10-20-2014, 03:48 AM
Early on after the Midway was put up for "sale" by the Navy as a museum, there was a group here locally that tried to get Midway here to Humboldt Bay... I can barely describe how COOL that would have been.
But alas, the fund raising by the group fell FAR FAR short of what was needed. They actually raised (IIRC) enough to "buy" the ship from the Navy, and have it moved here, but were short the millions needed to refurbish the ship, and to build a proper berthing for it.
In the end, really, it was nothing more than a dream - ports like San Diego and Honolulu were the only ones in the running seriously.
I think my father served on Midway in the early 70's (or maybe late 60's...), but I don't think he served on Midway long, one cruise perhaps.
He DID serve on Coral Sea... perhaps even with GuyGene... though I can't remember when he served on Coral Sea either.
But alas, the fund raising by the group fell FAR FAR short of what was needed. They actually raised (IIRC) enough to "buy" the ship from the Navy, and have it moved here, but were short the millions needed to refurbish the ship, and to build a proper berthing for it.
In the end, really, it was nothing more than a dream - ports like San Diego and Honolulu were the only ones in the running seriously.
I think my father served on Midway in the early 70's (or maybe late 60's...), but I don't think he served on Midway long, one cruise perhaps.
He DID serve on Coral Sea... perhaps even with GuyGene... though I can't remember when he served on Coral Sea either.