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Battle of the Coral Sea
18
honorees
William Ault
Class of 1922
Commander
|
US Navy
May 8, 1942
(43 years old)
KIA
Battle of the Coral Sea
Pacific
Air Group (CAG) 2
WWII
Fixed Wing
Navy Cross
Ship Namesake
Howard Healy
Class of 1922
Lieutenant Commander
|
US Navy
May 8, 1942
(43 years old)
KIA
Battle of the Coral Sea
Pacific
USS Lexington (CV 2)
WWII
Ship
Bronze Star
Ship Namesake
Willford Hyman
Class of 1924
Lieutenant Commander
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US Navy
May 7, 1942
(40 years old)
KIA
Battle of the Coral Sea
Pacific
USS Sims (DD 409)
WWII
Ship
Ship Namesake
Andrew Stewart
Class of 1931
Lieutenant
|
US Navy
May 7, 1942
(32 years old)
KIA
Battle of the Coral Sea
Pacific
USS Sims (DD 409)
WWII
Ship
USNA 2nd Company
Edward Allen
Class of 1931
Lieutenant
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US Navy
May 7, 1942
(34 years old)
KIA
Battle of the Coral Sea
Pacific
Scouting Squadron (VS) 2
WWII
Fixed Wing
Navy Cross
Ship Namesake
USNA 1st Company
Max Silverstein
Class of 1932
Lieutenant
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US Navy
May 7, 1942
(31 years old)
KIA
Battle of the Coral Sea
Pacific
USS Sims (DD 409)
WWII
Ship
Silver Star
Ship Namesake
USNA 2nd Company
John Powers
Class of 1935
Lieutenant
|
US Navy
May 8, 1942
(29 years old)
KIA
Battle of the Coral Sea
Pacific
Bombing Squadron (VB) 5
WWII
Fixed Wing
Medal of Honor
Ship Namesake
USNA 1st Company
Milton Ricketts
Class of 1935
Lieutenant
|
US Navy
May 8, 1942
(28 years old)
KIA
Battle of the Coral Sea
Pacific
USS Yorktown (CV 5)
WWII
Ship
Medal of Honor
Ship Namesake
USNA 7th Company
Melvin Radcliffe
Class of 1935
Lieutenant
|
US Navy
May 7, 1942
(29 years old)
KIA
Battle of the Coral Sea
Pacific
USS Sims (DD 409)
WWII
Ship
Family
USNA 7th Company
Richard Bull, Jr.
Class of 1936
Lieutenant
|
US Navy
May 8, 1942
(29 years old)
KIA
Battle of the Coral Sea
Pacific
Fighting Squadron (VF) 2
WWII
Fixed Wing
Distinguished Flying Cross
USNA 3rd Company
Howard Clark
Class of 1938
Lieutenant (j.g.)
|
US Navy
May 8, 1942
(27 years old)
KIA
Battle of the Coral Sea
Pacific
Fighting Squadron (VF) 2
WWII
Fixed Wing
Distinguished Flying Cross
Ship Namesake
USNA 3rd Company
Leonard Thornhill
Class of 1938
Lieutenant (j.g.)
|
US Navy
May 8, 1942
(26 years old)
KIA
Battle of the Coral Sea
Pacific
Torpedo Squadron (VT) 2
WWII
Fixed Wing
Navy Cross
Ship Namesake
USNA 10th Company
Roy Hale, Jr.
Class of 1938
Lieutenant (j.g.)
|
US Navy
May 8, 1942
(25 years old)
KIA
Battle of the Coral Sea
Pacific
Scouting Squadron (VS) 2
WWII
Fixed Wing
Distinguished Flying Cross
Fratricide
Ship Namesake
USNA 12th Company
Edward Price
Class of 1939
Lieutenant (j.g.)
|
US Navy
May 8, 1942
(25 years old)
KIA
Battle of the Coral Sea
Pacific
USS Lexington (CV 2)
WWII
Ship
Ship Namesake
USNA 9th Company
Robert Allsopp
Class of 1940
Lieutenant (j.g.)
|
US Navy
May 8, 1942
(26 years old)
KIA
Battle of the Coral Sea
Pacific
USS Neosho (AO 23)
WWII
Ship
USNA 9th Company
James McManus
Class of 1941
Ensign
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US Navy
May 7, 1942
(24 years old)
KIA
Battle of the Coral Sea
Pacific
USS Sims (DD 409)
WWII
Ship
USNA 5th Company
Carl Ziehr
Class of 1942
Ensign
|
US Navy
May 8, 1942
(23 years old)
KIA
Battle of the Coral Sea
Pacific
USS Lexington (CV 2)
WWII
Ship
USNA 11th Company
Strudwick Pennington
Class of 1942
Ensign
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US Navy
May 7, 1942
(21 years old)
KIA
Battle of the Coral Sea
Pacific
USS Sims (DD 409)
WWII
Ship
USNA 12th Company