World War II veterans, Fred Taylor and Al Hansen, are heroes among us.
“Dear Doc” was a dramatic theatrical presentation based on letters written to Dr. Lauren Post (aka “Doc”), a San Diego State professor, during the war. The nearly 5,000 letters from the former students are now archived in the Servicemen’s Correspondence Collection at the campus library. Nearly 50 of the letters were read aloud during the special presentation that was held in Midway’s hangar bay.
It is estimated that more than 200,000 sailors and officers served on board the USS Midway (CV-41) over the course of the carrier’s 47 years of service. It’s hard to find a former crewmember whose heart doesn’t swell with pride…
Moving from one duty station to the next is never fun, and transferring to a high cost area like San Diego can be fraught with even greater challenges. Military pay and allowances don’t always keep up with the steep cost…
It was 1963 and Jim Oakes was a freshly minted ensign, commissioned after four years at the U.S. Naval Academy. His first fleet assignment was the USS Midway (CV-41) based at Naval Air Station Alameda. As it was for many…
Can a ship that has all or most of its components replaced over time still be considered the same ship? This interesting and ancient question is actually considered both a thought experiment and paradox, known as the “Ship of Theseus,”…
Food For Thought
“Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country
can never be repaid. They have earned our undying gratitude.”
President Harry S. Truman tribute to American servicemembers fighting
in World War II in his first speech to Congress on April 16, 1945Midway Partners
Happy Birthday Navy!
Marine Corps Pfc. Kathrine Simmons,
World War II veteran, Al Hansen, and Midway CEO, Terry Kraft, cut the U.S. Navy’s 250th birthday cake.