US Navy Beach Jumpers Memorial Marker
Ocracoke Island, NC

  October 23, 2009


 Ceremony Agenda, October 23, 2009

 Wayne Miller, Master of Ceremony
Ocracoke Museum Grounds 11:00am

Presentation of Colors U.S.C.G. Honor Guard
 

Welcoming remarks,  Wayne Miller, MC


Introduce Honored Guests, VIP’s and WWII Veterans
Wayne Miller, MC


Speakers:
Earl O’Neal, Author, Ocracoke Island Historian,
Associate Member USNBJA
 

Doug Stover, Cultural Resource Specialist, NPS
 

Capt. David Haynes, U.S.C.G. Sector North Carolina
 

Norris Fanning, BJU-7, WWII, Sectry/Treasurer USNBJA
 

Edwin Benjamins, BJU-6, WWII, Member USNBJA
 

Joseph C. Hogan, BJU-6, WWII, Member USNBJA
 

C. Felix Harvey, BJU-2, WWII, Member USNBJA
 

Roy Havekost, Chairman, Board of Directors
 

Presentation of Awards
 Larry Markaverich, President, USNBJA,
Roy Havekost, Chairman BoD
 

Benediction
Rev. Joyce Reynolds, United Methodist Church

 

Navy Hymn, Soloist, Roger Mills, Sergeant at Arms, USNBJA
 

Proceed to Loop Shack Hill for unveiling,
then to Community Center for lunch refreshments.

 

 

 

 

 

REUNION NEWSLETTER

View reunion photos:

Slideshow 1, Havekost

Slideshow 2, Marco

Slideshow 3, Mills

Island Press News Article

Donor Plaque

Main Index Page


BJA Memorial Marker Committee:
Roger Mills, BJU2,
Larry Markaverich, BJU1
Norris Fanning, BJU7
Carl Kilhoffer, BJU1
Roy Havekost, BJU2
Gordon Welch, BJU2


 

Photo used for the engraving of the Beach Jumper boats was edited from a video supplied by Capt. James Hobbs, BJU-1,
1953-56
 


 

Photo used for the engraving of Loop Shack Hill from the archives of
SO2/c Wilmer Cochran, BJU-6,
1943-44