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New Photos have been added to
the Photo Album! All of our photos need CAPTIONS... so take a look at the photos and if you can tell
us anything about the photo or the people, email the Webmaster with your comments!
Please take a moment to view our new
SICK BAY page.
The page
is now accessible from the navigation
bar (on the left)
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The Reunion Information
is Here!
Please "click" here
or on the Link to
the Left to view!
ANNOUNCEMENT
We received a call from
Phyllis Norris. Her husband, Tom Norris, passed away last night. Tom served aboard the Elokomin during the late 50's or early
60's. He was diagnosed with Mesotheleoma about a year and a half ago. He was a great guy. We had the pleasure of getting to
know them at the reunion in Buffalo in 2006. He will be dearly missed.
Condolences can be sent to
Phyllis and family at:
Phyllis Norris
1671 W McMillan Road
Muskegan MI 49445
To all Crewmembers:
Please note that the following
contact information has been changed.
For Applications, Crew Rosters,
Taps Listing, etc. the new
Secretaries are Dick & Yvonne
Crossman
For the website, please contact
the Web Master at
The USS ELOKOMIN (AO-55) was an auxiliary oiler of the
United States Navy, attached to Service Force, Atlantic Fleet. All Oilers of the Navy, by tradition, are named after
rivers with Indian names; the ELOKOMIN was no exception. The ELOKOMIN river is a small river, 22 miles in length, which
is located in Wahkiaukum County in the state of Washington.
The name
of the river was given by the local Indians and means “lost hunter or chief”. This was derived from an old legend
concerning an Indian Chief being lost in the canyons along the upper Elokomin. To this day, there is some dispute as to the
proper spelling of the river’s name. Locally, it is spelled ELOCHOMAN, however, the Federal and State governments spell
it ELOKOMIN.
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