2017 Reunion to Feature Dr. Alfred McLaren, USN Ret. Arctic Explorer and Author
Dr. McLaren September 13-16, 2017 Holiday Inn, Elk Grove Village Chicago, Illinois Join us in welcoming Dr. Alfred McLaren, USN Retired, Fellow of the Polar Explorer Society, arctic scientist, former Commander the Nuclear Submarine USS Queenfish and celebrated author. Dr. McLaren will share stories from his service in Russian waters mapping the Siberian Shelf as well as his adventures with his wife Audrey around the world. Dr. McLaren also piloted submersibles down to the German Battleship Bismarck and the Liner Titanic. You can learn more about his adventures online at incredible-adventures.com. As the author the books "Silent & Unseen" and "Silent Waters", Dr. McLaren has many amazing stories, we hope you'll join us! The 2017 Reunion will take place in Chicago, Illinois suburb of Elk Grove Village, September 13-17, 2017. All reunion members and their extended families are welcome and - as always - the event will include get-together' over delicious food and several interesting side trips. A tour of the famed Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. with the intact German submarine U505 .We'll also tour the shoreline of Lake Michigan starting from the famed Navy Pier. Come and make new great memories! Make your hotel reservation early!! Call 847-437-6010, mention Frank Knox. It costs nothing to reserve your room early at the low reunion rate of $109/night! Get more info about the hotel. Registration info coming soon! |
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Download our Association Membership Application What's New? Read our Latest Newsletter. 5/12/2016 - Former President Bob Summers passes away from cancer at his home. Read more on our Blog. By Laws By Laws voted on 1/30/16. Mission Statement
The USS Frank Knox Reunion Association conducts reunions and other meetings to foster camaraderie with the officers and sailors who served aboard the USS Frank Knox (DDR-742) during her 27 years of service in the US Navy. The Reunion Association will maintain a factual narrative of the ship and men who served aboard USS Frank Knox.
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U.S.S. Frank Knox in Fiction
Murder on Pratas Reef
Finalist for the 2007 National Best Books Award for Historical Fiction, this must-read delivers a compelling story of suspense and intrigue. Set in the context of the real life accident, the burgeoning Vietnam war and the civil rights movement, the fictional murder tests the men of the Knox to their limits. Follow the adventure as they attempt the next-to-impossible feat of freeing their ship and turn what could have been humiliation into a testament to honor, loyalty, and dedication. See it on Amazon.com.
Finalist for the 2007 National Best Books Award for Historical Fiction, this must-read delivers a compelling story of suspense and intrigue. Set in the context of the real life accident, the burgeoning Vietnam war and the civil rights movement, the fictional murder tests the men of the Knox to their limits. Follow the adventure as they attempt the next-to-impossible feat of freeing their ship and turn what could have been humiliation into a testament to honor, loyalty, and dedication. See it on Amazon.com.
