The USS SAINT PAUL ASSOCIATION was founded in 1984 and has welcomed some 3,600 shipmates as members. Currently we number 1,200 active members of which some 300 served on sister ships. With the ship being decommissioned in 1971 we are now an association of octogenarians with a goodly number of Korean conflict veterans, about two dozen WW11 veterans and several hundred Vietnam era veterans. From her launching in 1944 to the present day activities of our association, a span of 80 years, our veterans have represented Saint Paul and Minnesota with pride, dignity and professionalism. USS Saint Paul (CA-73) served her country in peacetime as a flagship, and was a key naval participant in three wars. She was awarded 18 battle stars and holds the distinction of firing the final naval rounds of the home islands of Japan, thus ending World War II, as well as firing the final rounds of the Korean conflict. She made a record five deployments to Vietnam, being involved in interdiction missions north of the DMZ and naval gunfire support missions in the south. Our memorial to USS Saint Paul will be the only major memorial to a Baltimore Class Heavy Cruiser, a major element of our Nation’s security for some 3 decades. A historically valuable collection of ship artifacts, currently on display in Massachusetts, has been offered for display to the Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum in Little Falls, Minnesota. Our suggested levels of contribution are listed below. In line with tradition in these matters the levels from "$1,000 Plankowner" to "$25,000 The 18 Battle Star Circle" will be affixed in an appropriate manner to the final installation. Levels below, as well as Member Memorial Donations (below $1,000), will be recorded and placed on record at the installation. All donations will be received with thanks and applied towards the memorial and its ongoing maintenance. The USS SAINT PAUL ASSOCIATION, Inc. is a non-profit organization under the Internal Revenue Code, Section 501(c)(19). Donations are tax deductible. | Permanent Memorial Fund57%
Goal:
$250,000.00
Collected:
$143,079.09
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Learn more about the USS Saint Paul's story by taking a virtual guided tour through the first curated ship's exhibit
Member Memorial Donations Donations to the permanent memorial have been made in honor of these departed shipmates. To make a donation in honor of a shipmate, please add a comment to the donation form above. |
Mike Berezny Jim Brown C. Edward Burdett William Rogers Butler |
Kenneth Fahn Leo Fraedrich Jack T. Gunnels Larry Hovland |
Dennis McFadden Richard Roush Pete Summers |
Permanent Memorial Donors
Thank you to all of donors who are helping to make this memorial a reality
The 18 Battle Stars Circle- $25,000 Channing Zucker- $35,100 W. Robert Park- $25,000 Seventh Fleet Flagship Circle- $10,000 Robert Hulsy- $21,224 The Fighting Saint Tier- $5,000 Guardian of 'Tornado' Tier- $3,000 Roger Brown- $3,848 American Legion Post 580- $3,000 Plankowner- $1,000 Thomas Jezierny- $2,000 John Franz - $2,000 American Legion Post 491 Bayport- $1,500 Curtis Schiebel- $1,125 Robert Siplon- $1,150 John McLaughlin- $1,000 Peter Meuleveld- $1,000 Duane Nelson- $1,000 Michele Sims- $1,000 Norman Spencer- $1,000 American Legion Post 249- $1,000 Minnesota VFW Charitable Assoc.- $1,000 VFW Post 494- $1,000 VFW Post 6690- $1,000 Captain's Circle- $270 Donald Chateau Sr.- $300 John Duplechein- $520 Barry & Janie Fitzgerald- $500 Frederick Funke- $300 Gordon Gonion- $800 W. Helton- $520 Robert Jamison- $270 Donald Milsten- $525 Gerald Norton Jr.- $290 Norman Spencer- $294 Robert Waytulonis- $320 Finkelstein Vineyards- $930 Apple Valley American Legion- $500 VFW Post 4393- $500 VFW Larson Deneen Post 2747- $500 Elk River-Rogers VFW Post 5518- $500 Battle Star Circle- $180 Charles Boecking Harrison Ellenshaw Elias Escamilla Dean McClelland Roger Morse Stanley Smith Doug Soellner Mike Thyberg American Legion Post 46 VFW Post 4046 Hungnam Evacuation Circle- $100 Timothy Alm Dennis Arnold Linda Beall Kenneth Braccio Larry Branstrom | Hungnam Evacuation Circle continued Robert Carlson Sr. Kristal Cline Patsy Congiusta Alan Crawley Beverly Cullity Rich Peter D'Amico Mary Farnum Charles Federico Leroy Fontenot Theodore Fraedrich Daniel Gartner James Giles Thomas Hallberg Herbert Hays III Lenus Heintz Richard Kelleher Ronald Kienholz Robert Koehler Sr. Charles Lednick Rebecca Miller Lawrence Nolan Brent Palochonski Barney Pultz William Schiebel Gary Schnurrpusch Stanley Smith James Ward American Legion 186 Keep-Zimmer VFW Post 1782 Wings of the North Family Circle- $50 Louise Calleo Ronald Clayton Duane Costello Robert Doehne Sage Downey Ernest Fanning William Flail Dennis Florreich Robert Jenkins III Rose Ann Jones James McBee Dennis McNerney Dexter Moen Robert Oldani Robert Pollock Fred Potter Allen Rapini Keith Rivard Michael Schiebel Michael Sur Robert Sutton Harvey Teed Lisa Wilburn American Legion Post 62 Foster- Bernhardt Post 373 Continuous Service Circle- $26 Larry Aandahl Ron Dale Michael Guisinger Charles Lofstedt Olaf Hansen Joe Higgins Harold McHone Cathy Moss John Shinkle Rudy Spiros Robert Tomlin |
Suggested Levels for Participation
These levels of participation are intended for individuals and friends of the association. We welcome with great appreciation individual donations of any amount. Thank you!
The 18 Battle Star Circle- $25,000
Seventh Fleet Flagship Circle- $10,000
The Fighting Saint Tier- $5,000
Guardian of 'Tornado' Tier- $3,000
Plankowner- $1,000
Captain's Circle- $270
In tribute to the ship's 27 commanding officers
Battle Star Circle- $180
World War II 1 Battle Star
Korean Conflict 8 Battle Stars
Vietnam War 9 Battle Stars
Hungnam Evacuation Circle- $100
Honoring the 12 days and nights of firing to provide cover for one of the greatest evacuations by sea in history culminating on Christmas Eve 1950
Family Circle- $50
With thanks to the thousands of family members who supported and stood by the USS Saint Paul sailors
Continuous Service Circle- $26
In recognition of the 26 years (1945-1971) of continuous service, a Baltimore Class cruiser service record