We Salute Those Who Join Us!
Civic, business, community organization and individual contributions to the USS Midway Museum are critical to our vision of becoming America’s West Coast symbol of strength, freedom and peace. We salute our partners who share in our passion for creating a national resource that will inspire and education for generations to come.
Midway American Patriot Award Gala
We salute the leading sponsors of the USS Midway's annual gala featuring the Midway American Patriot Award, founded in 2007. That year, the first recipient was Bob Hope (posthumously). In 2008 we were proud to honor the surviving World War II Medal of Honor recipients. In 2009 we partnered with the San Diego Air & Space Museum to salute the pioneering astronauts of NASA's Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo space programs. The following sponsors contributed to making the 2009 Midway American Patriot Award one of our nation's most distinctive honors.
Apollo Sponsor
Virginia Napierski
Gemini Sponsors
Walter J. & Betty C. Zable Foundation
Mercury Sponsors

The John M. & Sally B. Thornton Foundation
Patron Sponsors
Malin & Roberta Burnham Steve & Jean Hamerslag
Richard & Janet Hunter
USS Midway Museum Marketing Partners












