THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY ROUNDTABLE
VETERANS
OF THE BATTLE ON OUR ROSTER
This is our roster of Battle of
Midway veterans who, over a period of many years, contributed their first-hand
knowledge of the battle to the Roundtable.
Each is shown with his rank or rate and assignment on 4 June 1942.
The generous and active participation
of these honored veterans in our organization is acknowledged with profound and
enduring appreciation.
ADY,
Howard: LT, PBY pilot, VP-23, Midway Atoll
ANDERSON, Earl
E.: CAPT, USMC, USS Yorktown (CV-5)
ANDERSON, Edward
R.: RM3, R/G, VB-6, USS Enterprise (CV-6)
ARCHER, Theodore
R.: AMM1c, J2F plane captain, USS Hornet
(CV-8)
BERNSTEIN, George:
Sea1c, VT-8, USS Hornet (CV-8)
BOULIER,
Kenneth A.: Y1c, Communications Intelligence Unit, Melbourne
BOUTERSE,
Matthew: LTjg (CHC), USS Astoria (CA-34)
BROWN, Richard:
RM2c, CTF17 staff, USS Yorktown (CV-5)
BURKEY,
Gale: ENS, PBY copilot, VP-23, Midway Atoll
CHEEK,
Tom: WO, F4F pilot, VF-3, USS Yorktown (CV-5)
CHILDERS, Lloyd:
ARM3c, VT-3 R/G, USS Yorktown (CV-5)
COTTON,
Bernard: FC2c, MK37 director, USS Hornet (CV-8)
COTTON,
Francis X. "FX": AOM1c, VT-8, USS Hornet (CV-8)
CRISMAN, Bryan:
ENS, Disbursing Officer, USS Yorktown (CV-5)
DAVIS,
Douglas: LTjg, VP-24, Midway Atoll
DAWSON, Harry B: Sea1/c, VB-8, USS Hornet (CV-8)
DELCHAMPS, Newton
"Del": AOM3c, USS Yorktown (CV-5)
DELORENZO,
Frank L. “DeLo”: PB2Y Coronado pilot,
Midway Atoll
DRAKE, Donald:
PFC, 6th MarDefBn, Midway Atoll
DYER,
Fred: ARM1c, SOC R/G, USS Portland (CA-33)
EASON,
Joseph: EM1c, USS Tamaha (YNT-12), Midway Atoll
EARNEST,
Albert K. (Bert): ENS, VT-8 TBF Detachment, Midway Atoll
EICHORN,
Raymond "Jerry": PO1c, ship's baker, USS Yorktown (CV-5)
EPPS,
Richard: RM3c, USS Aylwin (DD-355)
FERRIER, Harry H.:
RM3c, R/G, VT-8 TBF Detachment, Midway Atoll
FISHER, Clayton:
ENS, SBD pilot, VB-8, USS Hornet (CV-8)
FORBES,
James: ENS, SBD pilot, VS-8, USS Hornet (CV-8)
FOX, Edgar:
PVT, 23rd Provisional Co., 6th MarDefBn, Midway Atoll
GARDNER, John:
PFC, 6th MarDefBn, Midway Atoll
GEE,
Roy: ENS, SBD pilot, VB-8, USS Hornet
(CV-8)
GRAETZ, Ronald:
ARM3c, VT-6 R/G, USS Enterprise (CV-6)
GRIST,
Walter: PFC, Engineering Section, VMSB-241, Midway Atoll
HANCOCK, JOHN
W.: Sea2c, 2nd Div., USS Yorktown (CV-5)
HARVILLE, EWRIGHTSON
“HARV”: Sea2c, 2nd Div., USS Yorktown
(CV-5)
HENDRICK,
Robert E.: CPL, 6th MarDefBn, Midway Atoll
HODGES, Julian
E.: F3c, “B” Division, USS Yorktown
(CV-5)
HOPKINS,
Lewis A.: ENS, SBD pilot, VB-6, USS Enterprise (CV-6)
HORNE, Philip:
ENS, SOC pilot, USS New Orleans (CA-32)
HOUSER, William:
ENS, USS Nashville (CL-43) (Aleutians defense task
force)
HOWARD, William
L.: Sea2c, 1st Div., USS Yorktown (CV-5)
JACOBSEN,
Philip: RM3c, Japanese intercept operator, Station H, Wahiawa,
Hawaii
JONES, Elmer:
F1c, USS Hammann (DD-412)
KAIT,
Hart: LT, Gunnery Officer, USS Monaghan (DD-354)
KASEBERG,
Willis D. (Dan): Y3c, VT-3, USS Yorktown (CV-5)
KELLEJIAN, John:
EM2c, "E" Division, USS Enterprise (CV-6)
KERNAN, Alvin: AOM3c,
VT-6, USS Enterprise (CV-6)
KIGHT, Otis:
Sea1c, VF-42, USS Yorktown (CV-5)
KLEISS, Norman J.
“Dusty”: LTjg, SBD pilot, VS-6, USS Enterprise
(CV-6)
LASER,
Sam: Y2c, 6th Division, USS Yorktown (CV-5)
LEONARD,
William F.: LTjg, XO, VF-3/VF-42, USS Yorktown (CV-5)
LINZEY,
Stanford: Mus1c, USS Yorktown (CV-5)
LUCIUS,
William: WO, MAG-22 quartermaster, Midway Atoll
McDOUGAL, L.
Donald: PVT, 22nd Provisional Co., 6th
MarDefBn, Midway Atoll
MINICLIER, John:
PFC, 6th MarDefBn, Midway Atoll
MARONA, G. L.
(Lee): AMM3c, VT-8, USS Hornet
NEWBERG, Peter:
EM3c, USS Yorktown (CV-5)
PRIOR,
Raymond H.: CPL, 6th MarDefBn, Midway Atoll
PUTNAM, Miles A.: AM1c, USS Yorktown (CV-5)
QUAM, Ellsworth
"Bud": F1c, "E" Division, USS Yorktown (CV-5)
ROY, William:
PhoM2c, USS Yorktown (CV-5)
SHOWERS, Donald M.
"Mac": ENS, Combat Intelligence Unit, Hawaii
SOBEL,
Alvin: ARM1c, VS-5 R/G, USS Yorktown (CV-5)
SPRINGER,
Will: AMM3c, USS Enterprise (CV-6)
SURGI,
William: AMM3c, VF-42, USS Yorktown (CV-5)
SWAN,
Robert: ENS, PBY pilot/navigator, VP-44, Midway Atoll
THOMPSON,
Francis L. “Tommy”: 1st Musician, USS Yorktown
(CV-5)
TREMBLAY,
William: Y2c, Communications Intelligence Unit, Melbourne
VINCENT, Harry L.,
Jr.: ENS, Radio Officer, USS Vincennes
(CA-44)
WALKINSHAW,
David: ENS, PBY pilot, VP-91, Kauai,
Hawaii
WILHELM, Ralph:
LTjg, SOC pilot, USS Portland (CA-33)
WOODSON,
Richard: ARM2c, VS-8 R/G, USS Hornet (CV-8)
YOUNG, Richard
O.: seaman, USS Worden (DD-352)
Note:
Sobel and Springer passed away during the
earliest years of the Roundtable. No Obituary information was found in the archives.
GLOSSARY FOR THE
VETERANS’ ROSTER:
3c, 2c, 1c: Third
Class, Second Class, First Class
AMM: Aviation Machinist’s Mate
AOM: Aviation
Ordnanceman
ARM: Aviation
Radioman
CAPT: Captain
CHC: Chaplain
Corps
CPL: Corporal
EM:
Electrician's Mate
ENS: Ensign
F4F: Wildcat
fighter
FC: Fire
Controlman (gunfire control director)
F: Fireman; non-rated sailor assigned to an
engineering or hull department
LT: Lieutenant
LTjg:
Lieutenant Junior Grade
MACH:
Machinist (Warrant Officer)
MAG: Marine
Air Group
MarDefBn:
Marine Defense Battalion
Mus: Musician
PBY: Catalina patrol bomber
PFC: Private First Class
PhoM:
Photographer's Mate
PBY: Catalina
seaplane
PO: petty
officer
PVT: Private (Marine Corps)
R/G:
Radioman/Gunner
RM: Radioman
SBD: Dauntless
dive-bomber
Sea: Seaman; non-rated sailor in a deck, air,
operations, (etc.) department
SOC: Curtiss
observation scout aircraft (on board cruisers)
VB: Bombing
Squadron
VF: Fighter
Squadron
VMSB: Marine
Scouting/Bombing Squadron
VP: Patrol
Squadron
VS: Scouting
Squadron
VT: Torpedo
Squadron
WO: Warrant
Officer
XO: Executive
Officer
Y1c, -2c, -3c:
Yeoman (ship or squadron clerk)
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