ASSOCIATION OFFICERS 2022-2026 Pres. Larry Markaverich V.Pres. Paul Fisher Sectry-Treas. Roy Havekost Co-Treas. Carl Kilhoffer Chaplain Edward Salazar Chaplain Charley Collins SAA Roger Mills Membership Chairman, Ray O'Hara Association Historian, Dave Snell EMERITUS William Griffin, Treas. John Spielmann, V.Pres. Norris Fanning, Sectry-Treas. Michael Prince, Chaplain Frank Moore, V.Pres. BOARD of DIRECTORS 2022-2028 Chairmn. Roy Havekost Carl Kilhoffer Tim Slattery Bob Danenhower 1 Vacant seat EMERITUS Vince Piscitelli, Director Wayne Miller, Director David Glaza, Director John McLeod, Director Email: admin@beachjumpers.com OFFICE: 727-487-6252 FAX: 888-249-1769 U.S.N.B.J.A. 357 Sparrow Branch Cir. St. Johns, FL 32259-4543 This association is comprised of former shipmates who served on active duty in a Beach Jumper Unit or other unit as defined in our association by-laws. Information may be contained on this website which was once classified but has since been declassified and is now available to the general public, however, many of our missions and duties remain classified to this day.

Beach Jumpers 1942-72 Beach Jumpers were U.S. Navy tactical cover and deception units which were organized under Admiral H.K. Hewitt, then Commander of 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 and having been detached from "Blue Water" duty on the high seas and assigned to duty with British Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten and the Combined Operations Commandos in England. Fairbanks Tribute Video Documentaries: 1- DARK SEAS 2- WWII BJs 3- DECEPTION

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2025 DUES

If you have not recently received an email from the Beach Jumpers Association your email address that we have on file may be out of date. If you want to receive notices that are emailed periodically send your name, member number and email address to us at: admin@beachjumpers.com and we will include you in the next email notice.

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If you are 80 yrs old, you are entitled to a Life Member status in the Association. Please email us the month and year of your birth so we can update your status to Life Member. Email: admin@beachjumpers.com BJU-1 and BJU-2 members can request a unit specific member list (Microsoft Excel) with addresses, phone and emails via admin@beachjumpers.com . These lists, previously obtained by secure login, are no longer available online for security and privacy reasons.

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2026 LIFE MEMBER cards were mailed out on October 1, 2025. If you do not receive your 2026 Life Member Card, in a reasonable amount of time, please contact the Admin Office and update your information. admin@beachjumpers.com

For those who may be interested, rec'd the following email on 7/12/25 at the Admin Office: Hello, I wanted to introduce myself and let your organization know that I own the P-520. She is the last complete 85’ Air Sea Rescue vessel. I know these and 63’ ASR participated in the Beach Jumpers missions. Currently P-520 is in Chesapeake VA at Atlantic Yacht Basin being repaired. I thought the Beach Jumpers Association would have an interest. My plans are to make repairs and operate the P-520 in the Potomac, Chesapeake & Delaware River as a museum vessel. My 501c3 is Special Warfare & Rescue Vessel Foundation, INC. Thank you, Ted Yadlowsky 410-207-4744 [www.p520.org] (http://www.p520.org) / [www.swrvf.org] (http://www.swrvf.org)

The following members email addresses are no longer up to date with our Admin Office. Please email admin@beachjumpers.com with your current email address. Please list your full name and previous rank so we can accurately update your info. BENTLEY, Edward; CARTER, Joseph; CARTER, Murray; DAHL, Danny; GARCIA, Arturo; GILKEY, Charles; HANKS, Lauren; HAZELWOOD, Thomas; HIERS, Jimmy; JOHNSON, Joseph R.; LAROCQUE, Earl; LEIKEM, Wayne; LUNA, Manuel; MCINTOSH, Richard; MCCRIGHT, Thomas; MCGARRY, Thomas; MITCHELL, Lawrence; POWELL, Kenny; REYNOLDS, Aubrey; ROW, Robert; SCHNEIDER, George; SHEA, Malcolm; SMITH, Larry; STARR, Harold; WAMSLEY, James; WARD, Brian.

ETSN Dannie Cooper BJU-1, 1971-1973 Association Plankowner d. Sept. 28,2025 Memorial page