PATRIOT SQUADRON MEMBERS

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shea memorial grove

The Shea Memorial Grove was created by CAPT Robert A. Duetsch and the NAS South Weymouth Public Works Department's SeaBees just before the base was decommissioned in 1997. 

It is dedicated to the memory of the 32 Congressional Medal of Honor recipients from Norfolk and Plymouth county in Massachusetts. 

The Shea Memorial Grove is named for CDR John J. "Jack" Shea, USNR, the dynamic and popular executive officer at NRAB Squantum throughout the 1930s who was killed in action when the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Wasp was sunk off the Solomon Islands on September 15, 1942.

The Shea Memorial Grove features a tree for each Medal of Honor recipient, park benches, and an actual Douglas A-4B Skyhawk attack aircraft that was based at NAS South Weymouth and flown by the Navy and Marine Corps Reserve during the 1960s.

MEET THE PATRIOT SQUADRON

The men and women of Path's team are passionate about our church and providing members with everything they could possibly need.

THE ANA PATRIOT SQUADRON ORIGINATED...

in November 1992 when several members of the Association of Naval Aviation (the larger National group) living in the Boston area who were interested in preserving the legacy of NAS Squantum and NAS South Weymouth decided to form a local ANA affiliate, which is known as a "squadron". The Association of Naval Aviation is a national advocacy group for all aviation forces in the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and U.S. Coast Guard.

Commanding Officer*Corporation PresidentWilliam SargentDirectorExecutive Officer*Corporation Vice PresidentSteve CohnDirectorComptroller*Corporation TreasurerWally MassenburgDirectorAdministration Officer* Corporation ClerkJoseph MuiseDirectorOperations OfficerCorporation OrganizerAnne LaSalviaMembership OfficerMembershipWally MassenburgPublic Affairs Officer*PAOMarc Frattasio (Interim)Judge AdvocateLegal AdvisorJoseph MuiseChaplainReligious AdvisorMary Jean HickeyFlight SurgeonMedical AdvisorWalter McLeanMaster At ArmsFrank WardMemorial Grove OfficersMemorial Grove MaintenanceJim CroneOpen (Assistant)Museum CommitteeMuseum OperationsSteve CohnGerti GillenAdministrative AssistantsGerti GillenLiason OfficerSquadron RepresentativeWilliam SargentSmall Stores OfficerInternet SalesAnne LaSalvia

* Must be a current member of the Association of Naval Aviation.