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"I am so glad to hear from you! I remember when Daddy was on the Midway in California. We used to have groups of sailors come to our house in Atherton California, along with groups of nursing students who came with an old friend. My sisters and I…"
"Do you know when he joined the Navy? The name isn't familiar but I have a picture of the graduating class. The picture I posted of 15 sailors in dark uniforms in front of a building was a small group from the class. I have the larger picture of them…"
"My father, Bill Havens, was on the Midway from 1957 to 1959. He was Senior Chief Machinist's Mate until his appointment as a Warrent Officer in 1959."
My father, William Havens, was in the Navy from 1942 to 1972. He passed away in September of 2000, and I recently acquired pictures of his navy years. One is for No. 4 Company, U S Navy Training school graduating class for Machinist Mate at the…
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I knew your father well.. He was in charge of the machine shop when I was A Division Officer on the Midway. He was a great guy and my strong right arm!! I remember one Sunday whe several of us piled in my 59 Chev & went down to his place fo the day. We really had a great time. I was glad to see him make Warrant, but I sure hated to see him leave. Neil