The USS Irex SS482 Newsletter was founded by Ron Liles (USS Irex 1945–1948), and he remained its editor until he went on eternal patrol in 2000.
Wally “Russian” Krupenevich (USS Irex 1951–1952) had assisted Ron with editing and contributed articles from 1994 to 2000. In January 1999 he became editor and continued until his death in June of 2007.
Al Hahn (USS Irex 1957–1960) and his wife Terry became the editors of the USS Irex SS482 Newsletter in June 2007.
Through the stories told
and the memories we hold,
we keep the Irex and its crew alive.
This is the purpose and goal of the USS Irex Newsletter,
and for which we strive.
The Newsletter is usually published three times a year and goes out to a mailing list of over 200 former Irex sailors. The associated expenses are born by informal voluntary contributions.
If you are a former Irex crew member and do not get the Newsletter, contact us at our e-mail address (hahns@rcn.com) or send a postal letter to:
Al and Terry Hahn
93 North Granby Road
Granby, CT 06035-2002
For your message please do the following:
Start your e-mail subject line with: [USS Irex]
If you send us a postal letter, in the lower right hand corner of the envelope put “USS IREX”.
In your message include your full name, the dates (month and year) that you served aboard the USS Irex (the best you can recall), your rank, e-mail address, present postal address, and your telephone number.
If you presently receive the Newsletter, it is important that you notify us of any changes in your postal or e-mail address or telephone number. This allows us to update the Irex crew member database that we maintain.
We set up the USS Irex reunions, and the updated database is used to contact people regarding them well as for the USS Irex SS482 Newsletter mailing list.
Please ask your family to notify us in case of your death and to send us a copy of the death notice. The reason for this is: