The Battle of Midway Roundtable
VETERANS’ STORIES
These pages contain first-person stories about the Battle of Midway and related topics from our veteran members. Since many of their experiences have been posted on other web sites, you'll find links to those pages where appropriate.
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PILOTS AND AIRCREW
Frank DeLORENZO and Admiral Nimitz, December 1941 (link to John Greaves' site)
Bert EARNEST and Harry FERRIER: Avengers at Midway (.pdf file)
Clay FISHER: a Vivid Memory of Midway
Roy GEE: Remembering Midway
Ron GRAETZ: Officer-Enlisted Aircrew Relationships
Ron GRAETZ and the last TBD mission (link to John Greaves' site)
"Dusty" KLEISS at Midway (link to Burtonia.com)
"Dusty" KLEISS: Remembrance of a Rear-Seater
Ralph WILHELM at the Battle of Midway (link to James Bowen's site)
Ralph WILHELM and Fred DYER: "SOC over USS Portland" (link to John Greaves' site)
Richard WOODSON: In the Rear Seat at Midway and Santa Cruz
SAILORS AND SHIP’S COMPANY
Bryan CRISMAN: Escaping the Yorktown
Richard EPPS: Aboard USS Aylwin
Dan KASEBERG's Story (link to Chris Hawkinson's site)
Otis KIGHT: Dedicated to the Fight
Sam LASER in Sky Control
Pete NEWBERG: A Reunion in the Water, Part 1
Miles PUTNAM: Guns for the Yorktown
E. R. "Bud" QUAM: A Reunion in the Water, Part 2
Bill ROY: Photographing the Battle of Midway (link to James Bowen's site)
6th MARINE DEFENSE BATTALION
John GARDNER: Into the Corps on a Whim
Don McDOUGAL: A Pawn on Midway’s Chessboard
John MINICLIER: In the Tower on Sand Island<
COMMUNICATIONS INTELLIGENCE
Phil JACOBSEN: Stealing the Enemy’s Secrets
D. M. "Mac" SHOWERS: Reading Yamamoto's Mail
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