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    Battle of Tassafaronga

    7 honorees
    LCDR HUBERT M. HAYTER, USN

    Hubert Hayter

    Class of 1924
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    November 30, 1942 (41 years old)
    KIA Battle of Tassafaronga Pacific USS New Orleans (CA 32) WWII Ship Navy Cross Ship Namesake
    LCDR EARL K. OLSEN, USN

    Earl Olsen

    Class of 1926
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    November 30, 1942 (39 years old)
    KIA Battle of Tassafaronga Pacific USS Pensacola (CA 24) WWII Ship Navy Cross Ship Namesake
    LCDR HILAN EBERT, USN

    Hilan Ebert

    Class of 1926
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    November 30, 1942 (39 years old)
    KIA Battle of Tassafaronga Pacific USS Northampton (CA 26) WWII Ship Navy Cross Ship Namesake
    LT RICHARD A. HAINES, USNR

    Richard Haines

    Class of 1928
    Lieutenant | US Naval Reserve
    November 30, 1942 (39 years old)
    KIA Battle of Tassafaronga Pacific USS New Orleans (CA 32) WWII Ship Navy Cross Non-graduate USNA 8th Company
    LTJG EDWIN O. JOHNSON, USN

    Edwin Johnson

    Class of 1941
    Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
    November 30, 1942 (24 years old)
    KIA Battle of Tassafaronga Pacific USS New Orleans (CA 32) WWII Ship USNA 4th Company
    LTJG WARREN L. ENGSTROM, USN

    Warren Engstrom

    Class of 1942
    Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
    December 1, 1942 (21 years old)
    KIA Battle of Tassafaronga Pacific USS Northampton (CA 26) WWII Ship Ship Namesake USNA 3rd Company
    ENS JOHN L. DONEFF, USN

    John Doneff

    Class of 1943
    Ensign | US Navy
    November 30, 1942 (22 years old)
    KIA Battle of Tassafaronga Pacific USS Pensacola (CA 24) WWII Ship Ship Namesake USNA 8th Company