USS SAINT PAUL (CA-73) Memorial Project The USS Saint Paul Association is pleased to announce the acceptance of an invitation from Minnesota Military & Veterans Museum to host our commemorative memorial on the grounds of their new 32 acre complex in Little Falls, Minnesota. The installation will be located off to the right of the entrance with our memorial artwork gracing a picnic area-like setting.
The work itself is called “Folding Planes” and so positioned as to be a reference point to the museum building. The planes will emulate ship plating and offer the opportunity for engraved cutting throughout to narrate the history and key points of USS SAINT PAUL. The planes are intended to bring forth an aura of sea travel. A visitor will be able to traverse the artwork to achieve a sense of being within our ship. A silhouette of USS SAINT PAUL will be engraved at a strategic visual point upon the plane. Our ship’s anchor will be refurbished and serve to “anchor” the installation; contemplative and welcoming. Construction is expected to commence in late 2026, with our association providing funding through donations sufficient to offset construction costs which are now anticipated to be in the neighborhood of $250,000.The veterans of our association hope that fellow Minnesota veterans and interested citizens will help make this a reality. We are working toward having our project ready for unveiling in August 2027, the planned date of our association's final reunion.
You are invited to email Roger Brown at mosaicsrbb@hotmail.com, John Franz at jpfranz1@aol.com or |
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Who We Are
The Saint Paul Association was established in 1984 by former Saint Paul crew members Hank Koehler and Ike Alliger, who wished to commemorate the USS Saint Paul CA-73 and to renew and maintain the deep friendships developed by former shipmates during their time onboard. The association has held bi-annual reunions since the mid 1980’s.
The Roving Saint, a quarterly publication, is received by all members. The association has also opened its membership to former crewmen of the USS Minneapolis -Saint Paul SSN-708 and all former members of the US Navy Cruiser Sailors Association which ceased operations 2022.
Saint Paul, known to its crew as the “Fighting Saint” participated in three wars, served its country honorably for 26 years [1945-1971] in both war and peace. She is believed to have fired more rounds of naval gunfire at our enemies than any US Navy cruiser. Truly a distinguished ship of the line. Today there are over 1300 association members still active .
THe Roving saintOne of the finest Navy association quarterlies in the country, The Roving Saint is a continuum of the original ship’s paper and has informed and entertained members for more than three decades. Watch here for regular offerings of archived material reprinted to inform and entertain members and non members alike. Membership (see below) brings the glossy, hard copy publication to your door, 4 times a year! |  |
Become a MemberFormer Shipmate of the USS Saint Paul CA-73? Join us as a Regular member for just $25.00 a year! Enjoy our quarterly magazine newsletter The Roving Saint, an annual calendar, an invitation to our Reunion, and a connection to a network of shipmates. Friends and family of former shipmates, and shipmates of other cruisers looking to connect and remember are also welcome to join us as Associate members, and enjoy the same member benefits listed above! |