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The Officers and Directors of the Veteran Wireless Operators Association
 are deeply saddened by the passing of
 

HERMAN AROND, SK
N2CCF

Herman was a long-term member, officer, and former treasurer of the VWOA. He was the 1989 recipient of the VWOA's highest honor, the Marconi Gold Medal honoring him for his 24 years as a radio officer in war and peace.  In 1998 he was awarded the David Kintzer Memorial Award for his service to this organization.

 

SAVE THE DATE

85th Annual Awards Banquet
Saturday, June 5, 2010

Seamen's Church Institute
241 Water St
New York, New York

 

Welcome to the Veteran Wireless Operators Association Home Page.  We hope you find it informative about our organization, its members, and its proud history.

We have a lot of information on this site.  Please feel free to explore.

Try Basic Facts About VWOA to find out about our organization's purposes and about membership and how to join.  You may download a membership application by clicking on this link.

Look into Activities and Awards to find out what we are up to and about the many distinguished individuals who have been honored by the VWOA over the years.

Click here to open a new window and view the fascinating 20 PDF page (2.9 MB) presentation: "Sparks at Sea" by Dr. Miles MacMahon.  To speed things up, we recommend that you right click on the link and save it to your local drive before viewing it.

To see our unique
Electronic Memorial to Sparks Lost at Sea
 during World War II, just click on the image at right

 

Dwight Temple, chief op of KNJL

Don't forget to explore the VWOA Scrapbook for pictures and notes, both and past and present, from the VWOA library.  Oh yes, any contributions for the scrapbook are always welcome, we are always looking to add our library of old photographs, books, and QSL cards.

( Above: Marconi Gold Medalist and VWOA Director Dwight Temple, SK, while radio officer aboard OMI Hudson/KNJL in July 1989)

Enjoy your visit, and if you are a veteran wireless operator, why not join up?   Just turn to the membership page for details.  You'll find a link there to download a membership application.

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Veteran Wireless Operators Association

Mail all correspondence to:

Veteran Wireless Operators Association
P.O. Box 1003   Peck Slip
New York, NY 10272-1003

 

NR1A Sketch Douglas S. Stivison
NR1A
VWOA Webmaster

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