The officers of the troop work hard to contain costs for our annual nominating dinner, but expenses have steadily increased over the past thirty years. Our concern is that retired members or those on a fixed income may be forced to withdraw if the full costs of the dinner are reflected in the dinner charge.

A few years ago we created a dinner fund where members can contribute above and beyond the basic cost and thereby ensure that all members who wish to attend can do so. All contributions are anonymous and we are happy to report that the concept has been a great success. As a result of a very generous contribution of the Carron family in memory of a member's father we have renamed it the Carron Dinner Fund.

Members donating $100, or more, to the fund may nominate the gift to be in memory of some relative or comrade, active, retired or deceased, who served in an active theater of war. Actual amounts will not be disclosed. The name of the veteran will be published below, together with dates and service: 

                                                       In Memory

Major Robin Adshead, 1st Bn. 6th Gurkha Rifles/AAC, Malaya 1954 - 1960, Borneo 1962 - 1966

Captain Michael Allmand, VC, 3rd Bn. 6th Gurkha Rifles, KIA on Chindit operations, Burma, 1944

Major (A/Col.) Andrew Stewart Anderson, Liverpool Scottish Rgt., killed in action, Ypres, 1916

Lt. R. Gavin S. Anderson, Royal Navy Reserve, Cyprus Emergency, 1955 - 1958

Major George Stewart Anderson, 7th Bn. Worcestershire Rgt., Dunkirk (wounded) 1940

Pvt Richard E. Carey, USA, KIA Belgium 1944, and his six brothers who served and returned

Lt. Roger Peter Carron, 1st Bn. 6th Gurkha Rifles, Malayan Emergency, 1958 -1960

Capt. Harry L. Conlin, The Cheshire Regt., Northern Ireland, "The Troubles", 1971 - 1974

Captain Richard Fieingold, US Army Dental Corps, Cold War Era, 1962 - 1964

Rear Adm. Luis de Florez USN, pioneer aviator, WW I and WW II, Dir. Res. CIA, Off. Naval Res.

Master Sergeant Francis P. Farrazzano, WW II, Patton's Third Army, France, 1944 - 1945

Lt. Cdr. George H. Goodman, RNVR, G.C., MBE, (mine disposal) North Africa, gazetted 1942

Col. Abraham Gould (great grandson of Nathan Gold) KIA, Ridgefield, 1777

Col. James "Jacques" Guyon, 1st Regt. Horse Artillery, New York Militia, War of 1812

Flt. Lt. Sir Jack Hayward, RAF, Glider Pilot, Chindit fly in, 6th Gurkha Rifles, Burma, 1944-1945
 

Capt. Tom J. Hudner, USN, Medal of Honor, 1946 - 1973, Korea, 32nd Sqn., Chosin, 1950

Major Michael Lindsay-Stewart, Black Watch, Northern Ireland, "The Troubles", 1970 - 1976

Major Gerald V. May, Office of Strategic Services, 1943 - 1946

Sgt. Erwin McIndoo, 302nd  Engineers, 77th Div., AEF, France, 1917-1919

Major William A. Murphy, USAF, 1942 - 1947, South West Pacific, 1942 - 1945

Lt. Col. James R. Neral, USAF, 1941 - 1945, 394th Bomber Grp., 585th Squadron. Europe

Capt. Fred H. Parkin, 17th Tank Destroyers, United States Army, Europe, 1942 - 1945

CPO Joseph Piscitelli, United States Navy, 1928 - 1956, Atlantic theatre, 1941 - 1945

Lt. Tarrant Putnam, Adjt., 5th Mass. Regt.  1775 - 1776, died on active service, 1776

General Charles W. Sweeney, USAF, 1941 - 1976, 393 Sqn., Nagasaki bomber pilot, 1945

Lt. (bvt. Capt.) Henry N. Timolat, 131st New York Volunteer Infantry, died of wounds, 1865

Lt. Hugh Wallace, 2nd Bn. 6th Gurkha Rifles, killed in action, Sarawak, Borneo, 1963

Capt. Frank White, USAAC, 1941 - 1945, B-26 pilot, European theatre, 1942 - 1945

Lt. Col. Michael L. Whitehead, 1st Bn. 6th Gurkha Rifles, Malaya, Borneo, 1959 - 1966

Sqn. Ldr. Gilbert Wild, 68th (Nightfighter) Squadron, Royal Air Force, Europe, 1939 - 1945

Pvt. Ebenzer Witter Jr., Continental Army, later Seaman, US privateer Discovery, 1776 - 1781

Ens. Jean C. Witter, USS San Francisco; Guadalcanal, Tulagi, KIA off Cape Esperance, 1942

2/Lt Peter Young, Royal West African Frontier Force, Nigeria, 1959 - 1960


John Woods Conlin
Mess President, Gold's Dragoons