The Battle of Midway Roundtable is an international association of those
who have a strong interest in the battle that changed the course of World War
II in the Pacific as well as all world history that was to follow. Our
roster includes military personnel, military veterans, family members of
veterans, military writers and historians, researchers, students, aviation
enthusiasts, ship and aircraft hobbyists, and numerous others for whom the
Battle of Midway has a special meaning. Our membership extends to many
countries around the world and includes men and women of all ages and from a
wide variety of backgrounds.
The BOMRT is unique among Internet history forums, for its active participants
include many actual veterans of the Battle of Midway itself. Among them
are pilots and aircrewmen from the planes, sailors from the various ships,
Marines who served on the atoll, and signal intelligence specialists who helped
make the American victory possible. For a complete list of our Midway
veteran members, click the BOMRT
Vets List link on our home page.
History
The BOMRT was started rather unintentionally. In 1990 William H. Price, a
State Department employee in Washington, made a chance acquaintance with
retired Navy Captain Howard P. Ady, Jr., who had been the first to spot the
enemy carriers as the Battle of Midway began on 4 June 1942. Price then
commenced an extended e-mail exchange with Ady, which soon attracted the
interest of other Midway veterans. The result was a sort of e-mail
circular that continued among Price, Ady, and a few others for the next several
years. In 1997 the circular was mentioned on a comprehensive Battle of
Midway web site, and soon visitors to the site started asking Price to include
them in his distribution. He began forwarding the veterans’ messages to
everyone who wanted them, and the Battle of Midway Roundtable was born.
For its first six years the Roundtable continued to function via direct daily
forwarding of e-mail. A great many discussions on all aspects of the
Battle of Midway and related topics were carried on by that method, usually with
the participation of our Midway veterans. By early 2004 over 8000
messages had been originated and forwarded to hundreds of recipients, but by
then it was obvious that operating the Roundtable by forwarding individual
e-mail messages could not continue with a constantly increasing
membership. Thus in 2004 the BOMRT transitioned to a periodic newsletter,
The Roundtable Forum,
which now serves as the members’ means for exchanging inquiries and
information on the Battle of Midway.
Become a Member
You can also become a participating member of the Roundtable by sending a
request as explained on the “How to Join the BOMRT" page on our web site: click here.
Contact Us
The Battle of Midway Roundtable
Ronald W. Russell, Editor and Webmaster
2839 Bristol Lane
Lodi, CA 95242 USA
209-367-5819
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