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USS MIDWAY AROUND 1960

USS MIDWAY AROUND 1960

Posted: 31 Aug 2014 1:13PM GMT
Classification: Military
Surnames: NORMAN FOX
ANYONE OF THIS TIME OR REALTION-NORMAN FOX WAS ON THIS SHIP.AIRMEN IT SAID IN A PAPER. HE IS FROM ONTARIO COUNTY NY AND HIS FOLKS WERE CYRIL FOX-HAZELWEIRS-FOX-ROSSMANN. HIS BROTHER ALLEN FOX{ARMY}. THE STORY GOES HE WAS LOST AT SEA AFTER AN ACCIDENT NEAR BUNKER BAY ,OKINAWA. NOT SURE BUT A BOAT FLIPPED AN HE WAS NOT FOUND-ADMRIL B.P. SMITH RELADE THE NEWS TO PARENTS. WE CAN HAVE LITTLE ABOUT THIS AND NAVY SITES SHOWS NOTHING -CAN'T FIND HIS ENLISTMENT EITHER...

Re: USS MIDWAY AROUND 1960

Posted: 31 Aug 2014 5:11PM GMT
Classification: Query
All caps in a message is considered shouting and makes it hard to read, on genealogy message boards it is acceptable to highlight last names with all caps only.

Do an internet search of the ship name there are various websites with information and crew lists. Midway was deployed to Far East In late 1959. Had a fire in the Philippines Nov 1959 and returned to Alameda, CA USA by March of 1960. Look for Veterans and reunion websites.

There are Cruise Books online and for sale.

In 1940 census age 3 with brother age 2 in parents household living in Naples, Ontario County, NY.

Did a quick Google search of ....1960 Norman Fox lost at sea... And found this newspaper article with basically the whole story and his obit.
http://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2013/Naples%20NY%20Record...

Re: USS Midway around 1960

Posted: 31 Aug 2014 7:21PM GMT
Classification: Query
"BUNKER BAY" is incorrect. The correct geographic location is Buckner Bay.

Richard V. Horrell
WW 2 Connections

Re: USS MIDWAY AROUND 1960

Posted: 2 Sep 2014 1:41AM GMT
Classification: Query
thank you for the news paper clip. We tried searching and came up w/ little so this is nice to add to the collection. Sorry for the caps tend to forget it means yelling. so thank you again.star rossmann
I hope to find someone with a story about him on the ship next.

Re: USS Midway around 1960

Posted: 2 Sep 2014 1:42AM GMT
Classification: Query
thank you. The one clip we found spelled it wrong and it was not very clear.

Re: USS MIDWAY AROUND 1960

Posted: 2 Sep 2014 5:25PM GMT
Classification: Query
Here is where it is best to contact..
http://ussmidway.net/ they have a FaceBook page..
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