Bill is my dear Uncle! He is going to celebrate his 100th birthday in November of this year!

That is my uncle... "Uncle Willard' Thank you for sharing this... He is indeed a treasure

He came to my school! On Feb 3 2021

Very articulate and could listen for hours to such a humble & gentle but, great man. I can easily understand his pride in having served on the Big E.

I can't believe that people have given this a thumbs down!! I mean what the hell this guy is a bad ass!! Thanks for your service!!

I wish I could wear a CV-6 hat as an actual surviving crew member. USS Enterprise was the best ship ever. I could not imagine watching the Yorktown go down. That must have been really something to see. Thanks for your service, Mr. Norberg.

A witness to history.....the fact he actually saw the face of the kamikaze flyer that cut the tail off the plane on the deck.

A great story from a most gallant and humble hero of the USS "Lexington". I admire you mr. Bill Norberg. Norberg mentions a close call with a Japanese bomber. Aviation Machinist's Mate, petty officer Bruno Gaido was the sailor who so bravely shot down a "Betty" bomber when it tried to kamikaze into the deck of the USS "Enterprise". Gaido may haved saved the "Lexington" from a fate like USS "Yorktown"!? He no doubt saved many crewmen from death or injury and the ship from significant damage. Gaido and his pilot Ensign Frank O'Flaherty's "Dauntless" bomber were downed and ditched in the sea a few days later. They were picked up by the Japanese destroyer "Makigumo", and beaten and then executed by being thrown overboard, weighed down. The enemy's twisted "revenge" for the loss of their carriers. A war crime and a very tragic end for two very brave men. The murderous crew of the destroyer were sunk, when "Makigumo" struck a mine on Feb 1st 1943 and was scuttled.A small justice. Gaido was promoted by Adm. Halsey, but he should have been decorated with the Navy Distinguished Service Medal or silver star for shooting down the "Betty" + his part in sinking the Japanese carrier force. Posthumously. As should Ensign O'Flaherty, for the attack on the japanese carriers. I am a Navy Veteran myself and had a job somewhat similar to what Mr. Bill Norberg describes (although not during WW2 off course). Bill Norberg is a humble and great man - and a hero. I salute you and thank you for sharing your story, and for your fight to free the World from the Axis of evil!

Mr Norberg was a neighbor in Cornelius NC

Wow glad I found this video. Wish it had more views!

Humble man.

Now go watch Battle 360 USS Enterprise. For more history of the Big E.

I watch a lot of veteran interviews. I think Bill typifies the goodness of the "citizen soldier" (and sailor) in WW II. He is soft-spoken and modest. He even expresses compassion for the Japanese. Another member of "The Greatest Generation", a name that is justly deserved.

Thanks for your service!

Amazingly articulate and sharp. Close your eyes and he’s 50.

Terrific interview, thank you for your service Sir.

I'm just learning about the Midway battles. I'm getting videos of the planes at Kalamazoo Air Museum.

Thank you so very much for your service sir I just wish my grandpa was still alive so I could tell him how proud of him I am for his service in WW2 he was in the united states'army he was in the army from 1939 to 1944 he caught malaria bad in the jungle of new Guinea but he saw lots of action I just wish I could have told him how proud I am of him for his service I miss him everyday he wasn't just my grandpa but my best friend

Bruno Guido was the Sailor who ran to the parked Dive Bomber and used the pair of 30 caliber Machine Guns to shoot down the Betty Bomber that tried to Kamikaze the Enterprise. But at the Battle of Midway he and his Pilot Frank O'Flaherty ran out of Fuel after the attack sinking the 3 Japanese Carriers because their Plane was shot up, they had to ditch at sea and were picked up by the Japanese, it was learned after the War that they were held for 10 days and interrogated , actually tortured then tied together with Gas Cans and thrown overboard.

Thank You for your service SIR

Thank you for your service.

A Very Interesting account of His Activities on the USS Enterprise, throughout the Pacific Campaign, Thankyou for Your Service 👍

Excellent interview, thank you

Tank you for your serves

Richard Best is a bad man💯

Hero. Like many of that great generation. This gentleman is history. Thanks for sharing this!

Another Midway hero: Robert (“King”) Huntington ’40 was a member of the Tatler staff and, like McKay, played football. One of his classmates, Edward C. Larson, described him in his memoir Spear Carrier in a Backwater War as “a rugged kid, a senior, and one of the stalwarts of the team.” Despite being new to the school and a self-described “terrible football player,” Larson recalls that “Bob always treated me with kindness and made me feel a part of the team … it was a brand of kindness that a teenage kid never forgets.” Huntington enlisted in the Navy in April 1941, where he volunteered to work in the torpedo planes - one of the deadliest divisions available. “Throughout his work at Lakeside, King showed character, ability, and willingness to fight against odds,” master’s notations remark of his character - and fight against the odds he did. As a rear gunner in a torpedo plane, Huntington battled tooth and nail amidst immense anti-aircraft barrage and opposition, all without fighter support and insufficient fuel. At 21, he was a part of Torpedo Squadron 8, who gave their lives in the Battle of Midway, June 4, 1942, receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement and heroism. The USS Robert K. Huntington (DD-781), an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named in his honor and earned two battle stars for service in Vietnam. 

Thank you Sir

I was disappointed that the interviewer knew so little about the Midwest battle. He was only aware that 3 carriers of Kido Butai was sunk? Everybody who knows anything knows it was all four! After the Hiryu attacked the Yorktown twice, The Americans sent an evening strike with all available bombers to sink it. We all enjoy hearing from each warrior who was on the Enterprise in the war. Thank You to each one who gives personal testimony!

Solid guy So humble

You should have asked him about the Kamakaze that knocked the Enterprise out of the war. As a talker he would have had lots of personal tales from the damage control folks.

Point of reference, of the three US carriers at Midway: Yorktown, Hornet, and Enterprise was it the planes of the Enterprise that took out the Kaga and more importantly the Akagi and her dive bombers?

volume too low1 Other you tube videos are fine, so it is not me. pleaserecord louder. I can hear the interviewer, just not the vet too well. thanks

Is mr.Norbert still with us in 2023?

Cool as a cucumber this man. What an adventure he had

B-16?

Though he was fighting for the most evil nation in the history of the world, we can still admire his bravery and sense of duty.