Thursday 11/23/2006 4:07:28pm

Name:

Ed Couch

E-Mail:

BUBBA12LO61@MSN.COM

Location:

Dayton, OR

Comments:

Was assigned to 3rd Div. from Aug 1957-Dec 1960. Have seen some men listed I served with. Frank Valone's sister was asking for people who served with Frank.

Thursday 11/23/2006 9:09:45am

Name:

Mark "Stretch" Holtrop

E-Mail:

MLuvs2Fish@aol.com

Location:

Orange Park, FL

Comments:

V-2 Arresting Gear 1982-1984. Would love to hear from any shipmates.

Wednesday 11/22/2006 11:05:21am

Name:

Tim Daniels

E-Mail:

midatlantic@zoominternet.net

Location:

Gibsonia, PA

Comments:

I served onboard the "USS Never Dock" from 1984 thru 1986. In hindsight... it was one of the better times of my life. Hello to anyone from VA-56 !!!!!!!!!

Saturday 11/18/2006 11:20:42pm

Name:

John Hemrick

E-Mail:

jghem53@gmail.com

Location:

College Station, TX

Comments:

Did my last Med. cruise on the Midway in 1954. That was the cruise when the supply ship, I think it was a tanker rammed us on the starboard side just aft of midship. The accident tore up two or three 5" .54 cal guns and some 40mm quads. I have some pictures somewhere. My buddy told me that the Captain was represented by then LT. Homer Smith, a pilot from my squadron. He got the captain off the hook by showing the compass had malfunctioned

I was an AO2 in VF-33. Our tail letter was K, and even though we were VF-33, our planes were numbered 201, 202, etc. because also on board was VC-33 and they didn't want conflicting numbers.

Thursday 11/16/2006 7:17:06pm

Name:

Craig Brown, AD1 (retired) VA-115 Eagle

E-Mail:

packraat@cox.net

Location:

San Diego, CA

Comments:

You've got a great website here. I really enjoyed looking through it, and I'll be back again and again. Keep up the good work shipmate!!!

Thursday 11/16/2006 1:54:51pm

Name:

Harris "Bud" George

E-Mail:

harrisjgeorge@aol.com

Location:

Baltimore, MD

Comments:

I served as Assistant Legal Officer aboard the Midway from 6/54 through de-commissioning 7/55, during which Midway transferred from Norfolk to West Pac. I published a book entitled By George, which describes adventures during that round-the-world cruise. I would like to contact shipmates.

Thursday 11/13/2006 7:23:00pm

Name:

Jack Templeton

E-Mail:

Location:

Grinnell, IA

Comments:

(via email)

Attached is Donald Wyckhoff's obituary from Des Moines, Iowa. Please forward as appropriate.

Jack Templeton
Grinnell, IA
5th Inf Div Vet (WW II)

Friday 11/10/2006 10:11:35pm

Name:

Robert McGee

E-Mail:

rob450000@yahoo.com

Location:

Comments:

I was on the USS Midway from 1980-1984. I was on Gonzo station. This ship was a strong ship - went through typhoons. I was an AO with VA-115. I got stabbed in the P.I. and now all is ok.

Tuesday 11/07/2006 11:08:34pm

Name:

George Korte

E-Mail:

gkorte@pyramid.net

Location:

Comments:

Served on board 1958-1961 as a Radarman in OI Div. Visited the ship Sept 2006. It's nice to know the ship is not going to be made into razors or an ocean reef.

Monday 11/06/2006 10:37:31am

Name:

Tony Modica

E-Mail:

foolishjoe@yahoo.com

Location:

Denver, CO

Comments:

Served 1985-88.

Sunday 11/05/2006 9:29:00am

Name:

Forrest ( Hi - Fi ) Fifer

E-Mail:

ffifer@hotmail.com

Location:

IL

Comments:

I served on the Midway in 71,72,73 V-2 div. port cat. Myself and Harvey Hall (Maynerd) are looking to hear from our shipmates.

Thursday 11/02/2006 6:29:48pm

Name:

Tom Killmeyer

E-Mail:

tllala@zoominternet.net

Location:

Meadville, PA

Comments:

Was onboard about the same time as you, 1978-80. Was an IC-2 in Air Dept, V-2 div assigned to the Plat Lens shop. worked on the LSO platform, Set the Lens in Pri Fly next to the BOSS, and ran and maintained the Plat TV and Fresnal Lens in the shop. Your stories are remarkable and similar. Today I am an MRI and CT scanner field service engineer for Philips Medical. On Nov 28 my oldest son is going to Great Lakes for Boot camp, I hope he earns some fond memories and meets a Lady like Miss Magic.