Wednesday 12/27/2006 10:01:09am

Name:

Kenneth M. Demster

E-Mail:

kdemster@hotmail.com

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Location:

Dallas, TX

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Aboard as ship's company July 1970 to September 1973. Achieved CS-5 rank. Worked ship's bakery, spud locker, main galley. Would like to hear from anyone else in the Commissary during those years, or anyone who worked for me as a mess cook during those times.

Wednesday 12/27/2006 4:29:44am

Name:

Mads Bangsø

E-Mail:

webmaster@aircraftprofiles.dk

Homepage URL:

http://www.aircraftprofiles.dk

Location:

Copenhagen, Denmark

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I'm doing a book about the aircrafts that operated aboard USS Midway. Any contribution would be very much appreciated. Especially Pictures and Sea stories are very welcome ! You can follow the progress on my website in the Project Midway section, and you can sign up to the Forum on my website. In the Midway section on my website you'll find a lot of drawings of Midways aircrafts, Deployment posters and detailed info about each deployment USS Midway have ever done.

I have an example of what the book will look like, which i would be more than happy to e-mail you, so you can see what the book will look like once it is finished.

I'm afraid that I can't offer you any money for your contributions. I haven't undertaken this project hoping that it'll make me any money. I rather hope that I'll be able to document the story of the air wings that have operated from USS Midway!

Hope you'll help me !

Friday 12/22/2006 8:57:00pm

Name:

Keith N. Garner

E-Mail:

jacirag@lexcominc.net

Location:

Comments:

(Via Email)

Subject : USS Midway in Pusan, Korea 1980

In the summer of 1980, I was a young Sergeant in the Marine Corps stationed in Iwakuni, Japan with VMFP-3. We would deploy our RF-4Bs to the USS Midway every time she would sail. I went on a cruise with her and we ported in Pusan, Korea on June 18, 1980. Korea was under martial law. But the big news was the porting of the USS Midway. Major dredging had taken place in the harbor and this was the first time a US carrier had ever been able to pull into dock. We were met with a fanfare at the docking; Miss Korea was present to welcome the USS Midway into port.

I was a photo processing technician for the photo reconnaissance RF-4Bs; I worked in the Midway's photo lab while deployed at sea. While I pulled liberty in port I walked to the top of the mountains that surrounded Pusan harbor and took pictures of the USS Midway in port. This is what makes my photos so unique: it was very rainy and overcast the weekend we came into port. The Navy sent up helicopters to take photos but they did not get photos through the haze (I knew this after the fact because I was working in the photo lab). I took my 35mm Yashica with a telephoto lens and shot still shots from the mountains through the haze.

I may have the only existing photos of the USS Midway in the Pusan harbor on June 20, 1980.

Friday 12/22/2006 6:37:25pm

Name:

Michael D. Tribble, Sr.

E-Mail:

mtribblesr@comcast.net

Location:

Comments:

MM3 Machinist Mate Michael Dean Tribble

I enjoyed my time on the ship and had my share of mishaps. Although my time only lasted for a short while, I loved her.

Sunday 12/03/2006 10:39:06pm

Name:

Keith L. Knoop

E-Mail:

td2153@yahoo.com

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Location:

Kuwait

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I served on the USS Midway twice. The first time was from 1984 to 1988 in Weapons Department my shop was on the Aft Mess Decks. The second time I was in the Air Wing with VA-185. I really enjoyed my tours on this ship. Most people did not know what the Magic was all about. When they sent her back home the Magic that was there left with her and will never be replaced. I will never forget my times on the USS Midway and I am sure that any sailor that rode her will never forget.