Arlington, Virginia. (June. 6, 2023): Sadly, there are fewer and fewer eyewitnesses to history like retired Chief Yeoman Bill Norberg, a 100-year-old Battle of Midway veteran. In this photo by MC2 Carson J. Davis, Mr. Norberg is joined by Vice Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Lisa Franchetti during the 81st Anniversary of the Battle of Midway celebration dinner at the Army Navy Club in Arlington. Norberg was stationed aboard the USS Enterprise during the famous battle in which the U.S. ambushed and sunk four Japanese carriers thereby turning the tide of the Pacific war. What followed was an island-hopping strategy and even larger naval battles that would lie ahead for young Sailors like Norberg.

Despite his age, Mr. Norberg maintains an active schedule doing interviews around the country where he shares his firsthand accounts of the war, from escaping Japanese subs immediately after Pear Harbor to his experiences aboard Enterprise. He was also recently featured in an article by Elizabeth Crumbley in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The ceremony commemorated the U.S. Navy's victory at the Battle of Midway and the honor and sacrifice of World War II veterans.