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Navy and Marine Corps Medal
16
honorees
Claude Haman
Class of 1926
Commander
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US Navy
January 12, 1943
(38 years old)
Operational loss
Patrol Wing 7
Navy and Marine Corps Medal
Arthur Newman
Class of 1934
Lieutenant
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US Navy
February 18, 1942
(31 years old)
Operational loss
Battle of the Atlantic
USS Truxtun (DD 229)
WWII
Ship
Navy and Marine Corps Medal
USNA 4th Company
John Downing
Class of 1935
Lieutenant
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US Navy
November 13, 1942
(29 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Barton (DD 599)
WWII
Ship
Navy and Marine Corps Medal
USNA 3rd Company
Roger Starks
Class of 1938
Lieutenant
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US Navy
June 12, 1943
(27 years old)
Operational loss
USS R-12 (SS 89)
Submarine
Navy and Marine Corps Medal
USNA 4th Company
John Shepherd, III
Class of 1939
Lieutenant Commander
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US Navy
March 28, 1945
(28 years old)
KIA
Pacific
USS Trigger (SS 237)
WWII
Submarine
Silver Star
Bronze Star
Navy and Marine Corps Medal
USNA 11th Company
Donald Midgley
Class of 1941
Lieutenant
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US Navy
April 18, 1944
(26 years old)
KIA
Pacific
USS Gudgeon (SS 211)
WWII
Submarine
Navy and Marine Corps Medal
Bronze Star
USNA 2nd Company
Hugh Van Roosen
Class of 1942
Lieutenant (j.g.)
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US Navy
March 15, 1943
(21 years old)
KIA
Pacific
USS Triton (SS 201)
WWII
Submarine
Silver Star
Navy and Marine Corps Medal
USNA 4th Company
James Sommers
Class of 1942
Lieutenant (j.g.)
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US Navy
November 13, 1942
(21 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Barton (DD 599)
WWII
Ship
Navy and Marine Corps Medal
USNA 8th Company
Albert Koplewski
Class of 1943
Lieutenant Commander
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US Navy
December 21, 1953
(32 years old)
Operational loss
British Empire Test Pilot School
Fixed Wing
Navy and Marine Corps Medal
USNA 14th Company
Clayton Roberts
Class of 1944
Lieutenant (j.g.)
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US Navy
March 28, 1945
(23 years old)
KIA
Pacific
USS Trigger (SS 237)
WWII
Submarine
Navy and Marine Corps Medal
USNA 14th Company
Harold Moynelo, Jr.
Class of 1945
Ensign
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US Navy
July 30, 1945
(24 years old)
KIA
Pacific
USS Indianapolis (CA 35)
WWII
Ship
Navy and Marine Corps Medal
USNA 10th Company
William Tarpley
Class of 1953
Lieutenant
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US Navy
June 27, 1962
(32 years old)
Operational loss
Fighter Squadron (VF) 124
Fixed Wing
Navy and Marine Corps Medal
USNA 2nd Company
Robert Stannus
Class of 1958
Ensign
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US Navy
August 9, 1959
(23 years old)
Operational loss
USS Bexar (APA 237)
Ship
Navy and Marine Corps Medal
USNA 9th Company
William Arbogast
Class of 1962
1st Lieutenant
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US Marine Corps
December 26, 1964
(26 years old)
Operational loss
Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 363
Helicopter
Navy and Marine Corps Medal
USNA 21st Company
Frederick Minier
Class of 1973
Ensign
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US Navy
May 30, 1975
(23 years old)
Operational loss
USS Sampson (DDG 10)
Diving
Navy and Marine Corps Medal
USNA 15th Company
Joshua Watson
Class of 2019
Ensign
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US Navy
December 6, 2019
(23 years old)
KIA
Global War on Terrorism
Navy and Marine Corps Medal
Terrorism
Video
HOFH23
HOFH24
USNA 10th Company