Charlie Beggy Collection ~ Midway Memories 1947 ~ 1948

Charlie Beggy Collection

Midway Memories 1947 ~ 1948

Charles J. Beggy, Jr. was an ET2 (Electronics Technician Second Class)

aboard USS Midway during the 1947~1948 Mediterranean cruise.

Charlie Beggy

Then & Now

1948

Age 19

Aboard Midway

Gibraltar

2004

Age 76

Aboard Midway / SDACM

San Diego, CA

All photos in this gallery are used with permission from Charlie's web site at:

MidwayMemories.com

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1947 ~ 1948 Mediterranean Cruise

Charlie

Unknown

Don Boyhont,

Walt Burgher

& Al Gale

Augusta Bay, Sicily

Gibraltar

Marines in formation

Wave over the bow

in the Atlantic

F4U Corsair

F6F Hellcat

F4U Corsair

Admiral & Captain

shooting skeet from

port deck-edge

elevator

Pilot transferred via

"bosun's chair" to Midway

from the "can" which

rescued him after

he crashed.

Hoisting aircraft

aboard

Marsaxlokk Bay,

Malta

Admiral's Barge

Taranto

Damaged launch

France

Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk

Gunnery

Escorts in the

Atlantic

Atlantic Sunset

USS Philippine Sea

Gibraltar 1948

Mt. Etna, Italy

June 2004 ~ San Diego Aircraft Carrier Museum

On the pier

View from the pier

Charlie on the

flight deck

Charlie with

son-in-law

Jonathan

Charlie & wife

Terry in Pri-Fly

Charlie & wife

Terry in Pri-Fly

Charlie's daughter

Roseann with

husband Jonathan

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