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BETWEEN THE BATTLES

By Barbara Carr Whitman This year’s film MIDWAY has inspired Friends of Midway Atoll to unveil true stories, newly revealed and historical, in the words of those who stood watch, waiting for what most felt was inevitable. Descriptive language comes directly from personal letters, transcripts, ... more

Posted: November 1, 2019 • Filed Under: History, Life on Midway, World War II • Tagged With: Battle in the Pacific, battle of midway, Edgar Fox, Frank Dunlap, Friends of Midway Atoll, George Cannon, George Levin, Gooney Bird, Japanese destroyer Ushio, Midway Atoll, Midway Memorial, Midway movie, Pearl Harbor, pillbox, USS Saratoga, WWII

Battle of Midway – 75th Anniversary Commemorations

Seventy-five years ago, John Miniclier and Edgar Fox were young men serving their country on one of the most remote military outposts in the world. They did not imagine that the events unfolding around them would bring them back to the sandy beaches of Midway three-quarters of a century later to ... more

Posted: June 3, 2017 • Filed Under: History, World War II •

Obama’s Visit to Midway

North Beach

Hawaiʻi doesn’t keep secrets very well. Many folks in the conservation community were pretty sure that the “U.S. high-level dignitary” scheduled to speak at the IUCN World Conservation Congress had POTUS written all over it – well before the official announcement confirmed the rumor. Many also hoped ... more

Posted: August 27, 2016 • Filed Under: History, Marine Life, People, World War II • Tagged With: battle of midway, history, national memorial, national monument, obama, Papahanaumokuakea

Midway Murals Restored

In July 2013, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service removed six wall-sized paintings from the World War II-era theater on Midway to protect and restore the original artwork. Painted by Seabee Victor Nels Solander, whose 123rd U.S. Naval Construction Battalion built the theater ... more

Posted: July 1, 2016 • Filed Under: History, World War II • Tagged With: battle of midway, Historic Preservation, Midway Murals, world war ii

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