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Barnstable to Barnstaple
PHOTOS COURTESY DAVID CURTIS
TWINNED - Barnstable (USA) Town Councilor Leah Curtis
stands at the entrance to Barnstaple, England, namesake to
the one on this side of the pond.
EXCHANGE
PROGRAM
- Curtis and
Barnstaple Mayor
Sue Hayward
exchange gifts.
Councilor Curtis visits town's twin
Barnstable Town CouncilorLeah Curtisvisited with
her counterparts in Barnstaple, England last week,
bearing tidings from this side of the Atlantic.
Activities for her visit included lunch with Barn-
staple Mayor Sue Hayward and Town Clerk Anne
Jenkins, afternoon tea with the mayor and council-
ors, a guided tour of the Guild Hall (town hall), a
guided tour of the heritage center, a guided tour of
alms houses (affordable housing) operated by the
Barnstaple Municipal Charities, meetings with the
Barnstaple Town Centre Management staff, aguided
tour of the town-wide closed circuit TV system, and
meetings with a member of the North Devon district
council and Devon county council.
Curtis was in England visiting with her husband's
family.
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Keeping the USS Bennington's past present
By Barbara Bradley
news@barnstablepatriot.com
COURTESY JOSEPH K PIRES
REUNITED - Each
year duringthe month
of August, Joseph
K. Pires dons his
Navy uniform to
participate in the
Bennington,Vt. Battle
Days festivities.
USS BENNINGTON (COURTESY Of WWW USS-BENNINGTON ORG)
DEDICATED - Memorial committee for the USS Bennington
memorial to shipmates who died in May 1954 in a series of
explosions on the ship. Memorial was dedicated in May 2004.
(L-R) Joe Pires, Bill Collins, Graham Casserley and Coley
McGowan.
Joseph L. Pires of Osterville is
busy man.
From 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday
through Friday, he is a damage pre-
vention representative for KeySpan
Energy Delivery, the largest natural
gas/electric utility company in the
northeast United
States. Evenings
and weekends,
he spends limit-
less hours "Keep-
ing Bennington's
past -present," a
phrase he coined
in reference to
the ship he once
called home. From
1965 through 1969,
Pires served as a
3rd Class Store-
keeper in the Sup-
ply Department
(S-l Division)
aboard aircraft
carrier, USS Ben-
nington.
During his tour
of duty, the Navy
veteran was recipient of a number of
military medals and citations, includ-
ing the Meritorious Unit Citation
Ribbon with a Bronze Star (for direct
combat/support mission off Vietnam
and the Apollo 4 Recovery), Navy
Good Conduct Medal, National De-
fense Service Medal, Vietnam Service
Medal with three engagement Bronze
Stars, Republic of Vietnam Campaign
Medal and the Republic of Vietnam
Gallantry Cross Unit Citation Ribbon.
Bennington Brief History
The Bennington CV/CVA/CVS-20 was
named for Bennington, Vt. and a major
Revolutionary battle fought there in
1777. Built at the Brooklyn, N.Y.Navy
Yard in 1944, she was the carrier of 103
planes, and was one of only 24 Essex-
Class carriers ever built.
Commissioned Feb. 26, 1944, she
played a major role in military history
during World War II and Vietnam.
Decommissioned in January 1970,
the Bennington was stricken from the
Navy roster in 1989 and
was sold for scrap. Her
final voyage was Dec. 7,
1994 when she was towed
to Aiang, India.
Affectionately known
as "Big Benn" by her
shipmates, she is not
forgotten by Pires and
others who served their
tours of duty aboard the
aircraft carrier.
Teamwork
Pires is historian for
the USS Bennington
Association and for its
multi-award-winning
Web site, www.USSBen-
nington.org. He and
fellow veterans, Bill
Copeland of Maynard, Mass. and the
site's Webmaster, Lonnie Whittaker of
Boulder, Mont, maintain the site. It
has received numerous awards for pro-
moting national patriotism and honor-
ing the nation's military and veterans,
and has been added to the archives in
History Television's Wars and Conflicts
section.
Through the Web site, Pires receives
numerous messages from those seek-
ing information about the Bennington.
Requests come from Bennington vet-
erans, other military groups, families
of those who served, and history buffs.
He tries to respond in a timely manner
- even when in-depth research is re-
quired. He says there is nothing better
than reaching out to connect former
shipmates.
Jaroslaw Brancewicz of Szczecinek ,
Poland wished to know the name of
the commander of the Bennington in
September 1967 when it was a re-
covery ship during the NASA space
unmanned mission Apollo - 4.
Many requests come from those who
lost loved ones during their tour of
duty aboard the ship . The daughter
of Lt. JG Charles Edward Hopper, a
pilot who died in May 1954, wrote, "I
am trying to reconnect with anyone
who might have knowledge of this
time period so I can share this with my
children,"
Glenda Jackson also wanted to know
more about her father, Lt. Billy Glen
Jackson who died on board the Ben-
nington.
The father of Donna Hoey, Seaman
Dominic J. Eovino, died in 1954. Hoey,
of Lancaster, Calif., sought information
that would help her younger brother,
Tim, better know the man they called
Dad.
"I never like this part , as it has to do
with the death of a loved one," Pires
said. "Most are pleased to receive the
information and say they finally have
some closure after all these years!
"That part makes me feel good.
Coming through for them makes it all
worth it for me. personally."
In August , Pires was pleased to hear
from Chad Callaghan, son of the ship's
last Captain , William Callaghan Jr.,
now a retired admiral. Chad Callaghan
wrote that his father was recently hos-
pitalized but his health has improved
and he is now home.
"He was extremely impressed with
the site and all of the work you have
put into it ," Callahan wrote. "He
wants to write a letter to you and
the other shipmates to , hopefully, be
published on the USS Bennington
Web site."
Pireswas also primary editor for The
USS Bennington CV/CVA/CVS-20 His-
tory Book published in 2004 by Turner
Publishing Company. The 120 page 9"
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