Midway (CVA 41) - Naval Cruise Book

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Capt. R. M. Isaman Commanding Officer USS Midway April 1962 Captain Isaman was born May 30, 1917 in Lewiston, Idaho. After graduating from high school in 1934, he attended the University of Idaho where he majored in science. The Captain began his Navy career in June 1940. Upon being commissioned in April 1941, he was assigned to Bombing Squadron Three, with whom he served when this Squadron was aboard the USS Yorktown during the Battle of Midway, after which his present command is named. It was during this famous World War II battle that Captain Isaman was awarded the Navy Cross for cour- ageous and successful action against Japanese ships. During the post-war years, the Captain has attended the General Line School and the Industrial College ; has served as Operations Officer on the Staff of COMCARDIV SIX, and as the CO of the USS Shasta tAE-6) immedia- tely prior to taking command of the Midway on April 21, ' U)(i2.

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Capt. M. U. Beebe Chief of Staff ComCarDiv Three Captain Marshall Ulrich Beebe initiated his military career with the California National Guard during his undergraduate years at Occidental College, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1935. For heroism in action off Southern Japan, March 1945, where he shot down five planes, destroyed two on the ground, and damaged two others. Captain Beebe gained the Navy Cross. After exceptionally meritorious conduct in combat operations during the Korean Conflict, Captain Beebe served in various assignments, including Commanding Officer of the USS PYRO ( AE-24 ) and the USS BON HOMME RICHARD (CVA-31 i, before assuming his present duty in January 1962, as Chief of Staff to Commander Carrier Division Three. James Michener dedicated his best-seller, Bridges at Toko-Ri, to Captain Beebe. 140

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Capt. R. G. Dose Commanding Officer USS Midway April 1961 April 1962 First naval aviator to malce a mirror landing on an American carrier, first man to carrier land both the F3H ' Demon ' and F8U ' Crusader ' and the first pilot to nego- tiate a carrier-to-carrier cross country flight. Captain Robert G. Dose brought his brilliant flying record plus years of carrier experience to the Midway and guided her through over 80,000 steaming miles and 10,000 arrested landings during his command tenure. After studying mechanical engineering at Washington University in his birthplace, St. Louis, Missouri, Captain Dose entered the Navy as an aviation cadet in 1936. He first joined the fleet as a pilot with Torpedo Squadron Three aboard the old Saratoga. Before coming to the Midway, the Captain commanded the Seventh Fleet oiler USS Mispillion. Presently serving in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Captain Dose is married to the former Miss Betty Curtis of San Diego. 142