Welcome to the Midway Veterans Association
After hosting the second Three Sisters’ Reunion on the USS Midway Museum in September of this year in San Diego (and other venues around the city), the MVA is breathing a bit easier these days, because we don’t plan to hold another reunion until 2026, which will be a traditional reunion with only Midway veterans, family members and guests invited.
The veterans who gathered at the second Three Sisters Reunion (the first was also held in San Diego in 2019) were from the USS Midway, USS Coral Sea, and Franklin D. Roosevelt, all three classified as “Midway-Class” aircraft carriers by the Navy, because Midway was the first of the three built after the end of WWII. Along with the carrier veterans, their families and guests, well over 300 people attended the San Diego reunion.
Besides a great banquet held on Midway’s flight deck on the last night of the reunion, several other tours provided fun and sightseeing opportunities around San Diego. Other entertainment and activities included an ice cream social and an informative “meet and great” presentation by Museum staff, including president and CEO Terry Kraft, himself a Midway veteran and member of the MVA.
When all was said and done, a good time was had by all. For a more detailed account of the reunion, see MVA’s latest newsletter here.
MVA’s newsletters are an important part of our association’s communication network, compiled over a period of many years, with articles and photos sent by our members. To read our newsletters, click on the newsletter link in the heading above. Your feedback is always welcome. send to newsletter editor Jim Daugherty, at
MVA members were saddened to learn that their past president for 14-plus years, Oscar Granger, passed away due to complications from pancreatic cancer. Oscar led the MVA for over 14 years, forming a strong alliance with the Museum’s leadership team, including with the then-president John “Mac” McLaughlin, who has since retired. Oscar served on Midway from 1962-65, in OI Division, as a Radarman Second Class Petty Officer. The MVA goes on. But, sadly, without Oscar.
