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Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
66
honorees
Daniel Callaghan
Class of 1911
Rear Admiral
|
US Navy
November 13, 1942
(52 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
Task Force 67
USS San Francisco (CA 38)
Task Force 67
WWII
Ship
Medal of Honor
Navy Distinguished Service Medal
Ship Namesake
Norman Scott
Class of 1911
Rear Admiral
|
US Navy
November 13, 1942
(53 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Atlanta (CL 51)
Task Force 67
WWII
Ship
Medal of Honor
Ship Namesake
Fratricide
Cassin Young
Class of 1916
Captain
|
US Navy
November 13, 1942
(48 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS San Francisco (CA 38)
WWII
Ship
Medal of Honor
Navy Cross
Ship Namesake
Lyman Swenson
Class of 1916
Captain
|
US Navy
November 13, 1942
(50 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Juneau (CL 52)
WWII
Ship
Navy Cross
Ship Namesake
Mark Crouter
Class of 1920
Commander
|
US Navy
November 13, 1942
(45 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS San Francisco (CA 38)
WWII
Ship
Navy Cross
Silver Star
Ship Namesake
Joseph Hubbard
Class of 1921
Commander
|
US Navy
November 13, 1942
(42 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS San Francisco (CA 38)
WWII
Ship
Ship Namesake
William Hobby, Jr.
Class of 1923
Commander
|
US Navy
November 13, 1942
(43 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Juneau (CL 52)
WWII
Ship
Ship Namesake
Thomas Fraser
Class of 1924
Commander
|
US Navy
November 15, 1942
(41 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Walke (DD 416)
WWII
Ship
Navy Cross
Ship Namesake
Max Stormes
Class of 1924
Commander
|
US Navy
November 14, 1942
(39 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Preston (DD 379)
WWII
Ship
Navy Cross
Ship Namesake
Knowlton Williams
Class of 1925
Commander
|
US Navy
November 13, 1942
(37 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Juneau (CL 52)
WWII
Ship
James Smith, Jr.
Class of 1925
Lieutenant Commander
|
US Navy
November 13, 1942
(37 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Atlanta (CL 51)
WWII
Ship
Navy Cross
Fratricide
John Blue
Class of 1925
Lieutenant Commander
|
US Navy
November 13, 1942
(40 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Juneau (CL 52)
WWII
Ship
Ship Namesake
William Hank
Class of 1925
Lieutenant Commander
|
US Navy
November 13, 1942
(40 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Laffey (DD 459)
WWII
Ship
Navy Cross
Ship Namesake
Douglas Fox
Class of 1926
Lieutenant Commander
|
US Navy
November 13, 1942
(37 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Barton (DD 599)
WWII
Ship
Navy Cross
Ship Namesake
Louis LeHardy
Class of 1926
Lieutenant Commander
|
US Navy
November 13, 1942
(37 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS San Francisco (CA 38)
Task Force 67
WWII
Ship
Navy Cross
Ship Namesake
Naval Academy Cemetery
Arthur Loeser
Class of 1927
Lieutenant Commander
|
US Navy
November 13, 1942
(39 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Atlanta (CL 51)
WWII
Ship
Ship Namesake
Fratricide
Thomas Oberrender, Jr.
Class of 1927
Lieutenant Commander
|
US Navy
November 13, 1942
(36 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Juneau (CL 52)
WWII
Ship
Warren Graf
Class of 1927
Lieutenant Commander
|
US Navy
November 13, 1942
(37 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Juneau (CL 52)
WWII
Ship
Wendell Osborn
Class of 1927
Lieutenant Commander
|
US Naval Reserve
November 13, 1942
(37 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Juneau (CL 52)
WWII
Ship
John Burke
Class of 1928
Lieutenant Commander
|
US Navy
November 15, 1942
(37 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS South Dakota (BB 57)
WWII
Ship
USNA 6th Company
Philip Smith, Jr.
Class of 1930
Lieutenant Commander
|
US Navy
November 13, 1942
(34 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Atlanta (CL 51)
WWII
Ship
Fratricide
USNA 8th Company
Damon Cummings
Class of 1931
Lieutenant Commander
|
US Navy
November 13, 1942
(32 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS San Francisco (CA 38)
Task Force 67
WWII
Ship
Navy Cross
Ship Namesake
USNA 7th Company
Reader Scott
Class of 1932
Lieutenant Commander
|
US Navy
November 21, 1942
(33 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Walke (DD 416)
WWII
Ship
Silver Star
USNA 7th Company
Milton Pavlic
Class of 1932
Lieutenant Commander
|
US Navy
November 15, 1942
(33 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS South Dakota (BB 57)
WWII
Ship
Ship Namesake
USNA 7th Company
Herbert Coleman
Class of 1932
Lieutenant Commander
|
US Navy
November 13, 1942
(31 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Barton (DD 599)
WWII
Ship
USNA 7th Company
Jack Wintle
Class of 1932
Lieutenant Commander
|
US Navy
November 13, 1942
(34 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS San Francisco (CA 38)
Task Force 67
WWII
Ship
Navy Cross
Video
USNA 3rd Company
James Kemper
Class of 1932
Lieutenant Commander
|
US Navy
November 13, 1942
(33 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Monssen (DD 436)
WWII
Ship
USNA 6th Company
Juan Pesante
Class of 1934
Lieutenant
|
US Navy
November 14, 1942
(31 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Preston (DD 379)
WWII
Ship
USNA 3rd Company
Creighton Wheeler
Class of 1934
Lieutenant
|
US Naval Reserve
November 13, 1942
(32 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Juneau (CL 52)
WWII
Ship
USNA 5th Company
Thomas Hine
Class of 1934
Lieutenant
|
US Navy
November 13, 1942
(32 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS San Francisco (CA 38)
WWII
Ship
USNA 7th Company
George Fuller
Class of 1935
Lieutenant
|
US Navy
November 13, 1942
(30 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Juneau (CL 52)
WWII
Ship
USNA 4th Company
Henry Gearing, III
Class of 1935
Lieutenant
|
US Navy
November 13, 1942
(30 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Juneau (CL 52)
WWII
Ship
USNA 8th Company
John Downing
Class of 1935
Lieutenant
|
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
Frank Graham
Class of 1936
Lieutenant
|
US Navy
November 13, 1942
(30 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Juneau (CL 52)
WWII
Ship
USNA 5th Company
Theodore Lyster, Jr.
Class of 1936
Lieutenant
|
US Navy
November 13, 1942
(28 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Juneau (CL 52)
WWII
Ship
USNA 4th Company
John Thomas
Class of 1937
Lieutenant
|
US Navy
November 15, 1942
(28 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS San Francisco (CA 38)
WWII
Ship
USNA 5th Company
Oliver Ramsey
Class of 1937
Lieutenant
|
US Navy
November 13, 1942
(27 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Atlanta (CL 51)
WWII
Ship
Silver Star
Fratricide
USNA 3rd Company
Quentin Jones
Class of 1937
Lieutenant
|
US Naval Reserve
November 13, 1942
(27 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Juneau (CL 52)
WWII
Ship
USNA 8th Company
Roger Currier
Class of 1937
Lieutenant
|
US Navy
November 13, 1942
(29 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Atlanta (CL 51)
Task Force 64
WWII
Ship
Silver Star
Ship Namesake
Fratricide
USNA 10th Company
David Nickerson
Class of 1938
Lieutenant
|
US Navy
November 13, 1942
(25 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Cushing (DD 376)
WWII
Ship
USNA 6th Company
John Isham
Class of 1938
Lieutenant
|
US Navy
November 13, 1942
(26 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Atlanta (CL 51)
WWII
Ship
Fratricide
USNA 1st Company
Andrew Frosch
Class of 1939
Lieutenant
|
US Navy
November 13, 1942
(24 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Monssen (DD 436)
WWII
Ship
USNA 6th Company
John Salvage
Class of 1939
Lieutenant
|
US Navy
November 13, 1942
(26 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Juneau (CL 52)
WWII
Ship
USNA 2nd Company
Norman Doudiet
Class of 1939
Lieutenant
|
US Navy
November 13, 1942
(26 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Juneau (CL 52)
WWII
Ship
Video
USNA 6th Company
John Hanna
Class of 1940
Lieutenant
|
US Navy
November 13, 1942
(26 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS San Francisco (CA 38)
WWII
Ship
USNA 7th Company
John Blodgett
Class of 1940
Lieutenant
|
US Navy
November 13, 1942
(24 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Juneau (CL 52)
WWII
Ship
USNA 9th Company
Thomas Roddy
Class of 1940
Lieutenant
|
US Navy
November 13, 1942
(25 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Juneau (CL 52)
WWII
Ship
USNA 9th Company
William Guice, Jr.
Class of 1940
Lieutenant
|
US Navy
November 13, 1942
(25 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Barton (DD 599)
WWII
Ship
USNA 9th Company
Hubert Wager
Class of 1941
Lieutenant (j.g.)
|
US Navy
November 13, 1942
(25 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Monssen (DD 436)
WWII
Ship
USNA 10th Company
Richard Glenn
Class of 1941
Lieutenant (j.g.)
|
US Navy
November 13, 1942
(24 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Juneau (CL 52)
WWII
Ship
USNA 8th Company
William Ford
Class of 1941
Lieutenant (j.g.)
|
US Naval Reserve
November 13, 1942
(23 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Cushing (DD 376)
WWII
Ship
Non-graduate
David Currer
Class of 1942
Lieutenant (j.g.)
|
US Navy
November 15, 1942
(22 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS South Dakota (BB 57)
WWII
Ship
USNA 10th Company
Raymond Krepps, Jr.
Class of 1942
Lieutenant (j.g.)
|
US Navy
November 15, 1942
(23 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS South Dakota (BB 57)
WWII
Ship
USNA 4th Company
Charles Fodale
Class of 1942
Lieutenant (j.g.)
|
US Navy
November 13, 1942
(24 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Juneau (CL 52)
WWII
Ship
USNA 10th Company
Dale Knaggs
Class of 1942
Lieutenant (j.g.)
|
US Navy
November 13, 1942
(22 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Monssen (DD 436)
WWII
Ship
USNA 4th Company
Donald Spangler
Class of 1942
Lieutenant (j.g.)
|
US Navy
November 13, 1942
(24 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Atlanta (CL 51)
WWII
Ship
Ship Namesake
Fratricide
USNA 4th Company
Harold Fisher
Class of 1942
Lieutenant (j.g.)
|
US Navy
November 13, 1942
(22 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Juneau (CL 52)
WWII
Ship
USNA 5th Company
James Sommers
Class of 1942
Lieutenant (j.g.)
|
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
John Kloter
Class of 1942
Lieutenant (j.g.)
|
US Navy
November 13, 1942
(22 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Juneau (CL 52)
WWII
Ship
USNA 9th Company
Walter Straub
Class of 1942
Lieutenant (j.g.)
|
US Navy
November 13, 1942
(22 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Atlanta (CL 51)
WWII
Ship
Ship Namesake
Fratricide
USNA 4th Company
Francis Mulvanity
Class of 1943
Ensign
|
US Navy
November 15, 1942
(20 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Walke (DD 416)
WWII
Ship
USNA 18th Company
Charles Slater
Class of 1943
Ensign
|
US Navy
November 13, 1942
(21 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Barton (DD 599)
WWII
Ship
USNA 8th Company
Eugene Huntemer
Class of 1943
Ensign
|
US Navy
November 13, 1942
(23 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Cushing (DD 376)
WWII
Ship
USNA 3rd Company
Lewis Pennell
Class of 1943
Ensign
|
US Navy
November 13, 1942
(21 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Monssen (DD 436)
WWII
Ship
USNA 3rd Company
Virgil Traxler, Jr.
Class of 1943
Ensign
|
US Navy
November 13, 1942
(22 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Juneau (CL 52)
WWII
Ship
USNA 15th Company
Owen Murphy
Class of 1943
Fire Controlman Petty Officer 3rd Class
|
US Navy
November 13, 1942
(23 years old)
KIA
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Pacific
USS Juneau (CL 52)
WWII
Ship
Non-graduate