VETERANS
OF THE BATTLE ON OUR ROSTER
updated 13 July 2008
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)
BROWN,
Richard: RM2c, CTF17 staff, USS Yorktown (CV-5)
CANNON,
Bill: ENS, PBY pilot, VP-24, Midway Atoll
CHILDERS,
Lloyd: ARM3c, VT-3 R/G, USS Yorktown (CV-5)
COTTON,
Bernard: FC2c, MK37 director, USS Hornet (CV-8)
CRISMAN,
Bryan: ENS, Disbursing Officer, USS Yorktown (CV-5)
DELCHAMPS,
Newton "Del": AOM3c, USS Yorktown (CV-5)
DRAKE,
Donald: PFC, 6th MarDefBn, 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: RM3c, R/G, VT-8 TBF Detachment, Midway Atoll
FISHER,
Clayton: ENS, SBD pilot, VB-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)
HARVILLE,
EWRIGHTSON “HARV”: Sea2c, 2nd Div., USS
Yorktown (CV-5)
HENDRICK,
Robert: CPL, 6th MarDefBn, Midway Atoll
HODGES,
Julian E.: F3c, “B” Division, USS Yorktown
(CV-5)
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)
JONES,
Elmer: F1c, USS Hammann (DD-412)
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)
LINZEY,
Stanford: Mus1c, USS Yorktown (CV-5)
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)
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
SWAN,
Robert: ENS, PBY pilot/navigator, VP-44, Midway Atoll
THOMPSON,
Francis L. “Tommy”: 1st Musician, USS Yorktown
(CV-5)
VINCENT,
Harry L., Jr.: ENS, Radio Officer, USS
Vincennes (CA-44)
WILHELM,
Ralph: LTjg, SOC pilot, USS Portland (CA-33)
In remembrance of our honored Battle of
Midway veteran members who have made their final muster:
ADY, Howard: LT, VP-23, Midway Atoll
BOULIER, Kenneth A.: Y1c, Communications Intelligence
Unit, Melbourne
BOUTERSE, Matthew: LTjg (CHC), USS Astoria (CA-34)
BURKEY, Gale: ENS, PBY copilot, VP-23, Midway Atoll
CHEEK, Tom: WO, F4F pilot, VF-3, USS Yorktown (CV-5)
COTTON, Francis X. "FX": AOM1c, VT-8, USS Hornet
(CV-8)
DAVIS, Douglas: LTjg, VP-24, Midway Atoll
DYER, Fred: ARM1c, SOC
R/G, USS Portland (CA-33)
EASON, Joseph: EM1c, USS Tamaha (YNT-12), Midway
Atoll
FORBES, James: ENS, SBD pilot, VS-8, USS Hornet (CV-8)
GRIST, Walter: PFC, Engineering Section, VMSB-241, Midway
Atoll
HOPKINS, Lewis A.: ENS, SBD pilot, VB-6, USS Enterprise
(CV-6)
JACOBSEN, Philip: RM3c, Japanese intercept operator, Station
H, Wahiawa, Hawaii
KAIT, Hart: LT, Gunnery Officer, USS Monaghan (DD-354)
KASEBERG, Willis D. (Dan): Y3c, VT-3, USS Yorktown (CV-5)
LEONARD, William F.: LTjg, XO, VF-3/VF-42, USS Yorktown
(CV-5)
LUCIUS, William: WO, MAG-22 quartermaster, Midway Atoll
PRIOR, Raymond H.: CPL, 6th MarDefBn, Midway Atoll
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)
TREMBLAY, William: Y2c, Communications Intelligence Unit,
Melbourne
WALKINSHAW, David: ENS,
PBY pilot, VP-91, Kauai, Hawaii
WOODSON, Richard: ARM2c, VS-8 R/G, USS Hornet (CV-8)
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
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
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
Y:
Yeoman (ship or squadron clerk)
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