Billy Wardle Happenings

Spring Break 2022 The USS Midway was decommissioned and turned into a museum in San Diego.  It did not actually serve at the battle of Midway but was named for the battle.  It actually missed WWII being commissioned in 1945.  However it served in Korea, Vietnam, and was the lead ship in the First Gulf War.  On its deck are two take off runways.  The hangar is below deck with three elevators to get the planes ready.  I felt the highlight of the visit was the theater where was presented the story of the Battle of Midway.  However many other things were fascinating.  I liked the radar room as my father served in a radar room during WWII.  There was a room which presented the history of the helicopter.  The anchors are very large.  There were two of them.  We did the tour below deck and above deck in the control tower which was very interesting.  In the hangar and on deck were planes of many different types.  There was a ...

For spring break this year Sheri purchased the San Diego packages for all of us and we went and did the tourist thing of San Diego.  Of course the San Diego temple and the Mormon Battalion Visitor Center were not part of the package, but the USS Midway Museum, Sea World, San Diego Zoo and Bay cruise were part of the package.  Of course one of the reasons for visiting San Diego was to see Grandpa Scoresby.  He now lives with Cammie and Trent who we also saw.  I took advantage and visited the temple in San Diego.  This was my first time inside the temple.     USS Midway Sea World San Diego Zoo San Diego Bay Cruise Mormon Battalion Visitors Center Carlsbad Beach There were also a couple tourist views close to the pier where the Midway was docked.  There was a memorial of the end of WWII and also a tribute to Bob Hope entertaining the troops.   Morro Bay