-2
QM3 Dennis Harrison, BJU-1
Paulina Frenchman, Associate

OS1 William Colanduoni, BJU-1

~ ASSOCIATION NOTICES ~
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Our next reunion will be held in San Diego on
November 6, 7 & 8, 2008

The 2008 Challenge Coins are here

Have you made your Pledge yet for
the Beach Jumper Memorial Marker ?

Membership addresses and emails updated as of May 5, 2008 - login here

2008 Annual Dues

Dues is due by
January 31^st
Read this first!

Current members, your 2007 dues must be paid first before 2008 dues is applied, see details

The 'Members Only' section of our website has gone through some changes for 2008. For security reasons complete member rosters, classified association information and EO information and Reunion information-registration is now in the 'Members Only' section. Unique usernames and passwords will be issued to each member for 2008 when dues is paid in full.

New members names will continue to be initially displayed under the Welcome Aboard banner, but full contact info will be on the roster pages whereby a login is required.
The Exec. Board

The association held a BJ memorabilia lottery on St. Patty's Day. The only requirement for entry was that your 2008 dues was paid prior to that day.

Winner: RD2 Richard Morgan, BJU-1, 1959-62
If you failed to get your dues paid on time for the St. Patrick's Day memorabilia lottery, our next lottery will be scheduled some time around July 4th, 2008, check back regularly for more details.

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IN MEMORIAM

Navy Beach Jumpers
1943-1972

Beach Jumpers were United States Navy tactical cover and deception units which were organized under Admiral H. K. Hewitt, then Commander, Amphibious Forces, and all U.S. Naval Forces in Northwest African waters and the Western Mediterranean.
The concept for Beach Jumpers came about as a result of then Lieutenant Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., the Hollywood actor turned naval officer during World War II having been detached from "Blue water" duty on the high seas and assigned to duty with British Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten Combined Operations (Commandos) in England.

Lt. Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Visitors, feel free to browse around our site and read some of the history of this Naval Special Warfare Group.

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