hi al, iʹm the secretary/treasurer of the new england chapter of the oaea (oaea-ne), and can connect you with vxe shipmates from your era. as an ae, you probably remember afcm mike walsh and aec mac mckenna. other vxe-6ers from that timeframe who are also oaea-ne members are an dave killian (strip cargo), e-4 mike hall (asst. lm), abcs dave hazard (lm), abhan nick pellegrino, rm3 don leger (willy ham shack), ams3 jack jennings, and akcs lloyd mills. check out the oaea at: <ǃ-- w -->http://www.oaea.net<ǃ-- w --> i donʹt have an up-to-date oaea member roster, but there is no bill potter on the roster that i have. marty dillervxe6, dfʹ91-94