Welcome aboard the web site of the    

USS BETELGEUSE

AK (FBM) 260

REUNION ASSOCIATION

Goose ship patch new "The Goose"Goose ship patch old

SS Columbia Victory 1944 - 1951
USS Betelgeuse AK260 1952 - 1974
The Goose entering Hampton Roads VA.

  

  

 


WELCOME ABOARD!

Your help (comments, information, photos,etc. ) would be greatly appreciated.

If this is your first trip here or you haven't been here in awhile please go to the Crew List and check the information we have on you. Send me an email with any corrections, deletions, additions, etc.  Got some information on a shipmate that's NOT listed? What are you waiting for? Email it to us!


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 Betelgeuse memorial stone

Memorial marker placed in the Charleston Naval Base Memorial 2011

2016 Assocation Officers

 President - Richard Lawell
Vice President - Robert Stadler
Secretary/Treasurer - Arthur Miller
Chaplin - Jay Ebreth
Internet - Elmer Brown
Ship's Historian -
 
Bob Scannell

Guest Book

Hope you can take time to sign our guest book. A great way to let your shipmates know what has happened to you since leaving the Betelgeuse, view what others have posted and a source to renew contacts.

 

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Recent Updates:

I would like to give a special recognition to Dennis Ward for his support of the web site.


November 2023

Email link for Larry Sanders

October 222

Deceased shipmate - Salvator Knight Feb. 16,2022
New contact - Lt. Neil Wright - 68-71


July 2022

Added photos of David Nabozny at Charleston Naval Memorial
New contact - Rene Lamy 1961-68
Deceased shipmate - Bill Chiappi - EMCM/SS - May 25,2022

Febuary 2022

Update Emial address for Dennis Ward
New Contact - David Nabozny 60-64
Deceased Shipmate  - John Hill EM3 - November 1999

August, 2021

Updated email for Rodney Shanon

June 2020
New crew contact - Robert Torres

April 2020
Deceased Shipmate James Balzanna April, 21 2020
New on  crews list - No contact - David Waters 55-57ish

June 2019
Deceased Shipmate - Bob Scannell - June 1. 2019
New contact - Steven Matthews  EM2 69-71

March 2019
Deceased Shipmate - Arthur Miller - March 7, 2019
Reunion news update
Deceased Shipmate - Richard Risk - December, 2017
Deceased Shipmate - Rich Medaska - December, 2013

December 2018
Added to photos-Ship's Bell in Milto PA church
and the Goose in mothball.

November 2018
Updated links page
New contact JB Lamonte =1968
New contacts - Johnslim & Tom Buchholz - 65-67
New contact - Richard Williams 70-71
New contact - Michell Lieberman  62-63
New contact - Terry Desilrt - 66-68
New contact - Anthony Lee Turner ( Tex ) 1967
Deceased shipmate - Pau Winter -June, 2018

Setember 2018
Deceased Shipmate BOBBY CRIBB - Augustt 29, 2018

October, 2016
Email address change - Paul Knapp

September, 2016
Deceased Shipmate - Jimmy Miller Sept 26. 2016
New shipmate listing - John Beach 56-58

August 2016
Email address - Roy Johnson 64-67
Email address - Barry Mcfarland 60-62

June 2016
Email address change - William West

March 2016
Deceased Shipmate - Don Kraker March 6, 2012

December 2015

2016 Reunion planning.
See reunion news for details

November, 2015
Email Address change - Jay Ebreth
New contact - Bobby Worth 58-60
New contact - Bruce Tucker 63-64
Deceased Shipmate - Hilton Logue - April 4, 2015
Deceased Shipmate - James Trotter - May 16, 2015
Deceased Shipmate - Henry Varnadore - Nov 11, 2015

Febuary 2015
Deceased Shipmate - George Smith - January 20, 2015
Email address changed - Walter Tucker

January 2015
2015 reunion details.
Added photo - April1962 Holy Loch.

December, 2014
Deceased Shipmate - Charles Auten - June or July 2014
Added photo- Remembering Holy Loch article with photos.

November, 2014
Deceased Shipmate - Alonzo ( Lonnie ) DeCell - Febuary 20, 2014
James Deforest Nelson - XO 1955 - May 5, 1961

August, 2014
Deceased Shipmate - Harold Glasure - July 25, 2013

July. 2014
New Contact - Joseph Summa 59*61
Email changes
Tom McGuire  63-65
Jim Keil 67-68